CDtroptot4tur.
FROM OUR TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT
IN THE WEST.
CHICAGO, DEC. 9, 1867.
DEAR EDITOR :—The most salient point of
religious interest in this city at present, is the
Young Men's Christian Association. It is an
attempt to apply Chicago business principles to
Christian work in that city; and it is undeniably
doing a vast amount of good. Farwell Hall is
the new Headquarters, and is situated in a cen
tral location On the South' Side. I went to it to
hunt up the Association, but without success. I
was asked by other seekers in the great lahyrinth
of offices, which filled the front of. the buildingl
where it was, but none of us could see it. Per
haps the unfinishtsd . state of"the, building ac
counts for the want of sufficient sign:3 over the
rooms, but if the Y.,31. C. A. of Chicago are to
be given to,, hospitality, then they must, be as
easily found as , their brethren in'Pittsburgh, Cin
cinnati, and St." Louis, and not another their
parlors and reading-roonisUnder Traet repositories,
&c. At a Meeting held in ilie.Cettienaiy Metho
dist church, I heard a good deal about their
work, especially: in' procuring employment for
the'friendless,=a Work which has grown out of I
the Voluntary, exertions of a ,single member, who
resolved to devote one quarter of an, hour each
day to this business, and adVertised for-those who
wished employment or employeesto come to him
at a certain time exactly. Anothei person tol- ,
unteered another' qtiartei'"of auhour, and others
followed, and the work grew until it needed the
services of, two persons, a lady and gentlemen,
the whole time. These are now securing some
hundred and fifty situations for persone of either
sex, beSidet laborinc , for the spiritual welfare of
applicants. This work has its especial dangers
as tending to promote hypocrisy, but those who
are acquainted-with its results, speak, of them in
the highest tertns.
The Y. M. C. A. is, hi a concatenation` of cir
ounistances thrust forward, into, the position of
Evangelical champion here. The Y. N. C. Union
is the rival machine, representing - the Liber
al Chrii3tians, whom the Association - refused ' to
admit to the rank of working memhers, while "it:
refuses cOntributionsAom no quarter, and num
bers even JeWs among its honorary Life 116m
bers. 'The contest, as 'the Union views' it, is
"between the loaf and the tract," or as'the . As
sociation sees it, "between.the loaf without the
tract and the loaf. with it." It is a blessed thing
that our: Liberal friends have •liden stirredup to
work, Mitt:nay have a Wholesome effect upon the
course of thought among them. If they will
but do their Father's will they may cometo know
whether sound doctrine of g- 9 4 or of man.
True also - for us. -
Another'sign of the times in this locality, is
the holding of ratification meetings,' with refer
ence to, the 'Presbyterian National Union Con
vention. Wherever I have gone in the West,
find that the effect of the Convention has beim
profoundly felt. The stiffest have thawed under
the blessed influence it has exerted, and the most
conservative have been._ startle& out of their
equanimity. It was. even; reported that such'
champions of schism and bitterness as Erskine
of Chicago, and D. X.' Dunkin,, of Naw Castle,
Pa., were converted. from the error of their:ways,
but I am 'since informed that, it will do these i two
no harm to keep "the ihottrner's bench" a little'
longer. They are not what the Methodists' Call
" sure cases" The meetings' in this city have
been numerously attended, and the speeches
evinced a thorough understanding of the _merits
of the controversy, and a-firm disposition 'on the:
part of the laity; to d:Olhand that , theories about
the philosophy of religion, shall - no longer divide
the churches as the Hod , ies and Fishers of the
separate churches,eart shake hands over the Cat-.
eohism. - - The interest in the movement shown 14
Christians of puck high standing, and wide
repute as 'Bishops Mcflvaine and Lee, and Drs.
Tyng and Newton, has of itself produced a won
derful effect. Presbyterians• feel that they may
well be ashamed of. their apathy when such men
defy prejudice and tradition that they may bid
the work " God speed"
Among the. Christian " institutions" of Chica
go, D. L. Moody takes a. high rank. 'Formerly
a clerk in a shoe store, and a first class salesman,
he has of late years withdrawn from business
and lived on whatever God sends hint, as does
George Miller of the Bristol Orphan Asylum.
