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MILES,.
CONVERSATIONAL.
The Rev. Y. E. Holyoke closed pastorato Of
fiye-and-a-half years with the. Wicker Park
Church, i1arch 20. During this time Mr.. Hol-
yoke succeeded in building up thrifty church,
in erecting church building valued at $4,000,
and in gathering together large Sunday -school-
The Rov. L. Taylor has just completed his
tenth year as pastor Of tho church at Farming
ton, Ill., only four other pastoratcs in the State
having exceeded his in length. During this tinlo
1877 persons have been added to tho church, eighty
by profession. Thero hayo been but fourteen
dcat tbs in IN average membership of 165 persons,
and he has officiatod at sovontyone weddings.
BAPTIST.
In Minnesota there arc 1872 Baptist churches,
with 5,967 members.
In tho First Baptist Church there will be some
half-a dozen immersions to-day By tho pastor,
the Rev. DR.. Egerts.
A grand organ concert, accompanied by vocal
music, will take place in the First Baptist Church
on tho evening Of April II.
The Second Baptist Church, Chicago received
thirteen persons by baptism and one by letter
during the month OF March.
Fifty students are III the Baptist Theological
GEulIualJ III tulh Cl*s3 Hk4A}Ak w
entering tho Chri stian ministry.
a revival is in progress in the Baptist Church
in Cedar Rapids, Ia. under the labors Of the
evangelist, the Rev. e. W. Brown.
Tho annual mooting Of tho Baptist Woman's
the Second Baptist Church on the 7th and 8th
days of May.
An interesting party assembled at the house
Of Daniel Boone on Michigan ayonue, Friday
evening last week, tho date aud place OF the
Michigan Avenue Baptist Social
The tont in which Baptist congregation Of
Philadelphia has been worshiping for two years
las baen removed md permanent church edi-
lco is to be erected on the spot
During the month Of March therc wcro twenty
one members received into the Baptiat Church
at Aurora, Ill.,; twenty-five into the First Church,
Chicago; and twenty-nne into the church in
Elgin.
Mrs John Crawford and Mrs. Hirnm Crawford
presented to the Baptist Church III Lawndale,
last week, very elegant communicates
and beautiful marble-top table, These ladies'
were among the first baptized into this church.
The Firat BAPTIST Church OF his city seems to
bo gathering into its eccesiastic al net fish from
all sens, Last Sunday the bapti smal wators COW
cred ono Unitarian from Lartl Colior's Church,
one Lutheran, one Episcopaian and ono lad Of
Hebrew parcntage.
This evening the Rev. DR.. Everts will admins
ter baptism to from twelve to fifteen conyorts in
tho Baptish Church at Highland Park. Nine OF
the candidates have boan gathered from revival
at Highwood, and the reuniudnr are from High
land Park. Among the candidates for baptism
ia o Congregational preacher from England.
This will ba tho first tlmo the new baptiatry at
Highland Park ia used.
The Michigan Avenue Baptist Church, which
is still without pastor, has invited the Rev. J.
3. Clnrk, pastor OF the church in Albion. N. T.,
to preach, with view to giving him call Mr.
Clark will preach In the Michigan Avenue Church
to-day, in response to the Irritation He Is
young man who has frst-class reputation at the
East. There have been added to the Baptist
Church in Albion, within the past three years,
under his ministry, 800 persons. The choice OF
thiH society for pastor soomB to have been nar-
rowed down to the Rev. Frank Ellis, OF Kansas
City, who preached last Sunday, and the Rev.
Mr.. Clark. The church will decide in the ne1t
week or two probably upon calling one Of these
two gentlemen.
AMERICAN nAPT1sT MISSIONARY US1oS.
The reports OF the eeyerat districts OF this 90
ciety, for the gear ending March 81, 1874, have
Just bcen completed. The total amount to be
raised during the year was e8timated at $780,
0G0G4; acd, although the reports from the soy
at headquarters, it is thought that the
estimated sum required will be reached. The
Secretaries OF the Northwestern District. the
Rov. S. II. Osgood, D. D., and the Rev. G. F.
Iol1nan, have just 1ofHaraed tneiF report 10
Boston from this city. It shows the following
collections:
Regular missionary contributions. ~ %
Thank offering In June. 233e.
Wo.nen's Missionary Society $685.. .18
For Teopoo Seminary. 1,456. 81
Far Karen College pe.........,,,.,,.....,,, 500, 90
Total 81, ,o6G. %
METHODIST.
West Denver Col, is to have new Methodist
church that will seat 500 auditors.
4 new Methodist church WAS dedicated at
Escanaba, Mich, March 1.
Over 100 persons have united with tho Mctho-
l;,4E E.,;a