Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-11-10
Religious Intelligence.

ATTEMrr 10 "FoECE VOTE. - Sumo
years ago, celebrated Methodist minister
and revivalist, well known for his eloquence
and zeal in converting souls, WAS preaching
I in Louisville. The feeling had got pretty
well up, and one night, after very power
full sermon, he came down from the pulpit
for tho purpose of receiving the mourners,
while the good cid hymn Of
Canaan, Oh Canaan, I'm bound FOR the land
of Canaan !"
was struck up and chimcd i'll by hundreds Of
voices The hymn was concluded, but there
were no peEitents at the altar. In vain he
exhorted--his words and appeals fell upon
the ears of his listeners without exciting any
emotion. At length hp concluded to make
bold stroke and follow it up with a lest,
and rcSuming the pulpit, after lev word,
Of eXhortation he solemnly announced that
he would pu: question, upon which he ex-
pected all to vote III view Of the estimation
they placed upon their souls.
With finger raised most significantly, and
in most solemn manner, he announced -
AN those in favor Of Christ will please rise
to Il cir feet" Only some eight or ten res
ponded to the announcement and while the
minister was watching intensely lof others to
signify their position by rising,a worthy mem
her who was on lis feet, intcricrrd and sug-
gested that "the reason might he that the
true discip were too modest to- vote. At
this iuncture loud voice was heard ii, the
gallery, II say, brother IL, it's no use
Il talking or trying to force this vote--this
congregation is for the devil by at least twcn-
ty-tve hundred majority
The AsssmJly's Free CAtreh il. IIasdtag-
ion.-Rev. Il. A. De LGuccy, OF New Or
leans, has secured about eighty thousand dol
lars (lnainly in Louisiana) for the Old School
General Asseniby's Free Church in Wash
ington, including twenty-five thousand dol
lars from one gentleman for fun! to sup
port the pastor, and five thousand dollars from
n lady for parsonage house. These dona-
tons are made on condition that the amount
shall be increased to one hundred thousand
dollars; So that twenty thousand dollars are
needed to complete this enterprise, Mr.. De
L.ncey has received the appointment OF his-
trict Secretary to the Southwestern Commit
tee Of Missions. which was inaugrrated by
the last Assembly, and has its hcaiqnaIters
at New Orleaus.-Nat hH
BS5"Rev. Henry Ward Beechcr indulgel
his propensity for satire in his sermon OF sun
day, in wli:n he magnliied the captivity Of
about thirty citizens at llarpcrs Ferry into
that Of two thousand. But he took occasion
to denounce in strong terms all such acts Of
violence as that committed under the lead Of
John Brown, and all measures which had
tendency to separate and create enrity be-
tween the people of the North and those Of
thc South. Nevertheless. the whole tenden-
cy OF the sermon was t. increase the anti
slavery feeling of his hearers.
Bslt~ Rev. DR.. Atkinson, who was on 4 visit
to bis relative, the Rev. Dr. Dutton, the much
esteemed pastor of the Presbyterian Church
in Charlestown, appeared with musket and
cartridge box in hand, during the late out
break at IIarpcr's Ferry, ready to do his du-
tiny as patriot citizen Of the republic. Such
men are true soldiers.
SUNDAY AND THE GERMA ANS.--A meeting
Of the Germans was leld iu New York on
Sunday evening, FOR the purpose uf g;yicg
expression to a sentiment in favor Of the OBJ
servance of the Sabbath. There were about
! 800 present. Addresses were delivered l,y
the Rev. DR.. Adams, in English, end by tie
Rev. j. b. lIulian and DR.. Philip Schaff in
in the German vernacular, and series Of res
olutionS were adopted, ,favorng quiet obsclv-
ance of the day.
NEGRO NoRsHrpPETs OvERBoARp-At
the late session of the Genesee NJ. L. Confer
ence, held ut Auburn, the ultra abolitiops,s
had a hard time OF it. -Four preachers were
tried and expelled: Others were located ind
several who had fallen into the alleged errors
were compelled to make Chris.ian-like ac-
acknowledgements and to promise amendment |
Bishop Simpson conducted the business Of
the occasion with calm prudence but unwa-
vsring frmness. f.as
BD-A woman was fined $40 with costs,
at Memphis, Tenpessee, for disturbing s.
church by laughing, and refusing to stop her
'ncrrinent.