The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-10-02
ReHgi0HS.

The Baptist church at Salt River
Isabella county, was dedicated on
the 18th.
. The erection of the new Gath
Ole Church at Wenona is to be
proceeded with Immediately.
The Baptist church at Traverse
City has just received tho gift of
a $500 organ from friends in
Chicago.
A new M. E. church has lust
been dedicated ut Montague,
Muskegon county.
The Presbyterian church OF
Albion has received 1897 to-
wards rebuilding its burned house
OF worship outside of Albion.
The Christian Church building
Of Marsball, undergoing repairs
for the last three months, was
re dedicated, oH tho 2lst.
1t will take five years more to
build the spires OF Cologne Cattle.
dral to the required altitude of
600 feet.
Rev. j. L. Child, a member of
the Michigan Nj. f. Conference,
died at Denver, Colorado, on the
10th, whittier lie had gone in hopes
OF benctiiing his health.
Tho new M. +. Church in Flor
ence will be dedicated OH the
second Sunday in October. The
church is model OF neatness and
beauty with "a Seating capacity
of some $50,
The German Methodists have
built a frame church Oh Pigeon
Il yer, III miles from Case lille,
lluroE county, aud have just com.
plctsd u parsonage at the little
village.
On the 7th tho nj. E. Society
of north Adams, dedicated their
new church. The sum Of $545 was
subscribed to pay offan old indebt.
edness ON tho meeting house and
parssnagc.
Rev. A. E. NJ ,ther, the inGei-
atisablc aud laboiioas State
llomo Missionary Superintendent
OF the Baptist denomination in
Michigan, has been wholly laid
by from his work for severla
week..
Several prominent men Of
Chicago, with the consent of the
Mayor and the lark Commisslor-
crs, have arranged Tor Sunday
! instrumental concerts in the Park.
In Prussia, according to the
latest statistics, there are 1854
800 Evangclicals, 81, 693 Luther
ans, 1892 Baptis's, 1892 Mon
mites, II Gil M"ravians, 1924
lrvingites, 1920 Old Catholics,
II, 6l4 odd sects, S,950,697 Ro-
man Catholics, 10000 Jews, and
about 1000, 200 Greeks.
A new M. X. chnfclp was dedi-
Gated at Delta CeAer, Eaton
county, OH the 9TH. bt cost 50, 500,
an Indebtedness of 81 200 remain.
ing. This sun was provided for, be.
sides cauceling the pastors claim,
and raising Dcasly enough to pnr-
chase a church organ. The build.
ing is 3Ox5O feet in sig, aud has
been nearly FURNISHED 10y the
ladies, at u cost Of aboM 1925.
1.-The Congregations Church at
Michigan Center, FIR some time
pass IN rho process 81 erection is,
| now completed = and WAS dedlcat =
ed on Sandy, September 2ist.
1t ss tine rural church, 60 feet
III length. with a spire 100 feet
in height. The inside il finely
trcscoed and viii accommodate
800 perspns. The entire cost,
Including fmniturc, is $4,000.
A sfatist has recently busted
himself with compiling and vcri-
flying the religions statistic OF
f. glish speaking c"mntricc, aud
find that the Protestant Episcopa-
lians have 12,5G0,0U adheren's;
Presbytcrians, IL ,500,0O0; 3lbtist
l0,50O, 900: CuuvreyatiOnali,ts,
7,5OUO00; Methodistsr $4,000, 900;
Roman Catholics, 10000, 900 =
57,00G,00O Pr"testan,s ag .inst
$1,000, 900 of Roman Catholics.
TIE yellow pine, IN invaluable
bailding material ior bridge aud
car work is being rapidly thinned
ont in the South. No trees Of
this kind grows afterward where
one is cut, but only a wort HESS
scrub pine % others pecies. Those
who have set ewt new plantations
of those trees viii eventually tinl
| than unrv v,luohh,