, 1865-01-02

the greatest in the world, now receiving the aa-
ifLiDg touches Al TIE hands Of Alyan C1aska $
Sons. Of Ruston. Vita other fittings 70 matcn, wa
saial hare thr hest appointed oossFsatosy On "a tas
that 10 royal gra4t has been made the m ,nsy has
Ill been GIVEN By nohle hearted ciu.eus Of Chi
anh g5sa no13n Of II aaas r.
Eei, nt:as as she has already done in the CONNER
Then We haye seen another noble subscription
..c.dcu,y Of Sciences. The visit of, Assassiz
anon. Is will long be Remembered Us tho shmu-
our Historical Society bas bccn busy a ever.
ws3lth. q iaet |: Is almost blricd in its aceanu
tc raise tie fands Necessary to erect new and
fcently large building for the secure keeping and
proper arrangement OF its treasures, but the ap-
peal has not Ictt ri that hearty response It de-
Eeiyee. II viii be the work Of the coming 5t2r.
CUEEcu AuI1y1TT.
The new church structures noted above, are
indicative OF greet activity IN this Christian world,
nss q no
numerous, and very many nre the church debts
paid during the year sore Of which bud for almost
q generation hung like an incumbrancc over the
congregation. Among the churches whici, have
E. charch--Rav l. /. Golfer, 'ths Tlirisy Episeo.
Episcopsl-Rev. Il. il. GARRISON, b. b. Each Of
these has pail off debt OF more than thirty thous
and dollars; new Episcopal Church, 81. Mark,
e s s uFn 1 ts sS ss sFeMha IL eg1
now worship In the Illinois etrcet Mission School.
This makta eleven regularly organized Episcopal
Churches IN he cit, tae numbers n her exceeding tas
two mission schools Several other Congregations
have subscribed large SANS for the erection or
furnis hing Of new church. Lending On this List Is
the First baptist Church-fev. W. ". Eyarts. D.
D.. and following are The Onion Park Blptfst
,-Rcv. James Dixon, D. D, the Third PfesIy-
terfau, and Central Prcshyterfan. and tho newly
formed french Congregation. Others arc given In
ihe 1,.t Of buildings. We shou1d not forget The
Episcopal Church Guild, and the Independent
Church, one organized, and the other begun re-
gently Our. Churches have too ezerted them
teyes tioubly Ibis year In furnishing supplies 10
the Sanitary aud Christian Commissions; !; those
noble institutions would fare but Poosly without
the help they receive from the fami!y OF God-
POPULAR SENTIMENT.
One Of the most gratifying evidences Of pro-
grcss during the year Is the remarkable change
which has taken place in :he popular sentiment In
lie proufiets Of the continuance Of Inc great NJ
thc war wefe worth tho ro.k: Tho people looked
pense account in his ledger: on tho debit side
They saw the long llst OF Killed aad the dead from
dietase, and the stck IN hospital, and the mlfnsa
thosr who. had gone down 10 death, that their
country might 1--we: tu the vast aocnnulaiions Of
r. ga@s set ns m psna;'eas I'D s4s ed s l Dussa r.:
e4c2it 1 Eide the simple Item OF Nuional honor aud
Territorial iutegrtty; and many tllid souls ques-
tiGucd whether the result justified the cxpendi-
tn1c. This was the time when there WIS Infinite
6angcr that the nation would accept .dishonora-
bic peace There vas fortunately at the helm Of
the Gorcrnment 4 man who fully understood the
issucs involved In the contest
The humanity Of a aespised rice was recognized,
ard victory b gan uniformly t9 @ grown the efforts
reut wed confidence and hope and a disposition to
labor tor continued success. When the Issue WAS
iairy prcse ntc1 to tue nation through tho action
o. The two sEcat political parties, Of peace and war,
with degree Of unanimlty unparalleled In history
II Gccid31 upon the latter, nld military operntiola
were then pushed forward with great sisor and
The change Of tone tn chicaso has been equally
marked and satisfactory. We haye become Onion
loving city. Fer long tlme ,he city had been
the spring election turned ihc scale, giving mn
jority Of Cnion men In our public cnunsrls The
ball tins set in motion, r1l:cd glorlous'y onward
boosted of a. the allies Of Vaflandi: CHAM. Wood
s., showed by conclusive maiority OF 1,sai bal.
majority was sweled in the county outside Of the
city to l,216. The Union sentiment ss prevailing
5aRidiy, and net spring H. C9pperhsad eaaLt:
Union song If they would stand any clloncc as ali.
