Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-23
RELIGIOUS


- out of Gods book of remembrance by
tNA the blood OF a cruc6ed and risen Re-
deemer On Thursday night the con-
sseE4es .gregation was small, but q marked PEE
cularity characterized it, in the number
a. of honest and humble penitents who
were inquiring the way of salvation
Without being able to speak author-
tatiyey, we presume the meetings will
be continued so long as much interest is
manifested by nonprofessors and the
altar Of prayer 10 visited by anxious in
ss quirers after truth 1t is especially de-
g.-aDle that the work may grow and
spread, that other churches may catch
the FIRE, and that general religious
sgfEafs awakening may beD1he consequence
$50 n There are scores of young men whose
prospects for future usefulness will
~ be greatly improved by abandoning their
sssrsea1 - present lives, devoted to seeking hspp-
!. j, ness in the giddy round of fashionable
.Yg9B and foolish amusements, for the more
serious but none the less happy expo.
riences and duties of Christian life.
Hundreds of young ladies, now, buoyant
g., EeH q with hope and beauty will be better pre-
.EE8 pared for the Responsibilities Of coming
..E8E years by that preparation Of heart and
4gsoA adornment of spirit shich is fo1nd by
SOC believing inr Christ and receiving the
witness Of the spirit that results from
.,-.,,. such belief The widest and most wick!
ed, however they may scott and sheer
at religion and its professors, in their
heart Of hearts admire both, and feel
Z 90 that if they would be happy they must
oetiAi enjoy The one and initiate the other
- Faithfnlness on the, part of professors
M L.-4a D.. 4.N. 81 - "
49, will result in q great ihgathering of.
40 souls in ourcity during the present win
ter months
80 a Services in the Methodist Churches
4o.morroW as usual Sabbath School Ing
~ the morning at o'clock. Preaching
-f-'e2 80 at I05, Class Meetings at II and 8 P.
-frsH M, and preaching again intAe evening
ut o'ciocksaa1 bTol
We compile the following revival
r-ssert items from. the Western Christian Ad
lie soc pocate ofthe present week: Il
A daily prayer meeting has been held
'asLLs+-@ in the Methodist Book Concern during
the past week, beginning at 12A, and
closing promptly at l, o'clock. The
uss 90 meetings were generally confined to the
.09 200 employees, and were very interesting.
.4raa A-series of meetings q. Fort Wayne,
a3s Misunderstanding on the Sd, and con-
tinuiug to the 22d of November-result-
a. ~ ed in the conversion of twenty-five, and
400 qo thirty.one were added to the Church.
The Trustees have resolved to build
30 5r new house Of worship in the Spring
A series of meetings at Alexandria
were closed on the 9Th inst, during
100 e which 81 Joined the Church, most of
s4saA whom were converted during the same
time.
600 es Meetings at Independence resulted
e.eaah in ten conversions and three accessions
to the Chutch..
Twenty-seven probstoners have been
added to the Church at Raysville, Gin
fH cinnati Conference
Fifty persons have recently exprene-
ed religion and been added to the
church at Port Carbon, Philadelphia
~@A Conference.
Within few days Is persons united
.eegsgr with the church on the Wheelersburg
.sa Circuit, Ohio Conference.
The church at Harrison, Kentucky, has
seS~- been strengthened by 81 accessions and
30 conversions. t3915a q
The aecessions in the several Metho-
dist Churches of Cincinnati, for the
.plwsek ending Sunday Dee7l7 ?, number
s5 The work at McKendree aud York
street has been wonderful. The con-
versions and accessions since Dee. IlOth
in the former Is, in the latter 70.
The Richmond District Northfndfana
elo Confsrence,lis being greatly blessed
r'ia The Presiding Elder, Rev. Wm.A A
~.r FGOode, writes that ,Onss,helf the charges
eA-~ Of the District are now enjoying good
revival influence.
:.ob OBJ Bishop Clark writes the Westsr"
Christian Advocate from Nashville on
the 10th, that he had just purchased An
drew Chapel and School for fifteen thous
bva s.gsand dollaTssolE sne1gT
The First Methodist Episcopal Church,
in Urbana has been reftted and repaired
Mt cost Of 90, 600, Itwill be re-opened
on Sabbath, Decemberi24th, by Rev. DR.,
Wiley. The singers sit in the rear of
ths pulpit, which is SO a simple platform
with desk for the Bible The audience
foon will be one of the most beautiful
.iauo. W. L Fee is pastor = =
The pastors in Cincinnati have re-
solyed to present the Centenary to their
congregations on the morning of Sun
day, January 7th, as directed by the
Central Committee. They are also.
making arrangements for several union
mass meetings the evening Of tbs,
same day oesI 0Iho0 n..r 80
SERMONS, AS TO LENGTH - CORE
respondent of the Vermont Messenger
is much moved on the subject:
IA few weeks since, while visiting in q
ne;ohboring town, some excellent and
intelligent people remarked TO us IN the
AZ course Of q conversation on this subject,
MOur minister is very capable preacher
e1gszs and most worthy man, but we do wish
aome one would suggest 20 him that he
tires MS all out-wearies US almost 20
death sometmes-by his interminaole
discourses" We are satisfied that some
preachers are not aware how long they
80 do preach VI 2 y Ia. ,.aaA .a
Ii ia not claimed that the higaestre-
80 suits of oratory can be reached in any
halEhour's discourse - nothing of the
kind. We simply insist that as sermons
srA run, nine in every ten of them, If not
s8s rss nineteen in twenty, would be vastly more
effective than now if they neyerexceed-
~ ed thirty minutes. uya sssa
81 .s'e MrrHoDrsM IN NEW YoRE CI4x.--A
correspondent of the Central writing
from New York, mentions the fact that
$500 the estate Of Trinity Episcopal Church
s 4. q worth nilliona Of doaFa1 The same