, 1875-10-24
The church is az yet in its infancy having thirty
fiTe membere hut evner}a tn t,ror- ~N'5

1o0 eu1te u - 40 yet n It's INFANCY, having tdlty
nTe members, but expects to grow,
The Lutheran Church on Sheffield syenna i
Under the care Of Pastor George HumrneI. Th
congregation .woEshiped in tbs city proyions II
the ttre, but being burnt out at thet time. came
t. 70 l4aSe View, and located on their present ate
3he membership is something over ffty
and ID German. The building was put
up in 1873, and will seat about 500
Saint Henry's Church, standing north Of Rose-
hall, on The very northern borders Of Lake View,
a1 and presided over by Father Heary Wagner. il
ot twenty years. It is in the midst OF an indus
tt1ous herman farming population, and has tho
| namea OF l50 Of them On IFS rolls. The Drasant
building "9s erected two years ago, and is the
most chuIch-llke chapel in the town, with it's ts!l
sp'te, and stained memorial windows. 4 {. wals-
eo.nauh, Or ofphanage, OF quite solid appear
anee with lts gray stone walls, stands iu the rear,
| aud an adJoln1ng church-yaru contains ali that
/ remains OF former deyout worshipers.
some or the property-ownars IN Jefferson
! seem inclined to act the dog-in- -the-manger in
regard to their domainH, neither utiIizInt. them
themselves nor allowing others to enjoy = near
View OF them. Tie North Branch is akirted for
miles by line strip Of woodland containing
;ai gfand old eims, oaks. hickories and poplars,
just as ono, invited by she leafy recesses, ia
about to explore, the mandate, il large letters.
Keep out rostod conspicuonsiy, forbids en-
trance. What Dissertation there can ba in walk
aAE tuAuu6A u VACANT lVu~aGre lot does not an
pear.
nAyEN8N0OD.
Ihia liktlo section ct 1ake Wow is ever on the
move, and contains a large amount Of peut-up
encrHy within 1:a non-coIporat6 bounds. Tho
HavensWQod improvement Association, which
WAS organized !asE month is at work. and the
1encnH taking on coat of white, the upturucd
statlon-house, and other phases Of transforms
ton show it. Tho park along the railroad is
oelD{: laid of in grass plots and winding walks,
ana Till be grand improvement when COM
pletad- The work is carried on by voluntary
contributions from philosophical property
owners, and Mr. Bryan, the Treasurer, reports
gratifying succeas in obtaining funds. Let the
south end take lesson ia the mutusl-improye-
ment school. Down there each mans house ia
lis castle, aud h9 don't caro- much for what the
outside world is doing north of Clark street
bridge.
Other improvements are those On the public
school and Congregational Church. Both are
reoelvng fresh coats OF paint, aud present an
anvltlng appearance.
The semi-annual meeting Of t!le Chicago AS
soclatlon With the navenswood Congregational
Church will be held Tuesday afternoon and even |
lug next at the church. The order Of exercises |
tor the afternoon concludes Essay on Church
Membership, by the Iev. ". l. Nichols, and |
Discussion as to Why the Churches |
Of Illinois Are Not Stronger opened By tho Rev. |
" ". Patton Essay On Methods Of Presenting |
tho Evidences of Christianity, By the Roy. G. !
Oayerna. IN the evening q discussion rs to How |
70 Utilize Revlyala for the Church and Indiyd- ]
lals, will be participated in b7 the R=v. Dre, !
ae.ner, BARTLETT Goodwin, and Chamberlain.