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, 1876-05-10
THE SUNDAY QUESTION:
A sANBATAnfhN v7EN,

HAnnArArrAr v7Ew.
ia N. Esf,or ~ ~. f,ta.oo. TrfA,,o..
nEpE panK' ~: siay 7.-undor the head 0,
"Ccntehn!al Folly" thorc spperrea In TIL
lnshuNE N, Of rriasy leading article Which can,
not 'a'l to eau aofta Al esrnest pfotost from Al
loast every mombeF Of the Evangs'feai Church
Of ,i,, Chris. 70 much H., hss been sa'd Al
tl'ifcrone tlmea concerning tts ehbbsth question,
,naes e ,o,,s, 'uo "tH's ~ sn.s'aa INV . '"so
'o'Rus lot'er 'nan ~" .asnof O. 'nl0 snort
eplstto has time 10 write, or the editor Of this
papos npsse ~ paoneu. Mua' s''es 10 tha
1t 10 be go n,on,on.ous d onost,oo. ia because !,
!, .,,o.,io, ~ n.,,nn,I ,,nro,..,,o ~. w !"
III qoeA.on o1 na1'una' importance l.he very
reason, probably, Why ita author sought TO proyo
~ .,;,'a ..@sa..,., zo,,, ~ ,.,,,.. :, ...
with IN onthualaam worthy Of o. bottor Gauss
conaiBts IN tho fact tint the Board Of Centennial
lion on sunday. NV 'S'N~N ~ ~'''' Wv '~A''''
nIG I.;e, .. tn,a na nnsion 70 oecoae o1a.toAfhg
nation or 4oalesa onef 6econd-ls this nastou
oS 81 n oto2 son, oh Of ssoyag o ~
position III which she now stands, to become do.
graded mud domoralizod7
i T. appsrsnt T. eyory right minded Individual
ro snrs 70 ho1
attotnpt to provo how uationu as we'll AS indi-
0"'s ahs e.a',aa because tey hagS hon;
Il In everv .agc r.,tn nav t,to a.. stanI ritnt
oycn lie reeoenttton Of 13oi. much naors Hshn.th.
S,v .1,d ,nov nrrsr. a.. crnrsn ,,n,rn,s.}.d rsrs
"a? wae sow.rn Il. sesi f 3teiso snd a2
lam: int, az surs ~ thsre d t,od. ia i,srysstms
vii rn,nc ant t,on 70 10 In iii nst}nn yhna
Go Is not III In T IarJ yos oni1 ' Wi ts HnGes -
| a hnrvett nf sor.It.tr,,rtinr lit Il iii II ho 70
norsI nait lint vii nsustrata IL IL yory fouTa,
ian lcscrndnr II ~ fhfra md fanr,, gens,ai,a
on,l Will nysnejiT rint thst nstion tto tttcr oIv
i'm, Ills may no. iii he accompshni u ones i !.
not ~ In fhn wrnct nr fnyIina1 Iff. hnt Tia arf IL
o a snndsr @ u an io na ~ 81 @
| II viii In Iorrinu ennhstnrisn notions t1.nu n-nns
| that aro not 6ab1sts ria,,s. ST N~Nes
nav flrrt "a tiat tbo proclamation u ofoano mn
s has sresx o sna a1ac 10 M b
lied world l}efore leaving home each iuyl!aI viii
wnt "xtnnt tbia viii ntnrfere viii hs cnioymnnt Il
bo nttn lint ii viii mar II aItournr s ,Y d. weli
nera,H 10 NAV nt hnmn nurrir ihe eytn truor of III
nsc,rs ~" 'D'oN' "'''4A "''A 's3a'1s ''' 'a'' o''
A1ain: Tn tbte rntfon In t,e an ant maj
DeonraIio nj inicncn1encn III etasmenta arn nias,
~ h,t ~ va s fss o. So1 d
4 II, ,aa sg. sr o. uod tssas 70 ~;
tsn xns1S r,,oht ~ Hrsnc s,Tnr th;. .,ni, W"s -.
olIuw tno eIpplo of othor nsf,ous to ioaJ liz fros
thr Mi, Of drtvY r. Va wern sntcrtsninu ~ rrana
ToutI T We feti boaud To- DO wbst our consejenea fon
iads Us 70 d. simply for our euest'a Frattacation
y e w H.. ra
citizen visiting our land It ths slins viii s1pees
e s1y q - s 1Sa, Sa4 # HIM. nS
u; i aim up, tier. will b. rp,ao...y-,pa tia. not
fenieuisl " Baar "g b.ys scte hnroesy II. bar, .
shown to tho world that tho Inscription On our coin,
lying Christian s sss.inens IN ts country that c.ao %
Irinorr,f Tia crn;ennial los ri havn 1ouLtass o5
, 1876-05-10
HOMEOPATHY.
UVMEUFA TH1s
Ftertal Dtsputeh 10 7Hs Chicago 1Ftauns.

