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doubt TINT tho Doctur will win tie aearts OIL LIZ
people there as Ia has mere.
Prof, p. T, Bliss has been obliged to withdraw
from the First Presbyterian Church rs precenxot,
| on account Of lia extensive engagements" ANe
Church il to have Iuarsette CHOIR.
Tie Rev, Ebenezer Erskue, D. D.. formerly
editor of the Northwest Presbyterian, now Pasto1
of the Presbyterian Church at Newviile. Pa,
,sas married on "Wednesday last to A4ss heen
| II. Mchecllnn.
The lev. N. N. Langley, late Of Jacksonville;
Ill, was installed aB pastor Of the Congregational
Churc1, ut Dwight last Sunday.
/ The Rev. H. C. Hitchcock, OF Kenosha, has
been spending his ei1 weeks vacation at the
! East
Tho Rev. A. 4. Baker, pastor Of the Congrega-
tional church at 4ames, a.. preached lis farewell
sermon Sept. rs.
! The Rev. J. II. Allis. pastor Of the First Pres
| bytcran Church, OF Lansing. iLch., has re-
signed on account OF the ill-health Of his wife.
The Rev Mr McDermid, Of Dunlap, T.. has
! taken charge Of the Presbyterian churches ns
Shellsburg and Pleasant Hill, ID.
| Tho Rev. Henry Clark. recent1y pastor Of the
Baptist church iu Pe"aukee, Ms, has returned
| to keuoslla, and resumed the pastoral cara of
| tic Baptist church there.
! The Rev H. ". Brown. the evangeiiet, has
recently closed a revival nesting at Oskaloos;t,
Ia, aud IN now preaching in the Baptist church
/ in Lincoln, Neb.
The first woman admitted to the Methodist
| Theological School IN Boston IL Mi:s Anna
| Oliver, who has been studying ut Oberlln, but
! wheru j. is stated. she was courseously given to
| understand that it wcs not proposed to graduate
! female minister.
| The Rev. J. r. Townsend, Of Peoria. ILL.,, has
/ accepted cail to the lec:orshp OF the Church OF
the incarnation, Washington, D. c.
The Rev. Dr. kno~1ton, Of the North China
| Mission, died at Ningpo, Sept. 10.
The Row Wallace Van Gantzhorne, who Las
recently boon supplying the Church Of the Atone
1aeut. phi1adclpnia. las retired from the Proles-
| tant Episcopal TO join the Reformed Episcopal
| Church.
F.: The Rev. Dr.. Watson, of Burlington, H.. has
!: been called to the church at Red Wing, Linn,
/ to ill the yacancy caused by the election OF the
| Rev. DR.. Wel]es to the Episcopate OF Nlscons1n
| The Rev I, II. Fry Was ordained pastor Of the
| Congregational church al Golccu Prairie, H.,
Sept. 23.
| The Rev. T, j. Shelton Disciples Church)
| has moved from Arcola, ILL.,, to Dn Quoln, LII.
| The Iev Franz c. Cotlbaugh, of st. Johns
| Church, MaNkato. Mimi, has been. called to
| Holy Truit, Church, East Minneapolis, to Hrc-
! coed the Rev. G. l.. Chase.
] Tie Adrance savB well-kuoun theological
| Professor iu Chlcsso p7onounces Tiltons last
statement a paper - worthy Of Demostheues"
| A LITTLE TALK ABOUT MINISTER'S.
! 10 the Editor ef The Chicago 1fibuns:
| SIR: There is no question but that CnlcE9o Is
the happiest city in the world. Even the clergy
| men, who ought to be long-iaced, have, in spite
of themselves, become imbucd with the spirit OF
enterprise and liberty that peryadcs the city,
and, unliks those Of oldea time, who excluded
! themselves from the world. they are identified
with the people, and loved by them
lam glad when think What days OF balm aud
bloom arc dawuing upon Us, because little chll-
dren no longer run away, half-frlShten9d, ct the
! approach OF o minister.
have in ,ny mind the pleasant picture Of Dr..
