, 1861-12-20

4At A41eA uAAl4A1 etsoAou VI luG 11auleS' lily |
rract Society was held yesterday afternoon, at
he rooms Of the Young, Men Christian Asso-
.iation, Rev. James Pratt in the chair. The
attendance was not large, but the proceedings
Sere Of an harmonious character, md not en-
i1cly devoid Of interest to the general reader.
Rev. E. F. Dickinson, City Missionary, pre-
'entcd his annual report, from which the fol-
lowing extracts are compiled:
Among the sKty-two protestant evangeli-
cal churches in this city, eleren only hare
bad as lnfrc an average attendance during the |
past year Us they had in 1850. 4 minority Of
them have lost at least ten per cent. The az
eragc attendance upon the nine evangelical
German churches Is less than 400, while the
German population is estimated at about So !
000. The object Of the Society and It's work,
as formerly, has been to promote the inter
ests of evangelical religion and sound morsli-
ty by the circulation Of the AonMlY pisi:or
and other religions reading among all classes
steamboats,, almshouses, hospitals and prisons, |
and among the ignorant, poor, and the open
t1ansgressors Of the Law Of God, who neglect |
the ordinary means Of grace.
The number Of efficient visitors was never |
greater than at present, and in connection |
with our Mission Sabbath Schools, the work was |
never SO well performed. One great embar-
rassment has been the want Of means with
which to purchase and publish the material
for circulation.
papers is about 1000 copies in English, 500
In German, 500 in French, go il Norwegian,
800 in Swedish, 100 in Dutch (Ho1land, and
50 in 1ta1fan, about 1900 copies in all There
are 1900 or5 600 more impcratlvely demanded
for tic supply Of the adjacent military camps.
After the reading Of the report it WAS re-
solved to raise s12o0 for the circulation Of the
.MontAzy Nsitor for the ensuing year.
4 special Finance Committee, consisting Of
Mrs. c. B, Farwell, Mrs. J. NJ Wilson, Mrs.
E. s. Smith, Mrs. r. n. Gul1ford, Mrs. Brown
ell, and Mrs. H D. Pen1leld was appointed to
call upon the pastors Of the various churches,
to secure pledges toward making up the above
sum. Added to the list are Mrs. H. Hoge,
Mrs. B. " Raymond, Mrs. H. F. Wait, Mrs.
Cook, Mrs. Robt- Boyd, and Mrs. s. Hnwk,
who, With the six other ladies, constitute the
Finance Committee for the year.
By vote Of tue society, the ministers Of the
various societies were requested to appoint q
member from their own number, to represent
their denominations in the Publication Com
mittee.
The society requested the secretary OF the
association, for the accommodation Of those
visitors who wish to aid in the distribution of
charities to the poor, to change his office from
it's present location to the rooms Of the Young
Mems Christian association.
The meeting then adjourned, to meet on the
second day Of January, at three E. NJ
Ordination Services.
The ordination services at Edwards Church
this evening arc worthy, and should receive
the general attention Of the entire Protestant
community. While the wealthy localities Of
| the city are lberally supplied with costly
| church edifces, the Tenth Ward, numbering
| SONG twenty thousand souls has been hitherto
| almost entirely neglected. Most certainly
| here is field for effort and an opportunity to
| benefit the poor We trust that generous at
will show an appreciation Of the work marked
out for thie future Of Edwards Church, al
least in that denomination with which it la:
recently been connected
| IMPORTANT TO THE SOLDIERS OF CAM
DouGLAs.-By permission Of Col. Tucker
and for the better convenience Of volunteer
stationed at Camp Douglas, the American ant
United States Express Companies have estab
lished q joint agency for the transaction Of al
business by Express connected with the camp
and have appointed Mr.. F. B. Williams t
take charge Of the same.
Hereafter all matter received in this city b
either company addressed to soldiers, an
others, at Camp Douglas, will be sent imms
diatcly 10 the Camp Douglas Agency for d
, livery; also, whateyer matter the soldiers ma
, | hare to forward will be received and receiptc
at the same place, making 4 trip to the cit
and return for such business entirely III
necessary. Particular attention will be give
, to the receiving and forwarding Of sma
amounts Of money by the soldiers to the
> friends and rclatives-evcry convenience b
> ing furnished for enclosing, addressing aud r
ccipting for same, so that, in case Of loss
: detention, no trouble Or expense will
= caused thcreby-the forWarders only ha7n
: to present their receipts to the agent, Who n
canse satisfactory Investigation to be mad
Is and the amount refunded, If lost Soldie
l. will find this. q safe and expeditions way
> forwarding money, as tho package will
% taken direct, and delivered to the party
y whom it is addressed.
70 A special rate is mnde for an personal bu
IL ncEs Of the soldiers, equal to ! deduction
s onc-half Of the regular rates. Packages offs
LII or less are taken to all points On railroa
reached by either Company in this State, "
t, consin, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio or Mi
10 igan, ut Is cents each; beyond these Stat
10 and for larger amounts, OF for other busine
nc charges are made in proportion. In writing
re their friends, who are to send packages,
us other matter to them, the soldiers will pie
1t request the shippers to be sure and mark ST
re- matter" Caup Douglas giving the name
D. company and number ot regiment you arc
LII tachcd to.
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