, 1874-03-03
THE METHODIST MINISTERS.
They Discuss the Woman's CRU
sade at Length.
They Declare 1t Is a Pr0vldentlal
lnstrumentality.
And that The Women Are the Proper
Leaders.
A Few Want to 0o-operate with
Work.
But the Majority Profor to Co.
operate with Prayer.
The German Ministers Declare Singing
Will Not Influence Their People.
Gratifying Reports Of Gains in the
Churches, c

Tho Methodist 1ninfatorB of Ohlcago ana
vicinity hold their regular weekly Meeting Mt NO.
81 East Washington street, yesterday 1norting,
Elder Jutkins in ti1o chair. Tho attendance WAS
largc-nbout thirty being present.
NEronTs FROM THE CHURCHES.
Dy tho verbal royorts made it appeared TINT
tho interest lit religion ia increasing, about
eighty people having bcon received OIL probation
Sunday, mud many asking Mt tho weekly moot
Jugs to DO made tho subjects of prayer. 1t was
a!Bo stated that many strangers were visiting
tho churches, md TINT the spirit Of roysyal
soeined to be spreading
Brother Lieber, Of tho Gornlan church on
Van Buren street, lad called the attention OF
his people to an article in a dorman paper,
making light Of religion, in an attack on tho
Temperance movement. Unless tho tono Of that
paper was changed tho1o would be war. There
woro religious Germans WHO wero not families,
and, while thoy sympathised with the temperance
movement, they would not stand tho abuse and
slaI der Of their religion.
Brother Stuff requested him to slloatho his
sword,
Brother Iliobor said those who wore acquaint~
ed with him knew he waa ono Of those fellows
who spoke his convictions boldly ana fearloHBly.
At this moment some one knooAeu al the
door, mud an ollorly Indy asked to HOO the pro.
sil'ig Gccr, o,, tupt Gn.r lin i;n'An AoA "'
Brother Martin, Of st. Pauis Church, report
ell that they had Ind precious mooting Fr'tay
nrSn,, "aS5,,;,,a nIo taaotI,or 'A "'
1oA'4''5 ''so] nnp.r AWAKENING.
D.t,o y.r,.nr - ti,n Wnatnrn Avanuo
Church, reported MI awakening on Jackson
street. about milo west Of Western avonuo. a
mission had neon ata15e tn15ed ao o
nGfo WofS tnq alonus sn,y no ehnrch out
thara 4 nrntractei nootme was held tho othor
.etp' % IL oo'Nn1 on In foxt nTho Way. Tie
ti ~ ,,d ~ t;,o H. ,;von mi Tho subject
~ nas' ',oa 1du w tn +Eroo narte md ono aasicncd
Mnn ;', 'aT rho tu tro MAILMAN who nrecedcd linn
.o,IlaI +wontr. & .fwo r,;nntcs cae though limitcd
~ ~ t,o,, and .rbnn hn nrnso be g{mply said
- ~ ntsuu'' s'a'I u. ~ r. n,,o1,tor7 ~
II rn,t' ~ xo, arr1y
nrot,o ,1ccbosnav ~ nr ,rr;njtv Church. saIa
thcv Ind ehnutcd M iouI as tloy could for tho
% s.o. ta - H. ,,r",,;rT.,vo,nn,,is movement a.
~ ,na;ea xvorc dno wbnt no]iticians and Meth
,d;st oa fo;lc to do horotoforo lie
H'ls, iad nrooccd scr1non arainst tho rum power
a,I r;vcm II to TnluuSE rcporter He cbuld
nnt n3 !; IN TN nannr' hut gay Gerald Atassoy'a
iortnrc thoro 11o lid not think thor was city
",sar ,r;,ioi, ro,,d cona mt ao,,arey nrainst
htIa'T tI,a r1,n, nownr. II one had tic courage lie
wnnieJ II To ancaIr. Nothing Ind yet boen III
;or;t,- ~ IN MafhnSist n,i,,isters.
sayera1 of thu brotbron handed in the amounts
c,,ioetnJ for r. 4ho Family ri the Roy. Emil Cook
md Tia otuers prnmiaed to arpeal to t.,oir
"1u ah,,po,'n, i4 ,.oxt a,nssor
'A''A'"oA Ao>' 11n1oy MEETINGS..
