, 1876-06-04
The Old Settlers Reunion
at Waukegan.
Neenah and Menasha Carefully
and lmpartialiy Praised.
News Of the Week Recorded in
Aurora, Racine, and the
Suburbs.
WISCONSIN.
MILWAUKEE,.

TIE Ecc1Es1As11c coRsEr.
Special Correspondence Of The Tribune
MILWAUKEE, June SIN my very brief refer
ence last Sunday to the four Congregational
clcrgymcn OF this city, omitted to note one
striking fact in the history Of all the churches
over which they preside, towit: the eminent men
who have occupied these pulpits before them.
The Rev. MI. Reed follows the Rev. Mr.. ALI
son in what Was originally the 0livct Church,
but I believe since the Society has located in
the Academy Of Music the "Olivct" part Of
1t has been wiped out, and it is now known as
the Fourth Congregational Society Of Milwau-
kcc. Allison preached In Plymouth Church
before the eloquent but un1ucky Dudley, and
was the author Of the "Allison Sp1it' that
was the cause Of infinite trouble. Some Of the
more wealthy and influential members that
swarmcd out of old Plymouth and built Oliyct
got at loggerhcads and seeded from that
organization and united with other churches,
after q bitter lawsuit in regard to
the property Reed came to the Society
in q very critical time, and has succeeded finely
where almost any one else would have failed. I
do not think the other c1ergymen of the city pray
very dcvout]y for Reeds success, because he is
taking the crowd with him, and because he is not
very orthodox in all his utteranccs In the desk and
Is perfectly free from all theological SMELLS There
Is no "din religious light coming through stain
ed glass windows; no richly upholstered aristocrat
tc pcws; no ahoddy snobs who hive been baptized
In the name OF the gold cage, the silver dollar and
the copper cent; no mortgage On the church; no
organ, but q cornet; no drawling, nnintelligible
choir, but congregational singing; and no whining
plons cant on the platform. 'tLet us go down
and sec Reeds minstrels onight,' is the way one
wickedly sarcastic young fellow put it. and as he is
regular attendant at another church, his ironical
allusion mast have been inspired By deep-scated
prejudice against the Academy Of Music
movement. Mr. Reed also put him
self In antagonism with nearly all
the "rigidly righteous people OF the city by Civ
ing his warm support to the course Of Sunday-
afternoon lectures that society Of young men in
were very largely patronized by our best people,
notwithstanding some OF the pious ones looked
upon them as dcsecration Of the Sabbath, and no
Of Divine Providence to put 1s stop % to tbem.
haze no doubt but that in many private closet in
MlTankes iha AK where prayer Is wont to be made,
playing at the Academy of Music on Sunday, and
10 shake that Reed into everlasting silence b. the
o 1T His 9ta 15 ah
Lord 1aanifcsts in regard to attacks upon tie
peEmanency of His Kingdom, when We faf- seeing
Eholc thing is going to perdition, It looks inst
now as if Mr.. Reed had a mission. and that he "a
modestly going forward to fuldll it. In tie
ALLISON, DUDLEY, AND LOVE,
we have Reed. Hose, cnd Ladd, not a. powcr-
IN preachers as those whom they follow after, it
Teffase Of their doeks. it Is not The T moet eio
auent speskers xnd the protoundest thinkers that
Said = prominent member Of Plymouth Church to
me lns otnef oaft when discussing the question Of
ministerial success, ~ hope We have now got |
sarough with great preachers" :"
TIE NETnopIsTs
sre very well represented in this city by Mr. Smith
q Sprins Street Church, Mr.. nosLins, Of the !
church They are all backcd by strong and yigor- |
aus c1snsrcgatlon7 Mr.; Grifiths made himself
non psh With outsiders BY his violent
md BY bitterly opposing dancing PARTIES in The pri
rate pariors Of his parishioners fIe seems to rtick
fashioned Nethodism, and in his pulnit minisfra
aonr licws to the line without much regard to |
Hash WY the csips ~ Messrs. Smith and 1Ioskius
u them have habit Of scizing upon popular sub
1e.s lo preach upon, and seek to apply religion to
Church discipline, In the course Of which he criti-
cscd some portions Of it in way that elected q
WITH sc?o.hoe5 from some members Of the de-
nominaIou Before he entered the ministry he |
I; pMnsaea volume OF poems that attracted con
attention, and gave him local popn-
woocd the Eluscs much, but allowed the nortic
pen to lie idle On his desk.
THE HEEcuER BUSINESS.
MILWAUKEE, IL 20 be hoporcd with a hand In TIM
settlement Of the Eeccher-Titon scandal.-if. in
decd 1t is possible 10 settle TINT quarrel m
Eqh Or 2s in the world 70 come The Hon. Ashncl
ers 10 take testimony in the case, and he has kis-
alfed big Willingness to accept the appointment
md perform =; th5t unpleasant service Mr Finch
member OF the Congregational denomination for |.
'Sef thi:ty years, md, in the celebrated Allison
IN the theory and practice Of Church
>olltt ever delivered in this country 1t was this
:laooiate resi6Av Of the spirit and scope of Con-
INKS OF his denomination, and recommended him
. !! man Ut Tor the most important trust 3fr. |
.ineh M e1peeted to go East last week to take part
this grave duty but just now there i, hitch in
ne arrangement in consequence Of President Wool
ey and Mark Hopkins declining to have IN ythins
TIE FAILURE OF JOHN MARIO,
ne largest hardware dealer in Wisconsin for the
'ast years is etfll the subject Of dis
N private ond business circles OF this city
! u Pad break, and it is reported that be only
uefs h!s creditors 30 cents on the dollar, which
hey decline TO receive. and he will probably seek
Il atescs Sann ss i sd
hif port which looks rs If be intended 10 sbandon
he hardware business altogether.
BLOODY DAYS
A wave Of blood has left its stain upou our citr.
n the 1se months ending with May last, there hive
cen moro violent deaths than in the whole nre-
aous five years. The poor and the miserable arc |
ways among us, but it is rare that one Of thcm |
lkes courage and murders the man offending hi1n. |
: qusnc9,es in his own useless carcass the God.
wen spark Of life. When such an one sets up at
'c ,croes.roa to heaven and hell the !
|nody Slsn-post, there arc not want
e. many to pass that w1y. These cpfdcmics |
blood arc familiar 10 the newspaper u,an, re-
:1blng cpidcmics OF fires and OF burglaries. |
1t never rains but it pours," saith the 2roverb.
ommunities are stricken With a contagion OF |
''cde ~ with plague of fcholera typhus fever,
small -po1. milwaukee il so stricken. Ono sui
dc day is the average. with an occasional 1nur- !
r thrown IN. Yet our police force is larger and,
possible better than ever. We are becoming I
cfroEolitan. Few nights pass but eaxc OF at I
nGtra ,r,l,as. rape, highway robbery, or
'!ice station. Our young men arc dcmorrl- t
Cd; meeting OF citizens took place | I
ednesd1y evening to consider the mushroom | i
uwfh VI houses Of prostitution about tie corner ! b
DIVISION and Kiver streets, and for blocks north, |
,th. enst aud west from that vicinity and 4 pc- !
ion was adopted 70 The Council praying for relief
,m Ill evil that il threatening the morals Of the
owing generation of one of the mos. populous
artets of Milwaukee. Female life il abundant;
&c IL cheap aud easy virtue expensive and trouble
me- Tile public schools arc 50 excessively un- !
,.ardan that they fail to impress upon youthful p
nds the c3lum0nest principles OF morality, and +,
lcSm is the creed of the mnioFftr The larnn of :,