Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-16

The North street Methodist Congre.
CATION are now building new and
beautiful church, on the corner Of North
and Alabama streets, that will be de-
cided addition to the church architect
ure of the city. The church will be of
brick, with free stone dressings, forty
FIVE feet front by sixty-seven feet deep
1t 70 of the Norman Gothic style of srchi-
lecture. The roof will be covered with
slate, and the spire, lao feet high, will
be covered with slate in eolors. The
church will seat 400 persons, and will
cost $4,000 / Hodgson 10 the archi.
tect-State Sentinel
The American Sunday School Union
held its forty-6rst anniversary at Phila-
delphia on the 30ih nit. Its receipts
during the year we're $62.66l 81, and
its expenditures were $2,606 Is in ex-
cess OF that sum. Books to the value
of $203, ,149 IA have been circulated
during the year. The result of the Ia
bors Of the missionaries for the year
have been as follows: Number of schools
organized, 1.l24, containing 1891 teach
ers and 43, ,667 scholars; schools visited
and addressed, 4.Il2. with 30341 teach
ers and 2l2, ,lS4 scholars-making the
whole number of schools organized and
aided, 5 1886, with 81, 1872 teachers and
255 ,s5I scholars. Number of families
visited, 25,3S9, and Bibles and Testa-
ments distributed, s, ,66l. Miles travel
ed, l80676.
Our readers will find the letters from
the Indiana Conference quite interest
ing. We presume our correspondent
win keep us "posted," all the way
through.
The North Ohio Conference Of the NJ.
E. Church, met at Elyria, Losain coun-
ty, on the 9Th inst. From report Of
the proceedings published in the Chris
tian Advocate, we CLEAN the following
statistics:
The total sum contributed to the Sun
day School Union the past year, has
been 1884 IT; an increase of $64 %.
The grand total contributed for mis-
sionary purposes during the year, inclu.
ding one or two bequests. is $12,500, an
advance of about 81, 1000 over last year.
The sum raised for the Tract Society
is s267 SO, an increase of $50 81; for
Conference claimantss 81, ,305 SO, an in
crease Of $276 81; Bible Society, $3-
457 27, an increase of STA 81; number
of Sabbath Schools, 263, en- increase Of
8; scholars, 1928, an increase of 1882;
of officers and teachers, 3,006, an ir;
crease of 20.
There was quite an animated discus
sion on the subject of lay delegation, but
the following preamble and resolutions
passed with great unanimity:
WHEREAS, We recognise the right o
the laiiy of our Church to a voice in her
councils, and con6de in their intelli
| gence, piety, and loyalty to the Church
therefore,
| ResoIued, That we are in favor of 8
proper and equitable lay representation
as soon as the necessary changes car
| DC maui III JUL pOhSy'
The present number of members i
| 1922, decrease of SS7; of probation
. ers, S52, being an increase of 49; max
ing the total decrease 33S.
The total amount of Missionary mo
S ney subscribed within the bounds of tn
Cincinnati Conference, during the pas
year, was $2S,756.70.
The following additional statistics, W
find in the -Aduocate:
|, Members, 25,505, decrease fror
last year of $50; number of churche:
, 34l, valued at $l,00l 300; parsonages
ga, valued at $50, $50; collected 70
Conference claimants, the superannu
ates, widows and orphans, $4, 32I; fo
: the tract cause, $289, an increase {
$63; for the Bible Society, $3,073, a
increase Of $40; for the Sunday Schoc
Union, $575, an increase of $3.50; nun
ber of Sunday schools, 339; officers an
teachers, 4,409; scholars, 32,423; vo
umes in library, $3.50,
Pittsburg Conference Missionary
Money.
! Rev. G. b. Davidson, the corre
pondent of the Pittsburg AdvOcats, say
Father Boyd congratulates our Coz
ference-the Pittsburg-on the larg
ness Of its missionary contribution
+. $39, AZ. 90. This is the amount foote
u | ur in tha Minufea hnk IL Ia kno amall !