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Show UTAH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE. iiltali Christian JMnotute. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. MARCH, 1884. Entered at the Sait Lake City Pest Office i.ia!t-cr- . as Beeuna T.C. lliff. M, Nelson. M. Jeffrey. '. T. XV. Lincoln. ' 'omuntuv. TEKMS, One vear in aJ.uj.i-.- , L u. jO " Ututis ot o or more " ill receive eir.h tv a Any person getting up a copy free. Subscriptions may begin at any time. F-- r advertising rates apply to the Publish-ng.Committ- of the G'TaH CUm.-- m v tnir,. Sait. Lake Pity. flfifice Mithcdlst CATF. Church Hrd. South St. Near Main. Extra coiiie") of liad at the rate of this paper can be bO eis. a do.en. Address all commuuioations to tie Publishing Committee Utah Chuis-'iia- n Aivocatk, Salt Lake City. Avoc vrcimty ha found on file at the Adverti-.inBureaus. Geo. I Rov.'t 11 & Co. pO) Spruce Sire t AT. Y. Edwin Alder. & Pro. N. V.T, t r .th A YiiioSts, Cin. O, Lord & Thomas. McCormick block Chicago. T. C. Evans, 201. Washington St. Boston. Fulmer & Key, iOd Sansome rt. San Frweiaoo. N. TV. Ayer A Son. Times building Philadelphia. Tho f j'iov, mg Newspaper A g Day of Victory in Salt Lake City. Handiiy March End. will ever be held memorable by the Congregational, Metliodist and Presbyterian It marks Churches of this City an era in the history of mission work in the Territory, For eight weeks the revival meetings have continued, gathering force in their progress. The teal results of the meetings were shown on Sabbath morning, when each church, by previous arrangement, held a communion service for the admission of members. At the Congregational Chuich the communion service was one long to be remembered. The house was to hlled overflowing by membeis of he church and friends of the candidates. There was no sermon, only the communion exercises. Two presented themselves for memberothers ship by letter; twenty-si- x on confession of their faith were recommended for membership by the church committee, and all were P b i Va!. . - o - li sixteen were baptized, and eight children in addition. Nine Chinamen, the fruits of the Sabbath school work, were among the number. These new members being mostly adults are a substantial addition io the working force of the church, and represent some of the fruits of the extra meetings. That such a large number should unite with Christian people testifies in an unmistakable manner cf their sincerity and the depth and power of the recent revival. At the Presbyterian Church there was a large congregation, which nearly filled the house, and the services were unusually impressive. Nine persons were received into the membership cf the church, six of them by conversion. There stilt fifteen others of the remains about latter class to be received at an early date. They have decided to be Christians, but wish further information before uniting with the church. One of the pleasant features of the services at the Presbyterian Church was the line singing. The choir is under the leadership af Prof. Kronse, who presides at the oigan. The morning Venice ai the Methodist Cbuieli wns ., e of profound interest. The main xulknee room av as thrown open. and was filied with an attenth e congregation. Tim pastor prarm-- t on tlm fi Pi Joining th- - CjUIiIj" Vs I- SA Liking his text from Romai.- - chop. an L,r!., tj(S7. Af!f ti- - m -- . The pessimist as he resolutely closes his eyes 10 the light; as he peers constantly into the darkened s of vice: dens and recking of heh'riK-irnhrithe virtues as only the past and forgets its vices and its follies; as he looks upon the sms of the present day with a magnifying glass, and always inverts it w hen he i.ir ms it upon the virtues and excellencies, need not be surprised if he finds abundant evidence that liio wuiid is going to t uiu at Uinust alarming rate. TLer is wickedness enough about us and of a sufficiently appalling character to cause ihe most hopeful great anxiety and dreadful the future. And yet us compared with other times in the pastii is not wome than some and not nearly so bad as very many. When we think of the work that was to be do Ac in the day-- of Luthoi , of tL: wiekedn'cs, and the caiem nef-- on the part ut Chur turn bffiievtTSin tlmdays of Wt-sF- . ; o th of tiic urrer reeklessn.