Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-29
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL Religious services In the
various Churches tomorrow as usual
The congregation at the Locust Street
M. E. Church are expecting their new
Pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Sims, TO officiate.
The various Sabbath Schools will also
hold their usual meetings. In this con-
nection we are grati6ed to learn that the
officers and teachers of the Mission
Sabbath School have succeeded in getting
the use Of the Court House for their
School on every Sabbath afternoon.
This will be interesting news to the lit
tie fellows who have heretofore spent SO
many pleasant hours in the Crescen-
City Hail. Many Of them attend no
other Sunday School, and, consequently,
felt the loss Of the Mission School in
tensely. The school will assemble to-
morrow afternoon at Is minutes after
one o'clock. All the teachers and
scholars are invited to be present.
Revivals.- At the Mercer Street
Church, N. Y, a score of persons were
received into the communion of that
Church recently-thirteen of the num-
Der (mostIy youths) on profession of
faith.
At one of the Suburban Churches of
Chicago, work Of grace commenced
with the week Of prayer, which resulted
in filling twenty-five new places at the
table Of the Lord-making thirty-fve
additions since last July.
MIscELLANEoUs REvIvALs.-The First
Congregational Church, of Dover, Mass,
has been, for several mouths, enjoying
season Of deep religious interest Large
numbers have attended the meetings for
religious conversation-more than so
in all-and of these fifty or sixty have
already expressed hope.
A very interesting revival 10 said to be
in progress in Showegan, and vicinity,
Me. Meetings have been held almost
every evening since January.
Ia the Methodist Church the meetings
have been characterized by great religi-
Gus interest, and over one hundred con
versions have taken place in connection
with these meetings.
Recently the Congregationalists and
Baptist Societies have united in meetings
for prayer and exhortation, and over fifty
conversions have already occurred The
meetings still continue with wonderful
results.
In the Presbyterian Church at So
ClAirsville, o., an interesting work Of
grace is in progress, which has so far
resulted in the hopeful conversion of one
hundred and seven persons; of these
sixty-eight were young men and ladies.f
The Pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, at Clarksville, Pa, writes 70 the
PresbytsriGn Banner: "That upwards
of ninety persons have presented them
selves for prayers; Of these about seven
ty have expressed hope in Christ !"
At a recent communion IN the Presby-
terian Church there, thirty-eight came
out from the world, professsd faith in
Christ, and took their seats for the first
time at the table Of the Lord.
The fruits of the religious revival in
Detroit are the hopeful conversions OF
fifteen hundred persons
A protracted meeting is being held al
the Christian Church, having continued
for the past two or three weeks, under
the ministrations Of the Rev Mr.. Black,
of Chicago, young man of decided
ability in his office. We do not know
the exact number that have attached
themselves to the church, but probably
twenty or more have been baptised. The
meetings still continue, daily and night
ly, and deep interest is manifested in
the subject throughout the community
-SWllipaR Democrat