StertaI Dtsyutch 70 4As Chicago fF75ane.
Isp1ANAroL1s. Ind, May o.-Tho tenth snnsA
scsson Of the Indians Institute Of Homeopathy bes.a
to-any with fair attendance. This principal feature
IT tho prooeoiu9s wsz tho report Of Dr. DrAy Fogo
Of Lou!sYiic, upon tho caae Of Mis- snasd Of that
city tha well.kuoxn correspondent, A1las drundy'A
Hhs haA becams AdAssea, through tho sar!ce q htt
ouco oi hydrats Of cboral psr dte and tho doctor,
being csllcd H. cured bcr in ten days b1 large doses
OF musk i was loost tnspruatng Gaze, and ovofod
a sptritsd discussion,
, 1876-05-10

ns..,. =, -, 10 ~ GE'
,t c*'ee'". ~" E'.pa's''' 4ae tH'soss 4'1oans
street to-day That sons Of tho railroad companies pro-
roaad to make reduction Of Tesaen1er rates to s14
h.tvr,n Nacv y.o.f+ ana cb,r,so IN. ,a,,rt -.u
11,...,-. w" @ 1ee AAs .oee's ~"
iouh 1sse Fosas'so ocnsa pohs gwen ny soe onleeea
Of all tho trunk lines The oclcIas .! each no acena
tnr,,,,,5 MI IN ,v, .r,t ,,,dsr ,,t tha tj,, ~
sss's. AoS ~ ~ e"' "uus, a40 Ie "s''sa =.
sHele enmpahy 'Foula statt kuntra4 1eelue III tae
PF1Se OF nntn naese1Re nna tFnlGnt laH.
lao ma}2ri3 OF tAe tsitroad asena III this cty ex-
rtcss oeliel tnat eaaslaetory undeis1anunR WIZ %
reached soon, ~ It IL Tor tha interest nl tho coun-
Try III. m well - the railroads. TO avoid general
railroad wnr Tho frnlght agents iof tho Erie Istt
mora oh!o. ano feuhs3lVAnia ls"!ttoada say that
Trey arc adhet1n3 closely 20 tne wcst.eound fright
headquarters.
> 4 reporteI called On CoInIodore Vanderbilt. and
Iond hlul 1aAt fecoFartn8 from hH rcTnt HlcEneHs.
!s long confinement haS uada him weak, but Ao no
lougcr suueta any pain aud IL faht recovering hia
strcngth. Ie now sitd In char during most Of the
u2y: a1M takts frequent We21 1rona cue room 10
another llo WEE reclining Oil lounge In the raflor,
engaged ~ conversation, Wien t4e rcporar cnterel
Ito was II. mood to talk On raroat mateEs, 10 re-
gard to which ~ aas Kept himself thoroughly ntorln-
od during his liuess-
Tho urinary ca,1za Of tho trpnble he said to be
lone. Az natural Eesn4t OF tin. inch rsroaa trtes
to gc - great noe. ol whas traslie there ia a. II
petsiby cal, anu tas laws or SerfasofTatlon oolIee
eaen foaa 10 ptofoct 1SeN aelesF tAo competition Of
oshssS.
tieleas WhcA M caf!icn from tAe NeSt 10 fAe ara
no1!d. Fur tho sake OF ultfstion SUPPOSE all goodA
70 ho Hhtrped from Chicago 70 tED acaa3ard - 1e
t shaes !Hr Hossoa. HeW inrk nalslhGEs Or Fsauha-
, 1876-05-10