-s- s eaily part of the present century in our own nation, it casts a. blight er light upon the character of our own times. The standard of monthly iii nur own nation to say nothing of the world at large is vastly in advance of what it was even fifty years ago. Then we were defending slavery as a divine institution: now we universally regard it as a relic Then the use of of barbarism. was well intoxicants nigh universal: he pliucipie of luiai absli- Tieuce is nor only accepted but insisted upon, not only by tbe Christian portion of the Community but largely by the V'etter class of There is corruption in high. daces still and enough the prevailing morality in public position is ul tended by' the iact that the public credit is iminea-jur-ab- l v ,Jju r what ;t was tLniy years ago. the Christian If ue turn t there abundant Churches v,e find tokens of prpgiv.ss. In the oldei parts of the country especially', L has became popular in many7 places to belong to some Christian The fact of itself would Church. t lies t.andard of purity7, to lower tend, and yet notwithstanding all this the church is constantly taking higher grounds. The necssity is felt in many places to popularize the puipk.and srili ir, is doubtful if -- 'fer before the fundamental prime! of more been have the gospel pies faithfully7 and earnestly preached The missionthan they arc ary spirit, the longing cry for the ron version of the world, which is one of the surest tests of vital Christian life, was never more vigorous than now. The different branches of Christs Church vie with each other for the honor of planting the bann-- r of the cross on the darkest spot in Heathendom. 1 5nt there is yet much land to be The world is not yet possessed. converted. There is yet yery Lard 'work to be done before the end is reached. The danger to the Christian church is n,t from without but from within. As long as the church is solid and con, pa t no power fiom without can harm. While taking advantage of every thing new that may help we must hold fast to the old land marks, ihe sanctity of the Sabbath must he- zealously It is one of the bulguarded. warks upon which the church stands and must not be imperilled. We must guard our outward lives Come ye out from among them and be ye separated. is for us and it means .something. Tlmre triuM bo a line drawn .omewliero hi tI cion v at'O wmMbet w roll ii'i-In drawing ir ho gt eess-puol- s ) n y corn-agin- s. Young Mens Christian Association. let us not time. A little over lea years ago forsake the assembling of ourselves a small circle of persons, residing Y., organized a together, as the manner of some is. in Chautauqua, N, but exhorting one another. With club for mutual improvement, with clean hands and pure hearts, with Rev. J. II. Vincent as superintenfull consecration to God's service dent, a position he occupies tothe Christian church can grow into day in the great association from this grander and better things, and no which has grown up small beginning, and which has power cun withstand her ouwiuu numerous circles in every State anil march. a. W. A. i'iciiitOiy G ilicpmxuii auu'umuijy foreign lands. Their course of reading and study is so well adaptThe Church Extension Society of ed to the demands of the neoule the Methodist Episcopal Church for knowiedee as to become very disbursed last year jkeffi YU, 82. and the hence success. great had on hand 1Ju applications Nov. popular, Mr. Iliif has labored ?o faithfully 1, IRkl The society is otimulatiug with the Salt Lake circle as to win and encouraging diurek building the esteem of all, and make the Its lean all over the country. dude one o the most iutHresting in fund of 500,00,'! is kept moving. the country'. One tveek ago it was We can never build permanently quietly among the meui-ber-- s until we build chinches wherever proposed to present Mr. IlilT with a we preach. purse of 100 and at the same time have a pleasant picnic at his house. iJ'nnr y und Mr. Iiiit last evening went to the lvligiun, Longfellow