, 1874-10-11
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
Life Of the Rev. Joseph Hart
mann.
Episcopal Convention at New
York.--New Religion
in India.
Comments and Opinions OF the
Religious Press.
Notes and Personals at Home
and Abroad.


Church Services tosbdy.
rHE REV. JOSEPH HARTIANN-
~ Hartmann is one Of tho Oldest pastors III
Chicago. having taken chasge OF the tirfs GeE-
man EvanEelical congregation {St fau!s
ftp-ch,. corner Of LaSalle and Ohio streets.
Nor, 1s,1s51. He was born Sept II. !S24 at
Bornuc,na, near Lautlau, in the Dalat!nate. Hes-
many. He pursued his classical studies from
1883 to 1871 1T SIeir and ZTelbrucken, AMI at-
tsa6ed to his academical studies at thc uulTexsl-
lies OF Bonu and Utrecht, il Holland. from ls44
10 1913, Hardly had hc finished his studies, When
tba Revolution Of 1913 broke out, and when tho
i,r,.siaus entered the Palatinate lie and A1s WIG
t=ft tLa;r natira home for Amerlca, landing at
.:ew icr May 81, 16i9.
The following August ho became member
sf til. Eastc:n syrod filling. for two years, tho
<,5ics Of minister to t small country conEroSa-
tjoo in Lewis County, Now York. From thence
hire moved to Chicago. Tho scone OF his future
;3por was then in small congregation. which
assembled in a small framo church. wheie noW
sia1ds the stately cdinco which Is = nlonunsns
nj Mr.. Hartmann's long and faithful. !seor. 1no
German population Of that ti1no was poor Gua
destitute; but. notwithstanding this. sad the
prevalence Of Tie cholcra in those early e'1nl-
3uera, ard e5pec;&siy in 1e5i. spreading It's
:ay:ses with fatal elect among tue peo-
,,le Of the Moth Division. Mr. Hartmann
l,y,ck church strnclnre-the first b:'ck church in
chicago. It ra: &C feet IN width by 1oD iecs u
length. AID its LOFTY tower extended to he:she
ct i6n feat; so thar before the Ge:i1nn Catholic
ur Ge..nan Nethod:*t denominations lad hcST',
i, build, the Hcr Mr.. Hartmann had entered
his uen hous= Of worship With his congregation,
consisting OF about $40 lGn1ti:cs-
I,p years after this even: he founded the Sec
end r.=ausclitaI CAuEch On the corncr OF Union
,...G .Jitchel1 streess. 1n 1875 he founded the
j,., I'll Archer avenue. and in 1861 the Fourth
s,s. Chicago avenue and Noble streets. lat this
80 uos tie ;7nole Of h,s labo.s. Du,ing tho
:itst fifteen or sixteen years he also
tts,Ii:ated several churches IN the surround
,ug country for distance OF about 100 mlss:
:3e his settlement Ill Chicago he las ceaclteu
aty-two churches
rbd statistics oi one years vnrk will give q
-. cea OF his niulHt1atious. In the year 1854
j.. .:uris:ene1 ?6S children, united IN matr1nsony
:2o surles. conducted gu fEncra! services. au.
60 ID the Holy Communion to 2,3oc indls1d-
ut,.
trora 1855 to 1863 he was author Of eec1i-
,:;Iv 1aper, the Efieu2 Of the Household
.,-=e.:nG with 500 subscribers. in q short si1no
- pcnLer rose to 1900 within the limits Of
..;Ics.,o alone. Tho paper to tLss DAY lis rleae-
adv remembered zinonS mary German fam
l1.s. During the Grill War a'n1ost Il! Gorman
l.:.io,,s pspcre gave their aid and sympathy to
LIE Southern cause; but the E'.e7s1 II The
.fonsc.oid was always staach Northern paper
Il, reaching and ss;naparlly ~
During the gleat con.iasration Of 1871, Mr.
Bsltnanas Church, schoo!-louse. orphan asy.
i,,1, aid Ills OWN res!deEce vera al victims OF
tnat widespread disaster. All earthly things
which biz faithful labor had produced in loug
esrics of tuilsomo years we1o E"ept away i'll
twelve hours.
