, 1874-12-20

churches Of this city, which has recently bec1
| established.
| RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
| Three persons united nith the Oak Park II
E. Church las. Sunday.
A movement is in progress to organize noN
Methodist Church at the stock-Yards. .
,Thera are signs Of d religious revival in ths
Third Presbyterian Church Of this city.
The Michigan Avenue Methodist Church ha.
| received thirteen nor members wi;hin tho lae'
| two weeks
| The Second Baptist Church took oollsctior
| last Sunday for ministerial education, which
| amounted to 1.4o0. :
Tho Board OF Directors Of the Western Sea
mems Bethel Union have resolved to begin al
oncn the publication Of a monthly paper.
An adjourned meeting OF the Rock River Cen
| fersu ce Board OF Church Extension will be held
at THO II. E. Book-rooms, Dec. .2s, Mt 2 p. m.
l. Tho Park Avenue Methodist. Church hns been
rsp1ired and improved The members held their
first meeting since tho chsnga on last Thursday
evening. =.
L new Reformed Episcopal Church has just
been started in the vicinity OF the Union Rolling
Mills Chicago, and is said to ba entirely self
sustaining. -~~
The Bethany AIiszion sunday-school, connect
ed with the First Congregational Church, will
celebrate Thursday evening with gorgeous
Christmas-tr1e.
TIC ladies' Of. Upion Park Congregational
Church have inanguraied series OF meetings,
and appointed committees to promote more ln-
Innate acquaintance among tho large member-
ship Of their society. So
4 mission church connected NTH the Holland
Presbyterian Church. Of this cty, Was started
Last Sunday on Nineteenth street; corner of Hnr-
bino. The prospect ia good for 4 aourishing 6
church at that point.
Tho Bethany Union Church. at Washington
HEIGHTS, dedicated its yestry Dec G. Tho morn-
ron and tho evening sermon By Prot. Fisk The
building riu cost $1,000 when completed. +,
The Second Baptist Church OF this city having
boen o4sl;cd to ondow DR.. Northrup's chair in the
Baptist Theological Seminary, the Bible class Of
TINT ch:rcs nlado hne beginning last Sunday
hy tho subscription Of $1,000 towards that OBJ
ject.
has purchased the house of worship recently
occupied BY Trinity Episcopal congregation
The buih1ing with It's furniture. together With
tbs lot. c,st $4,000. It is to be immediately re-
modelled 20 suit tho purposes Of It's present pos
Eeesorx.
Grace H. E. Sunday y-school is noW oae OF the
most 1olrrisling organizations of the kind in tho
city. Tho average attendance during the past
year has been G67, md last Sunday. notuth-
standing the bad Eca!her, there were over 800
children present, THE Superintendent il ]. II.
Hobbs, Esq. ....-,,.,- ~---s;.:.-..-~~..
At the last meeting of tho Congregational
3fiuisters7 Union, which w.s held in tho parlors
evening, tho Rev. S. Gilbert, OF tho Advance,
read au essaJ on Tho Sermon OF the News-
paper" which was followed by poem BY Mrs.
AInria H.: Holyoke. The entertainment vas
given by Alrs. Goodwin and Mrs. Patton.
The First Baptist Sabbath-schoo1 celebrated its
fo1:io:h anniversary last Snbbath. Four Of the
former S1tperintendents were present, viz: DR.:
L. D. Doeue, Samuel Hoard. j. O. Drny1nan, aud
Cyrus Do1tloy. 3. T. Jacobs, Esq, the present
Superintendent, gave brief review OF the his
tory Of the school. Tt was o1gaaizad as q union
school in 1884. NTH ppilo Carpenter as superin-
in 1850. >He was followed by X F. Hays, L. A.
Willard. J. o. Bray1nan, Cyrus Bentley and Sam
uel Hoard. A1r. Jacobs has been Superintendent
since 1851 DR. Boone related some Interesting
rcminsceEce5 OF tho school in its esrly days. and
Deacon Hoard, j. o. BraYnau, and Cyrus Gentlcy
made some ,remarSs.
The Rov. 4. 3. Kendis dedicated new Meth
odist church in Nashua, Ia, Nor. -.
The Congregatiopalsts at Robinson. Mich,
dedicated new house OF worship Dee. ,.
The Methndists in Ellsworth, Pierce County.
Wis, dedicated new house Of worship Dec. &.
The baselnent OF = now Methodist church
in Bloomington. ILL.,, will bo dedicated in Jan
uary.
The Christian Church at Lldora. ILL.,, hare
purchased lot, and Will Eoon erect house Of
worship.
A now Methodist Episcopal churcl-ediace will
.A.. MAJ II. Tf-u q
Eoy. y. ]. 17scs-
dedicated Doc. 1t Whitehall, Mich. It cost
about S5,000-
The Catholic Dioeo=c Of Philadelphia is to be
divided into taNo. The See Of the ueW diocese is
to bo at Readtng, Pa
Tho Second Congregational Church. at Grand
Rapids, Mich, addcd twenty to its roll of menu
betship At tho last communion.
A National Publishing Association, for tho
promotion OF holiness, has been formed in Phila-
delphia, with capital Of $50, 600.
New Methodist churches were dedicnted last
Sunday in Cleyoland, 0. B1.inerd. n. T.; Phil
adelphia Salem, Pa; and DEBORAH, H.
A fund Of 600 has been raised bv the
African M- Z. Church to endov 3 theological
professorship in Wilbsrforco University at
Acu1a q.
The Emperor Of Russia has ordered tho dis
1nisaal Of ill Jewish railway employees through
out the country who are serving in any capacity
whatsoever.
4 number OF Deacons ~ero recently ordained
in Gethsomane Baptist Church, Brooklyn, By the
laying-on OF hands and prayer, as in the ordina:
ton Of ninisteIo, ..
The Rev. e. P Hammond's preaching in Gales
burg. ILL.,, is said to have resulted in the conyer-
sion Of all but seven OF the students in the col
lege ut that placa-
The Rev. DIR. Deems, OF New York, thinks
Sunday school 6nperintendents and teachers
should be inducted into Office with Tho eocmri~
ties Of some appropriate religious formalties.
The organ OF The Jesuits at Rome says the
overthrow Of Prussia is necessary to strike
fatal blou at the spirit Of rebellion against tho
papacy. Even tha: might moi be entirely e1cc-
t1Yc. .s---., -,
Tho Congregational Church in California re-
ports for the present year I'll churches, with
total membership Of 2.9Go members, 60 min
listers. und e. Sunday-achools. the latter having
total Of 1913 pupils. ~..-.- -s,-:.-'
The Ita1ian Minister for Foreign Affairs re-
Gently, in speech declared that tho policy Of
his Government vas to preserve Ron,o tie capi-
tai Of tho country, and not to infringe upon tne
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