, 1860-05-03

Ihe Ch1cago sabbath School Union held its
first annual meeting at the First Baptist Church
on Tuesday evening, yay 1st.
The following arc the officers elect for the en-
suing year:
President, r. II: Gui'ford; Secretary, james
T. Griffin; Executive Committee, s. L. Brown
i. D. Dunton, ]. v. Farwell, Lyman Baird. ],
4. Parsons. Delegates to the State Sabbath
School Convention, to be held at Bloomington,
first Tuesday in June-S. D: Ward. E: S. War
ner, A.: G: Cook, J. 4: Parsons, e. F. ".
.lunge, J. S.ifson, D. F. Jacobs, Rev. ]. II.
Leonard, Rev. Geo. A. Bowers, J.v, FarWel,
and R. II. Guilford-
L complete list Of the Sabbath and Mission
Schools Of Chieago has been prepared, and may
be obtained at YIN. Tomlinson's, 81 Randolph
street. The Mission Schools number between
thirtY.6re and forty, and average over one
hundred and serenity five pupils each, gathered
from ths children Of the poorer classes of our
residents Some Of these schools are Of Jears
standing, aud haye acquired local habita.
ton and name" of their own. Thus the Bethel
Mission on North Wells street is score and a
half years old, and occupies permanent and
beautiful building Of its own, built for its use.
The Taylor Street Mission in the South Divis-
ion, is also one Of the elder Mission Schools,
and has permanent aud substantial building Of
its own, the use Of which by the way, NC no.
tice has just been leased during the week tn the
city for Primary School.
Most Of the more recently established schools
occupy as Jet more humble accommodations.
yet each is 8 permanently established nucleus
Of good. Some Of them hare witnessed very
rapid growth. The Foster Street Mission. On
the West side, has had to enlarge its new bull
d,rg aud is still pressed for room. TIE eviden.
ces are abundant and encouraging that the it,
tie ones thus reached By Christian enterprise
and beuevolence are being permanently benefit
ted, and the advantage reaped by the public is
large, especially in city like our own, with
its various natonalties and which, in the youth.
as thus reached are made to disappear in the
common tic that binds children Of every cline
and kin to yield to such influences as these Mis-
sion Schools present, Of which that Of Music il
among the most powerful.
City Mortality.
The total number of'aesths in this city for
the month Of February last, Was l2s, a. fol-
| lows:
south s
| AaIA0 ii
The greatest number Of deaths on any one
| day in this month this year was on the asth.
when there was II; On tho 1ss, 18th and q4th,
there WAS but one each.
The total number Of deaths for the month of
/ March last was $50, as follows:
Hesi oraAoa. e
l
North ...-.......................... q
On the slst, 2etb, and sth days Of March, 1850,
there we're 10 deaths each, on tho Esd and 25th
| there Was but one death.
CAMERON AND L1ScoIS.-Tha Cameron aud
Lincoln Climb will hold regular meeting At
their Hall, No. 2o5 Randolph street, On F1idsy
evening 1t u O'Clock. All the members are re-
quested to be punctual in attendance ss matters
Of importance will come up FOR action.
J. w: BELL, Secretary.
Oval G1t7 FRA1Es -Tho.e wishjng gilt
frames for portraits, photographs CT anbro~
type pictures will do well to call ut g. u. Ha1-
vey's, NJ. IL Lake street, AZ he has The 1are~
est stock aud best assortment in the ctr, At the
lowest posaible sates. G.A. HAavxr.