, 1873-02-02

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ABIDE from these there are sixty-nine Roman
Catholic colleges and setninaries making total
OF 479. It is Tor all these that prayer has been
made.
. DEPOT READIyG-RooM.
The Lake Shore l. Michigan Southern. and
Rock Island & Pacific Railway Companies in
cooperation with the Young Mems Christian
Association, will open Depot Reading Room in
fhe new passenger depot at the head OF LaSale
street as soon as it is completed. These Com
room 2ox55 feet on the south aide 1t the depot,
Immediately over the passenger waiting-rooms,
which will be fixed up in neat aud attractive
manner, and will contain q full supply Of all the
leading papers and magazines
It is proposed to make the place so attractive
by Its literature and surroundings that the en-
ployes Of the road cannot resist the temptation
to accept the free invitation OF it's benefits and
mind, and keep ont OF saloons, gambling dens
and other places OF bad repute.
The officers OF the roads hold the view that
they will be fnlly repaid for this expenditure in
having their men on duty in time, able and fresh
after spending their evening proftably in such 3
place. instead OF carouRing around the city, visit
ing places OF evil resort all night, uniting them
for the duties Of the following day.
This plan depot Reading Room) has been car
ried on very successfully at the Union Depot, in
Cleveland, where the various railroad companies
have set apart spacious room which the Young
Mems Christian Association Of cleveland fitted
up, and which has met with gratifying success,
nnnafeos gisltlnE the room weekly. 1t is the in
tention OF the T. II. q. A. OF Chicago to establish
built il the railroad managers will look with favor
upon it.
In1s Assocaaeaon mas "1tn;n the past ten
months distributed IN the different waiting
Iooms q me passenger oepots IN the CITY over
two million pages Of religious reading matter in
the shape Of tracts, papers, and teataments
which have been veil received by persons COM
nd $t A{,4-
pe'!eo 70 Malt to1 tne ar1a7a1 Or departure OF
4alns. Ins Is an average OF ,Voo tracts per
oEy, "Mca se l1Io tne nanqs OF anont 1,Uto per-
eons, many q "hom, 1t ls thought scarcely ever
;atnn eS1 5uen haan ~ ls sala 9Y tne asso o.
clanon @ o5 wnose heaa9uaI.ela are SUI 81 NOS 70
auu - nes1 hanqolpn ssree'' Inak every oonar
neana ~ f;s 10 ts a %otA % eao oe me
- ana 1,t VI Ill. ano 4'eoo pages
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ro,rraa.- .m n,ra.;a ~ 411e snoaca.
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en ths co4,ar =, ssee 9oa;ety,
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direction nf Mr. e r. Enonfe Ih;a "iu, cT,,rci, sho
~ tsJs'ou - ~" -; y. 1uop1el' 1nls cnurcn.
The architect Mr. J. q. cochrane, and the
sa, . - :. 3a nanalu ~ ~ "a ea4ee OF
sn hrown1stnne ir;m;nre u+.s ~ " r. %tasGh pl.e
= 1ae4;h.1 49, ~ 1-.aS5 14:. 10 a.e4 satga6A
sie and Ta.cb the a4o1Hna ae " ei.1e
feet With aide Ea1s s1 Teat h;n5 s,,d ca;i;r, 81
faet fra. 49, 40 - ~ aees u.so' nnu ceinng %
epanned by six grand nrches heavily mnn1ged y
.g;tb daen yacaeu nsna,o snI ea eeS ~ donueu, @
painted and g1lded. a balcony extends around
ranged IN boxes which are furnished with up
helstscsd 1Ss ehas ft9g tue seets in this ps5
choir are placed Tithin the cbancei At .a fha