, 1874-01-25
bas preached for tho Michigan (Chicaeo) Ave
nue baptist Church for the past two Sabbathe.

h1s preached for tho Michigan (Chicago) Ave
nue Baptist Church for the past two Saboaths.
Prof. f. c. Mitchell. Of the Chicago Baptist
Theological Seminary. delivered = lecture IN
Milwaukee,, Jan. .. The subject OF the lecture
WAS Underneath the Holy City,"
Dr.. G. II. Steele, President OF the Lawrence
University, WISCONSIN,. delivered an able lecture
at tho Garrett Biblicat Institute, wednesday
evening, on - Common Sense and Religion, or
Christian Rationalisrn~"
The Rev. f. II. Boring, well-knoWn Meth
odiBt Clergyman, and for a long time the secfe"
tary Of the Home OF the Frienoless in this city,
having closed his official connection with that
institution, il going to devote his time to laoofs
in revival meetings.
At The meeting OF the Methodist Episcopn-
Preachers Aid Society Of tho Rock River Conl
ference. WHICH was held iu Chicago last Monday.
the Rev. ". F. Stewart 1sns elected Secretary
and Treasurer of the Society to till the vacancy
occasiuned by the death OF Its late Secretary the
llev- ". D. Shelton.
ELSEWHERE.
Mr. Spurgeon's health ii poor. He 10 going to
a warmer climate to recuperate-
The Pastoral Letter of the Bishops Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church this year WAS writ
ten by Bishop Wiley.
The Rev. Phoebe Earaford. pastor OF the Uni
yersalist Church in New Haven, has accepted
call to the church iu Jersey CITY.
Bishop Odenhoimc1 OF the Protestant Episco-
pcl Church. has been restored to health. and ia
again performing his otiic!af duties.
Bishops Yhitohouse. AIcCoskry, and Niles
have published Il memorial circular n q tribute
to the memory Of tho 1a:e Bishop Armitage, Of
Wisconsin.
The Rev. Henry A. Boardman D. D., OF Phi1a-
dolphia, has been pastor Of the Tenth Presby-
terlan Church Of that city something over forty
years.
Mrs, Maggie Van Cott, the famous lady revival
list preacher having passed through o success
ful campaign III California, il next to open
series of meetings IN the Methodist churches OF
Baltimore.
Dr.. DeKoven, OF Racine College. who is spoken
Of as the probable successor OF tic late Bishop
Arm;tage, OF Wisconstu,'is said to require con-
fession from the students OF that institution,
and also to yo}untaor his services Us confessor
for several other educational Institutions IN
Wisconsin.
The Cincinnati Commercial says: When the
Rev. c. L. Thompson. now OF Chicago, was
called to the Chestnut Stree: Presbyterian
Church, Louisville. with talaTy OF $4,000. he
replied, acknowledging the generous offer, but
added bY way OF declining, mono OF these
things move me-" Tho Church promptly
answered, I'VE have voted $500 to movo you
and your furniture"
The Rev. I. S. Kalloch Boston Baptist
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politician and later q hotel-keeper Ii Lawrence,
Kansas, has returned to his first love-" His
! first sermon since his conversion WAS preached
iu the First Baptist Church, Lawrence, from
the text il Psalm IS; 2: "Dut rs for me my
| feet we're almost gone !; my steps had we'll nigh
| shipped" 1t is snid 10 have been an able cls-
| course. and pictured yividlv the wander!nGs Of
| tho Prodgel Son--his own back-shdlngs.
HAMMOND.
| Rev. E. ?. Hammond has commenced 3 series
| OF revival meetings in ST. Louis, and tue news
papers Of that town have coplously interviewed
! the gentleman, and extracted from him his plan
| OF working aud theory OF conversion. Mr. Ham.
| u1ond claims that his converts are from all
| cassoB; aud he says lie has been aided by Epls-
| copal1aus very largely and has not been opposed
| bY lioman Catholics. Brother Moody. who is
now in England, estimated, five or six years ago,
| that AIr. Hammond's converts numbered at least
| 5O.O00 Mr. Hammond has largo fund OF sto-
| fjes upon which he draws to illustrate and in
tensify his teachings. Here is one that is not
bad:
Sir Waiter Scott was oncc being ferried ACROSS the
River Tay BY Christian ferrynan, who had printed
upon ooo faith, and on the other works" Sill
Walter who WAS more filled With worldly concerns
than divine, asked what tue meaning of the words or
the two was. " Wait minute" said the ferrynan n
and you will When they got ont IN the middle o
the stream the Christian oarsman seized bold Q; the
oar Fa. pulled il, and the boat went round anc
down stream. - We will ne-er get across in this WY
said Sir Walter a. Theu.n said the oarsman, !" vii
try the othcr." He laid down the os1 Faith ~ ant
took hold Of IS Works. bur although he pulled with 81
his might on i: the boat only turned round and ven
Us out in the North Sea IN short time you keep OF
this way Yes" said the fcEryman, that is What
want to teach people, that it they want to do any
thing for the Lord they must pull on both oars-ora e
| ialoTa."