The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-24

Official returns soon to DC puDlie".N
in the General Minutes, show that the
present number of members ana pro, |,
bationers in the Methodist Episcopal
Church. IA reported at the several
Annual Conferences, and not incip-
ding The travelling preachers, IN one
million. lhfrty thousand, nine hundred
ond se,e,,ty-eighk being an increase
over the report Of the previous year OF
oue hundred and one thousand, seUen
b,,,dyefaad ninetsen. The number Of
baptisms by ministers during the
wear is, adults, 47.4l9; children, 3d.
536; total, 82,9b5. 9di
The Sunday School Journal says
Miss Sophia Cooke, a Wesleyan lady,
in England, FIRST originated the idea
Of Sunday Schools. Pointing 10 the
ragged, swearing children in the
streets Of Gloucester, England, Rob-
ert Raikes asked her this question
+ What can we do for these poor, neg
lected children?11 [" Let us" said
Miss Cooke, teach them TO read and
take them to Church, and acting on
the suggestion, Mr.. Raikes hired sew
eral ladies TO teach reading aud wri-
ting, and the Catechism to such child
rem % he might send them.
The total amount Of money collect
ed for Missions in the M. II. Church,
for the year 1866, is $702, 900, against
$685., 900 last year-an increase Of
s67, 900.
Francis Asbury is said 10 have es-
tablished the first sabbath school in
the United States, at the house Of
Thomas Cranshaw, in Hanover Coun-
~, Virginia. Or. Rush has generally
been credited with being the pioneer
in this great work.
@Olir jfeGtd5tpt Brefhvp.''--In an
editorial with this heading the Con-
0re1dtionist says: Benevolent con-
fributions on the part of our Metho-
dist, brethren are proceeding on O gil
gahtic scale. They are setting an ex-
ample 10 ether depoWinatiopg that
cannot be without its influence.
They ARE quite putting 30, the blush,
in this Centenary effort OF theirs, de-
nominations that have been. longer in
the Geld, and have regarded them
selves as generous in the bestowment
Of money for religious uses. Hereaf-
ter il will not do for us to think cur
selves burdened by the calls OF be-
nevolence--it viii not do for Unitari-
an friends to think 100000 O large
sum to be raised, when single Metho+
dist Church in Boston gives $40, 900
TO this object. We thank the Metho-
dists for their example, and trust that
Christians of every denomination may
have larger views and larger hearts in
consequence.
The NJ. T.. Churches 10 East Ten
nessee are enjoying season Of revi-
val. The Adcocate reports sixty con-
versions and thirty accessions at
Holston; sixty conversions and fifty
accessions at Fountain Head; twenty
FIVE conversions and twelve accessions
at Boyd's School House forty or fifty
conversions on cambridge Circuit;
one hundred conversions on Straw
berry Plains Circuit; fifty on Sewer
Circuit a like number on Jacksboro
Circuit; one hundred on Little River
Circuit; ifty on Clinton Circuit; sew
enty accessions on the Maynardsville
Circuit forty or fifty accessions in
East Knoxville !; and about sixty ac-
cessions- to the Knoxville Station.
At this rate of. increase the M. E.
Church will soon become powerful in
East Tennessee.
The contributions to the Centenary
Fund, BY various Conference Dis
tricts Of this State, are as follows:
indianapolis 0l5 50
Greenciastle S,9il II
HVunSVllle 4-... .......s.s...lUUtO ~
g,l07 81
New "A lhany 9h36 ~
S,ov7 n
Total ~
The average receipts of the preach
ers are as follows: indianapolis,