Union mel now thank Coz and take courage. Chi
easo will never more be insulte1 By the name Of
viii they cease the demand Til ali opposition to
thnt watchwo:a l. 1aj4 In the dust
+. ou1: CHARITIES.
The omnjpresent existence Of poverty n every
community, has throughout all time been feature
In lie history Of humanity which the onward
Inarch Of civilization, even Of christianity, has
been 9nnbie t. wash away. Literally. does the
text of Holy Writ sound with trumpet c!carncsst to
every senera1ton-"Th he poor ~ have always with
you" AS the world becomes richer it also be-
comes poorer, and the most brilliant glare Of
wealth md splendor has shadow slack as stygian
tlurEalcss hushiny the moans Of the stlrvin. and
hiding the rags Of the destitute. Indeed wealth
breeds poverty: 1t Is IN the richest cities, eur
rounded hy the greatest Injuries that the haunts
ofgrim want most frequently ez1st. The heygar's
alley and the broad highwsy Of f.shion are side by
EIDE, aud the jewellers shop flashing with bril-
ans + not ,o1o ,aa hGw on r. rcchs
especially has been marked in our city by sad In
creaEe IN The number Of poverty stricken ones.
The fact is perhaps not remarkable considering
homes and families to enter tie Union armies. 1t
was at first hoped that the women thus left behind
would be able, with the help Of the bounty they
ard ironing or other housewofk but as time pro-
Eressed, ihe supply grsauJ exceeded the demand,
throwing whole families upon the public for
:. Recognizing their dutI to these helpless hui-
l1cs OF the defenders Of the Union. our citizens,
Tih no ngEardy nan DISPENSED ed aa ie
poor were formed and c rried into ac:ive opera
lion, while large aunas Of money hare been doaa-
ted through private channels. Canyassere and
x.a5s af P4Fsgs aa q ssa 81 siE + u
The utmost Of their ability Still they could not
liens must remember that almost unler the saad-
oW OF their comfortable homes, want turks. and
starvation gnaws the vitafs Of suffering poverty.
SOLDIERS FAMILIES
The Nar Fund Committee, appointed by the
County DoarI Of Supervisors, to afford relief to
The Hss Of zoders have du5as he
canlc properly bc:oss thelr notice Tho totst sum
paid by them from :helr rooms IA tho Court House,
throughout the year as foltowa:
First quarter. ......-.........,......3 7G50n0
SSGono aual r-.''..'...'.'.''.-.':--'-. S.u!G'
4aIau Quarmr, ----.-''-'--------..-..-. ~, .l1
Fonfth quarter. A933,115
Tie Relief Committee OF tho Young MEMS
Christian Association havo been busIly employed
in the distE'ution of coal, wood, aud articles OF
diet Church Block. In the spring and summer
Eeason t!ey were not visited by very large nun1-
ber Of applicants, bnt, during the later months,
to over sls0. The amount donated since tho COM
1nenecnent Of the year will probably exceed
I IL Chicago Board of Trade, with the liberallty
which has ever chaEaeter1zed Its members, has dis
bursc1 upwards OF $50,00, or nearly t1,000 per
week, besides giving oSeE 80 tons Of coal and
9rge gua1tity of wood .o The families oftie three
Battery. The disb1zsemcut Of these supplies has
recently been contided to cx-Aldetman F. C.
Brown; whose long c9nneetion with The City var
Fund Committee, as It, chairman, Will be remem-
bered with gratitude By the hundreds Of poor
women relieved through bis agency. The Com
mon Council recently voted 1,uOo to him as q
The Mercantile Association has In like manner
app1opriated large sum for Chg sustcnancs Of the
families Of soldiers Of the Mercantile Battery,
which was organized under the auspices Of the