Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-07-22
Chr Stir aaD Cbroaifje.
MONDAY. Jg-LY 1879.
Religious Intelligence.

Life and Times Of FEEn'K AUCUs-
It's RAUCHirst President Of Marshall
College. 4 Euiogy delivered on the
occasion of the rc-iutcrmcnt OF his
remains at Lancaster, Pa, March !,
1853. BY .ouY VI. NEylN. ID. u. -
We are under obligation to some one
tous unknown. for q copy Of this clo-
oucnt tribute, hy brother teacher, to
the memory of a son Of iicssc Darn
stadt, whose republican views gave
such offence as to compc, him TO iIy, at
the are of - years, to America. At
the early arc Of -, he deceased. His
character and attaimmcnts were OF the
first rank; he issued several works,
but his lamcnted death frustrated the
ACCOMPLISHMENT OF the great iahOra he
had in view.
The Young and most gifted THoNAs
SPENCER was drowned while bathing
in the Mcrscy. near Liverpool, ISL.
Both sides Of the Atlantic, most sin
ccrcly was lie mourncd. The recent
demise of KINGNAN NoTT has created
a similar sensation. He stepped from
1Le Rochester seminary. at the age Of
% wears. into one of the most impor-
tant charges in New Iork city, and
in the discharge of his oucrous duties
discovered the wisdom and caution Of
veteran rs well aS the aYdor and
vigor of youth. In zeal and cloqucncc
he shone cmincntly. lie enjoyed q
continuous revival, haptizing into his
church 205 converts during his minis
try of - months. land also intlncratlng
in the destitute regions oi ms native
State Of Maine, as well Is III the eh'i-
rons Of his adopted city.
FATHER CHNIQUY has rcnouncod
the Roman Catholic faith, without as
yctunitiug with any particular branch
of the Protcstauts. He has lccturcd
with immense effect to thousands at
once in Quebec. Montreal, and other
places in the Canadas, urging all TO
buy. read for themselves, and obey the
Holy Bible. At his home in Illinois,
it is computed that 5000 Catholics 50
out of that church with him.
IRELAND AND WAIES.-Astonishin~
religious awakcnings are reported in
both these countries -de@cncrating at
times into wild excitement and fanat-
icism. In Ireland. hundreds if not
thousands of Catholics have united
with PRESBYTERIAN congregations. In
Wales. the independent. Baptist, and
Calyinistic and WESLEYAN Methodist
churches are receiving acccs,ions, 4
hundred in a day at one place often.
BRowYLow NORTH, PYNsuoN. and
other rcvivalists in England and Scot
land have awakened much evangelical
spirit in the Church Of England also.
Bishops have begun to preach in the
opened cathcdrals to large masses oi
people with good cilect-lncIuding
some the DiSscntors never reached. \
growing sentiment against an Estab-
lished Church, and in favor OF the
American Voluntary system, Is appa-
rent, and is Acknowledged.
The WAR IN EUROPE, with all IFS
vices and woes, IS 10y the Evangelical
Christians there made suoScrH!ent 10
the dissemination OF Bibles ana les,
taments in quarters heretofore closed
TheWaldcnses are particularly active
and oncAen ana olher M!s'Ion1tIcS III ~
Germany appear 10 lnc!r lrItHcs c ~ ~
"reat pIi''iIi anu :. NJ. ia ~. 'I' In -
sehdihS INC 0cI ''uiT. ~ NJ w I. u ,i,' i.'S
tie armies hiaFcn' rI'c Nv ~! l ''''
mcnts can pe sent Ior o"c "oI''"'
CHARLES IL. SPURGEoN, OF London,