Tim pree;dinr Elder smoke Of the Importance
~ ho,t,;nr mnHson rncetinra urging that better
pcerl,s r. % Wild ho rcnched tlroush fhnn without
thrnn
T,r r.l,ornoo fo vored iniut nneotiure nIbthOd-
ists .u,uat comn to tic CONCLUSION that Cougro-
rntior;ata IIntarinns, and othors wero as good
es thny ,xnrc
40 rrothor Martin tboupbt from What bo had
i'm North side conld not bo combipod
Rroihcr Tnn1ser mid Tho great want of tho
chnrc', sros hulin9. in tho centre Of tho city,
caroh}o ~ anotino q hi, nnonle, Hundreds could
hn'ronrartoJ ~ ,nont;n,a l,clf in IT,
~ Rrnthcr SIantlayilln. Of Tic Aurora Seminary,
aaaa tSat IT, toi;aia,a ;ntaroat smnng the st.
dnns sas s. rrrst al1 having been converted OK
"ont trn or th,ne thc Int tcrm was eosent
eept ."a or H. oo n o oo t
ono "no NA1 mr.. "o'n ,.,.1 W. "a crna.nr
Dr. Thou,as thon introduced tho lady men,
4;aa oI,nrn - ti,n brnthrnn 1Ior namn In
snd ,.o Wr, snn;oht and sc Ind called n tia
a,osts aa "aa r' VI tha Wn'oms tnmnorance reform
ooi;,' Il i;tt'o de';cacy in ndrosainr 10 largo
!. -nnnt77,n ho;no ninne nhe had informed him
ihnt ' p,o Woud }3ko to have = conference with as
ta1 nn2 "oG ann " ~ ~ r " r., srn,,,nfhv viii
H. nans ,.a'a y. tnu p1''A'AA 40 "oAo
'AG t, lnut c.49as: ILL.,. u5 NJ. r,,,,, any of 4hoao
,rnso,,t 'ycuid 1n.vo ~ lie room Alive fnyor
ptuht,.. piSa t.,'ro,a "gI.u ~ reforn
'"'o So"AA" Ao ..na .n.,our
n rf1AH
aalu 91es,ios s @eiI oa iod nn3 ~" raw.
~ ~ to t,,o III n,are|r b,t thov Woro afraid of
GsongT % M1 aus s''o TGnv Inn i'owovcr
". inol'as. sa., ~, .u;1ho1 e }ho,r nm
gEeae lcspeui iGr a1u, y INV IA nt ova Il
por., ~ people mag,ncu M II 'noS ua ho' n"'0 At
eAoS "os' sol''s asnia': nn r,ou,a
,o,,<,,+ !. ,ro,,, ~ :, III fnT Fla ncon.o IN cu]t,
!. moa tnr H. ~ n;,innu ~ 1 ~ nhcrs 1Is
sate fespeot lot sne 4pons 'o " s,ont
owh iee!l1ga III 1Gensu " ~ eio aoa a,,d ho w..
gu @ ~ ~ aesnf w o,a ~ ai a a w ror gu" 7. 1ooc
!. ~, ~ ill., o III, m tn. t r. N" Lord ntou.ic
~ tsl.t an9 TX 1asA & ~ ~ rofnr, @ ~ tj,;s ,sav
o 1 ~a n1,, snH M W. dasrod ~ knnw wiat III
nr,1onI ,rna ra,i, ,vI,ot haa hoan ionc
o'''1ooA "a'' anu r,nrM Wla. tua nn4ar D.'" o''''
srrs. sna;cht ranlin1 lint yory rttlo had beer
aoma r. 1i1a"o ~ vot b,t' tbara ware thnuson.1t
" w,mcn roaly 10 talo IN tho hn,,ner and nra,
ond s;us. Sho wna - n n;nnce n of EiIor Cha.r n
cnnnJa a,,d holom~oa to missionary stock, '' ~
r," ~, tI"t ti t~a" .ras mod ~ 'AS" 1''ao'
otoo0' "t'o '0'' 1c nnr ~ ,,,rv