The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-04-28
RELIGIOUS.
RrvrvAns AND CONVERSIONS.

ciaIiy. On the list of April, IS united with
the Church, and 80 more are expected to
unite with il on the LIST of May, The Sab
bath School connected with this Church
numbers 5Q0
An interesting work Of grace is in pro-
grees at the Female Seminary at Glendale,
ID. Quite number of young ladies have
expressed hope in Christ.
At q recent communion season at the
Second Presbyterian Church, at GAINESVILLE,
cuToh en TeTe Of faith INTO e
Thirty more were added to-sthe 0. S.
PresDyterian Church, at Fort Wayne, at
the last communion. :.
the Church at STERLING. Illinois. has been
greatly blessed with the revival season.
On the first of the month eleven persons
united with the Church. f.sss.-
"A correspondent of the Rochester 44pleyt-
can Presbyterian reports the recent addl-
tons to the Church in that region Central
New York: The Brick Church SD IT. shaw, >
bell'sl, twenty five; the Plymouth Congre-
gational, thirteen; .fifty-five We're received
into pr; HeacoSks Sharcn' IN B9naio
Church in Phelps, on profession of faith !;
into the Church at Danville, forty three,
by profession alone; sixty-five were re-
ceived into the First Presbyterian Church
OF Syracuse. DIR. Hawley, the pastor in
charge OF the old First Church at Auburn,
was permitted to welcome sixty persons to
its communion-ten by letter and fifty on
profession of faith. Twenty-three were re-
In boston extra services are being held.
revival has been IN pT9grsssa n nhe Ell
said to have been converted. 100 .4lf n.
The interest continues at Williams and
Bowdoin Colleges. ~, ass,..,.4 suof-ss,
of New England. -5-4 ~
The Hamilton Presbytery On. 81 met at
Oxford, Ohio. Reports of reviyals In some
three OF the Churches were received. Some
nifty additions to the church at Oxford are
At the Blue Ball Church there were o
AS the result of the revival at Lockland,
rs or 30 additions to the church are reported.
There was free conversation held on the
subject of Union. Great unanimity was
expressed In favor of making the two great
Presbyterians one family.
The Salem Presbytery met at Mitchell,
Ind. Rev. w. McCarer, of our city, was
Moderator. atllEfai-
The Presbytery of Indianapolis met with
the Church at Greenwood. This Church
has withdrawn from this Presbytery, and
united with the other branch Commits
sioners to the General Assembly were APP
pointed, and the customary proceedings
were gone through with.
tali The Presbytery of Charlottesville met at
Bainbridge, Ind, March 30th. Commits
sioners TO the General Assembly were APP
pointed, and the customary business trans
acted. Various appointments to vacant
Churches were made, and resolutions APP
O proving of the Synodfcal Colportage We're
also passed, favoring plan for an efficient
ministerial support. 4 Nset4 $3.50
The Franklin Presbytery met at Rey-
noldsburg, and was we'll attended. The
usual business transactions were gone
1 through with. The narrative shows that
many of the Churches in this Presbytery
have enjoyed revivals OF religion during
q Adelegation froza the Columbus Presby-
terry %. 81 was present, bringing the salu-
tations Of their Presbytery, expressing
open for the reunion of the two General
From the Narrative ofthe scioto Presby-
added to sae Church in Portsmouth, Ohio,
during the year, on examination, and
eleven BY certificate and additions to the
other Churches in the Presbytery during
the year were thirty.
The Greencastle Presbytery was held at
blessed with revivals during the winter.
An aggregate of fifty members have been
added to these Churches.
The following sensible and truthful arti-
Gle from the Western Protestant Methodist,
on the Morality in our Rulers" should
be read and pondered over by every Chris
tian in the land, and by every true friend
of our common country. And If every
true Christian would do his duty in the
Primary Meetings. and insist ON it that
none should be nominated for important
offices, unless they were men of the highest
moral character, at least, and who not on
q ly pretended respect for Religion, and
Morals, and Temperance, but who proved
themselves sincere by their works, we
would have better Government and bet
ter laws. 1t is not necessary to introduce
sectarianism 10 carry out this principle,
but simply to insist that none should be
g elected to responsible offices, who did not
recognize their entire dependence on the
Supreme Ruler of the world:
- MORALITY IN OUR RULERS.
It is greatly to be regretted that so many
men who are elevated to high Offices by
their fellow-citizens, seem so Indifferent to
the claims of religion, some OF whom seem
even disposed to treat 1t with open d1sre-
spect. 1t is high time that we, as a Chris
tian people, should be more particular in
reference TO the moral character of those
whom we elevate to positions of honor and
trust We greatly deprecate any attempt to
election of any man to office; but the Chris
tian men of this nation, who hold the bal
aEce OF power in their hands, should re-
solve that only men of strict morality shall
receive their suffrage. This, If 1t would
not produce true moral rectitude In those
seeking Office at their hands, would at least
constrain an external conformity to the re-
US from disgrace in the eyes of the world,
and prevent the pernicious example OF
But when those occupy ing the highest po-
sitions In the Government indulge in in
fs nlDeIaIlccy anu ObAAcI
which are in open opposition to the plain
est requirements of morality and religion
what can be expected but that their ex'
ample will be initiated by thousands, wht
regard it as honorable to follow even the
vices of those who occupy high and re
sponsfble positions.
suif An extensive movement has been made
to secure such change in the Constitution
b of the United States as viii formally &C
knowledge the. existence. OF God thu
yfT Father and Christ the Redeemer, and K
this we have no objection. But why should
not every Christian man at the ballot-box
acknowledge the claims of God, and refusi
to vote for any man who by immoral prac
fices or indulgences rejects authority ant
80 siishonors the name of Him whose law Ii
Sunreme? If Christian men would refus'
to vote for unworthy persons, politician
would soon be compelled to bring forward
!. :. ne con didafeS for Office men of good mora