The Churches

- Subject of Eev. J. H. Allen' next Sunday eveuiug lecture iu Unitarmn Church : " Channing." - (Jn Sunday eveuing last Kev. R. B. Pope, of the M. E. Church, preached a sermón on temperance and the reform more ment. - Rev. Moses Smitli of Jackson, preached in the Congregatioual Church laat Sunday, exchanging with the pastor, Rev. W. H Ryder. - Bishop Gillespie is expected to visit St. Andrew's Churcli during Easter week (day Dot vet n med) and administer the rite of confirmation. - D. F. Allmandmger, orgau builder of Ihis city, has just completed a new .51,200 organ tor the old Lutheran Church, and a ruar additiou is to be built to the church to place it in. -The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society tor the Adrián district of the Detroit Couference held its annual meeting in this city on Tuesday and Wodnesday, Mrs. Win. Benson, of Adrián, The first session was held oti Tuesday atternoon, the exercises conmÉtiBg of the vvelcomiug address by Mrs. E. Steele, of this city, the response by Mrs. L. C. York. of Detroit ; and the reports of the delegates trom the several localities. Tuesday evening aii uldress was give by Mrs. M. T. Latlirop, of Jack8on. Wodnesday foreuoou the " Question Drawer " and a Bíble Service, by Mrs. Kimmel, of Sliaion, were the tvvo exercises, and the latter is said to have been specially interesttng. Wednesday afternoou, au essay by Mrs. Barnabee, ot this city, was read by Miss Thompson, the miscellaneous business transacted, and oflicer8 elected tor the year as as follows '. I'resident, Mrs. Win. Benson, of Adrián. Recording Seeretary, Mrs. Milo Row, ot Deertield. Correspondiug Secretarles, Mrs. Blinii, oi DeerSeld, and Mis. T. Taylor, of Ann Arbor. Wednesday eveniiig essays were read by Mrs. D. Shier, ot Chelsea, and Miss Mattie E. Arnold of Detroit, and an address given by Mrs. Ij. 0. York, of Dentón. The noxt meeting of the Society is to be held at Clayton, Lenawee Couuty.