The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-05
CHURCH CHIMES.
A Few Notes Gathered For sshbalh Day
Reading,

Heautng.
-5lx days stern Labor shuts the poor
From Natures careless banque. hall:
The seventh, an angel upes the door.
And. smiling. welcomes ALI"
Union prayer meeting in the Congre-
gational church this afternoon at 4
O'Clock. ~ ia ar
Rev. W. M. Young, the Baptist pas
tor, will preach this morning at IL
O'Clock in the court house.
During the year 1873 the sum of
S2,400 was collected for religious pur-
poses by the Congregational church.
The Congregational church Sabbath
school collections during 1873 averaged
IS each Sunday, and the school nov
has 5000 in its treasury. The whole
number Of pupils Is 200; average at
tendance during the past year liz.
The quarterly meeting now in pro-
sress at the Methodist Episcopal
church will be succeeded by the week of
prayer; the services to be conducted by
the pastor, Rev. W. H. Gillian. He
will open the exercises each evening by
a brief and appropriate lecture. To-
day at IL a. m. DR.. Crary win preach
on the subject of "Christian Union"
BE will preach again at Up. m, and
the evening service will conclude with
the Sacrament Of the Lords Supper.
All are invited to attend.
The executive. committee of the
Evangelical alliance Of the United
States makes the following suggestions
for the observance of the week of
prayer, subject to such alterations as
local circumstances may order desirable.
The alliance is now 30 widely extended
as to include in its membership Chris
tians Of all nations, and the first week
in this month will be observed in all
Christian countries and missionary
stations in heather lands.
The subject suggested by the COM
mittee for pulpit discourse this MORN
ing is "Christian Union" The re-
mainder Of the week of prayer will be
as follows:
Monday, 6-Thanksgiving for the
blessings Of the past year, and prayer
for their continuance.
Tuesday, Prayer for the church of
Christ, its ministers, Its growth in
grace, and its enlargement.
Wednesday, S-Christian education;
the family; the young; colleges, semi
naries of learning; Sunday and other
schools; Christian associations of young
men and of young women.
Thursday, 9-For nations; rulers and
people; for peace and religious liberty
on earth.
Friday, 1o-The press; for a blessing
on publishers, editors and authors; the
cause of Temperance and other social
reforms. rl
Saturday, 11-Home and foreign mis-
sions and the conversion of the world.
On Sunday evening. IS, 1t is suggest
ed that public union meetings be held
for prayer, and the presentation of the
object and work Of the Evangelical al
lance.
Rev. W. NJ. Young will deliver an
address at the Congregational church
this afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
The Presbyterian church has a MEM
bership of go, and the school about
225 pupils. There are II persons in
the bible class, 1923 in the intermediate
department and SO in the infant de-
partment.
The annual report Of the officers of
the Presbyterian church sabbath school
will be submitted to-day.
The Baptist denomination of Chey-
enne WAS organized in September, 1877.
with 81 members. Since that time 1t
has largely increased.
The Episcopal church has upward of
60 members and 40 Sabbath school
pupils.
This is the first Sabbath in 1879,
and you ought by all means toattend
church to-day.