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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-07-23
Executes Notice.

NJ Office is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE UN-
Y ders;gned ha, been duly appointed Executor Of
the Estate of Elizabeth g. Starr deceased, by the
County Court OF Benton county. State of Oregon.
All per ons having claims against the Estate of said
deceased are hereby notified to present the with
proper proof within six months from the date hereof
to the undersigned at his residence threequarers of
mile nortliwest of Monroe, I'm Benton county Ore
ron, or in Corvallis, at the Office of JAS A. Yantis
his Attorney. CORNELIUS b. STARR
Executor of the Estate of Elzbeth c. Starr deceased
Dated July 10, $780, l7:29w5
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Real Estate for Sa e!
.... SITUATED IN ......
90 " "a Ills.
Benton County, Oregon.

Two VACANT LOTS, in the central part of town
handg to the Westside Depot. One of the most d.
sirable places for residence in the city. l5;an
Two IMPROVED LOTS. on the main brisines
treet, with small stable woodshed. and good CON
Portable dwelling house. containing good
These lots nicely situated Tor any kind of bus,
ness purposes. 15ian
One Steam PlanIns Mill and Sash and Door Factor
in Corvallis, with all the ncnery .ssary to OPP
rate the same m all respects. the owner there
wants TO quit the bu iness, he therefore offers Il
entire factory for sale at price than one-thi
less than It's cost or present value.
All the above property is for sale, on reasona ;
ter ns. For further information concerning the sa
inquire of N. s wOODCoCE
AT his Law OFFICE, in said City of Corvallis
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SATURDAY EVENINGS CONCERT. con-
cert given by Prof. John Kel ey AMI wife,
at Hamilton's Opera House ON Saturday
evening, was in all respects success. The
Prof is good violinist I'd singer, and on
that occasion every one present seemed to
he well pleased with the entertain ient We
hope Prof. Kelley will favor us with anoth.
er concert before leaving town.
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/. O. y. F.-All members of Barnum
Lodge No. 7. l. O. O. F. are requested to
be present at the next regular meeting, as
business of importance will be transacted.
7. C. ALEXANDER, r. S.
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NOTICE.

YVH.REAS MY WIFE, IMRUELINE vINGEE
w has left my bed and board, without just cause
prorocaton thereby all per ons not to trust
or credit her on my account as i will not pay any
debts or obligation of her contracting
JOHN vINGEE.
Witness, r. A BENsELL
Newport, July TO- 1880 17:2aw4
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For Lame Back. Side or Chest use SHI-
LOH'S POROUS PLASTER. Price 25 cts
Sold by Alien & Woodward, Druggists.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-07-23

H. L L. ELECTION. the regular meet
ing of Corvallis III. & L. Co., hell last Mon
day evening, the following officers were
elected President, VIM. Groves; Vice
President. J. FL. Penn; Foreman, F. A. Vim
cent; lst Asst For-man, Emmet .Wrenn;
ID Asst Foreman. D. S. Gore; Rec. Se:'y,
Geo. Bentley; Financial Sec'y, Henry
Hughes; Fire delegates. Geo. P. Wrenn,
Myer Harris and Wallace Baldwin.
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Runaway Last Wednesday evening,
Mr.. John Smith started for drive, accom-
panied by his wife anl Mrs. Jas. Taylor.
when just as they were turning to leave the
mouse, the horses became frightened, and i'll
their attempt to run, up set the buggy.
throwing its occupantsto the ground. The
ladies escape without injury, but Mr. S.
received several very painful bruises and
cuts about the face and head. The horses
then took lively spin arouna town, and
when caught, the buggy was literally brok-
On to pieces.
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New this Week.
BAY VIEW f.OUSE.
ri EiSAXT ACMMER RESORT.
NEWPORT OREGON.
P. NJ. ABBEY. Proprieto /.

