, 1873-11-23

ing tho past wooh: Ohio l. MisalaBippi
Ghi;sg Chicago = S1,i. Alton. Michigan Central Northor
Fttah;ra FnaS; MshEa Eo1. woxaa wgosor1 ino9 cSnt..
Tnllmnn dar Company. It railway mon wish q
Pleasant place to npond portion Of thoir tlmo
they will not find : moro comfortable ono for
the kind In tlis country. They hold meotlngs
ovory Sabbath afternoon at half past o'clock,
and hava an attondance Of over 100, principally
railway men from tho difforont roads. j. II.
cole m old railway-n1an. formerly Of tho Nichi-
ing to-day. r,
THE REV. IAlnD coLIIEn'B IEoTuRE-couNBE.
Il is quito tho custom now for individual
ohurchoH to institute courho Of Lectures. aov-
tho plan. aud thus far are finding good succosu.
Tho Rev. Laird Collier announces d eourso to
bo givcn In tho Church OF tho Messiah, which
will be among thomost Interesting Of tho season.
Culture, treatol in ton lectures, ~ follows.
!. Kogon and Modern Culture.
2. sciencc and uhratiauity.
3. Natural sclcneo and traditional Religion.
4. Evolution IN Nature and Mind.
0. Evolution In Christianity.
6, Spiritual and phyntcal Science.
8. FAtaiiam and Eroo-Will. 49,,
Q. Transcendoutasn -
10. Philosophy Of Religion.
BuNDAY.auuooI CONTENTION.
A meating III tho interosts Of tho Sunday
schools Of Ohicago' dna vicinity was hold yos-
terday in tho Methodist Church Block, prof, ?.
2. Bliss presiding, at Which tho coming Cook
County Sunday-Sohooi Convention aud the First
waa finally agrosd to invite tho County Conven-
ton to convene in Chicago and to this ond a
preliminary meeting Of tho dolcgatoB from
tho sunday-scllools Coach school to send thrce
doegstaa) OF tho city mud county will be hold in
corner OF Clark aud. Washington strectn, noxt
Saturday, nt IL a. nj. The object Of thishnoot-
ing is to mako arrangements for The Cook County
Bundsy-sohool Convention, to DO held in Chi
ments for tho sund.y-sohool Convention Of tho
First District Of Illinois. Tho district is COM
posed Of tho following seventeen countiea,
Lake, MoHenry, Boone, Winnebago, Stephenson,
yoDaviees, Carroll, wlitesde, Leo, ogle, DeKalb,
dali. It Was shown st tho meeting TINT there
Were In these aoventeou countioY / 1,l42 Sunday
schools, 110 Of which we're organized last year.
Iloro aTo l9,607 tGaulers and onicorB, 122, ,595
Sunday -Bchool BcEolar8 making total momber-
ship Of 142,04 In tho same counties thorc aro
1856 652 scholars In tho public schools. 1t will DO
seon that about IS per cent Of the clildron in
Northern 1llinoia are in Tho Sunday .schoolH From
those Sundhy-Ec1ioolB there were received into
tho various churches lust year 2,727 naembers.
Tho report Of tho State Statistical 6ocrotnry,
Z. Payson Porter, show tl1ar tho First District
expended last year aa5, 00D iu this great cause.
AT tne meo4InR next saturday chon SCHOOL IN tho
county, it ie hoped, Will be represented
ANOTHER NEW DEPARTURE.
The idea Of changing tho jewish Sabbath from
Saturday to Sunday has for yonra bothored the
jewish nabbls OF the yarionB Reform congrega-
tons OF tho lnrgor cities of both America and
Europo. The last tino TINT 1t cnmc up, in Obi
cago was little over two years ago, just before
the fro. Thou somo OF, tho most prominent
jews in Chicago, in conjunction with tho Rev.
