, 1874-03-29
11E CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY MARCH 20, ls74


ve1ted, among them nearly all tho students il
h1rs. Warmers Ladies' Scaooi.
The congregational Church at Vlroqua dou
bled its membership couple OF weeks ago b.
! an addition of th1rty-one, Of whom twenty-si1
came on profession Of faith.
| In tho Pilgrim Church, st. Louis March 18
| ninety three persons Teee received to 1nenbeE.
| ship, seveutT-fuur Of whom Tere ou profession.
| Tho principal rart Of those uniting were regular
| members Of the copgreeatiou.
! FREsnrTEHlAr.
| Sixteen wero added to the church in Plymouth,
| Ind, March Is.
The Presbyterian Church in Moro, Ill, hiss
received m addition Of ffty-ope members.
The church In Nashville. Ill.,, received twenty
two persons IS members March IL.
The Tayforvi1ls, H., Church recently received
thirty two persons On profession Of faith
The sociable given at Westminster presbyte-
rian Church Thursday evening vas successful
and eujorable.
Prof. Swings church have established Sun
day school at the Northwestern CIR Shops,
which IL IN charge Of Mr, Berch.
Al incendiary attempt to destroy the Pleeby-
teran Church in Flint, Mich, last week, war for
tunstelv discovered in time to 4Tart the threat
ened disaster.
The Ninth Presbyterian Church. under the
charge Of the Rev. ". ". McKaig, D. D., is re-
pulkEu W pB Ii q very plO! pETGua 6tAte. Inc
financial status Of the church fs greatly i'm
proved, and the Sunday school much enlarged.
The Interior says: 1.-The Presbyte1iana OF
DesNolnes. a., ara agitating the question OF a
DRw Uniyersity. The new propostion is to Be-
cure the buildings aud grounds belonging to g.
F. Allen, Esq, now Of Chicago This gentleman
proposes to donate $3.50, 1000 worth OF property
ship.
auscE1LASEous.
Iowa papers say the Episcopal residence Of
the Bjshop Of that State il coE ,nleted at cost
Of $4,000
An Eastern paper says that the Rev. Edward
Bath, Me-, having given notice Ct bic withdrawal
from the ministry OF that Church, has bean regu-
larly deposed by tho Bishop.
The Rev. Mason Gallagher. will, it Is said, be
called to tue pulpit OF the Reformed Episcopal
Church at Ottawa, Canada. Already 120 MEM
bees have signed the roll and SIG, 900 have been
subscribed towalds the endowment.
The report Of the adoption Of . plan Of union
BY committees representing tue Northern Pres
byte1ians and the Cumberland Presbyterians
proves to be premature. No plan was agreed
upon; the Committee merely expressing Tho
opinion that union Tas desirable.
The International sunday-school Lessons for
1875 have been selected and announced. The
first quarter they arc iu the Hook Of Joshua
stAN I0eNAs%+
the th1rd and fourth, il the Gospel OF John-
The Rev. DR.. G. B. Porteous lectured last Sum- |
day, in New York. upon the three parties in the !
Church Of England. the Broad, the HIGH, and |
the Lo1 Church. During the delivery OF the |
lecture, the audience was Considerably disturbed
by High Church man, who EXPRESSED visor- |
GUS dissent to the doctrines promulgated, until |
he waa forcioly expelled from The hou1e.
A Union Church Of ssren members was organ
ICED at Limestone. Kansas, March /. Six de- |
nominations ars represeuted. They take the !
Diole as their rule OF action, and Christian char
acter Is text Of fellowship. The Ror. Geo. A. [
Woodward has been elected pnstor.lor one yea.
This is decidedly more sensible than for each Of
The six individuals aforementioned to set up au
orthodox church OF hia own, with membership
u one.
Tho churches Of Chicago and suburbs have
leToted great deal OF attention recently to
lie subject Of temperance. 10 the Fifth Pres
orterian Church last Sunday evening 223 signed |
he pledge. The temperance pledge was signed
U the Jefferson Park American Reformed Sun
laY School, last Sunday, by over 100 pupils.
The oak Park Congregational Church held d
grand mass temperance meeting last sGaday
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