, 1874-08-09
Biography Of the Rev. N, E. Ravlin.
Length Of Service Of Pastors Of Evan
selical Churches.
The Sentiments, OF the: Religious Press.
Uotes- and PERSONALS at Home and
Abroad.


TIE REV. N. 2. RATL1N.
Amemi,er Of the Chicago Clergy who der 71Tes
e,vne notice aud whose nfe-stoiy would be reaa
witt, interest if it could be told complately, ls
+he Rev. N. F. Ravlin, psstor OF the Iemple
r,ntist- formerly the Fifth Chnrch. Connectet
nro1n;ncutIy as he has been with the Lite lrises-
+;,,,ion into tie character Of . minister OF an
o.her 7,aptist Church of the city. and with his
mora rcccnt reinstatement after the hand OF
ministerial fellowship had been Withdrawn. hs
name Is prominently before the Bapt!s;s OF tAls
city "a tie present time-
31r. Raylin was born in Essex County. n. w.,
in 1881 He il tho youngest son OF the nov.
Thomas. .Ea7liu,; also 3 Baptist munster
far many wears. Enjoying the advantages OF
educated aud intellectual parents, young lsaslm
,,rcu IN. with moro than, the. ordinary AIDS
II mental and molal growth Al = due age ho
sya. naturally sent to Rochester University, the
,r,rat Baptist eemlpary of the country, which
e.hool lie uas obliged to leave however, oT1ns
to weakness Of bis eyes, before completing
tie coarse Ee IVES ordained in 1854. and since
then lis ministry has been Chiefly conflned e. TO
Ilec1or,, Ii, Cedar Rapids: Ia: Eaclne. 49,,
aud Chicago. The length Of his pastorates at
each Of these places was above the average OF
Baptist preachers During the war, ar. Ha'-
1nd hoale was in Isacipe, MIS-. He eariy took
I,,p iu;cre5. in It's progress, and delivered soma
five hundred speeches and EermoCs III aid o. tho
Northern cause, daring the four years or fhas
conflict. lie took . prominent. raxt IN
the recruiting Of Two Nisconsin Iegl-
rlents. Always fearless in denunclatlon
of lie oppozers OF sha Vas. he acquired the III
viii Of raa.ly 6Lo a4arted under lis hard blows.
Oucc Wien 10 was advertised to speak at Cedar
Eapds, Ia on war subjects he vas anonymous
" thrca;eued with death if he carried out hls
1.7oe.z:a,1co Bat Le delivered his lecture as
il:.:l.}. ::i Utthc1t any naolestation.
III. ouy church difficulties tina. Ar. ls7'Aa
cx,.ci;c ;ciccd in Lis ca,eer we're CONNECTED with
bis independent 1ninsllns OF politics VITA iehg-
eLonIl be exe,nphied in lis deedE, ne Ii unable
Il, see Yh- . minister should not comment on
human actions in Whatever field they may be dis
U;aved. Iu nacine, his iearlessness in deuuncia-
lion OF those who did not asnco with MIN III poll
i.c, brought him into hostility with pion1nens
member Of his church, 4 United States seaatoE.
audthe party which he represented.
Of the Fifth Church After serving the chu.ch
fur three years he embarked i'll the work OF
{edica;ing new houses OF worship, work for
Which lie was specially adapted, aud during the
three following years ne dedicated forty-two
buildings in the Wdst, chiefly in Iowa, Nlscon-
ei,. Illinois, Indiana. Michigan. and Kansas.
The Fifth baptist Church was heavily involved
in drLt, and IN danger Of losing its property.
Through Ir. Nayiin'a recent 1aoors the Society
nes reo1 eaaIseei. the debt got into manageable
share the building much improved, and the
Societv have marked their bc.tor prospects by
G:scardius the old name ard adopting TINT OF
tie Temple Church
Mr Ie:lin is a forcible speaker, sometlnes
too honest to be polite, aud has eSerted ptT-
t.!aacus influence upon tho denomination with
nlicE. he u rpa1ec:cl throu4louE TIC. North
y.rnt well aS in this CstT