He is inetant . in - word "in season and out of
season," especially the latter. He cares a. 9 little
for time and place as if, like Kant, he looked on
these as mere " subjective forms of thought,"
and not realities. The intense belief that he
speaks to dying men, makes all the proprieties
shrivel away into nothing" with him. His
labors have_ been unceasing, pertinacious and
successful. He has carried on a Mission
school, which he. started, Until it is no* a flour- .
ishing church with a settled pastor. As the.
church is in! an Irish Catholic neighborhood, and
the windows_ were breken ,by the juveniles of
that faith, he determined to apply to headquar
ters to have them stopped. He was refused ad
mittance by the Bishop's porter, but was at lait
admitted by the Right Revenend's express order.
• He announced.ho he was and his errand,-express
ed his confidence that 'both he 'and the Hilltop
were laboring for the same end, though one or
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,JANUARY 16, 1868. IP
other of' them•was wrong about the means, and
declared that he wanted the Bishpp to do nothing
for him that he would not gladly do lor Ate
Bishop. The Bishop saidihat he:did, riiht, in
coming to hire,- and,that he would see that the
mischief was put ari end to, (and be kept his
word.) The conversation was then turned to
other topics, and finally to the efficacy of prayer.
"Well" says Moody, " I visit a great many kinds
of people in Chicago, and I always pray with
them before leaving them. ;El. - 416%s fat:" lmarl
leforntheTkishop. could. say,..him ._na,y-lte-..1
.vaPc-ort m
his.knees pouring out his soul to God s prt
t
ing all spiritual blessings npontheide t . , p , pTiy_
his flock . l tell this as it was fold me.. ~, , I peon
.1 ~: 1n
vero, bene trovato.
The religions '''atmosphore of gltictfgo I.a, very ,
different pore' that Philof:delithie.: heohigii '
.. . .
w , ~ ..
negative .. iIIP, , ,Tr„g„). ~
cal liberalism , , itn, its 1 , I ,omgclipr , lp t tAtt . h,.
and its hearths.nkeriug.Aerdzugmd,...jonderh' n
takes the lead, here: , ;Itoedito, !the : paOrs,.,:ilic-,
totes the popular notiohsitnciplayeldra.Grundr I
geuerally. Many br *el lin okii , 6liiii:ete gfli the:,
city' , are Uniiersali:it tif.ettiiiiiiit?il,'' t'llFfit:Ar."
• ~_, ,a/ . . i
Patterson's [4 -8- IPAE.o.loe*lie.h‘gclk. , '_l Jr 19711-.
finely bidltofia peculiarApeiiets of tiitumineoirock g
found-.in the Wl:Mein part' of , a e`vityi : in! l'el4iii
necticiii with 2argelethere ii'NloOis l i A kfibli . iice
illustrating the' e' 3 nfig it t enlent df : 'll ts P roge , s 4-!.
.
ive,century. - The qaarry, is, so, rieli f igrfossils,that,
they impart a ' peculiar; odor to I thet stone, . 'andr
f
when some 'artiitiltilige:iiilseeketli Okinete then
place, the '4441 at 062 . ',!.iitaR y ,fii - 4' f r , tq.i . g,
waia,Pe t r9 f e ll T' B P rin i)?9ll4',oaMifkg?'.tXA
was this alit: a aPer.af theAlaWctiiikkigt(l2 - . l ttnrttr.
full and express revelation on the subject, which:
Was printed - and
~w lde(yl l e ifetifh- t ecL. The spirits
explained atldlliiiliakritititTilrukriateltliM origin
of the' :otr stiiain riiLtire Rocky Mountains, and
its entire.eoursireeittaard tveitieago3'. , Theyityld,
tOo, that on .the spottdeaignate44 , Veit vinstita , :
tiori•woilld:be erected , fir thet , enlighteirment'of
mankind; . .and U' ant . intelleettatr'finti:Ao- , ;the 're:
generated andlenlighteoedluniierse, all eitpentes ,
to be paid out of the,Prdeeeds of `the fp'etrolium:
In the fulness Of.jfaith'and hope;ithey4ntdr-4,110
shaft ofb an artesian , well/for -sOnsethuillieilitkf&
feet and were repaid' with` an aliurtdint'stream ; !of
• --water. :The' spirits, ,hoWever, 'came to' :the`
reseire'and informe&theii clients that - theirrahaftl
had' dehected ' 'Pat a little 'froth i the' i right'direol.