hsbitants Of Tho GARTH ne coming 10 H. Th.
reality will bn thai tho tloHi-town hots's
ot thn mu1erac-prIoeA Exposition hotea will bo
we'll rasonztl. Tho otora will bo Hadly amply and
unprnAtabt. 1sut what confidence tho people hRvn in
tho E1poson Thore n the proprietor OF thu tar IN
the Globc i!otc fur Instance Who pal $40 900 for TIM
E,viIcsa of ceiling liquor III months n tat Tlae"
Tho aE}ar man $1,000. Eheu aichcrculo!
, 1876-05-10

~ INJUNCTION To DE AprLiED FOE.
The Usnrper and his counsel. Nossrs. Cloudy
and Beckwlth, and IIildro.l4 White, Joe Forrest,
and others OF his hcnchmon, hold Caucus in
bis ot1ice Inst night from . o'clock TIL
midnight. Tho whole field was thoroughly
canvasao, auttt determined to apply this
10 tho Circuit Iouch for injunction restraining the
lion. Thomas Hoyne from making any attempts to OBJ
taiu possessou Of tho office Of Mayor, to wlitl he
WAS etec4tA by ths people.
, 1876-05-10

Will eroea to Machinery HALL Thctn, At the prone,
nonent' w President viii ret In motion Tho grest er
EecentIan ty Tho t1raet u tia Untot A.atDs In H.
Judges pavilion, will cinss tho forn,a otncrrahce ot
tn" day. laFo ths honor 10 he, very rsspoctfully
JuIr oIedidnt servant, JorHrH Il. MAwl.kr,
Trssidont Centennial Commission.
, 1876-05-10
Fires,

AT. ST. PAUL, MlNN.
stsetu! pupasaA 10 The Cnoaoa IrtbrsHt.
HT, PAUL, MIMI. May 0.-Thu residence cf William
Neletou, in tho ex4rcne western part Of Tho city,
waa burned today. Loss, $50 900; injured to $0,-
QQ1.
, 1876-05-10
TOTAL ABSTINENCE.

fptsts8 Df*pateh 10 1hs Chicago s,13ens.
FoaT ATk1NaoH, VIII, May 9--Ths Good TempaAn
ConYssion fer the Heoond District conveued hers to.
day. They held public essaion In the ". T. Church
this essutnH. The nentiu8 WA etdscnsed by 7. D.
kAuouse. Of WsteEtawu, Wia., md Mrs. Arowu, of
Milwaukee,, -
, 1876-05-10

6RFe1aE U4natfh q 7t- t"ltuyo Jtt5uas.
Br, PAUL. .hlnu., ,la5 9.-rho organization nf the st.
paul Dakota Aaiirosd Company, intending to build
aud operate brauch limo tsuA tbs kt rau, e. Sioux
City Koad Al Wortbington to htoux Falls. uss com,
tdettd today, aud contracts awarded for bpidisu
10 Luyune, In Lock County, " miles.
, 1876-05-10
THE ILLINOIS TAX CASES,

sPRsHaF1xLp. ILL.,, Nay 0.-Tha Hon. ]. Z. EdsAlI,
has to-day given Official aoltce to The
railroad corporations aud othors Interested that, on
May ho will move In thu United States Court Eosth-
o1u Dist1ct To dissolve ths Junction. thssea oan-
ed, restraining thu County Collectors III the Hsveral
stock. "
, 1876-10-09