most beauti- church to meet the circle, and found fully says: Morality without himself locked out, ami on returnis a religion only kind cf dead reck- ing homo was greeted bv a whole oning an endeavor to find oar house lull of warm hearted friends, place on a cloudy sea by measuring whie in the stood a mom diningthe distance we have to run, withtable loaded down with Hie out any observation of the heavenly large good things brought by the invabodies. ders. On surrounding the table Mr. L. In response to a call, a large F Hall made a pleasant presentanumber of the y'oung people of the tion speech and passed over the coin Methodist church and congrega-- t to Air 131ft, who in return, ex ion, assembled in the lecture room, pressed his thanks in a neat and Sunday evening, and organized short speech, wdl fitted for the fib em selves iiuo a 1.1 .Cx society'. Their ,iii Laa hcailiiV is of mutual and enjoy-ethe repakt, purpose help, systematic partaken and well uiiecicd eoort in carrying tii-- ) nours passed speedily by as the forward all the work of the church. party engaged in conversation, An encouraging feature of the making the evening a most pleasant meeting was the presence of so one to all, and at the party7 all were resolved to remember ami act the many' of tin recent conceits. t Officeis elected, Yve study Rpy. motto ot the Circle,',: G. M. Jefhvy; Vice. Rive, M:ss the word and works of God.'1 V1 leeiock; 'riiv circle is composed Mary he Secty; J. J. Miss Amlcroon: following persons, and more mimes lhaie; Organist Assistant organist kiiss Clam are tie added ; ip y. T. (J. Iliif, Heath. Regular meetings will be Mrs. J. B. "Wilson, Airs. S A. Dull, held each Sabbath evening at'O.-F- ) Alls. A' a. fiamiltcn, Mrs. A. L. o'clock. Conley', Mrs. S. L Goodwin, Aliases Belle Wright, Af. E. Berkley7, Alice . Air. and Airs. II. W. LawA writer to one ox the London Sow-lesMrs. J. A. Kimball, Aliss. newspapers asserts that a very rence, E. Sadie Reed, Air. and Airs, Judge dangerous coniinuuisliu feeling is Air. and Airs V m. Hoyle, growing up in London, and that, Boreman, after spending months among the Aiisses J. H. Walker, H. Hamilton, E. J. Colby, Lillian Bams, Airs, L. poor of London, he has come to the conclusion that large numbers Hazelgrove, Airs. H. G. Randall. of them have a hatred and ferocity Airs. AI. II. Hal pin. Airs A. I). toward the wealthy Hasses which Bevans. Rev, G. AI. Jeffery, 0. B. could not be surpassed by ariv Hurst, Rev, M, A elson. Mis Nettie Saddler, Airs, Henry Sadler, Air. Russian Nihilist or French Airs. S. E. Hall, Miss Rose Daft, and Should revolution ever rear its leveling and avenging head in Airs. Rudolph AiiT, Aliss AY. Soule. Aliss AI. T). Van Yoorhis. Aliss May England, it is to be feared that the Air. and Airs. Beni. wealthy classes would have n hard Goodwin, Aliss Clara Berkley, Aliss time of it. They are doing a wise Hampton, AI. Lock. Airs. F. E. Giles and Air. Taylor.- Sail Lake Tribune. Uncle Sam's farms.1 On the other hand Christian Vitality and Duty. opportunity was afforded all who desired it to unite widi the church. Thirty eight presented themselves for membership, four by letter, the remainder on their profession of faith. The communion services which followed were very impressive. Nver before in the history of the church has there been such a day of triumph. In addition to these, as the fruits of this revival season, nine i e joined the Norwegian Methouist church. Many others are yet considering the question as to which church they may wish to unite themselves, and still the glorious work goes on. The three churches again united at the Meth odist chinch In iLe ev. mug. The church was crowded to its utmost seating capacity. Rev. F. T. Lee, of the Congregational church, preached an able sermon oil the authenticity uf ihe Chiis-tialeiigion. At the Meih'idkf Church on bun-daMarch dm nth there Wer twelve more aJdi i Aim makes mly since Minch I Si, rn ut with the ten that have united with the Norwegian Methodist Church, sixty in all, as a result of the levival meetings to this church. There will be further additions to the Congregational, Presbyterian and Methodist Churches, increasing the aggregate to possibly one hundred anu thirty. Such results are certainly very en to the pastors of these several churches. ibis L'icssiru visitation Ol the Holy Spirit has been by tar, the greatest blessing Salt Lake City has ever had. it rkx-akie- g jM'.