Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-17
RELIGIOUS.

The work on the Trinity Nj. z Church
is progressing rapidly to completion
The glass has been put in oil the sided
windows, and tits anticipated that theil
glass for tbs large windows fronting on
Third street will be here early next week
The schandaliers are being suspended,
and ii Is anticipated that the Church will
be ready for dedication by the 18th inst
The windows are as beautiful, we think, !
as in any Church west Of the Afiegha
mics, and the lchahdaliers are also gotten
ND with taste and skill We understand
that it IL shsinGenEion Of the Copgrega-
ton 10 have the Church dedicated By
DR.. 7, NJ. Eddy Of Chicago, editor ofthe
North Western Christian 4 Advocate.
DR.. Eddyis regarded Is one Of the most
influential ministers in his denomination,
and has much experience in dedicating
Churches. Trinity Church ia not only
creditable to the enterprise and liberality
of the Congregation who will worship in
il, bat itIis elso an ornament to the city,
something in which every citizen may
feel commendabis pride. 1t is expect
ed thatlthe dedicationiWill be largely at
tended BY liberal citizens, who will take
pleasure in contributing of their album
dance towards liquidating all the claims
against the Church.
MISSIONARY Anniversary OF THE Is~
GLE ERaaET M. E. CnURoH The Rev
DIR. Parsons will preach in the 1ngle
Street IA. r. Church, on Sabbath next,
(to-morrow,) two Missionary sermons,
services commencing in the morning at
half-past ten, and in the evening at ID
minutes past 7 o'clock. In the after.
noon g. Sunday School meeting will be
acid, commencing at half past two. "A
collection will be taken up upon each
OCCASION o support the cause Of mis-.
sions. The public are cordially invited
10 attend. $1,000 $
DIR. Parsons reputation as an elo-
qusnt minister will, we ere sure, fill the
house tosoverAowing, and we are eqaal-
Ii confdentshat all who attend viii en-
Joy an intellectual feast worthy Of Fe-
membrance. gta asA ~
The Western Christian Advocate Of
the 18th contains long list of reyiyals,
showing that the revival spirit in the
Methodist Church is widespread, and
has already PFednced the mostlimportanl
results 1t reports 4 sos accessions tc
the M e. Church within the past eighl
weeks, in about 81 ssationl and circuits
The Meshodists Of Dayton, Ohio, are
buiidingga magnificent church, to be
called Wesley Chapel The building ii
estimated to cost $4,000 twill have
two turrets and two spires.
We@Gud the following items of inter
est in the Advocate Of March 18th: y
A movement has been started by some
earnest and enterprising ladies Of New
England, to provide new chapel for the
Wesleyan University, Middle,own, Conn
as Censenary Offering, II is to be q
monument 20 the memory of fallen stu.
dents and alumni Five hundred dollars
has already been Contributed for cor
ner.stone Of heenterprise.
On Sabbath, Alb inst, the various
branches of the Methodist 'amily il
Portsmouth, Ohio, held joint Censena
ry love feast, including English, Ger
man, and Welsh. They met in the an
dienee.room of Bigelow Chapel to TIL.
number of six hundred. The exercised
were led by the venerable Dan Young
who, sixty years ago, along with Bishop
Hedd;ng, was bearing the prosecuted
banner Of Methodism in New England
The occasion was one Of such thrilling
interest as to call for a general express
ion in favor .of its frequent occurrence
during the year. ala5s !
The people Of Bigelow Chapel, Ports
mouth, Ohio, have sold their old parson
age and made purchase of an elegan
and comfortable residenee-worth So 90
--as the future home for the family Q
their preachers. -
OvER FoUR THOUSAND DOLLARS FRol
ASAHBATH ScHeoL Sunday, Feb 25th
was lniasionary anniversary day o
Chrisgg Church, Pittsburg. Pspnsylyg
mia. After the morning disconTse co
lection was taken up amounting to 81
800. The ,ehildren's missionary anni
versary was held in the afternoon. Tn
report of contributions by classes shove
an aggregate contribution TO missions
$4,3l8, or $5,6lS for the day., Durip
the year, seys the Pittsburg Advocat
over 81, 100 have been collected in u
Christ Church congregation for Hon
Missions, making on aggregate Of 30
SIS. BY the contributions Of Prospei
Street Sunday School, il is expected q
total sum willreach over $1,000.