The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-08-05
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

REFoRMED PROTESTANT DUrcH CHURcH.--FrOm
the report Of the Theological Seminary "a ap-
Peared that twenty five young gentlemen are IN
progress Of preparation for the Gospel ministry
under the care Of Synod; that more than a Hsu-
al spirit Of Piety and fervOr had distinguished
their conduct, and their influence on the liter
airy institution had been salutary. There had
been received and expended for the purposes
Of Domestic Missions, 81 $50 80, and there
was now due, e, 700, on drafts issued TO mis-
sionaries-
The report a Foreign Missions was present
ed and eOtnprehended an extensive detail OF in
teEesliag lses. Rev. DIR. Thompson dses this
year at Geneva, Rev. Mr.. Site Is left alone At
BOrneO; Mr.. and Mrs. YOnngblOOd haviag left
the island in consequence Of impaired health.
At Annoy the prospects are more promising
The mission has been reinforced BY the arrival
Of Msssrs- Dolly and Talmage and their wives
and handsome amount Of money has been fur
nished for bnilding a church. The amount Of
funds contributed for Foreign Missions during
the year is 81 ,236 Is, which Is about 5000
more than last year and about =, 900 less than
the year before last. Upon a minute calcula-
ton il was found that the membership Of tho
church had gained the numerical amount Of SO
souls
FEILOwsHIP WIFE CHURcHxs ToLERkrISs SLa-
yERY--Dr. TAppan. Of Augusta. from a com
mittee appointed last year, reported on this sub
jeet- The report went extens,sels into the sub
lect whether this COniersnces(a a diHep,inss
iss correspondents with cha, ~ who have
SHAREHOLDERS within their bounce Tue rsjort
distinctly charged the General Ass.mli. ~ ne
Presbyterian Church with justifying si4s'sry
from the word Of God, bat was still in hvOr Of
continuing correspondence.
The delegate, Rev. Mr.. Macdonald, denied
that the General Assembly had ever Justified
slavery from the word Of Colon tho con-
trary, II had borne its solemn testimony, a. in
1918, Ito which even the report under eOnsid-
Grafton refsrred.) that the forcible snslaysment
Of men wasa violation Of the rights Of hamzn-
ity and opposed to the principles Of the word Of
God which testimony had in effect been re-af-
irmed In 1876.
ASxrxRsART AT LANE SENxART.-This Sem
mary has lust celebrated rs Airfesafh Anai-
uersary, June Ia. IL was stated by DIR. Beech
or, its venerable President, that over thres hun-
bred young men had enjoyed iis advantages,
most Of whom are row preaching The gOs-
pei. These are to be found in all quarters Of
the Globe. Scarcely class has been gradua-
ted without sending out more less mission
aries to heather lands. IL has also contributed
largely towards furnishing the Presbyterian and
Congregational churches in the West with pas
tors.
The commencement exercises Of the present
year passed of in a manner creditable 10th 10
the Seminary and to the young men Who par
tieipafed i'm the exercises There were eleven
addresses delivered by studeats; two upon the
programme "a copy Of which send yos) being
absent. a
/ GrxKaAL ASSOCIATION or ILLIxols.--This
body d composed Of four distsset associations.
embracing about Fifty ministers. and seventy
churches. There are also about fftesn church
es not united with the Association; more than
OF religion, some Of great power. daring the
year, and all appear to have been increasing
| in real and efficiency in the cause Of Sabbath
schools, temperance, and all those reforms which
contribass 20 render the church light in the
world
| The denomination have two colleges under
their care and patronage, JscksonEiils College
| at Jacksonville, and Knox College al Galesoark.
\ i'm the northern section Of tho State, beth Of
xhich were commended 10 the pablic patronage
i by the General Association - l.rr
Tn. number of churches In ". Y. city, Is
go. viz: Baptist %, Congregationaiist y, Dutch
Reformed 10, Friends 4, Jewish Synagogue 10.
/ Lutheran 5. Methodist Episcopal d Msthsiist
Protestant, 4, Protestant Episcopal a.. New Je-
u ruz.Iem 2. Presbyterian -, Associate Prssbyts-
u. A<8oIt4Ao a
formed Presbyterian 4. Primitive Christians ,.
Roman Catholic Is, Unitarian 2, Universalist4,
w ssieyan Methodist 2, Miscelizaeous l.
/ NAME MISSIONARY SooxrY.-Ths rscsipsss Of
the past year were about tl4 900. Tho sport
AZ the Trustees stated that forty yssfs nks
when .his was estsblishsd. there we're bas saw
enfy congregations. now there are 20. .Ad me
greater portion planted spa matarsd By hs 10
i cisty. -. .-...r.. 49,.
i NrnEucAL RErosr o. CoxeaDsAroxx<lsrs ~
lMMsE.-Thsrs are fourteen. coanty conts
sncss; 20 churchss; I60 psstsrs; ~ sd.'sd
10 ne churckss ~ yeaf; tonl IN eennunsee
4 n. 0o0'-bsing 70 iess lhsn vsrs ssPssssa -
year zlL 81 3. e14.s- - 81. - so
w,scsxsx.-Tks asnbsr 81 Cs.Gsspsiss-
A ehurch-msnbsrs 4.Ooo A c<11aus = ahpsf
10 b ssssiaishsd under ths msa nssn~ -
spicsss