, 1864-01-17

The last week los been occupied in
many Of the chur1hea in pursuance Of the
Recommendation Of the Worlds Christian
Alliance, as q week It Prayer, in behalf of
circular to the Prdestant World, viz:
Prayer for Aissions;: :: for Sunday Schools;
for the oppressed; ttr those in authority,
and for greater 1cyeIence of tue Sabbath;
and. lastly, for genenl revival In the hcarts
of Christians creIywlfhre.
The Protestant Episcopal church is gain
ing firm foothold III Ha5ti: The mission
established there last Tcar By the Reg; NJ;
Holly, colored clcl lgyman Of the United
Gently visited By Bishop Lee, Of Delaware,
who was well received BY the Haytien gov
ernmentv We infer i13m the account Of this
pastoral visit given bJ Mr. Holly, that the
leading men Of Ha5ti lhow. no attachment to
the Roman Catholic system to which the pop
OF them are inquiriug for religious truth else
where. The prospects of Protestantism In
the island seem to be very bright
Az extensive revival has prevailed IN the
Stanton street, N. T., Baptist Church for
some time past Seventeen persons have
been received into the church during the Inst
month by baptism. ,,,
The Congregationahst saye:-A responsi-
bic individual, who desires to: withhold his
ud4ut Lie FlC3Cutf A4k1 ~ N%A LAD
written obligations to endoW frofessorship
In Iowa College with tn 1ho4sond da1drs, pro-
yided With that sum, and what has already
been settled in endoWmente, the amount OF
tlfty thousand dollnrs shall be obtained for
that purpose during the year 1851
The Congregntionalist, under the head Of
*sSunny Sida lttms,' contains long List OF
PASTORS who have been visited by their peo-
pie, during and preceding The Christmas holl-
silyef-seryices, books, engraE1ngs, provls-
Ions, &c.
The inauguration Of Rev. Dr.: shcdd as
tsProfeseor OF Biblical Literature" md oi
Rev. Henry q. Hadley as "Assistant Profes.
eor Of Hebrew" In the Union Theological
Seminary, took place In The Madison Square
Church {Dr. Adams'), last Monday evening.
On the last Sabbath u: the year, Dec
9th, Rcy. DR.. Gillette, Of New. York city;
who hes been called to Washington, preached
his farewell sermon as pastor OF the Calvary
Baptist church. On Wednesday evening,
large number Of his congregation assembled
at his residence, and presented to him beau
tiful cane watGa ten s4nuHeoz ~ hia ,a al
splendia ] sIlycr pitcher.
-Rey, Albert Barncs, on Q fuller consider
alton Of tho requirements Of bis appointment
81 tbs Prudential COMMITTEES Of the Ameri
can Board, has consented to serve
The stated meeting OF the managers wn!
held Ut tho BibIc House, Astor Place, or
Thundny the 7th inst, Th5ec new au1iliasic
in New York. Interesting communication
Wcro received from KcS. Low Thorn, Q
North Carolina, returning thanks for larg
| grant. Of, books to- that state; FROM Rey
Amos DcErlng, Monroyin, IN regard 70 B!bl
works In Liberia, and requesting. books
Buenos ';Ayres, with favorable &c
counts Of. openings for Bible distrI
button, aud in regard to appointing distxibu
te1e; lrom hcY, D. Vroouan, Cantor, and lie,
| 8. L. Baldwin. Fnh Clsau, In regard to m ager
e. In China, the latter sending financial as
count md statements ae to tho number {
jacob Chambcrlatn, Eadtalln, Indla,' rclatin
to further progression in hIs Bible tour; frol
Rev, E. P. >Hastinss,- Jatlea, .Ceylon, In =,
gard 10 distrtbuuop, and sending The jou