, 1877-12-03

tlcrsoni and tho Nov. Lipmanaohn. The ccre-
monies concluded with tho regular evening
services.
PLYMOUTH ONGREGATION
COLONIZATION OF THE TwESTr-FtFru ANNlyAn-
SAHY,
Havng reached The mature age Of twenty-five
years, Plymouth Church iMluIgcd In special scr.
Vices yesterday. In tho niornng the Rev. Charlie,
Hall Everest delivered sermon commcm.
oratlve and historical; in tho afternoon there
scrc Sabbath-school exercises of unusual IN.
tcrcst, n1l there were addresses in place Of Tho
customary discourse BY the pastor in tho
evening. Tho auditorium Of the church wa.
decorated with appropriate floral dc4iccs.
The exercises In the nurning opened with
some tinn singing by tho choir. Mr.. Everest
took for his text the following:
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Tho decade Introducing tho last hall Of tho
present century was ono OF Btlrriug interest III
tho religious world. Tic new regions OF tho
fur West were being opened up to + the I people,
tsans to win over those fair iands to tho eauso
Of Christ. Christian churches wcro everywhere
movcs TO the very depths offccllng, and never b.
ioso IN the government Of tho nation had there
IDEAS. It wns In tho year 1S5! tnat forty eight
| people Of this city, earnest to do the Lor.l's
! work, separated themselves from various other
Churches f;, and cos.% ensea tho vseS sqssg q
nrtato namno Of Plymouth for their or.
uanizatEon. Their first local habitation was
OH Randolph street IN Warnock Halt, but
's 1ter @ they Gsg19 ~ ho'SSks'pS Sxg III nsa,e
tho corner Of ucarborn md Randolph strrets-
Thu doubling uf tho membership III 1853 was an
eyllenco that they were not sothiul, and that
the Held bcfore thcm was OF tue faIrest promise.
| fT1tn f1r ENIFlnAtnn fA11ri n
pastorato III 1881, aud In tho lQttcr part OF 1854
tho Society u.osrd their church building from
Dearborn street to what Is now called Thin!
avenue. 10 meet tho demands uf their In.
| thu little Ganu, mud the panIc of 1857 vas
| another source Of embarrassment. To 1ad 10
their troubles d Hebrew society obtained posses.
sion Of tho church building. Such complications
| the tntcrprtac. but tue members Ind planted
tho banner III tho nllust of growing city where
tho word - surrender " WIS never known, all
thuy pcrsevcrcd. 4 new lucation was 9blained
court. The llcv. j. Z. Roy was tho pastor from
| 1aIl to 16tn. und tho most signal proof OF his
fuit!llutncss waa found ID II great revival. Ills
health fAlling, tliu church was dependent upou
tho TrofcEsors Of the Chicago Theological scnl-
inary Tor lnInistru.lous until 1879, when set.
tied pastor was obtained III thu person Of tho
lev. j. X. shlpley. who rcntalned until leN
Tic number received into thu ciurCl, up TO 1854
wa. 4ol persons, llS being admitted BY, procs-
sion of faith. D. l.. Moody, the Evangelist, was
e. tnnt tilnS tncniess y ,t tno thnscn % sos.Ii,
me ICY. pr, hMenel, - netrot, susSsGsea S ~
TUG lmst"tate, an4 saen Whs n,s sasasny aa1
!S1hunat S1utk tHAs wy huAncI' tuutuuM ~, "
thc church was Greatly impEovea. ~ tle AaY
wle tao basement OF tns ucW ou!lu,ng oa r, e.,
drlase eo9iS ~, %as r. oSuplca, SUBSCRIPTION ~ .ne
amount 81 ssoo w. w., ralssd: nr: ktSnG., 70.
sienit'R ~ assume tsle tFGsfdeneyoI Aldule1as5
Iol1eEe' tis hev. LOUIS =; Matsoh Was eais9 1is!s
70 the aca pastM9iatc' aM rSon.,nu'ng iron 49, an
70 lae' Iho lnu1ehce " hls cnh'
eectatsa sea! wa let tnrouenont 1ao
Church. and inc stately ana Geautalui faiuec \,
Wa* DROUGHT 70 co!lpletto,,. Ivy nv sPlf,s r y
ihe young lcadef %as u.o powerilt iof t!ls !saa
pody. ands alter ueu1catl'lE the nnW enurcl,, no
!ansalshed. !ls WIS oolGe4 ~ nssept rS neeula.
t'on aor9au, whefo Ac nled 10 lns ,!fs,,te InG "
TenycA cnafsn t,lshea ~ tae haY, hllliala
AWE naTteft. HI H., ~ aae ,n 'flsnu anu eoW "p
latof 70 ~ tne vacant pIaee. ~ aGyepteta, anb
entered heartily upon quo work. Ihe ehana
took part ~ t!ie genera! prosperity Which ton'
earns IL uroncrty Of ti.e ~ yoSr g CIV Of liz
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