The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-07-14
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE

CA. lisSlONARiEs IN CALIFoRSTA-The Crescent
Eny, arrived at this port from Chagres. bring.
there. Rev. T. ID. Hunt Is AZ san Frsn.i-.a
where ne is preaching on a salary Of So 5O0 ~,
year. tie pays 500 per month for a one stars,
mousse with two rooms. Rev ]. w DOugIass (.
at San Jose, where the American yssid-nt.
have employed him at the annual sum Of 50 500
The Home Missionary Society is thus relieved
rom his expenses. Rev. Mr.. Wiley Is At Moa-
ierey, teaching and preaching. Rev. Mr.. Wood
3ndge Is at Benicia, a new place above San
Francisco; and Rev. Mr.. Wheeler, and also
Rev, Mr.. Williams, who had Just arrived at the
last dates, were at San Francisco. The mission
aries are all cordially received BY the DeOple.
and are respected even by those who are not
professors Of religion.
WESLEYAN METHoDIsTs.-Of the 81 district,
IN the English connection, Is report an increase
OF more than 5000 members, report decrease
OF 700, Of whom 600 are lost by the EXTENSIVE.
emigration in Cornwall; and the others hsy,
not held their annual meeting. The question
who shall be next President Of Conference, 10
already agitated; and it is understood by the
Patriot that
| "ReT. Thomas Jackson, Theological Tp,o,
a. richmond Is the tory candidate; ana M,
ns'. Joseph Fowler, the present Secretary. IL
lhe liberal one As DR.. Newton, now President-
Gsehnes any farther official appointment. D.
Hannah, Theological Tutor at Didsbury' viii
probably be chosen Secretary"
TnE BIBLE HALF OrES.-At the mee,,D, of
the British and Foreign School Society. m,
Eari OF Carlisle lord MOrPeth) referred to the
magnificent celebration Of the new French Re-
public which has just taken place in the CAPITAL
OF France, where was upon the steps Of ths
altar statue Of Religion, with Bible half
open.
81 am sincerely glad, to read Of anv such
disposition, and such tendency-(eheers,. ba,
l would remark that il Is the glory Of this couu.
try' and the special interest Of this Society 10
display the Bible, not half, but wholly open, 10
al the people, Loud APplaassl
fREE PRIScIPLEs IN Ir.LY-A letter from
Pisa, Of March "a, published in a Boston paper.
says; "All COMMUNICATIVE are taken of
foreign books at Rome, and all restrictions are
removed Aehilla is printing the Epists to the
Romans, with notes, at Rome. Also an edition
OF Diodati's Bible, is being printed there. An
edition OF Martini's Bible has been printed in
Florence, and one Of DiOdati's will shortly ..
printed at Pisa
AALiSioss FRodREss o. OER CovSrsY-A
writer in the New York Observer gives som,
statistics, from which he educes The fsIIo,vins
results:
lie says that in 1893, the member. Of hi.
evangelical churches in the country nur,h.r-5
more Than million, which was one-tweIftb of
We wnoie population, aRd that now the number
90 CHureh members - ,S45, 900, that is, more
than one-eighth Of the whole So that The in
crease OF church members has not ONLY Kent
up win the Increase Of population, but has
sainyu upon II more than OAs million. Our
population Is twice great a. il was twenty
years ago, while the membership of The church.
IS IS three times great
BAPTIST MIssIoSs--The Baptists, il Is st,t.d.
have IN contemplation the re-e.tsbl,sb,,-,, n,
'i'e'r mission at Ava, IN India. For this o5ieet
'hey are about to send out Rev. L. Kiue,id ana
DIS oroiher-in-law, DR.. Dawson. DR.. D.w.o,
'''ea Ia india from childhood, is Perfectly IA.
miiiar with the Burmese and other E,s,.,,
languages was for many years connected with
me BRUSH East India Company, as Assistant
; surgeon, and has complete medical edueation-
ne was also, with his wife, converted ana ban
iSed on heather ground. No two men in tba
country, says the n. Y. Recorder, could .ugage
4 the missionary work In Burmah with great
u prospects OF efficiency and success.