The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-06
THE CHURCH CORNER.
General Rules OF Current Interest for
Sunday Thoughts...Seryices in
the Local Churches.

daily, the question OF the hour raised by
a Free church congregation is whether
their minister may smoke on the Sunday.
As illustrating how this regulating the
habits of life by religious authority
works, an incident from an autobiograph-
ica Renaissance of the late DR.. Guthrie
may be cited here. DR.. Guthrie arrived
at Glasgow. and was to preach his second
sermon as supply, he having Just been
graduated from st. Andrews Sunday
morning came-it was winter and cold.
Calling to his landlady, young Guthrie
asked for cup of hot water. IAN what
for, sir2' ooh, for shaving. if you please,
MN" For shsvingi-a deal o water
for shaving will ye get on the Lords day
here But (after pause) eff ye had
wanted it to mix with little whusky, We
might o. had it; but for shaving on the
Lords day-na nal
A minister of certain parish WAS
| learned and warm hearted, but some
what erratic and absent minded. He had
pony that had a great aversion to don>
| keys. and it was with great difficulty
| that it could be urged to pass one OF
these animals on the road. One day
while riding to the town of p he met
an itinerant earthen ware merchant
whose stock in trade was drawn by a
donkey The pony reared, and backed,
and kicked, and it was only got past al
ter great struggle. The minister at a
turn in the road little further and be-
fore his mind was quite composed, met
the Provost of F.. "a fine day,
Provost" said the minister Yes, fine
day, Mr.. Allen" replied the Provost.
'Do you think, Provost, I'm likely 10
meet any more asses on this road?"
The Provost drove on.
The Gazette of Exeter, n H., relates
that young clergyman of very boyish
appearance was engaged to supply the
vacant pulpit of a church in neighbor,
ing town. He was so small that he was
concealed from view by the reading desk,
ard an old lady who sat close by. was
much concerned to see boy in the place
of the expected minister. So she arose
very softly, stepped on tiptoe TO the pull
pit stairs and reckoning with her fore,
finger, whispered loudly in coaxing &C
cents, Come down, my boy you mustn
sit up there! That's the place for the
minister"
An exchange remarks: The practice Of
young men standing around church
door evenings, to see girls home, i,
largely INDUCED in at some country
places, but is going out of style since the
girls have sand to say mo, thank you
| came alone, and will 60 home alone
A young man who has not manliness
enough to escort a girl to church, bu
wait until church is out and she has 20
away from the glare of the lamps, where
no one can see him, and then offers hi,
elbow, is soft>headed fool and cir
who will accept such an escort is an
Other.
Ash Wednesday falls next Wednesday
which is the beginning of the Lenten sea
son, or the forty days fast. The begin,
ming of Lent will not occur so late in tn,
season again in two centuries.
PULPIT AND PEW.
The Rev. Il. G. Pearce, D. D., vii
preach in the South Rock Island schoo
house at $3.50 p. IN. Sunday school Il
2:30 p. m, j. II. Cleland, superintend
ent.
There will be no preaching service
morning or evening, at the Central Pres
byterian church. Sunday school at 9:3C
a. m, W. II. Hatch. superintendent
Young peoples meeting at $50 p. III.
At Trinity church tomorrow, services
| will be held at 10:45 a. m, IL and p
m. Ash Wednesday, services will be
held at Trinity church at $50 n. m. anG
4:30 p. IN. At Trinity chapel at 730 p
m, r. f. Sweet rector.
Twentieth street Evangelical Lutheran
church: the Rev. g. A Mennicke. pastor
Text at 1915 a. m, Lui. xviii: 81 -43
Thema: "Woher kommt es, dass in un>
serer Zeit so viele das wahre Christen,
thum verlassen? OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lung at $50 p. m.
God Proving Us" (1045 a. m.) and
Esther, the Mediatrix" at Z 80 p. m. will
be discoursed upon in the Broadway
Presbyterian church by the Rev. W. s
Marquis, pastor. Sunday school at OH
a M, DR.. ]. W. Stewart. superintendent
Young peoples meeting at 7 p. m.
The Christians Portion" will be the
1915 a. m. subject of the Rev. r. G
Pearce, b. D.. pastor, in the First Meth
odist Episcopal church The Rev W.
A. Spencer, d. D., will preach at 7.3O p
m. Sunday school at 9:i5 a. m, E. w
Spencer, superintendent. Young PEG
pies meeting at 6:45 p. m.
Means by Which Spiritual Power /:
Increased" 1045 a. m. and "A Grea
Request Gratified," 7:30 p. m, will b,
discoursed upon in the First Baptis
church by the Rev. l. W. Read, pastor
Sunday school at $50 a. m. J. w. Welch
superintendent. Mission Sunday schoo
at p. m, Geo. P. Lyman, superintend
ent.
"Gethsemane, Calvary and Olivet: o
Sorrow, Sacrifice and Pardon" will bt
the 1915 a. IN. theme of the Rev J Fl
Wright, at the Christian chapel At 7:3(
p. m. "Our Foreign Missionaries; VIII,
Are They and Where Are They2' Sun
day school at 915 a. M, F. H. Kaupke
superintendent Young peoples meetin.
at $50 p. IN.
"The Resurrection of Christ" 1O.45 a
n.y. and Gods Promise and the Ger
tainty of its Fulfillment" (7:30 p. m.
will be the themes of the Rev w. T
Campbell, D. D., of Monmouth, in tn
United Presbyterian church. The Lord