The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-08
NUMBER 80.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

- A<ioAhlA-DJ me arrival OF the j. II.
Eager, a. New York, we have received do
sPatehes from Lskeria 10 the 18th Octoo,r- Ths
constitution drafted ~ the convention In Julv
was adopted by the peOp~ o. .hs 27th saot.U-
Der. On the 5th Of October the SIT .IscrIa,
Of officers under the new constitution ws. 80
when Governor Roberts was elected first p,
sident Of the Republic Of Liberia. and NathanIa
republic Is, "Ths love Of liberty brought N
here
On the 24th Of August, the new Gag adopted
by the republic was hOisied and the day cello
brated with much enthusiasm. On the 18th
September the United States brig Boxer. H. r.
Bell, ESQ.,, commanding, saluted the flag Of the
rep1blic with twenty guns Capt Murray, Of
III. NJ. sloop Favorite, on being notified Of the
change in the political relations Of Liberia, the
msnt, and the adoption Of a new flag, informed
the authorities that ''the flag Of Liberia will Be
temporarily recognised by her Britannia Ma
jesty's ships this station until further In
strnctions from her Majesty 5 government" He
assured them that his government was deeply
Interested in their welfare, and. in his opinion.
would not hesitate TO acknOwiedge their inds-
Pendence. After, however. the new Gag wa
raised, Capt Murray came into port again, with
a copy Of another letter from Lord Palmsrston.
stating thai the British government would not
interrupt the T5PubIie Of BIS~ris. n TIE people
Of Liberia would not interfere with British com
merce on that part Of the coast Of Africa; and
Capt. Murray then declined salutiDg ;as flag Of
Liberia, which he had before promised to do
ENGLISH TEMPERANCE MovENENTs.-At the
last annual meeting Of the Congregational
Union, at York, an address setting forth the
evils OF intemPerance, urging upon ministers
tee-tOtsl principles, and inviting the body to
proposed conference Of temperance ministers AZ
Manchester, was presented, and very iavOr4bly
received
notice has been issued By his Grace the
Archbishop Of Canterbury, PeremptOrly request
ing that the trustees Of all churches ami ehaPsls
do Immediately give notice TO all persons reat-
/ ing vaults under such churches and clapels, to
discontinue the sale Of wines and spirits in such
places
/ NATIONAL SABBATH CONVENTION was re-
Gently held in Edinburgh, Scotland The meet
+ ing, which was stated to have been large ana
spirited, most cordially resolved TO form al
lance for the protection Of the Sabbath, esps
eialy against the ordinations Of railway com
Panies-the fundamental principle being the
Divine authority, and perpetual and universal
obligation Of the fourth commandment II IL
designed to include all the friends Of the Sab
bath in Great Britain, and TO spare ne pains to
render its operations thoroughly Efficient
NISGro MrssIoS, CHSA.-By adviees from
China under date Of last June, il appears thar
the Rev. Mr.. Bridgman Of the Am. Board, ths
Rev. W. VI. Lowris Of the Presb. Miss. Board.
the Rev. Messrs. Medhurst and J. Stomach Of
the London Miss Society, and the Rev. Mr.
Boone Of the Episcopal Board were engaged a.
Shanghai as a Convention for revising the trans
lation Of the New Testament. These five gen
tlemen were acting in this matter by the sp-
! pointment Of the other missionaries al Shanghai
and Ningpo.
BRITIsH INDIA--ThOse who have the mansgs-
meat Of education in British India, having sat
ished themselves fully that their schools. In
, which no religion has ever been taught, wers
, very inferior in all respects 10 the Missioa
schools, have offered to give their schools 70 the
/ Missions as fast as they can receive them. II
is estimated that the Missionaries Of the Gsasr-
al Assembly's Board hsvs nov in India, tnrss
4 thousand young men under their instruction..
!, MISSION TO OREsoS.-The Board Of Missions
. in the Presbyterian church have resolved 10 sens
a mission TO Oregon, 50 soon as suitable men cas-
I be obtained, and the necessary preparations b
: made. The plan Of the board Is to send al lsas
three missionaries to that territory with as LITTLE
: delay as practicable. And they feel il TO be i'm
}, portant that the missOnariesthey send should b
), able, sound, cody, devoted men
Hale A MILLION COOP BooKs.--In sigh
I months ending Dec. 1, the American Tract So
ciety has issued publications 10 the value o
Sl36, 900, or equal to about 5OO,OOO volumes
: They are circulated in all the States Of tn
4 Union by auxiliaries, individuals, and by NOR
than two hundred eOlPOrteuTs, who accompany
: the distribution from house to house among INA
|. destitute, with personal religious Conversation
/ and prayer.
!, MfssIoNs or THE PREsBYrEuAS BoAkD.-l
: is stated in the Foreign Missionary Herald thsr'
! are under the care of the mission al Allaha0ad
= Northern India, a mission college with lO'
scholars, an orphan boys school with y, an OF
phan girls school with SO; seven boys eazaa
schools with 300, and a female bazaar sehoo
with 50 scholars-making total Of oOo Pu
a pills
DoSArtoSs FoR MIssIoNs.--In October, the 70
. ceipts of the American Baptist MissiOnar
n Union were s6l65 90. Total Of the UniO
le from April to Oct 81, SAL 93 81. The re
: ceipts Of the Board Of Foreign Missions Of n
, Presbyterian Church in the month Of OctO6s
4 were S4645 50. OF the American Board the n
Is ceipts in October were s26,379 Is.
N1ss,oS AT MEDURA-This mission was CON
= meucsd in 1884 Rev. William Todd and Re-
y Henry r. HoisingtOn, with their wives. vel
n the first missionaries located there II nov cor
sfsts Of Z stations and 0ut-stations, 10 MI
siOnaries, male and 10 female assistant mh
y tsiOnaries, , native preachers and 81 other NJ
u tive hsl9ers-
EnscorAL-Rev. Alexander FORBES, and Re-
~ Alexander Ewing, were lately concentrated
St. Andrews church, Aberdeen, as bishops
Brechin and Argyle. Nearly all the EPiseoP
clergy Of Scotland were present on this oee
son, and being rebsd in their canonicals, pr
a scented very imposing appearance IN iront
~ the altar.
NEwsP.rxas-The State Of Iowa, fourte'
L years ago, was in the habitation Of its Origia
Indian tribes only. II has now a population
n. (uncountsd) thousands and supports sixte'
~ no~st-r---.~f ~hich thirteen are polirical, o.
81 neutral, one religious, and one agricaltara-
oe AxS1ESr RU1xs.-Ths men employed In d
% ging the foundation Of the new church al Jsr
salem, il is stated had TO make theirvay throuI
. forty feet Of remains Of ancient buildings,
O7 fore they came to the solid ground.
ise LIaEARY.-The British Museum has purchas
ity the revsrson after the death of the present pr
az prietor, NJ. Michel, Of Hamburger, Of a rich e
lection Of Hebrew books, amounting TO 80
IA printed volumes and 500 manuscript
n, ] The Lord ARCHBISHOP or YoRK, ENsLAS
= lately died quite suddenly at the Episcopal re-
- dencs In York He was upwards Of eighty yes
w old. A mild and prudent man, and esteem
As for his amiable virtues
ne The Unitarian Society in Fall River, has
at yited Mr.. LongfsllOw. late Of the Cambria
ul- Divinity School, to become their PastoE-Chr
an tiaa lac.
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