, 1874-02-08

takes money, gentlemen. Actions SPEAK louoer
tha words. Unite, organize, and you WILL nave
your preacher ready, -.,
Yonr present correspondent believes in placing
Prof. Swing in new Farwcl Hall, or ln alc.
V;cker's Theatre, or somewhere in the censre o1
the CITY, where be will do the most, and not the
least, good believe in the greatest good to the
True PHILOSOPHY. {
NOTES.
PRESBYTERIAN.
new Presbyterian Church was dedicated at
Pontiac, H., Feb. 4.
A new church WAS organizedat Council Grove,
Kan, Feb. l.
A new prosby terian church WAS dedicated in
Aurora H., Feb. !. -.
The Tompkins Avenue Chu rch, OF Brooklyn,
N. Y. will dedicate It's new house OF worship,
costing 800, 900, On the evening OF Feb. Il.
". C. VOORHEES,, in the New York Evangelist,
SAYS the first Presbyterian Church in Michigan
was organized ut Monroe in 1870.
The Presbyterian Church at haywood has
unanimously called tho Rev. William F. Brown
to be its pastor. Dir. Brown has accepted, and
enters upon his 1abors to-day.
Henry II. Ellison, student in the Senior
class of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary
OF tho Northwest, las been called to the PASTOR
ate of the church at Willow Springs, III.
The First Presbyterian Church Of Joliet, H.,
have received d donation of q lot from Mrs. u.
Fl, Demmond valued at 81, 500. Aparaonage Ia
to be built upon it next summer
A renersI revival is in progress in the P1esby-
terian churches Of Kansas City, NO. The KeT:
T., P. Hammond, the reyivalst, WILL VlslS tnaE
town when he leaves st, Louis.
The Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, H..
| hag invited Robert &. Wheaton, member OF
tho Senior class in the Theologic al Seminary of
| the Northwest, to become its pastor
| The Alliance this week has editorials on Mai
| tin Tnther, the Resurrection, the Ohio temper
| ance Movement, and several other. MINOR mat
| ters.
A uovarful revival is in progress in the Pres
| bytcriau Church at Hydo Park. On the evening
of Feb l, Judge E. S. Williams delivered lee.
| tute on 81 Raneses and Moses, auus1fa1l'e OF
tho sabbath-school lessons:
+ In the Second Baptist Church, Chicago, forty
nine received the hand Of Fellowship Feb. l,
| and in the evening sixteen were baptized.
Two we're baptized in the Evanston Church
! Feb. l, making seven in. all since the "ofk
began:
4 The BAPTIST Church in Morgan Park held fes-
tiyal last week, tho proceeds OF Wlllcn "1H Ut
used in furnishing the church structure.
l. After A sermon by the Rev. DR.. Northrup il
the Indiana Avenue Baptist Church, Chicago
on Feb, /. $3.50 was raised in aid OF stndents 1qr
tho ministry in the Chicago Baptist theological
Seminary.
In the Baptist Church at Englewood six con
| ycrts presented themselves Wednesday, night fo1
:, ,Baptism to-day, and it is expected that neafl!
| donh1e TINT number will receive the rite OF pap
tism to-day. A powerful revival is in progress
| in the church in that suburb.
In tho Second Baptist sunday-scbool OF Chi
cago, the Superintendent, DR.. G. X. Blackall
preharcd o little book Of thi1ty-tWo miniatur
pares stitched aud trimmed, containing th
lesson, topic, and reference, and golden text
4 for evory Sunday, in tho year, at merely nom
inal cost. It is supplied to every member OF til
school,
At the Baptist Ministers meeting held Mon
day. tho following report for the month OF Jan
| 1,ury shows the progress OF the several cnurcne
iu Chicago and its vicinity. The figures give tn
number received in each church, BY letter =, an
81; Coventry Street, Chicago, 4; Elgin. ~
Wheaton, 18; Englowood, 10; Indiana Avenue
G: Secoud Church, Chicago, Ct; 0livet (colo1
ed|, Chicago, &; Oak Park, l; Western AVepue
! TwsnIy-ifth Street Church, Chicago, IA; STOCK
!. . Yards, j University Place. 7; making total
l7G by baptism and 81 by letter.
t. The Baptist denominationa1 papers have bee
, ali stirred up recently By tho reported fact tia
/ Dr. Olmstead, editor OF the boston ltdtc'l1'1
md Reflector, whife in Europe, had partaken
: tho Christian communion With representatives,
: other denominations. 4 good many explans
t | tions of this conduct have been given ny ~
. OImsteads friends; but mono have seemed
8 satisfy the strong advocates OF open c9u p
mupipp At length, DR.. 0lmstead h1mseH LII
: been heard from, anq he says tne esels "a3 a;,
1 "no one present regarded the observance
i that ho111r as churchly ordinance, such as Bal
4 lists. and others as we'll, hold 1t to be az con
8 monty observcd."
q reyiyal iu tho Methodist Church at Wheele
a Ind. has resulted in twenty-four conversions
8 The Rev. B. ". Gorham has been labcri1
T. successfully in revival effort at. Sycamore, i
Methodist 4'Holiness " Convention will
= held In Rock Island, Ill, beginning Feb II.
: 1be Ga1ena Street Methodist Episcop
; Church, at Aurora, ILL.,, is in the midst OF
!, rival.
!. In the general class meeting held IN AblnEdo
- ILL.,. jan Is, 1G5 persons "spoke IN haH
Z hour" which would be one speech in every t.
= seconds. Either the speeches were short
Il else little time was wasted IN alehce'
h Methodism in St. Paul and its vicinity is
Il ported to be hourishing. Keviya1s are n pro
e Taylor's Falls, Shakopco, and Cottage Grove
i cults, The three St. Paul churches are prospt
n ing.
!. Revivnls continue to be reported from all pal
=, Of the country. Tie Northseesfern Ad1oct
10 this week mentions conversions IS folio"
re- Corning, Ia, 10; Freedom, ILL.,, 70; Verot
T H., 90; Winanae Ind 10 MaEeh1l1toWn, IN,
O. O. View, Mich, 20; Viola, Mlnn., Is; Spring 81
IT, s4ass yqtof TIL H. IS G.maache Gh51si,sn ia' hoi
Naysyile. L.. 152; Saltwater. Minn., 35. I
~ ~ sides these powerful reylvals are said to be
~ ~ progress in Newark, West Aurora Morr1at
- 20 Chenoa, Oak Park, H.. and at Leroy, indiana
10 Decora, Sioux City, and Algona, Ia.
w EPIsc0PALrAS.
Us Us The St. Louis Democrat says an immense CT
~ eregntionn assembled in St. Paul's Chur
~ Springfield, H., Feo. T. it being the occasl
l.. OF Bishop Nhitehouse's visitation to the pEle
ue Thirty.si1 candidates we're confirmed, after
~. ~ eloquent sermon by the Bishop.
be The Protestant Episcopal Church in Phila9
ed phia, Pa, has large number Of flourish
Of Sunday-schools. Thres OF them have an
Ms tendance each OF over 1000. The denomlnat
as has 81 schools, 1864 teachers, and 2S,4a5 pul
as in the city.
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