Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-04-19
NUMBER 16.
Religious Intelligence.

DEATH OF A MINISTER Rev. J. Nc
Kim Duncan, is announced as having de-
ceased on Wednesday, 2sth ult., in Elkton,
Md. His disease was a dropsical affection,
from which he had suffered for some time.
Mr.. Duncan was son of Rev. j. McKim
Duncan, Sr., of Baltimore, Md, and long the
pastor of the Congregationast (now Reform
edl Church, Fayette street. under whose min
istry it was mainly established In his youth
he studied law there, and in 1916 was the
first candidate of the Native American party
in that city for Congress. He was defeated
however. A change in his life occurring about
this time, Mr.. Duncan abandoned the law
and entered the ministry. He preached in
that city and vicinity for some years, until
he received call to church in Philadelphia,
about 1850, where he remained until called
to the Presbyterian church at Elkton, Md,
whose pastor he was when death summoned
about forty years Of age, and leaves widow
and one child.
R65"A volume of the records of the old
South Church in Boston, Massachusetts,, which
has been missing for IN re than half centu-
ry, has just been brought to light. 1t was in
the safe of room formerly occupied by a
prominent lawyer, now deceased: and it is
thought the records were examined by him
in some suit, and were afterwards forgotten
1t is said that the volume sheds so much
| light upon some Of the parish funds, that il
is probable different use will hereafter be
made of them, so that they will reach the
poor of the society, as was intended by the
original donors.
DocTRINAL DEFEoTIoN.-The Westmin-
eter Review gives this list of loose teachers
among the distinguished men of the English
Establishment: Prof. Maurice, of Kings
College, discards the doctrine of eternal pun
shment; Prof. Jowett, of Oxford, the theory
of sacrificial atonement; Prof. Powell repu-
diates the authority of the Old Testament
a md, consequently, the doctrine of the fall o
man and the obligations of the Sabbath Rev
j. Mcknight renounces Scripture inspira-
ton; and the Bishop of Hereford, doctrinal
religion generally
The number of difficulties makes the
Christians conquest the more illustrious. A
gracious man should be made up all of fire
overcoming and consuming all opposition, as
fire does the stubble.' All difficulties should
| be but whetstones to his fortitude.
Rev. JoHN HERsEY.-This venerable min.
lister is now preaching to the churches in
Mobile, Ala. A private letter describes his
sermons as very searching showing the
house of Jacob their sins. lie has preached
at six o'clock in the morning, and refused to
eat food cooked on Sunday. y.---NashriHc 1Aa-
rocdte.
pEJ" Rev. DR.. Hamilton, of the Church
South; is now on visit to Central and South
America, looking out for posts at which our
Church may station missionaries; and We
trust it will not be long ere we have num-
Der Of active and Jealous men in that field
ST. Loris 4drocate.
RkS-Twenty missionaries of the gospel met
together once to compare notes, and give
| their experience of their several conversions
to God. 1t was found that nineteen out of
the twenty were converted in the Sabbath
school
KIRwIN Rev. Nicholas Murray, better
known as kirwan, was to leave New York
for Ireland April 14th. He intends witness
ing and writing about the great Irish Rcvi-
val. The old gentleman makes frequent vs-
its to Europe, and has the whcrewitlaI
DEATH OF DR.. THoRNT )N.-We regret to
learn that DIR. Il. C. Thornton, the venerable
divine, and President of Madison College.
Mississippi, departed this life at his residence,
in Sharon, the 22d ult.
BeS"'lhc missionaries sent out by the
Presbyterian and Dutch Reformed Churches
of this country have found no obstacles to
establishing themselves in Japan. so long
closed against Christian teachers. Two tenn
pies were cleared Of their idols and devoted
to Christian worship
GERMAN METHoDIsM The latest figures
show the number Of persons belonging to the
German Methodist Episcopal Church in the
United States to be 1868.