, 1879-01-07

BAPTIST MINISTER'S.
The Bnpliak ministers OF Chicago and vicinity
met II, regular session at No. II West Randolph
street yesterday morning. The Rev. Dr.. liewett
prcsidetl. The following reports Of accessIons
to churches during the month were submitted
aud Placed on file: Wcatern Avenue, 3 by bap-
tlsm and bY letter; First se eedlsh, q by letter
and 2 BY baptism: Hyde Park, Q by letter; First
Church, by baptism, 8 by letter; North Star, 2
by letter; Second Church, By baptism, by
letter. The reports were accompanied By re.
marks from tbs ministers furnishing them, In
dlrs.log thst, while conversions had not been
numerous, the outlook Was encouraging.
Tho Rev. Dr. Everts being calletlupon gave some
"reminiscences Of bis connection With Hume
Missions during his paatorate in Chicago; said
tho North Btar Mission had been the most
prosperous md influential In the city. When
tho fire swept over Chicago q special providence
saved tho mission from irreEocablc loss. Tho
speaker communicated with the Mayer the day
after the fire. aud tic lumber furnished bv that
official enabled The n,isston To bc ONCE mote cs-
tabl,shed. The plan Of the missfun was 10
solve tho problem of blending nntlonn1lttcs. II
wa. tho dream wtic!, bad charmed the founders,
and tho hope which bad been their stay in tin.o
would no. now be nbandoneti. Thus far
had been invested for certain privileges,
and had realized, in Ercnt measure,
a inll frui.tou Of expectations. II tho p!an nm
dcrtakcn alou.l bc corrir infoclrcct. tl'u NortI,
star would within ten years oe tho most prs,s-
berous nisstun tn tho Northwest While tho
BapttstR were wat1ing over dieastcra and afI1lc-
tloi,s, tic sneaker knew that Eo was with ttlel,
rhe better ttn,c wus dawnlnr, and tho perfect
day would not he lonK delayed. There lind
BEEN aome harsh remarks. hot,,c unkind conl-
mems ninhc upon tho First Rartttt, but. thank
tiUd, these things were of tbs past. liz admitted
tlIhA fn1R1,E kN
Enow man wllh accomplished nny results witl.-
out f,uctl hope.
Whcn thc sneaker first came to Chicago The
Unfvcrhjty was embarrassed, badly embarrassed,
ilc ~aH met on the ktreet l1atiy and asked,
"When arc you coinE to b. xnld QUIT" hut a
compromise was effected and tic Faculty re-
taucd. lie tlpn Cnyc history Of Senator
spsses IT, Ess. %a and III II. ues Ill.,
lie visited New York 10 dispose Of the Untver-
slty property, and lat>ored to the extent ot Ills
ability. lio endcavortd to sayc the Greek ehnir.
but failed. There wsA fatality about Il that
man who was true botnZ abused, hut he had
learned that TO mai conld Ire true without
being abused. 1le had becn ahnsed,. md The
Then er Of tsS e,rtea G VIZ NsFe '
Seminary to the University. iir ind il greut
hope ior thu Inture Of the University. God
would bless Y. The spcaker had prayed for It,
Ind la0ored for It; md it would b blessed. Il
NUutu tAe1 WI NVLAAH Nuk VI LIE MuUCI lSh4
into tho land Of Cnnaan, and he rcIored At
It. In rrEard 10 his separation from tnc First
Church, It wna 4 precedent Tint threatened
every pulpit ou tos conttneilt. It was tho
triumph Of clnss orer the Church. lie left
hts cass In the hands OF uol. lie had no
plans for the future. He ehonIti visit q
btiuf period, after whcA flc shoutu 60 to Cali
fDr>,ta, where Ae would remain until Aay, md
then return to Chicago. lie closed by invoking
Gods blessing upou The Church, ia ministers,
anu congregations everywhere. At tho eoucu-
sion Il hts rctlarks the meeting adjourned With
tho USUAL bcue.lletion.