V,HIs HOUSE. HAVING BEEN THOROUGHLY
L oyerbaued and refnrnIshel is now open for the
reception OF guests, in former years The tables
furnished with all the market affords. No pain
spared To make que sts comfortable BOARD by dav or
week charge, rea 20 ,able. p ". ABBY, Propr
Dated Jaly 23. 1850 I7:BJmI
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Mr.. j. II. BATES, Newspaper Advertising
Agent. Al Park Row (Times Bnilding), New
York, is authorized to contract Cor advertise
ments in the GAZETTE at our best rates.
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BORN

In Benton county. July Goth, to the wife
of J. NJ. Goldstn. son, 12 pounds. DIR.
Smith is responsible for the figures.
, 1880-01-11

rSS~ roer sf }o1 Sa, Se sGpR as ms ps Syfn @ s
10 r,tbles for dining 80; II now yoM venture
10 noj'i,'s hK Isnss Tns' itri oeksI IL thc i"!is,
pr,'ss,.I il 10 Ills lcnrt and walked of. Hi
w,lH l~ginMlng tn fenri prl'tlrncr,--nnt 10
nl,ieh because hn wn4 affn!! ~ l,ls l}ls!lnp rs
because llc dreaded l.ls wife. On tho fDlt"w-
ni';,,t ifs Tic Io,ic, arl received i fec frl lhe
bnul,nn In reward for Ills elMlMei,rr. liz
wou Ill have Iked tn gltcl, tic money intn tllo
fire, hut tlie wtfO OF Ills bosom secured It lR:.
tori 'ck.t t % AID 'as ts - sane rs"e ns ' appcns
will. respect TO tho consignment Of
irlics Which Tho beglaan hnd lrft.
aud which were oil bought ny Within feW
yf Dy 10 'rGp &c eart IL 1et1' tnt IL a to to rssS' s
thefu: 6ut he wns no longer free nEcnt,
nnI his co1lsc!cnce liatl bccome thing OF
naHs fhc fa .w1y pstXGs N;st fSn'f'ts ss RI
ssll n few tracts. Dimitrl's feelings wnu1d
have prompted hin, To cry out, =" Yes, witl!
MI my hrartl'' but l,e was already ~ trained
II Ha,i, nds a,!s s,'id: y feo viii im ID rabies''
'Tim sttin IN question having, bren laid, Di-
mifri prnilfsetl tat l,e wo't'tl try anl 'lisImse
nf the sttlitlous literature, and lie Inns krpt
ISt 's Mor r n, H. Isr;Sc T. G WIZ IT, t' S. 'ax 1axk m m
scniters religion with ont, llanA and NibEtisn
will Tic other. Dressed III his rar,DnIcnis,
l,c 'ooks holy as the salhts Ii illuminated!
missuta, hut within l,s Is all full Of ragctul
wUuid ie first 10 set tirn with Ills own hints
il tInt K,,llly parish church of Ills, whirlt Is
stocked to oycrll0wiHg. with Offerings, which
recall to Ills Mind the degrading SnlWrstitI0Ns
ferse ei hts reason 10 revolt against tic prolcs-
Sim which flG exercises.
, 1880-01-11

the centre cupoia Is n massive bronze CROSS,
which can bc seen from every part Of Mos
COW. The brOlizc frames Of tho Windows
eacli nine yards high, weigh nearly Tires
tGps, MD the hinges of tic bronze doOrs
hlAe to support five and one-t,,ar!cr tors Ut
metal. Inside, the walls nre gnrReo!tsIy arc-
Grated III tho usual style nt Russian churches,
mud contain n number Of jasper pillars, cae]!
If which cost upward nf 1900 The' total
eost ut this wonderful l,uiltllng ~ estimated!
Il, ,xcret x, ,0O0, ,O0 rllbcs, or 4:,s0,000. hut
tl11slsnntall. Recently The rchit'Gt reported
,l!at block Gf houses y proximity to tho
a,d, M II Inrre matter Df cntlrHt, the Synod
yuintl EGO, 600 to tl,lnoltsI, tho buildings, aud
to construct III ttctr place a terrace It must
not BE- forgotten Tint this Is tht. second great
cathedral whicl, Russia has raised during tho
lust sixty years, the famous one, of st. 1aaac's.
III 81. Petersburg. having heen begun In 1919,
md cnl.secratrd Iu 1859, after m expenditure
nf W,000, goo rlib!es. OF R4,5o0gD. 4 tlIlrtt
cathedral, not quite 50 large, ls also rising Mt
Mini N0vg0ro,l, and Will involve IN outlay
Of 81, VOC, 600 before completion.
, 1880-01-11
PERSONALS.

