The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-20
THECHURCH CORNER.
The Weekly Batch Of Sunday Topics.
Service in the City Churches
Tomorrow.

The Rock Island district Baptist cons
ference closed last evening.
The two Sans are still laboring with
the wicked masses in Chicago, and do
ing much good according to reports.
An English rector, the Rev. John
Watson, while rising from kneeling po-
sition after family prayers, stumbled and
dislocated his hip. He died shortly after
wards
Rev. r. F. Sweet has received an
urgent call to the pastorate of st. Johns
church at Decatur, with privilege of fixing
his own salary. This is the third call Mr..
Sweet has received within month, but
he prefers to remain where he believes he
can do the most good.
Proposed church reform in England
has reached phase which is as laugha-
BILE as it is serious. At the conference in
the Charter>housc, London. the drift of
opinion was in favor of the suggestion
that the rate payers in every parish have
power to determine what religion should
be taught to appoint the minister Of
ministers, and to decide on all matters
in regard to religious services. the neces>
sity of using any liturgy. etc. 1t seems
to us that broad churchism is fully de
veloped in this proposal, and that it
would be well to call it local church
option.
The memoirs OF Pope Leo X are an,
nounced for publication during the pres
ent year. The New York firm which
published the Grant memoirs has taket
the contract for this new work for tn,
entire world. The original will b,
printed IN Latin. and will afterwards b,
translated into all civilized tongues
Work has already begun on the French
and Italian translatiOns. The New Yorl
Tribune. in which this interesting an
nounoement is made, SAYS the book will
be bought by nearly every Catholic
whether he can read or not, The sale
will doubtless be very large.
PULPIT AND PEW.
Services at Trinity church tomorrow a
1915 a. m, 10 m. and p. IN. At Trim
ity mission at $50 p. III,
Twentieth street Evangelical Lutheran
church the Rev. G. A Mennlcke pastor
Text at 1915 a IN, Matth NJ; 21>2S
Thema: Der kampf der Chrstet mi
Gott.' ChrIstenlehre AT $50 p m.
The Rev. George Sandt Will preach i
the First Methodist Episcopal church a
1045 a, m. and 100 p m. Sunda
school at 9:15 a. M. T. W, Spencer, su
perintendent. Young peoples meetin!
at 6:45 p. IN.
Inspiration" 1915 a. m. and Tn
Liquor Traffic and Its Relation to Law
and Order, 7;30 D. IN. will be the sub
jects OF the Rev. W. Real, pastor, il
the First Baptist church Sunday schoo
at $50 a. m, j. W. WeIch, superin
tendent
At the Christian chapel Rev J H
Wright will preach upon The Churc
and Social Dangers" (l045 a ny an
(7;30 p nj Some Things We Teach an
Why we Teach them Baptism at tn
close of this service Sunday school q
9:15 m F. II. kaupke, Supt. Goun
peoples meeting at $50 p, m.
How to Secure the Presence and In
fluence of the Holy Spirit" 1915 a m
and "Some Results of the Presence an
Influence of the Holy Spirit, 100 p m
will be the subjects of the Rev. John H
Brown. D. D., pastor. in the Unite
Presbyterian church. Sunday school d
$50 a. IN Hugh Warnock, superintend
ent Young peoples meeting at 6;4j p
m.
Some Thoughts Suggested by the Re
cent Murder on the Rock Island Tram,
will be the 1915 a. M. theme of the r.,
). ). Cryer, pastor, in the Central Pre-.
byterian church At $50 D. m ther
will he song service At the mornin
service collection will be taken UP fC
the board of education. Sunday sChot
at $50 a. m, W. H. Hatch, suprrinter
dent, Young peoples meeting at J
p m.
is the Lord My Shepherd will |
the subject at the young mems mectin
at the \. NJ. c. A. rooms at 8 p m MI
Frank Bowen will lead the meeting.