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METHODIST.
4 new Methodist church was organized at
Epglewood about month nGo.
A very pleasant eocable WAS held in Grace
Methodist Church, Chicago, Thursday evening.
Music and literary exercises varied the exercises
Of the evening.
Special religious meetings have been COM
Of this city, and they will be continued through
the present week, with prayer-meeting Monday
evening and preaching during the remaining
evenings Of the week.
DR.. Hayen's Wednesday afternoon lectures Oh
ancient philosophy. in the First Methodist
Episcopal Church Of this city, are attracting the
attention OF considerable Aumter OF tho most
highly cultivated And intelligent citizens Of
Chicago. The lecture last week waa upon the
"Ecectic Philosophy" Next Wednesday lie
lectures on Socrates.
Tho Northwestern Christian Adrocate last
wcck contained notices OF revival meetings in
its denomination, chiefly in the Northwest, which
occupied column aud quarter OF Spec. zee Ihe M
number OF converts noted was over 1,000 The
most noted rayiyals that were mentioned occur
red in the Methodist churches Of Greencast1e,
Ind, and at 11attoon, III. In each Of these
churches over 600 conversions have taken place.
Trinity Methodist Church held q festival
Thursday evening, in the basement OF the build
ing, for the purpose Of raising money to buy q
piano for the Sunday-School. The entertain
ment attracted large audience, and consisted
chiefly OF music and elegant tabieaux. The
affair reflected much credit upon the euterpris-
ing young people, who beIeye in a little inno-
cent amusement.
About thres years ago the society sold the lit
tie church on Indiana avenue and commenced
the present structure Oh Michigan avenue, near
Thirty-Becond street. The building, with the
ground, cost s43. 900, the ground costing ST.
$40, and the building PSI. The building is
furnished with tne seata Of the old Wabash av-
enue bullains, which we're = donation from that
society to this. The Michigan avenue society
has raised by subscription sum Of $4,000,
leaving considerable balance to bo raised To-
day IN the usual woy,-by contribution at the
conclusion Of the dedicatory eervice: The
church, since its organization, has had three
pastors, viz: The Rev Hooper Crews, the Rev.
r. D. Sheppard, and the present pastor, the Kov.
J. ". Phelps.
Six conversions are reported ut tho Coventry
Street Church.
Three persons were baptized at the University
Place Church last Sunday.
The Rev. ". ". Everts, Jr., baptized two in
tho Indiana Avenue Chapel last Sunday.
Nine we're baptized in the Twenty fifth Street
Church Jan. IS, making fjft5-four received by
baptism since Nov /.
Tho pastor Of the North Star Church, the Rev.
J. u. Whitehead, is conducting revival in that
church. Five we're baptized JAN 1S.
Tho Scandinavian Union Baptist Church was
organized and "reorganized" Dec 49, The
Rev. H. A. Re;cheubach, the pastor, baptized
three converts on the evening Of same day.
The Baptist Church at Morgan Park have near
" npletcd their meeting house. The people
aro able to furuiah the house, but will need holp
from the Union to pay the salary of q pastor.
The Trustees OF the Baptist Union have as
sumed the rent Of Emanuel Chapel, on the cor
ner Of Centre and Dayton streets, and have set
c. e. DeWolf, university student, at work
there.
Hall, corner Of Lincoln and West Indiana streets,
about . year ago, BY the Union Park Church OF
this city. Its S. '--school is large an1 grow
ing, With Fresc,. Tendance OF about 2oo.
Tho Sabbath-school connected with the In
diana Avenue Baptist Church hiss doubled its
numbers within the past Elk months, so that the
audience~room aud tho adjoining rooms are about
l.. Marsh is superintendent.
The Standard says: ..At tho Second Baptist
Church, Sunday evening, Jau. Is, Dr.. Goodspeed
baptized fifteen, ct them his father, another
his own aon, difference in age Of so Years. It
is an interesting fact that DR.. Goodspced has had
the privilege OF D8pt12lJs, us NllG> l1tucI, 4Ho
children, his brother I. r.. aud his brothers.
niece"
The little Baptist church 1T Eng}ewood, under
the Rev. Edward Ellis, the pastor. is rapidly at
tanning prominent position in that suburb.
The church was organized two yeaTs ago. with
membership OF about dozen. 1t now con-
tains over seventy members, and i revival is in
progress which ndds to the number new namea
each Sabbath. Last Sunday five persons were
baptized, AS 3 result OF this growth, the
church ed1fice, which was dedicated short
time ago. is already too small.
Thursday evening, the First Baptist Church
Of this city held it's regular monthly missionary
sociable at the house OF Deacon 4. Sheppard
There WAS q very large attendance ard the evon-
ing WAS spent very happily. Mra. Sheppard
treated something less than hundred with d
most e1ceuont supper, and Prof. Ravens, G. c.
6tebbins, Esq, Mrs. Annie HaTens, and Mrs.
Edwin Smith caused delightful music to rise With
marriage bell, nntil-Hush bark! deep sound
4woke like q rising knoll. This SQUAD proved to
be the well-known voice OF A. D. Ellsworth,
Esq. singing an Iriah melody. The audience
was delighted, and approved A1r. Ellsworth g mu-
sical art by the most cordial applause.
LUTHERAN.
The Lutheran and Missionary eays the Rev. f.
Belfour, pastor Of St. Johns Church, Easton,
Pa, has resigned his church there to take charge
Of an English Lutheran church in Chicago,
and breaches his u1a[ SERMON tn18 evening. 1Q6
paper eays:
The pecuar fitness Of Rev. Belfour, ~ to nationality,
experience aud attaiuments, have particularly
pointed to b as the person TO fill the place. that the
call, t,nsought By him. has come nnm3st2kahle
ca1t Of God, which could not be declined.
Nn cannot but think that he has done right In &c
cepting the appointment. and that tho mission
ml.tee has hi, upon the right and the right policy
in this instance. great: wide. important, but dni
cult field ia presented In Chicago. There s little to
begin with, but the material Is abundant. There
not less than nine Scandinavian and eight ten Ger
Inan Lutheran churches in Chicago, many Of whose
people already English In language and yet there
lie English Lutheran church In the place. the
merest beginning, after yeArs Of anxious effort the
great fire having swept Away nearly everything that
had been previously done, and vhat remains having
been saved only by tho inde{atigahla efforts Of the
Rev. F. Richards But with such . population,
may readily be seen, good English church Ia neecs-
sity and, With the right to taka It in band must
soon be accomplished fact-
uSTERsALlsT.
The First Universalist Church at Briggsvi11e,
VIA, will be dedicated to-day, Feb. /. Teams
convey from the cara, at Forage all who come
by railroad to attend the Services
The Rev. A. c. Barry, Says the Ee1o Corenant,
" Has lectured with great SUCCESS in Fond iu
Lac, If large hearing is any test. His Sunday
school is growing steadily in every way. His
parish membership has bean considerably in
creased within little time. He has gwen no
tice Of bis iutQQtiou to lcaYe Fond du Las At the