Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-04

Slave STATES paid ........... ........ .. 93 20
Foreign Lands paid ......,..........,..-..- sos 90
In September the receipts were considera-
bly, less, in about the same tatio between the
two sections. The totals were as follows:
Contributed oy Free tates. .SlO,794 81
Contributed by Slave States ..-............. 46 "a
Fofelgn' 1874 %
Grand T'tal...................... .SlO9I8 IL
This Disparity breaches more than thou
sand sermons could do.
an Incident Some months since, a mer-
chant of New York, son of a well known de-
ceased Baptist minister was passing from his
place OF business, when his eye suddenly
glanced upon debtor, who, under false pre-
fences had bought large quantity of goods
A warrant for his arrest was already in the
hands of an off 3e1 but all attempts to find
the offender had failed. When the merchant
accidentally, as he thought, espied the debtor
his first impulse was to seize him and demand
payment. However, remembering his want
of authority to exact payment in this way, he
followed at a cautious distance determined to
keep sight of the man till an officer should ap-
pear. One street after another was passed,
till at length the debtor entered d house of
prayer, whittier, firm in purpose. the pursuer
followed. But mans thoughts are not Gods
thoughts for scarcely had he set his
feet within the doog when the hand of God
arrested him, and showed him that his own
lite had been contracting debt of sin against
holy, and just, and gracious God, and that
he had nought wherewth to pay. He saw
that while his fellow creature was debtor to
him. he himself stood in far greater need of
forgiveness from God. The project of arrest
ing the delinquent debtor was dropped from
that moment and he cried out, "Forgiye me
my debts, as now forgive my debtor" And
God heard his prayer.
An effort is making in New York, and with
much success, to reach the great mass of per-
sons of respectable position who do not 90 to
church anywhere. Thousands of families are
connected with no religious association what
ever, and do not attend any place of worship
The boarding of families at hotels and public
boarding houses does not tend to the regular
worship of God. Families are not settled in
location, and make this reason for having
no religious home. Pew rents are enormous.
ly high, and respectable pew in fashiona-
BILE church coats something 10 remove the
reason connected with high pew rents, and to
induce persons to attend public worship a
part of the day at least the Academy of Mu-
sic has been rented for sabbath nights, during
the Winter season. 1t is uuion effort, and
is only carrying the union principle of Fulton
street into the pulpit. Rev. Dir. James Alex
ander breaches the opening sermon on Sun
day night next, and the Rev. Dr. Tyng and
other eminent clergyman of the city will
preach in their turn. The location of the
Academy of Music. the elegance of the place,
the novelty of the service, will, no doubt, at
tract an immense audience, and will inaugu-
rate new era in religious movements, which
will demand large houses and cheap sttings
for the people. Many other meetings, having
the same general aim, though on a smaller
scale, are in operation now in various parts of
the city.
4 Noble Revolutionary recent Methodist
Protestant Convention at Springfield, Ohio,
adopted the following resolution with only
two negative votes
ReSolge3, That indisputable facts, the in
ductions of sound logic, the dictates of Chris.
tian prudence, and enlightened sense of our
duty to God and man, justify and warrant
this convention, in the name of the several
annual conferences herein represented, to
now declare all official connection, co-opera.
ton, and official fellowship with and between
said conferences, and such conferences and
churches. within the Methodist Protestant
Association, as practice or tolerate slavehold.
ing and slave trading, as specified in said me-
mortal, to be now and forever dissolved.
Religion. Prof. Huntington of Harvard
College makes the following Ingenious analy-
sis of religion
First II is an idea and, as an idea, held
by the understanding, its need is to be clear
ed its nurture is instruction its expression
is doctrine. Perfect this, and you rid the
church Of intellectual error. Secondly, re-
ligion is a faith, and as a faith held in the
feelings, its need is to be purified. Its nur-
ture is spiritual communion, its expression is
worship Perfect this, and you rid the church
of Superstition on the one hand, and unbelief
on the other. Thirdly, religion is a life, bred
in the practical force Of the will, its need is
freedom its nature is action its expression
is righteousness. Perfect this, and you rid
the church of its selfish Incidence and NAM
lnonism.'
Clap Trap Sunday Textures. In a London
weekly we find, under the full heading, PRO
vinclal Theatricols," the following unique
moroeau of intelligence
"HudderSfcid Theatre ROyal.-The Rev.
j. Hanson (Baptst commenced his winter
season of Sunday afternoon lectures at this
establishment on the 10th inst, the subject
being How dye do ? and, although the
weather was most unfavorable, the house was
crowded in every part. Today (Sabbath) the
subject is Breach of Promise.
Protestant Public Worship in Japan.-A
correspondent of the Boston Traveller reports
at considerable length the exercises of Prot
estant public worship, held for the first time
in Japan, at the house of Townsend Harris,
Esq, United States Consul, on Sunday, Aug
LIST, on the occasion Of the ratification of the
new treaty with the japanese government,
securing to American citizens perfect Freedom
to practice and promulgate their religion
throughout the empire. The rooms we've iil-
ed with officers and men from the United
States irigates Powhatan and Mississippi.
The st. Johns On. 3D. Christian Visitor,
under the head Of " The revival up the river"
refers 10 the "blessed work as extending with
mighty power" Rev, A. b, Earle, eyangol
list, is assisting pastors and others in protract.
ed meetings, and large accessions to churches
are made. Converts to the truth have been
multiplied by scores on every hand. About
100 have been added to the Canning and
Gagetgwn churches, several to Maugervlle.
some 20 persons at the Maquapit Lake, sever
al at Scotchtown, and it is said upwards Of 30
last Sabbath at Jemseg.
The Baptists Of the Boston Sabbath School
Union held meeting on Monday evening
last, in the vestry of the First Baptist church
for the purpose Of considering the practica-
bity of raising from their churches und Sab.
bath schools, $1,000, for the support of city
missionaries and the establishment of Mission
Sabbath Schools in Boston.
The National Theatre in New York is now
used every Sunday evening for preaching.