Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
ON THE ROAD TO HEAVEN
Items From Sacerdotal Leaders Gar
nered by Reportorial Pilgrims.
evANeeLisTs'ATTAoK ON SATAN.
Chang es in the PuIpit-Entertain-
ments in the sanctuary-Eleemo-
ynary Enterprises for tho Hea-
Their and the Suffering.
The Way of The Lord.

given a unanimous call from the First Bap
fist church at Sioux CITY. He intended max
ing a visit there for the purpose OF viewing
the situation. The other day IA committe,
of trustees of the church of this city Gale,
upon him to induce him to remain with his
Omaha congregation. After considering tn;
matter MIR. Lamar said that he would de
cline the call and would not leave Omaha
While IL would be a considerable persona
advantage TO him to accept the invitation, ht
had been so well treated in Omaha and his
church had stood so heroically by him, that
he did not have the heart TO leave his parish
toner's.
First Baptist church. strangers sabbath
Homc-prcachinc at 10 30 a. IN, and 1880 D
m. Morning thcinc, "Christ's TeXts-Whcrt
He Got Them Evening, ''lhe Hcroisu
tor the Times Sunday school at T. nj
Prayer meeting Wednesday and Friday even.
iugs. AL invited. Seats free at all services.
NOte-TheS sermon on "DrcSs and Morals
is postponed for Information that MIR Lamar
desires, but which has not Yet come to hand.
Since the resignation of the Rev. f.. A.
FOgClStrom from the passionate of the Swcd.
ish Lutheran church, Twclrth and Cass
streets. the Rev. Mr.. FREEDOM of Rock Island
has been given u call by that congregation.
As vet, however, he has not accepted il, aud
at present it Is doubtful who will be Mr.. 70.
grlstrom's successor. Last Tuesday the lat.
ter went to HoldrCdge. y cb., i'll the interest
of the lmmanual Hospital and DeaConess in
stitutc, which is now in course of erection,
ana which he viii manage. He will return
next Tuesday. Mr.. Fogelstsom coutemplateS
going east for II three months trip in the
near future. During his absence the Rev.
Mr.. Ewing, n missionary minister of South
Omaha, will perform his duties at the hos
pital. After ten years of II successful career
as rastor OF the church Mr.. toeClstrom has
resigned to take exclusive charge of the I'M
manual hospital project, IN behalf of which
he means to work for the rest of his life.
Mr.. t'ogelStrom is eminently an American in
L mach .n.I n, NAn nd ,, ,a,.. ,,s.l 4.
cosmopolitan training. This is perfectly il
Illustrated III the character of the charter and
the trustees chosen to manage the inStitu-
ton. Thirty thousand dollars has already
been subscribed, the southern wing is COM
pleteu, 50 far as the exterior stru cturc IS
concerned, but years of labor and much
money will be needed for the entire building
TO be erected, and it is hoped next fall Will
see it partially opened. Rev. Mr.. l'ogcl-
strom is particularly fitted by his experience
as a pastor in several of the great cities of
Europe, as well as in Brooklyn and Omaha,
and from the special bias of his mind, to
carry thi, great enterprise to completion.
The Rev. j. A. Henderson,, pastor Of the
Park avenue church, has commenced the
publication Of Il missionary monthly.
The Rev. Dawson, who was recently i'll,
has resumed his ministerial duties at the
South Tenth Street Methodist church.
Interest in the meetings at Hanscom Park
Methodist church Is growing, and over a
uOIcn nave united with that congregation on
probation within the last week.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the First
Methodist church will hold a bazaar and
supper at the church, Seventeenth and Day
cnport streets, next Thursday night.
The Hebrew Tabernacle will be the
evening thcme of Elder j. b. Johnson ut the
Walnut Hill Christian church. The subject
will be illustrated by oil paintings.
Christ Before Pilate'' and 1.-The Cruel
%iiXiOu," paintings known as the "Huiskamp'
will be on exhibition at the Young Mems
Christian association rooms next week.
Tn ladies of the "Open Door," 2i30 Capl-
tai avenue, held a prayer meeting Thursday
afternoon ut the institution. 1t was led by
Mrs. Doolittle. In future the meetings will
be held monthly.
Sunday school workers of the North Ne
braska conference will meet at the First
Methodist church March ) for the purpose Of
organizing a Conference Sunday School asso-
cation.
The Rev. c. w. Savidge, late pastor of the
Seward street Methodist Episcopal church,
delivered an educational lecture Friday
night, at the Omaha commercial college.
His subject was Grace, Gumption and
Grit
Or. Lamar, pastor of the First Baptist
church. recently read a paper on christian
Science" before the Methodist preachers
meeting in this city. 1t will soon be pub
lished in pamphlet form.
Mrs. IS. oDurlOck, OF DlattSmOuth, Neb.,
spent a few lays of last week in Omaha or
gauizing auXilIaries of the home missionary
society. Societies were organized at Seward
street, South Tenth, Trinity and Hanscom
park.
..Slangyr Sam Jones, the Georgia revival
list, has leased the Colosseum building for
the month of May. 1t is said that there is
no other building in the city large enough to
hold the crowds he usually attracts. He is
now in California.
The Young Mems Christian association
membership is increasing. AT Thursday
nights meeting it reached 400, and at the
regular monthly meeting, which was held
Monday evening, there were l02 new nalnc
presented for membership in the association.
Evangelists Potter and Miller will deliver
a lecture to men only at the Young Mems
Christian association rooms this afternoon at
4 o'clock. AT last Sunday afternoons meet
ing men were turned away. There were
about five hundred present. To-day the as.
sociation has made preparations for accom-
modatiug 700 people.
The Child's Mission baud Of the Second
Presbyterian church, gave a very interesting
entertainment at the church last Tuesday
evening. A large audience was present and
u delightful! time was experienced. The re-
celpts will be devoted to the Home and
Freedman's missions of the church.