The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-18
AT. CHURCH.
Services to be held in this
City tomorrow.
Annivsary Celebration and
other Religious Subjects.
SUNDAY SERVICES.

4
Christ Reception of Sinners" no evening
| service
| Trinity Episcopal = morning sermon.
''An apology and persuation, or plain
statement of truth and duty to all intruct-
ed to the subject of Religion" Evening
sermon, "Unvarying diligence in well
doing; the condition of success in the Reli-
| gious Life"
Broadway Presbyterian-morning ser
| mon 1.-The Growth of Grace"
| Broadway Presbyterian-morn ser
mon THE Growth of Grace" union ser
vice in the evening, sermon by Rev L. A.
Reynolds.
| Christian Chapel-morning sermon 1.-THE
Martyrs vision" No evening service.
| First Baptism sermon "Devo-
ton to the church Evening sermon
! The Greed of the Ungodly."
| Mission Chapel-service at p. M
Services in the First M. E. church will
| be as usual. Preaching morning and
evening by the pastor. Sermon in the
evening will be addressed mainly to young
| people.
ANNIVERSARY.
Tomorrow the members of the German
Lutheran church of this city will celebrate
the Twenty fifth anniversary of the estab-
lishment of their church. The congrega-
| ton from Hampton, Davenport and Buena
Vista, have been invited to assist to the
celebration.
The sermons will be preached during the
day, Rev C. A. Minnicke at 10 A. NJ, Rev.
John Strickful at $50 P. NJ. and Rev. L.
Winter at P. NJ.
On he
of the Lutheran church will hold a picnic
at Warmers Grove. During the day Rev.
Chas. Pretcher of Buena Vista will deliver
an address, Music will be furnished by
Bleuers brass band.
HISTORIC CHIMES.
The only set of chimes to which historic
interest attaches in this country is that
which peals forth every Sunday morning
from the steeple of old Christ Church, Phil
adelphia Those bells were brought from
England present from Queen Anne ''of
blessed memory" During the revolution,
when the Quaker City was in danger of
falling into the hands of the British the
precious bells were taken down and sunk
in the Delaware by some patriotic members
of the old church, who feared that if the
enemy got possession of them they would
be melted down and cast into cannon balls.
Afterward, they were drawn up from their
wrtery bed, and sent to Allentown for
shelter; and when the war came to close
they were removed to Philadelphia, and
hung again in the old belfry, whence, on
every Sunday and holiday they sent forth
their welcome notes of JOY and gladness.
BEEcHERs MONEY.
The Philadelphia Record says:
One of the mysteries of the age is what
Henry Ward Beecher has done with his
money. At one time he was in receipt of
$40, 900 from his church, $40, 900 from his
newspaper, $4,000 from his lecturing and
$4,000 from marriage fees, literary works
and his books, making a total of $50, 900
year. Yet Beecher never had any money
to spare. His household was modest, not
expensive; his wife was apparently not ex-
travagent; he gave nothing that was known
to charity, and yet he was always impecu
NOUS. When he he wanted to help Tilton
he gave a mortgage upon his house, and
now he has sold his house, furniture and
buildings and gone to live with married
son. He spoke with a sigh and very evil
dent regret at the breaking up of his old
house. THIS was strange, but the unfinish
ed story in regard to his farmer, Thomas
Turner, at Peekskill, is still more strange
When Turner died Mr.. Beecher took
charge of his papers, and burned a large
number of them, among which, it is alleg
ed were a number of promissory notes.
The whole thing has queer look, and the
the question which agitates Newspaper men
is where has all the money he has made in
the last quarter of century, amounting to
millions, gone to? Perhaps it is one of
those mysteries that no fellow can find out
but the curiosity of the natural man will |
prompt him to find out the undiscovered
channel through which it flows.
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Little Rock Gazette tells the follow
ing:
Parson Sandy, a colored gentleman of
long standing, went into Little Rock
book store yesterday and asked:
BOSS, is yer in possession oh de revised
statutes oh de new Testament" When |
answered affirmatively he continued: AN |
so yer is heppin ter stribute dis deception. |
Talk ter me bout Hades He'll is de word.
Whut influence would my preachin had if |
1 was ter till de congregation dat he who
don't obey de functions is in danger oh
Hades? Dat ole book may be too slow
fur de white folks but it hits q niger pow
erful material. Dey say dat de Lord is I'M
If dat is de case why does da |
wanter change His word? Why do da say |
dat de inspired grammar an 'rithmetic of |
de postles wanster be creckled? Isuppose |
dat whar Peter says I go fishin de lat
ter day gospel upstairs wants him ter say, |
de pronoun l, in de fust pusson, hab /
arter mature liberation, concluded ter
repair ter de seashore, whar de aforesaid |
pronoun OBJ de fust pusson pro
poses ter engage in de piscatorial exercise
Dat amt the kind oh book ter sabe |
man. Oars one faith, one Lord an one
baptism, but de white folks is trying ter
make two faiths, two Lords an a multi
tude oh baptisms."
But, old man. said the bookseller, |
you are at liberty to use the old edition"
liant de gubner dun declared dat de
ole book is repealed and dat de new one is
in forceg
Certainly not. The governor has no
jurisdiction in such matters"
An da can't take the old book away
from me?'
"Den Use heeled, Gaze Sc got hell on
my side; an I'll tell yer, when a niggah
amt got de fire an birthstone on his side,
he CANT eoleck ten cents year from the