Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-09-01
Religious Intelligence.

Tie English Wesleyan Conference The
Manchester Guardian reports the following
statistics of the Methodist Society of Great
Britain
British Conferencc-Great Britain, 277 ,0o1
members of the church, 1902 ministers and
supernumerarles. Ireland, 9,406 members
of the church, 109 ministers and supernumer
aries missionaries 81 ; foreign missions, 64,-
S4e members of the church, 327 missionaries
and supernumeraries French Conference
,446 members of the church, 18 ministers
and supernumeraries. Australasian Confer
ence-24, ,46l members Of the church, 107
ministers and supernumeraries. Canada Con-
ference-40, ,837 members of the church, 300
ministers and supernumeraries. Eastern Bril-
tish American Conlcrence-13,5l1 / members
of the church, 80 ministers and supernumer-
aries. Totals-441 600 members Of the
church, 2 ,O5i ministers and supernumeraries.
Seven Conferences have been held in France,
four in Australasia, four in Eastern British
America, and 115 in England.
llore NotaJle Conversions. A writer ut
Long Island Camp Meeting says Orville t'Aw-
ful) Gardner ca,nc up to the camp on Thurs
day evening, bringing noted character front
the Bowery, and a dog-fghter. This man,
under the preaching the next morning, was
struck through and through with conviction
for his sins, and came forward in the crowd,
falling on his knees, weeping, shaking, and
crying aloud for mercy. So well had the
work been done, his terrors were soon turned
to triumphs. The Sun of righteousness broke
jim upon his soul, and when Orvile Gardner
\ had finished speaking they both fell upon each
others necks, and wept like childrea-ex.
bracing, shouting over the joys of sins for
given Others constantly followed in like
manner
A Church Prosecutes a Peao- Holder for
Re,A.-The Utica Observer says the Congre-
gatiunal Society of Clinton has brought an
action against L. S. Hopkins to recover the
rent Of slip which defendant occupied du-
ring an entire year. The defendant made no
contract with the trustees he did not bid of
at the annual rental but it appears that the
apprisal of the slip was publicly posted in
the vestibule. They seek to recover on an
implied contract. The defense is that ne ona
can be compelled to pay for hearing the word
of God unless special contract has been
made. An important point is thus brought
up; and the Clinton Courier thinks the liti-
CATION will fail TO terminate with the decision
Ol tnc jury III tuiS CHsc lHS tiiai 10 NV Wv
concluded.
Sermon on the onm-The Rev. Mr.. Hick-
erson Lutheran, of Abingdon, Va, on Sun
day week, preached a sermon from the sum
nit of White Top Mountain. White Top is
G 600 feet above the waves of the ocean, and
being near the spot where the States of North
Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia corner, and
where the counties Of Asche, johnson, Gay
son, Smyth and Washington, intersect-the
audience went up from three States and five
\ counties, and yet few went moro than half a
dozen miles from home.
Bzy"Thc North Carolina Christian Adyo-
cate states that five missionaries from tho
Southern Methodist Church will sail for ia
pan in November, including Rev. NJ. L. Wood
Of the Nortd Carolina Conference; Rev. Mr..
Allen, of the Georgia Conference Rev. Mr..
Stewart, of the Tennessee Conference, and
two ministers from the Memphis Conference.
gs7' Sunday is said to be very relgiously
observed at Saratoga Springs-all the morn
ing. In the afternoon, fashion reigns as usu-
al. AT night, there is an abundance Of ''su-
cred music"
Bs9" Rev. John B. Spencer, Methodist
clergyman in Morehouse, La, died in the
pulpit, Oh Sunday uight week, while preach
ing.