The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-06
THE CHURCH CORNER.
A Batch Of Interesting Gleanings for
Sunday Reading-..General and
Local Religious Notes.

Mr.. d. L. Moody is by no means a
prophet without honor in his own coun
try. The Chicago Standard says: Cons
siderable interest is manifested with ref
crence to the meetings taking place this
week at the Chicago avenue church,
where Dwight L. Moody speaks every
afternoon and evening. The students Of |
the seminary at Morgan Park, being par
ticularly invited, are taking pains to be
present at one or more of the sessions in |
order to study the methods of the earnest
and successful evangelist There is no
city where Mr. Moody is mere warmly
welcomed than in the place of his earliest
christian efforts" All which is just as it
should be-
The National Prison association of the
United States and the Prison association
of New York received very hearty recog
nilion at the International Prison con-
gress at Rome No volunteer organiza>
ton had similar consideration Their
delegates were asked to address one of
the great general seances of the congress,
and in introducing them DR.. Guillaume
the secretary of the International com
mission. referred to the Prison aSsocia
tod of New York as the source from
whence sprang the International move-
ment
The true feeling of the Pope and the
Roman church towards Ireland is shown
in the comment of the Moaiter de Rome
| upon tae Queens speech on the opening
of Parliament. The MoniteHr, recognized
as the organ of the Vatican, expresses
annoyance and disgust at the opposition
displayed in the Queens speech to the
sandcring of the legislative union between
Great Britain and Ireland and longs for
the Tine to come when the world shall see
Professionalism entirely eXtirpated from
Ireland, and Catholicism universally rec
ognized
The recent hospital Saturday aud Suns
day collections in New York resulted IN
more than S40. 900 This will give
tin ely and to deserving Institutions, aud
this shows that the spirit of true charity
is fostered by christianity.
The Westminster Presbyterian church,
Brooklyn, commemorated its thr,
tieth anniversary Jan. 81. 1t is now
the only Presbyterian church in Brooklyn
south OF Remsen street.
PULPIT AND PASTOR
/ Tweutieth street Evangelical Lutheran
church: the Rev. c. A Mennicke. pas
tor. Text at 10 Il. m: Matth. xiii:24 30
Thema; Won der Moth der wahren
kirche in ihrem lnncrn" Gemeindeyer
: samlung at $50 p. IN.
"The Church Labor Organization. -
Q0:45 a. m.) and Your Life What is
: IT." q p. M will be the themes OF the
Rev. Jno. H. Brown, D. D., pastor, in
| the United Presbyterian church. SUNDAY
school a. $50 a. m, Hugh Warnock, su,
: perintendent Young peoples meeting
ar 6 30 p. m.
"The Qualifications and Duties Of
Church Membership" 1915 m, and
Once for All, Heb. Y: l07 p m, will
: be discoursed upon in the Broadway
Presbyterian church, by the Rev W S
Marquis, pastor, Sunday school at 9:1t
J a. m, Dr. J. w. Stewart, superintendent.
t Young peoples meeting at $50 p. m
! The Sublime Conceptions OF the Ri,
4 BILE, - the second sermon in the series on
t the Bible, 1915 a. m, and The Gospel
+ What is ltf' : p. m, will be the subject.
: of the Rev. 5. S. Cryer, pastor in the
: Central Presbyterian church Sunday
e school at $50 a. m, W II Hatch su,
n perintendent. Young peoples meeting
{, at p m
d The Spirits Power in Christian Work
e will be the 1915 a. M topic of the Rev
= l. W Read, pastor, in the First Baplis
> church At the close of the service new
. members will be received Mr.. Rea,
T viii preach at : p IN. on "Prodiqal Son
g His resolution Sunday school at 8 81
n a. m, J. W. Welch. superintendent
h Mission Sunday school at 3 p m, Geo
P. Lyman, superintendent
The subject at the yonng men 5 meet
ing at the Y NJ. c. A rooms at 3 80 p
t. IN. will be; "On What am | Building NJ,
J, EOpcs?' Mr.. d. J. Newton will lead tn,
j.. | meeting