Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-01-26
NUMBER 4
Religious Intelligence.

| The Methodist missions among the Ger
mans in this country have been remarkably
successful. These missions are less than TWEEN
ty-five years old, and there arc now connect
ed with nine Conferences in the United States
among the Germans 2l3 travelling preachers,
| 1913 local preachers, 1877 members and
probationers, sol churches, 118 rarsonages.
| together valued at S54O, $40; 35S Sunday
| Schools, and about 2 ! 900 scholars and teach
ers.
1t is very gratifying too that the increase
| during the past year has been large. Never
was the prospect so cheering in this part of
our work as now. Many Of tho churches are
| self-supporting, and all contribute literally
to the missionary and other benevolent enter
priscs Of the church. A German Methodist
literature is rapidly springing up, and the
work assumes all the marks Of permancncy
and great success.-Northern ddrocate.
MISSIONARY TO JArAN.-Mr. John L.
Johnston, of the Baptist Church at Charlotts-
vile, Va, and at present a student of the T.
University Of Virginia, has been appointed
missionary to Japan, by the board of the
Southern Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
RELIGIOUS BIGoTRY in SwEDEN.-A rcso-
luton has been submitted to the Swedish Di-
ct by clergyman named Jansen, enacting
that the entire Swedish clergy shall hence
forth have complete conIfol over all printed
papers or pamphlets circulated by lIawkers
and that, moreover, severe punishment shall
be inflicted on all laymen who shall discuss
religious subjects without first having been
examined and authorized by a Protestant cler-
gyman. The proposition was unanimously
adopted, and some members proposed even
more stringent measures.
CoLoRED CoMMUNIcANTs The Presbyte-
ry of Roanoke, Nirgina,' Old School Presby-
terian, has addressed PASTORAL letter, on tho
instruction the colored people to the church
cs under its care, and ordered the same to be
read in all tho churches Of the Presbytery-
1t commences by saying: "Among the i'm
portant interests of the kingdom of our Lord
Jc5ug Christ, which have claimed our special
attci,tqn since the organization Of the Pres
bytcry in April last-that the work of the
Lord may be vigorously and efficiently car
ricd forward within DIR bounds--Me religious
instruction ofMe colored people, is hardly to
be Pkccd second to any other"
METHoDIsM IN NEW YoRK.-Dr McClin-
took in speech in New York city before a
meeting called to consider the claims of tine
Troy University, stated that according to
good statistics nearly one-third Of tle church
sittings in the State of New York are in
Methodist churches, and nearly one fourth of
acadcmica students in the State are in Meth
odist schools.
MINISTERIAL SurPoRT.-Says the North
Western Christian Adrocate, GAS general
rule the support of Indiana Methodist preach
-, 20 npt tn tln
! Methodism Of q great state, when in her best
and most opulent Churches her ministers re-
ccive salary below that of the book-keepers
Of their stewards or the forenlcn Of their class
leaders" Corld not the same thing be said
in regard to the Ohio Methodist preachers,
and all others generally?
Dr. Charles Elliott has completed work
] on "Polirical Romanism," designed TO be a
sequel to his admirable work, "A Delineation
of Romanism," which has been received with
such favor in the United States and England
The English Episcopal Bishopric of Sierra
Leone has been conferred on the Rev. f. H.
Bcckles. The bishop designated has been for
some years Rector of st. Peters, St. Christo-
piers in the diocescof Antigua, and has thus
thorough experience of the negro character
The King of Abyssina has received gladly
tho vernacular Scriptures sent by the Lon-
don Bible Society, through the Bishop of Jc-
rusalcm, to Abyssinia, and began at once
himself to distribute them.
A WICKED LITTLE WOMAN WITH GREEN
SrEcKs-One Rev. Mas. Finch publishes
a card, in which he says that while attending
the 3rockport camp meeting, woman, small