The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-10
THE CHURCH CORNER.
An Assortment OF Various Religions
Notes for Sunday Reading The
Weekly Calendar.

Bishop Burgess. of Quincy, breaches at
Grace Cathedral in Davenport. tomor-
row.
Judge Tourgee relates that an old lady
left TO her trustees negro man and his
wife ito the glory of God" They were
sold, and with the proceeds missionary
was sent to China.
1t is said that there is Il Roman mons
astery at Lairobe. not very far from
Pittsburgh. which owns aud runs an I'M
mense brewery and from it beer is
shipped all over the United States
The Compass, monthly periodical pub
lished by the combined parishers of Trim
ity and Christ church at Davenport is a
very neat little paper Astounding in inter-
esting reading. Rev. D. c. Garrett is the
editor.
Four and thirty years ago Bishop
Alonzo Potter delivered in Pittsburg, Pa,
an address upon The Drinking Usages
of Society" 1t was long way in ad-
vance of the times In the March Tens
perance it is mostly reprinted, with an in
PRODUCTION by his son, Assistant Bishop
H. c. Potter.
The special council of the diocese OF
Florida will meet in Tallahassee next
Tuesday for the election of a bishop. |,
was in Tallahassee, in January, 1888
that the diocese was organized, and in
1851 that DR.. Rutledge was elected its
first bishop 1t was here also in 1857
that the lamented DIR. Young was elected
10 succeed DR.. Rutledge.
| By the addition of DR.. Tascheran,
Archbishop of Quebec to the Sacred col
lege, Queen Victoria has no less than fiv,
subjects entitled to cast vote in The
election of the next Pope. These ar,
Drs. Manning, Newman, Howard, Moran
and Tascheran. This last makes thu
third American Cardinal.
Church and charity fair maidens who
have been pslming off ten cent pin
cushions for dollar and dispensing tn,
stew built up of one oyster and five gal
Ions of water. will imbibe renewed cour
age on hearing that the Crown Princes
of Germany, at charity fair. has beef
selling sausages at $35 a piece and spong,
cake at 81 slice
Says religious Journal
Not In your outward observances =
your services, your devotions your ref
erence-does your Lenten discipline shoy
its better fruits. Not in the cleansing o
'the cup and platter'-modifying tn
outward manner-bdt in the purifying q
the heart, the transformation of the iune
life, the attainment of higher persona
religion, or piety. A barren and begga-l
Lent will his be who has not the firmnes
To set himself about the practice of som
true and vigorous self-denial. Withou
the wisdom and devotion to undertake
such an abiding self denial and disciplin
as will last beyond Easter Even, the bene
fit will be short-lived, ''as the early clou,
and the morning dew" of the obedienc
of backsliding Ephraim
PULPIT AND PEW.
At Trinity Church services will b
held at 10:45 a. m. IL m. and Z p. m
At the Mission Chapel $50 p. m.
| Twentieth street Evangelical Luthera
church, the Rev. c. A Mennicke, pastor
Text at 10 a. M, job. viii: 1929 Thema
Won der Ehre Jesu Christi, die Gott de
) Water sueht pnd richtet" Services a
Coal Valley at 8 p m.
i The Rev. W. j. McCory. of Aledo, wi
occupy the pulpit in the United Presby
terrain church at 1915 a. IN. and 7:30 :
m. Sunday school at $50 a m, Hug
Warnock, superintendent. Young PEG
pies meeting at 6:45 p. m
Are We Departing from Our Pleas
Q045 a. IN. and "What Must | Do t
be Saved?' (7:30 p. M will be tn
themes of the Rev. j. II. Wright, pastor
at the Christian chapel. Sunday schoC
at 9;15 a. m. F. II. Kaupke, superin
lsndent. Young peoples meeting a
$50 p. m.
| The Way of Salvation" will be tn
10:45 a. m. theme of the Rev l. W
Read, pastor. in the First Baptis
church. At 1870 p. m. there will be
concert by the Mission Band Sunda
school at $50 a. m, J. w. WEIGH
superintendent. Mission Sunday schoC
at 8 p. m. Geo. p Lyman, supcrinten
dent.
The communion of the Lords suppe
will be observed at 1045 a, m, in tn
Central Presbyterian church, the Rev
, Cryer, pastor, and number of ne'
members will be received. All member
are requested to be present. The Rev.
F. Carson, of Milan, will preach at 7;9
r p. m. Sunday school at $50 a. m, v
II. Hatch. superintendent. Young pei
pies meeting al $50 p. m.
In the First Methodist Episcopl
: church, at 1045 a. m, the Rev. A. Il
Morgan, of Moline, will preach and con
duct sacramental services. At 7;30 p. u
the Rev. P. A. Cool, presiding elder, wi
: preach on Some of the Problems of Il
a Nineteenth Century" Workingmen a
r especially invited. Sunday school at 81
a. m, E. W. Spencer, superintendent
= Young peoples meeting at 6:45 p. m.