, 1880-10-24

I
day The Rev. n. 0. Westcrgrcn will preach n
- A. a H. H. and the Rev Luke Hitchcock at p y
cago District, viii conduct the services. In tn
evening Mt T::O o'clock the Rev. H. Linskog
e. 1f Rockford, H.! will preach: The Rev. Johl
Nigren will conduct the Swedish services.
/ This year. 1850. Is said to bo the seventeenth
centenary Of the establishment Ut Eplscopac.
in Grcat britain. and Il contribution to the Lon
6on Gua'1lidn urges its celcbration. The tlrs
ond century, and Dubritius was the first Bishop
This was during the time of the Roman occupa
non; raen but the @ c@o occnpyioE =, the mouuan
| disturbed In their worship by the lmperia
troops.
The Rev. Ii. c. Lockwood, Of Albany, in re-
cent address on Sunday school literature. says
t-"Most religious novels have nothing to com.
mcnd them other han the clnim they set up for
being 1el1Etocs; they urc .reritaolo hypocrts,
poor style, With enough religion rs q sugar.
| coating to induce q Sunday-school library to
take tne'n.' have come to the opinion that a
day Of reform is not far off, and tho time is near
| when our best nnd purest fiction writer's shall
| have place In our sunday libraries"
= The twelfth annual meeting OF the Woman's
Board Of Missions will be- hcld in Plymouth
Church, Nov. Sand4. Mrs. Sturris, Of Micronesia,
Mrs. WtlnH.s, Of China, and p,hor missionaries
are expected TO be present. Ministers wives and
aii lnies interested In missions are cordially in
y1ted. Dr. Clark, Secretary ut the American
HoAr!. will give ln address Wednesday evening,
Nov : when it is hoped there will be q general
4nd vicinity. Al! application for entertainment
J. F. Temple IS: Michigan avenue. Chica.o.
The Catholics Of Liverpool have organized
what is known ns the Newman Club. The Chair
man stated ut the tlrst meeting that there was
no Roman Catholic Representative in Parliament
Tor any constituency IN tho whole of Great Brit
min. and he believed this arose In considerable
degree from the lloman Catholics not acting to-
gether and not giving up pet schemes of their
own: He believed Liverpool bad u better chance
3rr ff7Tr,H "-+t+-
any other constituency, and that was I'M object
To- which they should look forward, as its rcaiiza-
favor OF their Church
on the appointment Of the Rev. 4. &. George,
=: K u: OF tirglnfa. us their pastor, to succeed
cas M Ie4mas Go'1aa Dr George Is graduate Of Cen
and best pulpits In tho Church, East and West,
n1ld has been ii popu1nr and successful preacher.
nat be VAS appointed to % he @ Methodist M ECU
inenical Congress to be held in LONDON, Eng
neSt summer; He is broad. liberal Methodist
tianitv He will be IL valuable acquisition to the
pulpit talent Of our city. He breaches his in
ausural sermon this morning.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, while occupr-
teal England, Is mot uufriendly to Theistu Ia !
Q regent address ut Dover. he said: 4 gotM The
a,. Isl. II ne T. trnH to bis convictions and does in
very truth realize thom. ought to keep ncnr to !
tho God ho acknowledges. by placing himself in !
an attitude OF prayer He ought to reud rev.
Ereht. aea anu ponuer over Instructions which pro-
less TO c0me directly from the source OF knDwl-
eusc lie ought to lore the true, the pure and |
tac nOl;. protesting to look up 10 the One who ia
absolute truth, purity. and holiness. If he does
all this. he Is not fur from the Kingdom Of God,
anu is. | think. bound BY tho rules OF sound
!oste and in accort'nnce with the dictates Of his
hiEhest fcason and listening to tho voices Of his
pest nature, to 90 forward and become Chris
tian.
AN Arkansas lad. axed ]8. recently committed
s',I 60 memory hntt dozen Of Lorenzo Dow's ser-
anu preached to 4 large company Of coored
people. Fifteen minutes after he begun all the |
sinners present were OIL their knees. The young
n,,Ia prenener, before closing announced that he
sunday night. He refused to go home with any
of the coiored brethren, stating that mysterious
'',,r" ps,,y,ston would be made Tor him; IF,
ng Il few nickets to MD the support Of an aged |
mother and crippled sister. the donation will
oe most thankfully received As ii by one i'm
oulse every right hand Of every man went down |
nto pocket and cane ort with money. The |
lat was passed around. ana when tho contents !
we're handed to the young preacher he thanked |
pc congregation for such noble generosity. On !
ne following Sunday night there was not
here before any of the congregation arrived,
md the question Of how he came there or where
lc bad lived during the past week was n mys- Il
er!ous one. He was asked, but replied that the
PROVISIONS OF Providence were equal to any oc-
1snn- The snlne wild excitement was created
he preacher 5 words burned their way into the
n'otsoraf loisters Of tho sinners, and lighted
noral corruption OF the pnst. Another cuec-
ion WIS taken up for the aged mother ana Grip
led sister, anu after the preacher had nh ,
canced that services would be held on the next !
uttday night, the congregation silently parted
! tue shadow Of the great cottonwood trees. |
no next time he WIS found out. !