The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-13
THE CHURCH CORNER.
Thoughts for the Day OF Rest---tieneral
Notes OF Interest.--Ihe Sunday
Program.

Bishop Spauding, of Peoria. has been
engaged to deliver an atidfess before the
Central illinois Teachers association,
which convenes in Peoria, March 10, for
a two days session.
The American Temperance Union gave
farewell reception in Chickering Hall to
William Noble, the English temperance
worker, who is soon TO leave for Austria
LA Mr. Noble reviewed At some length
his work in America. and spoke hopefully
of the future of the temperance cause
He said that the most formidable enemy
to temperance was the moderate drinker.
John B. Cough wished him God speed and
successful crusade in Australia
The lectures en- the vital religious
topics of the day, arranged by the Synod
| of Michigan, will be continued in the
Presbyterian church of Ann Arbor dur
ing the present season. They were de-
signed for the special benefit of the
students of the university. and have been
the means of establishing the minds of
the young people in the true faith. The
course promises to be of special interest,
as now arranged.
The Roman Catholic papers have taken
up the paragraph in Governor Hills
message relating to the question of relig
ious liberty, with a chorus of commenda-
ton. In their opinion it is "a manly ut.
terance, "a statesman-like view of the
question. etc. ut is evident" says the
Fresman'S journal, THAT Governor Hill
has not been terrified by the threats of
uu- American Evangelical Alliance like
cliques" Governor Hill is no doubt a
great man,
A church paper says:
| The remarkable revolutions that is
going on in Japan, by which the customs,
institutions ard laws of that nation are
being rapidly assimilated to the civiliza>
ton of Europe, has been mentioned IN
these columns. Perhaps the most remark
able feature of ii is the movement which
is in progress there to secure the adop-
ton of the Roman alphabet for use in
writing the japanese language Ia a re-
cent letter written from Toxic to the
London Times, the character of this enter
prise is set forth at length and its early
success is confidently predicted The as
ISOLATION which has the matter 10 hand
is said to number some six thousand ''of
the leading men in Japan's governing,
education and literary classes. lis
sphere and influence are extending daily,
and its future is secured A com
, plete scheme of spelling has been
drawn up and approved, of which it is
sufficient to say here that the cOnsonauts
have been taken at their English the
| vowels at their italian values, and that
the chosen standard of pronunciation is
that of educated people in the capital !
When it is called to mind III / the present
cumbersome way of writing the Ian,
guage by means of the Chinese ideonrap-
| hic method is so complicated that stud
, ent who aims at even moderate profile =
i5ncy must face the appalling task oil
imprinting accurately on his brain The
4 bewildering forms of at least IL, 900 OF
1900 ideOgraphs-or combinations Of
lines, curves, and points-of which though
u very few may be drawn by three or foul
; strokes apiece with the brush, the resi-
need from ten to upwards of fifty move,
ments of the hand for their lelineatlon,
it will be seen what an immense gain thu
: Introduction of the Roman alphabet vii
be. The formation and work of thu
Roman Alphabet Association" more
over, is but a part of wide spreat
I movement which is everywhere naturaliz
ing European and American ideas il
Japan, the result of which must be great
ly to facilitate the triumph of Christianit'
e in that country.
PULPIT AID PEW.
Y Practical Piety"-Jas. i:37 (l0:45
m and Dives and Lazarus" 4 . m.
will be discoursed upon in the Brnadwa,
Presbyterian church, hg the ReY. w )
Marquis, pastor, sun lay school nj $40 a
, m, DR.. J. W. Stewart, superintendent
: Young peoples meeting at $50 m
But He Could Not be Hid Mari
yii:24 Q0;45 am and The Prosecute
Prayiug"(1 p M will be the themes o
. the Rev. Jno H. Brown, D D. pastor
III the United Presbyterian church Sun
J. day school at $50 m. Hugh Warnock
Superintendent: Young peoples meet
ing at G:3D p IN.
The Poetry of the Bible, he ihr,
= sermon in the series on the Bible, 104'
: a M and Muscular Christiauify"( G.
n M will be the subjects of the Rev 5 5
Cryer, pastor, in the central Presbyter
ian church. Sunday school at $50 "a IN
S W. II. Hatch, supe intendent. Yonn
. peoples meeting at 6 p m.
Twentieth street Evangelical Luth
eran church: the Rev c. A. Mennicke
pastor. Text at 10 NJ; Matth. xvii: 8
S Themea: Die Offenbarung der goettlicl
n keit der Menscheit Jesu Christ auf der
j. Berge der Verklaerung" Chrstenlehr
at $50 p IN. Service four miles east o
- Moline at 2 m.
e At the First Baptist church: morning
If subject "a Question With Condition
Evening "The Prodlgal Son; His Spirit.
Sunday school at $3.50, j. W. WEIGH ST
perintendcnt. Mission Sunday school
e p m, Geo. P Lyman, superintendent.
The subject at the young mems meet
ing at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms, at $3.50 u
Will be; Favorable Circumstances Wi
IS Not Prevent Sin" Dr. ]. w. Stewal
l. will lead the meeting.
BRIEFLETS.