The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-16
RELIGIOUS INTEELlGENCE
Boston Anmiver.arse..

AMERICAN EPISCOPAL CHURCH-At the recsnt
Episcopal Convention IN Boston, IL was stated
| that The number Of persons attached 70 the Eois
eopal Church in the United States is not far
from two millions; the number Of communi-
cants about seventy thousand, and the number
OF elergymen upwards Of fifteen hundred, Of
whom thirty are bishops. One Of these is
missionary bishop in China, another An Turkey.
and two others in our western States and Tef-
ritories.
TIE MASSACHUSETTS, BIBLE SOCIETY, held IL.
folIieth anniversary, on Monday last in Boston,
Hon. 5. Greenleai in the chair. The congre-
CATION, which was very large, were addressed by
Hon. X. Z. Winthrop, Rev. Mr. BuddingtOn, of
Charlestown, and Rev. Mr.. Bellows, Of New
York The latter gentleman addressed the
meeting on the irlportanee- Of tbs ejaculation
OF the Bible, in community Of great prosperi-
~ and Of high moral and intellectual culture
He adyerted to the influence Of prosperity and
high cultivation 10 foster price, and produce
self-conhdence and forgetfHlness Of God, and
drew comparison between the reverence for
religion and its institutions, manifested BY pub
lie men in this country and England, favorable
to the latter On this point, his remarks were
eloquent and impressive.
AMERICAN EDUCATION SOcIETY.-The fortieth
anniversary Of this society was held in fremont
AOhP4CS w huo evenings sOuu ldprduf ESQ., IN
the chair. Prayer was offered BY Rev Dr..
Badger, Of New York. An abstract Of the an-
nuai report was read by the secretary, Rev. Mr.
kiddls, from which IL appears that three nun
dred and ninety-six young men have been as
sisted the past year, one hundred and I'VE Of
whom we're new applicants: sixty-three have
entered the ministry the past year. and ten have
zone on foreign missions. The receipts exceed
those of last year, 50 1927.
AMERICAN PEAcI SocrErY-The anniversary
OF this Society was held In Park street church,
at the same hour with the above, and an address
delivered by Charles Sumner, E>q
The Society has passed, unanimously, the fol-
lowing vote; '1hat the Hon. Judge jay, Of New
York, President; The Hon. Isaac Collins, Of
PhiladeP hia, Vice President, and the Rev
Charles Brooks, of Boston, chairman Of the
Exeeu,ive Committee, be delegation 10 wait
on the President Of the United States 10 urge
on him the exPedisncy and importance Of in
serting the arbitration clause ia all cur future
treaties with fOrsiga nations"
The AMEncAS UNITARIAN A,soc1.r,ox
The public meeting Of this BODY vas beld in
the federai street Church, on TUESDAY evening.
hev. Ir Gsnnett IA the chair. The audience
was iirge, but not crowded Eloouent ad-
dresses both OF The destructive and constructive
Kinds, were delivered. We NAV instance that
Of the Rev Mr. Burnap, Of Baltimore, - Of the
lofmeT' and that &C Rev. Mr.. Clarke, Of this
eity' "a OF the latter kind. Mr.. Clarke dwell
powerfully on the necessity Of learned MINIS
try, bat II was to be learned ia human nature,
rather than in Latin and Greek He thought
the ministers worked the less the more salary
tnsy had, and demonstrated the proposition quite
fully from history.
COLLEGIATE EDUcarloS At THE WEsr.-Ths
-. D.. 4 III
theological Education at the " est. held is an
niVersary at . o'clock on Wednesday mOrnlsg.
IN fremont Temple, William Cakes. Esg., in
the ehair The meeting was opened with prayer
oy Rev. DIR. Tucker, of Wethersfish, Conn
after which Rev. Theron Baldwin, Of New
Il orH' Secretary Of the society, made few
eriei statements concerning the objects Of tho
society, its origin six years sncs,) and It's pro
grsss 10 the present time.
hey- DIR. 5. II Cox, Of Brooklyn, y. York.
Was introduced to the meeting and delivered an
sooress occupying hn hour and hall. cOnfniRg
himself chiefly TO the extensive field open 10
'ne operations Of the society. and clearly ex-
planning the good which had, and in all proba-
ohity would result from their efforts.
AMERICAN TRAcr SoHErY-Ths anniversary
was held at the fremont Temple, "Wednesday.
The Secretary, Rev. Seth Bliss, gave a brief
statement Of the operations Of the Society for
the past year The number Of new puhlica-
tons issued Is las, total number ASS Total
receipts for the year, s47 ,6lS s.. From dOna-
tons, contributions and legaces, 500 Pc from
sale Of publications, SIS, 1856. Expenditures-
for publications, Sis; for eOIpoFtsge in Ne,z
England, $3.50; for cOlpOrtage in ihe West,
Sll 1886; for Foreign Laads, $500; Agencies,
1855; clerks in store, 81 ,925; rent, taxes in
surance, freight, printing, postage, paper, AMI
all other expenses. =, S23. Gratuitous distri-
button, $3.50. Rev. X. ). Cook, Secretary Of
the Society at New Y orb, gave an interesting
account Of the operations Of e0lporteures In
Mexico, and among the ernigrant population in
this country. He was followed BY Rev. NJ.
Ridgely Of Philadelphia, Rev. Ray Palmer Of
Bath, Me-, and Rev. Mr.. Robinson, Missionary
in Assam.
REVIVAL AT KuAMAzoo.--As the result Of
this revivei, says the Michigan Christian H-rlid,
more than 300 persons have united with the
Baptist, Methodist, Congregational and Prssby-
terrain Churches Of that place within a few
weeks.