, 1869-05-31
MISSION ENTERPRISE.
Extraordinary Lfbcralily OF lhc
First Knplist Church.
taFo Thousand Dollars Subscribed
Yesterday For the Shields
Mission

sumo needy cause CT struggling CHURCH OF ,nt
same fasth. II L. the ElDorado Of the bcscechlna
becR2fs OF the Northwest Nor are the suppl
'eaS1s eTcr sent empty away. Yet the church is
not remarkably wealthy; bu; lloe1ality Is instllcsl
into the members and congregation. Their pastor
preachcs and practtses It and the nock follow the
3eAd AMI emulate the zeal OF ther undcr-shep-
hcrd They give chcerfully and-as hundreds OF
grand contributions testfy-unstlnt!nSfy.
Yesterday morning another worthy object was
presented, The church supports half dozen OF
more Thriving missions that she has planted, and
Tor the Oldest ope-thc Shields Niss!on- n-su[cient
money to Commence fhe erection Of q new build.
Ing Hss asked The mneh'respected pastor, pr
the EaT,:s1 Theological Seminary Of Chscavo'
made fhe appeal from the pulpit, basug his casn'
es' exaor1s:ions on the words Beginning a.
Jerusalem. found IN Luke xiv, II,
The tc%erend doctur commenced br gazing
!52t Hs 1rosaes laf'ored almos: exclusively ID
7he cities They Visited tho Ercat centres Of pow
x IL .4e Roman Empire and therein formed
churches: ami. 50 universal was thls tue case,
teat the term Pagan vas usel - deaominatc
cue ,5s, s1o %ho -, dwelt II .hs village, deno:ln9
villages we:r ben!ghtctl. The Apostles iabort,d
where their labors wonla tell w1.h the greatest
ELECT for The cause Of chris:, and, "a so doing,
vaeci"e the Gospel. cities have ever been the
brought urdeE The Eowce of tie Gespe, haSc
usefulness
There aTc special reasons why the Gospel should
" supreme in 1de cities In the first place critics
the great ccntres Of nnanctai and
sesnthesvsa! POWER and wcasth; and 50 tat as tho
res!th into the service Of Christ Again, cities
are centres Of moral and tn,sllect9a! rowe.-tae
t;sellecss2! advantages tn the eily are greater
thetIorica1, sccu.ar and MEDICAL colleges are there
lttat.r, md the tcndeucg af the age Is 10 locate
chem III cities 1n Chicago alone there AT: $50
Srsnlustes OF cur scrgya! colleges And i. u OF
tte utm st in itu11ance that the Gospel should lay
hold OF these ucn-who Viii, III tit. future, Ill the
@hs @ 5 ae as at ssaas o'as ta1s osss ss
s"' IN tue The "'n e.rss g .ss, the Ss nass
pe III 9s,n Pslesh here e m Tsere sf
f,t peril Is tEa! Of Organizes crro:, CHIEF among
-ss,ch is the Church v Rome. Il = l. greater
nuns Combined. 1t can bring ait Its tremendous
power to bea. at Nlu. It Is numerically stronger
Than P5utestAntts;n- II has e@,5t3,s,s, whereas
r1otessauts do not nutnbcr over lvo, ,o09.0so. Nor
does 1t make great noise II does not depend
ul6n great annual conventions, whtsc me-, as
>crhhle and rass rcsout.ous cr!lcnuy strong
works Ike na1are, aud with the tenac,ty and
slnie:nes, Of naiure- And i: Il in cities
nuxD,g 5s " men and and creates, aa 10; t1 ess
ticcs, The Church Of Rou,c il building more
Churches aud schools, un.l securing Iand lo1 fu-
.y:e use III time VI need, than all the Protestant
churches together, arh thr.T -lcl'linC men CONT
trnfy rreiict that before the close Of the present
sen1nrr. they Will cantrol Ills couutry, He tDr-
ny dill lot Believe thu; such viii ue :lie casc--that
Thl= caluntrr viii ever be Roman Catholic In faith
Int the next t:1ea: epuf1irt ~Ill be with Roman
Catholicism. anil tn our cities tho contest VIII he
iArough the power VI ko,nc- Such he
fp spon o-Ie s1sa ansl,ou to ;ncSsr Ss ,5c III S
Fli not put to confusion and break lnto pieces
every system Of es1ul. Another ETeal cause o.
error Is innde.ii: In cities il nas :ts ahlest aIvo
Cates end Periodicals. SO that young n1eu are hef&
mast exposed to error from fht5 source Probably
Eseryone knows certain class Of SoaI,s men whc
F1ot iu!n4, fotEetlui ihAt tlan 1nLy be Is stuilt
u doubtthE .ss u tat tilK no opinion oI his own
THIS fact ,slould make Christians exceenine!y
isthlHl 10 bringing tho ;ruta before the young.
