, 1864-01-01

and bccu cloriscd. Eew church cdinces havo been
erected, others improved and the earneatncss with
which the members Of nearly e1 70 aesehty-tHo
different churches enter into the work IS shown By
tie largely Increased collections made fof diEefs
The benign Influence Of the gospels particularly
Of aiIa which Ess distinguished the churches ii
Chicsro during the year; due TO more earnest
stteution to The ordinay neans Of grace, and per-
lion Association, and lis outsrowth-thc Chris
Tan Commission. The work was commenced be-
lore ths opening Of the year jast closed, b1t ths
til quite recently. Tint which at first was bat q
tntoa mighty, o'elshadowing tn1Iene:, which has
showers the Association is mjghtF agent for good
All shades Of religious difference have been merg-
cd for the nonce In the one feeling Of universal
brotherhood, and all have Joined to spread the Eos
pei, to carry the glad tldings Of salvation abroad,
and to alleviate The bodily sufferings Of The sol-
der in camp md hospital. They hare accomplish
tributed, tens Of thousands Of copies Of the Word
Of God, and millions Of trncts have been distsibut-
ed while the good effect Of ali this 10 shown in tho
numerous conversions In the army, and at home,
which have ensued from those labors. Even now,
as the old ycar dies out and the new one rolls in,
revival meeting te tD psogrsss and souls are Re
Young MEMS Christian Association.
e sna speeSy aoss
which, in Its usefulness II not In Its inception,
The Railroad Mission, The sedgewicf streeL and
raised within the past twelve months. ar d IN all.
there are hundreds Of children who each Sabbath
arc instructed in the wa. Of life. Nor does the
nucleus Of churches which in more than one In
stance tare already sprung up from them al ROOT,
and many who received the first elements OF in
etrnetion in the Mission School have even be-
comc teachers and ministers OF tho Gospel
EDUCATIONAL.
The educational clement has taken full scope.
Tbs two hundred bltldlnss aevoted to purposes OF
pupils Is loudly csliedfor. We hayo four Medical
Colleges, besides The one 1t Evanston which vir-
md 1as IN ndosnite na@Ses q pvatd asitntons
in which instruction is communicated. Then We
have several Commercial Colleges waese En9w n
enb @e lave he a1 hefo5M School Al nyae IzfE III
Indqs f and osa
Ihe public school system ia the one whi eh is Of
cSdren isi sa e. public Schools Tic
uetion pursued is one Of tho best in the country,
tue course Of instruction being thorough In each
fhe moral md physical development Of the pupils.
The school houses arc in many cases tnconSc1lent-
# crowded II Is plcasantto Be able to record hst
has Been yeJ Successfully introduced here.
The great question which is Just now ag!tattng
the school Interest ia that Of teachers salaries;
they are much too low. The expenditures for tut
| ton have alwavs been Kept down to the minimum
point and while tho salaries Of the principals arc
| lust en1icien. to enable them to maintain re-
spectacle appearance those Of the Juvenile leach
efe were bnrely large enough to sustain life with
! ont extrnueous aid. But since the recent appre.
ciation in the cost Of living, their salaries have
been nado to The, Board q Education
fs.rcd to ! special committee. This great
difficulty lies In the fact that somt
| $4,000 are already expended Tor school purposes
| bcyond the appropriations Of tho present year
and 1t has been said Tint the Board has no iesa
right to anticipate. But the teachers nnst be patt
| Diving rate, and Il is difficult to sec how the
Board can refuse the reasonable request, eran II
special tax has to be levied to meet the INCREASED
| expenditures: especially as the Common Connct
| bas neglected to stand by the schools. The ~ort
Of the educator is great and honorable; the labor
CT Ia worthy Of his hire.
| CH1k1EAZ.
The Police record is an important Que, and th
| eut|ecs not uuappropYiate1y follows the last; tn
| The connection between ignorance and crime beinl
intimate. The Police system Of Chicago 1s FeE,
| efficient one tbs force much too small. Tho 10!
lowing Is . summary Of Arrests made dusan: eac]
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