Daily Republican., 1884-03-08
AI'RCH EXTENSION.
k>NIyE RsARY or THE Sd
Ty AT UNION CHURCH
LAST NIGHT.

n Church, at Fifth and Wash
streets, was crowded on Frida,
9 the occasion being the ahniveI
the Church Extension Society
", Charles Hill presided, and tn
es commenced with singing tn
+" soldiers of Christ arise, an,
Aur armor on" followed will
by the Rev. S. T. Gardner.
opening address was made by
py j. b. Quigg, who said tn
nf church extension was like som'
fhincs not altogether new, AID h'
n.n wondered If the prophe
was not of the church extension
Me,hodists commenced the work
rch extension just one hundred
eyep years ago. when our fathers
their chape! in Kent County,
Ind. The Methodist church IL
banyan tree, that takes root
ovs wherever the churches touch.
be mast the church has been some
like Topsey, it has growed with
np brought up, but now we have
nrch Extension Society, that il
rq and spreading the cause
Ihont the entire country.
|e are, however, some kinds OF ex.
10 which he was opposed, one
u vas established in New York
jmp aco under the name Of the
Ind Beer Exchange, and to the
mon Of which the President Of
bi,,d States was invited, and the
rs considered it an insult to the
nation that such an Invitation
have been sent.
hoped that the day was not far
when TIE entire twelvethousand
c!osS the earth's surface would
christian churches touching
thpr all the way.
belcvcd in church extension, and
aty to do all in his power to as
for the Methodist church takes
nd against polygamy and defends
blIy from the influence Of the Va,
tie hymn commencing " Sol
,i the Cross Arise" had been sang
congregation, Chaplain G. G.
b.. ID. D., was introduced, and
" causc OF church extension was
the greatest OF the many great
IN which the Methodist church
hgtd.
keloic.d that be was a member Of
(cat Methodist church, and while
not wish TO find fault, he thought
greater work could be accom-
!. if the people were more fully
nh the Holy Spirit. He thought
mt- It would be well for all the
rr- 10 stop preaching until every
III their congregation took some
the church papers, 50 that they
become fully Informed Of what
plng on IN the world and see how
ngdon Of Christ was advancing,
t,aitcr al ,is the only news worth
ny
poke about a man in lhe West
ad built church that cost him
and his Eeighbors all said that
q gone crazy, but the speaker
there was a whole lunatic
n Of such men.
society has from December lst,
10 October 3lst, 1853, built 4i2
hes IN different parts Of the
4 States, but the speaker did not
that was enough there should
less than three churches built
Norkng day in the year, one in /.
pih!hg, one a. noon and one al
must he done TO keep pace with !
Tease IN the population, as
'of'lgntr in hi, country brought
flrndr h T" AS soon as they could. |
b"'d 'I"' be stopped, in fact he
whit stepped. for if foreigners
t''r 'tth allowed To come 10 this
r, hl% grandfather would never
''t abe 10 come from Ireland,
'hr speaker, would never have
an IN his nalive land.
i"' l'rome a money p-tter; all
sh' dreams Of his buyhpu all
sr' VISIONS in Tie ministry had !,
INK III thar one idea Of mouey
r. to Slrrad the Gauge of christi
"i"Ulhom this conntrv.
Ma" !"lrly been IN Dakota, and
~ i.'JH heard Of Lands howi!g
!" + ana honey, he found tins
H. '"'oi'oWlng with heetsteak and
t., NA!rh were mach better for
E's'hah5 or an American either,
illIF h'd honey.
t'h ~" glorious land, but he did
"n' W." r""pl"to think that he
'"' " gent, although he talked
lSI' :, ''L , J." was not, bvt he only
r" V 'rI. the people about this
'''"!h mat Iiod has given this
'S'htn's seem determined to
L''" Tom of government. and
~ IVY CONSTITUTION a total absii-
'h'V md he hoped the day was
"'S'"h' WHEN total extinction of|
",l' "'o'i ft the law in all parts
'''"' Iand. He thought the devil
nay" overlooked Potter County.
- ~ a. where liquors have not l.
, I'.' '"r '"tnty years, and saloons
~ az. Nh,and a short time since the
!" r'' " bill out, "this Jail for
"",'h, Dakota, there was no, a
u "n'' 1t was six months old. and
'' seventy miles 10 get to the
., N'''f he got there, he found bcI
", Mo" "a soul, so hetook his stand
,o,y Iy'ner and commenced to sing,
i,,'., i'., 'he bridegroom Cometh, ,"nnd
,I'. uine a man came M and
y, " 10 sing with him, and then a
gathered. '' "o"
ha'.', ""'' zone this in Wilmington he .
u, nave been arrested rs a member
"a.'a'ion va. army, but the people +
n'' 40 That in Dakota, az thew ,,
',t rlVllized ont there In that re.
'''"h They are here in Whining
!. .T,nIlhued to sing on the corner '
" .alge crowd became Interested
,'n , nld them that he had come '
'hem to build a church. and q
o, "ow much they were going to
sira a., when one man said he
pr s,so as % nVe hundred dollars, and
g. "a gave a hundred, and 60 onuntil
e % y, ,olty-one hundred dollars, q
~ " ". ,, 'he people asked him TO lec- .
i h.n ,'e'n that night, and he assent.
h.. ;,y .hey wanted to know how "
no,h;' n" Intended 10 charge and he told
l'I'"g a Iars. 10 when the night came ,
,nl% ,"lee audience in the room. b
!, ,2'u 9 lnem about The Church Ex 7
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