Another great 1erll Is the Temptations 10 sensu
3l!ty. One Of the greatest VI 1llese il lnteanef
.inre 70 one ean have lresl .ung ~ this cit,
al this evil. lie THE IIreacher) did nol
relieve there was L clts, according to Its
population tn which lntemleEance is 50 great "a
e.>t Places herein liquor ii sold arc oprL
GyeryR here, aud thcrG -t.c.ns 10 BE- no power tt
Nanrel men to COMPLY with even the poor IawE
Fe sase OIL ts!is sub,cSt4 lAvn there aze the {as
clnations tina. draw luunt 1uen II the theatrs.
and 10 those places ~hih uFe, stT,ls+ 1.-The gate
says to hell .,u,h.u1 us more Impressed HI.
AlT. ~ Hllti FLIlEG HIS rCEtItQCE III ibis Gl1F
sl.an the activity ol Evil. running t..ousan.is an,
;tis Of thousands ol yuule men III the moralDV .
LIE
We end Ia cities mass OF people the moBt ig
nosant sud Ie4Tl,lc41 TIA; can Ie iouud outsd
4eAlhendom. Ersultnas lvcE hither. Europe scni
hrr con1tc1s isithtr- We netd not 20 10 heather
ltore Ttttin a s:oucs-throw OF this tFi1st Bar
Est, church. Sn' arc, pFaIsicaliJ. heataen. IA
L. any knoWiedSe u thu Hli vi salvation Is con
ceF1ci. Taking u!l THE aforementioned fact
into account, he 1hd.c,at :t,y ithe congregation
u.rst be convinced tlat ia-.se Ii III place IL Ill
Lad where roneI ash laur viii te1 With NOR
power il the cI1ust VI III Isl thau IL cities, All
lAai Unless thu. b.t iurt ti4er Ereatest labor
:,nd cnc7gies tEese c.t,cs will be curses Just 1
proportion TO III. ca.iil an1 nuMber theS 20;
st-a. Al! These EttATHS 1tl.icu especially to iht
Iliy. Chicago Is d,.s4in",i IL itc one OF Tue greal
LII cities tn FopEl-.ul lna.ir!.i iliiuec
"a .l.e No,.d- THIS .:;ou;,I oe satI hy snme 70 b
lit, hr <D7. s., :rt,i:,l ,Iy ;aai be- h;.
Eeyer Ec:ssl any:inl..: th-.; c;s:t up to what M
Ee .els assured tltr. L. slp il4te On the face 1
i!le world NLrr.' u,Hty Glu TIE expended fu
iaoIe Erd taan l.titis S:l,: How saoaiI The
c"luheAee tsr ll.s;!9 T.. history ul tAc ehu:c
AIS Us :: = b7 tstl i,.:I:E ;lurc:les. The Go.
pti alone III SAY: ta:s ei;t iF.'tn going down q
.isa tue aucisnt cite-. Esesy sabbath School es
i4~l!sa< ii = a SILK -.-tI !,:.A>t error. Temper
l:lS soct:i'> Alc :. i. .'-:.- Ii wLs t.lc cuuSc
:Hlt La Gli.S il-t t1., Gs:ne most COOL au
!e; ; ~ ;;a as5!ss' ;' a''1 ins church Is Ssl
Isat saos; Enod VII liz '1on" "wh,," said III
r.rcrcD' da.tur, 4 c..il vss i,uar: The power {!
sss s5s y N M; h. e ;,s ,t lsse ;hs, Ssre Is
Influenced splne"lnt l., iilc example u th
saL1els- tot u III. m''i,i'y n bal!,line g.o
;ethc sirIf txni',.:c! T.; :!.., ca1teu. an not
ti.1ul'ct Vi tlls ci;;7 :-;, 81 have sna,ctl:ue
.4d especial, q !i:", wlsl'e1 was-thertfoss.
I'cak upIsrc;utl.c.dF: si.:si say that lesisy
-tIc Il no inort n.%.'rI'l; ''ltnrch In the Unite
states t!an TIL. FTs isa a,,t,-; ttI1ca ut Chica
nj hoy , have ;ea -; ;' :'oser: " ;sln:-
II never gives. car h's NOW uIitn he pE.y
~ slHaSs IN I.r,."r .f.r'' u'=., lie - powell
ing Is r. trs1 Of ",w"- ,,t :s :n7ch as martsl
ON ~a> IN Ihe ia. .f lsr Il .uln i.mrlre. Ther
:oue::. In, when l.s's 1T the ehnrcht
;.,,, 49, ,, ia'r NAV IT,, 81 81, .r'!'; e:aa9, H. u n5
os'' !!H'nE . n"s't 'st- appeal to the bnsinr.
