Civilian & telegraph., 1860-05-10
UMBER 10.
Religious Intelligence.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT To REV, NATHANIEL
WEsr.-Rev. Nathaniel West, lately of Cir-
cinnati, was seriously injured, in Allegany
City, Pennsylvania. last Saturday evening.
Willie on his way to Brooklyn, New York he
stopped in Allegany for the purpose Of visit
ing some relatives, and became the guest Of
Rev. DR.. Plummer. While passing up San
dusky street, Immediately opposite the South
Common Methodist Episcopal Church, he
met an individual on the narrow pathway,
who rudely jostled him. Mr.. West stepped
pace or two back, and fell distance per-
haps of thirty feet, reaching the ground in
Standing position. A number of young
men who were holding prayer-meeting in
the church, were attracted by his cries, aud
procuring scttcc, conveyed him to the resi-
dcnce of Mrs. Hamilton. The Reverend gen.
teman escaped with but slight external in
juries, but suffers greatly from internal pain.
Rev Crammond Kennedy, the "Boy Preach
er,' is now preaching in Phia lclphia, and ere
ating quite a sensation. lie is native of
Scotland, and is now in his eighteenth year.
lie is in appearance such youth as one pass
cs every hour, with boyish guise and no in
dications of mental or physical superiority.
Slight in body and limb. he has rather
large head, which would entitle him to sup
posed cerebral fullness, were it not that the
largeness exists chiefly in face and not in GER
ebrum. He has long, sandy hair, and blue
ish grey eye, which is large but not remark
ably bright His sermons are plain and cor
rect. and give rather the promise of future
excellence, than an exhibition ofpresent pow
cr.
Rev. DR.. Tying's Episcopal Church in New
York, contains 927 communicate, and ,185
pupils in the Sunday school, besides GOO in
the Mission Chapel school, and 600 or 700 in
the week day and sewing schools, making
total under inst tuction, Of between 1900 and
2,400.
MoSrMENr TO BUNyAN.-Wc rejoice to see
that our English Baptist brethren are raising
Il large subscription to erect monument in
honor of the poet dreamer of Elstow. 1t is
also pr icd to erect d memorial chapel in
London which shall bear his name If store
monuments to the illustrious dead are to be
the order of the day; this design is highly
commcndible John Bunyan, however is al
ready cnshrined in the hearts Of the Christian
people.
the Independent, in advance of publication
in '.The American ecclesiastical year book, 3"
some statistics in regard to the different reli-
gions in Asia Ont Of a total population Of
1856 900 900 there are 4 lGG 900 Roman Cath
olcs, 400, 900 Protcstants; other christians
belonging to the Greek and Armenian church
es, II, 2,SS9,000.
Rev. DR.. eRobicson Scot, Delegate from
tie Irish Conference to the General Confer
cnce at Buffalo. arrived at Boston on Monday
the 23d inst, and will spend few weeks in
this country.
VERMONT CONFERENCE DELEGATES. Tile
following are the delegates to the General
Conference from Vermont: Alonza Webster,
Peter Merrill, Andes r. Billiard. Reserves:
VIM. j. Kiddcr, VIM. ID. Malcolm.
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon, we sec by our English
files does not like to have his Sentiments
against American slavery made bon-frcs OF,
on Alabama plantations. lie intimatcs, that
sort Of thing is not going to stop his mouth,
nor impose any restraint on his pen. He
means 10 preach against the lawful sin,
harder than ever, now. bespoke in ginger
ly accents BEFORE now he is going to "cry
aloud and spare not" What pity it is, to
find a man capable of doing so much good,
making fool of himself.
The Richmond correspondent of the Peters
burg Press, speaking Of y sermon delivered
in Richmond on Sunday, by Rev. Henry A.
Wise, says The young divine is fast gain
ing fame and notoriety by his cloqucncc but
regret to notice one cir ,umstancc here, his
voice is sloosng power, becoming hollow. chest
contracting, and the hacking cough shows
but two plainly that the fell destroyer con-
sumption is doing its work. lie has just re-
turned from a trip South, where he has been
for the benefit of his health
The New York Sabbath Committee" have
issued tract on the subject Of Sunday trav-
cling on Railroads. They earnestly advocate
its tliScontinuancc.
The General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church met in Buffalo, New York
on Monday.
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