Smyrna times., 1859-11-03
Religious Intelligence.

Religious Intelligence.
REV. J. E. GRAMMER, after an absence
three weeks, in attendance upon the Protestal
Episcopal Convention, which commenced O
the 9th and closed on the 22d instant, at Ricl
mond, Virginia, resumed his place at st. Peter
Church, in this town, on Sabbath last, oficia
i ting morning and afternoon.
REV. Mr.. FINNEY, late graduate of Lafay y
ette College, Pa, has temporarily succeeded
Rev. L. G. Murphey, in his pulpit ministratont
at the Presbyterian Church, in this town. The
services are held in the morning and evening
instead of the afternoon, as formerly.
PRoTRAcTED MEETINGS at Dulaney's and
SerVerson's Chapels, on Smyrna circuit, under
the direction of Revs. Quigley and VanBurka-
low' closed last week. A number of proba.
TONERS were taken into the church at both
places. They commenced on Sunday last two
other protracted meetings-one at Kenton and
one at Friendship.
REV. Mr.. HILL commenced n protrac,ed
meeting at the M. E. Church, in this town. on
Sunday last. After a close and searching SER
mon in the evening, on procrastination," ="
several persons presented themselves at the
Altar for prayer, and the meeting moved off |
under favorable auspices. Meetings will be |
held every night this week (except Thursday
and longer if deemed practicable.
REV. VIM. II. BRISBANE, as before announced.
VIII deliver an address on the subject of Sun.
Jay Schools, at the NJ. E. church, this (Thurs-
1ay) evening, the Sd inst.
A COPY of the London Times, received bv
me last steamer, gives some interesting state
nents concerning the progress of the great re.
'Ivai In ireland. The facts are furnished bv
he Rev. DR.. McNeile, who had recently visit
ID the county of Antrim, where he had been
acquainted for fifty years, and where he found
Wonderful change in the people, even among
nose who had before been industrious and very
espectable IN their characters. He says, "some |
these people told me last week that they had Il
lade discovery. They had found out that u
ley had been living without God all their L
yes. Although going to church every Sun
n.y. they had found out that going to church
as not religion; that moral life was not re-
glon that these things could be done without n
les OF Scriptures continue in large numbers Of
ne OF the lnnkeepers of Ballymara, whose re- g
lpts for liquor formerly amounted, on market Is
ys, to E7O or Gl00, on a recent market dav
Id but two glasses of whiskey. III
The correspondent of the Independent, wri- Pc
ng from Belfast, Ireland, Oct. 7, says the work pi
'ntlnues to spread, and testimony from many Mt
Herent quarters is to the genuineness of the "
ork. The physical manifestations have al 'r
ost entirely disappeared. The work is gain {"
g ground in Scotland and has appeared in Pc
lgland. A few-but still a very tew-from st
Z mass of the Romanists, he says, have been an
inverted to Christ; but the vast bulk of the lt'
herents of the Papacy have in no way come 10
thin reach of the preaching of the " glorious IN
ospel." an
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From China, Mr.. Bridgmau writes that the W.
feat OF the allied forces, and the non-ex- a
ange of the English and French treaties, has We
lsed dark cloud over their prospects, and at wi
at moment it was in vain to speculate on the Sc
quel. ~.
The question of allowing Methodist clergy W.
IN to remain more than two consecutive dl'
ars In charge of the same church, is creating de
stir in that denomination ; and the 20
lio Conference has passed vote requesting wa
3 General Conference to amend the rule 10 co
At effect. tri