New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-21
Reiigious Iufelligence.

REIIGloS y CoLIsGEs-The Directors OF the
s-s - -sss 30 ssalsai lss iI "a leuJ .a. .is,y
en- dsromastons % et apsr' th- ss Thursday ia FEB
~ literary iusfiuticus.
TIE BiBLE H0NoRYD WHERE KNOwN Among
men fesuclon and t.lsnts tl' who Asvs bssa knova
sseueits RI The BE h.Vs c- tie most psrf. 1nhss'-
tltiusy scsnow edged their snoranee cf IS c7nisns
trs nvsrisbls testimony 20 al who have can1ialy uti-d
h has been 10 favor - ifs claims divine suth0rty srd
the subimiy purity a1d wisdom 81 re precspis The
isltmory %. oElrs vii be very generally respected
TIE venerable John Quincy Adams recently sts,ed %
friend. thai he thirty yess Old BE- he had
been ned among the s- things. . read ne Bible
every morning With few i0lsrruptous he Las followed
Tie ats Won salus Husbsrd also of Boston, says The
Amc-i-n Mfcugcr hsi remarkable acquaintance VI IN
DO the conversation and discussions which arose, Soli
qgoie verse from memory, snd add, " think y,
ind 30 10 ," n.ming the chapter and verse ard The
reference would D.. found invariably correct such =
kroEedfs of tire Scriptures could have been obtained
cnly b. lous and faithfGi study.
SIAM-Dr. Samuel II. s0use. missionary Of the
Presbyterian Rosri 90 Bangkok writes that he has been
scve yengaged in Tract istrhr on O. meet an increas
ng demand ~ h1Ls f-,r he si,res4 and f-o1 the Bud
his priests themselves In ezht weeks ending sepeu-
D-r 4I, he distributed upwards Of o books ard tracts
giving them IS far practicable IN no case but 20 those
car ot reading
JEsrus n SWITZERLAND The Constitutional
sass that the Pope beginning % repeat cog having e.
cal n the Irslffs from Switzerland n time o. prevent me
explosion of civil war and thar he w.s disposed test
wifh the Governneat " An ext aoTcinuy envoy OF
the Holy See. says that jluruai haF rassci through
Lyons on bis way from Rome % Befne That envoy i 3
French pr-Ats NJ uquet Bishop n Sesebcf tsti ns0is-
81 ior and moderation who has hs~n sent by the
Pope o. sndeavor TO pscifg the Swiss Catholics
POPULAR ESTERPRIzE.-TW or three neV sab
bathkeep ping steamers ssys the fmecan MSsng r have
began t0 the Mississippi, stopping on Saturday
end resumins their ps again cu Monday morn
ing Their CAPTAINS men a. principle ami so popular
o. ese boats and commodous. that they eagerly
scult by travellers 40 gaming is permitted ana a. the
bars are closed arunksd' gamblers and rekpo'ssi' gel
dom travel ON these boats
RgvivAIs OF RELIGIOS-The Woichman ~ DE
TIlley notices powerful work "a Mt Pleasant, OHIO.
Ih- Cariila Reflector Of Boston notices revival m
thn Baptist Church Oweg0 -. as the result az which
one huldrsd and tvsnt, have been baptized
Do the Baptist Churches To Boston ere Gre stated 90 be
many hopeful led .rario1s
The Huuo-d Hrr1d says. We are happy 90 tco thai
iis 90 gious Interest m this city Is Increasing
A. Rocky hf, revival IL progressing iu Rev Dr. Una
pins Society.
A. W1ods.ock. Wsthersfeld. berlin, Bristol. Nsrdsn,
trotou aut North Haven revivss also iu pr1rres
TO i as9 stated that there Is unosns interest rel
g0n 800 most n not al. The churches n Ponghkeepse
The VA l9rt Er1u gflgf says. We learn that there -
increasing religious interest 40 Negave and whai
adi1 10 possible 10 It's desshsues 10 the indications Of
g. preseace OF the Holy Spirit among the students ~
College.
a NEw.YoRK MERCHANT in the Fifth Ward,
having ascelned that by ovsrs ght OF The Assessors
asssssment had been maze $4,000 Of his personal
property pesented $50 the amount thu should have
been assessed, % the Orphan Asylum.
EPISCOPAL CHINA MISSION In addition 20 the
Bshupric OF the American Episcopal Mission under The
supervision Of Bishop Room. In the North OF China, the
English Church are taking measures o. found smother
somewhere DO the Chinese seas. probably a. Victoria
HoprKong Toward ths funds for tots purpose upward
20 80 ono are in hand.