, 1875-01-17

4httA AescuO1e6 tuAt OF Inc CuahfI
Refusing to rork, and devoting themselves.
: singing, dAncing, and looking for visions: tnt
fell INTO debt. their property was sold, AMI tht
. we're turned luto the street, remaining there X
: day and night engaged in singing and pra.
ing, At length they took refuge In 4 barn ar
tho authorities are trying TO dispense them.
St. Ignatius College, connected with the Jesu
Church. near tho corler Of Twelfth street An
Blue Island avenue, has recently been provide
with iron stand-pipes. reaching from the base
ment to ths roof, with two sets Of hose on eac
! hoor: ne building Is very high. and ad1olns tn
tirely over the roof OF the latter. There is n
church building in the city SO thoroughly Pre-
teoted from fire.
The Protestant Episcopal controversy in thI
State as to thu eligibility of Dr.. Seymour to th
Episcopscy. has broken out in Quincy, where tn
Shepherd, and the Rev. Dr.. Corbest, OF st
John's Church, are chopping logic in the Whig
The difference in their theolosieai viers seems
to an outsider, to be about ~ important as tn
difference in their names.
The Liberal Christian does not wholly like DR.
Diapers work On tha Conflict Between Sconcs
and Religion" The Rev. John ". Chadwick, ii
that paper, fnds in Dr. Draper peculiar spite
Against the Christian religion, and IN evident
delight with tho t1lumpls Of Mahommedanlsm
He thinks that Dr.. Draper. Al we'll "a other wri.
tors OF hls school, has busted himself with the
t moral and ideal side.
There are some aigns OF = split In the Roman
Catholic Church OF this country, which may give
rise to hourlshng Old Catholic organizations.
| Tho arbitrary doaltng Of Catholic Bishops with
their priests hns, for long time, been source
OF lli>feejing in certain quarters. Father Stack
!eo.urod. few days ago. ..beEore tho Philadelphia
preachers on this subject. The lecture was =
protest against hlerarchical tyranny, while. at
the aame time it exalted tho Catholic Church.
| The Baptists haYe made great progress in Ger
| mauy Eince 1928. when they began their work in
that country. It fs estimated that 1u0, COO con-
| versions have taken place while at present
| 10000 commandments. The missionaries are
supported by = large number of lay members,
| who MAINTAIN service at no iess than 1.283 out
statlons. Ghe SundaJ-Echoo1s number about
eco.
Tho Characterization apportionments for
noek River Methodist Conference are ss follows:
extension, 81, 400. Rockford District --MlB.iona-
r., S2,700 chusch-extension, 5000. Freeport
Diatllct-a1iasionsry, $2,U70; church-e1teosion,
$4c0. Dixon Dist,iot-Missionary, $3.50
oi:urch-e1tsnslon, $500: Mendota District
Joliet District Missionary, s2,70o; chureh-sx-
tension, 5000.
Tho Oakland Congregational Church is gaining
strength. Last year lss receipts more than
equaled its expenditures. Nearly $4,000 were
raised for arrearages, and 81 900 more pledged
towards its old debts. With entire peace and
TIfh ~ ;-a-ass s;,,P c,ns1r.rat;,r saa - 1srra
proportion Of young people, with excellent
prayer-meetings, NTH 3 hourishin6 Sunday
school, under tho auperintcndeuce Ut Deacon 3d.
John. and with the nronise of thu coptinnrd
ministry ~ Prot, Hrda Il h;ds f.;r to 1,rosnor
THenty-one ners added to The Church and two
dismissed during the last yoxr, leaving gain OF
nlueteen.
p-,+ s,h,r - ,-;~-., r.,.,t,o. .;r ~
the Bible -Rivision Committee in New. York. re-
Gently, stated th2. the object OF tho reT1eers
va Was not a to maes e.. new translation or Version Of
laucnase. to remoya obaolato words. correct III
.ccnr.cs. rarSar nronar nsrn. N,;fo-,, ~,
ase, ,e,, sa :enust p4upsa ueo.os 1aIoni ana
4uako huch improvements AZ arc oemanoed ~
the echolaIHhlp OF the age Tho work OF tho
English reyisera ia sent to ths United States,
where it is again revived and neut- hack with
euspestions. these II ncraed nnnn ara af}ontad
r. MT = conm;ttss ~ cnnferaSca = .nno;rtaa'
four years nave oeen spent IN Ene'ana IN me
REVISION ana IMo III tnla country and, At the
It viii tako six OF seven yoars mo1o to com
p1''s .'* n.no.nonu ,,z,.,o,, ~*
The following ID Al onaiaa,on froh recent ser |
mon, 'tTen Years with tho Second Baptist |
Church, Chicago" but very. naturally sucg4sk
tu6 uuulfys hILl SuE0 NR4pRT3. now CoulH &QF I
pastor fail OF success2.
In July. 1855. Deacon 8. sseuap. Of ths s.cond |
church. went to Bridgeport in compsuy With brother
9. Il. Salisbury, and, on seeing ths spritual esdtu
ton tlere, resolved to work On this field From tho
.scests ne gat5srso tarteea children and started
et,ncI n III ~ ~ nt.r ne yse1 m
months the nuntars had incressei 70 1eventv.HTs
Brother skelnp then hired .no Temreranco
Hall, h. himself paying $3.50 rem. for one year In
December 1876, the services Of the Rev. John Gordon
nen studens IN the IheologIc1l Seminary we're Sc
saseu ~ s ~ aor s'3 bso1ner pa!ne
u ets,ra wcra hi..,,d sn ths s,u,n nn1
,rs.n;soI. Tne nsY. J. II. Williams sueceeied him ~
he first settled PASTOR and tho Uu11rch ourished MI
'er his paascrate for two years. Brother skemp h:d
Unlisted tha sympath's' Of the Sscond Church. wh1fh
,saa MN hsi ms saary erosner = g1T1ng neeTsJ 70
3h '4S 4 -, uii nratb. ~. ,e
nseIeysnt nT III, eutirs n1nonnt shnr11 ,fiaEw.r.
be- south Cuurch bought iots in GOOD location. and
hs building vas removed by the Second Church when
"as improved aud resezed, m. king it comfortable
ouse OF Worship The Sabbath-school continued to
under me Of Deacon skemp,
nirs rvcr. h.th 10v y,nrn3ro r. -: n.sn a1d 81
or for four and hi: Tesrs md VA neysr atsenI
through al tho storms Of winter and heats Of sum
ae promptly At bis post quarter before u
n During these ytars this labor Of love cost hin
e5sonA,iy ~ upwards Of s3oo .nnnaliJ;
sss ai.a =; on ~ ~ a13 m,ies e1en ssnoa.a
IN nnt s.,ne ~. sah,; , W. ~ whni. ~
il four and : L2F yesu.