National Republican., 1888-05-19

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ing more liberal contributions To the tunl
from among the Baptists. OF the S265,0)O
receipts last year. $4,000 was expended for
branch societies, and he favored doing away
with them and using that money In the
colportagc SYSTEM
"Tracts in missionary and pastoral work.
was the subject of the address Of the next
speaker, Rev. DIR. p. s. Henson, OF Chicago.
lie referred to the tract as little thing, but
mighty in the work 1t does, even as David,
though little as compared to Goliath, was the
more powerful and consequently success.
iul. The speaker then referred to the con-
tempt felt by many for the tract, and
acknowledged that there was a good deal of
waste in throwing them around so care
lessly.
The mission of distributing tracts, he said,
was labor of love, and instead of hinder
ing and bothering the pastor the distributor
was helper. The Bible itself, he claimed,
was nothing but bundle Of tracts distnb
utod by early colporters. The tract Is one OF
the best evangclists for the saving of souls
The speaker then took occasion to express
naries, who have contempt for the tract and
say that to use 1t is to he an old fogy.
AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The American Baptist Publication Society
continued its session at the Congregational
Church last evening, the attendance being
rs large as on previous nights. Hon. JAS
l.. Howard presided, and announced as the
first speaker Of the evening Rev. Richard
Hartley, Of New York, whose theme was
"The work in Utah and the west" Rev.
w. ID. Powell followed with an address on
"Blble work in Mexico" The programme
concluded with telling address by Rev. X.
II. Conwcll, of Philadelphia, on the general
work Of the society.
ASSIGNMENT OF MINISTER'S FoR SUNDAY.
Some of the visiting ministers attending
on the anniversary meetings have been as
ssigned to the following pulpits orto-mor-
row
Calvary Baptist Church. corner Eighth and
ii streets northwest, II a. m, Reuben Jcffreys,
u. d., Indianapolis. will preach the annual
homo mission sermon; p. M, L. II. Johnson.D
D,Of Upland, Pa. the annual sermon before the
ruPiication society; 7I2 p m, II. NJ. King,
i d, d., IA Albany NJ the annual sermon be-
fore the Foreign Missionary Union.
First Baptist Church, Thirteenth street, be.
tween q and II streets northwest. Il a. m q,
Rev Il, +; J. Haynes, y. D., Boston; T;3O p. M,
Lutheran Memorial Church, Fourteenth and
NJ streets northwest, II a. m, George NJ. Stone,
ID. D., Hartford, Conn.
Metropolitan NJ. Il. Church. Fourand-a.h half
and 9 streets northwest, 13O p. M, Z. S. Hen.
son, d. D., Chicago.
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church, Fourth
and streets southeast, II u m, W. W. Boyd,
E Street Baptist, near sixth northwest, II
a. M, Rev. r. ). Henson, ID. d., Chicago; 7:i5
p. m, Rev. q. =. Clifford Boston.
McKendree NJ, Il. Church, 021 Massachusetts,
avenue, II u. M, Rev. G. H. Spalding, ID. D.,
Boston; p. m., Rov. 7. q. Cass, Bridgeton,
n. j.
Foundry NJ. f. Church, G. and Fourteenth
| streets northwest, II u. m. Rev. L. A. Woods,
ID; d., Cleautaud, Ohio; 1:3O p. m, Rev. Thos.
| Dixon, ir., Boston.
southern Methodist, Mount Vernon place,
Ninth and streets, liza m, Rey.O. =. Clifford,
Boston,; 7:30 p. M, Rev. j. W. Bozeman, Miss,
Christian Church. Vermont avenue, II a. M,
| Vim. Harris, ID. d., st. Louis.
Assembly Presbyterian, Fifth and | streets
northwest, II a. M, II. c. Groves, Massachu-
North Presbyterian, N street northwest, II
q. M, W. W. Everts, jr., Massachusetts,,
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, II
| n. m, A. II. Strong, Rochester, N. Y; 7:30 p.
M, Edward Judson, New York.
Fourth Presbyterian Ninth street, between
g and II northwest, II a. m., B. A. Woods,
| d. D.. Philadelphia.
Lutheran, II and Eleventh streets northwest,
Neb.; 7:sO p m, Rev, J. j. Muir, Philadelphia:
Waugh NJ. Il. Church, corner and Third
streets northeast, II a. m, Rev. j. X. Dixon
Church of Covenant, Seventeenth and n
streets northwest, II a. m, Edward Judson
| ID. D.. New York.
West Presbyterian Church Ii a. M, NJ. NJ
:. Methodist Protestant Church. Twelfth and
| NJ northwest, II q. M, Rev. W. c.. Biting,
| New York; 7:3O p. M, Rev. w. L. Pickard
| Alabama.
Iiamline NJ. E. Church, Ninth and p streets,
| II a. m, ii. c. Mabie, ID. D., st. Paul MINI.
| T:30 p. M, Charles Perrin, d. D., Chicago.
Grace NJ E. Church, Ninth and $ streets
| Norwich, N. Y.
Lutheran Church, Second street and Penn
| sylyania avenue southeast, 7:30 p. m, Rev. j..
| A. French, Shelbyyille, Ky.
| Fifth Baptist Church, Virginia avenue, be
tween Four.and q. half and Sixth streets south
| west, II a. M, j. b. Link, ID. D., Texas; 7:30
| o. G. Pope, ID. d., New York.
| Dumbarton avenue NJ. L. Church, between
| Thirty.first and Thrty-second streets, George
| town, II q. m, A. G. Osborn, ID. D., New York
7:3O p. m. L. X. Chandler, d. D., Cambridge
| Mass.
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Seventh
| street, between d and streets southwest, II
| a. M, Rev. Robert Cameron, Denver, Col.
| s:30 p. m, Rev. j. w. Scott, South Carolina.