, 1873-07-20
Consolidation Of Presbyterians--Re-
building Churches on the
North Side.
Dedication Of a Baptist Mission
Chapel at the Rock Island
Car Works,
Calendar for The Week---ltems
from the Religious Press.

pastors are already out Of tho city enjoying thoir
vacation, and many othora arc soon to depart.
thero will be ample church. privileges for tho
church-going populace during tho summon
months OF tho Methodist churches, It may DO
said that abont all of then, will bc open aud sor-
vicoB hold as usual. 1lost Of the Episcopal
churches will DO open. In gomo instances, only
4 morning-scrvico will DO hold. The supplies
will come from without and within. lii few
OF the churches, regular Hupp1ica arc secured in
others, the churoh-soBsious and proper authori-
ties will obtain Buoh ministers as can be found at
tho timc.
DR.. Goodwin's pulpit First oongregational)
viii be supplied four Sundays by Prof. Strong,
and two by PROT. Savage; aftor which the pastor
returns.
Robert Collyer, Of Unity (UnitArisn), expects
to ronain during tho summer, and hold morning
service each Sabbath, unloBa the morcury is near
tho hundreds in the shade.
Morniug-aorvice only ia being hold by euch
nuppoH as can be found, in tho Church Of Our
Savior, on tho corner OF Doldan and Lincoln
avenues.
During the Rev. DR.. He1mer'a absence from
tho Union Park Congregational Church, DR..
Haven will I'LL the pulpit It is tho intention to
hold but ono Horvioo each Sabbath.
The Rector Of St. james,, Episcopal, having
returned, tho church will be open morning and
evenng during the summer.
The Rev. Dr.. Stout is Officiating In the n1,-
senco Of tho Rector Of St. Johns, Episcopal, tho
nev. q. N. Powers. D. D., who is OF on tholakoB
for th1oo Sundays.
The Rev. DR.. @. Il. Fowler, President Of the
Northwestern University, uillsupply the presby-
terihn Church at Lako Forest while tho paator,
the Rev. George g. Noyes, Is gone.
the incumbent, tho Rev. O. J. Thompson, who
has just returned from tho East.
Tho Fourth Presbyterian Church, Prof.
Swings, Ia closed until September, at which
timo tho Professor will return, and, aftor two
or throo services in the theatre, will occupy the
nav building On tho North Side.
The Park Avenue II. E. Church ia closed un-
I'll the middle Of August. Tho pastor, tho Rov,
Mr. Daniels, ia In Wisconsin.
The pastor Of tho Second Presbyterian Church,
the Rev. DR.. Patterson. has departed for ai1-
wooks' vacation. During tho month Of August,
the pulpit viii DO filled by tho Rov. DR.. Clark, Of
Albany, N. Y. Until that timo, such ministers
will preach aa can bo obtained.
The Rov. Q. G.. Clendenning pastor OF tho
Grant Place III. E. Church, has gone to La
Crosae, Wis, whoro he remains four weeks
His pulpit is being supplied by tho Rev. Q.
Truoada1e and others.
1no pastor OF the ElfEk presbyterian ClQfGl,
Che Rev. Arthur Mitchell, will not loave on His
vacation until about the middle Of August. A
portion Of his time Is now spent in suburban
town.
Kinney, Rector, will be open morning and oven
ing. The pastor romans at home and is ready
TO assist those needing his aoryicea whose Roc
fo.ys may DO away. His residence is 2o5 Park
Tho Third Presbyterian Church pulpit ia now
being flied by tho nev. DR.. Patton, of tho Pres
byterian Seminary. Tho Rev. MIR. Matthows, Of
tho city, viii assist Prof. Patton. Tho pastor,
aud thence COOS to tho White Mountains, with
NJ Tho % Re9. j. J. II. Whitehead, of tho North Star
Baptist Church, zemains at home, aud will
lug the vacation aeaaon. He declares he has not
had q vacation for thirty yeara.
The Ashland Avenue Presbyterian Church will
be closed. The pastor, tho Roy. DR.. swazoy, OK
During tho rev. W.o Young's absence, South,
from the Fullerton Avenue Presbyterian Church, !,
tho desk will be filed BY those whom the Session
odiBt Church, preached last Sunday.
Tho Lincoln Park Congregational Church has
been left to suPbly itself during the psstoFa ab
Tho Rev. L. H. Reid, Of the Eighth Preabyte-
eian Church, has just returned from m Eastern
tour, in which he visited Baltimore Now Hnveu,
md New York Ho Tili l lsave agsin In In August
closed: Borvices will bo hold morning and oven-
Ing by such supplies as oRn DO had.
TIE CONSOLIDATION OF pREsDYTEn1As1sM IN CHI
Tho local vatchuord Of presbyterianism in
Chicago, 1t would heen, is consolidation. Strong
as are the churches, and wealthy, with Ill ablo
ministry, in several instances Of late two or
more congregations liagc boen united undor ono
n int
of the North. and Westminster Churches undor
the now name Fourth Presbyterian, which called
Prot. Swing to tho pastorste; tha South Twenty
now called tho Fifth Presbyterian Church, with
tho Rev. 9. L. Thompson, pastor; tho Second
and Olivot. callod the Second, with tho Rev. Il.
~. Patterson, D. D., % pastor; and tho First
Arthur Mitchell in charge.
another similaE consolidation, Of tho Jotrorson
Park Presbyterian and American Reformed Pres
bytarian Churches.
On last Tuesday evening, joint meeting OF
ahe two Sessions and Boards Of Trustees Of tGese
churches was hold in the lecture-room Of tho Re-
formed Church, at which tho whole question OF
local union was thoroughly tnlkod over, aud tho
fact developed TINT tho way to such union
seemed worry clear. Both congregations nro
favorable to the moyomont and It ID believed that
ere long union Of tho two churches will be
effocted. It ia proposed for tho prosont That
each church shall koop up isB OWN organization
nnd look aftor It's own property-intefoBt, until
Me two denominations, tho Presbyterian aud
American (Dutch) Reformed Presbyterian, shall
haY.> united, which all boltave will soon happen.
Il is also proposed that the two congregations
shall worship together az one body, tn tho Anori-
can Refor4'uod Church Building, with tile pros-
ent inoumt mt of that church, tho Roy. U. D.
Quliok, in Charge, who will, no doubt, be the
coming pastor of Tie united church..
Ihia new arrangement, projected and nl1noat
conaummatod within tho last tlroo weeks, will
give the new church about 900 mambors, aud
property worth about 100000.
The Jefferson Park Church WAS organizod
6vo years ago, with 100 members, and tho Roy.
communicates, and . lot 76xl60 foot, on tho
corner OF Throop and Adams ssreets worth $685.
600. Tho building occupied at prosont In al old
framo, Which, should the congregation desire to
worship separately, would have to 10 replaced by
new ono. Dr.. patteIson. on account OF ill.,