ADDRESS uY TIE HON. JOHN v. FAnwELL.
FnrWcll Hall could not begin to hold tho
crowd that bcslegcd 1t last cycning-aislcs I'LL
cd, platform crowded, galleries ovcrhowIng, und
hundreds leaving the hall. Tho Hon. John V.
Farwcll led the meeting. Dr.. Williamson open-
cd II with prayer, thanking God for nil He had
done for the City Of Chicago tn drawing thou-
sands to come and hear His name praised.
Mr.. aankey followed with tho song, Swatch
ing and Waiting" preceded with an earnest
prayer that tho words Of tho speaker might bo
especially blessed to .the busineaa 1non OF
portion Of Scripture, and sankcy sang ~ need
Thee every hour" Mr.. -FarwGll then, In his
earnest and energetic manner, gave out aa tho
foundation Of his aldrces, the words:
''rhou shalt call his name Jesus. "-NaA. l., Fl.
A1r. Farwell addressed himself especially to
the business men, paying them high co1npll-
mcnt for What they had done to mako this city
tho pride OF tho Northwest. But this, le said,
dd not compare with the werk Of tho past few
their money fur the erection Of building
where the people could coDgrcgate,
and, without regard to sect or condition. bow
down aud worship that name, which Il he Ind
not a1wnys loved and rcvcrcd, his life would
have been blank. Tie praised God for this
directing the lcarts Of tho business men TO givo
Of their means to forward the causo Of Christ.
It ia not simply ono man coming hero frotn
abroad WHO Is doing this work, but It is tho
power and tho name OF Jeaus. But VIC havo as
leader one who knows no sect, none but tho
nnmo Of Jesue. As business men, let us lift up
th,s namo from this hour and inscribo 1t upon
our hearts.
h1r. sapkcy closed the meeting with song
An0 fcFycut PRAYER,
, 1876-10-09
YELLOW FEVER.

SAVANNAH, Oct 8.-To-day's tatetmcnts
eleven, OF which eight were from yellow fover.
Four Of tho intcrments wore coloTed persons.
Capt. Ball, Of tho brig Mary croseyclt, died
at Tybce, and Thomas Smith, formerly Of Vir-
Einta, 1Icd to-day.
We nrc indebted to Mi. John Mclaughlin, Of
Savannah, for q tabular statement Of tho NUM-
bcr Of deaths IN TINT city for thirty days Of Sep
tcmbcr, Just closed; First wecs, 103; second
last two days, 80; tota!, ZIG. OF this number
1D4 died Of various diseases other tlan yellow
fevoF.
ii tho forty deaths which occurred bctwecu
the alst bf August, tho period from which NO
date the COMMENCEMENT OF tho yellow fever, bc
us deaths for all diseases, or twenty per dion,
for thirty-l,no lays.
Atr. Mclaughlin further says: t'1f we calcu-
1ute upon tho yellow-feVtf tlcaths alone, allow
ing tho entire forty to 10 yellow fever, 1t wpuld
show daily aycrage oil about fourteen, or, for
the month ending tho Goth, from thu 1et OF
diem"
The mortality among children being very
great. showing a18 DEATHS out of total of 735-
almost onc-third.
Another curious feature Is tho fact that, al
though tho colorcd population is within thou
sald OF two Of the white, but 1ts Of them have
died siucc tbs Is. ol September, or little over
fifth.
Apart from yellow fever altogether, the.e
diseases since the LIST OF BcptembGr.
1his OF ttsclf Is sufficiently startling, tnde-
pendent OF anyl yellow fever, Ia community
where the death.rate in sumlacr seldom exceeds
seventeen per week, OF si1tY.elght for tho
Tho 24th Of September was the most fatal
Day, there being forty-four lnterincnts on that
, 1876-10-09
FREE SONS OF ISRAEL.


