The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-03

tomorrow at 10:45 q. m. and 7:3O p. m
The young mems meeting in the Y. NJ
q. A. rooms, at p. m, will be led by Mr.
A. d. Sperry. Subject Decision.
Rev. W. s. Marquis will preach in thu
Presbyterian church of Geneseo Snnda,
morning, and at the Munson Presbyterian
church in the afternoon at 2:2O a'clock
The Rev. A. r. Morgan will preach in
the First Methodist Episcopal church al
1O:45 a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sunday schoo
at Oils q. m, f. w. Spencer, superin'
tendent. Young peoples meeting at 6 All
p. m.
The Rev. G. A. Mennicke, pastor, will
off1ciate in the Twentieth street Evangel-
ical Lutheran church at 10 a. I'll, text
Matth. xiii IA As. Thema: "Wie duen
ket euch UNI Christa? Wess Sohn ist err
ermndeversammlung at 2:3O p. IN.
'.Astonisbment at Chrst's Teaching
10:45 a. IN and 1.-TWO Builders" (7.30 p
III will be the subjects of the Rev. 1. w
Read. pastor, in the First Baptist church
Sunday school at $50 a m. j. W
WEIGH, superintendent. Mission Sunday
school at 3 p. m. Il, P. Lyman. super
intendent.
"Speak Thou the Things Which Be
come Sound Doctrine Q0:45 a. m ant
''The Faith Once Delivered to the Saints
" Ill be the themes of the Rev. j II
Wright at the christian chapel. Sunday
school Mt 9:15 n m, F. ii Kaupke. su
pcrintendent. Young peoples meeti"s
ut 6: 30 p. m.
The Communion of the Lords Supper
will be celebrated at 1913 n. m. in tn,
Central Presbyterian church. the Rev, )
$. Cryer, pastor, At 7:3o p, M. Rev.
Mr.. Cryer will preach on The ionnl
Herald Sunday school at 9:3o y. m.
W. H. Hatch. superintendent, Young
peoples meeting at G:30 p. m. subject
Christ Our Friend" xviii:24, .lno
XVII 3-15.
In the United Presbyterian church. n
10:45a IN. the Rev j. A, Reynolds, ID.
D., pastor, will preach from the text
The Lord God hath given me the tongue
of them that are taught that shoulC
know how to sustain with words hin
that is weary"-lsa Ia Preaching als'
At 7:30 .. m. Sunday school at $50 n
m, Hugh Warnock, Superintendent
Young folks devotional meeting at !. p
m.
tRNEfAli tIfANiNtN
In Berlin seventy five thousand printcC
sermons are distributed by the City mis-
sion every Sunday morning.
The congress of the church of EnglanG
is to be held this year in Portsmouth on
October 9th, and successive days.
A chime of ten bells has been presented
To Trinity Episcopal cathedral, Omaha,
NJ h,,h II nR1n in,
DRY of her husband.
How did you like my sermon last Sun
day, Miss Gushington9' Perfectly de
lighted, l was transported ITO Wis
ionary lands of paradise, | suppose?'
No, sir. To the land of dreams"
A rich miser was offered the plate on
the occasion of charity collection. 81
have nothing" said he. '"rhen take
something, sir" said the lady collector.
You know | am begging for the poor
A profane man in town has so much
respect for King James version of the
Old Testament that he proposes to con-
tinue to swear by it. He says the world
sheol is not so soothing to the pent NJ
feelings as the old one.
Never let go of good thing that you
really have for n better thing about which
there is some doubt. The dog in the fable
who dropped II piece of meat to snap at II
shadow went hungry the rest of the day
Methodism. it would seem, has obtained
II good footing in Newfoundland. Ac,
cording to statistics just published the
adherents of the denomination number
As. 943, making clear increase of 13,
241 during the year. The total number
of churches and mission stations is 53.
1t was only in 1878 that the Catholic
hierarchy was restored in Scotland, after
the lapse of 225 years. Since that date
the Catholic church has shown marvel
loas vitality in the little kingdom. 1t has
now one archbishop, four bishops. 323
secular priests Churches and chapels
number 2S6. There 81 converts and 1877
congregational schools.