The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-12-10
Religious rnseliigence.

tcu otates 1oHETcos lIOu Ao4O W 1Of1s
and from 1919 to 1851.
Religious Intelligence.
An,i-slasery sentiment is making de-
cided progress in the Old School Presby-
teriaD Chdros. The Synod Of Indians
met recently in Greensburg, and in the
course of its sittings the Rev f. d. Nc
Master offered paper on the state of the
country, which very properly recognized
the fact that slavery propagandism and
domination was at the root Of all our
troubles, and urged upon our National
Government the cxertion of it's whole
power to withdraw the nation from all
support of the institution. The yeas and
nays being called, the paper was adopted
by 46 to 7. The seven nays drew up and
signed formal protest, setting forth IL
1t was not the province of the Synod to
determine such hational sin, nor had
it any right to say what ought to he
urged on the National Goyernment-that,
it being political question, the matter
was in direct contravention of the Consti-
tuition of the Church, and, finally, that its
tendency was to divide and distract the
churches.
The Old School Presbyterian Syaod of
Baltimore, at its recent meeting in Har-
risburg, adopted resolution to " heartily
and cordially approve the paper on the
state OF the country, presented to the
General Assembly by the Rev. DR.. Breck-
inridge, with the action thereon, in it's
general tenor and purport, as timely,
needful and wise, and still applicable to
the present state of the country and the
church, /" and another expressing the duty
of Christian people to support the gov
eminent in its efforts for its own preser-
vation
The statistic OF IT,. Methodist Epis-
copal Church which has recently been
published. show a loss during the past
year of 45,6i7 members. The Confer
ences in which the heaviest decrease is
shown (the Missouri ind Arkansas, Bal
timore, East Baltimore, and Western
Virginia, are those extending into terri
tory which has been during the whole
year under thecontrol Of the rebels. The
pressnt membership Of the Church ID
942,9O6. The Methodist Episcopal
Church has = strong anti slavery disei-
pine, and though in the border states its
anti-slsvery cause may be for many dead
letter, the entire influence OF the Church
is cast against slavery, and the youth
growing up under her instructions will do
battle In the cause Of freedom. She is
still numcfbusly represented in the border
slave States, having l0,888 members in
Delaware. 4i,872 in Virginia, 3.4O5 in
Kentucky, 7.73S in Missouri. 1t is the
most numerous ecclesiastical body in New
jersey. where it counts Al. 275 members.
The Church sustains one Official orcsn in
the slave States-The Central Christian
Advocate, At st. Louis, which is the best
and most anti-slavery paper upon the ter
r:tory of the slave power.
On November 8, at the General Method
list Protestant Convention held ct Cincin-
natl, the Western Virginia Conference
applied for admission to the General
Conference of the Church, which is !
thoroughly anti-slavery body.
The Churches in the South seem to be
aware that their view Of slavery isolAtea
them from oil the other christian and
civilized countries. The Richmond Chris
tan Advocate proposes, therefore, Con.
vention Of the Christian Churches of al
denominations at the South, to unite in 4
formal solemn testimony in yindication
OIL their conservative and scriptural''
principles on the slavery question, as well
as their position in the war.
~ " Mamma" said Master Harry.
how tat Amelia has grown II" .Yes.n