Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-10-09
ReIigions fnreIIisence.

| The committee report the number of teach
ers in the State about $4,000 the number
of scholars in the evangelical schools, l6O,-
| 0OO
Whole number Of schools from which returns have been
received ..........-.......-.-.-..... 244
Hhoie NUMBER CT teachers. 46SS
Average attendance of teaehels.............. 696
whole number of scholars. ..3s 500
Average attendance OF scholars. 99l
sunni VI scuoidrs uhuer nVe years 'sz3u
Number over hfteTh.. 500
Number OF conveysons.......... ............ 5000
Number Of schools that observe the Monthly Con
Number that pave Teachers Meetings" lls
AFaSaRSG contribution IS 297 6S
Seven schools made no returns on average
attendance of teachers. Six made no returns
on average attendance of scholars. Seventy
one had no scholars under five years of age,
and thirty made no returns on this point
Fltty-two made no returns Of the number of
scholars over fifteen years of age. Fourteen
schools only have had no conversions during
the year, and seventeen made no returns upon
the subject.
Ordination IN S nth Groton.-Mr. George
B. Cow, recent graduate of Newton, was
ordained, and installed pastor of the Baptist
church at South Groton, Sept. 80 The SER
mon, by Prot. Alvah Hovey, D D., of New.
ton, most instructive and impressive one,
was founded on Philippians 2: u. Is, IA;
theme" The Gospel admirably adapted to
educate and perfect the human soul"
Ordination IN Milford. Rev. IL. g. Hub
bard, late of Madison University, and grad
uate from its theological department. was or
daned pastor OF the Baptist Church, Milford,
on Wednesday evening, Sept. %. The
mon was from 2 Cor, 1914, by Rev. D. c.
Eddy of Boston.
First Congregational Society u, Barre.-The
Rev. VIM. A. Fuller has signifed his inten-
ton of closing his connection with the parish
of which he has been the pastor about four
years. He will continue his connection with
the parish for some months to come.
Ordination at Three hioers.-Rev. E. H.
Watrous. licentiate of the church in Tariff
vile, Ct, YVES ordained over the Baptist
church in Three Rivers, (Palmer,) on the 22d
of september. Sermon by Rev. Andrew D.
Bullock of Palmer; text, l Corinthians 8 /: 8.
The church have recently commenced repair
ing their house of worship, and have album
dant reason to be encouraged in view of their
prospects.
The town of Troy, Mo-, had been long no.
ted for its Astounding wickedness; and drunk
kenness, gambling, fighting and Sabbath
breaking, had held undisputed sway until the
first Sunday in last May, when a protracted
meeting was commenced in a Presbyterian
church, which resulted in the hopeful con-
version of nearly seventy persons, including
some OF the most hardened character in the
place.
Missionaries for China The Rev. s. L.
Baldwin, of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
with his lady and Mrs. Beulah and Miss
Sarah Woolston, of Trenton, N. j., and Miss
F. A Potter, of New York, sailed on Monday
in the clipper ship Empress from New York
for Shanghai.
Three ministers of the Dutch Reformed
Church also took passage in the Empress for
Shanghai, but are afterwards destined for
Annoy and Fuh Chau, viz: For the former
place the Rev. Alvan Ostrom and lady, and
the Rev. Mr.. Rappajee; the Rev. L. ?. Peet
and lady go to the latter place.
Karen Studens.-A correspondent Of
Presbyterian paper says" The Karen Home
Mission Society at Rangoon reports no less
than eighty-three students preparing for the
ministry" With respect to the evangelical
tion of the Karens, the writer remarks-"The
history of their turning to God reads, as has
been well said, like chapter of the Acts of
the Apostles"
Rev. Mr.. Foster of the Baptist church in
Beverly, has received from his people purse
VI @1OUB 10 uSltdy his expenses during ms
vacation. Rev. Mr.. Abbott has received
$3.50, from his friends for similar purpose,
and Rev. Mr.. Rich, 5000, end all are now
absent on their vacations.
A few evenings since, Rev. !. w. Healy of
Gardner, was very agreeably surprised by an
unexpected call from nearly hundred of the
young people of his congregation, who left an
abundant expression of their esteem for their
pastor.
South Hadley.-On Wednesday the Goth
ult., Mr.. Hiram Mead. who graduated at An
dover in the class of 1857. was ordained as
| pastor of the church in South Hadey, Ser
mon by Prof. Park, of Andover Theological
| Seminary.
The Taunton and vicinity Conference of
Churches held their annual meeting on Tues
day and Wednesday, Sept. 2Sth and goth, at
Norton, with the church of which Rev. T.
Holmes, is pastor. Seventeen churches were
| present by their delegates, and several clergy.
men outside Of the bounds joined in the ser
| vices.
The session was opened with sermon from
Rev. E. Thnrston of the Central Church. Fall
River, upon Psalm lxxxi 10. On Wednes.
day morning the narratives were completed.
from which it appeared that fourteen of the
seventeen churches reported revivas of great.
or or less extent, and an addition of over 400
MEMBERSHIP having united with the church
| in Pawtucket alone.