The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-16

the various churches of our city, to
morrow.
The large majority of our pulpit,
are now occupied by ministers of in.
telligence, zeal and piety, who are full
iy competent to feed their respective
docks leading Them into green pas
lures and beside still waters In con
sequence their congregations ought tc
be on the increase continually, as most
of them, we believe, are. Our people
have not been celebrated for church
going, but we think an improvement
in this respect is observable With
handsome church edifces, eminent
and eloquent pastors, and excellent
music, it would seem strange if intel
iigent people preferred lounging about
the street, to spending two or three
hours during the day in attending d.
vine service.
We are pleased to learn that Mr..
John f. Glover has so far perfected
Lis ARA 9gan3aats fer che aFeefia8i -af q
Union Tabernacle for the aceommoda-
lion Of the Mission Sabbath School
ss to feel disposed to begin the work
ON the first of next smonth. Every
city of any Importance in the country
now boasts of its Mission Sabbath
School, and some have two or three.
Evansville has not been behind her
neighbors in this respect. but for.
some time past the want Of proper
place for holding the School has SO
far interfered with its management,
! that the Mission School has dimin-
ished in numbers and interest, until
ills but the shadow of what it was a
few years ago. Faithful officers and
teachers, however, continue to labor
and hope, till at last the prospect of a.
good building and enlarged usefulness
cheers and inspires their hearts,. 1t
is thought the building will be ready
for occupancy in two months after it
is completed. We long to see the day
when at least 1000 children viii be
collected within its walls, singing
songs of praise and learning lessons
that will fit them for life's duties.
Every Christian man in our city must
feel an interest in this work, and
ought to contribute of his means and
influence to make it success.
From our religious exchanges we
CLEAN the following items
Rev. W. c. johnson, having been
appointed editor of the Memphis
Christian A3pocate st the recent ses-
siVn u TIE General Conference OF the
M. e. Church, South, has entered
upon his duties, Rev. S. Watson hav-
ing retired
The Methodist Book Depository in
Pittsburg has been burned. The loss |
is not stated, but there is sufficient |
Insurance to cover it.
The Methodist bodies in the United |
States and Canada, are eight in num- /
Der, as follows: /. The Methodist
Episcopal Church; 2. The Episcopal /
Methodist Church. or Methodist FMS.
copal Church, South; g. The Protest
ant Methodist; 4. The Wesleyan
Methodist Connection; 5. Indepen-
dent Methodists; 6. Free Methodists;
Z; Primitive Methodists; and s. Bi-
Die Christians.
The youngest sister of the Pope has
Just died at Ayignano, Italy. She
was married to rich patrician The
rope has two brothers living-Count
Gabriel Mastai, who is so years old;
the other brother was formerly ami
of1cer In the carabineers, and is 80.
The Pope himself is II. The family 7
OF Pope Plus the Ninth is remarkable
for its longevity.
From the thirteenth Annual Report
OF the Children's Aid Society in New
York we, gather the following facts. E
Durlng the past twelve years the
Society has had under its care over 3
4U;V0O boys, given them over 270.OO0
lodgings 100000 meals, $4,000 Sun
day dinners, and returned over 2.OO0H
OF them to their former friends-alI
at q cost of little over $4,000. of
whleh $4,000 was paid BY the bows
themselves. Twenty-Five hundpedil
boys have saved $4,000 during this
period OF years.
BAPTIsTs IN THE UNITEn STATyE FS
pAeeordlng to the latest reports the
6ap po IN the United States number
1924 churches, 8, 379ministers and saI
membership of j, l16.7 O8. Tn this /
estimate, however, are included All
the Southern Churches. That the
Baptists are notaeunit isevident from
the various independent -sects such as
the anti Mission Baptists, Free1W;n
Baptists, Six Principle Baptists Sew
enth- Day Baptists, Church of Cod
Campbellites, and Thinkers, which we
find enumerated. There are at the
present time twenty-three Rant;St Coi