, 1865-05-27
RELIGIOUS MATTERS,

Bible Union held highly Interesting meetfns
at the Baptist Church, corner Of Twelfth ind
North Market streets, ST. Louis, on Saturday
anu eunoay 4ast' About ono hundred per
sons mostly elereymeu, Wese In attendance
a 'alge nu"oef OF visitors Interested IN blplo
leF1ston, 'o'meo psrt OF tho congregation as-
semDlea eaen day. This American BLDG
O"on, u known, Was established In Ne"
1osk CITY IN le5o, Its object being thorough
1esH4on VI ruansianon OF the present set-
aoh u 'ae olole: 1he Union 1s mol chslfey
oenou"stiona1, tnoagh It's members no1o
.nat 1Hne1s'on Il me Only true mode OF oap-
tism. Inns eociety has caused the entire re-
l.'n.!a'1oa oi me new lestament INTO the
epensn, opamsn, Asaaan' frenea aaa aei
luon aasenases' ana ias"ea asi,sso cop'es'
.no ~ 1es,anen1 IL no" undergoing te.
"a,a.'s t.aue,n. neoA o1 Soo hn,ios ueoa
eo"p'so, @a NOW neme encoiaseu.
t'one ~ ~ toe. apio o'piHa1 seno,ass Inv
80 1 = ~: tl's e.ea' "o'A' !s ne'' ~.
a.' - ulo' p.sspsm ~ ~ toe anes., n.'1a
T1n,o,, | ,rns ~os5 nr5 .tawas ~ ~" sa.ss.aai,,r
..s--.', ~ -. 49,. se1 W. -
Ff', .a,,fr ~ aeat,.,sa.s r. ~ $780, ...t.a ~
r, T. ,sfa,s.sas ~ 49,. 49, -. "JAo ~ .S,..~ dn,.
,a.s stst,aa sIs ~ ~ ssaslS,. ~ M ~ tsn
sa,,sra .ras 80 s.ras, 49, ~ ''f' '@
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A"EtacAa AND r FOREIGN b1ols ooelhtf',
ms society he1a IT'S anniversary exercises !"
o. Lon's, tDls ycaF, commencing On Weanes-
day o. last week, heY. b. i. Helcn' =. -, u
New York, presiding, Inc attendance was Sef5
large, ard the proceedings OF an interesting anu
instructive character. This one Of tae most
extensive charitable religious organizations
In tho world, the1f agencies nelhg estaousaeo
IN almost every portion ol Tue heatnen World
on saturday stsonsl5 matkea loJa' anu Pa1-
Hotte resolutions were passed "lshont ols'
sent1ng Tosce. on Monoag afternoon o'ncefs
for the ensuing gear were elected. Icy. Bar
tho!omeW T. Weleh. d. D., New York, freat'
dent; Rev. N. ColVer, ID, tsthe VICE Ptesl'
dent for Illinois; ReV. :. Cornelius, tot Mich"
tgan; Rev. alas baily, d. D'' lnd1ana; Key'
]. c. Burroughs, u. u, Illinois ReV. u. j.
johnson, Tor Iowa; ReV. j. e. JOHNSON, Tor
M1scons'n' ...-. r..
BAPTIST HOME MISSION STORYTELLING Or
ganizstion has also eeen In session In Ut.
Louis during the week, feT. pf. Anderson,
pIcslding. The total receipts or the Society,
in Ill departments and from a3l SOURCES, are
$15o 5.C8, being gain Of SlS ,63l.9l over the,
total receipts Of the previous year-sll ,6s5 Of
This amount were spcclat donations for the
erection Of q msetfng house at Stockholm,
Sweden. Twenty-six colporteurs have been
employed during the year; two In Indiana,
three In Illinois. thsce In Iowa, two In Kan
sas, one In loulfiat,a, one IN Michigan, three
in Minnesota, one IN Mlss9uri, Two In Wis
consln, aud The remainder IN Eastern States.
