The Washington union., 1858-01-31
RELIGIOUS rSrELLIGErc.
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Massachusetts, has accepted the sppointaen 10 te us
tors charge Of the Arnsfiran chapel in Paris recently
serassa ham ~ the bqssd q directors o6 the Amezan
sad Foreign Christian Union-
IS A GaI1tL j. nov in course Of erection At Berlin.
fnssA) which ~iii cost ,es6, ,eee th~le the stespe
q which viii be higher than the dome Of 81 Peters at
Rome
The Anssoun Bad Jm,en is in healthy condition At
the recent annual meeting Il the Board Of Managers the
treasurer presented his report showing the receipts for
Dccemb-r 1857, to have been 81, zo5 4s and the
peuses 81, l37 H.
hassa n now prominent missionary feid and
learn that te Aethodists have succeeded n erecting the
first church In Lecompton. The building is Of Stone,
and large enough to accommodate three hundred per-
Eussasoal Alsa~cs.-- the recent meeting Of the
Evangelical Alliance Berlin there were present from
Germany s7s members, Spain l. France II, Switzerland
H. Italy 2 Holland IL, Belgium 4, Denmark IL, swe-
den z, England loo, Russia H. Turkey 2 Greece Asia
5, Africa >, America %, Australia 3-total zi7.
Book Hanknsg South Carolina Legislature has
passed formal resolution declaring that the vending
Of the Holy Scriptures and books Of religious character
by itnerAnts is not hawking and peddng, by just
struction Of the laws of the State upon that subject
AL s. Cnsolr Alrsanae for 1855 will appear in . few
days 1t has been prepared by Mr. Kirker tof the firm
of Dunigan s Brother, New York; who thus oonfers
great obligation the Catholic public and lays the foun
dA1ion Of what, assured will in future years be
valuable and well executed manual
said to prevail in the Sandwich Islands The amount
contributed for religious and benevolent objects the last
year So, $50 Many candidates hold themselves
ready to go ito the region beyond to make known
where Christ has not been named the tdngs Of the Cos
pei
Ta1eArs 5 yeras in Sabbath schools will find useful
little volume cf Notes and Questions with Texts and
Hymns, by Rev. E. r. Winkler, Of Charleston South
Carolina 1t is published by the Southern Baptist Publ
cation Society and is certainly well calculated to
psh the design of the author 1t Ii easy enough to talk
to the educated but requires than ordinary talent
to bring truth home to the untutorcd mind and he
oomplishes good work who Performs such duty
T< Bars ChaycAes PhaaddAia are now the scenes Of
many interesting rcsiva At SAMSON street Church the
preaching Of the Rev. T. L. Breckenridge has been at
tended with great multitudcs and numbers have united
At Holmesbug meetings have been In progress for the
hast four or nve weeks with favorable results Fifteen
persons have been already bapted More awaiting
the ordinance, and inquirers multiplying At West
Phaephia Rev T. Kelley has baptised twelve converts
into the fellowship Of the Oak street Baptist Church
mostly from the Sabbath school
Lsfdas Thsunod od-Gibbon and yotaire and Chester
Held distinguished inidels, labored earnestly TO
throw the OF Christ. How has God in His prov-
dence thwsrcd all their plans Gibbons house Lake
Leman it is said is hotel in which there a
for the sale of Bibles voitaires printing press from
which he scattered widely his indl tracts has been ap
propiated printing the Word of God which he sought
to destroy and Chesterfelds parlor where inhlc
club used to meet TO rail at religion, is now vestry
where the groans and prayers Of the peent go up
God!
John kns whose death cut short life of benev
ocnoc left win which embraces the following bequestx
To the Maryland Colonization Society, ST. OO0 and
annuity of $a4 to the Protestant Episcopal Theological
Seminary and High School of Virginia, SIS 009 to the
Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church diocese of
Ohio SIS GOO to the American Bible Society $40 600
the American Tract Society, $40 008 to the Protest
ant Evangelical Society for the promotion Of evangelical
knowledge in New York, SO 600 to the Rev H. v. d.
Johns of baltimore his valuable farm and stock Long
Green also the balance of his large estate, sitter willing
his two sisters annuity of $367 during their lifetime
The tesatou slaves manumitted at Rev DIR.
Johns and his appointed executors Of the will
The amount bcqueathed the former gentleman be-
tween $50 900 and $Iso 00o The whole is val
ued at nearly $3.50, 900.
Rev Charles arry who died recently Pittsbnrg Pa
left $T0O 600 worth of property large share OF which
he bequeafhcd religious and charitable institutions
Among the bequests $50 900 fund for the sup
port OF clergymen of the Methodist persua
tion S. 600 given TO Mr. Parsavants infirmarya
noble bequest to noble institution S. 900 de-
voted the Insane Asylum for Western Pennsylvania
Nor his reatives forgotten those most in need
oving most After large specific devises to institutions
charities and friends, the residue of his estate is divided
into two PORTIONS half which is be devoted
the civilization and Characterization OF Africa, and the
other half the elevation of the coored people Of the
free States and in British America 1t Is not certain
whether the beques last mentioned refers TO the ccloTed
people of the Jaasd States Of the fr~ Sas All that
part Of this will in which the public is interested will
doubtless be made public in due time Hon Thomas NJ
| Howe president of the Exchange Bank, and w. N.
Shinn esq named his executors 1t will surely be
no small task decide upon and carry plan for the
/ civilization and Christianization Of Africa a.
Bonrpsr1e in the Prieahooa-Th European Romau
Catholic papers have full details Of the ordination Of
Prince Lucien Bona4arte Of the cf Prince Cant
no. who not long since departed this life He pursued
his studies in Rnme and represented being ren.axka
BILE for his raety and learning As mark Of peculiar
favor his Holiness Plus TX himself conferred upon him
holy ORDERS being the only instance, at urthest the
in which he has performed that function since his
own elevation 10 the chair Of Peter This auspicous
event took place Sunday, Dccember 13th 1857, in
members Of his family well great number Of
the dlxntaries of Rome The following morning he offer
cd up the haly sacrifice Of for the first time
rounded in like by large of the faith
full On the 18Th he gave, for the first time the bene-
dicon AZ he most holy sacrament at the close of
\ treat givena,y the celebrated Father Felix.
We. Eaas Bsmvsa GyxyIA work, it appears, is
shortly 20 be pubished In New York city, and simula-
neoosiy in Great Britain having for itx subject history
Of the ipwy s~cs the matter being mainly from the pen
Of The ase Walter msou Scotch gcntenan and edited
hv HI son James Snson who h resident of this
city The latter in Communication to one o{ our city
iourunls states tha& the History Of the Girss which
he = sout pahiishing originated In two three conr
butkons 10 En&sncoTs HeeEm which were disccUtnned
pxincipaly At the sgcscn Of Sir Walter Scott under
vboue snsGnun the author aAeay decoase prosecuted
h,s iDouiriiato the suhjcct Had and d~aa~, It is
srrtsd Do rsk ceustute gpsy. 1t question of rsce
nneaoa al blood snd descent and the knOwlodgc which
rocs With the blood and descent As yrt WHIST little we
csn know of the subject 10 BE- dazivcd frm Mr. Boz-
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