Tho Rev. ". +. E1stlon. Of llyannis, Mass.,
llns accepted call to Dclyldcre, III.
The Rev. J. II. Rockwell. of E.llyville, L.,
ias accepted u call to Roodhoase, III. j,
Granville Vernon lIa1court, for hfty years
chancellor Of the Diocese Of York, England,
Is dead,
Tho Rev. W, II. Mchfeen Is temporarily
nl!lnK u yacancy In the College, ut Nuw
Windsor, 1nd.
Tho tfenth Is announced Of The Rev. p. II.
Fowler, D. D., pastor Ut the First Freshly
erian Church, Utica, n. Y,
Tie ltev. Thomas Cooper, OF Peru, Ind,
church At Tiycrton, England.
The death Is announced Ut the Rev, Con-
stn,ttno nlodgett, u. D., Ut 1'awtncket, H. !.
le WAS forty-eight yours tn tle ministry.
The Rey. John Davies, Norwich, Conn,
WAs stricken with apoDiexy whlle III tho
, 1880-01-11
SCARCELY PIOUS.

Pat: "Do 80 buy rags md bones herc?"
"Tl,En, be Jabcrsl put me on the sclhalcsl'
-J,tcrIoT.
a goat took possession Of the entrance to
the Daptist Church III Port Byron, y. r., on
Sunday, and, rearing OIL Ills hind legs, buttel
nj all co,ners 80 vigorously rs to lspcrso the
congregation.
An ambitious Texan, having read some
whore nho,t tho "1'ope's hull" announces
In one Of Tic papers published In the Interior
Of tho State TINT llo has 3year-old brintEtn
sterr, blind 0f one eye, that lie will match 10
whip my bull tho P0pH caI produce.
4 little boy was exercising himself with bis
Christmas bow and arrow, and was observed
to be .cnrrfnl. 10 sllont lis arrow into the
ground. ":tohn,ny, why sio1't you snoot
your arrnw Into THO nir"' nsked Ills natiler.
t,aG noh, !, CO.'S" said johnny "lm afraid Ill XIII
M: Standing l'ear. the distinguished IN
a ths close % " Sff se ee'rt a sa aiEr M sf iaikcs =.
"No," said Mr. Cook, wiier l.c heard of it;
" the 1nlltan cannot bc civilized. He's MI
Internal brute, ard can provo 1t.n
There was church fair at Silver City,
New, and u waE Ent AT Acknowledgement fn ,tlio
local newspaper that hugs would he solfl rs
follows: '.'ren cents to hing my yo,sng Indy
between y an! 70; tyeccn's for young ladies'
between! 20 and 10; 81 to hug another mans
wife; old nni!s two f0r cent: nil females
Of tho won,an's rights persuasion nre free"
Inquiries for tho fsugging booth wero ntll,lcr-
Gus.
a Young preacher on his first Charge r.
cciyGd 4 donation, to he put on salary nccor.1-
Ing ~ thu usual custom. Among the effects
wcrr 1T, old llnrse and buggy. Tie young
divine was mast highly p1cnsetl with them;
50 he concluded to go ;llt ser ls father Tic
old gentlcnan was not so easily fn1pnset on
rs tic hoy. .Jnhn drove up into tle ynrl
Will, great Ensto. The father looked at Tho
animal anl thcn, Mt John. ",!olln, where, did
aWhy. fat!,er, r;'p ny parsIon"rs m Eave 'i' It t.
me-" The nld gentleman laughed ,nystert-
oitsly. "Father, don't think ynu ought to
make fun hf tl,at horse. 1t Is n gotal deal
hettrr niln than our Sayor rodc Into .1erslsn-
lcin on over eighteen hundred years ago."
"We!t,'" replied the fat1lrr, =" l don't kn0w,
John; / think It WIS the same old llorse."-
Methodist I'rDtcat.tut,
, 1880-01-11