It Was great day for tic membcrs OF tho In
dependent Order Of Frcu Sons OF Israel in this
city yesterday. They Instituted the first Dis
trct Grand Lodge Of tho West at tho hall OF the
knghts Of FytAiaa, corner of Lasnlic and
Adams streets, anil imposing ceremonies, which,
however, could be witnessed bv thcnltlatci1 only.
TlIIs order is similar to that OF B'nai Birth,
nul was organized for TIC ent,le purpose. Thu
order In tue West Is Still very young, but al-
ready centains eight lodges in ,Chirngo,
with a total membership of about niue
lnnlred. It was established In New York and
other Eastcrn cities several years ago. mud there
T. 'las i ar alrepay % yeEy larSc nsbcrslip THUS
headquarters In New York. The spread Of TIC
order III tlle West has, however, been 20
grent Of lato that n Grand Lodge for
ihs %est Inns become ncce,,slty, md therefore
this city yesterday, Besides delegates from Ill
lodges ii ST. Louis mil milwaukee, were present.
Tue delegates met ut thu lnll uf the Knights
Grant Master 1saae hamburger, Of Now YORK,
presided, md Grand Secretary III. Goldsmith
kept tho record. After tho transaction of sus,ry
business Of interest only to tho craft, tho clue;
i.oa Ioase " took p,ase, wnieA lie e fesulteS ''as IS
Master; II. Newlani, of ST. LoaIs, pcputy a,1
irnnu 3lusfer; william DeutscE, OF st. Louis,
tirand Secretary; +. Becker, u Milwaukee,
Grand Treasurer.
.1hcsc, oiIlcers were publicly lnstalsedhy Grand
Master Hamburger in tho afternoon, With in,-
posing ceremonies. A number Of commit
tees were. afterwards arpnintcil and the
bylaws Of District firand Lodge. No. J, as far
~ applicable to tho West were adopted for this
District, until new ones reuld be reported aa,u
adopted. On motion, It was rcsnlvcd to hold
the next meeting OH the las. Sunday In January,
1s77, ut NlilrauEte. Sufdry other business was
transacted, asd tic u1cttIng adjourned sine die.
In the evening grand banquet in honor Of
the institution and Installation OF the now
Grand Lodge was given by t!,u Chicago Lodges
to the REPRESENTATIVES, ut the Mattesoi lousc,
Affair." Mr, George 6raian,, Of the I Committee
oE Arrangements deserves great credit Tor tho
excellcncy Of tho entertainment, aud the dele
gates acknon nlsdged It by g'rtng him 4 vote of
ttanks. Mr. Bralaam WIS thc toast Inastcr, and
offered number Of toasts IN tcrsc and witty
language, which were responded TO BY Mcssr5.
J. hamburger. l.. Fried, W. Munehwc!lcr, d.
II. Nswana, and 4 nnnlber uf others.
, 1876-10-09

