Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-18
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The Register of Friday has some jottings of
our city from which we clip as fOllows-mud
and all, the mud for the special benefit of our
City Fathers:
Cleveland is distinguished for its beauty Of To-
ealty, its elegant churches, wide streets, splen-
did houses, and literary culture. The Water
Works, built al an immense expenditure, are
worthy of note.
The Reservoir is in West Cleveland. The
water is forced into it by an engine said to be
the largest save one, ever built. 1t Is a monster,
and, as it slowly draws water from the lake, for
ces it up the immense column situated about
eighty rods from the central basin, and thence
to be communicated to the bathrooms and stores
of the distant eity,-you see before you admira-
BILE illustrations of the constructive genius of
man, which eompels machinery to dip and bear
from the blue Lake Erie the water which makes
homes comfortable and safe.
A system of sewerage and paving will add
much to the comfort and health Of citizens
Much has recently been said about Cleveland
mud:lbut Yesterday, as we navigated her streets,
we felt that justice had not yet been done the
subject Though there is a sandy soul and ad
mirable advantages for draining, yet it is not
an exaggeration to say that thus far the City
Fathers have acted upon the principle, in re-
gard to mud, of ''Keep all you have, and get all
you can"
The literary advantages 10 be enjoyed there
are of a rare order The Young Mems Chris
tian Association have secured many able speak
ers, while the Library Association have invited
others to discuss scientific subjects before large
and appreciative audiences.
RELIGIOUS INTERESTS.
The Daily Morning Prayer Meetings are re-
plete with interest, and have become in Cleve-
land Christian Institution. They are held in
the Congregational Church. Men and women at
tend: Iaymen conduct them. They are Of for
ty-five minutes duration, and have been produc'
tive of much good.
A delightful spirit of union characterlzes the
evangelical churches. This union found its
seeding in the Sabbath School monthly con-
certs which have been in existence for many
years. 1t was my good fortune to attend one
held in the I'd Presbyterian Church on Monday
evening. In the hope that our superintenjents
and teachers NAV be induced to follow their ex-
ample learned the modlIS oPerandi. p
| A Secretary is annually elected whose duty it
| is to give the superintendent of each Sabbath
School an official notice ofthe place of meeting
one week preceding. He sends them a blank
which they are required to fill up, stating the
/ number of scholars and number of teachers in
attendance during the month, whether any con-
versions have taken place, how many united
with the church, the number of deaths, &c
These are handed to the Secretary on the eve Of
the coucert. From them he makes out his re-
port. During tn, last month $500 children
were taught the word of God, and more than
| five hundred teachers gave instruction.
A leader is appointed every month, on whom
devolves the responsibility of selecting speak
ers to address the meeting, familiar hymns to
be sung, and Of conducting the services.
Every church has one or more Mission
Schools which serve an important purpose
| Children are taken from the streets and taught
an INTEREST," in religion is awakened and many
seats in the sanctuary are filled by those whose
acquaintance is formed in this way.