, 1874-10-25
Opinions of the Religious Press.
Notes and Personals at Home and
Abroad.
TIE REV. WILLIAM ALVIN BART
1GTF

. Among the Congregational Churches Of Chlca
70, no pastor is more widely known than the Aes
William Alvin Bartlett. He Was born at BlnE
lc1nton, n. T., in 1892 and spent his early III
upon farm He acquired good foundation
for Al education IN the common schools OF Ill
neishborhood. At tho ago OF 1s he graduated
from Hamilton College, and shortly aftcrHar.
undertook profcseorship in the Collegiate In
stitute OF tho Valley OF Yirgipis While tllll''t
his Chair in this seminary, he, ut the same time
fitted himself for the Bar, profession which III
proposed to follow but = change IN his religious
views turned his attention t. the pulpit. Il
the sse Of q he left his p1ofessorship, and en-
tered Unicn Theological Seminary. in New York
A: the corclusion Of his course of study here
he went to Europe and studied r. Halle. Berlin
and Heidelberg, travelling extensively, and be-
coming acquainted with much Of tho best OF the
art and literature Of the Old World. Returning,
he opened his pastoral career It
little Congregational Church in Osweso,
n. Y. But his abilities soor e4rned
Tor him wide. field. After preaching
short time at this place. be VAS called to take
charge and brild up the Elm Stree; Congreea-
tional Church in Brooklyn, n. Y. Ho accepted
Lac invitation, and commenced, with all his en-
ersy. ten years' enincutly successful rastora1s
II that CITY. Inc eonSsesa.!on, ~ ~ De- ',;
and unable to support pastor. In short time,
The Society b;.ilt = Large. but temporary, taher-
naclo, aud commenced the construction OF tho
elegant Elm Street Church.
hr. ha1ue.ts pophiat.tJ VAS eoutinu:.' ~
:ronth from the time ha took charge OF this
Society until called to the Plymouth Church,
Chicago, in 1869. Knowing ky reputation the
character OF this c1tE for enterprise aud regarding
4 as he" and wider neld 1of the exercise
of hiA energy and ialents, ne seIelcu iis
2laasznt relstlons OF tae Easf. ana came 70 IN
saso- Here he has sodcd 10 us preFlously-ae-
oers md wealth IN tins cry. snee Il occupies IN
.he South Disls1on tho came prominence "nica
!ha First Church holds IN the VEST Inc great
fire lntesfereu With ITS s1o"th: as ~ olo WIN
many others; but the Society, after uniting WITH
Tho South Cnarch. have commenced, near
Twents-fourth street, Ga Michigan avenue, the
construction OF one OF the !2sSess ana aness
houses OF Horsslp In tue c1ty: 1ne VANS are
sometime 1e1t sprlng or summer.
At. 1>atslstt ssHio ol taenus !; ~. 49,, .G
f.; "a. 'o.a .a,,soa s,nr4 .n,r;nr n,ronst
e,int;1latiuc with freah originality, lie i'm
presses Que With Ills tllthencss, vlgor, and schu-
arship- VI stout bml;. ne appears ING mus
:ulas giant; 1o1. "tA a. s scnp4a.sn.l,, ns a1s
etJo ~ +~.n.Fr,, ;4 ;rtn atoorenco and in.
EcIIcctunl force. Mr. Bartlett is more
of Al essa5iss or brilliant lecturer than preacher
tAs seEnons frequently lscA that loeacsl ofoer
ana concfsnss "n..u ~ o ~ 10 h-,1s;ant III ~
w;ttv .nd Ieart,cf and it wonld be miracle to
snd one 20 to sleep under his pulpit m.nistra-
:ions but there IS want Of arrangement in
bis sermons out OF which grows = oith-
Guilty On the part o1 mo hearet TO osce.n !ne
u
en.t,,o,..a,- re:ncnhcnca
Mr. Bartlett writes hi5 se.,uor.. hut allows
,inyelf frequent; to diyerSc into epinodea and
Illustrations, when a1e not .he le1Et
'cnins pa1m o. nl5 an Stscuu'os, e., 10 10
aas .tnscd ] h;s mind wifh new thouphts which
w;l1 unloubted1y be Developed in bis future re-
Isious work. In rapidly growing portion Of
.ho city. and IN the ne" c1alcn.9dlhce Cd m non ap-
psoacnns copstn' We no .,a5, ~ - ~, ssi' ="
r,,. eoe,, .Do 1rnn'iee5 1 80 FIN 'o1'
PROF.. SWINGS WEDNESDAY EVEN,
mG LECTURE.
The Wednesday evening prayer-meetins at
,ba porrfh presbvtcr;an Chn~ch rorpar of Rn.b>
--. iii
aoo oupet''f e'feet"' WAS ae'A @'.enaeo, very
feW OF the seats being vacant. Prof Swing con-
tinuod lis remarks On the ~ Sunday-Schoo]."
n ~. .,r,oe+o5,,xt ,yadr.s;,,v .-.,,;,,,t,.+
~ "~0 4,7~ 'e' ~oA
"o 1csume so-n1Sn1 tne Topic upon "o1ch several
Of US then snoEe.-the religious education OF the
young and as ut that time, ne looked upon
The dsrk side or. at least. upon the
~,,5, .;aa ~ .h;. .,.4.ar o,a hua,,..,+ t,afo-o
aoe"' e.us' s A. -,.. 80 oou' $500
oai hease oAo iA11lao tue oloileo,a'usS u -oot
church, Ihope Tonight ,hat we shall aulo6k upon
the brighter side. and discuss the question moro
in its general outinos t.kine il for p,anted that
M f.tnrch is doing Or - phon. .o a. 10 -,o,a
~. ,- ' .'s.~ 40 ~ ~ ~ 40 10 "Ao,a 's
aa'S' Ano" u no sei7e 10 1eaa 'nas Will
kns"er our purpose better ID text than the
familiar one, Remember thy Creator in the
DAYS of thy youth the one taken before.
The ,e,iod of rort,, ;e mi on1r t,,a ror;oa =;
r,s:.s t,sa r 49,. ~ ,.o, o-' 'no ps1'eo ~
"u'cn LIS ueate 10 "oioeo' Us We remarked the
nther evening, but it is the period above all
others when moral truths are required, It is not
oaly the period when lie soul ia e.s;lv fashioned
hrt Il ia ~. na.ioa !, x,t,;.1, .ta~ea
.- -. ~@ o~'.o"
a' es.As 1aoAA uu1nn "n'en
are 1ot Inc most part, to guido him through
life. And in these days nearly every human
being laws down tho constitution OF lis exist
snca~ Just as in The first year or years of our
Republic, men blocked out q general Constitu
uon that should guide it, 80 in tho drst vears Of