The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-20
Among the Churches.

There will be preaching In the Christian
Chapel at 1915 a m by visiting clergy
man.
Rev. Irving A. sesrles will preach at
Christian chapelat 1916 a. m.
At 10:45 IN in the United Presbyterian
church, the Rev. ]. A. Reynolds, pastor,
will take for his text: prov. viii, 81
His subject at 7 p m will be: 'The Four
Kinds of Ground" Sunday school at $50
a m, Hugh Warnock. superintendent
Trinity chureh-Morning, prayer and
sermon, at 1915 a. m. Evening, prayer
at the chucrh, at 4:S0 p. IN. Canon
Kellogg officiating at both services. Sab
bath school at church at $50 a. IN.
Sabbath school at Chapel at $50 p. m.
Twentieth street Evangelical Lutheran
church, the Rev C. A. Mennicke pastor
Text at 10 a m Phi. i, 3-11. Thema:
die Schuldigkeit elmer Genleinde, welche
noch durch Gottes Gnade die Wohlthaten
der Reformation geniesst." Service at
Coal Valley at 8 pm.
At 1915 m, at the Broadway Presby-
terrain church, the Rev. J. G. Holiday,
pastor, viii preach upon the topic
Astounding in the Lords Work" his
third anniversary sermon. Att p m he
will preach his first anniversary sermon to
the Young Peoples association Sunday
school at els m. DR.. j. W. Stewart,
superintendent Young peoples meeting
at $40 p m, subject: witnessing for
Christ, acts xxi, Is.
In the Central Presbyterian church, at
10:45 m, the Rev s. s. Cryer, pastor,
will preach upon: "The True Begin
ming" At p m, in the series on Revela-
tions, his theme will be: 1.-THE Opening
of the Second Seal: The Red Horse. -
Sunday school at $50 m, ]. M. Buford,
superintendent, and Bible class for older
people. taught by the pastor ut the same
hour, in the upper room. Young peoples
meeting at $50 p m, word LIPS"
GENERAL NOTES.
The Methodist church extension society
has within three years organized fifty five
churches in Southern Dakota. Chaplain
McGabe has now engagements for dedi-
eating fourteen new churches in fourteen
October days. Each of these churches
costs from three to four thousand dollars.
There is call for $4,000 for church
building in Southern Dakota.
Two officers Of the Salvation army al
Mold, in Wales. in applying to the towr
council of Ruthin for the use of the as
sembly room, wrote: "You can do M
better than entertain them Hospitality
They are the Lords people, and know
the Ruthin people love the Lord, who wa
gentleman without comparison" Thu
hall was let to them at half price.
The Presbyterian and Methodist cler
gymen Of Pittsburgh are massing thei
influence against Sunday papers and try
ing to induce people not to read them
This quickens the curiosity of the peopl,
to examine the Sunday papers and SCI
what they are like. Having examine
them, they generally make business O
reading them regularly. In most Pitts
burgh families, as elsewhere, Sunda,
papers are regarded quite as much of
necessity as Sunday milk or Sunda,
bread.
0fChrist church, Philadelphia, wher
the Episcopal convention is now bein
held, the New York Herald says: Dur
ing the past year several thousand dollar
have been expended in restoring Chris
church, philadelphia, to its origina
appearance when the first convention
assembled with in its walls. The paris
was organized in 1895, or twelve year
after the laying out of the city of Phila
aelphia by William Penn, and during til
Ifeign ofWilliam Ill The present edific
was built in 1927, and it was nine year
IN process oferection. IL Is built &
bricks that were brought from England
Il is copied after old English types G
church architecture. and was one of tn
places at which visitors gathered durin
the centennial year.