Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-23
Religious Intelligence.

NEw ENGLAND ANNIVERSARIES. The Secre-
tary of the Massachusetts, Bible Society, at a
meeting in its behalfon Monday, reported that
the organization has distributed during the
year II, 100 Bibles, 10000 Testaments, $500
Testaments and Psalms, and 70G volumes Of
the Psalms--making total of over $4,000
books Ofthcse 81 $40 were in English and
l,G30 in various foreign languages 5,400
Bibles, 1850 Testaments, and 450 Tesla
ments and Psalms, had been gratuitously dis
tributed 1850 had been given to seamen, II
40 to Sabbath and other schools, 800 to pub
lie institutions and houses AIS to the city mis-
sion, 2570 to destitute families, and the bal
ance had been distributed through various
States Massachusetts is now doing more for
the cause than any other State except New
York, more than Southern States with three
times her population, more than all the rest of
New England, and more than Pennsylvania,
with all her mineral wealth.
The Young mems Chrstaan Association OF
Boston numbers 200 members, and has en-
rolled over 1000 since its organization. 1t
has found situations for GO young men during
the past year, circulated l0,500 tracts and
hymns among seamen, and last summer dis
tributed G, 200 tracts and 5000 hymns to the
attendants upon the meetings on the Common.
The Virginia Baptist General Association
held its annual meeting at Staunton last week.
Elder c. c. Biting, of Alexandria, preached
the introductory sermon. From reports sub
mitted it appeared that during the year As col
porters have been employed l0,549 days, and
visited 6,sOl families, and distributed a large
number-of Bibles and other religious books
A resolution was adopted giving the sanction
of the Association to the purchase of the Blue
Sulphur Springs property for 100000, to be
converted into college in which to educate
young men for the ministry.
The Collector of the Ahmednugger district
India, has imposed fines amounting to more
than two thousand rupees, on Hindoos who at
tempted by violent usage, to hinder native
Christians and Europeans from nsing-and SC
defling the water of the tanks The city il
said to be full of cursing and bitterness OF
account of this sentence.
At recent Convention of clergymen a
Chicago, the following question, proposed BY
a member of the theological school, was dis
cussed "How can become minister anC
not rernquish my manhood2 1t seems I
strange question to ask, and yet the idea
brought out by the discussion would indicate
that clergyman manhood is assaulted on al
sides He must first satisfy the clergy Of hi
conformity to the articles of faith, or he can
not get ordination he must please the people
or he cannot get parish; and he must lool
out how he touches any sore spots in his hear
ers' consciences, or he will soon lose his place
and so at every step he is tempted by th
strongest motives of interest TO suppress hi
convictions and shirk the most important o
his duties as d Christian pastor, and ii is no
without reason that young man inquiries hoy
he may become a minister and not sink hi
manhood2
! Inc twenty blillNeIaulg VI iHhh
Seminary which is at Cincinnati has just oC
Cured Eight young gentlemen were gradu
ates This institution is under the control q
the New School Presbyterian Church A
effort which has been making lately to rails
an endowment of 100000, has been so ia
successful that Sl7, 200 have been raised,
The report Of the American Sunday SchoC
Union shows that the present years incom
for benevolent purposes is larger by $22, 20
"a than the average of the ten preceding year
This increase is regarded MS peculiarly signii
cant, from the fact that the Union has just d
earded collecting agencies.
The Independent reiterates the charq
; made some weeks ago, that the Nassau sire,
Tract Society shamefilly mutilated Leig
Richmonds negro servant in their tract ed
! ton of that interesting narrative, and asl
Of the Executive Committee, who erased ce
tain sentences, what il reprints.