There WAS a very largo attendance at tho
Tabernacle yesterday afternoon, though there
wcro no crowds outside, and no ovcTplus meet
ing as On tho previous Sunday.
Mr. Stchblus hns brought his choir to good
state OF efficiency, rs WINS proved by the spirited
mAuncr III which they sang the opening hymn,
"Ilold tho FORT"
Prayer by the Rev. 8. II. Adams, pastor Of tho
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church. Then
another hymn,
'We praise Thee o God, for tho Son OF Thy loyo;'
after which Alr. SRnkey sanE
's'The Ninety and Nnc,"
0rst offering prayer for blessing on tie song.
xhIch vas 10 tell it the sorrows aud tho love 81
Jesus; also offering up Ill earnest petition for
his nluch-ioycd colnradc. rho WIS perhaps st
tha1 srTy hS'1r stanng By tho opon SFaye mi
aud l1th chapters Of Tho Acts. THO clloir sang
"Whosoeyer Wfli,n tho whole congregation
iolnlug With grcat spirit In tho chorus.
aean ns caaG15an IT. 5<a1nn @sa s5panea 1s t. IT,
alseuve II hloses had been taken away
irMa The congregation oi israel In the
'nat Of thc wilderness, still tbs pillar Of cloud
aud the plllar VI fire would iinyp been tl.elr
guilds. and Tod would still luye been With them
Our faith must ht in Go,l, whose mighty work
Of gracc He tlave ecen among It's during tle past
week. THIS werk Ia. also y contceratloi, OF
christian people seeking TIC preparation Of
power from on high. And where does our duty
call us on the i've nights Of this week, il not 10
this Tabernacle, to open cur hearts before God.
aud 10 hear from him out Of Ills Wordl
TAE SERMON.
MAJ. Whlttlo has u clear, ringing voice, aud
like all tho eyanEelsts Of tho school 10 which
llo belongs, lie knuws how 10 handle Bible, II
Is o singular faet that With al! our Theological
sc1nlilarIcs aud lcarncd trcatses OH honltletley.
It. should full 70 the lot of layman to teacl, ths
ministers of this generation how tu 'prcach tha
word" Tie Traditional sermon, with its intro
duction, critical examination, heatis, sub-heads,
applications, "finallys," ''lastlya," and "sulrer
feW words more, " has becomua theory Of the past.
The sermon has been the end instead Of the
menus. TO produce an elaborate aud harmoni-
, 1876-10-09

i,ot finish the sentence, for with bound like an
fninriatctl tiger the city editor sprang on him,
and after choking him biittcd his head against
ossnate s %s Manu. s:as. IT, s,Fa o s sssa e. 's ssos @
arc Y. G.," s:crnly replied the ctlitor. "Ho
and Sin no more" and openIng the door he sped
the parting gslcst down nineteen iron stops with
courteous kick.
The German performance at the Now Chicago
ecssial of the seasot the house, as usual, being
vas entitled IL siTi Te Art ~ to pIff flesse o.,
t!,e ,Vicomtc le Lctorlercs." Il y !
FIens a hGIa, s nsere.,ns, s' to"s Sis
some oblccilon might be made to its moral to.lc.
Miss Sfasnmwttz, the l,ew. leading lady, who
played The pltom~, agaiE showed that she ts a.,
se st.''' se.t g! "sas say f1sse'es sls viii ad BE- ''
gala representation, at .fis house, when
''Kaba!e unL lichc" ('Lovo and Intrigue y,
1. Nth M!as a;, stamnwitz M nsa ~ % zadv {s ara
aI 1.ntts theatre, ns Loatst, and all tho other
leading n,cnllcrs IF Thu company IN the cast.
Nearly half of the seats for that evening have
alyta4y beeN reserved.
:. HOLD HIGHWAY nonuxR1.
E. u. Wlleclock, VI No. 403 tVcst Jackson
street, whio travelling Ills milk route, nt 4
n'elntk yesterday mDrMing, VIVA set upon By two
r:'tiians /. rear , St Ny. 4al West Yen i,ascn 1
and then stood over him with 'lrawn revolver,
willie Ills companion rIf1ctl his pockets OF gthi
Matg1l anu Sis IN cash. Whce1erk purane4f
them and fired his revolver at them, until,
IN LoOlnis street, tic came IN to one
OF thun, and grapptd With him. lust
before flc laid hands lnn him, the iel;nw ttlr1l-
cd and !irc,l Ills revolver fult IN Whcctock's
face, the ball tt.st Eys1s,g him. The two then
gfapplc1 aud Wltcelock then beat litn, over
The hcad severely, but the fellow ngnn suc-
cccled III ovcrpowcsng him, and making good
Ills escape. Returning to tho srcnc uf tho sctf-
dc, Whcclock fund his a.saiIauts' revolver,
false whlskcss, aud hat Lying iu the road.
Tho srar,l, wis continued and the
fugitive was discovered In hoIss OIL Congress
street, und waB recognized by WllgclDrk ns al
old cnployc ,Mtnrd Fred Ellis. Thcy tuol; hin,
home, aud notified the pocc ut Whcelocks ld-
vslturc. The resi- of tllc story WIS ftrretcd
dlst BY Detective Flynn, tho Wl.ccorl's insane
1y hoping to keep It quiet, MD nllow tic ma
ra,ldcr to 20 unlnr1ned providing he woultl de-
liver up tic plumber. Detective Flynn failed to
sec The lease from this standpoint, aud ucrord-
ingly locked Ellis up un u el,arEe uf robbery.
i CANDIDATE ron THH LfAn's CLUE.
A gentleman wlIo asserts that II George
Washington were living ,luw ats.l himself atiy-
thing tho size Of tho Ianented Father OF his
Country, G. W. woulM not keep thu, hatelsct
without having to work for 1t, las just returned
from Colornil0. The hunttuE Is, he states,
magnificent, though he cannot accept as true
the stories of ,slrn killing :s1i quas at one shut.
lie Inns himself frequently killed ninety ur
, 1876-10-09