-rrJi- - d Fi'f-siden- accordance with previous arrangements, a goodly number of earnest young men met in the lecture room of the Methodist church Monday evening March 17 for the purpose of organizing the above named society. There were present representatives from several of the evangelical churches in. the city. The meeting throughout was characterized by a strong finternal feeling, and resulted in a permanent organization. A constitution and by laws wae adopted and the following officers were duly elected. Pres, Rev. (L M. Jeffery, Vice Ikes. C. J. Smith; Pecl'y. A. S. Martin; Treas. C. A. dark: Director at large S. F. Bledsoe. Rev. Mr. lliff was present and spoke brieily, declaring his hearty sympathy with the movement and gave encouraging words. The association is strictly fuimueu upon the broad but clear and well defined evangelical principles. Its membership is divided into John B, Gough has been countfour classes. Active, consisting of and as the result of that ing up those who are membtrs of some he announces that he has process church. Associate, pvnngplica! made S.odO speeches and traveled those of good moral chuiacter. 4fi0,Oi)0 miles since he entered tire Auxiliary, ladie3 of good moral lecture field. character, and Honarary. The object of the association, A PLEASANT SURPRISE. briefly stated, is the promotion of evangelical religion among 1I13 Rev. T. G- lliff and Wife Honored young men of thiscifv and vicinity and Captured by their and to improve their mental, social Friends. and physical condition. Among Last evening thre was a gathering the various institutions which of of to the good people this persons at the jesidence of H. appeal W. in for a Lawrence, who soon marched city hearty support to the iesiuence of the Rev. T. C. and none cooperation, sympathy are more worthy than this It seems luff, on Third South street, to honor the worthy pastor of the that only mention need be made Methodist Church, and his excellent of this .organization to enlkt the of all. interest wife, by a surmise and donation. deepest The work of the association is 8oon after Mr. lliff became pastor of the chimb of this city, sixteen multiform and at the same tinm montlm is It ago. there was organized a specific. enmpreLmnsive, mar-Fir. h of Chautauqua practinl in its methods, and cath if in its spirit. We bespeak Ur whHi he became presi-haitwhich and i oil .rim.r." the ();;,. tq of tfi. d'UiOl. oilm , he si i i i iu iiu-- i is F ci i this S' x'Ff y the kindly img:,!! Ai.emlanf e upon the and Mil" i(,,'!ilar ( fin id iiiMii heln of all in this citv. nnis f '! In v to-da- non-avutuii- un, com-nunis- t. - - - j " 1 ; . 3 . -- e : iM.-ati- i . if III) M.g'di'-a- l nh--iil) W : T ; f to AlD-io- n ki-'-- " for the Am cl o I 0,ek vi j .)). mi fi. r d : . I b - ng ; i i " ; rciioi.! t Li- a e -'. i - iy i I. Ci ! ! , c- w a iwua ! rot!-- find) cat-.- b , iy, and u : i ; i i s L ... L i - i I 01 : i fo i ic ! !' L.r ; . -- g n Ii J. mt n d i - ' (, a ; i aic-- i ! i j"! J i i i ,) i.y ii;i J.j m - Elsewhere in this issue you may advertisements of several mission schools in Utah. All these schools merit the increased patronage given them. see o It is a pleasure to say that the jnesont year is tec best in the history of the Salt Lake Seminary. The attendance has steadily ini reused from the. opening. Each of the five teachers is (loin;; efficient and faithful ork. The last term cp; ns Ajuil 7th. Tuition for the Term in tin soverJi departrnems as follows jnj.uO Preparatory classical S.OO Academic G.00 Grammar fi.oo Primary and No extra charge for Gi man and trench. In the case c.f deserving pupils unable to pay tuition, it will in part or whole be on satisfactory statement being mad to the superintendent. i.H luU-rn.cuial-f ii you want know what the Christian School- - of Utah arc- - O solid for the J, m orwi k. to Subsrribo ",,r T,, AiMof'.iTF Uxf Omi:is'Tian |