The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-12
wHlTsUN DAY.
Importance Of Tomorrow In the
Church Calendar in
the Churches.

Tomorrow will be Whitsun day, a
festival of great importance in the &C.
clesiastical calendar, commemorative the
descent of the Holy Ghost upon the
apostles to abide in the church forever,
according to the promises of Christ. 1t
has been annually observed from the very
beginning, having at first been engrafted
by the Jewish christians on to the festi-
val of Pentecost. but being mentioned as
a separate feast of the church by the ear
Hest writers among the Gentle christians,
as Iranacus, and Turtallian, the latter of
whom leaves it on record in several places
that this was one of the principal
times for baptism in the early church.
The original feast of Pentecost was insti
tuted by God as memorial of the day on
which He gave the law to Moses, and
disclosed to the lsraelites. "a priceless
treasure, kingdom of priests, an6 a
holy nation" But the most prominent
character of the Gay was that of SOL
emn harvest festival On the morrow OF
the Passover sabbath, fifty days before,
the first cut sheaf of corn was offered
moved before the altar, with supplicatioT
for blessing on the harvest then com
menced. On the day of Pentecost two
loaves of the first bread made from thu
new corn were offered with appointed
burnt offerings) in thanksgiving for ths
harvest now ended. Each of these oB
jects of the fe itival has a significant typi
cal application. 1t was on this day tina
the Holy Ghost descended to sanctify &
new Israel, that they too might be q
"chosen generation, a royal priesthood
a holy nation, and peculiar people.
This separation of new Israel from th
world began to be made when three thou
sand were added to the church by hap
tism on the day of Pentecost.
| PULPIT AND PEW.
At Trinity church, services Whitsun
day, at 200 and 10:45 a. m. and 100 p
7 M Trinity chapel al $50 p. m.
"Brotherly Love. at 1915 a. m, an,
"a Great Achievement at 1:30 D. m.
will be the subjects at the First Baptis
church, the Rev L. W. Read, pastor
Sunday school at $50 a. m, J. W
WEIGH, superintendent Mission Sunda
school at p. M. Geo. P. Lyman, super
intendent
''The Disciples of Christ: Their Plea
at 10:45 a. m, and The Disciples O
Christ: Their Mission" at7;30 p. H., wi
be the subjects at the Christian chapel
Rev. J. IL. Wright pastor. Sunda
school at 9:15 a. M, F II. kaupke, su
periutendent. Young peoples meeting
$50 p. m.
In the Central Presbyterian church, tn
Rev. S. S. Cryer, paster, Cmldren's Da,
will be observed. At 1915 q. m. MI
Cryer will preach on A Faithless Faith
err" At 7:20 p. m. a children's servic
will be held, including exercises by child
, rem, etc. Sunday school at $50 a. m
W, H. Hatch. superintendent. Youn
peoples meeting at $50 D. m.
In the Broadway Presbyterian church
the Rev. W. S. Marquis, pastor, at 10:4
a. N. there will be Children's Day ser
vices, consisting of recitations, respon
sive exercises and a sermon to the chill
dren, theme Lessons for the Lilies" A
$50 p. m. Mr. Marquis will preach o.
The Way to Wealth: Not according t
S Poor Richard, but acco riding to Scrip
ture." Sunday school at $40 a. IN. DIR
J. W. Stewart, superintendent. Younl
peoples meeting at ! p. IN.
/. The subject at the young mems meel
ing in the Y. nj. c. A. rooms, at 80 7
m. will be: This Man Receiveth Sin
ners.