, 1873-03-23

How it WAS received and its subeeoeut a1cn
@tne @ popllc know. 1t was eyerrwlero strind 4
ne" Ghlce5o paper" Its s5ry name ms NJ
urn;; na -, thousands at once became its pAtro1
Egious journalism, position Thic i h.s ~
dasI.: maintained to the present. OF con course. @
CERTAIN directions it met with onDost;o
sor example, the Pregbyterian press d
,nna uos 1easn sory kconly Dr.. Dushnells 90
number and nd tho arSt Mp Page 2or Of The the tr Fl
ald not like eucl. full-1odgcd compettor* @ r*>As
t tuoa I,arttc1!2r pains about this time to caric
i sao ea9 ddo0'lce in ono Of its illustrated nun
geth. some Of our readers no doubt recall thi
a anefe WAS the Goddess Of Liberty the America
bS, aoanhent otdclals Of the country, spear
among tue feet of the dignitariee, IVES bab
about its neck, labellod s'The Advance" Til
t15se dog was tho inspiration" of the picture
al olse was background. When tic earl: a ur
was shown to tho Rev. Dr. Patton, With grca
he renafhed ana That at pun an aanef VIII sro% s1He
Tho doctors predictions have beon verified. TIT
Adr0nce has grown tor circulation OF over q, ,00{
copies weekly, and is soon to be issued as al
get up " in it's new marble home on Fifth avg
nue, which is four-etory - kennel" of no small
preten.ions erected since the i1o. Tho paper is
owned by number OF gentlemen Of Chicago,
+aoo%' LAY lt1ou. 4ta A1Au4Eel1leQE 1Qr term OF
years has been placed in tho hands Of AIr. J. r. r
Marsh as editor, and H. l.. Turner as publisher.
both young men remarkably weil-6ttcd
Tor the work. Or. Patton, though no
lonse: editor-in-chief. is doing abont tho
Gilbert, nddsd to tho corps of editors 40 sor1o u
Two years hgo, has done much to give tho paper
chaiacter and is one Of our best editorial writer's
1ho Aocdnce Is remarkable for its exhaustive.
COMPACT comp and readable presentation Of church
news; IS vel as for its bold, timely and unequiy-
ocal ealfor1al5. It's reputation is already world
Tide, aud no religious Journal east or west has
pctter outlook for the future It il an honor tn
tho "a oehomanatlon it represents and credit to
me city which gaye it birth, aud in which it now
!Aoofs N, WIN the vlGor and energy OF manhood.
ehlcaEo as G moral and religious centre is as
well advertised through the columns Of the Ad-
c"ncs rs any ono Of lis religious periodicals.
TIE WESTERN CATHOLIC.
The Catholic population of Chicago fs not far
from l29 ,Ooo. Thcre arc twenty-seyen prosper
onh churches in connection with thedenoninatlou
IN this city. The organ Of this ecclesiastical
body in the Northwest ia the Western Catholic.
ia,Se r, eIght-pagc weekly paper, published BY the
" Western Catholic Publishing Company. and
edited BY William Machay Lo1nasncy II is nov
~ Its fifth year, and has circulation OF 15,0c0
Its makeup is comparable with tie best of reli-
to start Catholic journal, which proved abor-
i've, among them we find tho Tablet and tle !
1oMng Cadolc Guide.
The Sunday School Messenger is successful
luvenlle periodical. issued by tile Sunday School
Association Of tho Holy Fan1ily in tie interests /
of the Catholic population.
:, In tbls connection should be noted also The |
gdihottc Hochenblaft, prosperous weekly, !
'talted by Francis Xayior Brandecker several |
ears since, and still published by him in the in
Arrest OF the German Catholics. Tho gross cir
'olatIon Of tho Chicago religious press in the
Felfaro OF Catholicism il very large, and fully
p to tue demand. It is quite true that tho
1atholic Church Of the city is as we'll supplied
slth periodicals as tho Protestant. And it is
iso true, that the two periodicals of which va
lave boon more Particalerin speaking in conucc-
ION WITH this denomination, ere as permanently
8 sfaousiod AZ as any Of the religious newspapers
f Chicaso.
THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY N CHICAGO.
!: AZ, eng 'he agencies By which the moral and
pligiors character OF the United States 1ayo
cen moulded Tor tho last tifty years no one
IS worked lore quietly, and yet effectively |
1sn the Aulercan Iract Society. Organized for
10 purpose Of 5i1using abroad the knowledge
I tic plan OF ea1vatlon as understood and | .
and managed in nll its business !
as well as its religions issues !
poa The highest principles Of Integrity aud :
onor and has stood for nearly half . century, c
tower OF beauty and Ct strength, not only for I
'her orthodo1 chr1st1.ns, but for the 'Ameri- t
IN naao as woll. e
The business transactions OF its first yenr, as c
ven in it's first annual report, amounted to g
To- 1000: In :he third year. volumes began tonp- ]
'ar, DoddT,dse:s :" Rise and Progress. mud t
1nyan's "Plgrim's Progroes" leading in the ?
It. In 1885, tho bold purpose was formed OF t
ltting at least one good religious book into u
cry family in the United States. In seven II
ars moro than 1000, 900 Of volumes had been il
:culated. and tho system Of colportage was in
'duced. The plan of aiding foreign missions
4 already been adopted, and all the mission d
Ids began to enjoy tho cheering encourage h
mt Of this truly worldwide and great-henrt- Il
American enterprise. Tho work By this tiuo d
become 80 great and was Immediately 30 I
1ch enlarged and extended by the new sys- Il
Il Of colportaga, that the cIcar-headcd business I
N Of it's Finance Committee eaw the nd
ntage and the necessity Of the nocioty's Il
ing its own manufacturing. After long and Il
aeful investigation it was decided to tear down
. original tract house and erect another larger Il
d # euibcicnt strength to sustain the burden 4
tTenty-lour power presses, AID the whole Il
siness Of manufacturing its Own publications.
lis VAS done at q cost Of $4,000, which were 4
aeav ~ g mqag1 2cs covta on the prop RTope
the now building not occupied By the Society. s
'us not dollar VAS taken from tho benevolent e
nds for this most Important improvement. 0
With these valuable advantages the work Of b
ed speed. The number of coipoztcura con n
ued to increase until there were over
} men 1t work when the wnr broke out ! c.
The american Messenger, monthly paper, C
led with original religious matter relating to d
Christian experience, and commended BY tho | is
ST men of an religious sects, has attained
culation OF 10000 monthly. The German
Ition of the same has 4 circulation OF over 8;
600. In 1852 the ChilTs Paper, q smaller Il
,nthly issue for childron, beautifully iustrat- ii
WAS began, and such has been the attrnetivo- q,
sB OF both the letter-preBs aud tho cuts OF n
8 truly beautiful paper, alwnys in advance, n
It it has attained the wel-mer1ted circulation S.
over 300, 900. p
10 Sunday school, Of whateyer name, can be
rly dealt With By its officers and teachers il Il
" do not supply it with this model paper for is
ldrcn. 81
The Morning Light is another monthly re-
tly issued, for the benefit OF infant b
sses and beginners, and is 80 81
med TINT it may be used as NJ
monthly, semi~monthly, or weekly paper. In
1as already circulation Of 10000. Il
3ut tho most important modoru enterprise OF ! F
Society is the issnc OF the Illustrated Chris +
n Weekly. Not only every Christian man, but
~ friend Of his race, and every lover OF his 4
Intry must feel q permanent debt Of graft
10 to this noble American institution Tor III re
ducing iuto the literature Of this country q
aklv Daper UNSURPASSED in it's Typography | b.