now THEY RESPOND TO TIE TABkRNAQL6s
The pastors Of tho city have been greatly re-
viycd nlseady. The work Of grace seems to
iavo begun with them; md through them as
we'll as through the members Of the churches
who slug In tho Tabernacle choir, and those who
act as ushers md other helpful capacities, IL ia
reaching their entire congregations. The fol-
lowing reports Of tho response OF thu churches
to the Tabernacle meetings will Indicate tho
present line Of work Of the ministers aud tho
progress Of the revival In dflcront parts Ut tho
city:
NEW ENGLAND CHURCH.
The morning service was Tell attended, and q
mautfcat solemntty and praycrfulness pcrvadcd
tho congregation. Serinon by the pustor, the
which scarcheth the veins aud hcarts; aud
your works.'' The discourse vas direct
Cd toward more completa ,penltence and
Many hearts arc evidently really to reply in
fauible faith, ''Yea, Lord, search MO and try
lnc," The day Of tasting and prayer is to be Oh
served in the New England Churcl, With morn-
lug prayer-meetlng from, to y o'clock, as well
S. II is believed that The day will be i mcnlora.
bio one In tho history Of the church.
;, Evening service. With aormon from acts IT,, Ill:
And the sa9se day there were added to them
about three thousand souls.n
TIE FIFTH PHEsnfT1AlAN.
A large auulence rms present, aud much eo-
tcmnity and feeling were manifested. Tic pas.
tor, tic Rcy. DR., Thompson, preachel from
i3nllutlans, w., II: "0ad forbid that should
glory save In this cross OF our Lori Jesus
rl,rtst.n It il tue one desire Of Christians now
tu come nearer tue cross. Tito cross IL our only
source Of gluEy, our only ground Ut confidence.
Paul let go eytrytling ior the sake Of tho cross,
aud in Tho facc OF all 0bluauy l1ell 1t ialoit ~
tllp slgn nt his 10y and victory. Tho Cruss has
bcen proven to 10 ground Ut glory IN nil The
history Of the Church. From the days whom
martyrs painted II on the Catacomb walls in
blood drawn from their own veins to this day,
when IL is carried in thu front OF many line IL
battle, the cross IL the Christians glory.
It's the only source Of lardon. 1fyou hare a
hope that Is good for anything It ca1re through
the cross. IL Is the only source Ut good Chris
t}an living. The purest liycs Ket tie!r tuspira.
ton here. II Is tue consolation tn trouble-tle
hopo IN deatal. The cross 10 the only su,lsce al
Ch1istian power. What you shall do for Christ
In these c0nIl'T days depends OIL your nearnesa
to tho cross. l hare q friend who llas crystal
cross built up from drops Of fali!nG water. ia
through our tcaEs will cone 1t last tie brightness
and glory Of our sross. In conclusion tho pas,
tor urged Ills people to eRther around tho meet
inRa thld week with special fidelity. II We Oil
the Tabernacle We muat work - well as pray.