peril now. Let It bn noticed how tho up
point1nent of days devotctl to particular itleas
Inns lattcrly Increased. We lave Il "Week OF
prnycrn for the wtolo w0rlll. Then We
hive tlnys levoleti 10 institutions Of learning,
tlaya far young nsrl,'s nssoclatlts,s, lays for
temperance, md 80 OH. In Mltlitl0E, nlmist
every meeting nf Synnd Is inclined to set
apart sone particular iny Or days for fast
ing md prayer, and special and united re-
lRtous effort
Now these are 8ood Just 20 long MS they
nre thoroughly yitaltzc.l by spirit Of true
devotion. Whentha ceases they nre sources
OF Formally and all the dangers that coinc III
its train. We tnvs been iii religious and
ecclesiastical gatherings when resolutions
setting npart particular day for h,l,nilIa-
tion nntt prayer wero yotcl rs mechanically
md indiferSntly rs niotlo1. to nlE!,rnyc M The
1Ite;s Tat an% wf sso.na e9 itSria s ~ she ht,
nsllorrelit to Gnd, antl should ho 10 tho
Church. II we tlh not mean tAys of srnctal
service, LIT lis beware lin,N we appoint them.
OF c0.irse II Wo nrc J., si,cl' r lerv,r Of ze.li.
0f spiritual reality, we ra,lf1ot l,ayG tnn 1nn1Iy
Of them, It were well II VIC eoultl make Nll
days sacred, md wrlln, over t!ln, Rlit.er1nE
iorel,eu! 9t every 'norl'lng "lloIl.ss nMeG Ii.,
by resolution, and tho empty firm Ut y Is rs
dfs]aonorinE 10 God rs 1t Is Shaking, to our
own souls. ... -
The Episcopal Church often plungrs from
tho Inst 0f Lent Into The nn'sst,nents d. tho
world with zcal that proc'a!1ns Lent to
have been merely II firm. Tlm Wsck nf
Prayer IL a beautiful ls!en.- Heartily OH
served, Ii Ii tho most lHot,nt of all tho weeks
Of tic year. Bit when from 1t tile Church
piunnes Will, avilitv. lntn tho b,,s[ness. or
pleasures Of Tho world, hollow sound risr,ss
portcnt0usly frnm tl,Osn sacrcd days, 1t
ought 10 10 difficult for n churcl! that far
week has bce!i With God OH THO Mount 70
get ttnwn again to tho place where people
wr!,ng1u around their golden calves. The
tnllnencc Of # o.,Et - stream through otllsr
sustained elevation Of daily life aud feeling:
Where tlle transition Is slMr1, and decisive, y
being silotl,errtl III thn sarrcd robes Of n lifc-
eSs f9rm 1t rs nct , Ee pHr IT. rcliE!nn;s
lffe car lrralnte md vitnlixe tho days. And
whom VIZ once l,ave vowed unto tl,e Lori IT.
ths coseerati,, 1f 'tn,e ,et j. he shrstl.y.
not to VOW tlInn 10 vow anu not TO perform.
, 1880-01-11

