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The Chicago Theological Seminary is noted for the 

 beauty of its chapel and lecture rooms, and the extent 

 and quality of its library. The Academy of Science 

 was incorporated in 1865. It has a vast building, 

 well stocked with natural curiosities. 



The Historical Society organized in 1856 possesses 

 a rare collection of public and private documents, as 

 well as a library of nearly one hundred thousand 

 volumes. 



There are two hundred and thirty-eight houses of 

 public worship in Chicago; all of the great religious 

 denominations, and perhaps some new ones, being well 

 represented. Differing as they do, they are, as some one 

 says : "Agreed on one point, namely, an uncommon 

 sense of mutual toleration and mutual love for each 

 other, and a feeling of 



Peace and sweet good will to all mankiud." 



There is a good deal of fine pulpit oratory to be 

 heard every Sabbath in Chicago ; and the people of the 

 surrounding country know it. It is no uncommon 

 thing for the Saturday night incoming trains to be 

 crowded with young men, some of them from homes 

 one hundred miles away, who are yet regular attend- 

 ants at the religious services of the city. Having en- 

 joyed these to the full, the Sunday evening sleeping 

 cars are again crow^ded with the same youthful army, 

 very sleepy, but very happy, making the return trij). 



Chicago is justly proud of her streets. About eight}> 

 feet wide, and meeting at right angles, they present a 

 beautiful object lesson to some of her elder Eastern 

 sisters. 



The city is said to contain thirteen million dollars' 



