, 1876-03-11

Chicago bonDts Of about 450, 600 inhabitants.
It appears that in this city thero are about $50
houses OF paccs Of worship. Catholic, Protest.
hnt aud jew, CT m average OF about !, 400 per-
sonB to each point. About soyenty-tlve OF these
arc Roman Catnuc, ntfosding religious priyi-
legcs, to o greater or 1ees axtent, to not over
1000 each, or in alt 150,0 GOO persons. The re-
manning It's points, Protestant or Jew, do not
reach or e1cood 1000, or total Of 200. 600 poo
plo. This leaves 100000 in the ctr unreachod
BY tho present availability Of all tho Christian
churches, saying nothing Of 100000 moro who
do not avail thcmBolvea OF these possible privl-
feges, or 10000 N!lo hear mot to heed."
As in other cities, ~ in ours tho attention of
many Ehri6tian workers has been directed to tho
densoi3 populated portions OF tho city. North
Market, ltailEoad, Bridgeport. and uafsted Street
earnest Christian conflict With "tho powess of
dsrkueaa;" aud auroly the sosi OF God ID sot to
tho Righteousness OF tho cause.
In ono Of those dstricts, Halated etroot. with.
people, nostiy German, Bohemian. Irish. and
Auloriuan, about half of whom arc prosestanta.
In this district aro about 5000 persons under
II years OF ago. For this enormous dock
spoakins church. Il lad its orlEin ia
Amid Ill kinds Of discoursaenents and with
somo opposition, tito work has SLOWLY gone on
VII LUb ENuIEA HOW uulnIGk5 AcA4l4 4O0 Ait&A-
boris. md tho Sunday y-achool membership has
roachsd 1,U00, with an average attcndnt4ce Of
COO to 100. For two yeara has the thought Of
church block beon maturing. At last, ton men
Jol,u Cu!yos. 3. 4. Kean, D. Il. Dyche. u. luse.
E. ]. Dcckor II. w. Matthew'S, pesley Lowe-un-
dertook tho work. expecting TO 10 seconded By
tho liborality Of tho people, especially those Of
100 by 100 feat, t,roo stories high, containing
four stores, An nudiouce-room. Lasj. q number
Of Offices. md four basamonta,- audicnce-
room bong on tho nccond floor. in tho rear. The
building Will cost about 1000 or $40, 900. i'll
| oind!ng furniture.
For this purpose loan OF e18,o0U waa et-
| focted leaving tho balance of E11,000 or
$4,000, including church furniture. to be raised
by voluntary contributions. about oMo-hait he-
ing already provided for. II tho balnuce is 80
cured tho enterprise mil bo BucceBs. Mr..
Koan purchased tho lots in 1866, and carried
them two yoars, when ho decided thosn to tho
Trustees Of tho First n. E. Church at coat.
Wien tho gentlemen panaed above undertook
! tho nov block enterprise, tho Firat Church cou-
yoyed tho property to tham, Who nro > corpora
| ton. and hold Tho property in tho in.
tezeats Of the Mc.hodiHs city naiasion work.
an audfsncn-rooul. Az soon a. tho lncomo
Bhall Iayo raid tho debt, tho proceeds will bo
usel in mission work in this city; 80 that this
enterprise belongs, In III important sonHe to tho
whole city. Tho nudleuco-roon. admirably ar
ranged for both chutch and Sunday y-school pur-
poses, will easily accommodate 1000 persous, or
| i,aGU Sunday y-uciiool scholars,
hlRy God put it into tho tleaIta Of many to as
siHt IN tlata ontespriae by which this work snuat
10 put on neit-supporting basis. The people
| arc tying BY economy aud sef-dcnlsl to keep
up tho current expenses Of tho church. Tho
pastor, tho Isoy. II. Hill. haa ~ tie!d Of labor
! unsurpassed in tho amount Of work by h1ay other
| Methodist church III this city.
Leaving out tho great question OF salvation.
tho investment OF time and monog IN This kind
OF work pays boticr than polloo toEooa, Justice
CouEtB. Jatls, and psBons. The audieuco-rco1
10 to be opened Tuesday, March IL, to giso the
| friends n9 the enterprise an opportunity to Ttsl
the building, located At No, 782 South ualstet
| street, near Caualport ayeuue.
The programme vii! DO ~ fo!ows: Toa servot
from $50 p, nj. to p. M. by tile ladies' OF SOY
erai churchea; statement, welcome by pastor
stott addreaHos by several of tho city pastor
aud others. (The Rev. DR.. Hatfield IL sxpectet
to 10 presently Fusthsr announcements will b,
made uoxt Weok. Hasted HsEoot Church can b.
reached by. why Of Atchor avenue eass. Cana
street omnibnses, Diuo Island avenue cars, AMI
Harrison stEeot omuIbuses.