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 70. S.}-
The Presbyterian General Assembly, Old
School, has been in session et Pittsburgh
during the past week. There were some $50
members present. The proceedings thus far
base been quitc yoluminous. Among them
was an order passed condemnfng tue action
Of d1sloyal Psesbyteries, and ministers and
churches sympathizing with the rebellion
are dropped from the rolls. Offending mem
bers are to he received into fellowship when
they repent and acknowledge their errors.
EVANGELICAL. Ep4scora11ASs,-For .,ma
months past number Of EpIscopa1 clrrov.
men, Of the low church or Evangelical seho1
in New York. have been psrticIoatipr win
those Of tho Presbyterian and Dutch Rsf,rm.
cd conmunions In meetings, having for their
purpose the promotion Of uaion am,nr 81
denominations Of Christians. Last Sunday
evening theIr services wcrc h=]d At the
Church Of the Ascen;ioo, in Fifth aveauo.
Rev. Or. Ferris, Dutch Reformed. nresi1;nr
II {s ascertasned that D:sh3p Potter taL1n,
offence at this ~ ciyine conotenancs -,
,ch,e,,, has n,enared a ,,eso,,1 1atta. ..s,..
,.,,r1 ,ba wboae mnrcmcnf r., sann,, asf. ~,
.s,',ch ,r1t, hs ,n,1os5;sta,r 1a,d :. .,'n
~ r.,n r,.,., <+r.,a, u t,a,a,',, o '.e
Lvs' ~ T., ~ .,,,s.1, "''A eoh4a'
n1,a $50 srvn.r scroo, ,n.-
,or|r % The state SUNDAY s.hoo1 ] en- uatk esatton
r.no nyo,,,na,.+ r,;..,-., as,..
nc sem1lrd in Delaware On thu oad ,n.t A,
,n,cht hc c3ncrted finn, a aJcnon.not,o ,n
herring. in the State. nearly 100 o1D rne1nhc,s
N mn off1eers and teachers. nn1 I'M nm srn'
d,v school seholars +h~rr v,, a nr,,a-en.
md oh1c rcnrtstntation pre,,nt Thia !. w. ~
fI,st experiment Of a slnp1e d,nom.oation
hotdfng a state Sunday School Conr,ntIon
EEcoSp PRkspyrrn1Ar CurIcu. Ga1Es.
nrzo.-The Galesbnrg Ere Prss understands
that the Second Presbyterian Church and So
clety OF that city have extended a unan,mous
call to the Rev. George Du11eld, Jr., to BE-
comc their pastor, and that be bas accepted
tho call and will enter upon the duties of his
new pastorate In d few weeks. Mr. DufI;eld
will be recollected ns, until unite Iatelr. pas-
tor OF the Presbyterian Church at Adrian,
Michigan. He was In the habit Of urging, 81
Christian dutJ, loyalty 10 the Government.
This the Coppefhead portion OF hi: consTega-
tlon denounced as pfeacoing politics." nnd
immediately commenced hosanues against
MN, esentuaung IN LIS RESIGNATION. Mt.
Duineld Is IN ao'e. tlue' 'heafted Christian
gentleman, ana Inc chufcn N ealesbuFg
nave done eood 'n1nS u securing his serT-
Ices
THE sAnuATH SCHOOL CoSvEsToS.-A
State Sabbath School Convention Is to be
held in Fco1ia on the 18th OF June next. A
meesibg Was held III that city On the 23d, OF
those interested In Sabbath Schools, for tile
purpose of making preparations to properly
teeel'e ano ea'ef *@in 'ac oe'seatcS WHO may
a''eaa'
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL As
sEa1nLT.-Ih!s body has been In session at
Evansville, Indiana, TOR week past. The
reports OF the several committees chow q
good degree Of prosperity. The church Is
everywhere more prosperous than last gear.
The Committee on the State Of Religion
recommend tbat 3 feeling Of unity be cult.
rated between the members Of the church
both North and South, and the report was
introduced and discussed. The General As
sembjy was still In session at last adyices.
sr1,a rnpreptfo, decfdad mr. AfooJ.r !. s,.la