The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-09
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
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Ceuaaad Ohio has been selected the place for the
approaching anniversary of the American BAPTIST Free
Mission Society The meeting to take place May 26th
and 9th
The Health of Bishop Simpson. the close of the
Oneida Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
held last week ut Cooperstown Bishop Ames remarked
that Bishop Simpson, in letter to him, written at Pitts
burg the St, says have been able to cross the
threshold but twice since my return from Europe,
Bishop Aes added that more recent Information assured
him that Bishop Simpsons recovery was very doubtful
A Uaion' Church at Durham, Pennsylvania, was
dedicated to the service of God Saturday 2ith ut
the church has been erected by the Presb Evan
gelica Iuthelans and German Reformed of the neigh
borhood who occupy the building successive Sabbaths
the Presbyterans only having preaching in the English
language. There preaching in German and English
for several days, both before and after the formal deti-
cation. H
Private Uediinqs u, Churche Considerable Indignation
is felt in circles in Boston mt the exclusion OF unin
yted persons marriage services celebrated in King
Chapel Church. Boston. 1t is concndcd that Christian
church should be open to ALL and if privacy is sought
weddings can be celebrated in private house In most
paces the custom is for the sexton standing at the door
direct chance to slc aisle, and invited per-
sons to the centre OF the house.
Elder Jacob Knpp, the celebrated revival Baptist preach
or, about to become pastor of church III st Louis We
learn that the church cdifce on Sixth street between
that it is intended To build mp new and permanent
Baptist church in that place Elder Knapp has been in
vcd and consented to commence his abors the sec
ond Sabbath in May, to-day,) ut Which time the house
will be opened for divine service.
Roman O. olic Prcencid C5ucils are in session at
Baltimore and Louisville These councils held by
each archbishop and his suagans in three years.
and the public services of the most solemn and i'm
posing character The meetings on secular days are en-
tircy secret and exclusive The business before them
pertains entirely to the discipline and Of the
Roman Catholic Church.
No Debt but Gain-The New York Observer states that
tho regular receipts of the last year of the Presby
Board of Foacgn Missions have been greater than the
previous wears by than So 900, and the top of
this $18 900 and more have been contributed to
repair the losses in India, making the income of this
wear S25 900 larger than that OF the year before Such
result after period of such uncxampled pecunary em-
barrament calls for special mention and gratitude This
result is reached, too without the aid of collecting
agents. without extra effort and is the will gift of
Gods people to the missionary cause
american Sunday School Union. The anniversary meet
ing of the American Sunday School Union took place in
Philadelphia Tuesday evening Inc annual report which
sows that while the society has not Issued many
books the past year usual account of the deange
ment in the business affairs of the country its sales have
been $lGS 707 IL nearly us large in any former years
Thc missionary reports of the society for the last
years show that there have been organized through the
direct agency OF the mssonarc nearly fourteen thou
sand new Sunday schools, containing than half a
million Children very large proportion of whom
before entered Sunday school class.
Methodist Protestant tieseral Conference This body con-
vened in the Methodist Protestant church at Iynchbug
ON Tuesday, and temporarily organized by calling
Hon. b. s. Bibb of Alabama, to the chair and the APP
pontment of Rev. W. IL. Wills Of North Carolina, sec
rotary. permanent organization effected by tho
election of the Rev. VIM. o. Lipscomb, of Maryland,
president and the Rev Mr. White of Cincinnati
tary Northern sentiment has only representatives.
the body 1.-THE secretary Whether he will venture to
{. beard the lion in his den remains TO DO Proba
bly, he will bc joined by Others OF his stripe who together
will crusade against the "insttuton here
where it abounds II they do, we will have lively time
in the conference 8
The Cay Of Churches the recent opening of n mcr-
camille library at Brooklyn, Long Island Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher said that determination and industry the
building mp Of noble institutions and similar enterprises
would make her all that could be desired She
the city Of churches though he hoped that tho old aage
did apply to her. Nearer to church further from
God.'' Laughter. Brooklyn but moderately
rich city and everything that done for her advance
ment to come from the mass lie had often found
out that It hard to raise the wind here though why
il was called the wind he didn't know unless il blew
away so quickly laughter Brooklyn must advance
music hall should be erected, hall for public meetings
built, aud similar undertakings attempted and not only
attempted, but carried out Applause.
The Amyicm Baptist Mariner Society held its first ami
versary at New York last week. when Rev Charles j.
Jones delivered an address, showing that tho importance
Their capaby for this spiritual encounter beyond
question The Of the had built up Carthage and
Assyria, raised Rome to her once proud supremacy,
achieved the glory and greatness of ancient Greece, ec-
vated England TO her present position and wrought the
mighty cmncicc which chatacterscs young and
glorious republic among tho nations Of the earth Who
explored the Dead sea II the brave American mari
ncr Lieutenant lynch Who effected the treaty with
Japan and opened that great empire to the
our country IL was Com Perry Who rolled back the
tide Of Persian despotsm four centuries before the death
Of Christ IL was the who at the battle Of Sta
mis- drove back the Persian hordcs and rnissd liberty
upon the affairs of Greece The sailor not npprccia-
ted He conld by the training Of the Gospel be made
an eminent ambassador Of his Divine Master, Jesus III
every department Of life the sailor had filled high and
important position Pfny, the naturalist sailor
and history ll made ustous the lives Of many mari
nen Many persons believed that the sailor
and lacked the communicative pnturc Of the andsnan
but whatever acts Of Kindness he had done for Enc
man verbally acknowledged by him Sailors were
specially susceptible OF the influence Of the Gospel and
their siritna elevation by the present and snisr socc
ties, he believed, would yet he accomplished ~
Srrss Of ne Confessional. In 1872 or 1913 An attempt
was inside TO extort from Father Kohlnann, a
Catholic priest Of New York, tomattcrs consi~l 70
him in the confessional lie refused to answer, and he