, 1873-09-14
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
The New England Congrega-
tional Church.
Description Of tho Now Edidce... Tho
Chapel Do Dedicated
To-Day.
Pecuniary Difficulties Of the
Church Of the Ascen-
sion Society.
Interesting Excerpts from the
Local Religious Press.
Tho Now Pastor Of tho Third Unitarian
Church...IIis Reasons for Aban-
dcning Congregation
alisHl.
Brother Moody in England---Generai
Notes---Personaf Paragraphs.
Interesting Excerpts from the
Local Religious Press.
Brother Moody in England-..Generai
Notes---Personaf Paragraphs.
Programme Of Services In tho
Churches To-Day.

thuFCntS 1O-DAys
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To-taJ we chronicle ano1her oi tne plesssu. ot'.'"
which si8nazn lie rebuilding OF chicaeo. ~ VIII oe
remembered that, nlontns aeo ou1 so"'
confagration, nnon8 is othor fasaBcs s"opt te Ne"
Eng'anu ohurch into Ihe common run WHICH pttea
tho NORTH sdo. VI 'Hat mcmotaoie eunua5 c'eu4ns
tho g'ad worBhnofs "eht from the eca"e1u sanctuary
which they had built III cfdcaSng loFe 10 ING 1u1e1
homes waere wcretho treasures oi uoncs11c a'ectio
Peace was wlthln thclr "hllss ana PROSPERITY "4tuu
er palncea" let III loss than uay the'f oVea
Hhs enodcring ruin, hnu thcso "aR hui ono foo' ~
cover tne1f Aeaas. "e 1cuese ~ ~ w .Ae' 's
anparanecd III oven the baa "onoess VI onsaboa no
tlat tho cns'ro co"8reeauon u 'A' w"
Eus'and Ch'reh 1ose tholf homes' anu aiAo,
"1th only tnFee OF 1o'r o4ceplone. '"ei !'aee'
Of bns!ness Scarcely cSor N tho annals OF hstofy
las there been recoraeu ach utter desfuctaoh o1 tno
POSSESSIONS OF Ahy CHURCH, from oelue oAe u lno
strongest and nos-goncrous churchea In Tie CITY II
was suddenly disporBed and brought TO deattu1ion.
Certainly stranger would have ead that tho regath-
ering Of tho people md tho rebuilding Of tho Church
were impoaabities; Or, at bcss must 10 Looked TOR
only III tic dlatant future. yet w1thih nohtn tno
bunday-school work mad beeh taken up hheW; fuao
Btorchouso erected anid tile ruins aHoIded gather
Ing place for the children Of tho poor famca that had
struggled back within two months temporary chapel
OF sono 400 sttin8s In which the fun anu regular scr
vices Of tho church havo eneo been maintained, was
built near tho Old etto; and now, in less than TWO
years. tho regahered congregation entera tho pcr1-
nent and spacious chapel Which has been added as n
rear extension OF tho hurnod church, on the corner Of
NORTH ucarborn and "hate Streets.
6uc1 vitality and progress are glory to any church,
or to my community. It Is another illustration
OF gonune religious enthusiasm II showa that among
tue motives "hlcn move n'eh' tncte stlA arc eome
which arc not sordia ana selashs
Hspce'aus ~ tue tcoul'ali'8 VI tno Ne" LngMno
beauty Of % tho structure whie Is contemplated aud IN
part comploe Il waa sunpoac at 1rat thut in pluco
OF tho former admirable building necessity ould CON-
Pei tho erection ol pan brick church with chapel in
the basement. wo can readily understand, therefore,
tho rcc,,,ar nc,era with ,vb,c oyc, t,,os mt ,,na
sta,S .a1nn.o ., .ha hn,so ''s ~,
aiAsey connected w'h tue ENTERPRISE haSe aeen the
auditorium and chapel on the ground-aoor, decided
unou and carrlod tu,o execution
1tys not DO ea's to gtye in words an adequate do
restoration aud new structure. yet some
boon. and ia TO ho huf,t. will to Of interest.
,as ana au ~ uu "tn W. -
portion OF the ono Homogeneous structure, although
occup, ing now ro,,au to tic cast Of tic former build
ing. lne through nnes afo tlansve1ao to tne main IN
po'oa u 'uo canee' anu os' ioe convenience pe
spoken ts 's III @ d,s Snsn ~ north . a. aud % sSn1
wat.r.,anlo to rldes 7-to wholo boin9 divided Into
A.. a"a secord sior,a With NJ, 1 n,,,ns hassmant
nfss ah" secona etofles, ~lth NJ a'npe oaseMens
breadth. Tho nain entnca ia on White street to tlo
nvrti, and opens Into wido vcabulc, whlch extends
a, ",,,ra ;ra,,, t,s .na;n. " ,s,a .,a ans.
oia eaulen' t1oni tn's epac'ous 'sauoue, 'ae uis'
parlors which oocupy tho %hs % street. 'front.' ont Esea
purlor il 1o1a7 with commrnicatlon from ono 10 tho
other by two aoub'e-doors, thus securing, vnenever
ono Pas!o 1ss
HPultaen1s a1s aof sue soclal uHes VI tno chutcn'