tioai 4i; atlia.,t another, tunSt,,,b,ejultk t a designa t ,
ted- spot. ,Their, orders" 3weT# ebejie(f r , iriot , thei
same- result, . and- the.: badly . ` cheated -believers,:
finding'that they hact only watertit. diiliple: of,'
tried'to find n'niailret' for that: They Offered it,
to the city for ihe water supply of Ole:Nest
side,'hut to say nothing of the insufficient ; quan
lity; the quality was .unendarable,--as-: lir-7-
strongly . charged with 'sraphuretted hydrogen, a
gas . familiar to Unscientifiti;nostrils in the exqui . ,-
site flavor; of decomposed's.eggs,, An attempt, t r o
make ice of it was equally; a; failnre, and the re-,
auk of the speculation" Was.a 'total loss of all the
- outlay. The well'remains,.another monument of
- • supply -. ....c.,,,
human folly, unless, as even the sly ot water
g f, / ....'1 ' ,... , „ '
is failing, it'is,fdled up. , Yours, ,1t.i0. ; ~ . i ~, , .
WILL ITALY. BD ...FORGOTTEN?
LoNDON; 6,` 1867:
I chanced to take np aleadiri ° o london
newspaper in. a
.lAondon'T.eoffee,house 4 the other.
day, my eye fell on ,10 editorial which had a char—
acteristic English-flavor. rit was an-attack' upon
the pirpnlar interest Itely - and Itilinn affairs.
It regarded that country es the home of` a nations
'of imbecile. and suite uqdesgyipg the
attention of intelligentspeople. It deplored they
frenzy of enthnsiasm, With which u effeminate`
men and maseuline woman' liice
and Mrs:tr97-1 1 i!%27.
that hereditary, nest of and
- The 'same paper contained telegraphic i reports of
'the 'failure of the Garibaldian and'
the French occupation, of Rome,'' "s
There was a combination of audacity awl,
bearishness in • the editorial, which wan ~all the
more interesting to me, from the fact that had
just returned.from a pilgiiinage to that, country:
and was fresh from .face-to-face interviews with
the insurgent Garibaldians, an d.the smeoth-shorn,
officials of the .city of Itoine...
It hardly looks probable, even after-the: edito; -
rial above mentioned,, that the travelling popula
tion of England and America will learn 'to de
spise and forget Italy. - Whatever may, be the,
deserts of the people, however base, treacherous;
imbecile, filthy or contemptible they may actually
be, the tide of travel will not ebb. The lean
libraries of Enolish hooks in Florence and Rome
will still have patrons; the Italian inn-keepers
will continue the pleasant practice of over
charging in -bills and cheating in the counting of
change. Just as before, travellers continue
to flock to that sunny land. There are reasons
why they should. would not be''safe to pre.-
diet even that there would be Ile " enthusiasm"
among them
Scholarly men will, continue ti ',:indulge in
those torrents of emotion, which are suddenly
set loose by a.stroll in the ,;,° forum Romannm,"‘
and among all the mighty fragments of the an:
cient city. The same charm still invests the
mountains, plains, valleys — and cities, and a ill
continue to• enchant:every, visitor to•that historic
land. All. thope ,perscm who see Italy oboe; avill
desire evermore to see'ieagain. ' -
The lovers of art will not cease to admire the
zn arbles . ‘,*hieit have come d "n,frora .Grecian
an ~.Ronian +(pity, and e " duo rr medern
st Of W. 3.0404,1 Angelo a :, 1 040vk,-..__Were
arl“resm-Cks4tPai4atings in Hai!, Ve.o69yl3o
logna, lorenee, Rome and Naples, which will
not soon e-theleattractive power_ •
Visitors climb to the pinnacled roof
of Milan's cathedral, and gaze upon the glowing
summit of Monte Rosa, and all the phantom
seeming host, of Alps which occupy the North
eta ltjr,,r Thty will Atilt ulAnttitlia wattyj
ra
' VI I " Th"
.o . tur - YeniceinAie
will not cease to delight themselves in "the Tuscan
1 :1ralleY the'doilie of ItriiitelTesbhi, the cam
pitilile of 'diOt,l4;;ttk - ic4,, ,, gik, the palaces, the
gat4'cif , the titistety " worthy to be the 'gate's
Qfparadtse. ot soon Will the Vatican or the
forsaken 14 curious, travellers.
w i lieshalf be obliged t,'4; there'
other reasons of quite adOthei:roe
!so+
the s i t 'tlionillid:foldlinor'e', , aleiglitjr, thilik .
