The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-18
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

| nELIGlOOS IN IELl4IGENCE-
FAcrs About THANkseIyxe.-Prsyious TO
1921 the practice Of setting apart a dav Of
Thanksgiving by the Gevsrnor. was peculiar to
New England In that year, De VIII Clinton,
then Governor Of New York issued bis proelA-
nation, recommending the observance Of day
named BY him ss public Thanksgiving. and
ever since that year the custom mas been annu-
ally observed in this State on the recommends
ton Of the Governor.
National Thanksgiyings have been recommend
ed in two instances, win BY Presissnt WASH.
ington, lat the request Of the ,6rst Congress-
on the orgsnizatiOn Of the govsrnment under
the Constitution Of the United States, In I7s9,
and by President Madison on fhs Peace with
Great Britain, in 1915. A National Fast was
recommended BY President Madison during the
var with Great Britain, and another by Prssi-
dent Tyler on the death Of General HarrisOn-
Express.
CHRISTIAN UNOS-A number Of meeting,
have been held in New York within a week or
two past Tor the purpose Of adopting plan for
holding a series Of Union MeefiRgs the ensuing
winter. A committee Of arrangements has been
appointed. The plan purposes TO embrace the
evangelical churches Of every creed. Rev. Dr.
Peek Of the Methodist church and Drs. Cor and
Lansing Of the Presbyterian, and several Others
made interesting addresses on the occasion.
THANKSGIVING IN VIRGINIA.-A day of Thanks
giving II seems has never been appointed by ana
Governor OF Virginia Some Of the COED people
Of That State perhaps yankees) liking the Gus
tom, Petitioned the Governor this year to aD-
point such day, which We did not see At to 90.
The evil has been however in a measure rene
died. In Lynehburg and some other places.
says the Watchman and Observer, the ministers
met and agreed to observe the 25th Of November,
In eonnexion with the other twenty States.
Perhaps next year they may have a State
Thanksgiving.
EXPLANATION OF MISSIONARIES VoZ CHINA
On Thursday Of last week, says the PAiia. Chr
ObssTUer, the Rev. c. C. Baldwin and wife, Of
Bloomfield, n. j., the Rev S. Cummings and
wife, Of New Hampshire, the Rev. VIM. L.
Richards, son of Mr.. Richards ef the Sandwich
Islands, and Miss POhiman, a sister Of the Rev.
Mr. fohlman Of Annoy, missionaries Of the A.
b. {. +. NJ, and the Rev. Mr.. James, VI. ID. and
wife, and another young brother Of the Am.
Baptist Board, embarked in the ship Valparaiso,
Capt Lockwood, from Philadelphia for Canton.
GERMAN REFORMED CHURCHES IN TIE UNITED
STATEs-The annual synod Of this body COM
meneed its sessions in Lancaster, Pa, on the l4th
Of October and closed on the Goth. The origin
Of the church in this country dates back 10 l74O;
il issPread over the states Of New ork, Pennsyl-
vsnia, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina.
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, and
numbers $50 ministers, $50 congregations, and
10000 communicates. The doctrines Of this
church are moderately Calvanistic. and its gov
eminent Presbyterian
The SAFETY on Rev. s. H. CALHoUS.-ws
stop the press 10 say to the friends Of this our
missionary brother, that he is safe. Il was fear
hat h. h.I 49, -. -.
occurred between the steamboats, Tslisnaa and
Tempest, on the Mississippi River, on the morn
ing Of the 18th November, in consequence Of
which in a few moments the Talisman sunk to
the bottom. Some fifty passengers, and perhaps
more, persisted Mr.. Calhoun, however, was
saved.-Chrisfiaa Wstehnsn.
SEcRrT SocIETIEs.-Ths New London Asso-
ciatisn, Conn, at a recent meeting, adopted the
/ following resolution:
"ResotUed, That this body deem Il their duty
to meet this matter with an open and decided
expression Of their convictions, and IL 10 highly
improper for msmbers of eh1rchss to become
members Of such societis.."
cHMsriASs.-A letter to the Era states that
there are about 500 churches and $50, 900 com
municants Of this denomination In the United
States They are mostly confined 10 the free
States but have some churches in Kentucky.
virginia, Maryland and North Carolina In
Kentucky among their churches there are no
shareholders, but there are few in the other
States
The Rev DIR. Brownies, who on account Of
| the state Of his health has rslinouishsd active
labors a minister Of the gospel, has been pro-
vided by the Dutch Reformed churches, TO which
denomination he belonged, with a competent
salary for life.
| A UniverSAlist Educational Convention was
/ held at South Woodstock on the 18th Novsm-
Der, at which measures were taken 10 establish a
/ literary institution in the county, TO be under
/ the control Of U niversalists-
| The amount received into the treasury Of the
| Missionary Union for the month Of October, was
1855 90 Total from April 1, to Oct 81, Sal,
793 81
REV. CHAs. VAN Loon, the elegant Temper
snce lecturer, died very suddenly at Albany, n.
Y, few days since.