Chtnsnrral,. and, after having rnlsed "tho
standard OF tho hl0st 1liglln nt four istl-
pornnt ~" !, 1yan9gc0ns p2's" ay
out om tho "secnn'l or mnIn calnpafgn.", III
the meantime the nutu,ulial 1s1Rli1n0 festival
was celebrated a!Nt M cycnrsi9n i.,n'le 70
Tho shrine OF tic Daklllncsliwnr i1lndoo de-
vDtrc.
,The great ,sa1npalgn bcsah, on the , Isl 1st 81, IT
Up. III. tralm Will tlnEs, ,llrldnnga, Trumpet,
mil otlltr requisites III kirtatl." W. inny
sm'e ,.si or n nsrS ta"t n.mx ,1e istT!esp ts ns
At I,aIttgi, Cin!aer1iagore, tic minister
spoke concerning Cl,at'aMyo, "tho nropi.et M ef
NnHlya, Wl,o caiho rs 1ts!aktt inc9ir,,ate @ .G
sc1ls,!nlfty, MID wllnso spirit lG atl vi BG1l.
gal cherished III their very lttt..blood." The
Iilntloos shouted "ilarl llarihole," womem
listened from belslnl chicks oM the opposit
lnwgd, tho 1llU!loos froln the audlemcg cor
daily 1oininE tho l'ralllnos, md onc 11in1oo
getting 80 exctesl Stint lie prostratc!l l'int-
SELF before the procession, a1N .. rnlefi H., Ii to
ecsss st Sa te ses sase oy HI Ts1 1rybd wy: ss
Struck" Noti,ii,g 1iioro strikes i reat!sr wll9
llns been accustomed to. regard Kns]iub
Ghnntler Sen as alm2st u not altn!gethe.1r ~,
Grisin A. tnsn the ., IN s3sa
SHOWS ii describing tho enthusiasm with
which 1t was everywhere welcomed by
tlle 1fiMtloos. ltow' fur Ills teaching Is
rnnldcd by what lle lias learned from
Christianity wu do l,ot know; hut It IL
clenr that, while lie is willing II. take from
Christian teaching md example n1l thnt wins
Ills aiMIratlo1,, hi, lns turned IBIS haek very
decidedly, awiy from. tho ,faitll WHICH llas
ngcs and toward tlie alleicnt religion Of the
i]!ntloos. Toward I1indoulsm he seems t9
n,lopt something Ake tic, attitude, Of Christ
tOwArd Judaism, not seeking to destroy t'1a
law, but to fulfill it,-tcstr0ylng only TINT
which ~ eftcte and corrupt lit 1lt,dG0tsln and
seeking to restore aud preserve tile truth and
beauty Which lInve III the course OF lgeS bG-
come tllsngurctl nnl corrupted. hut kcs!lub
Chumler Sc,, lsns out!lynl tho days Of fiery
radlcnlsm and fierce icpllnctasni, and rrlMnls
Ills carly adoption Of su ,incDllprol!lstnE nil
attitude toward ancestral customs which nre
rep,lgl.nnt to tho itlrns Of Europeans and
Christians. lie 1ns for several years hrtl,
stputi!y making Ills peacG with lliltin0islIs.
Ills itlen see,ns to be--thnnEl we huEht to
s,ate cur apprehension 0f 1t with tlln!tlcncc-
10 suitl acceptance froln the pinus Qnclutllng,
Of course. the superstlttnua) portion of lily
own cnuntryMen rs q fllndo0 rcfOrtner ntlf!
sage; to commend liu!sef 10 tho educated
clnxsGs utll tn the West NJ MI eclGctfc: ia
| really reform and purify 1llnd00istn, and rs
truly To enrich his purified rcliEto! will a!
trnt]i that cn,, be gathered FROM nll fAillis
and titus, knfttlnE together Enst and Wcsii
| n,ld flislilE Into allc whnlu the truths OF nj
| religions, 10 establish tho Universal Church
nf tha Ftttur1.
, 1880-01-11
Ono or I'ArlA' Qurcnk-AxtoMndfng List
Of Lux ltrieh and i:XtrAYngAIiceA.


. 4 cnrrrsron.lrnt who vsitu, tho HUNG Of Ie
Linn, nt,n II ttlo most prola!nnt 1t the Par1slan
.,no'"le, thus !cscrll,cs what % saT md
tMet 70 st'e tho ho,1snho a,lA kitchen furniture
1t 10 Lien. It WIZ nnt worth tho tro,.blo, uxccps
nf Louis rhllippu's ,iay. Whit strides with suy-
en- s 's hs pen o ':f a m s ssa 81 aho
,iest parts u Inc cnrth. Tnthor iay u st!lt was
cover d months wlgrA. shp has beun for ton or
afteen yuArs 0t.e of tho ftst women. 1t cauie
t f1 x tss n ,hat r., say hs, h. cSysr 1 bs a.ss
ceiycd *10o j month, a1ld ehc has tau,oo9 IN.
stlch estate Her greatest luxury WIS her dining
stnm; its ElAss 81 p"rceatn a'nl tslysr-heF plato u
"iier furnitsrv was comfortable, nothing
morn. and we'll worn, which showed she cherished
old axstsciAtons. Tho public WE'RE Astonlshed 10
and no ht'tks. Tho f.st women innk0 il point
OF vanity 70 1ayp iarEo ilbn'res 2f snendily-
hor bctlcha1nber WIN hung with black satit,. aEd
Its furniture with tho saI,lo Imaterinl. Experts
commended this color Ms loHt 1udlelotlsIy ehtscI
havs thousi,s tiat lilo f.li,creai d tho
VIZ s'"esF saew hcs s aat9 e p.lsi astlain
hu.i 81 hcr aia 1t lon. preferred tho oonp4ny of
i.ai l.o recommendation but their. purso. You
seo s',u wus y nlt-fashioned 70 her furniture.
Ike Alexanlre nu1nas, EsKo.la sl,e, Frederick
S.ullo, itt3nieu. ncsolsrcoIle, veruI,, Kui!e o.
sirat!p pajassaer, NH!!tour'1o, and espsclal!y
these from life, Emile do n!turdil introiucsd
IT, asr FSinee Nsss,ieon. Era9st Nena1d TIE
% iiasoourt. Etlouaa Araxa, Au9tsto YllemoI
y the great anaoyanee ulil Jealousy of alme: da
3raiye. anothor faxt won:an. whose earsss M naa
, 1880-01-11
CHURCH SERVICES.


