The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-03

in all the leading Humanitarian
enterprises OF the age.
One advantage the people here reap
from the existence OF the College, Is
a first-class course of lectures every
Winter. They are secured by the
two Literary Societies, and are a
source of revenue to them and a
means by which their libraries are
annually supplied with new books. 1t
is rarely the case that a lecture does
not draw sufficiently we'll to leave a
balance over for the societies, as the
citizens have not only a lecture going
tendency, but an inclination to en-
courage the students IN their laudable
aim. Mark Twain lectures tor
them next Tuesday evening.
Better things a be said OF the
Female Seminaries of the city. One
under the patronage OF the New
School Presbyterians, another under
that of the Methodists, and a third,
the AdhenoeH9n, under the care OF
Professor Saunders. In each OF these
frst-class schools, there arc about
one hundred and fifty pupils.
The city, within the last hv years,
has prospered more IL the way of
church buildings than anything else.
DIR. Glover, New School Presbyte-
rian, has the largest Church and
church building in the city The
house seats readily a thousand per-
sons, and is elegant in all its appoint
ments, both internal and external.
On last Sabbath the Eastend Meth
| odist Church dedicated the basement
| of a beautiful building In process of
erection. The exercises were deeply
interesting. and by popular appeals
through the day, no less than nine
thousand dollars were pledged, by
which the main audience room is to
/ be finished early IN the season.
Directly opposite. on State Street,
is a new Church edifce, belonging to
the Christian sect of Baptists, an
ornament to the city, but it is infer
tunate that they have paraded In
glaring letters. cut in marble The
Church of Christ" leading some to
feel that they would thus ADVERT ;e
the world hat their opposite neigh
Dor was not, even as they, the Church
of Christ.
Still further east, and perhaps on a
grander scale, the Roman Catholics
are also rearing a beautiful structure,
and | find that here, as in almost all
other cities, they are largely aided by
the outside world and by Protestants.
But if Protestants will thus do what
Roman Catholics consider an incon-
sistency, surely they are not to be
blamed for taking advantage Of this
super-abundaEt liberality. Is there
so little difference between Romanism
and Professionalism, that the latter
can. consistently with their implied
protest, help the former to propagate
their dogmas2
One Of the noblest charities / know
of is now being made by a Jackson
vile lady. A Mrs. Ayres is about
transferring a large property, with a
building erected upon it originally
for a Theological School for the
Christian sect, to the Society Of Dea-
conesses of the State of Illinois,
who are to receive it in trust for, and
superintend in it, an Orphan Asylum.
I learned from her that before she
could legally make the transfer, she
had to pay to the United States five
per emit of its valuation. She justly
regards this as almost outrageous; as
she a If / choose to rem it for a
beer garden and place of low resort, |
can do it without charge, and have a
handsome income; but if / give ii
away as a home for orphan children,
am to pay hundreds Of dollars for the
privilege. 1t does not seem right
and | agreed with her.
And, by-the-bye, Jacksonville.
must be a very beautiful city
when it is not, as now, involved il
black mud. And this prairie mud i;
abominable. You slip In it as though
it was half grease, and it sticks to you
as if it were putty. Jacksonville
claims to be a very moral and sober
place. | was told by citizens thai
spirituous liquors were not sold within
the corporation; though / was told
by some persons, who said they spoke
by the record, that there were place:
enough where it can be bought.
They are awake on temperance suf-
icently to hold weekly meetings,
which rotate from church to church.
Last night it was in the Congrega-
tional Church.
Great excitement prevails In parts
of the State because of an endeavor
on the part of the temperance men tt
secure a clause Ia the new constitu-
ton prohibitory of the manufacture
or sale of liquors for other than man,
ufacturing and medicinal purposes.
The temperance men are trying to
make this a test question.
Business in Jacksonville is said tC
be very dull. The population is about
thirteen or fifteen thousand. Its rail.
road facilities do not condHce to the
building up of a Wholesale trade. o.
the population, there are, it is said,
about two Thousand Portuguese, whC
were driven away from the island Of
MADEIRA, some twenty years ago, or
account of their religion. They have
q remarkably good reputation for in.
dustry, honesty and piety. They have
two churches, both Presbyterian, and
give more time to worship than ans
other denomination in the city.
| have had the pleasure. while here
Of being the guest of Mr.. w. Knox
father of our good friend in the In.
surance Office of the First National
Bank. Mr.. K. is doing a substantial
business IN one of the large Touring
mills of the city. He has a delight,
ful family, making my visit here ex.
5 tremely pleasant. He is at the pres.
emit time deeply interested In bring
ing out a new adjustment for scour.
ing wheat, which he thinks will be O.
J. great benefit to the trade. Bv it tho
] cleansing of wheat is accomplished 81
. perfectly and so easily, that the i'm.
provement or patent" is likely tC
be universally introduced.
t Talking of wheat, the farmers hers
making long faces because of poo
prices, and yet withall we have to pay
dearly for the best brands of -four.
But / am weary and doubtless s,
are your readers. so good bye.