, 1873-02-02


to hare originated in malice and in attempts to cole,
| blackmai1. AZ not few other honorable names hav
been dragged into the affair." that sspicon hna hee
excited Of wroug- In various nuarters 1ustce ct
mands that the truth be made known, for the rclie
y ~ toe innocent, @ sna Tor tae condemnation y, o.
sany: tne lauren cannok ;, anara 70 ;e. naae =, =
eyen bpe,th r. o re sus1dcin In rcne,anly e1pressin
thesn 1iena If VII ta easo now t1cnands we be!iey
We represent ba is fast coming to be the 1lannou
| Judgment Of 31r. Bcechers "arnest md ufe-ion
friends. We hnve said this much, Of course, on II
presumption OF ME B:scher;a Innocence; but u, II
PROVE to be my rea foundation fer Tho accusation i,
stronger which call for full investigation of tho mat
| ter' .
I COMPULSORY EDUCATION,
| The Standard has seconded the motion re-
Gently nado by the Northwestern Christian Id
rocdte respecting compulsory education. This j:
what the Baptist organ says:
In looking over tho annual rsoorts of the sc,oo
.eaa. y. eeEstA olateS We nno t1at 1n'
ance ,;' ~ ~ s.t haa ~ s1noo' aSe, y actual tte
from to ner cent attenI nrirata achnoa RI, RI
would leave Is eco out Of every 100 Who ire grow
/ ing up without the benefits Of our system
q m fee m education. Tie number Is much laEge' e
~ Tug c9es than n thc counsS ~ =, n auS Ga
sne ta M gace esd h1
ep aEs 81 aa aa
31,2H. The number enrolled IN private schools was
l4ss3 making total Of 4G,l32 or 4aos7 less than the
school census Thc school age is not usually extended
TO q, but stops At L. This would probably reduce
tae oue SUI give u c.'
19o le mo nle up N neacao
a. measure to wLich NO fnust ultimately resort
" ~ r1,r 1,:rrr,on
Crrus a. Mccormick. ESD. who has purchased
tho Inte,ior. in the last number Of that paper
makes the following clear and explicit announce
ment:
Having undertaken the publication Of the interior.
have only to announce to It's readers that have
done with the dete7minationt spare neither means
nor effort to make it .r.tcl.ss Presbyterian jour-
nal irrespective OF any schools By which Presb5-
atire s4sor ~ o, @ a4
e;n made ~ sacnrc tx 49, hct tnient y 1ha Pras
bs,ea ~,n,nt es aS;tnp ps. =, i. spn %
appear IN the next issue Of tho papcr. "'''>
II ia nndorstoo3 that Rav rronc;a T, pat+en
Professor Of Theology nf tha preshrtor;an Sam,
Rov- Drs. Kittredre md Mitchell s1,ociai cnn-
tributors,
...-.
re TEE GOLDEN f4EEcE*
-, ~ c sos'a1 eleanent n INC rlfst CongIegatlon
,o Snu1cn, ~ hna especlaiy maj among inc young
Reo'ie, a1 ueno1s!ratso iass 41onoay Was not III
10 10 t5es hal11u ~ nuo no. w e1as evening
~ e4oS s,;t,. tfs sonus people epcleky
GonneGteo m4eu tue coueIegatlon, lnet. as usual
fhaa-a1l iilno III tne IariorS Q! tno reformed
~ %'ea an Unusually interesting pro
a LUZ Me-aps!anip - enjoyeo- among the most
m.erestlnE OF tne exercises we're tho readings
gwen ~ f!o1: =. T. booth, WHO has charga OF
G re e1o:ut1oeary e aepartment IN the. chicago
1a; 1IeoiogiSn 1 oelninaly. dls me m1onatlons Of
voice ana REPRESENTATIONS OF diherent characters
we're saen as to call forth repeated applause.
PERSONAL ITEMS.
Rev. 4. L. Jordan has resigned the passionate
Of the Coventry Street Baptist Church.
Rov. Truman II. Post, D. D., of ST. Louis, ia
in the city delivering lectures on church history
to the senior class IN the CONGREGATIONAL Theo-
logical Seminary.
The Rev. DR.. Post, Of Milwaukee, whose Sab
bath duties in that city require him to dispense
Dutch, and German, WAS ID a Chicago pulpit last
Sunday.
Rev. T. G. Kitkwood, formerly Of this CITY, but
more recently Of Janesvi1lc, Wis, has been,
called to the pastorate Of the Bethany Presbytc-
rian Church, Of Milwaukee, This is q new
church enterprise organized last NoYembor,
Lawndale has Organized Library Aasocia-