The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-27

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HArrtsrs IN lowA.-The Rev. Obsa
Sporty writes 10 the CAristssa Times, "Ths
cause OF God 10 progressing AMONG the Bap.
lists in Iowa. Two new ssssc,atious have
been formed during ths year. and one mere
Y about 10 b organised, makieg nine IN the
State. Since our last Convection our agent
has raised over $4,000 for Domssue Ms
sions, and viii probably increase tno
amount to $1,000 before the year ciosss
Baptist churches have been formed ana re-
cognissd asar Le Clare and IN Ashland 80
The latter IL Aourishing village. and the
former ais beautiful rural section" The
new church near h Claire nuMbsrs hfsy
membess.
RsvivAIs Al DusueuE, IowA.-A cores
pondeat OF the N. Y. lR3sYendeat gives the
following interesting account Of REVEALS q
Dubuque. ~~
1--WE have enjoyed an interesting revival
Of religion here during the winter. Theirs
have been upward Of forty hopeful CONVEX.
sioas. The Baptists also have had consid'
cradle accessicns. and few have been add
I'd to the o. 8. Prssbyterians. Onion
morning prayer mseunss, comprising the
Congratulations, BaPtists, o. 3. and n.
8. Prssbytsrisns, were maintained for sew
eral weeks with good eject. The Congre.
gational church hes been greatly quicksned
and encouraged. The additions from this
work, with others within . little over aysar,
amount to about seventy"
RonAx CArHoIlc aRSvIvAL."-Ths SostA'
ern Dsptist notices singular revival Of rsli-
gion among the RoaauC Catholics At Charles
ten. under the preaching Of q priest Of the
order Of Redemptorists, or Congregation
of the Holy Redssmer." founded about the
year l722, BY Alphonso de Lguori, (whose
character 10 said to have contained many
truly Christian slements.) primarily for the
relief Of the au6erings and moral dsgrada-
tioa Of che poor sf his neighbot hood, whose
condition had deeply oppressed his ssnsioi'
lties. The B4ptist does not give very
specific account Of the proceedings q
Charleston, but says that the excitement 10
marked BY many Of the features which char.
sctsrise evangelical REVEALS. Under its in
Auencs, quite number Of frauds and crimes
have been confessed aud rspented Of, and
restitution made BY the offenders.
EnscorAL CuuIca m CnoAeo.--A cor.
respondent Of the N Y. CAvrciman, in no.
ticins the organization Of the Church Of
the Holy Communion" in Chicago, says:
.Thus is the Church making mighty
strides in that city. It now numbers nine
and nine clergy to population Of
I Il, 900 inhabitants. We are also pleased
to learn from the same source that st.
James Missioa i Aourishing in an unusual
degree. Commencing ten months since,
with two families, II now numbers twenty
ave, together with 4 Sunday school Of sew
eaiy 1--we children, from oil denominations,
picked mp in the streets. There are besides
eight candidates for the holy rite Of con.
drmation, chiefly from among this class
Such results deserve to be recorded, and
We trust they viii tend to strengthen q faith
n the good cause Of which they are the
cheering evidence"
Txs BxEcxka FAMILY Beschsr,
D. D., (now 90 years old.) 10 the father Of
steven children, ten OF whom are living, and
me is not. Taking them in the order Of
heir ages the family consisss Of the follow
NJ persons: Miss Catherine E Beechsr, Of
Hartford, Conn; Rev. VIM. Henry Beechsr,
Reading. Mass; Rev. Edward Bescher,
H.; Mrs. Mary F. Perkins, OF
Conn. lnow with Mrs. Stowe in
Europe; Rev. Geo. Beecher, late Of Chill.
iicothe, Ohio, who died 10 lS4<; Mrs. Har-
net BeecheE Stove. lnow in Paris, France;
Rev. II. w. Beecher; Rev. Chas. Beecher,
II Andover, Mass; Mrs. Isabella II. Hook
,r, Of Hartford; Rev. Thomas K. Beecher,
u Elmira, N. r; and Rev. James c.
Beecher, Ssalnen's Chaplain, at Canton,
China. Certainly, this 10 an extraordinary
amily. Where can another be found to
Equal it-such family Of Levites-the IA
her minister, six sons now in the minis. |
ry, and one in heaven who has been Z min |
stes. Aad in what other family shall we
lad such an orator and writer az Henry |
Ward, sAd such an authoress - Mrs. |
Stowsi-NortAe-s InSspendsni,
The presbyterian OF tbs West" says:-
Since the slave Instructions, the city |
of Memphis, Tenn, have pass. |
ID an order foroidding negroes to preach in
hat city, and imposing hne of $50 TO $500
or teaching negroes IN Saobsth Schools, or
lsewh here,