The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-25
CHURCH CHIMES.
The Religions Services to be
Held To-day.
INTERESTING SUNDAYREADING
Statistical Notes.-The Bible Trans
lated Into AsHnmese-The DemOr-
alizat1On of Modern Society.
Public worship will be conducted in
the various churches to-day as follows

Public worship will be conducted in
the various churches to-day as follows
CHURCH OF JESUS tHR1sr OF LArrER.DAY
S .INTs Lake stake of Zion, angus NJ .
Cannon, president; Joseph {. Taylor and
Charles ". Penrose. counselors. Meeting
Will be held in the Tabernacle at o'c .ocK,
AID IN the Ward meeting houses in the
| evening at the usual hour.
| METHODIST CHURCH.-C. L. Libby. pastor
Services to-day rs follows: Preaching at
IL a m. snd 30 p m Sunday school at II II
m young peoples meeting az i. 30 p m g,
led by Fred. Bennett. subject Tor the even
ing sermon, What Must Men Do to be
| Sayed?"
ST. MARKS CATHEDRAL.-Holy Com
munion at 8 AIN. Morning prayer and
sermon at IL a m. Sunday school ut 2. As
p m. Evening prayer and instruction at
| $50 p m Bib class at 80 m. Even
| ing prayer and sermon at 30 p m.
FIRST Observation-Disclosures worship at
IL IN, and preaching by the pastor, Kew
G. McNiece. Sabbath school at 1225.
| Young peoples meeting at 80. A. 81
the annual meeting of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society will take place, and ad-
dresses by Mrs j. +. Millspaugh, Mrs b.
Critchlow, Mrs Colonel Ferry, and a brief
concluding address by the pastor. Seats
free at all the services.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH The
Rev. J Bralnerd Thrall, pastor. Pubic
worship. with sermon by the pastor, at IL
am. Sunday school at II Is. Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor at
8 p m. Seats free, and everybody welcomed
| at all services.
FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION OF UTAH
CHRISTI N ENDEAvoR SOCIETIES = 1 his COR
yention, for which extensive prepare. ions
Congregational Church, Independence
Hsll), this week, beginning at pm Tues
day, the 27.h. when a half hour session for
! the organization Of State Union will be
held. followed by public meeting at p. m
| On Wed 1esday the session will be from 9
till IL 40 q m and from Is till D m In
the forenoon three Utah boys will discuss
the advantages of the society from G Utah
point of view. At p m a childrens'
meeting will be held, conducted by q little
girl. At 5 clock a Christian Endeayor So
ciable for members OF the society We'd
nesday evening big public meeting. Rail
roads give half rates
THE Catholic popula ion of Connect
cat is about 300 000.-Church Progress.
THE late Mrs. Betsey Bradley, of New
Haven, left her estate OF 100000, one
third to the Seamen's Friend Society
and the rest to st. Paul's Church.
RP. WILDER, of Princeton College.
visited Queens College at Kingston,
Ont, and secured promise of eleven
students-nine men and two women
to go as missionaries to india.
THE statistics OF the Upper Iowa
Methodist conference show .756 pro-
bationers, % 271 members, 123 local
preachers, 26l churches, valued at
1892 39t, aud 126 parsonages, value,
$l61 Cos.
FoR her 5000 COO of people, Siam has
a yet, out eight missionaries, all blu
one of the Presbyterian board. There
are one or two Baptist missionaries la
boring among the Chinese at Bangkok. |
THE Lutheran Church at Astrachan
lately laid the cornerstone of a new
building for public WORSHIP. The church |
it used since the year 1922 was built of |
frame. Astrachan lies n an island in |
the Volgs, near the Caspian Sea, and is |
city of 10000 Inhabitants.
THE wealth of church members in the !
United States, as given in the census of
1880, was So, 900 900 600. Their contri-
buttons annually tor missions was an
average of one-sixteenth of a cent for
every dollar, or one dollar in every
1,586.-Christian at Work.
THE American Board decided at its
recent meeting, to ask for an increase
in contributions of $50, 900. Consider
ing that the churches contributing to
this board are doing so much, this
seems large demand. But the proba-
bility is that it will be christian
Standard.
THE last chapter of the translation of
the Bible into Assamese was completed
on the 21st of June last by Rev. A. K
Quincy, of the American Baptist Mis-
sion. Portions only are in print, bat
the manuscript translation is ready for
the press.
CAPTAIN LANE and his missionary
sloop visited many places along the
coast of Maine during the summer
Services were held in many communi-
ties where the people had seldom heard
the gospel preached. He planted seven
Sunday schools.
THE publication of the Bible in Rome
by Martini, the we'll known publisher.
in penny parts has been successful be-
yond expectation. About $4,000 COP es
are sold every week. The book is we'll
printed, and each part has been reduced
TO the easily readable bulk of eight
pages.-PreSbyteriGn Banner.
IF one makes misuse of the proba-
ton he has in this world by refusing to
improve it, then. Judging from his con-
duct here, he would do no better if he
had a second probation in the next
world. If he so improves his present
probation as to make sure of heaven,
then he will not need second one
hereafter for the same purpose.-The
Independent.
The Rev. DR.. Dix, the distinguished
rector of Trinity church in New York,
has preached a series of Lenten SER
mons which have caused great sensa.
ton in the fashionable circles of that
wicked metropolis. Dr.. Dix is very elo-
ouent and very plain-spoken and he
has depicted in lurld colors the demor-
alizatlon of modern society. Very likely
he has overdrawn the picture, but the