, 1870-11-07

fInltas{nu Missionary Observation-Disclosures oE
thc Wicker Park Churrh,
CNtrARtAx MISSIONARY eocIEry.

CSt1ARtAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Tnr tsst annual meeting OF tue Cntra7n Cut |
tat.sn Missionary Society was held Ia the Church |
of the Messiah, near the corner OF HObbaruC 't't
md Wabash avenue. last evening. Nsxray eve'J
sest WAS occupied, about s00 people being present.
Alter the usual religious exercises, the Rtv.
nol,ert Lard Collier, pastor Of the church. sad
they had met to hear the reports Of the secretary
and Treasurer Of the Missionary Society. and 10
listen to several addresses One Of the objects OF
the society Mas to build up mission work, oLt
lss chief object waa 10 bring tac churches tnto
closer union. liz thought there had
been an Indifferent feeling among un!-
tAItans in IT, faes tnas ,1ae5 %efs + oreonnK
FOULS upou God. II 4.not true that uat af1aa-
ism was Rc'tttR nearer 10 the old ixnas. On
hers 1hs s' ana ts,r SisRs wsfe sc,sias Sroa,rr
% hs'a IL tae The @ Interest of tie Mission soeie1y AID
| much gno.l had lrcen done, anu he aopea Mo:e
Mr. Dates, President Of the Soelat!. then to7k
the chsir a.. called unon ths sscre1aty y,rns ,, M
de1ail!rg us oojectA- It was formed . ysAf aGo.
eHs5mtndssi % M people @ oi Eh!saso, and q acqaAat-
trc ihem witn the DOCTRINES OF uaita1tau,s1n
Eye msenngs g naa sE osfh nnnaq nsa T IN
| The Treasurer repottei that the 1-ce1pts daf1nR
The year were 81 ,G5As3 hnd me dlSnutsemenls 9
he audience u subscribe literally. to ,.ss sae
society in carving. q Its wo'E .,x.
/ On fro1iob, The Chair appointed G. II. : MIC,
Nj. Far, ", Il. Croker, and Mr. Lcaut, c'u1-
I mittee TO nominate officers to serve uut!HY tae
ensuing gear. TEey subsequently reported re
presldent. General j. II. WEBSTER; Treasurer.
John C. 11tltnu: scc.ctasy GeorIe y CaIp n eI
E1esase r, '.sst ~ 2, r. Mo
Addresses ~erc ihen made hy Res: Mr. F,s.n- =.
4 l -fI IxztNC h. R.gp v.
At Alter % tic tss,og ap 81 collection. ty whtcn
t considerahss sim was obtalned. sa= mceang aa'
CHURCH DEDICATION.
| The EtryfCcs in dedication OF WlrEef PAfk COG
:, g1cqauonal church ues- celebrated yesterday At.
E PEOPLE Jnn church Is slt.,sted On the corner O
l., | 1Iosnc sud LeAuyne streets, IN tue extreme
G | northwestern portion Of the city, adjacent Il
Wicker PaIk, aud short dtsta9ce ffnm tue Inter
| strtstn Of Milwaukee ami North aveuue8. 1t Is
yha0, ueat, wooden structure, turmonuted at tnt
e irunt apex or the ruof t,y t.sisfa1 eupo1a- re-
d ilfyea 6y pinnse.ca on ether SIDE. The onss'!'
DIMENSIONS, inctud1ng butt esses, are ~ by j.
"a teet standing upon lot 70 bF 10 fret ia rtxe
it TMTan audience room has height Of sffeet, ,ant
H. VII st ut nearly s0o hundred people It IL nut ye
ID 9mr1e1ed. ant. for tho present. SERVICES win b
conducted tn tac lcctufc-1oom. IN the basement
Mt which Is ~ feet sanare. BeAldcs this, tn
ou ybasement contains cias:-rooms. the psstof'
c 10 iii present Stare nj completion by the earnest
se FL & 5as sssS al
generous support OF the residents oi the vicinity
% at,d numerous contributions from friends In N
+ city 1t will cost, when completed, about SD. .0ot
The detllcatnry exercises began with pr9Jer 3
the pastor, and. after the ktseing OF hymn, u
r. Rev Or. HBmmond read selections II Scnptur
d and offered prayer. Then, after aanther nKm
hah been surg. addresses were made by R-'
T. Prot. Fisk, Of the Tneosngtca1 srtoi.a =: Rev.
8 Goodwin, Of the First Church; and Rev. j.
e. Roy, agent of the American Home Mss4opa.
y Society, All Of whom congratulated the People
F. the locality upon tho material, ute1tectufl. an
&c spiritual dement's which would result from tao e.
N | Establishment vi the church In theit midst,
1e The pastor then gave statement Of tt
&c finances of TIC entesr:!.c. showing the vasae {
u The E1te to he l,75; present value OF etlice au
- u1niture. f6s:S ~: total va1ne Of propctry. t1d
O. 10s97: Rmounr paid. ttr to NOV on building AZ
re fl,1nIiute. <5,lei1s, 1t which $l.n0 ID loan
l. The American Congregational Union, for Il,
L. years, without misunderstanding la'lehteaaees
It provided fnr IL the amount Of 81, ,e31-as whsc
after t".1nct'rH unccllrcted su"a:rt tluns deem.
7a | worth 1850 wnA reduced to tA,93l.9a Tue pre-
III | cns assets over 1iabt!tnes were $S.lei.77.
n Alter literal contribution mad >een taken I
te from amsnR tll.sae present tho st'dcEto p.n'
Was offered ~ hy the Rev. DE- Smith. o! II
n Lc1ritt Street Church. ant The doxolcSJ abd be
+ 4,l.c.tnn estkeE tlle tYttcI3rH.