The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-29
PIOUS TALK
As Prepared by the Ministers for Their
Fl0cks.

The Rev. G. Chambers, pastor of the
Second Baptist church. will take for his
texts: Luke x: 81 III a. ny and Matt.
xvi: II (7;50 p. n.y.. Sunday school at
2:30 p. m.
Trinity church: Service sermon and
holy communion at 10:45 a. m. Evening
prayer at A p. m, Rev. C. H. Kellogg
officiating. Parish Tunday school at $50
a. m; mission Sunday school at $50
p. m.
Twentieth street Evangelical Lutheran
church, the Rev. G. A. Mennicke, pastor.
Text at 10 a. m, Luc. ii: 33:40 Thema:
"Wie durch die PREDICT Won Christie die
Herzen der Menschen offenbar werden."
The Rev. A. B. Orgren, pastor, viii
preach in the Swedish Baptist church at
1890 a. m, and 7:30 p. m. Bible school
at $50 a. m, G. o. Jensen, superinten-
dent Young peoples meeting at $50 p.
m, Davenport meeting at 8 p. m.
Gods Work First" Q0:45 a. m. and
Reflections on the Close of the Year"
e p. M will be preached upon in the
First Bsgtist church by the Rev |. W.
Read. pastor. Sunday school at $50 a.
m, ]. w. Welch superintendent Young
peoples meeting at 6:15 p. m.
"Joshua's Retrospect: Not one thing
that failed" Q045 a. n.y. and "Self Elk
ploration' e p. ny will be the subjects
discoursed on in the First Methodist
church by the Rev R. G. Pearce, pastor.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m. E. w.
Spencer superintendent. Young peoples
meeting at els p. m.
In the United Presbyterian church, at
10:45 a. m, the Rev. J. A Reynolds,
pastor, will preach sermon on the text:
eye do err not knowing the scriptures.
Att p. m, he will talk about The Guest
Without Wedding Garment" Sunday
school at $50 a. m, Hugh Warnock, SUI
perintendent.
Central Presbyterian church: the Rev
s. S. Cryer, pastor Service of song and
Christmas sermon: The Angels Song, >
1915 a. m. and the monthly service of
song and music, 7 p. IN Sunday school
at $50 a. N. j. N. Buford. superintend
ent. Young peoples meeting at 6 p. m,
word: Believe"
GOSPEL GLEANINGS.
There is a family in the city so pious
that it uses holey tablecloth at its Sun
day dinners
An evil thought in the heart of a man
who has a heart is about as troublesome
as wasp in the ear.
Some men are just blind enough not to
see their duties, but they can see all their
rights very clearly,
People add to their troubles by antic-
ipating them. 1t is a good rule never to
cross bridge until you come to it.
The members of the Unitarian church
at Clinton, Mass, have voted unanimously
to substitute water for wine in the COM
munion service.
Epitaph in cemetery: Il await my
husband, 10th October, 1920" And be-
low: Here l am! 7th February, 1860"
| added by pencil by wicked stranger:
Late as usual.
'Are you going to the funeral this
afternoon, Mrs. Flip?" asked one lady to
another on Broadway. well, hes; if my
husband don't bring home matinee tick
cts, replied the latter.
They pay preachers in Tennessee an
average salary of 1881. When preacher
swears in that state, the recording angeI
| blots it out with a tear, and waits to wei
come the starving wanderer home.
One ought to be careful Whit he says
even about the dead. A forlorn widow
sitting by blazing fire sighed, "Pool
| George! How he did like good fire.
hope they have EN- where he's gone"
The Rev J. H. Appleton, whose ritu-
alistic innovations in the service of St
Stephens Protestant Episcopal church
Philadelphia, caused division in thu
congregation, has resigned the rectorshiT
of that church.
Chaplain McCabe has succeeded il
gaining pledges for the payment of tht
entire debt of Metropolitan Methods
Episcopal church, Washington; D. c., ant
now calls upon the subscribers to sent
their money by the first day of the new
year. There are 400 subscribers of 8;
each among them.
He was a very thoroughly reformed
gambler, and :hey were glad to elect hin
a deacon of the church; but on the frs
Sunday that he assisted in taking up tn
collection, when he met the senior deacon
up by the chancel, he whispered softly
"Bet you fifty even that I've raked tn
biggest pot"
| A certain country clergyman used t,
tell good story of his going to a ney
parish and asking parishioner what hi
occupation was. Il am the village ra
catcher" the man replied; land what ar
you?" The clergyman replied that h
was the village parson, whereupon III
rat catcher was good enough to observ
that he supposed I'VE must all get liv
ing"
Some years ago Formo3a commando
the attention of the Presbyterians il
Canada, and the Rev. G. L. Mackey ha
since been Joined by some able colleagues
Under this judicious management tn
mission has greatly prospered For som
: time the work was uphill; but latterly tn
, missionaries begin to see the fruits @
their labors.