Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-11

! tanned by the presence Of the Spirit and the
/ obvious call Of duty, several weeks Preach
/ ng and other abors had the seal Of Gods
/ blessing People came the distance Of miles
and heard the gospel gladly.
/ The anniversary of the Jayne's Hall noon
/ day prayer meeting in Philadelphia, was late
~ held. The Chronicle SAYS :-"Such have
been its character and results the past year,
that it was deemed proper by all Christian
names to honor its origin by special religious
services. About four thousand people met in
this spacious hall at the hour appointed, to par
tcipatc in the services Of the sOul-stirring and
deeply impressive occasion.
Rev NJ NJ Smith, late of Brookline, is to
be installed at Bridgeport, Conn, ON the first
Wednesday in January.
Rev. John p Skecle was installed pastor of
the Congregational Church, in North Wilbra-
ham, Nov. Both Sermon by Rev. James
Drmmond, Of Springfield,
Rev: Lyman Whiting, Of Portsmouth, has
asked to be dismissed from his charge in that
place, with a view Of acceptinga call to Brook
Ign, N. Y. where the salary offered is $1,000.
Rev. / Woodbury. having resigned the pas
torial charge Of the Central Baptist church in
Leominster, is at liberty to visit any church
that may wish him to do 50.
The First Baptist Church in Cincinnati has
repeated its call to Rev. DR.. Ide, of Spring
field, SO urgently, that he has gone to examine
the field.
Elder Jacob Knapp has consented to visit
California, and hold a series Of protracted
meetings in the cities and towns in that state.
Rev. B. U. Ondsrdonk, formerly bishop Of
the diocese, died in Philadelphia early Sunday
morning, Of dysentery.
At the late Indian Conference of the Meth
odst Episcopal Church, South, the venerable
Bishop Early ordained twelve Indians princi-
pally chiefs Of their tribes, to the Gospel min
istry
A Free Will Baptist Society has been form
ed in Havcrhil. They design to build a
church soon. A Second Calvinist Baptist
church is about to be organized there.
4 Large Suaday ,Sc5ooi-The Sunday
school of the First Baptist Church, Albany Of
which DIR. Magoon is the Woodworking and
successful pastor, numbers six hundred and
ninety-siX pupils; males, three hundred and
tifty-tour females, three hundred and forty
two. Nine were admitted during the quarter.
The total number Of scholars and teachers is
Seren hundred and .ftiy5fre. The number of
volumes in the different libraries is Ill.
Such a church must prosper.
The New York Academy Of Music and the
National Theatre were both used for preach
ing the gospel on Sunday evening. The New
York Tribune says Of the Theatre :-"The
congregation consisted mainly of news-boys,
shoe-blacks, park-loungers, shouder-hitters,
pickpocBets, bulIies, together with A. II. Pur-
dy, Esq, and a number of respectable Chris
tians, who had to occupy such seats as they
could procure regardless of their proximity to
certain rather repulsive-looking individuals,
The proscenium boxes were filled with ladies
and gentlemen"
At the Old South Church in Boston an in
teresting meeting was held Sabbath evening,
in view Of the departure Of a company Of mis-
sonaries, nine in ALL for India. These go out
under the auspices Of the Dutch Reformed
Church Chancellor Ferris presided and Rev
Dr. Scudder preached a sermon. The mis-
sonaries sailed on Tuesday,
Aricd Of Mjssjoparjes-The Rev, J. s.
Joralmon and his wife, missionaries to China,
reached New York in the bark Algonquin at
ter long and tedious passage of nearly six
months from Shanghae Mrs. Us health is
much improved by the voyage.
Sere,ah Day Baptists.-Of this denomina-
ton, according to the returns from the church
es made at the last sessions Of the several asso-
Citations, i'll thirty four churches the aggregate
increase is S29 members in fifteen churches
the aggregate decrease in 203 members MAX
MY tllG aggregate increase OF all churches
whose returns were accessible to the commit
tee, 625 members. The aggregate number of
the present members Of all these churches is
6577.
The anniversary of the Wisconsin Baptist
Convention 1.-THE ffth) was held in Juda in
September. In the eight associations are 176
churches and l05 pastors baptised during the
year, III. Total Of membership in the
churches, 1885, total of Sunday school schol-
ars, 2020. Within the year the ministry of
the State has received an accession to its num-
Der Of sixteen, and three have been ordained.
Rev. Mr.. Craig Of New Bedford finds his
Boys Prayer Meeting" one Of the most in
teresting occasions Of religions interest during
the week. About thirty boys from ten to ff-
teen years Of age, are usually in attendance,
each one presiding in his turn, and conducting
the meeting appropriately. 1t was established
about six months since, and has been kept up
with unabated interest.
The minutes of the Benevolent Association
of Franklin county give S. 1856 80 as the sum
total Of receipts into the treasury for the year
ending September IA, 1858. The largest sum
given by any one society was S85l,79. This
was from Conway.