, 1873-08-31
Something About the Now Temple
Baptist Church Society.
Excerpts from the Local Re-
Ggious Press.
6unday"Schoo' Items SO. Personal
Motes.--General Items.
Programme of Services in tho
Churches To-Day.

During this month"; thtoo prominent clerEy-
men haro diod. They wore mon noted alike for
Sound doctrine, scholarship. oarnoat piaty, In
dustry, long pastoratos, and usefulness. Tho
public life Of each began long boforo Chicago
vas thought Of.
Tho Row. DR.. Btorrs died on tl,o 18th inst, Mt
Draintroo, bIags., aged SO. lie Ind held the
rastorato Of tho Braintroo church for aixty-two
yours. no was 40 wol1-prosorycl aud actfYo that
ho preached his sxty-aocond anniversary sermon
last July. Though laboring all HIS long lifo for
tho incroase Of the snlarioa Of his brothor-min-
lRters, it is sad ho ro1nainod at Braintroo With
out dollars advance on hia own salary during
tho entire period Of his ministry.
THE REV. DR.. SPRING.
The death of DR.. Storrs was followed wock
lator by that Of tho Noy. DR.. Gardiner Spring,
OF Now York. DR.. Spring had been pastor Of
tho Brick Presbyterian Church In that city for
eixty-throo years. 11e was tile sou OF tho ROY.
Samuel D. Spring, who was n Chaplain In the
Revolutionary army. Ho vaB born at Nowbury-
port, Mass, Fob. Il, t735, and graduated at
Yalo College, with tho honora Of his class. in
1905 Among his classmates we're Bennett Ty-
ler, Abel hfcEmon, and john @. Calhoun, Ho Mt
flret stndioa law with Judge Daggett ut Now
Haven, was admitted to tho bar III 1908, aud ho-
gan the practice With good Buccoss but whilo con-
ducting choir i'll n Now Haven church ho hoard
aermon which changed tho course Of his life
Tho text Of this sermon was, "To tho Poor tho
Gospel ia preachod." His pnrposo to preach tho
Gospel WAS immediately formed and after ono
yoars study in tho Theological Seminary at Au-
dovor ho was called, in 1870 to tho pastorato Of
tile Brick Church, Now York, In which position
ho remained until bis death. Ho ia the author
OF many works. no spoke with vigor and wrote
wi ri nh NJ frat 4>1,
unsound, he ultimately bocamo prominent
lender In tho Old School branch Of tho proBbyto-
rian Church. Tho honorable Charles A. Spring.
Of this city, is his brother.
THE REV. Dn. TODD.
Six days after tho doath OF DIR. Spring, tito
well-known and Venerable man, tho ROY. Dr..
Todd, OF pittsaeld, Mass, passed away, It took
rass ns, Gary ts i ass ba Sunday rat2 mqsning For
il Philadelphia, but the most Of
lagea, Groton and Pitts6eld, h1asB. Az m au-
thor and contributor to tho newspapers, DR..
"1ho Students Manual and many other. of his
works have boon reprinted III England, and 1t was
the custom Of European scholars often to call
upon the venerable divine. His sermons, books,
and entertaining. His style was always fresh,
though remarkably plain. Flo had thoroughly
mastered tue art Of putting common truths into
attractive form. IN pit1a1eld, where lc lived
for thirty-oue years, he was loved by nil.
THE REV. sAMuE1. II. JOHNSON.
In this connection wo add tho death of another
noted divine. tho facts of which arc taken from
m exchange: Tho Roy: Samuel R: Johnson,
we'll known in Indiana Episcopal circles, died III
Lafayette last weok. Ho settled in Lafayette in
1886, md has over since been closely identified
with tue Episcopal Church movements, working
earnestly and efficiently to advance tho cause.
lii 1912 lle was elected bishop Of tho diocese. but
declined lilo honor on the ground TINT it waB not
Il nf In
gardod by all who knew him as noble type Of
the Christian gentleman.
THE FIFTH BAPTIST CHURCH.
Fifth Baptist Church q short tilno ainco, at
which tho organization was dissolved. They i'm
,.nediatoly formed anew, t1e olganixation taking
oago- Tie Roy. n; I. Ray]n 'Tas chosen partor,
associate pastor. ;.
This church wos originally organizoi in Do
was an ofr4hoot of r. tlo tabernacle Church,
nd Gt nsa'or tS Hgv tue
fsht Place Of meeting waa Hchoo-houae Of Jef-
ferson street, occupied during tho Week by G.
n. sturdcvant with selectschool Tho Nev. A.
Kenyon waa tho first pastor, rosigning in Octo-
bor, 1865. Their first meotlns-holAe was built
during the winter Of 1867, On Jackson street,
between DoBplalnes and HaiBted. Hoy. I. Rider
succeeded Mr.. Kenyon but during his adn,inis-
trntlol tne cHMrcn pecame AehVlly enbarfaHaed
financially: Tho house WaA removed to tho cor
ner Of Clinton and Wilson HtreotH, md Hubsa-
quent'y to Do kogen street, noer Dcsplaincs.
1lr. Rider :, having .1osignol, Mr. Ken-
yon was focasleu 10 tho paHtorate, Which
ho continued to I'LL until May, 1868, supporting
himself most Of tic time by persoual labor, leav
Ing al tho resources OF tho church to be devoted
to tho ro1noyai OF its lndobtednoss. On tho ID
OF Juno lsos sho aa1 nano Of botean 'vas dropped,
nnt a that Of tho 4ord Fllth Church adopted. Until
tho spring o. lo59, the pulpit was supplied BY
Dr: Colyor, ps. burroughs, 9na others. On tho
lAth Of Marsh, the Noy. n. I: Nav!n was chosen
Inter.
The church Ind for aomo timo boon
agitating tho, question OF removal to
auothor locality, and tho building Of d
larger house Of worahp. A lot was finally
purchased upon tho corner Of Wegt Harrison and
sangamon streets, aud tho foundation Of q
house 70 feet by 125 laid, The estimated cost of
which WaB SGO, o0,-lnoro, it il believed, than
the aggrogato property Of Tho membership ut
that time: But they proposed to 60 to work
upon tho Mueller plnn, md depend upon prayer