(ing nj'o i t"
land. 'a'nti - 42niellea;' licrainize
ft
under lieayen " • ' di ---t
has in some , tesieefs , ,the Pdlitteif
ecclelia.hiVar tilt:et:est eignificanee': that l
p4Ya.44at'it'g present time:
be generalry that: the lakan` queition .
F4rope,
an ifliat, consequences of gravtal nature hang
Jttpon `ita 'decision.
leis as knotty_aosijnexalictlile. as any_ which
'have ever perplexed the minds of statesmen.
- Put tooetliAlitiitANicti.-
q
theiseat of tqekver•Whieh rests upon the sin:
perstitions;,and conscientious convictions of: ode
hntillved , :andittikty millions of spbriiOns; whose
homesl-; doe , -the) :islands, and -the' continents from
JaPitultoundAo!Californis.: 'Second, , thelltalian
.
,people have, acquirctt,an apparently uncontrolli;
,bleAcisire frivtatlimallimity trr the extinction'of:
Aliwtelnkrilikhrer of the Pope. And thirdly; the' ,
[eousummatinn of suCh.an•overthiow - cannot' fail
.anotte lessAo , Unsettle the foundations of every
,Catholicittrecrne.in*Chriatendom.:Lonie Napeleon,
to relish 'an ar:
[ rangement 7 ,l by' Which the primate'. ot- • Victor.
:Onanuel:fwould, 'control 'the' clergy of.. France:.
AfhwiiPontifex t Maximus '-of the Roman church.
twieldi)too:Conti!lerabin a .politiOah• power .in t , any.
' batholig . couritry,tfor. - its sovekeign to regard it
Iwitliont concern. And :nothing ia stair! than.
tl
-that:kthe independency of the,l?Ope being lost;)."
; the:potentate; `Who -controls the- residence. of the-
Pontiff and his ;, cardinals, rwillA-con trol :' to a" .
greater_or.lesa , degree the .Papal inituenceuover
the whole world.iq-•
The
_.,;iritelligenttravtllerii•aware he perie
tiates the Alps, and descend& upon . this awaken=
ed. , country, that he is upon the! battle-ground of •
two opposing ten:dericie&--,=cf , two contrar
influences: "- Oristhe, one hanif,:he perceiyes the.
.entluiSiasin nf the, Ipeople: Haltears.the
or for nationaLunity.. .Hasees the eager rush
for-,news. • -He notices a hutigerlfor4 newspapers,
';which remindsriiiiirof - the, Niartitites: in thel:lni,
ted, States. , 'Heicartes-Often-upon fthe inilitench
of >Bibles land Evangeliats.' He 'observes the:
empty', oonvents.• r He ',perceives alb the ~ influence
.of the - go.vernmentsetting against thapapal paw-:
ter. Jae • a ee.S' theseutendeneies - ,Auickened; and
strengthened., railways . and, telegraphs,, i byi
the:civil-marriage aet;-which.requires everyilegal
marriage to lie ,perforined 'by. the magistrate by
thalaw, againsting, which makes' every ac
tual, able-bodiedbekgar Work forlisliying,ivbtther
'jitst now-hesees inen by the
ready and willing to die for theg unifi
-cation Of Itidy. •
,On 4 the other,..hdndi he sees +the splendid.
:churches fullrof the smoke of incense ) , andthe
:asscciatiOns of ssuperitition. : _Resew' the long=
',robed, smonth-faced;tlow-pamed , prieste, the; in.
carnation!of; Confident seerecy.4 i:He:sees! in , full
•
;operations all the datilinguiachinery: of religious. ,
she ws,. an& the sseret web-weavirig, by „which, the
Awakened =minds- of the people may be 'entangled
'again in= the- meshes of superstitious indolence,
`twat degrading ;saint worship., And he s. knows,
that thetpart3riof the Pope, whose encyclical speaks
of the , delirium of toleration,". includes . all the j
tyrants and despots who fear amelioration and
lON. Tait WING.
progress.