DR.. Chronil, then Of tho sinni Congregation,
but At present Of Borlin1 wero trying to abolish
Sunday. But the fro can,e, and D.. Chronik
loft Chicago for Berlin mud it all fol! through in
consequence. The matter Was never thought OF
again until a few months ago the jewish Union
attempted to hold service in the Pock Court
choir aud sormons by tho four jewish Rabbits.
they alternating every weo1. Only ono meeting
waa held, which was largely attended. Tho
question came up again fow weeks ago in the
Sinai congregation, whom 1t was decided to hold
Sunday service by way Of experiment, besides
tho Saturday service. Tho first Sunday meating
will bo held in a fow wecka.
SOMETHING NEW.
Tho ProsbyterinnH arc becoming aroused to
tho Importance OF tho Eunday-school work. A
son, ]. II. Walker, Q. Wisner, auu ". II. Port,
has been appointed By tho Chicago presbytory to
make arrangements for 6undaY9chool Associ-
atou that shall bind together tho active workers
In the city and vicinity. A meeting is announced
1850 tomorrow oyonlng, III tue Methodist
Church Block, corner OF Clark and Washington
streets, ut which tho Pastors, Superintendent,
teachers, and all sunday-school workers aro OK
pectcd to be present. Tbs object Of tic meeting
Is the organization Of tho now Association. Thoao
associations hnye proven very successful in PHIL
adelplds, Cincinnati, aud other PLACES.
and not Sse Sc is Of f. ucS fslsea soo IN nnhy yysy thy
Lot every sunday-sohool worker 60 to tho rneot-
ing in the Methodist Church Block tomorrow
evening. J. Bennett Tyler, of Philadelphia. su-
porintondent Of tho Sunlay-achool work in tho
and address tho audience on slow to Utilize tho
Bundny-School." lilo announcement will bn
made In tho churches to-day.
PROTESTANT SISTERS OF CHARITY.
AL honor, always, to whom honor ia due.
Willie Catholic Sisters Of Charity have nnrne
that can never die, and layo been faithful
through the Southern oities during the late
epidemic, it is not taking away any credit duo
them to quote the following respecting tho Sis-
tors Of another faith, taken from the Memphis
Appeal:
The good slstara wero among tho best, most con-
stnnt and nloat successful Of or yelowfeyor nursos,
and "eEs & tho ~ means under aoa ot grsat deal Of
~ mankind must face The inevitable, tho names Of
thcss ohlta!ian womon VIII 30 found high Up among
5 IT, s
sstera Constanco A1nolia, Thecia md Hughcta Will
mover 10 forgotten by The people of Momphs, and we
tasks schootcachors they hnre baon uinlstcr-
Ing angels Of mercy. unaccliinated and without
parence with yelloW foyer, they volunteered without
money and without price, md served with forltulo
that know no deviation until the close Of tho suddest
and most heart-rendiug period Of our history city.
God bess them and He will Ne has blessed them
Aready in tho SUCCESS which hRa crowned their efforts
and will continue to bless thom In al olse that they
undertake.
THE GENERAL MISSIONARY COMMITTEE
OF the Methodist Conference hAYo Just oom-
ploted tho Apportionmonts for 1874. Tho grand
total is $3.50, 700. OF thiH amount, Rock Kiyer
Conference is put down for s18 QUO; Central I'LL
nois,. $4,000; Illinois, $4,000, and Chicago
German. 5000. Tho appropriations last year
wero 1886, ,025.75. Tho comparative statement is
~ folloHa:
APPROPRIATIONS.
1874. 1875
l. Foreign mlsatona AMI
exchange. o............. $337 100 90 $973,825 rs
2. Domestic missions, for
eign populatlona...:. 7o,soo.oo 1o.65o. 90
8. Domeatio missIonB, In-
;, ,,dan..::;......:..;.,.. $4,000 eoso.o
1. Domestic missions,
American: :............ sol,boo.oo sal, 900. 90
8. MiEsoita In Territories, 1l,Q0O.00 $4,000 90