The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-08-07
From the N. Y. Evening Post.
RELlGEOyTs INTELLKGENCE.

The Boptlsts heve in the Island Of Jamaica
thiuYslye thousand church membeTs-the
Methods tweniy'four thousand. The num-
ber Of children in schools is estimated at
forty thousand.
The Bapists are engaged in translation
of the Scriptures for the Indians Of Mosquito
Coast.
A German Methodist Episcopal Church
has been erected in the city of Schenectady,
NY.
The state Of things at British Guiana is
somewhal singular. The Dutch Presbyterian
minister is paid by the state; the English
Episcopalian minister is paid by the state;
and the Roman Catholic priest is paid by the
state. The parishes also are distributed on
plan, which has been eloquenIly ridiculed
by DR.. Chalmers; this one is Episcopalian,
the next Presbyterian, the next Eplscopa-
lian, and so On--lhe number of parishes fall
ing to each of these bodies being nearly
equal.
DR.. Gulzlaff, the Chinese missionary, has
been giving series of lectures al Berlin on
The Chinese in general, and on the result of
his mission.
Rev Edward l.. Parker, of Derry, n H.,
for many years pastor of the Presbyterian
church there, died on Sunday evening, the
l4th ult., on his return from preaching
third, or evening sermon, in a school house
in an outskirt Of the town. His horse fell
in going down hill, but did not throw him
from his wagon; he ran to neighbors for
help, and then ran back 10 his horse, where
he instantly fell dead.
The Directors of the Union Theological
Seminary in this city, have made choice of
Rev. Henry B. Smith, formerly of Andover
and now Professor of Mental and Moral
Philosophy in Amherst College 10 fill the
Professorship of Ecclesiastical History
Rev John Forsyth, d. d., Professor in
the College of New Jeisoy, has hecn elected
Professor in the Theological Seminary OF
the Associate Reformed Church al Newburg,
IN. Y.
Horace Mann, President of tlo late Edu-
cation Convention, has issued an address in
viting all friendly to tho object, whether
connected with and interested in common
schools, academies or colleges, to meet in
Convention at Philadelphia, on the fourth
day Of August next.
The author Of The "Convlctrship" says,
"Of l065 prisoners who have, in five differ
ent voyages, been conveyed under my super
intendence TO the penal c0louies Of Austria
lila, fourteen only have been educated in
Sunday school"
Anewspaper is now printed ia China called
the Pckin Monitor. 1t is in the Chinese
Language, and is The first paper ever published
in the celestial empire.
In his preface to the commentary on tho
book of Daniel, now in press, Professor Sus
iart says: 81 have not come 10 the conclusion
that Daniel has sold, or knew anything about
the Pope and his Cardinals"
The venerable DR.. Woods, Professor OF
Theology, at Andoyer, is about TO issue the
fifth and last volume OF his theological works
There has already been demand for sec
ond edition Of the first and second velume.
The Rev, H. G. 0. Dwight, late mission-
nry to ConslanrinopIe, has made an appeal TO
the benevolent for the Commentaries on the
Bible, add other books in the English lan-
guagc, suitable for tho Armenian pastors
settled over native churches in the Turkish
empire.
n Church H;siorial Society has been orr
ganizeu by members Of the Protestant Episco-
pal ChLrch in this county. The Rev. DR.. F.
l.. Hawks is chairman Of the executive COM
mittee.
Ii is said til at the Shakers have holy
book or Bible, which is net often seen by
those not OF their belief. II is entitled "a
Hoy, Sacred, and Devue Roll, from the
Lord God Of Heaven TO the inhabitants of
the earth, revealed in the Society Of Lebanon,
County Columbia, State Of New York, United
States of America"
Rev, Mr.. RnymJnd, Pastor of tie Abyssn'
iou (colored) B,ptist Church in Anthony
street. has been blind for Two or three years
and notwithstanding his infrmity, he conin-
ues TO onicate from Sabbalh TO Sabbath. HIS
church numbers four hundred members.