Many man would have los. all ambition aud
sp1r1t after aucl1 a catastrophe; bat not 60 tho
Ke,. Nf. Hartmann. He e gagged young n All
rs hia substitute in the pulpit, and started oat
In the larger cities Of the eo1i1.try 10 collected
more than 515, 100 laas :cblc, El1,d, md gen
eroils gifts he Ieceyed an cent 10 Ills substitute
70 be distributed among tho peor aud needy. On
hia re.urn he collected $4,000 nlore'atno''g tie
members OF his oEa Eocr congregation. Ue
,hen borrow ed s11,g00 lnore and n;eut TO work.
Il, less than year the cnul CHI stood il more
shan it's former hearty. on tie Old site.
Many years ago the Rev. Mr. Hartmann re-
ce;red fortJe!ght lois as Trescns to us c3asrc-
catiotl 1tom wealthy member OF that body, fcr
the purpose Of building thereon an orphan asr-
lum. He, with his congregation. succeeded III
rebuilding; this Inc bene1cic:it ;nstl.aLon 1t cost
$4,000, Of which SIM the Relief aud aid Soclet:
gave stu, so Do0- l1isconEregatoa is almost tho
only Gerrnan-Pr Protestant church whose seats arc
rented. This plan has been adopted more out
Of Difference TO the wishes Ct the consl cgatlcu
Than because Mr. Hartmann favoredit it. The plan
snablss each member to have scat, and il more
satisfactory than The free system. The church
Is allied every Sunday with derous and faithful
7ersh1perb who represent all classes OF catizens,
rich end poor, the banker as well as tie common
workman; aud they arc oil welcomed alike.
Among the important religious forces at work in
this city, it wilt titus be sean that Ar. Hartmann
wieids some Of tho most potent.
THE EPISCOPAL GENERAL C0NVEE-
TIQE.
Tho General Convention which assembled in
New York, Oct Z, is regarded as = most inpor-
tant gathering. Tho sessions Of the House Of
Bishops are held in 3 school-room adjoining st.
John's Church. where the House Of Clerical and
Lay Deputies meet. The 1t. Rev. Benjamin 1.
Smith, OF Kentucky, psexides over tho House of
Bishops By right Of seniority.
During the proceedings twenty-six permanent
committees and commissions, appointed at pre-
Tious ecEsions, will report to both Houses.
Among them are Committees on Increase OF tile
Episcopate, Translation Of the prayer-Book iu.o
sereral foreign LANGUAGES, IS well AZ subjects OF
legislation relating TO both Houses. Two or more
Bishops ere to tie chosen for foreign jur!sdic-
ton under American control. The Convcntion
will have the duty of p2ss'nC upon the couiir-
nation OF the two BshoI,s elect for the Diocese
OF WISCONSIN aid Illinois. iii the persons r. tht
Rev. Crs. Wells aad Seymour 1t il AugI estet
that. as both these gentlemen profess Hi:;t
Church principles. the Low Church dlcccses ma,
withhold their assent to their confirmation. j
large number OF petitions will be presented. ask
inG for notifications of the bal.tisual and othe1
services.
Tho first Gcnernl Convention met in phi1adel
nhia i'll li65. .Ths Nevout;ou Lad effected :
separation from the Church Of England. aut
the clergy Of the stidale States rec0mmenGed
III the sEt7Dg Of 17sd, au organization Of tht
Church upon an American basis. The first Cou,
veotion recommended TINT the churches in tl,e
different ssascz organize themselves into aeso
ciatiuns. aud unite in d general ecclc.iaet;ca
constitution. The Convention laid down rules
q organization providing that the Episcopal
Church in each State should Bend deputies tc
the Convention. both lay and clerical a1so tha1
associated congregations IN oae or moro States
might sead deputies jointly: it elso provided
ti.st the doctrines ct the Gcspe! as held py the
Church oi England. shall Ee maintained auG
the liturgy OF taat Chutch adhered to, 80 iar NJ
the political change wrought by tho Revolution
would allow that Bishops should be members
of tue Convention r. ciNc;o; that tho Clergy
and laitT shall deliberate in ore board bui
should Tote separately.
TIE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION
vas organized By the clcct!cn of the Rev, Dr.
White, Of Pennsylvania, az President
i constitution 1xss sdo1..d In aecorlance rits1 tr.
6uFyezHoas al tn. New York meeting. This :ns.r,;
1reut the 1Icleis Of the constitution alc,ied II
Srf,i oh