The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-09-02
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


GREAT PHzE-An Edinburgh paper mentions
that aPrize Of 1000 has been offered To the
students Of the Scottish Universities, for the
best essay on Natural Theology. Another set
OF bridgewater Treatises may % anticipated
from this source.
RocHEsrER GERMAN MIssIoS--The Metho-
dlsts are about establishing q mission among the
Germans Of Rochester, ~ Y. Two hundred
dollars have been appropriated for the object BY
the Methodist Mission Board
The American Board OF Missions com
menee their anniversary sessions in Boston the
second Tuesday afternoon in September. 10 con
tinue three days. They have at present about
i've hundred and fifty missionary laborers under
their care
The 6OOth anniversary Of lfl>pg the POUNDS
ton stone Of the Cathedral Of Cologne was TO
have been celebrated with extraordinary pOmp
on the l4th, 18th, and 10th Of August, inst.
when the newly constructed portions Of the ed
ifee viii be eOnsscrated. The Archduks John
and the King Of Prussia ara expected, and there
Is report Of the Pope coming to assist ON the
occasion
METHoDTsN.-There are in New Hampshire
one hundred Methodist churches, and $500
members The number Of local preachers Is
81. The largest church is the second in Man
chester, which reports SIS members.
The late Canada Wesleyan Conference report
ed an increase Of members during the past year,
amounting to 1888.
The Archives Israelite says: alt is calculated
that the total number Of Jews spread over the
surface Of the globe is 5000, 900 Of souls. OF
these 10000 are in the enjoyment Of civil
rights, viz: $4,000 in the United States Of Amer
- n m n
$4,000 in France. In England 10000 are as yet
incompletely emaneipatsd.
METHODIST THEoLOsIcAL ScHooL.-Rsv Mr.
Rust, Commissioner Of Common Schools in n.
Hampshire, says, in relation TO the new MethO-
dist Theological Seminary at Concord: "The
prospects of the Biblical Institute were never 80
hatteriag a. at present. There are some noble
young men there. God bless the far seeing
spirits who started the enterprise; il shall send
a holy influence into the future. "-ESaag.
BAprIsr MIssIOss.-A letter from Mr.. Abbott.
Missionary to the karens, in tie August num-
ber Of the Baptist Missionary Magazine. states
that Twsy Poh, native preacher. had baPtised
during Mr.. As absence, sin hundred He had
previously baPtised q thousand, making sixteen
hundred since his ordination. "Myat Ryan,
the other ordained pastor, has baptised I'VE han
bred and fifty, mostly in Bamah. formed them
into churches. and appointed a preacher in
each" There are in Bnmzh, north Of Eesseln
and Partanau, eight destIfufs districts, where
twelve hundred converts are waiiing for baP-
tism- I'D
Juvenile MISSIONARY EFsoET.-Ths Sunday
School connected with DR. Potts Church, 81.
Louis, eonslsts Of three ha ndrsd Amsrican, and
between four and i've hundred German chil-
dren. In the various evangelical Sabbath
Schools Of that city, over 200 German children
are now in a course Of religions training. This
school had felt very deep interest in ths labors
Of Rev Walter NJ Lowris, who Was dro~n>
last August by the pirates. on his way from
Shanghai to Ningpo, China, and hae resumed
the responsibility Of raising $500 annually for
his support. They have transferred their later
est and support, recently, 10 Rev Mr.. Rankin.
his successor in the Mission at Ningpo.
A QuskEaEss MIssIossxs.--sasan Hoxisnd
sailed. on Wednesday morning an the Europa.
for Liverpool She = accompanied BY her has-
band, Joseph Rowland, q wealthy rsfired msr-
chant Of New Bedford. This benevolent FnsBe,
moved with sympathy for Earo,ssns ON the
that liberty which the gospel alone czn besIow,
has relinquishsd the comforts Of homs and .
large circle Of dsxofsd relatives and frisad- %
carry the light Of the divine wsrdto France and
other adjacent countries. a. Providsnes may
open the way. Their children and numerous
other friends sf the Society, accompanied fhsa1
10 the Europa, in the bay, where they slenkly
commended this devoted missionary % he Pf9-
lection Of the Almighty, and received ca part
] ing bsnsdietion.-6osfos f>sf-