Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-03
Religious Items.

-Une avenue IN Chicago has twenty
churches, most of them elegant and costly.
The Democratic members of the NJ Il.
Church at Shad Point, Salisbury Circuit, have
seeded and gone over to the Church South.
The Rev. John Anderson, minister at
tachcd to the East Baltimore Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church died very sud-
denly on Sunday night. lie preached three
times during the day, retiring in the evening
in his usual good health, hut before midnight
he was corpse. lie is supposed to have
died of an attack oftlic heart disease.
| AT n recent meeting of the Quarterly
Conference Of the NJ. L Church at Smyrna, u
resolution was adopted authorizing COM
mittce OF five to procure II suitable room
somewhere in the western part of the town,
for the purpose Of establishing branch Sun
day school also tn make inquiry concern
ing suitable lot with view of erecting
chapel thereon for Sunday school and other
church purposes, and report at the next
quarterly conference, TO be held some time
in December next.
-"rhey say Tam growing old because my
hair is silvcrcd, and there are crows feet
upon my forehead, and my step is not so
| firm and elastic as of yore, But they are
mistaken. That Is moi me- Tho knees are
| weak, but tho knees are not me. The brow
is wrinklcd, but the brow is not me This
is the house in which l live. But am
young; younger now than ever was be-
fore. .'-Dr Guthrie.
An ambition with no celestial and eter-
nal element in it is restless, wearing, curse
bearing thing. 1t damages the moral con-
stitution. 1t introduces an unnecessary fric-
tion into the play of the intellectual faculties.
| 1t Injuries the emotional nature, and tends to
dry up those sweet affections which are to
life what springs are to desert.
Within the last five years, the Congrc-
gationsts in Northern Illinois have organic
ed nineteen churches, built forty houses of
worship-all Of them but five by missionary
churches home missionary contri-
buttons, and graduated seventeen beneficiary
churches into sclfsupport.
Rev. Thomas t. Beechcr's Congrega-
tional church at Elmira, New York, have
what is called "vespers" at 6 o'clock on Sun
day, The service consists ''of an cxtempore
address with the customary prayers and
singing, interspcrsed with the reading ofthe
Scriptures by pastor and people alternately,
and the recitation of the Apostles Greed, and
the Lords Prayer with popular responses.
Surrey Chapel.
AS the Rev Newman Hall, pastor Of Surrey
Chapel, is now on visit to this country,
where all hands are extended in cordial wei
come OF the famous and eloquent London
divine, it may not be untimely to furnish
a brief description of his Old World seat of
Congregationalism. On the Blackfrar's road,
Surrey side, within three-quartcrs of a mile OF
Spurgeon's Tabernacle, stands plain octa-
gonal structure, of dingy brick, more closely
resembling the architectural proportions OF
an engine house than of an ordinary place
of worship. Close by are the high arches
of the South Eastern railway. Around it
swarm the plain residences of artisans and
smaller shop-kecpcrs The road is broad,
not much dirtier than the rest Of the city,
and an immense thoroughfare from all the
country souihward. The Chapel is famous
with the memories of Rev. Rowland IIill
its former eccentric pastor The writer was
present at an evening service on Sunday
August !lh, to hear sermon preached b,
Mr.. Hail to the young men of his congrega
] tion. The house, which seats nearly
fifteen hundred, was crowded, galleries
aisles and doorway. A young curatC
in white robe was reading al
Introductory service, which appearel
, to be precisely patterned after thu
Episcopal Book of Common Prayer
When he had finished, the clerk in high
sonorous voice gave out some notices ant
announced hymn AT this moment the
, pastor entered his elevated pulpit, remained
for time in silent devotion, and, after thu
singing, conducted the remainder of the ser
vices in the ordinary Congregational STYLE
reading OF scripture fervcnt extempJranc-
Gus prayer, hymn and then the sermon
He had a brief, but spoke extcmporoneo ously
with considerable force and emphasis, and
held the audience attentive to the end. Ht
, is tall man, with high, expansive fore
head and a refined expression Of counte
nance, combining in a remarkable degree in
telligcnce, sweetness and power. He eyi
IDENTIFY has strong hold upon his people
and is a tower of defense for evangelical re
ligion amidst the dcadness of a State Churcl
and the practical nfidellies OF huge wick
ed capital His labors In the Temperance
l cause, and his staunch friendship for tn
t United States will further endear him to til
American people, and during his brief sta
), all classes will delight to do him honor.