The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-26


r, following officers were chosens
Assistant Superintendent = Miss
Carrie McNett.
Secretary-Will Barbour. ~
Librarian-Jacob Miller.
Several ballots for Superintendent
were had, resulting in no ehoice-the
constitution requiring the successful
candidate to receive two-thirds vote
OF all the teachers present. On Mon
day evening next the teachers will
meet to complete their list of officers.
a full attendance is desired.
We understand that Trinity. School
viii be represented by large number
of teachers and scholars at the State
Convention at New Albany on tie 9Th
OF June. Other schools will also have
their delegates selected, and on hand
On Sabbath last the grand effort for
the Centenary was made at Wesley
Chapel, Cincinnati. DR.. Lowrey, the
Centenary Agent of the Conference.
preached in the morning, and Rev.
Samuel Dunn, of England, at evening.
The amount raised during the day.
will, the Adpocate trusts, be greatly
increased by private subscriptions.
From this we infer that the subscrip
tons did not come up to the Adco
cate expectations AH
DIR. Bowman, of Asbury University,
has concluded to make an effort in the
M. K. Sunday Schools of this State to
raise funds to endow Chair in the
University to be called the Sunday
School Centenary Chair" To every
one contributing for this purpose one
dollar, or collecting FIVE, neat and
durable Centenary medal will be
given. This will afford an opportu-
nifty to each scholar to get medal,
and also, by giving little, to present
complimentary medal to a friend,
I've of the Conference.-The In
diana and the North Indiana-have
taken hold earnestly, and are organic
ing Sunday School Centenary Asso
Citations" for the above purpose.
The Southern General Conference,
by vote of " to SO, has granted the
Bishops power to return man one
year, or'as many as in their judgment
may be deemed best for the work y
The debate on the subject was ex-
citing, the popular preachers hav-
ing many hard things said against
them, and the "wet logs receiving
many words of sympathy and sod
der Oh eTmGE ha
A Methodist church was to have
been dedicated at Rising Sun on the
18th. The brethren failed to raise
money enough to pay off the liabili-
ties, and the dedication was post
poned. DR.. Bowman preached, and
Philip Phillips led the singing. The
money was all pledged the next day,
(13ths and we presume the church
has been dedicated by this time.
THE THREE YEARS RULE.LThe
New York correspondent of Toms
Herald says ea4 go
~ h " We have sixty pastoral charges in
New York and Brooklyn, and thirty
two of these charges have received !
new ministers this Spring The rule !
allowing our ministers to stay three |
J wears on one station is pretty generally
accepted among us, and is working
very advantageously, both for the
ministers and the people | do not
know of single ChurGhsin either city |
that has retained its minister for the !
third year, that regrets the arrange
ment. 1t is found that in these large
societies, three years are better than
two for the purposes of pastoral ac-
quaintance and Church efficiency, The
new rule has encountered the serious
snopposition of the GhriStitvtI a duOcate,
but the Bishops have very wisely |
giklded to The positive necessities of
our charging work, and quite freely |
availed themselves of the margin al
lowed them by the General Confer |
I am confident that we will |
never go back to the old plan; but !