The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-22
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Where the Word Of God VIII be
Preached Tomorrow.

"A Vital Question" Q0:45 a M ind
angelic Voices" u p. M will be dis
coursed on in the First Baptist church by
the Rev l. w Read, pastor Sunday
school at $50 a. m, ]. W. Welch, super
intendent.
Twentieth street Evangelical Lutheran
church: the Rev. c. A Mennicke, pastor.
Thema: ''Dass Johannes, der Vorlaeufcr
Christi auch uns bel der Naehe dies
Weihnachtsfestes zurufe: Bereiret den
Veg dem Herrn!'
At 1915 a. III. and Z p. m, in the
Broadway Presbyterian church, the Rev.
Prof W. F. Weidner, of Augustana Sem
mary, will preach. Sunday school at 0;15
a. M, Dr. J. W. Stewart, superintendent.
Young peoples meeting at $50 p. m,
subject: Good Tidings Luke ii: 10,
| II.
The Elevation of the Lower and La
boring Glasses" Q0:45 a ny and "The
OpCutLS VI tuC pCFeHth Ncui IOuIth
Trumpet; The Fall of Rome" e p. n.y.
will be preached upon in the Central
Presbyterian church, by the Rev. S. s.
Cryer, pastor Sunday school at $50 a
m, ]. NJ Buford, superintendent. Young
peoples meeting at 6 p. m, word;
Bring"
"The Song of the Angels .U0:45 a.
M and Ascension of Christ" e p. ND
are topics selected by the Rev. r. c.
Pearce, pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal church. Sunday school at
915 a. m, E. W. Spencer, Super!ntend
ent. Young peoples meeting at 7:15
p. N.
'Stalwartism in Christianity" (1O45
a. NJ and "rhe Reasonablcness of
Christian Faith Up. ny will be The
theme of the pastor of the Christian
chapel the Rev. ] II. Wright Sunday
school at 9:15 a. m, and young peoples
meeting at 6;15 p m, F, H. Kaupke,
| Leader.
In the United Presbyterian church, at
1916 a. m. the Rev j. A. Reynolds,
pastor, will preach sermon on the
Scripture: "Ye have the poor with you
always and, whatsoever you will, We may
do them good" At Up. m, he will talk
upon the parable: "The kingdom of
heaven is like unto a certain king which
made marriage for his SON" Sunday
school at $50 IL IN, Hugh Warnock
superintendent
The Rev. A B. Orgrcn, pastor will
preach in the Swedish Baptist church at
1870 a. m, on Divine Law-Giying,
James 1921 His subject at 80 p m,
will be: Biblical Wells" Bible school
at $50 a. m, c. O, Jensen, supcrinten-
dent. Young peoples meeting at $50 p.
m. Bible school in Davenport at 3 p.
m. P. A. HallIng, superintendent The
Rev. c. Lefquist of Moline, will preach
at p. m
PIOUS PICK UPS
There are thirty Protestant services in
Paris every Sunday.
A Methodist choir in Manchester Eng
land, has /, 140 singers.
DR.. Roehfs estimates the number of
Jews in Africa at 220, 800.
EvangeIists Moody and Sankcy viii
visit Richmond, Va, next spring.
! Harrison. the "boy" preacher, it is said,
will spend Christmas with his grand
children
When u Waxahac lie preacher announced
his text he simply said: "Hell-what is
it?"
The Edmunds, anti-MOrmon bill is
meeting with splendid success. Seventy
new converts from Europe last week
Responsive reading of the Psalms is to
be introduced in the service of the Free
street Baptist church, Portland, Me
The Presbyterian church in the United
States has had an increased membership
| of $1,000 during the past year.
The oldest church now standing il
this country is claimed to he tina
near Smithfield, Va, which was bull
in 1872.
Parlor Sunday schools are the lates
means used for reaching those of the up
t per classes of London society who are
not regular church attendants
In temperance school organized hy
. the ladies of Mount Kisca On " Metho
dist Episcopal ehnrch the pupils arr
taught the effects of liquor on thC
r physical, mental and moral system.
Somebody left pretty blu1 eyed girl
about one year old in New York stree
car on Saturday, and the little tOddle
now awaits an owner in the "lost prop
. erty' room at police headquarters.
During the thick fog the other evening
: Com Com took poor blind man by TIN
hand and led him to the door Telling
the story the following day, he cried: II
is terrible to be blind in such a log"
All that remains of the first settlement
: of Virginia at Jamestown is tower o.
the old church where POcahontas was
h baptised. The font used in that service
is said to be in the chancel of Chris
church, Williamsburg, Va, where sht
t was married. in 1913, to John Rolf.
In South Carolina the weekly penny
0 contributions in the Methodist churche
e are often paid in eggs. In one of thu
western towns the same currency is TIT
, means of largely increasing the mission
= airy donations. This has been named the
!, Hen Mission.
The Examiner makes an editorial com
o ment on an article published in one of tht
secular papers of Boston, which has beer
. investigating the practice of the clergy il
! that city in performing the marriage
service to determine whether they contn
ued to use the word "obey" in the service
. Most of them using the Episcopal ritua
= were found to omit the word, thus imply
ing, says the Examiner, that they nj
: no longer believe that the wife should b.