, 1873-11-02

SAu NitfiGr 1na[lttt1lnI1a OF 1SafIiii0 AA9HA
condition Of pocuninry embarrassment IN Which
Bold OF usefulness. N'ary Of tho older colleges
and unlyersilos Of tho East aro greatly y neoa
alone requiring nearIy s2,0oa,ooo III th'e 1o-
paytment. The Bar,iat denomination has wisely
hit upon this opportunity to nttompt ti9 rescue
Of tho sinking ant despondtng institutions III
hearty sua very general, Tho baptist Oonycn-
tions recently hold throughout tho Northwest
have al ia1orseA tho s moxoment, tsna ant, tho
sanio shape. sono Of Tho papers sdyiso
perios Of conventions on. tho subject
Whntever p1an may bo adopted. tho meetinY on
Tuesday will DO the fret In tho Woat looking
officially to its arrangements, aqd ia therefore ~
important occasion to- this donom1nat1on; ~
will bo grand and E!orionp work II the bartista
secure $40 0oo opo fo, oncationai Pnrposes DO"
TIE 1AplEs' CONVENTION At RACINE.
An important meeting In religious csselos VIII
bo held on Wednesday and Thursday Of this
weol, Of Racine, ws.. IN Which many of tho H.
Is the meeting Of tho Wo;nan'a Boattd Of Mis-
Rions Of tho Interior. Delegates from all
tho interior States arc expected to DO prosont,
ports, and the olocttng ot officers, ete., Mrs. p
Of tho Recording Secretary (absent), and Mrs. ]:
p Leake also q ohieago wi road IT,, tho repoffs
" LAt NuAA AG0! o%e4J1
tho hsaqsi Ssneo Aiis' Mrs Wam lam HWakor sorsry Of
tho Gaboon Mission, Africa Misc sn1ah Pollock,
sS ass @ 10 % po s % sna
se'''Ia e Soy sD' tl;at sp'DEa liz ladies q Rs.
zine aro making ample propaftaA.l,ons TO
the bettor." Tho Board is In connection With
tho Congregational Church Of this country, aud
plready has done work that ppoaks for itaelf.
It has now. in all 25s suxiIiarioa adult and IT,,
support Of nineteen missionaries, ave board-
Ing, and thirty Diblo readers. Ono OBJ
tect ut this meeting will be to nrgo upon
70 form auxiltaly bociesica, for which purposo p,p
all tho appliances and conTonlonoes 'Sil DC
profrered. pf the missionaries now supported
By tho Women's Board OF Miesions, a number ~ n
Miss Mary Z. Kendall, Of Union Park Church,
Chicago, at Datsalagnnda MIss Jennie @: Q:
Ghapn q NoT England e GaGFoh ohesg tS" q
s1lG and MIS- julia Z. Dudley, q h1gin, 1T Kobo,,
japan. Tho exponeo In this department. ac~
S.aa for eah to PSI G sas o Sp ed
living in Western Africa and ASIA about s40c
yenr; In India aud Coylon, $700; and
n ohins $500 The cost ct oa aauppeeEktalng E1 eEa e.
tho country. Tho meeting at Racine will 1ool
into oil these points, and no doubt adjust p'a,nt
lint wll caX a. r. oR yes m m91o mo.t e1t0nsvelS tne
Tho following is the programme Of the moet
ing.
Noses s@lih. 1Issaeat ohiesgo M spgoint@sat ri a9 .
fons II
Esaas % %1ra e n,ttsoFa m
hesrs ses fse sass osss nRp'rsns
ae4s ssaT from ss
prinipal ef Female Seminary gainesville, ohio: s1n n
GLnrchcs." Followed By discussion of tho sam
subject. Reports from auxiliary Societies.
Of fho
;s:ss; Ss.ss d 3ss at
2s rs y Edowss Ss'ss & @s Il
lliarT socie.ios. adjournment, md the po1ology
THE Z. Ii. Q. A. OF CHICAGO.
The Chicago 7. II. @. A. is on the aiert, and n
stone will be left unturned to mako TINT instist
bon In all respects worthy and successful on
Lack OF suitable room has been serious aray
back, but this will soon bo obviatod +
The completion ot the ieet new r9qms = n oa ta
these rooms will be completed by Chriatnaa
During tho last six montbs the woriing forct
Of the Society have been very active: The dor'
EQpal mGGEluEBt bAEH Ao tAt 1MA3 4%bbu 1 lay
Meetings, liz Saturday Noon Taachera' MeettnI
tho Gospel, Strangers, nnd the regular NEE
ings Gayo oil boen regularly held and quite we e
attended. Tho li1Iary now nunaeore p, 2,5:
booka is ego the monthly average OF bopl
drawn is ISL, and the daily average attendance
tho reading-ro room ie 90, About 100 periodicals
taken. and The pnbiishlng department en- st. n,s co.
1Tdinqs with united circulation OF 1900
copies per month. This is q good shown
and is au evidence Of much vitality. It is pr
poeed as part Of tho winters work to recru
up the list Of members and make it larger tht
ever before. The hoto church directory frame
which have been p1acea in Fifty Of the hotel
hsyo proged good thlng and Ta Tll 6e;1t 30 1o9H
on Depot Work, which ia d now departner
have met with good SUCCESS, and wil enlar
their aeld of operations as opportunities allo
reading matter las been distabutod BY this q
partment. No one con estimate tho silent iua
enea Of this amount Of literary mattor: 1t
thrown out on the basis, "In tue morning &C
thy sood, and In tho evening withhold not thi
hand. for yon, know not which shali .proHp'
either this or that, or whether both alike sh
be good"
Is proving grand succesa. Ono hundl
and thirty newspapers and thirty magazin
from the leading towns and cite. OF tho cor
Try arc on ale end ttee to the public: About
n | any ono day being 282. of thia last numb
tho register showed employees from nine diff
ent railroads. This room Is open every day ii
81. u. to 10 p. M, anu il entirely froo to
Writing matesial Is furnished free to rai1s
men, aud many avail thcmaelyes Of lts ua
It must be confessed that 1t
gomewhnt remarkable that tho
pense Of tho whole Association 81
April last has been only s900. This indicate
rigid economy, but it Ia hoped that hoinstitut
viii flnl tho way clear to q more enlarged
poudituro, with commemorate succoas.
This end It ie proposed to hold tho celobra
"Bazaar Of All Nations' in tho Exposition Blu
ing during the holidays, arounl wlliuh tile or
GIGS Of tho Association, for several wooks
Come will be vigorously thrown, II Ia now
decision that tue Bazaar will be hold, Of wi
more will DO said In the future.
THE wEarERN aEAatEN's FRIEND SOCIETY.
3. Trsukland of Chicago. President Of
Western soamon's Friend Society, armour