Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-08-11
Religious Intelligence.

Rev. \. S. Train, D. d., for twenty-three
years pastor of the Baptist church in Havor-
HILL Mass, has accepted the appointment of
Professor Of Sacred Rhetoric ana PASTORAL
Duties in the Theological Institute at New
ton.
Tie Rev. Benjamin Watson has been elect
ed rector of the Church Of Atonement in
Philadelphia. made vacant by the resignation
of the Rev. Kingston Goddard The Rev.
Mr.. Watson is u Philadelphian by birth,
formerly assistant rector of Grace church. in
that city, then rector Of Zion church, Il. l.,
and succeeded Bishop Lee, oflowa, as rector
Of st. Luke's church, Rochester, n. Y.
A great revival among the colorcd popula-
ton has been going on iorseveral weeks past
in Richmond and Manchester. and on Sunday
last there were baptized in James river, on
the Manchester side, &c persons-35 women
and % men
The Protestant On1clmGn ays:-Wc
have been favored with extracts from the sec
uIar press in Illinois on the sui jet of an cx-
'raordinary case Of discipline. Rev. DR.. Adj
ans. of Chicago, has been suspended from ex-
ercisiug the functions of n deacon for Gilicia-
ting in the pulpit OF a presbyterian minister.
Rev. J. T.. Edwards, Of Petersburg, Va
has been requested, by Bishop Pierce, 10 take
charge Of Methodist interests III San Fran
cisco.
CHrncn SCENE IN SAN FRANcrsco. IL.
the Church Of the Advent scene tool, place
yesterday, during the service, which is dis
grace to the party engaging in it. 1t is al
legged that Mr., X. 7. locke published some
thing IN relation to the wife ofJ NJ War
rcn, which was highly offensive to the latter
Whilst the Rev. Mr.. McAllistcr was preach
ing his sermon, Warren came in, and walk
ing mp the aisle to Locke pew. angriy ask
ell him to come out. Locke, at first declined
but upon the request being made in Il still
more pcremptory manner, he left his seat
and accompanied the other toward the door,
Before reaching it Warren struck him. and
the scene which followed we will not under
take to describe. Suffice it to say that some
members Of the congregation arrested War
ren and took him to tie station-house. He
was lihcra ted on $50 bajl.-.SdA Francisco
NaiioHR
Zig PrcGciiHg-In letter which appears
in the "Richmond Christian Advocate" DR..
Cross speaks Of Southern preacher as fol-
lows: "Hc encompasses himself with rain
bows, and meteors, and earthquakes, and cata-
racts aud hurricanes, and water-spouts, and
showers of gems and torrents of fire, and
bounGles5 cOnfasrations, and marshaled phi
losophies, and tfoopng seraphims, and the
wheels Of providence, and the sill
yer Ginning OF the spheres, and tie wc,tering
chaos of demolished worlds"
4 New MEANS or GRAcE.-The Buffalo
Advocate says: "a new form of worship. as
we have been Informed, has just been inaug-
urated among the sect called Nazarites. At
the late bergen Camp-mceting, dancing, a a
seperate exercise, was encouraged and prac-
ticed. Circles were formed, within which
space was kept clear, and then outside that
circle quick-stcp m lsic was sung, and from
one to four danced to regular time, as regu-
lar as in ballroom, batting the fact that the
floor was rather rough. We cannot name
all the tunes which were sung, but an inform
ant gives us the names Of two; they were
Yankee Doodle and Pop goes the Weasel.
We make no complaint, but simply state
this rs matter Of fact. which no one who
was there will deny. This is an age Of i'm
and the old methods Of worship,
by singing, talking, and prayer, have become
stale by use to these fast Christians. What
next Improvement will be we cannot tell, but
will try to keep our readers posted.
gS5"Dr. Wm. E. McLaran, formerly an
editor in Pittsburg and in Cleveland, is pre-
pairing to depait for Japan, where he will
hereafter devote himself to missionary labors