, 1861-09-27
Cook uauxty sabbath school.

Cook Uauzty Sabbath Schosl. Il
There will be Convention Of the friends !
Il Sunday Schools held IN the Second Preshy- |
erian Church In thia city, commencing on |
Wednesday the 9th prodmo, Ut 10 O'Clock l.
4, to which are cordially invited the friends Of
he cause in the North Vest. Although 1t Is
! County Convention, It Is BY no means re-
.t1icted to the residents Of the county.1
We cordially invite every Evangelical Sun
dsy School in the county to send one or more
male or female.
The delegates should be appointed On the
coming Sabbath. 23th inst, and report their
names at once by mail, enclosing 8 three cent
postage stamp to one Of the following named
gentlemen composing the reception Commit.
tee:
Rev. ". z. steWazt, Methodist,
E. s. Warner, Congregationalist-
E. 8. Wells, Presbyterian
Upon the receipt Of which they Will return |
q card Of introduction to some Christian fan- !
lily residing in the city, at whose houae they |
will be entertained during the Convention.
Arrangements have been made with nearly
al the railways leading to the city, to return
delegates home by the same route by which
they came, free, provided they are actually
members Of the Convention, and paid full
fare coming In. The exercises on Wednesday
and Thursday afternoon, Will consist OF reci-
tai Of incidents, discussion Of topics. &c. In
the evening Of Wednesday mass meeting
will be held, at which addresses will be made
by distinguished Sunday School men from
abroad. Thursday afternoon the children will
be assembled at % o'clock P. H., in three Of
the largest halls in the city, to listen to I'D
dresses &C., after which a grand procession
will be formed OF the children, to mareh
through some Of the principal streets and
close up the occasion.
| Any further information can be obtained bY
| addressing Mr. E. 6. Wilder, Secretary Of G.
S. 8. Union, Chicago.
Our friends in the country will oblige us by
circulating the information among their neigh
| bore and urging their attendance.
| Reports are desired from achools on the fol-
lowing points:
How many teachers, r1a1e and female.
| How many Scholar, n1a1e and fema1e.
| How many conversions during the Year.
What hour In the day the school - held
| Postoffice address Of officers Of school
| Any items Of interest touching the manage
| ment peculiar to open school
The report may be made verbally or IN WEI
ting at the Convention.
B. F. JACOBS,
". ToML1EsoN,
| J. A. PARSONS,
J. N. CUTLER,
P. L. UHDERWooD,
Exeestiue Co1n. Of Chicago S. S. Uaion-
n,troIs msehanic Fusi1eers-Fast Day
At the Camp.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
Colonel ]. W. Wilson's regiment Of Illinois
Mechanic Fusf1eers, low organizing at camE
. Webb, North Division, and numbering nearly
| four hundred men, celebrated the day se'
apart by the President, for fasting, anmilia
| ton and prayer, in most becoming and ap
, pzopriate manner. EARLY IN the afternoon ths
, various companies under the command O
l Adiuta1t Wilson, formed in line and preceded
= by the Chicago Light Guard Band, wer'
. marched to the stand erected for the occasion
f Seats had been provided for visitors, arount
/ which the soldiers formed hollow ..,rx ec.s,
i After the "star spangled Banner had bee1
d dlscouraed By the band, the Rev. ". G. Jacs
: son took the stand end preached most pow
It crful sermon from Jeremiah, 8th chapter, 81
!, verse, which for pathes, have rarely hear,
b surpassed. It was full Of religious zeal sn
!. piety, and exhibited the most devoted patriol
J. iem. He showed very clearly that the han
Il Of God was over us for good; and though on
e trisls as = nation we're great, yet Go
u Tas just, and would remember us in mercy
d we RcnId trust him. at the conclusion {
l. the sermon, the benediction WAS pronounced
e when We were again treated by the band t
II several touching melodies, and at an earl
/. hour the meeting broke up With renewe
love for their country and their country
e flag.
1t Much praise should be given Col. Wi1sc
% for the enterprise he has manifested in raisi1
ss thie regiment There are three full compa
T. les now in camp, besides two or three not y
ca filed, and yet only ten days have elapsed sin
as they fret began to assemble, Another co,
as pany for the regiment, from Michigan Gi.
10 Ind, organized yesterday by eleeting for Ca
tain, John E. Simpson; 1st Lieutenant, E
h. ward Kellogg; and ed Lieutenant, Fred
IT Bickfozd. It is expected the regiment n
ge be filled within fortnight. susToIIr.
"a The Seventeen NZ1le Raee.
= Quite large crowd Of spectators we're
-. tracted to Brighton Course yesterday, to "
~ ness the great match for $500, between
~ Baughman'e 8. N. Kete and N. Burke's Z.
W. Sam Roberts, in trot Of seventeen mil
>" continuous going. From the start the t,
- animals Kept well togetser-sam, the pac