The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-12-31

dom of Christ.
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The Y. NJ. c. A. held sociable at their
rooms in the bank building on Tuesday ev.
sning, which was well attended and very in.
terestiug. Rev. Mr.. MAnhies, of st. Louis,
a prominent worker in the cause, occupied
about forty minutes in delivering very
forcible appeal, rather too abstractly relig.
ious, in our opinion, however, to be of great
practical value The Young Mems Christian
Association should not be so much al insti.
tuition for converting or PROSECUTING MS an
exemplifcaton Of the Golden Rule, Of treat.
ing the necessitous as they would desire to be
treated under the same circumstances. To
work any good, the members must study
human nature thoroughly and not operate
at variance with social usages, The only
missionary who ever succeeded in accomplish
ing much in the parish Of St. Giles, London,
was one who could "patter flash with the
most depraved denizens Of that fearful quar-
ter. In other words he was thoroughly ed.
ucated in the meaning and use Of the patois
or slang in vogue among thieves. DEPRIVED
men must be cultivated TO morality before
they can be made to understand the precepts
of religion. Religion is not a matter of en-
thusiasm, as Mr.. Matthies has probably
found in his experience with bad men and
women suddenly converted, and as suddenly
sliding back to niquity when the fire smoul'
dered. 1t is with most men and women a
convietion and ethics is the only foundation
stone upon which to build such conviction.
No heart naturally deprayed can see the
loveliness of Christ and his doctrine, and
before bad men are to be converted they
must be brought into moral atmosphere
and shown an example Of righteous living.
Beware Of asceticism, young men it will
ruin the prospects of the institution more
than any other feature Of it. Help the strug
Cling, do good deeds in secret and it will
convince the doubter of the strength of your
faith Let it be work aside from scetari.
auism. Respect u mans belief if he wor.
ships Fejee idol but do good to him and
assist him if be needs it, according to the
precepts which Gods Son has delivered to
his disciples. Let there be no ostentation
Of prayer; or worldly minded men,who know
the Crannies of the human heart better than
the most exemplary ministers of the gospel,
win give your work the blighting title Of n.y.
pocrisy. But pray Christ's prayer as he did,
in secret, and be imitators of him in all
things, and do good nstinctively, and your
good work will increase an hundred fold.
"A GUILTY WIFE. '-Uuder this heading
the Chicago Times Of yesterday gives an &C
count of the arrest of Mrs. Mckee who is
not unknown to fame in this region. Last
summer the old man, Mckee, and his young
wife and her little girl, arrived at the Burtis
House, in Davenport, where they remained
awhile, then removed to the Rodman House,
in this city, stopping week or two then to
private house in town, and from there to
Chicago. The following, from the Times,
tells the balance Of the story:
Last summer James Z. Mckee, sort of
perpatetic Yankee trader verging upon so
years of age, whose chronological develop.
ments do not predominant in the "froptal
lobe" wooed and won, at Detroit, Comely
war widow, about half his own age, whose
"front" name was Hattie, and who had, for
term of years previous to his demise, made
miserable the man whose name she BORE
The illassorted couple were married on the
9th of July and their perigrinations, by the
middle of Augustus brought them to Rock
Island, Ill. There Mckee was taken Land
upon his convalescence his wife expressed q
strong desire to visit Chicago AS she alleged,
for the purpose of visiting q sister. The per.
mission was granted, the husband, when he
had recovered sufficiently, following. Upon
his arrival in this city, he was met by his
wife, who conducted him to her boarding
house." which proved TO be the "red from"
notorious house Of prostitution on Van
Buren, street Even his obtuseness was not
entirely blind to what he heard and saw
there, and when he left for q somewhat ex-
tended trip, his wife remaining behind, it
was with faint suspicion that things were
not exactly as they should be.
A few days since he returned to Chicago,
and, upon inquiring at the "red 'front.' his
suspicious of the infdelity of his wife were
confirmed, by learning that she had left that
establishment, and was reported to be living
with some person of the male persuasion, in
manner which husbands, unless oyer-in.
dulgent, are apt to consider as their excIu.
sive right. Yesterday he procured warrant
from Justice MiIliken, having previously got
an inkling of where the adulterous couple
might be found and, at little past midnight
this morning, they we're placed under arrest.
They were found at saloon and boarding
house kept by Mrs. Mulen,At No. 486 South
Clark street, in sound sleep, and in each
others arms. At the armory the charge Of
living in open adultery was preferred against
them both, the usurper of the lawful rights
of Mr.. Mckee, whose name is Henry Poth.
erbridge, and whose occupation is that of a
maehiDist, being held upon the additional
charge of seduction. Interesting particulars
will probably be developed at the police
court to-day, when the injured husband, the
guilty wife, and her paramour will meet face
to face