Cathedral IS. Peter and Paul, West Washing
ton md peoriA streets, tho ft.-1lcv. WtIlIufn T..
McLnren, $. r. D.; tho Rev. J. II. Knowles,
priest 1T charge, 1Inly Communion at Il. IN.
Morning prayer uni 1Inly cau,uiunIon ut 10n n.
IN. Evening prnycr at I'D PIN. Bunday-schuo1
and Chiftlrcn'B service nt1p IN.
Tho Rev. II, Martyr 1inrt, Of Denver. COL.
will ot''c!nte in St JaH,es Church. corner cnss
ind sInrnn streets, Mt 10:45 IL H. and 7:;D y. nl.
Holy ctanmunian nj attn.
The ltev. John NiGkirn wt1l of11cinte IN Calvnry
Church. corner Warrc, ntid Western avenues,
1T lp:U n III. and T:45 r. III. 1fuy Communion ut
-fhc ltev. Il. A. Holland will oi1lciatc IN Trlnt-
y Gh!lrtli, ctri,cr MlchlEhn avenue a1l Twenty
6lxth street. TT 10:iJ H. III. and i:35 p. III.
BAPTIST.
The Rcv. George c. LorIncr will prcncl, IN
tho First Church. enrs,cr Thlrts-5itxt street nnd
South park avenue, Mt II 4. ~. nss! s::D r. III.
l:vcnirg subject. ."Thc llon,twars: Journey Of
tho i'suHtfgni Son." baptism ut the closo Uf ouch
service.
cosonEaAT1oSA1.
Tho lsev. Charles Hull Everest preachcs Mt
plymo.'th Church |; :ns.,.r,''tnK Z. and avsnng .
-Tho 1tes. N.-FNl!!i1nis l1t.1has,t Il South
:.The Rey: q. n. pce,so will pfS,ach n tho
Tho Rev. /. = uood~7ln will prc,c., ii, tho
First Church NJ 1o:;p y. ~. md T::D y Ill;
Church, corner Mnhawk aid Sophin sirueta, ut
s;* $s;s$ S.;s: s ssses ~ 4 2ssasa Sssss 4 The tie
M!s.,.!i;F .,,, subject: Fields Airsady h'ps for
THE isov. G. Il. Towle vii, preach In nethany
Church. corner l'',sl. and Wcst flurnn streets,
1aHmet # &c., II y si n'' % It e. ths Sss ass 81 ses aea
Ting I!cv r. A. S"o y|ll prGns IN tho Union
, 1880-01-11
pulpit Last Sunday. 1t Is learned that l,o Is

pulpit 1hAt Sunday us leafnGd that TO Is
recovering.
Tho Rev. D. II. Ragnn 11as accented tho
past0rate ot The ItlIvcrsalist CIluscl, Mt
Cedar Rapids, H.. Tic was fnrmetly Con-
BrrRtttloIln!tst minister.
Mr. .9purgeon writes 10 Ills congregation
sorry that Mn altngrther overwhelmed by
n stlniInr attack to tlint Which l,as laid mo
prt,strate during former years. I earnestly
nsk yuur prayers, fur nm brought very low.
cannot Wrlto more, for am very ILL.,"
, 1880-01-11
CHURCH DRY-ROT.

