The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-27
WHOLE NUMBER "a.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

MEETING or THE PRUssIAs BAPTIST
AssocArIoS.-Mr. Parker says: 1.-The
meeting Of the Prussian Baptist Association
has lust closed. This session was the
second; the first gave rise 10 the great meet
log at Hamburg in January last. There are
three Associations in Germany. They
meet annually, and altogether in three years
The recent meeting was one of great in
terest, as many fundamental questions were
discussed which had agtated the churches.
and some Of which had been discussed but
not settled at The previous meeting in Ham
burg. AT that meeting Articles OF faith
were framed which we've adopted BY most OF
the churches. Ali the churches now in the
General Convention are pretty well agreed.
and the members sound in the faith, and
correct in practice. There was, as might
be supposed, some disposition to legIslate
ior the churches. This resisted strongly.
and the end was an entire agreement TO
what supposed sound principles. The
Sabbath, Feasl-dsys, open communion, the
obligations Of vows OF marriage made be-
fore regeneration, the necessity OF the pub
lie performance of the ceremony, the dIsciP-
line Of the church, the cause Of missions TO
the heather, the means Of supplying the
wants Of the field in Germany, all were un-
der consideration, all elected considerable
discussion, and were in conclusion settled Oh
correct principles. Bro. Oncken was de
tanned from the meeting by an illness in
duced by our journey to Denmark, OF which
believe | have written YOU Bro Len
mann was chairman, and the rest, except
brethren Kobnsr and Gulzau, were withOu.
much experience, although they earnestly
desire to obey the commands of God. The
Scriptures are truly their guide. All had,
with them their Testaments TO which they
constantly referred. "-MaosdORiGA.
WANT OF MIssIoSARIEs.-PIol. b. b.
Edwards, Of the Theological Seminary at
Andoyer, has sent 10 the y. Y. Observer
statement explanatory OF the alleged de
6ciency OF the missionary spirit in that In
stitution, as it was presented to the Amer
can Board at Pirts6eld. We make the
following extracts from his communication
In the class which has Jus. graduated, p
in number, three, and without much doubt,
six, about one fourth, will labor IN the
West as missionaries. A seventh was pre-
vented by i'll health from becoming Tor
eign missionary. OF the class OF 1928, 70
in number, eight. almost 0Rs-thiTd are mis-
sionaries, two foreign and SIX in Iowa.
Wisconsin and Missouri. In the class OF
1643, Is in number, twelve, nearly one
halt, are missionaries, six domestic and siX
foreign.
The dearth Of candidates for the mission
airy field is easily accounted for. IL is in
the dearth Of theological students. Look
at the facts. In the seminaIies connected
with the Presbyterians and Congregational
ISIS in New York and New England, the
number OF stuoents has diminished in eight
years, from 500 to 800, forty per csnt.
The numb.s assisted by the American Edu-
cation Society during the last year, was
three hundred and tlcsnty-siI. In 1885,
the same Society aided one thousand and
forty. Can any one fail to see what the
cause is Of the want Of foreign MISSION
aries? A liberal patronage Of Education
Societies is the only way to obtain an ade-
quate supply.
BAPrIsrs IN ENsLAND, Wales AND
Baptist Manual, for e copy
Of which We are indebted TO Rev. DR..
Stow, gives the following summary Of the
Baptists in England. Wales and Ireland.
In England the number Of churches Is
l ,449, Of which 739 are in associations.
and 1 ,O13 belong to the Union.-247 OF
these churches exhibit Elimination, 164
are without increase, and 500 have adced
10 their number. The total clear increase
in all these churches is S,017. The num-
Der Of village stations is 1919, and the
number Of Sunday School scholars is
126, 1913.
Wales has 322 churches, embracing in
all O,784 members, exhibiting a nett in
crease for the year Of 1901, and II, 799
Sunday School scholars.
Ireland has but 33 churches, having 7i7
showing an increase OF ia; Sun
day School scholars Waterman q
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