The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-12

some time last fall and was we'll liked;
those who heard him then class him as
among the best lecturers in the field. The
Philosophy of the Ridiculous will be the
subject.
Moline Churches Tomorrow,
The churches, to morrow. will be pre-
sided over by the regular pastors aud ser
vices will be held at each, both morning
and evening, except the Episcopal and
Methodist.
AT the Episcopal church morning ser
vices only will be held at 1880 o'clock, Rev.
MIR. Gaynor officiating
In the evening" at the Methodist church,
Miss Kate Hullinger will lecture on
American Civilization and Temperance.
She is said to be lady of fine literary
attainments and excels in her temperance
lecture
The past week has been one of unusual
interest in religious circles, and number
OF converts to the cause of Christ have
Deen added to the Christian element here.
frotracted meetings have been held at the
Methodist church all the week and the in
Grest has been undimiuisbed throughout.
Rey. Will Nj. Collins has labored hard in
the cause and every night the altar has
been surrounded with those seeking new
!lfe. When these meetings were inaugu-
rated, shortly after the commencement of
the new year, the interest was only medium,
but 1t gradually increased and has finally
reached the point of genuine enthusiasm,
Every night for the last three weeks the
church has been crowded and many who
at first attended from mere idle curiosity
have experienceda change of heart and an
nounced themselves as ready to follow in
the narrow path" of righteousness.
Inc other churches have not been idle,
specially the Baptist where much real
good has been accomplished.
The School District Troubles.
The differences that have existed be-
tween the petitioners of School District
No. /. AID the trusees is likely to be settled
pretty soon in the circuit court. Judge
Peasants has decided that bonded debt
does not prevent withdrawal from the
district, and the only question to be settled
now Is whether the petition of the legal
voters OF No. |, praying to be annexed to
No. z, contains the requisite number of
names. This the petitioners claim will be
| easy and the case is regarded as virtually
settled 10 favor cf the petitioners. 1t is
not expected, however, that Judge Pleas
arts will be able to render decision
OF this point before the May term, which
will delay the consummation of the object
of the petitioners until October, as the
board of trustees meet in April, and unless
the case is reached this term the decision
will be imperative until the next meeting
of the board, which occurs in October next
The trustees, Smith and Stewart, on the
other hand have been getting up a
remonstrance or counter petition and claim
to have secured enough names to destroy
the majority of the original one and thus,
as they (the trusteesl claim, the first
petition is valueless. On the other hand
their opponents claim that the subsequent
remonstrarce does not affect the original
petition, and in this opinion they are sus-
tanned by city attorney Eugene Lewis
The case is considerably mixed at present
and a settlement by the circuit court vii
be source of satisfaction to both parties
The measure has engendered good dea
of feeling.