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


REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHUscH--From
the report Of the Theological Seminary u ap-
Peared that twenty five yOang gentlstnsn are IN
progress Of preparation for the Gospel ministry
under the care Of Synod; that more t1an a usu-
al spirit Of Piety and fervOr had distinguished
their CONDUCT, and their nfuence on the liter
airy institution had been sslutary. There had
been received and expended for the purposes
Of Domestic Missions, 81 $40 80, and thsrs
was now due, =, ZOO, on drafts issued TO mis-
siOnaries.
The report Of Foreign Missions was present.
ed and cOmprehended an extensive detail OF an o.
tesestisg .ise,s. Rev. MIR. Thsmpss's diss this
year at Geneva, Rev. Mr.. Site Is lea alone a
BOrneo; Mr.. and Mrs. YOungblood having leii
the island in consequence Of impaired health.
AT Annoy the prospects are more prOmising.--
The mission has been reinforced by the arrival
Of Messrs. DOty and Talmsge and their wives
and a handsome amount Of money has been fur
nished for building q church. The amount OF
funds contributed for Foreign Missions during
the year IS 1926 Is, which Is about s2.0OO
more than last year and about S2.0oO less than
the year before last. Upon a minute calcula-
church nad gained the numerical amount Of SO
souls
FELLOwsHIP WITH CHURcaxs roLxnArTSa SLA-
vERr.-Dr. TapPaD, Of Augusta, fom a com
mit,ee appointed last year. reported On this sub
Jeet. The report wsntextens,vcis into the sub
Jet whether this COnfsrsncs-> "A disespsissr
its correspondence with chs7 ,u'vhc awe
SHAREHOLDERS within their boun.'.- TIE rs.jort
distinctly charged the General AzsnA,x a ne
Presbyterian Church with justifyIng sl2Fsry
from the word Of God, bat was still in hyor Of
continuing correspondents.
The delegate, Rev. Mr.. Macdonald, denied
that the General Assembly had ever justified
slavery from the word Of Colon the con
trary, il had borne its solemn testimony, a. in
1918, Ito which even the report under eonsid-
ention refsrred,) that the fOrcible enslavsment
Of men wasa violation Of the rights of haman-
ity and opposed to the principles Of the word Of
God which testimony had in effect been re-af-
frnisd In 1876.
ANxIvERsARY AT LANE SEASARY.-This Sem
inary-has Just celebrated lis hirfesah Anni-
uersary, June II. II was stated by Dr. Beech
or, its venerable President, that over three hun
dred young men had enjoyed its advantages,
most Of whom are now preaching the gOs-
pei. These are to be found in all quarters Of
the Globe. Scarcely class has been gracua-
ted without sending cut more or less mission
aries to heather lands IL has also contributed
largely towards furnishing the Presbyterian and
tors.
The commencement exercises Of the present
year passed of in q manner creditable both 10
The Seminary and to the young men who par
tieioafed in the exsrcses- There were eleven
addresses delivered by students; two upon the
programme "a copy q which send, YOU being
absent.
GENERAL As.ocrkr1ox or ILrIxos.-This
body b composed Of four distyset sssociations'
embracing about Fifty ministers and seventy
churches. There are also about hftesn church
e not united with the Association; more than
one half Of the number have sajoyed rsvivals
Of religion, soma Of great power. during 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
confribass to render the church light In the
world.
The denomination have two colleges under
their care and patronage, Jaeksonville COLLEGE
at Jacksonville, and Knox College at Galesburg.
i'm the northern section Of the State. both Of
which were commended to the public patronage
by the General Association
The number Of churches In ". ". city, 10
go, win; Baptist %, Congregationalist ., Daich
Reformed Is, Friends 4, Jewish Synagogns> 10.
Lutheran ), Methodist Episcopal 81 I, Msthoaisi
Protestant, 4. Protestant Episcopal az. New Je-
rusalem 2, Presby tsrian 81, Associates Prssbyts-
rian 4, Associates Reformed Presbyterian 2, Re-
formed Presbyteri 4, Primitive CHRISTMAS .,
Roman Catholic Is, Unitarian 2. Unisersalist4,
Wesleyan Methodist 2, MiseeIlzneous 4.
NAME MlssIosARr Soarrr.-Ths receipsssf
the past year were about tl4. 000- The report
of the Trustees stated that forty years axo
when this was established. there we're bat sew
fr~< 80 h.