Now, it is- pza*Nie that Papal irdhience,, assis
ted, by .the rhorroz 'with • wbich the Gatbolic,gov,
ernments Cannot , fail to regard the loss of the
Pope's temporal power; may succeed in repressing.
allipth% modern movement. It may refill tbe •
emptied convierits, blot out the: marriage law, re
possess the coeftseat. let.lnda,AunihilateL. the in
fluence of railways and telegraphs, newspapers
arid Iliblei';` bet not surely' without a struigle
hard - and perhaps long.
`But' if, dii 'cOntrary - the party of progress
overwhelm'all Opposition, strip the Pope of - his
civil anthorlity, driie out the priest rulers from
tkeir musty offices in Ironic, open the populous"
dungeons tci'llke imprisoned patrio ts ; and seize
Mune with a . ;;rdsp - which - could not 'be loosed by
all the opfesing powers'of Europe, then may oc
car what hkiTheen on the Point Of occurring before.
The' Catholic nations may separate from'the Papa,
cy, and set' up 'lndependent churches of their
own, and `the way be opened 'for reform. An
cient—errors will be corrected, and singular
changes,yrhich are now hard to"-predict,yrill sud
denly it - Am:l6li and gratify the4orld. The Ro-
MairliaeStiOn is the world's:question, andA6' Per;
son who has a moderately intelligent interest in
the politiettlor feligious ,condition of the
!text, generation, can fail t7-re, d the settlement
it q with the most sekieuAttigaion. I'venture
_
to say, thabato re s pec t a bl y infellig*lt ma n can
. .
go from the elegant Chamber in Florence where
the magistrate cements every wedding boirdrtar
the dingy head-quarters of the Roman police,
where ten thousand secret spies are controlled in
the interests of Papal tyranny, and by hots,
every resident and every traveller is watched
pct,tallj,lwithor Irtfilpble reflection.
_Perhaps it watid not! be too much to say that
politically and religiously no country under heaven
iS as' .iitereetliig to : 44ltalY.'" No' where else
is the traveller'io well iewarded fOrtis Nb'
other land IS 'SO . connected''iViththe
`future. other regitqlt ' should
studied more , thqughtfully. C. 9.-K
.-;
ANNUAL REPOSDOI' THRREFORIEPP,BI4 -
. BYTE.RIAX,,,,IESSIo4 AT,- RQ9II4EE,
[ fie' ale glad
ti,presert to our readers the
• Twelftll - .A:uuual Report of the Itoorkee' Mipaion
Oe . fruOt our valued friend and' brother
,will ong be - •
continued in hPlabOrs in the cause of
OhAski" 3•
3 .1 '
All•1•1 1 9nATY • •- t J. cALD`ww. , T
Licentiate,'. 4(yErs-
Seriiituee Rdsiddr,. S+urrio::
The 'preselit reportis intended to 'exhibit mis
sionary operations: of during_ shalt
itwoAttiirds of thii,paStblimionaryelfear. , .
Fronith'atloseull last yenni up till -the -coma
mencenient'.. of.the Itot. weather,' the' • missionary.
and• stssistants;. continued, to itinerate :tin (the -
District,: as they: had. dOne;ithe. twa 'pTeceding
.rnontbs. It was orirf sip :art :most: frjacia
to 'repress the minds .of-uur , audiences,. if: posgi
bla, with the fact, that our.. - sisits: toy ;dem wens S
,uotsilup.ly because weibelieved itrto be our•duty.
. „to do 80, '01 ; frorri nrOther motive :tharr regard :
for-their sours-eternativell4icing.'.; In the Connie
of the •cold: season. we were enabled ttcoaCcomplish
mare than last year au this' ilepartment'of:oui_ la-.
tbor. 'Nearly our:w.holedistrict was twice Dished
before. the. cloke: of the Heiman. In a few , instances'
our 'audiences seemed: to'Aie :sensibly impiessea
with the truth,- and; amidst mita: we !met with to
discourage us,i afforded ground; oftihope. that oor
labor was not all in ißut. we • liatL`noi• ease'
of individuals 'making :the * 'eaitlest' inquiry: what
they should dot° be saved.
