The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

STATISTICS OF MINISTERS volume has
been lately published in London, entitled The
Year Book Of Christian Missions which con-
tains summary of the principal missionary OPP
eratiOns Of the protestant world From this
book il appears that exclusive of Bible Societies,
Tract Societies. and several other associations
for the promotion Of Christian truth, there srs
not less than twenty five large denominat1onsl
societies in the several protestant portions Of
Europe and Amerisa, devoted entirely 10 foreign
missions. OF these, nine are found upon the
continent, in Germany, France, Holland, and
Switzerland. ten are found in England ano Scot
land, snc six in the United States; and IL vein
clude the societies Of several minor denomina-
tIons, in Great Britain and Arseriea, the nsa.ssr
would be considerably larger.
The aggregate amount annually expended By
those societies for the objects Of their OIgsniza-
ton, Is not far from 81 900. goo. or this smoGnt
about 81 90, 900 are contributed on the continent
Of Europe; about =. 300,0O0 in Englsno and
Scotland, and about $500, 900 in this country.
The largest contribution is that Of the English
Wesleyan Missionary Society, which in ls4l
amounted to S564,1l5. The next largest is that
Of the Church Of England Society, which -
S5l2 900. The third is that Of the London Mis-
sionary Society, composed principally Of the
independents, which was last year $4l5,5l5 -
In this country by far the largest contribution
is that Of the American Board Of Commission
ers for Foreign Missions, cOmpOsedcf member,
| Of the Congregational Churches, which is gen
orally not far from 500, 900. The next largest
is that of the American Baptist Missionary
Union, which Is about ssl 600. The expeE6i-
lures of the Episcopal Board of Missions, and
Of the Presbyterian, is not far from S9O,JOO
| each, and that of the American Methodists h Of
about the same amount.
RRAcrIox.-The Rev Mr.. Pierpoini. dBrisg
the recent Unitarian Convention at New Bed
ford rising, said that he had in his hand letter
from gentleman-a native OF Engiand-ence
an orthodox missionary in India, who, seeking
to convert Rammohun Roy from Uni,arianism,
was converted by him, the conversion running
the other way. He remarked that this minister
was ~ Rev. Mr.. Adam, now In Chicago, Ill,
and the pastor Of the Unitarian church IN that
place
} Tx FIssr PnzscHKk--The first minister no
preached the gospel in North America was Rob
ert Hunt, of the Church Of England. an esem-
plary man who came out in the same company
with Capt John Smith. in the year 1907. He
was much esteemed as a man Of peace, and wss
IN many ways useful TO the colony. There 10
no record Of his death, or Of his returning 10
England; he most probably died at jamestown.
He had good library, which was burnt, with all
his other property, in the burning Of Jamestown.
the next winter AFTER he came cut.
NoyKL CoLrosrKuR.-The Protestant uniOR-
ist says. that poor fellow In Pittsburgh, who
, has been long known a. q confirmed inebfisis,
has At last paid the forfeiture Of his vice In the
, loss Of his reason. The manner in which his
insanity displays Itself, however, Is quite Pecu-
liar. He has gone frequeaty ~ the Bible De-
; pository and purchased whole armsfnll of Bibles
and TestAmenfs, which he leaves in every house.
10 fuhf fald - M
the door Of the theatre, engaged ia hisisbor Of
3 love.
WANT Of MISisrrKs--An agent Of the or
eign Evangelical Society found i'm one depart.
q ment Of France sixty vacant parishes They
I said they were formerly Protestant; now they
n had no religion OF their one hundred ana
!, city missionaries. ons-hah had been Romar
:, Catholics
!, PHILASrExorY.-270 missionary laborers arr
now employed at l39 stations In foreign lands
, by the American Baptist Missionary union--
v Thee missionaries have already organizes
v among the hsathsn 125 churches, eonrainini
q 10. Gao nsmbsrs-
% THk Pu.srAxs -Falrhavsn, Vermont. hs'
IL about six hundred inhabitants, who take tw'
Ne hundred weekly papers and pay tbs suoscrip
!. ltion. Their minister receives salary Of SoV
|. besides the rent Of house.
oil Ixro1raAxcx-In Scotland, tbs estates OF IN
40 landed propristers extend, In some eases 40
- Al from Lesds 10 Manchester. nearly oil tensnie
W bv memLsrs or adhsrants Of the Free Church
be vet these absolutely refuse to sell land
the Free Church for sites.
vi Mr.. Odds, Of the Prssbytsry Of Buffalo, ne
ny been recently appointed BY the American Nj
no sionary Association, a. misssenAry 70 !"
| island Of Jamaica
TIE Gosrxr IN vRxxA.-Rev. Mr.. Oneke'
~ the Baptist pastor. Of Hamburg, hes visis'
ST visuna. and there prsschsd 10 fall and istsnin
nd assemblies. s-.-., .r-t
Ds.r AND Duxr. "A schooifcr the educstio
ny Of the deaf and damb b sboaf 10 Do oPsnso
we Mentrsal.