Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-09

lasting covenant is what no reader Of secular
history fifty years ago could even have dream
ed would ever come TO pass Some the hills
around Jcrsalem have already become jew
ish property, and it is by no means improbable
that some too Of present generation will sec
the entire city of Jerusalem again in the hands
of its ancient owners That might re-
yohtion will follow in the wake of such an
event is probably as certain as that the jews
will return at all at all events, affairs in that
immediate region of the East must ere long
become an engrossing theme among the ma
tions Of the earth
The Cleveland papers report that an inter
estng revival is in progress in Loroin county.
Meetings have been at Rochester Brighton
and PittsReld There Is also a religious nwak-
ening at Huntington, eighteen or twenty hay-
ing been converted, and many more are seek
ing peace and pardon. The highest and low
est classes are alike affected Services are
held every evening in the week,
A revival has also recently taken place at
Athens, Ohio On recent Sabbath lftyifye
persons joined the Presbyterian church,
twenty-nine of them were heads of families,
six or seven were over fifty years of age, and
two were not far from three score and ten.
METHoDisN From an official return, sub
mitted To the General Conference now in ses-
sion at Buffalo, we CLEAN the following inter
esting statistics of Methodism in the world
Total members. liDNiGA
Add travelling preachers. lJ2n
Total comnunicants in 1915 sls
Total COMMITMENTS In Europe................ 1j6b2
Total 2,732 100
taned~io0o 0oO members and 100 preachers, 10000
Grand Total 2,7i3 30i
The Rev DR. McClintock, one of the most
eminent diyines in the Methodist Episcopal
Church and family, will sail for Europe ON the
10th day Of June He goes out at the urgent
solicitation of numerous friends, ofall denomi-
nations to take charge Of the American Chapel
in Paris.
Some of the distinctive features of Method
ism seem to be ignored by that sectiu Buffalo
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gdzette
says:
THE Methodist churches here are all pewed
churches, with fine organs, cushioned seats,
and other 'cnrnal comforts, not in good repute
with the denomination at the West II looks
a.little queer, too, 10 see II Methodist congre-
cation sitting and the minister standing, dur
tb. hut oh Ia tha.
tom in this cOuntry---a custom which, accord
ing l.. ..my Buckeye notions, would be more
honored in the breach than the observance
A correspondent of lions Herald states
that the Vermont Conference of the NJ 4
Church, at its recent session, adopted a reso-
luton against secret societies, which requests
their members to dissolve their connections
with such societies.
At recent meeting of the Baptists minis
ters in Providence, r. l., the question was dis
cussed, How a church ought to deal with a
member who had taken bribe for his vote
It was concluded that he should be admonish-
ished, and il not satisfactorily penitent, cx
clvded ns for kindred offences
The king of the Sandwich Islands is taking
an interest in EpisOopacy and offers to give
site for a church at Hawaii, build parsonage
and pay salary of ~ 900 a year to q rector.
Liberal subscriptions have been made in
Boston in aid of the project to erect Home
for Aged Men" The 7ropeler says One gem
erous citizen headed the subscription with
gift of $4,000, another followed with n dona-
tion OF 81 OOO and we hope soon to report
that the $2O, 600 needed has been obtained
The Trustees Of the Inebriate Asylum, in
corporated by the Legislature of Maryland, are
procuring subscriptions preparatory to con
structing the necessary bpillngs
SPLIT IN THE ILLINOIS LUTHERAN SYNOD
At the recent Lutheran Synod Of Northern H.
linois, the entire Scandinavian portion of that
body consisting Of some twenty-iour Swedish
and Norwegian pastors, representing about
sixty churches, withdrew on account of GER
tain decided doctrinal differences which have
for several years past been source Of
strife and contention. Prof Esbjorn, of
the Springfield University, has resigned his
position in that institution, and nearly all the
Scandinavian students have returned to their
homes. Measures have since been taken TO
organize distinct Scandinavian Synod, and
a Convention is called for that purpose to as
sembla in Rock county, Wisconsin, on the 5th
of June. A Lutheran PgpeF now berare US,
commenting upon these proceedings, gives,
the opinion that all the difficulties here refer
red to are attributable to Prof Esbjorns sus-
piOiOns, and his want Of acquaintance with
the manner.of conducting literary institutions
in America
INTERESTING ITEN.--A sharp Washington
letter writer, who has been 'doing the Japa-