About. , the ;2s;/th Ott Merck iyenr:smissionarz,
,with, his :native preacher,,nceompanied Idrvea/..
Aerwmid Andrseveral ; native :helpers. to Hardwar,
where they labored about , tliree - ,weekar In con
,:
sequence:efthe . approaching fa„iesfbeing ri.Kuinbh,
f or -twelfth year—which , is ;alwaysimtheasurabLy
~:z eliter than an ordinarrfair—many hundreds of
pilgrithi.were going for' he purpose of bathing,
regular bathing day;' and_ in Order to take.rulvin,
tage of thisltatw.of things,: was deemed:-proper
to coMmerice Cour labor thette 'soli long before. I the,
time !vie usually .go•- thither./ EY. the: , first. Of
April; the -fairbegasto bosun& crowded; and by
the' 9th en ilOth -of. the trio n there' Were.. per-,
; ,paps; two: millions of pilgrims Present: Eawrly in
the.fmOnth Missionary; brethren from other stir ,
Aionsnrrived-to ehare in the' labor of preaching to'
the:vast,zioveds isseriabled:i II :fur-plan of opera
dons was the saine ris that) adapter? at . the -large
fai r r tof 1855: =large: awning: was Jerected Id. -a
convenient spot.,:ivhere we , held regular f-'serrice,
chiefly 'in ifinde, every , afternoon, whi ih 'the
,brethren , conducted turn. Large audiences,
sprit kof metidican nvariably collected 'at:
.these times, and..mauY 'ofAhem: remained 'After
the :servine - to discras - motile - Idt the points of doe
trine advanced the preaching. While
one, or .twO of thilinissionaimes and some of the •
native -brethten!rentaitied under-the' awning to'
converse With thoge our . 'andience that stayed
Wafter service for that prtrpoSe, the rest proceeded,.
by twos' and (Brea, 'to different parts_of the fair,
to preach' to.the crowds - in: our' usual: informs?
manner. ' This last species ef later was regularly
accomplished in this Manner every - morning also,
while the fair lasted. . • - '
In.connection with this account, one striking
feature of this fair must be mentioned: Although
the number of mendieants of the different dame;
amounted to many.tbousands, from all parts of
India; yet there Were exceedingly few instances
of self-torture, generally. so common at the great
fairs throughout thecountry. In 'the *hole fair
we'vritnas:sed. but tic, or three cases of this sort.
One was that of kpixor Wretch who had been con
stantly standing °nit& feet; as it was said; for several
years Another was that of a:devotee-Ciho pretend
ed to be undergoingthe severe pen &lee Sfsivinging
over , a fire, head downwards. We passed the spot
he had chosen for his eiliibitions several times
each day, and only once : ,,, iittessed.his performance.
During,the remainder of our stay at the fair r the
rope' by which he *as 'to"
'to" have suspended himself
by the feet, hung idly from the tree under whieh
he had taken ttp his abedefand the 'smoke from'
his fire curled uoimengitS branches to no pit' ,
poie, while the A° /. Shelve, cosily took his tate
in one corner of his= temporary abode: - The : mole
revolting' rites Of Hindtmut are evidently VecOrit:
ing, and rapidly too, entirely obsolete.'
The-faii atPirinkaly was attended; as usual,
by my assistants,:in Septe.inVeir: • -*-
While at the'Stalioniiithlininiona. has
con
ducted the iistul oti Ithe .Sab
.
bithsand Weditilidiji oTe I . oW4eekiktliii
house.
Preaching in ;he bazar has been kept up
efficiently than fOrmetly. Hating had the ,
,verandah in.frontof the Mission Chapel pr..p r
Vii, the purpose, he missionary and his as , i-t
h. fie resorted thither every evening of the ,
except - Sabbath, to make known the gosp e l. „ i
have, almost invariably, succeeded in obtain':
audiences varying from 20 to 40 person:,
foe the „Mat hive given us enceurageu.e nt
by their attention to what was said. Sertmal
benches were - ‘ftir the use of
who were willtag to occupy them. These seat, w e ,
net : jelly occupied, and those of our audience Rh,
eat on them always remained longer than other.:
toag listen' to our preset:tine, The verandah a n d
the street in front were well watered every e re _
'Wing, in ofdei to make the; place" . as invitin : ,
'possible to passers by. The missionary continued
thus to visit theitaikiltdoet 144, till the fir,r.
iveek iu July, when the state.of his health ren.