There WIS not all ulloccupfetl seat In the
Church OF tho Messiah when tho Rev. DR..
Robert Collyer announced that he would
],rcncll OIL "The Dry-Ilot in Churches"
Taking lis subject from tho account OF tho
turning out Of tho 1loney-chnngcrs In the
Temple, he showed the reasons for the fall
ing of OF Godliness in church organizations
antl the only nlethod BY which they could be
restored rs true living temples of the Most
High. In tho lifc Of Church, the preacher
said, there ato four cras, Which you call
trace through long stretches of time. They
nre lnWHrdncss, outwArtllcss, wnrldltncss,
md wortlesness; mud III the Church nearest
thn heart OF every mnn It IL his duty to pluck
the tluwcr Of safety from the nettlc danger.
III tho first ern tho soul Is tho mRln fnctur;
the second Is reached when tie senses ns,irp
Its place; IN the third ttle Income is the great
concern; and then follows emptiness. III tho
progress Of siry-rot thus skctellel tho Church
III its first crA IL open to God rather than mn,l;
In tho second, to man Mtlcr than God; in the
third, mainly toMammo'; a,idlast'ytomoral
palsy anil death. LII tho first era she cares
works for 1t, tltrs for It, M Iii the w11dcrnrss
with picked men of Israel, III the arena with
tho first Christians, ut the stake with Tic re-
formers, In plymouth Bay with tho puritans,
or In the hands OF Il mob 1iku tho pioneers NJ
Methodisn. In tho second ern size cares most
.,a.;e, - IL I,a..,.., nr.aH,a,,ta1 .,,''sis
marion OF !ls hea1eis; otnhnlentnl music,
'storicd windows richly digllt, casting dim
religious light" rituals, shows, and cero-
montcs. empty OF the life of God. In this
nrn M ,,onl,t somo nol1n annr,6ccs hrn mali,
~ M .o uvMoa ooo W ao"'o ,..,s 'o '
renclt tho senses, but tic inward life Is inst
growing outward despite tho concern manl-
fcste,l for fel]ow.tncn. and the dry-rot pro
anoJs +t,i - ,ni,ns = ,,nro FotoI for,,, n,d ,to
truth Is lost sight Of. What Is pleasant and
popular, and then what will pay, takes lis
plncc, tho progress bclnK-first, sclf-sacrificu:
noxt. socrtilco far self. md then nurc srif3sh.
a ~. ,SIa,. o. 1na", ,e.' t',,e - ~
, 1880-01-11

IA Man uo1do,, p,,b Tho r,o,r.s ~ nj. o.
Ene1deo III + hosT1a prSasshss In ~
Emi1innncj t.h,,rrh- "nrenr ~ Msmnrscr raI erd VI
Twenty. eighth streets, in tho evening,
il,o evening VII! 1eeturo on tho F" Lessons Of thu
--iiishop Fallows will prcneh In st. pau,'s
Church. corner nf Washington md Carpcntor
s'dsfst Seet :! 9 I'll na II ' to a ~ Ensns.
o1tnIsrAx. 4.
The Rev. Charles II. Cation will ,rrnct a. the
scconI Church, corner t}akley nycns1o and jack
eon m @ strect. Ma'rnlng subject: " Obedience 1,et-
tnr thnn saesriflce," Evening: "lsuildInz Tor the
F'tsgrsIA m,,,. ,a Wiso I'oFcstRht;" -, ~.
church corner q Western avenue and Congress-
street st mo,rnsnE ,r1 n and esening; aah e.. ,u ,,
-in1 ICY. lrrtngA. Hcarica vii Rivo ecrtea
~ " inti,,,,f,, ~ T.'R thts Rt - ~ ~
Ho,iih sfio t;',rch. ookiani bn,;ifvas1 " rear az
Cnftmre fIroyn avt..,,,e. shfrot. Tsn 1ytv S1 ~
UrstrctIon anI the Slo,,ut II UcsponI.1 wy ~
First fhfrrh is,,7,rr tnttinn9 nrcn,To nnti T,xcm
tv.nft str,rt nnrntnW md nvn,,snp "'' xar,yn.t
subject: "Tic Christ lanity Tint Cpls on and
ion." Evening subject. :" Whit 10 Drlmstorc,
l!nttonlcss l'ta, Lake. Fires, Rnl tho UulyinH
uxivE,sAr.1sT.
Tho 1,cy. W, II. tt,,lcr win prcach In st.
rntiis Church, Michiyan avenue, near Etsht.
1Tho ios. Il 1tichard +; Eisiy, ill., % of GoeKc M fill,
Mass. viii I,reHch in tic Church Of Inc ites
tlsc,ncr, cornsr sa,Iaanoa r @ md West Washington
,, u.. no,t us'rAn1AS; 1;i; ,
f.,,,tr,, ti ~ in Mnsstn thi. rTnSae II INC
ii,ny Mn,, i, fhristlnntt, "a Nnnsx 1T1vvss n,,.
IN t t'vsnx-sos,, ss III ca1,rsc NJ Ms~f Acc'afo
,.-Ticru viii !,r Il reunion ot the Third Church
Enf in Jy,,r1I fhtt in rnwSr '6''t