Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-29
RELIGIOUS SUMMARY.

capt. IaValelte nag snip, ana their meetings
are conducted by the First Lieutenant.
AT the recent donation made to Rev. DR..
Cheever, Rev. DR.. Thompson was present,
and spoke on the occasion. He remarked that
he had just parted from Rev. DR.. Tying, who
said ''tea Dr. Cheeoer that Dr. Ting Is lust as
glad Of 1t as If he had receiUed the thousand dol
lars himself. Dr. Cheever is one of the few
men who stand up to their convictions; and
am glad he is to have the coppers too"
Parlors have been fitted up in the basement
of Rev. Dr. Aiken's church, at Cleveland,
Ohio, with piano, sofas &C., and social gath
| erlngs are held in them, for the promotion of
better acquaintance among the members of
the church and congregation. The papers
attribute this movement to the suggestions of
DIR. Hollands lecture on Social Life in America
The practice of taking down sermons in
shorthand notes had reached such height in
Frankfort that the concistories both of the Cal
whistle and the Lutheran bodies have thought
it necessary to prohibitit for the future. 'The
church, says the ordinance, "is not lecture
room, but house of prayer"
On Sunday, the 9th inst, mau was baptiz-
ed in the creek at PoetsenIlill, N. Y, while tile
| thermometer stood II degrees below zero, and
| he remained wet in the open air during a pray
er and hymn. The local paper speaks of it as
| equally test of the mar S faith and his con-
| stitution.
| Mr.. J. Goble of Madison University N Y,
visited Japan, some years since, and brought
back with him native Japanese, who has since
been converted, and is anxious to return to
that empire as missionary of the Baptist Free
Mission Society.
The mortal remains of Isaac Hadley, col
| ored preacher of great popularity among his
brethren at Nashville, Tenn, were followed to
the grave, few days since, by 176 men on
foot and DO carriages, besides various buggies.
1t is officially announced that National
Sunday School Teachers Convention will be
held in Philadelphia on the 22d day of Febru-
airy next Each Evangelical Sunday School
in the Union is invited to send at least one
delegate.
Iermon.-Rey. Plny H. White of Coven-
try, N. H., announces that he is engaged in
writing history of the Congregational church
in Vermont and calls for assistance ard CO.
operation in collecting the materials for the
work.
AT the close of the services last Sabbath
afternoon in Rev. Dr. Adams's church, sub
scrlptlon of more than six thousand dollars
was taken as the annual contribution to the
A. B. c. F. M.
Rev. E. G. Little, of North Middleboro' and
Rev. S. Richardson the former Congrega-
tionalist, and the latter a Baptist, are holding
discussion on baptism in the columns of the
Middleboro' Gazette.
Andooer Theological Seminary Congre-
gationalist states that the sum of $4,000 has
been raised by subscription, mostly during
1857 and 1858, for the re-endowment of the
Profess orship.
The thirty-second anniversary of the New
Hampshire Baptist Convention was held at
Exeter, in October. Nine churches have been
aided, missionary and agency work has been
performed by Rev. VIM. Baker, in Coos
County, by Rev. David Gage, in Acworth and
NARROW, and in their neighborhoods, and by
Rev. Samuel Cooke, through the State The
number Of churches is 81, of ordained minis
tiers SO, of icentiates 4, of baptised within the
year 68S. Total in the churches of the State,
$685. which is put@down as a gain on last year
of 876.
The Texas Baptist says that, during the
year, three new associations have been formed
about thirty new churches have been organ
lied, and more than two thousand converts
have been baptized, while the Lord has added
about twenty ministers to our number by ord-
nations and removal from the older States, and
large number of lay members by letter.
A Hindoo of the Bhatta caste was baptised
on the 18th ultimo, at the American Mission
Chapel, Bombay, by the Rev. Mr.. Harding.
This is said to be the first instance of Bhattia
having embraced Christianity Another native
was received into the church on the same oc-
casion, on profession of his faith.
The Methodist New Connection church in
Hamilton, G. W., has been visited with a gra-
cious revival of religion. Special services,
begun at the close of November and continued
for several weeks, were attended with most
gratifying results Among other fruits of this
revival are two interesting cases of hopeful
conversion from the Roman Catholic commu-
Mon.
Boston Baptist Bethel.-The religious interest
among seamen, of which record has been
made, reaches this church to a degree that has
been seldom seem Recently, the pastor, Rev.
Phineas Stowe, baptised another seacaptain.
A letter received from Mount Pleasant,
Iowa, Jan. Sd, says: We have had glorious
work here. Sixteen connected themselves
with us yesterday. We have had over twenty
conversions within short time.
Rev A. L. Stone, of Park Street Church,
Boston, has been rendered a six months leave
of absence, by his society, on account of the
impaired state of his health. He will sail for
Europe in the course of the Spring, his pulpit
being supplied by the church. during his alb
sence, and his salary to be continued as usual
The sum of two thousand dollars, for his trav-
cling expenses, has been generously presented
him by some of the leading members of the So
ciety.-
The papers chronicle the decease of Rev.
Joseph Fl. Eaton, LII. d. President ofthe Ten
nessee University at Murfreesboro DIR. Eaton
was brother of President Eaton, of Madison
University.
The Rev. Mrs. Antoinette Brown Blackwell
has re-appeared as a lecturer and clergywoman
at Rochester. Since her marriage she has
been little in public life.
Rev. VIM. G. Dickinson, formerly of Mid
dleboro, Mass, was installed January 10, as
pastor of the Congregational Church in Keno
sha, Wisconsin.
Mr.. John r. Thurston, graduate of Yale
College, and of Bangor Seminary, was ordain-
ed, on the 10th inst, as junior pastor of the
Oldtown Church, Newbury. Rev. DIR. With
ington, the senior pastor, has been settled over
the church forty three years. This church is
one of the oldest in New England. 1t is two
and quarter centuries since it was organized
under the branches of majestic oak, which
stood on the North bank of Pashen river.
In consequence of continued ill-health, the
Rev. Stephen G. Strong on Sabbath last ask
ed for dismission from his pastoral charge Of
the Congregational church in Southampton
This step was taken by the advice of his phys
ician.
SAD ACCIDENT ON THE PROVIDENCE RAIL