, 1879-03-11
RELIGIOUS.

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HELlGlOUSs
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THE MET11OD1sTa.
The Methodist ministers hel1 their usual
meeting Yesterday morning, Dr.. McChcsucy pre-.
siding. Apou. thirty wero present. -
Tic topic Tor discussion was taken up-"Ihe
Present Condition und Outlook Of &othodls1n
Among thu Foreign Population Ut tho Ctty."
Sit. l.oet,cr spoke Of the Germans, saylng that
Herman Metsou'sm III Chleaeo was an eslae-
!'shea 1hcs' moi IN etpetltncnt' ihe Chhlch
Ind strong hold, and yielded blessed i'it1n-
cnce 10 thousands of Germnus THO FIRST
rnl.Rfounry vas sent to the c.ty In 1919. At that
..' .44..s 49, ns ' M....st,. M ~ tT
'''"' '.sAo VS. "os Z "'Nn "'It'oo'L ~ w"
cngo. thohSh thcfo nas very largo deFmah
population. Though the beginning was sfualf,
tha wort, nro.nercd. and onn cnnreh nftor an.
ot"er spfaes up. Io'ea5 1'els mefe ~ anu ~
churches was only a few less than 1000,
Including probattoners,. and that Of the
sunanv.spbools 1.b00. Hwth 1bO teactlcr,,
49,. trv, ~. .,h,,uaIes ,r,.
s ron , .s H.. .,.." w. w.
lrofn wv 10 l,*"' bat afeRaaassH aurng ING
year, It was from 3,oo0 to 5000. lie did not
think be exaggerated by saytng that not lcss
th,,, II, neo oornop. wah innuoncc1 mare or
Ira @ hv the chm,chc.. f,sst vsar s1,a0 n nam.
sess nS LIE eha.caee' Last Seas si'~V 11u,,.
rsanY wero very poor. The work suffered heaY-
| lily by removals. Emigration to the West; asit
Tho Young men and women dEiftcd OF to the
G.ssmsn Gssaa % Churches were eoinE steaflily ahead,
mud some Of tl.cm were IN, . yury PROSPEROUS
100000 Germans iu. tho city, and he
e'qsas oia 'is1Su' amo"r item as '' Is aay oshsT
denomination, except, perhaps, the Catholics;
true American citizens. Socialism, aud Com
n,n1,!s,n vera plants which would not grow
among them. From thctr. present condition ilc
drew tho eonclus!on tl!at the future WE bright
%oula a not spfead 'a Unless some arrangements
III In u reply @ to question Of DT. Williamson. he he
said Ito didn't thnk r1oro than 20 oO Or 3o. Goo
d., Williamson thought TINT wis encourage
ing.
Mr R95u.st 1 sftsFrSa I'D to s s ySnsg suGsea oS5as
among tle best workers In tic Gospel meetings.
liz approved of tlclr 1caytng tic German
churelles, since It would Amcsica1llze them. lie
fse sSs,ang dns to eSfh e. se s Gy,
places Ia tic tl.icky scttlcd districts. Money
could bu gotten for tho purposc, but what was
needed wero earnest, baptized souls to do the
work. .,,,,-,n, .,o,, :,
| rug swzpEs,
H. ., IT,. .,a,' haS ~ .,.rr,, rbov 1,..
Up 70 the tIc taey nat . w Gnus T., ns ,Uss
csefstu '"sr e1s'p1 l,ow .e' 'cr 1cr, ~ ~ no ~
bNt aIteL n.s M5v uSf e9u.I'e',so1 auia s','
tMo c.!u'snse' tvns+ % y G,dn Wv ,,S .,,,s"nu,nii.
one ~ -, 10y t.o seI,tn 1.dc'- fr,mc sIr,'c,,re
nmo,ce ~, ica.eI1,int oH M rim chnrcb nrnnrrty IN ali
inciudInr two pnteonoEes, was worth $3i,70D,
n,ld tho debt only $4,000. Thu First and Second
ncoplu Yyorshipcd how IN the basr,lcnt, but
those on tho West Side expected to get "up-
stutrs II this summer. The South Slan church
md md largcr building % was neeticd. fhc member
shtn sir u Numbered 0S in fuil connection, and i:
an o'p pprohatlon. by thc last report. There wcrt
now over 706. A theological school had beer
oo IL %hs tsh,hass s.' s s 4 :sat 5
wss iii tiIr money expended ia the Swedish
rok sTsn n ts' sFsa' Err" sy s TIT sepas pf 0ass sa e.
Swedish Conference, established two years ago
to Which tic Chicago churches belong, he satl
covered 20 eight States,-jnllana, Michigan, Iii
nuIs, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, IN.
WISCONSIN. There wcru 80 districts IN It, 4
ion and 4V probaiiouers, 10 churches valued d
si9j,7S9, and "a parsonages valued Mt 81, ,55U,
iast ycar was 81 70, this year $5,O1t, while til
= missionary collection was $1,Go4. The ch1rche
fIrrnrn COLLECTIONS. Tile expenditures OF III
I tjlau SiW for each preacher engaged In Ill
y wnrr, liz estimated Tic Swedish population
Chicago at from l5,O0O to 20, 900:
| Nlr. johnson spoku uf
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: = Norwcr!an Methouasm, ne ealu, WEE the fonnt