, 1874-05-25
The First Woman Preacher
Licensed in Chicago.
Sermon by Mrs. S|lnfollt at the
nlarincrs' Temple.
Whitsunday Services at St. Mary's
Church.
Installation Of tho Iscv. MIR. Ralph.
A WOMAN pREAOHDR.
Mrs. shufoldt's scrn,on nt tho Mariner


Mrs. ehufoidrs Sermon at tho Mariners
Tpntr1e.
Mrs. 9huictdt, 4 lady who has for some t!mo
past been identified With missionary and revival
noyempnta in connection with tho Methodist
Churcl, in Wisconsin, and who recently arrived
in Chicago and obsninel liconRo to pronoh from
tho Western Avenue II. e. Church Of this city,
preached her frat aermou In Cldcago yesterday
ovoningi In tho Marinors' Tompto, at tho corner Of
Michigan and Markot stroots. Tho audience
which assembled to hear tho lady, about half Of
whom were sailors, did not number more than
thirty, fact mainly duo, undoubtedly, to tho or
trctne leat OF tho weather, and tho only enthusI-
asmshoun during tho meeting waa that oxhibl-
tod by the lady who presided.
Mrs. shufoldt ia Indy on the shady sdo Of
40, rather spare, though not positively un-
calmly in faco aud figure, and giftod with ill.,
tenso energy, which ehe displays 10 all parss of
Or preaching, and loud, aonorous voico that,
II cut up. could supply vocal organs to half d
dozen rising Anna DEckenaons sho oponod The
mcoting with praycr,, after which tho congrcga-
tion sang tho hymn beginning; 70 for thous-
praise.' Tho text upon which the lady founded
her discourao was tho eleventh verso OF the third
ohapter Of Corinthians. "For other foundation
phall no mao have than that ls laid"
The sermon was an earnest hpponl to all prof.
as possiblo,' for there waa no time to bo lost.
Gho held that thero was too much heaven In tho
roligion Of to-day. People. generally waro too
fond OF looking upon the blessings provided In
tho Bible NJ something meant especially for
themselves and upon tho punishmenta as somo-
thing designed exoluBlyoly for their onemioa.
Bho hold, howover, tint If ono silo Of tho Bible
waHnot true there was no warrant for tho truth OF
the other side. Tho Bible was guide, COM
panioo, aud Chart for all mon, aud without it oil
arc otornally lost. Belief In tho Diblo, howoyor,
not only In tho blisB 1t promised, but nlso In tho
Ing OF everlasting happiness.
i. At the conclusion Of the sermon, sho related
her experience" tho circumstances OF loF con-
version at II years Of hgo, aud her conBecration
to Gods work at tie National Camp Meeting four
Sears ago. In this she Was followed by gontlo-
perioncc at creator length, perhaps, than tho
EXCESSIVE heat Of tho room warranted. After
this tue congregation sang the doxology, and
the lady preacher pronounced the benodietion.
At tho conclusion Of the service Airs. Shufeldt
stated to The Tribune reporter that Bho had Just
enterod upon her work In Chicago, and that
proaclhng in such critical city WAS
the biggest cross she had over takon up.
II sho had known . reporter was to bo
present, sho would hayo prepared D bottor
sermon, but Ble WAS not afraid Of reporters or
anybody olBo, and the sermon would hive to 60
ns it was. She had roocived licouse to proach
from tho Western Avenue II. L. Church, and
working OH alternate weokB for the Western
Avonue and Adm Street Churches. Hor ayorago
weekly work WAS tho attendance Of eighteen
meetings, aud praying from house to louEo nd
libitum. Mrs. Shufoldt stated that ahc did not
consider proachine to bo hor forte, but hoped
prayers, and sho might be appolntod city mla-
GiQunry,