Powers, tie good Rector Of st. Johns, who can-
not hal1 about town without groups Of children
running to Linn and catching hold Of the sklrts
OF i,is coat Mnny older heads may hare little
faith in the rtuelisrn Of his church. but mono
can doubt the love Of God III hss heart When she
ut:Io ores 11lsh into his arms aud ara not afraid.
1 heart tho lteT. hr. Helmer. PASTOR OF onlon
Park Congregational Church. tay that he be-
lioyed the time would come nneu cteedh would
be aoo,ixlcd; but that the Church wotdt live in
every Christian heart. What thundsrbolt that
| remark would hare been few years ago! Ito"
eEreiy aud picaaautly sAe Eneeio OF I[oG1eSs
bear us puwntu:
Dr.. Goodwin, pastor Of the First Cougreg2-
| tioual Church, is another klcd-hearted, gym
pathetic man,-ac.eptlng everlasting puu.an-
| ment as tho tender mercy ct 3 ]uss Hoa:-"ho
lives with his people, weeps, laughs. and jes:s
With them He says. if any Of h4s people wish
to be ammerzed. lie il not only willing to taaa
Them over to Or. uoodspeeas aud haptze tlen,
but viii cl,eerlullJ assist DR.. Goodspeed to baI,-
I t,ze hi4 converts, If Ac wishes It,
Then there 10 Dr. Thomas. pastor Of that COZ
mopoli.an Methodist CAulch. Hs might we'll
be called man of sol:ows, 60 truly does he
bear tie burdens OF others. LIE Is f1e4ueut
yuAtor iu the homes Of tie sick. mad hls sym
pa;hies ara 50 oserpowerluE that tie Ii sonao-
tunes carried Tcar1ed sud i'll, to lla home; aud
yot Ie Id oae of tho most genial Of men. He Is
true scholar, 4 lover Of Liberty, mau wnon
auy love aud al ike ana yes hoT r 9fen aosa
| rould preach lus honest convictions, he y Il
Uu1yer.aliss." Ain, me! II CniScfsa!lsta can be
the medium of go much good, let Us have more
OF them! All people wantis Tor man 10 pssach
his doctrlues III the right Church.
A few years ago. heard Mrs. Liyernore de-
plore that line Cniyersalist Church was for
ever OIL the back aeat.' 1t il either not 30 far
back as she thinks 1t is. or many, alas! DO not
ye up y taer procession mho ,a1a shat Say :vor1
hard: ''Haye you hoatd ChcneJ:" 60 anu
haar him" "Go to his pra, -ucetings." 1.-The
Metuodlsss all love Cheney" Wnat IT he is d
| man III tho WRONG place -, AS I!ct. @ sMing 81 sa5s
think In auaths1ua might be pronounced on
one WHO should ilsci,ss Prof. Swing in lis MIL
istratiou OF love. Ii be IL Uuisersalist or AZ
meuian, and prescncs so napv ser.aons on love
that one cannot tell one from the other, Of what
avail would 3 protest be: So long as the NAL
titude flock to hear, 10 long Will he preach
and. SO long az he preaelea- SO long
viii they hoar him. People grew tired OF too
much hell; they may tire OF too much love.
4 minister Of thle city remarked that he VAS
not afraid Of offenaias the refined ears ct bis
| audience, aud that hs loyed to say - hell" AL
things to all men. THAT mans preaching might
be tie means of SAVING the soul that love could
never rcacl,,-so many seem to prefer taking the
| Kingdom of Heaven bJ violence.
Among the n,any clorgymen who nre IN orna-
mcus to our city Is good. Dr.. collJer. pastor Of
| Unity Unitarian Church,--tlsat ~genial, sunny
| nour1cd man. with humanity enough to take in
| the whole world whose happy, spiritusl nlnis-
| trations have spread wide tho gates OF Heaven
to those not too prejucired to SO and hear him.
| Nnny there are uho are 80 welded 10 tho ira
di:ion Of their fathers, it becomes religion
| riudicsye and unlo.ing; thus they come snort
| OF beautiful life here, aud ma1J fail of :
| beautiful Hereafter.
| 1t has bccu remarked bT come. who are con-
! strained to believe in tho spirituality Of DR..
a.. 1,,- l, Tn 1a.rn h;4 c1ra-ch