The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

Young Mems Christian Associa-
tons, are increasing in number and
power. Sixty-three Associations, from
seventeen States, represent member
ship of more than sixty thousand
young men at the late Albany con-
vention.. They propose publishing a
quarterly magazine. Many excellent
plans for the improvement of young
men are taking effect. remro
The parish church of Lutterworth,
where for many years John Wycliffe,
the morning star of the Retorma-
tion,' rehearsed the Word of Life,
has been permitted to fall into decay.
The weekly services of the church
are now conducted in the little Town
Hall. The edifice in which the VEN
cradle priest boldly attacked the err
rors of his church and Of the age,
and wherein he promulgated the doc
trine- that the people had right to
read the Word of God for themselves,
is now to be restored, if the money re-
quired for the purpose can be raised.
CALL RUN Our. "A late Congrega
tional paper in Connecticut has the
following paragraph: Rev. H. NJ
Gales resigned his pastoral charge of
the Barkhamstead Congregational
Church, Connecticut, on the 4th inst,
not for lack of love, for never were a
pastor and people more united-buti
lack of bread. nOljGSinG21f nE'93i ohi
The Congregational prayer meet-i
ing, the organization of which on the
18th was mentioned in our dispatches
was attended by thirty-one, Senators
and Representatives. Senator Foster,
Of Connecticut, was made President
and Representative Dodge, of New
York, Secretary. Remarks were
made by Senators Wilsung . Wiley, 4
Foster, and Henderson, and Repre-.
sentatives Patterson, Dodge, May
nard, and Grinnell. The meetings
are to be held once week, and with
out regard to UNCONVENTIONAL distinc-
'ion' -sadg6N 10 rs il aaeh GOk'
The contributions Of the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions to the Paris Exposition, will
form one of the most interesting fea-
lures of the exhibition Of the United
States. They comprise about one
thousand publications, issued from the
mission presses, printed in thirty four
different languages. In addition to
the above, the board will have on ex-
hibition a universal chart of its mis- |
sions, marked on a map on the Mer-
Gator projection. The location of a
mission is indicated by its name print
ed in red, under which is the date of |
its establishment, and, if closed, that
of its discontinuanee. Pamphlets
containing Q succinct account of It's
organization, establishment and oper-
atoms of the Board, with comprehen-
sive statistics in tabular form, will ac-
company the chart.
The National Society of Paris for
the translation of the Scriptures has
continued firm; it has rs Catholic
members, II protestants, and jew
ish. A meeting of the members of
the committee took place at the COM
mencement of December, to hear the
report of the past nine months trial
and success. 49.4
Rev. DIR. Heacock, of Buffalo, re-
Gently preached a powerful sermon in
behalf of the eight hour system, pre-
senting the moral and religious aspects
of this much agitated question.
There are now thirty-seven places
of Protestant worship in Paris. 1t is
not many years since there were none.