Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-02
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Concerning Churches I'm Northern
Ohio.

count: "Few were present on the occa
sion of laying the Corner Stcne of thu
new church who were living in Paines
vile at the time Of the organization o
the Parish, nearly forty years ago But
one of the first Vestry is living now, bu
four or five of the commandments, who's
names are recorded on Rev. John Hall
first list, May, 1886, are now among us
No sermon could speak so solemnly anC
convincingly of the vicissitudes and thu
shortness eff life, as does the simple brie
record of these thirty years. In 1854 i
became evident that a new edifce wa.
needed, if theparish would keep pace with
the increasing population; and it was re
solved, despite the difficulties incident t
the then condition of the country, to built
u church which should be becoming ties.
timonisl of their gratitude to Almighty
God for past blessings and worthy to be
the house of His worship. The resolu,
ton was hesrtily supported by - people
and after a little the work was begun. II
was only last Wednesday, however, that
an opportunity was found formally to
dedicate the building to the worship OF
God. Bishop Bedell, though quite indis-
posed, officiated. A large %eoncourse of
our citizens gathered 10 witness the in
teresting ceremonies. After the laying
Of the Corner Stone, the Rev. j. II.
Rylance, of Cleveland, delivered the I'D
dress, before a large congregation, assem-
bled in the hall. The speaker with abili-
ty and ~eloquence endeavored to remove
the prejudices which exist in many minds
against the Episcopal Church, and to set
forth in their true light and relation the
order, doctrine and worship of that branch
Of the universal Church. It was an ad-
dress admirably Isuited to the occasion.
After the address the Bishop proceeded 10
confirm twelve peasons, but was unable
to make his usual address. Thus ended
the day-a day marking an era in the
history of the parish-a day memorable
in the history of the community-for the
Church and the School are the surest bull
warks against vice and immortality.
At a festival recently given in the Dis
eiples Church, in Hiram, owe 500 we're
Realized. The object of the festival was
to get funds 10 repair the church.
The ladies of the Episcopal Church in
Elyria proposes holding R fair and straw
berry festival on the 18th and 18th of
June. The objects in behalf of which
this appeal is made to the public arc, the
upon the parsonage and new
for the Sunday School.
The new Catholic Church in Young
stown was opened for divine service on
sunday, (27th ultr) on which occasion the
was c%onsecrated by Rt. Rev. Bishop
of Cleveland. The ceremonies of
the day were as follows: Mass at 100
A. NJ, Vespers at 3 o'clock P. NJ,
and Benediction at q o'clock, P. NJ. A
collection was made at the door on enter
ing to Mass to liquidate the debt on the
ADDITIONS TO THE CHURcH.-Twenty-
two persons were received as members of
the Congregational Church in Sandusky
last Sabbath majority of them upon
psofession of faith. The ordidance of
baptism WIS administered to several. Rev.
E. P. Ingersoll administered the ordinance
Of baptism TO an inmate of the county jail,
who had professed and, was thought,
a radical change of heart.
SUNDAY ScHoOLs.-The Ohio State
Sunday School Convention will be held
at Sandusky from the 18th to the 18th of
June. The principal railroads will return
delegates free who pay full fare going.
Huron county has IS Sunday Schools,
which there are enrolled 1881 scholars.
The Roman Catholic schools are not in
,luded in this estimate. The nun Der of
in the county is 9,sS5, so that
6,o44 do not attend any Sunday school. OF
he IS schools, about so are held only a
,art Of the year-some of them only four
months and the average attendance of
-outh under 81 years, and of adults COM
posing Bible classes, altogether, is only
1867.
MIsCELLANEoUs.-The Diocesan Com
of the Protestant Episcopal Church
5 to hold its next session at Massillon,
commencing on June It'll.
The annual meeting of the Summit
Bible Society was held in Hudson
n the 10th ult. The address was deliv-
red by Rev. H. S. Burton, and by a vote
f the Society vas ordered published in
he Akron papers.
The recent centenary convention at
'aconsburg, Trumbull county, adopted
be following resolutions
Resolred, That the Western Reserve
eminary located in West Pennington, (.
)hio, and recognized by the Conference
committee, as n local and centenary OBJ
is entitled TO our special efforts in :
onnection with our centenary movement. !
nd that we heartily cooperate with the 4.
adde's Centenary Association, inaugur.
ted for the purpose of building for It a A.,
boarding hall. :
ResOlUed, That $4,000 are needed 10 :
,cure the interests of the Western Re- :
rive Seminary, of which amount at least !.
10000 ought TO be realized from this Dis !
let and in order to reach this and va L
ourselves 10 hold on each charge :
thin the bounds Of the district, a cen :,
mary meeting, between this and the next
at we will welcome the agent of the
Iestern Reserve Seminary, or the officers 8
the Ladies Centenary Association, to :
! our charges, and cooperate with them s
their werk.
HIRAM ECLECTIC INsTITUTE-At the n
journed meeting of the trustees of the Il
stitution on the goth of May, ]. P. Rob Q
son, j. 4. Garfield and Harmon Austin, y
appointed q committee to make ar n
ngements for having q theological de- n
in connection with the institu- /
n. They have secured the services of '
lie and experienced men who will give :,
the name CT the institution a course of al
lures which viii be free to preachers e.
students Of the Bible to perfect them II
YES in the ministry. The course COM q
noes on Monday, June 9Th, and will be ed
ltinued fifteen weeks. Among thosein or
enhance will be Isaac Errett, Princi-