Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-04-19
RELIGIOUS ITEMS,

GoLDsBoRo' The following Gentlemen were
elected vestrymen of st. Stephens Church fEpis-
Icopal at recent election: Messls Geo " Strong
L. w. Humphrey, Richard Washington, ,R: L.
Fulghum, B. Y. L. Hutton, and DR.. J. w Davis
NEwBERN The following vestrymen were elect
ed for Christ Church, Newbern, n. C!,4en the "a
IN inst; i Messrs Les Jacob Gooding, ST., Wm; G. Han,
W. ii. Oliver, JOS Fulford, John Hughes Fred.
i G. Roberts aha Henry r. Bryan. '4 '1'1, .12i' ".ll
i RALE1GH.-The following gentlemen were elect
i ed vestrymen for Christ Church in Raleigh. viz
Messrs. Geo. w. Mordecai Chas.a Il. Fisher, John
I'll. Bryan, James MeKinamon, K. p. Battle, A. H.
Battle, Jr., p. f. Wiley, ". a. Cox and W. E
Anderson. r"- 'a'..'
/ Rev. George M. Everhart, one Of the Editors Of
the Church hteNigencer, ann ounces his withdrawal
from all connection with that journal u His pre-
carlous health compels him to seek for change uf
ar and scene in European travel. The paper will
hereafter be conducted under the sole Editorial
auspices of Rev. T. NJ Hubbard -one of the most
accomplished writers and scholars in tho State. 3
B1sHoP GREEN. This eminent divine was in
Memphis lately On his way to Herando, He was
in good health. The Bishop is on his visitation
to the Episcopal churches in North Mississippi
Bishop Soule of Tennessee has been very III.
but it is thought he may recover --- A..s 2sj -
| PLENARY CoUNcn.-The Catholic Mirror un,
derstands that the Most Rev. Archbishop has re-
fcelved letters from Rome appointing him Apos-
tolcal Delegate, with authority to convene Plen-
in the United States during the present year, and
to preside over the same. The Mirror learns also
that the Council will probably not assemble till
early in the fal-in September or October. next.
Our people, says the Mirror, will look forward
with much interest to this great meeting Of BiSh-
numbering forty -four which will surpass in
grandeur any Council of the kind hitherto con-
vened in this country. .'s -"- f,..-. t,f-,.
The Southern Baptist Convention meets in Rms
seville, KY, on the 22d day of May. .----'
The Episcopal Convention assemblies May 18th,
in New Orleans, to elect successor to Bishop
Polk. - -ac.-, - l-'o@t .a.FN /.
The Right Rev Bishop John Johns admins
tered the right OF confirmation to thrty-nine per-
sons, on last Tuesday, at ST. Georges Episcopal
Church, Fredericksburg. .i ......-.. 5f.nT
The First Methodist Episcopal Conference was
held in this country in 1873, with 10 preachers and
rather more than 900 members. Now there arc
go conferences, embracing Is, 900 preachers and
nearly ZOO, ,OOOof members exclusive of teSoltl-J
ern and Canadian branches. The Church has
property in church editicies and parsonages IL
mounting to about 1927 900 600 twenty-five col =
leges and theological schools; with 5,345 students
under 1853 instructors, holding over 49, 0000 of
property, and " academies eemployed in train
ing the young of this denomination for the service
of the Church. -'' '''
Religious meetings are in progress in Conneati-
cut ...' t~I .TH ".i ....- -' -..
The German Methodists of Texas intend, it is
said, dissolving their connection with the South
ern Church. .-...r ... ..r
There were at one time 700 churches in Moscow,
but the Emperor Nicholas considered this too
many for respectable community, and ordered
800 torn down.
Rev. DIR. Williams has been conseaated Catho-
lie Bishop, of Boston. He is the fifth Catholic
Bishop of that City. asa
-Four million sermons are preached annually in
Great Britain which accounts for the goodness of
the people there. .3~,. u. ... ,... ....
Rev. Martin Moore, Jr., for long time editor
of the Boston Recorder, died recently at the adj
vanced age of seventy-six. - ..Et
A Roman Catholic Tract society has been star
ted in New York. .... ..,:..,:'... .t.r .. ..-