, 1874-11-01
Notes and Comments Of The Religious
Press,
Result Of the Moody Revival in Scot
land.
Church Services To-Day.

ROBERT ". PATTERSON, d.
The Rev. E. r. Patterson, before retiring from
his long Passionate over the Second Presbyterian
Church, had held the pastoral Office longer thar
any other clergyman in Chicago. For man1
years the Second Church, situated, as 1t Was, II
the heart Of tho city, was tine centre of very
powerful religious influence. It's societies were
th1ouged by the young and energetic clerks and
business men Of the city, and it's prayer-meet-
ings were the centre OF feryid religious in
duence. DR.. Patterson was, for more than a
quazter Of century, the guiding spirit, the
patron, and promoter Of the well-belng of the
Church :; and his influence upon the moral and
religious state OF the city is second to that Of no
mau. In his retiracy from the pastorate Of his
Church, not only his own denomination we're
conscious Of great loss. but all other Profess
tant Churches sympathized more or less in the
regret.
Dr.. Patterson IVES born in D1ouut County,
Tenn, in the year 1914, and is now GO years OF
age He is q descendant of Scotch Presbyte-
1iens, and owes to this fact that rugged conettu-
ton which enabled Linn to go through the hercu-
lean efforts At sclf-edueation which were
essential to overcome his almost total neglect of
aoy book knowledge up to the age OF IL years
With little help from an itincrant schoolmaster
at the age Of 49, he was enabled six years after to
pass an examination which admitted him to the
preparatory class at Illinois College, Jackson
vl!e,-he having determined upon becoming
minister Five years afterward lie graduated
from this College, and, in 1887, vent to Lane
Seminary, near Cincinnati. DR.. Lyman Beecher
was at this time President and Professor of The
ology ~ this Seminary, and no one will for
q moment doubt the Influences OF the great
theologian upon his teaclabie and vigorous
pupil He Hzs unable to finish his COURSE and
became tutor in the Seminary after two yea-s
In lS40 he began preaching, and temporarily
supplied the Second Presbyterian Church in Chi
cago. He finally received and aocepted a call to
tbis church in 1912, and from that time until
rirhia the past year has been dearly beloved
Sud Efficient pastor. The church had but twenty-
6l1 members at its organization, but At tie tuna |
OF bis separation from its pastnrate it must have
hzd GOO or ZOO. The burning Of thia church |
edihce. situated upon the corner ct Wabash |
avenue and Washington street, was succeeded by |
much delay In locating q site, as tne7e are al |
tions. This delay, and the rc5tlessness such de-
lays are sire to bring, undoubtedly had mu i, to
do with Dr. Patterson's severance from the |
chu1ch ofter passorate OF above thirty yeers.
DR.. Patterson. in person, is tall, stately, and |
dignidcd, and combining, as he does, broad
learning, good judgment, and wisdom which
seldom ere, he commands the respect ard con-
tdence Of all who know him. In bis recently
assume ed position ~ nembal Of tho Faculty
Of tho Presbyterian Theological Seminary of thus
city lie will. without doubt, attract to his iec-
tuTe-room many studeu>s who wll hereafter
adorn the presbytertanism 0. the Vest