'dered it necessaz3r for,hiut to, remove to Landour,
*here he is atthe moment ef writing this repo rt ,
but he hopes in few days (.1;) "Nr ) that is, about
,-
the Bth of this mouth, October,' to return to Poor.
TANDoiciR, bctober Ist,. 1867 ;.
A.
' P. 5. 7 --Sinee my return to, Tienrkee, I
seen, tließ i oyerpment gficrrangement6
keepin4 prfler, cte., made by' off,teials at t 1,..
`last Hardwar fair. According to. this doeuratit
'the imunper, the pilgrims in. attendanc e
anur i inte4 to 1 1 !s ; enormous sum of 2,855,90',
Very probably this is not too high an estimate.
AIESSItS: Eraivas :=- 1 -L•4% the' 29th of Decem
ber;; tiller new , ohuich- edificie at Ne'ada, lowa, wi
oatieciatecl with qiiiiiratwitit ceremonies, to A!.
Iji•• • ' • •
The' sertiron, eliwitteit and" appropriate, and
appealin# the `deepoitit convictions of the re
gan'erate heart touching God's faithfulness and
truth, was by Dr.* oft`Keokuk, lowa, a;_
silted' in the' service by3Lev. M. Phillip., of
Deis' chloinea, Rev. S.' Jones, of the M. E.
Mama., Nevada, and the paitor, Rev. Isaiah Pei] .
The teit , l7lll l / 2 1 - .1 - ohrt 1: 1-3 : " That which
was Teem the 'beginning; which we have heard.
whieli we have seen with -our eyes, which we
";have looked upon and. onr.hatids have handled.
of - the Word' df Lifer /ie.!
Theichnrch and Society,' as well as their youth
devoted pastor,:haVe.reason to congratu
,iatetheniselves upon-thi'Coinpletion of this neat
and-commodious house , . of' worship. Bro. Reid.
then fresh from - the Seminary,h%ranhis work in
:this new and - Promising field; io a church just
then organized, about th 4 ree and -a half years
ago. The task oPikeeting a house of worship
(and the nature of such a task, none are better
.1 : •
. : . • __thimLahe! missionaries ur'
these outpiilstif onnir 'blond was commenced
months l akc:;:i-NearlY ' $4,000 have been raised
And expended• in' the eitteiprise, leaving it free
from' ineumbrauce: Of this 'sum our Church
Ereettori'COMmittee .donhted $4OO. An anony
mous- friendlin the Third `Presbyterian Church,
Pittsburg, 'kindly- domited , $1,006. Hon. Win.
- ,Dodge; N. Y: 1 gave= •a Itintidred towards the
Ths: First ',Presbyterian :church, Yellow
I , SpringsJowa, also gpre - conSiderable aid.
The houSeis.i half gothio-AttuCture, of wood
26 by 48 feet, finished with a tasteful spire 77
feet high, with kfine :bieneely bell of 600 lbs
swinging in.its' belfry. s;The building is heated
with a furnace r and has'a fine cabinet organ t.
assist insong. .
Faith, and hope i _and prayer, and perseverance
; have., been , called largely; into relnisition, and
unwAy. God's blessing; restlinare embodied in
another spire to point the carnal thought heaven
ward, and the silvery: tones of another bell to
awaken the solitudes of the. prairies, and invite
its: dwellers to-:the pla2e -of prayer. Here i.
another center' around which shall cluster and
from which shall go forth a 'saving influence .
Ow brother is just now ready to enter upon his
appropriate work, under:God, preaching ands3V
hag
_sou/sy with the' assurance . that former hin
deranoes and discouragement, consequent upon no
pulpit, and no house for his Hoek, will cease In
weaken his hands and depress his spirit.
,The dedication is to be,fullowed by a series et
meetiugs, in which,•thcpastor will be assisted by
Mr. Phillips. . J. M. P.
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