The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-04
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE

, DheLSE OF hEAfHESIsa.-I 10 a rsmarka bla
iaet' that an impression Is prevalent IN -
most OF the unevaBgelized portions Of the ,vo,H
'ia' 'he systems Of religion are designed 10 b.
superseded Their priests have far less autbori-
man iormeriyi their temples are neglected.
aud their idols treated with verv I,,,I. ,S.s-
enee Rev DR.. Seaddsr, who, after Isbor,a.
IN ihdia quarter OF a century, has spent some
ume In this country 10 repair his health. and
again returned 10 Madurs, saws: at il a &c.,
ing circumstance that the abominabIs ri,s. a.
th- heather are gradually coming to an emo in
dinerent parts Of this extensive country Ths
governor general Of India has lately published
proclamation BY the Gwslior Durbar, prohib-
lung the burning Of widows within the territert-.
OF The king of Scindis. The political goysrnmsns
Of JeyPoor, having collected the Shastrees or
priests made inquiries Of them respecting sut-
Tee, snd they said the custom was iniouitous
ana Then this custom was prob ibited in the Jsx-
poor government II suffice take. place In
any village, and the Zameendar does mot ytv,
information 10 the Sirkar. such Zumerpdar
,uai Os imprisoned for twelve years; and any
ANA having received information Of suttss
about to take place, who doe. not prey.nt N
snail be dePrieyed his situation"
poor.
LATEST FROM RFy De. RINs.-A letter from
this long tried Missionary to Greece. has iu,t
been received by Reversd DR.. Burgess, of p-d-
ham, dated Athens, August 3Ist, in which Ia
says:
"a few days since l called On The King, Al
torney, whose business II is to net the pres-
eenuon against me the charge of ftpS-
eiyhsm, brought against me last wear il, tn
'Orqates' Of lnnonidess and he Informed M.
'hai Ne intends to have my Trial brought On IA
due time The day of tTial will be one Of great
interest to me, both as il respects myself per
sohaiiy and as 1T respects the cause in which
am engaged"
rom the same letter IT appears, that. through
The generosity Of American friends, he has r.
Gently put in extensive circulation some imsor-
tant religious documents.
MissIoSARIEs FROM NV F1EK -R-v. Vim.
d. Jones and wife sailed from New York Ga
Saturday, 'th inst, in tn brig Hayti, Captsin
Cu'tS, ior The mission al Hayti, unCer the au-
spices OF the Baptist Free Mission Society, Miss
Elizabeth Howard Of OsWego, accompanied
them, her destination being POrt-za-P Prince
heV. Mr. Cnshman and wife sailed also in the
Hayti, for Hayu, as missionaries Of the Evan
gelical Society.
FIRST FEUrTs OF Missions For the last ssy-
on years. thc aliouHt oil contributions TalSal z
the several mission stations OF the Loutoa
Foreign Missionary Society, towards their own
support, as appears from the Society annual
reports, has exceeded S35, 600 aanualiy-being
nearly one-hiIh of the Soeisty's income
THE JEws.-The Emperor of Russia has L.
Gently issued a ukase creating Council of Rab-
bins, the members Of which will be chosen by
the Government from list Of candidates elected
by the grand Jewish eOmmunes of the empire
Ii will be the duty Of this Council 10 decide AL
questions relative to the laws and customs Of
the Jewish worship, the functions Of the Rab-
bis, and the appeals which may b. made from
sentences Of divorce pronounced by the syna-
gOgue councils. IL will SIT at st Petersburg
and will hold yearly session Of two months
Intolerance is still triumphant in Norway The
Storthing has rejected "a proposal by IL. owR
Commission TO grant liberty OF worship TO all
christians, aud permission 70 Jews TO establish
themselves in the kingdom