The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-27
THE CHURCH CORNER.
DR.. William Butler's Lecture Last
Eyening-The County Bible Society
Religious Thoughts.
MISSIONARY WORK IN INDIA.

Last evening Rev. DR., William Butler
delivered the second of his series of Ices
lures on missionary work in India at the
FIRST NJ. E. church. Tie speaker devoted
his remarks to a review of the missionary
field in India, during the period OF his
labors there. lie spoke of the condition
of the Hindoos when his christian work
was commenced, and the odds with which
he had to contend, inasmuch as the IRON
laws OF caste opposed him everywhere.
Europeans discouraged him on every
hand and told him that his efforts would
be fruitless, and the accomplishment of
any good would he impossible. He dis
continued his labors up to the outbreak
of the Sepoy rebellion, and afterwards
until his departure for another field. He
spoke of revisiting India two years
ago and of the marvellous changes
time and christian endeavor had
wrought. In thirty years Christian
churches - self>supporting Christian
churches had been erected in every town,
and the services were everywhere attend
ed by sincere and earnest worshippers.
Schools had been established through the
activity of the English, whose strong
right hand had everywhere for centuries
cleared pathways for the car OF clvlllzs-
ton ard the beneficial effects of enlght-
eminent were apparent throughout the
land. They had not only made n way for
grea! achievements in India, but bad
helped and sustained the Christian work
ers.
THE COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY.
The board of managers of the County
Bible society met yesterday afternoon,
President Hasselquist presiding. 1t was
decided that in view of the fact that the
American Bible society is now making a
fourth canvass of the United States for
the purpose of supplying all destitute
families with bibles, that Rev. A. E. Ev
erett, county agent. should have super
vision of the canvass m the county, and
his personal attention was particularly
given to the canvass of Rock Island and
Moline. 1t was further decided to hold a
mass meeting at the First NJ E church
in this city Thursday evening, March Il,
under the supervision of the city pastors,
to further this work. The following ad
dress was issued;
To the citizens of Rock Island:
The undersigned take pleasure in in
PRODUCING TO YOU as agent of our country
Bible society the Rev. A. L. Everett,
who for the past six years has been agent
for the American Bible society in other
places. That society for the fourth time
is having our whole country canvassed
and Bibles taken TO every home, sold 1T
cost and given the needy aud destitute
We propose TO do our part in this great
noble work and cordially commend to
your hosptalities and liberal c0ntribu>
tiors our agent for this work. We want
to raise at least 81 900 The object of
the canvass is two fold:
l. To supply the community with
| Bibles.
?. To raise money to purchase Bibles
and defray expenses of distribution that
every family in our county may have a
copy of Gods word. Mr. Everett is on
the ground and will begin the work at
once. A record of your names aud con
trbutions will be kept and each pastor
will be able to know the amour. raised in
his congregation. The address is signed
as follows:
Ofticers-T n. Hasselquist, president
David Hitler vice president; J. W Stark,
treasurer; E. W Spencer secretery.
Managers-John Deere, L. F Fish,
J ohm Barge, ]. W Stewart, F. NJ Sinnet.
Prof. o. Olson, W. F. Gilmore II. Kings
bury, Chas. Jensen, Peter Colseth, Jacob
Ramser, Hugh Warnock.
Pastors-S. S. Cryer, r. G. Pearce, J.
H. Brown. W S Marquis, J. B. Schwei~
teri, j. H. Wright, K. F. Sweet, |. w
Read, c. w. Carlson,iC A. Mennicke, L.
Morgan, A B. Morgan.
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
Rev Thomas Green, in preaching his
farewell sermon in the Eighth Presby
terrain church in Chicago last Sunday,
previous to seeking orders in the Episco
pal denomination, closed his remarks
thus:
And now as tomyself. Tomorrow, ac-
companied by several of the elders. Will
go before the Presbytery and ask that the
relations existing between me and this
church be dissolved. I have no official
announcement to make for do not know
where | will be assigned. That, | pre-
sumo, will be decided by the bishop and
| board Of deaCOns in due time. | can only
say that next Sunday l will receive con
firmatiOn at the church of the Epiphany
and will speak at that church in the ev>
ening. And now dear friends, let us live
| that we may all meet and be reunited in
| Gods holy temple that waits to receive
us on the other side May God bless and
keep you for his mans sake. Amen.
The Central Baptid says 1--WE have
been informed that some churc hes in 8
certain state have become so wild on the
temperance question that they fail to OBJ
serve the Lords Supper, regarding the
use of the wine as probably misleading
This conduct, to say the least, is intern
perate and sinful"
A celebrated Scotch divine said: The
world we inhabit must have had al
origin that origin must have consisted
in cause, that must have been intelli
gent that intelligence must have beer
supreme; and that supreme, which Away
was and is supreme, we know by tn,
name of God"
A divine, in praying, said: 20 Lord
give us neither poverty por riches, ant
pausing solemnly moment, he added