The Washington union., 1858-02-07
RELIGIOUS INrELLfaENcE.
coArlLsb ion rms wAsulsoros UNION.

Reg. Haacis KF1Sad of Utica delivered lettufs ia
Buffalo New York the evening of the 3lst ult. for
The benefit of the poor, Subject The Influence Of me
caA0lc cNarcl on. Ea,patoS i,
Large Sund1y School The Maverick Sabbath sb!.oel a.
Fast Boston, Is the largest OF the Congregational Sabbath
schools in Massachusetts. Its average attendance last
year was 3s9 largest average for any one month, 47G
A Good More All the Congregational Churches in
Lowell except the Appleton street and John street. have
already dispensed with their chors and adopted congre-
gational singing and these two have just voted take
INC sane n0cP. rtt Z.
Bishop Waush.-We happy to learn from the Balti-
Patriot that the illness of this eminent yrelae has
somewhat abated, and his physician DIR. Dulin,
nounccs improvement in his condition The pain and
inflammation have subsdcd and his mental faculties
also clearer Several years since he had attack of the
disease from which ho now suffers eyspclas and his
present illness is considered return of the same his ult
mate and speedy recovery is looked for by his physician
who is daily in attendance upon him.
A Noble Htu.-Among the contributions to the funds
of the American Board for Foreign Missions during the
past month is of 000 thank Offering that
so much yet remains, given probably by who has
felt the pressure financial matters and who has heart
to improve his experience by making good of what
has been spared to him If all Christians would act
upon this principle, the treasures of religious and
charitable associations would not be embarrassed as
they now are
Cheering Record The New York Examiner of last week
says With joyful gratitude may account the year
1858 already memorable year of the right hand of
the Most High The revival intelligence, received through
correspondence and exchange list for part Of
the month Of January shows the large aggregate of
than twelve thousand hopeful conversions in twenty
States
The enInda at present gives the promise Of re-
turning peace and quiet. At Agra, the Christians who
had been mcnaccd with destruction have been relieved
from all apprehensions by the fall OF Delhi There is
still distressing uncertainty in regard to the American
missionaries at Futteghur The Christian Missionary In
tcgenccr (Engsh) anticipates early resumption of
Christian labors with vigor and than ever
throughout all British India
Fashionable Congregation, The newspaper reporters
pay very equivocal compliment to this that preacher
when they tell he listened to by fashionable
congregation Fashion Is all right at the theatre the
opera other public assembages of secular character
but the jade ought not to have anything to do in the
Temple of the Most High Think of Paul preaching to
"ashionablc congregation Mars Hill, or a greater
! than Paul delivering sermon the Mount to IA
merous and fashionable audience True, have fash
ionabe preachers but it is question whether their
preaching would not be followed with better effects il the
fashion taken out it. Fashion is hcartless
thing at BEST and heartessness in religion is hypocrisy
! Help Necessary The recent commercial embarrasments
have affected very seriously many of organizations
for the spread of the Gospel and have cloud of dark
over thsir future course. A statement has been
issued by the secretaries of the American board stating
that during the first five months of the present financial
year the treasury has Received less than 1000 instead
of $95 000 the previous year In order to meet the
liabilities the receipts for the remainder the year will
need to be $40 900 month The secretaries appeal
the thousands of small contributors and those who
have ample means, and who have passed unsea thed
through the commercial troubles to relieve the board
from its embarrassments. very small increase the
contributions Of these classes would give the required
|
Ereellem doc'rine-We have received copy of "Ihe
Fourth Annual Report and Pastoral Letter TO the Parish
of Trinity Church, Cleveand" " by the rector the Rev
James A. Bolles dated the festival of the crcumc
sion 1853. The nionthy offerings OF the church, in
Guiding the communion aims and the collection Christ
mas Eve have amounted to $77O 49, In addition there
has been privately collected from tho members of the
parish, and devoted to various objects, the of $2
13I &c. besides pledges Of not far from 81 900 towards
the contemplated endowment of the cpscopae of the H
ocesc "To me- says the rector sit is source of very
great satisfaction that Of the funds collected in Trim
ty parish during the past year have been collected by
means of shoes or fairs or sues; all has been given in
response to plain direct, and honest appeals and
money for any of charities far know has been
extorted from unwilling hands reluctant hearts
fully persuaded that the artfu cunning, indirect shu
fling, and fraudulent in which funds
sometimes obtained for purposes of Christian charity has
had tendency in this city degrade the Christian char
acter and to destroy the principle of giving upon prnc
pie and confident that in order to sustain the in
sutions OF the church, we must rely, not upon
of doubtful expediency and propety but upon the
| spirit Of God in the hearts of His people
China The gospel in China advances but slowly No
people earth appear less susceptible to good impress
sons than this and singular people. Bayard
Taylor, the traveller, represents them the most
depravcd and hopeless of races still, the work of
missions among them Is not without encouragement
Rev. Mr. Dooby at Annoy writes that several Cinnamon
in that place had recently been brought to embrace Chris
tanity However, there be little else than agitation
and overturn in China for long time to come The war
between the Peing and Nanking powers together with
the threatening aspect of the western governments
must long protract the disturbances of that empire
But the end will doubtless be change and settlement for
| the better.
Bapist Clportage Last Monday, says the Richmond
Dispatch the coportagc board of the Baptsts of this
State appointed four additional coporteus Of whom
Mr. George d. Pace is To labor in Richmond Since the
action of the American Tract Society the subject of
slavery the Baptiss of Virginia have appointed thirty
five coporteurs The quarterly report of the supern
endcn of this work read Mt meeting of the board
recently held in Richmond, from which it appears that
these colportcus have visited two thousand five hundred
and eighty families seventyfve of whom they found
destitute of oil religious books and have distributed
thousand four hundred and fifty dollars worth of books
| and tracts, besides organizing good many Sunday
schools and preaching one hundred and twcnty-one
! sermons.
DIR. William Ramsey, distinguished Presbyterian cer-
gyman OF Philadelphia buried last week from his
late resdse in Thirteenth street Long before the hour
of the funeral very large number of persons
vending their way to the house of the deceased take
leave of whom they peculiarly loved, ard whose
memory is enshrncd in many heart We noticed on
the coffin the words of his last message to the people of
his late charge sIemembcr what said unto YOU when
/ yet with you" There quite large number
of clcrgyen in the corcgc The ceremonies took place
at the Ccdar-strcet Presbyterian church The church
was hung in the habliments of mourning, which were
tastefnlly arranged The house crowded. and seldom