Daily national Republican., 1863-05-23
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RELIGIOUS lNTELLIGENCE.

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WuITsUSTIDE.-To-ino the Seventh Sun
DAY, or rorty-niuth day after Easter is Whltsun-
day. This festival originated with tho Hehrews
who observed it as the day on which the law
and commandments were received by Moses,
their great loader, on Mount slanl. The bnp-
fism or diffusion OF the Holy Spirit upon the
Apostles as recorded In Acts II, occurred on
that day, which was observed by the IsraetCs
Us the day Of Pentlcost, and hence Its observance
has bCen continued by Christians In rcmem-
brauce Of that event. The following day, Mon
day from time immemorial has seen celebrated
rs a holiday, and in the old countries sports
and plays Of divers kinds are indulged in TO a
grgat extent. In this country number of per-
sons observe 1t as a relaxation from their accus-
tOmed pursuits, but 1t is not looked on In the
same light as the Easter holidays.
ANDovER THEOLOGICAL sEMINARY.-ProC.
Egbcr' {. Smytho, of Bowdoin Collega, Me-,
accepts the invitation TO the chair OF Eccleslas-
rral History in the above named Seminary,
made vacant year since by the resignation of
". G. T. Shedd, D. D.. and Prof. Putnam, of
Dartmouth College, called to the Professorship
Of Biblical Literature in the Seminary, to be
occupied till March next by the present incum-
bent. Calvin F. Stowe, D. D., husband Of
Harriet Beecher stowe,) declines the call on
account Of his health, for the Improvement of
WhlCn ne Is ABOUT 10 Nlhl Europe.
"BBLrs AND CHArNs. Under this heading,
the Leeds Mercury English paper) has a sar-
castle and well written article on the late mis-
sion Of the Rev. Moses Hoge, D. D., to Great
Britain, to get a supply of bibles for the use Of
the Southern Confederacy. The editor scorches,
with inst and generous scorn, those smooth
lougued apostles of evil" who, In sacerdota
guse, visit England and try to persuade the
Dprnle there RlaypFy and he FplIpipn Of he
l!9.e not only can co-eIiRt, but do reciprocally
support each other.
REVEALS N PHlLADsLPHIA.-The rPmarka-
bic -sligi0us interest in the Baptist churches
Of Philadelphia st.M continues. The Chrt.tiun
Chronicle reports the baptism Of twenty-five
Tertous on the 10th inst, by Dr. jeffrey, Of the
l"r-th church, making one hundred and thirty.
ave- n oil since the lst of February. Thirteen
ere baptized on the same day by Rev. J. Hyatt
Sn.in, Of the Eleventh church; six by Rev Mr..
Cooper, Of the Bereau church; fifteen by Rev
J, Wheaton Smith, Of Spruce Street church
and f7e BY Rev. T. s, Malcom, OF Nlcetown.
RIVAL IN RocHEsTER.-A Hourlshing re-
viva Is In progress in the Asbury Methods,
Episcopal Church In the city of Rochester
Rev. Mr.. CeS!ltt, of the New Jersey Conference
has been the conductor Of the religious exer
Cises, and the Rochester papers are full o
h4klNA0b III bIahS VI Ilb lpNtI, tlOlutuCt ant
eTud!tloH.
EAdTIsT MISSIONARY CNIoN.-The receipt
Of the American Baptist Missionary Union fo
the past year were sos, $50 %. The o1pendi
rlre5 were 500, 500 81, and for the payment o
!ndebtedness s6937,S5, leaving balance oil
sand, Apr. !, 1888, OF S5l2.64.
Tue BIBLE IN INDIA-A Bengal paper (Soj
1oTa LGjUHa) is now advocating the use Of thr
A.h.e IN the government schools Of India. Thi
heather paper declares that the Bible Is "th
hest ard most excellent Of all the Fnglisl
books"
NEw ! ioRI ANNTvERsLRIEs.-The New Yor
anniversaries did not attract no much attentio
ss usual but the different national bocletic
gave good report of their dOings during tn
year.
SOUTH WHEELING The Christian Chronicl
reports thirty.fve additions BY baptism to th
South Wheeling church, Pa; thiry-four a
Point P!easanti eight Rt Carbondale, and iw
a. Reynoldsville.
MysrIc.-Tbr Christian .ScrTetary report
forty additions TO the Union church, Mystl
River, c., within two months; fourteen bar
Ezea at Waterbury, and thIrty-seven withiI
the year al West Woodstock.
AMERICAN r VI. THE Hon. Ira Harris
e. .. senator from New York, is the new Pres
'dcn' o't1r American Baptist Missionary Unior
vice the late Governor Briggs, Of Mass. Tn
n'h an interest ing session in ClryrlAnd
Ohio, the week.