The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-07
SUNDAY Services.

m, ~ m. and 7 P, m. tomorrow by the
Rev. R. F. Sweet, the pastor.
Twentieth street Evangelical Lutheran
church: the Rev. C. A Mennicke, pastor.
Text at 10a m: Matth. vi: 80. Thema:
"Wie das Trachten naih dem Reiche
Gottes ben vlelen Christen nur noch Ne
bensache Sci" Christenlechre at $50 p.
m.
"a Great Door, and Effectual, Opened,
10:45 a. M and Lots Wife" & p. ny
will be the subject of the Rev r. G.
Pearce, D. D., in the First Meth odlst
Episcopal church. Sunday school at 9:t5
"a. m, E. W. Spencer, superintendent,
Young peoples meeting at 6:15 p. M
At The Christian chapel, Rev. j, II.
Wright, pastor, will discourse upon
"Demonology,' Mark 5: 20) at 1915
a. m. and upon The Kingdom of Christ"
at p. m. Young peoples meeting at 6
p. m. Sunday school at 915 a. m, F.
II. Kaupke, superintendent.
The sermon of the Rev. J. A. Rey-
nolds, D. D., pastor, in the United Pres
byterian church, at 1915 a. IN. will be
upon Zech. ii; 115 Dr. Reynolds text
at 7 p. M: Deut. xxi: 10 Sunday
school at $50 a. m, Hugh Warnock su>
perintendent Young folks devotional
meeting at $50 p. NJ.
Broadway Presbyterian, Rev W. ;.
Marquis, pastor; morning service at 1915,
subject, Christian Assurance" | John
via; evening service at 700 O'Clock, sub~
ject, Think on These Things, Phil Tvs,
Young peoples meeting at 6:30 p. m.
Sabbath school at 9:1O a. m. DR.. J W.
Stewart, superintendent.
The 1915 a. m, public worship in the
Central Presbyterian church will begin
with short service for children. The
Rev. S. S. Cryer, pastor, will then preach
on the "Atonement: the Human Side of
it." At p, m. Mr.. Cryer's subject viii
be; bible Astronomy" Sunday school
at $50 q. m, W. H. Hatch. superinten-
dent. Young folks devotional meeting
at p. m, word, Sin.
IN GENERAL.
King Leopold, of Belgium, is contribu-
ting $500, 900 year to African missions
out of bis own private purse.
According to the American congrega-
tional year book, one half of the Congre
gational churches are without pastors.
A smart girl waiter in Boston beard
ing house, when the Sabbath morning
comes round, doesn't waste her breath
with "beans, tishballs, and brown bread.
She simply says Sunday"
The Baptist church at Rangoon, India,
defEays it running expense and supports.
besides its pastor, an evangelist and a
superanuated eXspastor. 1t can teach
many of its American Baptist teachers.
1t is said of Cartwright that when a
certain woman who had more tongue than
religion, at class meeting said, if she
had one more feather she could fly to
heaven, he prayed: Lord stick in the
feather and let her go"
Il have neither time nor inclination to
pass paregorics on the deceased, " re
marked funeral orator. 'fPanegyrics,
corrected person present. AS you
please, sir remarked the orator stifily,
1.-THE words are anonymous
The annual summary of British contri-
buttons to societies devoted to missionary
work in foreign parts, prepared by the
Rey. Scott Robertson, vicar of Trowley
has Just been published. Total contribu-
tons for the year, $6,0S2, 1850.
4 remarkable revival has commenced
in the city of Champaign, Ill, through
the preaching of the Rev John T, Vine
evangelist of New York city. Mr.. Vine
has recently been laboring in Minneapolis,
Mimi, and Eau Claire, WIS, with much
success.
The Boston Evangelical Ministers as,
ISOLATION, at its annual meeting, adopted
resolutions expressing sympathy with The
salvation army, and calling upon the mu
nicipal authorities to protect it from pros
ecution. Per contra, petitions have gone
to the city government asking for pro-
hibition Of its parades.