, 1873-02-10

experiences hs d community glTca uH all that VIC
ahau know or experience of homo fooling until
we got wonted to tho New Chicago. Yesterday
thero waB notable gathering Of thiB claBB, tho
assembling Of vast audience in tho now house
Of worship Of our Oldest Presbyterian Church
organization, in tho dodlcatory services Of tho
First Presbyterian Church, on Indiana avenue,
nt Twonty-Gr stroet. There are fow who yot
remain, and resent being called old, who thought
1t q great achievement In local ocoloaiagtical an-
nails to gathor round Rov. Jeromiah Porter, forty
ycnrs ngo when thia Church was 4lrst established
In the gnrrgon times. Thcro were those who
sat in tho splendid temple yeAtcrday, who used
to ride through tho mud Of our pralrio streots In
wo-whee1od carts, or on horseback, to make D
perlouH landlng III front Of tho frat small wooden
tabernacle on Olarl sroot, Just north Of tho preB
ent Sherman House. 4 list before us contains
tho names of quite number prosent yesterday,
who put their signatures to the atnpendous
Undertaking of building the first brick church,
On tho corner Of Clark md Washington streets,
whore good earnest Doctor Curtis mtnistered for
go many years, while tho shabby town began to
put On city airs. For yoarB after it's erection, it
wan In tho outskirta ot husinesa, and by tho
very line Of construction Of tho building, stip-
ulated in tho decd Of purchase from P. T.. ".
Peck, tho edtfico wne DO located as not to impair
the residence character Of Clark street: Then
businesa invaded those precincts, and tho ro-
took place In 1856. And whom that admirable
Clergyman. whose namo will long live in Chicago,
Rov. DR.. Humphrey, in his dedicatory sermon
suggested that 1t would not bo long boforo buBi-
noss would again force change Of site; IN in
dieuco, for tho trco-emboworel avonue, not then
paved, gavo little token OF such future.
AZ is vol known to our city readers, az tho
result Of the groat fire the First Proshytorian
yoh Was un
emerge from the struggle with tho difficulties Of
establishing churches In the suburbs, apparently
lnseparablo from such enterprises. Roy. Arthur
Mitchell, tho pastor Of tho former, assumod tho
nnd With such romombrnnces tho assembly Of
yesterday gathered at the morning service in
whit is ono Of tho handsome1t churches, and
certainly one of tho handsomost church audi
ence rooms, in tho West. It deserves to bo atatcd
That the exterior Of the church was already we'll
developed at The timo OF tho fire, and represents
what was grave undertaking for tho Calvary
Society, while the advanced character Of the i1l-
torior marks quite as strongly tho accession OF
material wealth, tho rasult Of the union. Tho
First Presbyterian standa to-day ono OF tho
wcalthieBt aud most prosperous churches i'll the
Vest, mud its people havo built what they Anvo
paid for. md will not te heard Of in tho New
Egsna s a h GRo1sSs Ta ssnng aaa fGs Gss5e a in
detail than our space allows here. 1t would have
mado tho excellent architect, J. @. Cochrane, two
lnches tailor II he could at the outset llava re-
ceivod the carte blanche order for tho First pres-
to meet tic moro slender domands of Calvary,
but ho has wrought we'll with his nlatoral, and
tho building, in itB fine red Philadelphia brick,
relieved with brown stone, and its tall, shapoly
spire the highest in tho city, is IN ornament to
that part of tho city. Within, the arrangements
nrc admirable. A basonlent, that is not Hubtor-
ranean, gives T. beautiful lecture-room and apnrt-
ments for 6ocabics, committees, and the pas
tors study. Above is the beautiful main audi-
as ~ a aragg gh as shsssf sss a lasea1
weli as an Utility, sud among the ais pews, not
one soat where Tho liBtenor must crane his neck
to 300 tho speaker,-a room pleasant
to sit in, and witl. o lavishnoss Of
full without Overlooking. Tho audience NO have
already. characterized as comprising multitude
of familiar faces Of those who are growing old
In Chicago, tho only features Of our early day
left being tho features they carry with thon:
Rev. Arthur Mitchell, the pastor, was assisted
eago Theological Seminary. The fine organ
contributed ite sharo to the exercisos, its quail
tiles having few evenings previous bocn vol
established among our 1nusic-lovors by the Organ
Concert. After tho Introductory services, the
pastor preached sormon, taking for his theme
fhe Church, it's province, what # should ain, to
accomplish, both in tho odillco and the func-
tiona tho building Is design,"d to aid. Il
Tag S3 evident . that tho good pastor M had 8
house might bo q little too tino, and yet
he fairly presented tho arguments for elaborate
and elegant church construction among cominu-
mites whero'thia scale wus in keeping with the
means and styleiof living Of tho wornhippers.
sciences present twingod a lttlo with tho PASTORS
ut tho grim picture Of q procession Of pagnns
that would occupy four years marching down In
diana avenue, one unending limo Of godleBB
that Mr. Mitchell does not intend that his flock
shall lhpso oasily to moral and religious slumber
ou thor crimson-linod benches, and deom their
aharo In church construction ended. Indeed M
an earnest Of tho work before them, they wore
busy yesterday afternoon dedicating the new
Railroad Mission Chapel, " free to all" on state
etreet, noar Fourteenth,
At tho close Of the discourse, the following
church officers took their placea in front Of tho
altar: a.. Vs..
Tnuarrrs-1l. g. Durana, D. ". Irwin, Il. Hitch.
cock, 4. Ballard, !. p. Brooks.
ELpzns-J. r. olis q. T. B1sscll, 8. 2. Harrington
no1iingsworth, bsliry Wood. ahoa'aa Lord, Dr. 4.
H45nm;a: n n,r,na e,r,,,., ro,,,.nsr y W
1rHo e. 5as. ga!aa Il E@'a Es' o:is9aS T.
Tho simple dedioatory form was road, the ded
teatory prayer followed, and singing and beno
diction closed The aeryico.
IL WAS Rfln0ulfcGu LuAL kEG CQuTCu VIII tu-uay
be opened for thoso who wish to eelect pewB,ane
meeting, for that purpose takoH place thi'
evening. THO rental will occur on Monda..
evening OF next woek. Tho Trtlateos have mad
the valuation an low as possible, tho htgheB
rontal being 8000 which carries q regular tax o
e144, and IN organ tn1 Of sra. There are In th
list many desirable pews at sl00, with rognia
tax Of e1O, npl an o'gnn ta1 Of ss, and, pcss o
s60. with taaoB corresponding. It iB designe'
to realize s125, 1000 from the total valuation. X
make tue locality Of tho now church bettor an
derBtood by roadors abroad, It may bo state!
That It ie two miles south OF tho onrl'egt briul
church on Washington stroot, and q mile and
half south OF tho later site ON Wabash avenue
and while both Of those, On erection, we're do
csdedly suburban, the now sanctuary has q com
pact and handsome residence neighborhood az
tending five miles below 1t, further aouth. Unde
slch auBplcious circumstances, the Flrat Pres
bytortan opens now careor In our new city.
THE CITY IN BRIEF.
There will DO a meeting of the Illinois Btat