The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-14

business 1e transacted by u. y. bedfdsiee bus1-
ness notices should be handed in by noon TO en- |
sure publication the same day.
19rRegular meeting of the board OF
health this evening.
16rThe May Fisk Blondes at Timm's
Hall tomorrow night.
RgMayor WheeIock aud wife returned
home from Chicago last evening.
DaeThere is no money in the treasury
to pay the city employees for last months
labor.
sGrThe registry board meets to-mor-
row. Let every democrat register and
see that his democratic neighbor does
likewise.
pSMr. John Dean, of Atkinson brother
in law to Judge Gould, spent Sabbath
with the Judge and returned home this
morning.
R6ERodman avenue railroad crossing
has been blocked up since Saturday and
will be for few days longer while the
tracks are being lowered to the street grade.
s0rRev, Geo. F. Lin6eld delivered an
interesting discourse last evening, taking
for his subject the Sunday school lesson of
the day, dwelling at length upon the pas
sage, MANY are called but few are chosen.
pNHThe new Catholic church, which
was formerly Freja Hall, was dedicated
yesterday by Bishop Foley, of Chicago. It
was christened St. Mary's church. The
Catholic society now have an elegant and
commodious place of worship and are 10 a
fourishing condition.
1arCorener Morris received the money
by express, this morning, from relatives of
Ruthenburg, found dead in the river at
Rock Island last week. TO pay all his bills
here and the expenses incurred by the
Inquest and forwarding of the remains.
G0nSam Blackwell created a disturb
auce in Robert Rosenqulst's saloon last
Saturday night. for which be was Gala
boosed. Complaint has also been made
against Rosenquist and the examinations
!, in both cases were set for this afterno IN
the result of which we were unable tC
learn,
H1rThe Richey Msxey bastardy case
came up in Justice Mapes' court this
morning, the parties all being in court
, The girl told Straightforward story, pos
itively fixing dates and circumstances anC
Richey could produce no rebutting eti
} dence except his plea of not guilty. He
} was bound over to the county court 10 the
sum Of 500, which bonds he procured.
: R6The card playing subject was re
vived 10 the reform club meeting again las
saturday night. a motion was made b,
DR.. Cook to reconsider the vote had a pre-
: vious meeting allowing the use OF cards il
: the club room, a warm discussion en-
sued both sides of the question being adj
5 defended, when the matter was laid on tn
! table for one week. This will probably b,
the rock on which the club will split an
: go down. One faction is determined tha
the cards shall not be allowed in the FooI
and the other il equally determined tina
. they shall, and neither will make comes
sions.
The Preachers Verdict.
A At the Central Illinois Conference (
Methodist ministers in session at Streatol
4 of which Assessor Hauey is member an
4 from which he receives his appointment
the following preamble and resolution
! were passed last Friday:
!. Believing, as we do, that the christiu
ministry is ordained and appointed b
g. Christ as the head of the church, and thi
70 all true ministers are moved by the Hol
Ghost to assume the duties and respons
r bilities of the christian ministry; and b
lieving that the care of souls is work
vast magnitude, involving interests CO
uected with time and eternity SO as to c;
for all our time. and is sufficient to tax IL
of best energies of the christian pastor 10 IL
er discharge of his responsible duties; Their
a. fore,
Resolued, By the members of the &c
trail Illinois Conference, that 10 our iud
ment it is incompatible with the duties al
obligations of the christian ministry, VIII
retaining an effective relation to his co
- ference, to enter the political arena aud |
come candidates for civil office.
ed ReSolUed, That it is the sense of Il
conference that our brethren who feel it
~ be their duty to turn aside from the wo
of the ministry Of the gospel to becor
- candidates for civil office, or to engage
49, secular calings, ought to ask a location.
If they think to bluff the assessor off
," that way they will soon discover tht
mistake He will never willingly reli
re- quish anything there's money in, and t
only way for them to Get him out of t
,le conference is to turn him out.
The sense of the term locate as used
ri the resolution is that the preacher is Civ
N license as local preacher and exhort,
= but is assigned to no charge and has
~. salary except as q matter of charity if
81 be in want of the Decessaries Of life.
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