The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-05
THE CHURCH CORNER.
Reflections for Religious Readers..'
The Sunday Programme o! City
Services.

CpCdnipS icSOnty az .nc ouhuoi hiSO'
ing of the Carlisle Diocesan Church Of
England Temperance society, the chair
man, Mr.. Chopper, said that the society
throughout England had been continually
increasing in numbers, until it had now
member roll of 100000 There were
now 1900 clergy who had taken the alb
stinence pledge for the sake of those
among whom they worked. and their
principles were also spreading among
sailors, soldiers, and railway men. After
referring to Sunday closing, which he be-
lieved would shortly be accomplished,
Mr. Chopper wished success to the tenn
perance cause and invoked Gods bless
ing upon it.
The Pail Mall Gazette says that the
temperance movement in Norway seems
to be making almost more Roadway than
in Sweden. A great temperance feast
was given the other day by the Norweg.
ian Total Abstinence Society of Christ
iania to the temperance friends in the
Storthlng, at which the president of the
Storthing. State Cou ncillor Sverdrup. the
Bishop, Chief of the police, etc. were
present. A bill for total prohibition of the
liquor traffic, which has just been up for
| cons liberation, has been referred for de-
cisiou to the Government.
Old lady Ito street gamin): Little
boy, don't you want to join the Sunday
school, and grow up to be good MANI"
Little boy: What Sunday school is it?"
Old lady: The Methodist" Little boy:
| ono | tried the Methodist las wear, an
didn't git nothin' but n stick O broke
candy an a apple. I'm goin to try the
'Piscopal this year
Rowland Hill Was introduced to an
agsd Scotch minister, somewhat resem-
bling himsrlf in piety and eccentricity
The old man looked at him for some
time very earnestly, and at length said
"Weel, | have been looking for some
time at the leeus of your face" "And
what do you think of it? " said Mr.. Hill.
Why, | am thinking that if the grace of
God hadna' changed your heart, you
would have been tremendous rogue y
Mr.. Hill laughed heartily, and said:
We'll, you have just hit the nail on the
head"
The New York Freeman's Journal says
Not at the initiative of prelates of the
United States. bnt in compliance with an
expressed wish of the Holy Father now
reigning, Pope Leo XIII. there are to be
erased from the number of feasts of obi
cations first the Epiphany, sometimes
called the Christmas of the Gentiles
second, the Feast of the Annunciation,
or of the Incarnation of our Lord; third,
the Feast of Corpus Christi-the Feast of
the Blessed Sacrament
PULPIT AND PEW
At Trinity church services will be held
tomorrow at 10:45 and IL a. M, and 7:30
p. m. At Trinity chapel, service at $50
p. m.
Twentieth street Evangelical Luth-
eran church, the Rev. G. A. Mennicke,
pastor. Text at 10 a. m, job, XIV; 90 xvi;
4. Thema: "Das Zeugness Won Christie. y
Notwithstanding at $50 p. M.
Service at Coal Valley at p. m.
''Our Gennral Assembly" at 10:45 a.
m. and What is Presbyteranism?" at
1870 D. NJ, will be the subjects at the
Central Presbyterian church, the Rev.
5. S. Cryer, pastor Sunday school at
$50 a. m. W. H. Hatch, superintendent.
Young peoples meeting at $50 p. m.
God Shall Wipe Away all Tears" at
10:45 a. m, and Witnessing the Good
Confession" at 1880 D. m. will be the
subjects at the Christian chapel, Rev. j.
| H. Wright, pastor. Sunday school at
9:15 a. m, F. H. Kaupke, superintend-
ent. Young peoples meeting, $50 p. m.
"Brotherly Love" at 1915 a. M,
and Magnificent Work" at 7:30 p m,
will be the subjects at the First Baptist
church, the Rev. l. W. Read, pastor.
Sunday school at $50 a. m, ]. W.
WEIGH, superintendent Mission Sunday
school at p. m, Geo. P. Lyman, super
intendent.
The subject at the young mems meet
ing in the Y. M. c. A rooms, at $50 o.
m will ha. ssPa Not noooiual