In nj th:- CONGREGATIONS: Is there AnythlD
s;,h VA raii 10 that is Rrandcr than to estah1ls
~ 1t!ilisthte which, shall ab!ae loEr alter Q
ltrtss.eti awas7 ia There nny end more WORT
:l Sabbath Sth0uls In tits. ty, the nrst-the st~
I'll eertaiuly-tn liiis co"nlry-- Let us take ini
t'mlnis the rrtattalcs We profess. and. rcner
G1n I'll. Hin. In uhlhE thv t1Irnts that GnA has II
III han,ts Hr tile advancement OF Ills cause
IL I; 9A:n',s, sat<r1nlen'ient Of the Hon
<H fToul s4u extended tHiF in the East, n!
ilr called unon to put the c,uax (
;Li he dl luu.t i1;lingls-commensn VI
1hea,riEclt thai the E!;.tsts Of Chisar, WEI
Au Ttr-,l!t @rAk b+.lore iht~s hal established I'll
'r7-i their Subsequent rl,.tt gruwth 10 preSe,
1Hetrshtp in this rlty nf uver a,nrlO, with near
t.- suula+ s-t1uoi >clollEs in their sever
sells. together with tile abundant results
The GsuftoIr Inisss.'n enterprises AEt a. be I
iat6tfttfilt1 inTi,leuts that n1d come under Il
t'wr'serratun. the EYES of many Of the ceu1l
1uEi Htse hu1fus~l with t.Ata lie r
me1,rcd, he sail, when AZ ,I. Sunerintcn,,cl
III r.ds Mission. he waited slM ID .,a!ld an i
tau nass-roo1n. that the church was then too no
10 ttr1uttt. tile sum, whcrttl[lnn Jno. f. POlIaI
Antllii1P Na,'sHuriIi, stepped III, apt asslr1.
ih.-ltn>'h4ilIt. Beacon Della1ns wouid he
nn!iaess tl!at 1.nls h4i gone lip to hravs
sro nat tlfAht S1ak@ rnb!n. Manv years ago OF
1r:'.r had ciAa, Of very tos2f DovA anu aft
a. one u tns ra.!rst lef. the school aud Il
cit Last Sunday evening. he tMr. Iacnt,sA spn
IN l'.r' In llu=ton a:.'i tr Close Of lhe 1c,
II remembered him. lie did Then this yous u
WAS 20 antnal,a.rl,ie In ths: SHIELDS Misso
hhiln thas he llaA ns,t forgotten the lnstfucu
rived In the scho', and ed hts old Super,
itr IRON thc yonn: 1nsa telling hin n ,a.t be b b
FIJI peace In jesus Thns the results OF tt
Ilon work ure nrt alwa,S Immediately see
Hing twelve te.slE tile lnsann had not tccety
=: Than sl'..KN, ''Now,'' said Mt. Jaco
<sora who have met In that oil mission hon
s!eut iItseoeJ wallis, expect Ha to give ia,
:tasr @ tal.a.g: t'od expects it, Christ exI~'
ny y.ane coEScrt fn 1'osson- rrevionsls me-
~. ?ira'ae. the subscription list BY sending
AaltA the following SUING were quickly ndde
f':.s. s', {;1Ns: aas- + Tyler. s5tO: z +. "
.i4se SAll, Jr,'syu: W ". Borlnston, s.:
IT'S .sinty. xst; A, H. Walker. {loo; 10
=.tr: sho; 4 smith, sl,.,; Ksoi harris, 81,
: 4 Il Acek.r, tl"o: j. IL Wren
=: J. .. Bentley, j., <:4; VI. Il Mss, s:G. n
-rt;s a.llers u ssh .t,"ye O. lrsa, tat swrW u
co;st::Laf!on u orcr s:.'st1. one contribnii
Mr7 s!sr' NIT l.-t:u'i'.,i in The Tia! s:a:ed. y
i.:' ;,ls 41!tl on cunriltthn fha& the donor Eor
i. .-s'*tr law tutt In winch hr Is INVOKED. Fn
,'-t lla, ietn prryi,n'als subscrstsei en thai
t. c*C:.si.nc tf,tDu has alr,nds been Fec1rpi
erection tl the ne~ Shields Mission cdil
ie ucx let. located on T yen;y-ntth street, r
Nt..;" crlh are;iue7 was purchased for $40
1@...c!HZ IS TO cast -s:,sN, and the turnit
:rn