Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-24


At recent revival at Lawrenceb burg
Indiana, nine persons have been added
to the Presbyterian Church there. The
Baptisis have also had an interesting
meeting. They have had thirty acces.
sions. The Methodistss have been hold
ing daily prayer meetings, and num-
Der have come out on the Lords side
Union prayer meetings have also been
held, which have resulted in much good.
AL Garfield, Ohio, 20 persons have
united with the Church at the last COM
munion season, and the meetings are
still continued
At Brady's Bend, Allegheny Presby-
terry, there exists much interest in the
Church. Ten have already ma lie pro-
fession Of faita, and others are inqniring
The Church at Washington, Pennsyl-
vania, enjoyed precious season of re.
vival since the week of prayer. There
were sixty inquirers.
At Jersey there has been preaching
regularly, and the result is, that God has
it, A having united with the Church.
RevivaIs are in progress in different
places in Massachusetts,. At West
Midway, 40 conversions have been re.
ported A% 4& 4SA
At Mansfield, revival has been in
progress for 3 months, and still contin.
ues. Il embraces the Congregational,
Methodist and Baptist Oh riches, among
which there is great unanimity. A true
spirit of Christian union. is said to per-
wade pastors and people. ....,, 4,
Union meetings are being held in diff
Churches. r 4T3 affF 9aeaaE d1Fe
In connection with these 3 Churches,
there have been already 100 CONVEX
sions; IL were added to the Congrega-
tionai Church atthe last communion.
At Wellheet, revival of much in
terest and great solemnity as been in
progress for some time, resulting in
much good to the cause of Christ.
Daily Prayer meetings are being held
in PhiladeIphia. They are continued
from week to week, and are attended by
such throngs that no Church is large
enough to hold them.
The society of the Chicago Theologi>
cal Seminary has published statistics in
regard to the religious candidates of
the principal literary institutions in the
West. In the whole number of colleges
(25), referred to in the report, in of
which there were 25l conversions.
The following colleges report REVEALS
in progress: Dennison University, Ohio
Western University, Oxford Female
College, Beloit, -0iivet, McKendree.
Oberlin reports l,020 students, over one
half professors of religion.
SHURTLIFF CoLLEGE.-The Christian
students Of this institution sustain three
Sunday Schools, and supply five preach
ing students.
A PROSPEROUS SABBATH SCHOOL,
From recent report of the South Mis-
sion Sabbath School, in St. Louis, we
CLEAN the following gratifying statement:
The average attendance during the
year has been la On the occasion
of the presentation of Bible to the Su-
permit endent, l,577 were present, The
Bible, Union Spelling Book, and Golden
Chain are the Text Books used in the
school, and from 1000 to 400 copies of
the Child's Papers are taken regularly.
This school has building, erected ex-
pressly for the purpose, and the enter
prise Is 'mainly sustained BY the liberaliiy
of the Superintendent, Mr.. William
Downing. This school is evidently in a
most flourishing condition, and is doing
q good work in that great city of the
West.