, 1863-01-08

Erntr:o!e, and the people generally think this.
Lit tic people resort to the places Of prayer
st1 day Mt the appointed hours, and join with
sthe millions Of otr own country and the
world In earnest supplications to the sover-
eign Ruler Of tic world for His blessing:
upon us: :.. -
At 1-s u m. assemblies will be gathered at
the First Bartlst and the First and Second j
Presbytcrian Churches. At s O'Clock p, m:
there will be general gatherings at the North
Presbyterian, the First PTesby ytcrian and the
First Congregational Churches, and in, the
evening Ut many Churches, according to no
ticcs given from their several desks last Sab
bath. -, ~. ...-
: Evening gchools-Thc First Might.
Inst evening was the opening Of. tho first
free evening school ever held under tic diree-
ton Of the Board Of Education. It may not
be known to most Of our citizens that the;
subject Of winter evening education has long
been agitated, both In the Common Cou ,"nt
and in the Board Of Educatiio9a. 2.
month or six weeks ago the boasa apposavs0 NV
- r,,,,,,it+oo :, 1nn,,Iso into the adytsab1litT
~ est,,,rfahing~ hce evening schools for the
..s,nr adu1t population. At the last meet
1gc but ono Of the Board, the Chairman, Mr.
TAFT, reported in favor Of the establishment
Of at least one, as anexperimeut. The Board
approved Of the report, any referred the sub
ject back again to the Committee, with power
to act. The result was, the Committee ap-
pointed four Of the Principals Of the public
schools us teachers Of these evening classes,
and had the Dearborn School on Madison
street fitted mp with gas, and other rwise pre-
pared for the reception Of pupils
Three nights In each week, from seven
O'Clock to nine, namely: Monday, Wednesday.
and Friday evenings, are to be devoted to male
pupils, and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
evenings to female pupils. There is to be no
qualification Of age above fourteen years, nor
below that age, If circumstances prevent the
pupils attendance ut school during the day
time. This is 8 glorious privilege, TINT the
poor man Of fifty, who was deprived Of the
advantages Of e1lacation in Ills youth, may sit
down on winters evening, IN warm school
house provided at the public expense, and en-
deayor 10 retrieve the losses he sustained In
| childhood.
Tic working classes Of Chicago owe debt
Of deep gratitude to L. B. Taft, Esq, Chair.
| man Of the Committee, for the time aud ener-
81 be has go generously devoted, to the carry
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Destructivc Fire on wabash Avenue
At half INST 4 O'Clock Yesterday morning
fire broke out in n block of three t1wc1linl
bonsoa Nos ea1 300 and 20; Wabash ovenne
owned hv RS King. of Bufralo. N. 7. Til
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