The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-30
Religious liens.

The Puritan Recorder says: One of the re-
markablc things rcp,rtcd in the English pa
PcrS, is that of IL revival of religion in our
sense OF the terra, r the Established church in
Leeds, Eng LAID ald what is more rcmarka-
bic. Is that Il has its center in the very church.
the building OF which by Dir. Pussy for Pusc-
yltc purposes, has made so much noise in the
world and the church which has so electual-
iy ANSWERED. fuscyitc purposes, that it h d fur
n;shod the passage OF tive clergyman over to
Rome. Prayer meetings are held in conncc-
ton with tw ofthc Episcopal churches in Leeds
in which the fullest liberty Of praying and
speaking is INDUCED. A large number of
hopeful conversions have taken place some of
which are conversions Of Ministers. The doc
trine OF justification by faith alone is now
preached. as fully in the church built by Dir.
Pussy, as in any place in England.
The Autumnal Convention of the Cnitarans
of America sill be held at Montreal. Oct. 10TH
and a large representation will probably be
present fromthc United States and the Cana
daS.
The German Prote>tants have organized Il
church at Greenfield. and raised money to paw
for the regular supply of its pulpit. 1t is said
there are nearly 800 Germans in Greenfield
and Deerield, who DO not understand the
English language.
Rev. Reuel ii. futile. late of Old Town, Me-.
has accepted the It ctorshp Of ST. Johns par
ish in Salisbury. Ct-Rev. DR.. &. VI. Butler has
accepted the rcctor>hip of il parish in Cincn-
nat. Rev. 5. Is. Munger and wife sailed ON
the 9Th in tn" steamer Asia. for their mission
AIRY field in India via England.
A majority of the standing committees of the
Protestant Episcopal church of the United
States. have confirmed the election ofthc Rev.
DIR. Lee. Is bishop of the diocese of iowa. aud
tn" confirmation the House of bishops is now
only waited fer.
The diocese of Rhode Island will hold spe-
cial convention on the 10Th. to make another
effort for the election Ct 4 bishop
\ magnificent cathedral, which is about be-
ing erected in Washington by the Mchodists
IS to he one of the most costly and elegantly
furnished church cdiiIces Tn the continent
The pulpit from which Whitfield preached
MS hr>t sermon. at Crypt church, has been pur-
chased Tor The new Congregational chapel, at
PainSwick-, dse. Worcestershire, Eng land.
The new Bible house of the American Bible
society, recently erected on Nassau street, y.
=. was opened on Monday evening Ilth inst.
with appropriate ceremonies.
San Francisco has now 20 churches. and 5000
prOfesscd members.
Al 81. RAUL : church. Cincinnati. recently.
bishop Mcilvane administered the rite of con
hrmatlon to IL persons. among whom were a
mother and daughter who had lost their faith
and Withdrawn from their membership in tho
Catholic church. because the Catholic bisbop
borrowed copy of King James Bible, priz-
ed legacy from her grandfather. which he
CHANGED to find in her possession and refused
though he solemnly promised to do so, pre-
senting her instead, Douay Bible, and rudely
reprimanding her for daring to seek an other
version of the Scriptures.