Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-12-22
Religions Items.

Rev. H. s. Carpenter, pastor Of the State St.
Church, Portland, one Of the smartest preach
ers in the State, having received call to 90 to
New York, an Advisory Council has just de-
cided that it will be- better for him to stay
where he Is. We do not like the way those
city churches have. in Boston. New York and
other places. Of coaxing off our clsrgymen.-
They have taken off too many already.
Anne Woodhead who deceased recently in
England, had been member Of the Methodist
Church seventy-four years probably the old
est Methodist in the world.
y The Report of the New Hampshire Bible
Society shows that lo1 ,0e0 families have been
visited during the year Of which number
l,o41 .wero without copy of the work Of God.
The Twenty-ffth Anniversary of the Mis-
sionary Society of the NJ. E. Church, was held
in Cincinnati on the 4th, 5th and 9th insts.
Missionary sermons were preached on'the Sab
bath in the Is Methodist churches of that city,
by The Bishops and other distinguished minis
tiers of the denomination. The Anniversary
exercises were held in Wesley Chapel on Mon
day evening, and by adjournment, ON Tuesday
evening in the same place at the meeting last
named. not less than 1000 persons were pres
ent. The Treasurer reported the receipts for
the year 70 be S3lS. 900. The amount appro-
Priatedby the Board for the year to come ia
$260,0O0. The Society employs $50 domestic
missionaries, using the English language and
PAL foreign. including those laboring with the
Indian tribes, and with the Germans, Welsh,
French, Swedes and Norwegians in our own
land. This Society is distinct from that Of the
NJ. e. Church, South, di Hrr gH
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The Metropolitan Methodist Church in the
city of Washington, is to be of stone, three
stories high, and with an area Of 20 BY 100 feet
Rev. DIR. Hooker, of South Windsor, Conn.,,
is the author of memoir, and of FIVE tracts, Of
which, in the aggregate, $l3.560, 900 pages
have been printed. asu f 1i h.e A.
In Oregon, the Methodis;s episcopal and
Protestant) have $50 members and twenty five
minister's Congregationalists so members, 10
ministers-Ba ptists 200 members, 20 ministers
-Presbyterans Cumberland, United. and Old
SCHOOL, SlOmembers and Is ministers.
In Liberia. are ii Baptist churches, with an
aggregate membership Of 584.
In Ireland. Of q population Of six and hall
millions, one-third are Protestants. 5000 per-
sons in that country are known to have left the
Church OF Rome within two years.
Since the organization of the Methodist
Tract Society. one year ago. 80 Conferences
have recognized it, subscribing TO its funds,
$4,000; IL agents have been appointed, and
As colportears have been sent out. It's tract
list consists of $50 !; and it has issued a volume
series of so works, of which Toe, 600 volumes
have been sold. . r.t ..~
Rev. Mr.. Brooks, pastor Of the F. w. Baptist
church in this city, has been laid aside from his
professional duties for several weeks, by III
health; and. although convalescent. will not be
able, probably, to resume his labors, until
spring. The ncessant toll, made necessary by
an extensive revival in his congregation, has
doubtless occasioned his prostration. 5f.
Clergymen and others will do US favor by
handing in such items Of religious intelligence
as may be Of interest. "