, 1864-02-29
lllIR0ls STREET utlleR MISSION,
Removal Of North Market Hall
Mission to a New Location
History Of the Work
DedicatorY Exercises.

Among al the agencies whereby humanity Is
reformed and elevated, there IL none winch has ac
complshed greater good than the Sunday School.
The character Is formed in childhood and very
rarely indeed is the heart or the mind changed in
maturer year1. In the days Of cur foretathera the
efforts Of the minister Of the evangel were chiefly
directed towards the reformation Of the admit,
while the men and women Of the future
were but little cared for Now. happily
for humanity, the idea has changed. The work
lEbo1Ing for and with the mature being ia not left
undonc, hut the soil Is sought TO be prepared in
earlier year, ere vice has stamped Its impress
deeply On the moral nature OF the subject. The
wisdom Of 5olomon's advice is sppreci-
nted-"T1ain up 4 child In the way he should 60"
This IL the distinctive feature Of present ay chris
tian.ty, and to 1t is mainly Attributable the In
creased power and usefulness Of the church, and
enlightenment Of its members.
The Sabbath School hns thus become an impor
tant-pay an Indispensab1e-adtunct to the church
and did the effort stop here It might he thought
that the 1aboT saH largely Influenced BY the selfish
motive Of des]re to build up the church simply
for the eake cfinc1easing It's influence But Chris
t1an educational philanthropy takes much wider
scope. Mission schools are established whera
churches arc not though the d1st will erentnate in
the other II rightly conducted. Men whose
hearts are touched by the moral poverty
Of the outcasts who live where the ordinary
Gospel sound does not reach them, have gone
eternal truth, and have often been blessed ID the
realization Of the promise-have returned with re-
{olcfng bringing precious fnit with them. This
Mission School. The following sketch ofthe his
tory Of this work ts principally made up tsom the
report Of the Superintendent: J: Y. Farwen:
1noa sundsy ssSeo n sae So
kct hall, and the first Sunday succeeded IN gather
sG%s s1 insp, sos ie
dcneanor and appearance was anything but en-
enuraGing. Three months were passed ia tho Pre-
liminaly drill before it WAS considered advisable
to introduce books or establish q regular
order Of exercises. The average attendance Of the
past year was about two hundred and
there were 800 names On tae, register. win a.
average attendance Of 4a: During ths past Jsar
he svesge stendansS nas =, See ssnoia1s 49,
the year has been IS, and previously more than 70
were added to the various churches, principally tn
this city. Since the war commenced q persons
have gone from the school 10 swell the army 0fthe
Union. Others have gone out as missionaries to
other places and hnye founded schools.
4 little less than tWelvc months ago the friends
Of the echoo} determined On making an effort to
erect ba1dtng and cndearor to extend the tnflu-
ence Of the school to parents as well as children;
building free church for the poor Of the North
christian Association. 4 little over $12000 was
speedily ralsed lot securedeon the aouth 6lde Of
Illinois street 3nst east q y Wells M st5ess e. aaa ,
galleries, giving room sufficient to accommodating
fifteen hundred persons. It Is inst completed, and
WEE formally opened yesterday =. ,,n,n.,,.u
ranged inside. The seats are all made With rail-
road backfR as to be available for doubling for
elasses, and for the ordinary use OF the sanctuary
Gliding pannele both On the ground foor and In
the gallery. and ay thus be used as separate class
Iooms Or thrown 9psn to 1szEs congregation % En-
7ully decorated with ireclfptions-Bib!e notices.
anda ssa ,wsys stop harmoniun furnishes all the
The dedicatory exercises were held yesterday
afternoon, the building being completely filled by
children, ps,ents and friends. The platform WAS
and by s
who have largely contributed towards the build
tng fund; sneag these " noticed bon. Mark
The exercises were opened with singing, after
which prayer wa4 offered by Rer. n. D. NiIam-
sep, pastor Of HE Hslngeton Reformed Dutch
The report Of the Mission School from the time
Of fts commencement, t1ye years ago, 70 the pre-
sent time wss then read BY the Superintendent
Short addresses to the children. were made BY
ncv. L. charpiot, Of Conneeticnt; ReE. ". y.
Rev. Robert Laird Collier, pastor of the Wabash
Avenue N. E. Church: and 3. F. Jacobs. President
Of the Yonug Mems Christian Association. The
aductt Between Two psfitss Who certainly couid
not be more than 1vc years old; they arc mem
bers OF the infant class.
It was announced that debt Of about t7.oo0 r.
uained on the building, and collection was taken
mp for Its IQuidation: The amount was pot an
nounced hut It ID understood that one ar two ecnI
tiemen pledged themselves to see the place free
from debt The "1linots Street Union Mission -
ia established; another permanent agent for good,
the value Of which can scarcely be estimated.
Mission Ecrriees will be held for one hour each
evening during the ensuing mouth The service
frcm Peoria.