The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-27
THE SEVENTH DAY.
Where to Go to Hear the Word Of God
Expounded.

Twentieth street Evangelical Lutheran
church. The Rev. C. A. Mennicke, pastor.
Text at 10 a. M, II Cor. xiii, s, Q. Theme:
"Dass die Lutherische Reformation cine
wirkllche und vollstaendige gewesen sci :"
Christenlehre, $50 p. m.
The Old and the New" Q0:45 a, n.y.
and Thinking" q p. n.y. will be the
subject preached upon in the First Bap-
fist church by the Rev. /. W. Read,
pastor. Sunday school at $50 a. M. j.
w. WEIGH, Superintendent
The Rev. G. R. Pearce, pastor, will
preach in the First Methodist church, at
10;45 a. M, on the Profound PRAYER, )
Eph. iii, II 10. His subject at Z p. m
viii be The Greatness of God," Ps. civ,
l. Sunday school at 9:15 a. M, E. W
Spencer, Superintendent.
The Rev. N. M. Clute, D. D.. of Dav-
export, will preach in the Broadway
Presbyterian church. at 10:45 a. m, or
Christ All, and at Z p. m, on The
Literary Beauties of the Bible. Sunday
school at 9:15 a. m. DIR. J. W. Stewart,
superintendent. Young peoples meeting
at $50 p M, subject: The Banner of
Love-Sol. Song, ii, 4.
THE Majesty and Littleness of Man.
will be the 10:45 a. m. topic preached on
in the Central Presbyterian church, by
the Rev. S. S. Cryer, pastor. His p. m
theme, in the series on Revelation. will
be; The Third Seal" Sunday school,
u, M. Buford, superintendent, and Bible
class at $50 a. m. Young peoples meet
ing at $50 p. m.
At 10;45 a. m. in the United Presbyte-
rian church, the pastor. the Rev. J. A.
Reynolds. will preach sermon from the
text, Proverbs viii, 1896. The subject OF
his discourse at p. IN. win be: 'fChrist's
Parable of the Darnel." Sunday school
at $50 a. m, Hugh Warnock, saperin-
tendent.
Trinity church; Prayer and sermon al
10:45 a. M; prayer without sermon al
4:S0 p. m. Rev. c. H. Kellogg officiating.
Parish Sunday school at $50 a. M; mis-
sion Sunday school at $50 p. m.
RELIGIOUS GOSSIP.
| When man kicks a can of nitro
| glycerine he gets large amount of infor
nation. but so suddenly it does him nc
good.
. In recent years church has sprung up
in Italy called the Free church. The
congregations are numerous, the Free
church finding special favor in the large
centres of population.
A building erected in what is known a.
Openshaw, Manchester, at a cost of So,
900 has been opened as Sunday ragged
school. The principal hall will accom-
date 500 children. 1t is crowded ans
somewhat neglected neighborhood.
The centennial anniversary of tn,
Methodist Episcopal church is to be eel
ebrated by the erection of university a
Albion, Mich, to cost 81, 000, 600. Blsh
OPP Harris starts the subscription list will
800 and Mrs. Helen Fiske, of Albion
follows with $1,000.
For many years, Cairo. Egypt, ha
been favorite centre of mission work
England, Scotland and United States hav
all lad flourishing stations in the Egypt
ian capital, and not the least encouraging
feature of the missions has been the sue
cess which has attended the schools il
large numbers, and make satisfactor
progress.
Both the secular and religious paper
arc beginning to give considerable o
their space to discussions on question:
affecting church attendance. In some O
them much lamentation is made becaus
of the socalled gulf which separates pul
pit and pew The Edinburgh Scotsma
publishes some correspondence in whie
the modern preacher is severely taken t
task.
On the 9th of next month Sir Nose
Montctiore enters on his Tooth year, an
it is not surprising to learn that measure
are already taken in various parts of til
world to celebrate the interesting even
with BETTING rejoicing Wherever Jew
live the name of the venerable philaI
: thropist is household word. and when
ever they have been prosecuted dnrin
the last half century the hearts of h
coreligionists are bound to him by sui
stantial ties of gratitude
A minister who was inclined to b
absent minded, while walking one da,
encountered young lady whose fac
somehow seemed familiar to him. TAX
, ing her to be one of his parishioner
daughters, and not wishing to pass hi
without notice, he stepped forward, ant
cordially shaking her hand, entered int
conversation, expecting that her nan
would Immediately come to his recolleci
ion. After comparing notes about tn
weather, however. and other topics,
had at length to confess, ''Wel, l kno
your face quite well, but l cannot reca
where I have seen you before" "Ol
please, sir, I'm your new table maid, ws
, the unwelcome reply.