The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-14
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day next at 103 AN. and "a PM. Sun
day School at Dam. Mission School
on Tenth Street at 8 PM. During the
week, Wednesday, at 7aP,M.
The Rev. James Runcie, ii Madi-
son, Indiana, preached in St Ppul's
Church on Sunday last, in the morn
ing, and in the evening baptized the
infant daughter of the Rector {
dAAt the late Convention of the Dio-
cese of Wisconsin, the Rev. Mr.. Ar
mitage, Of Detroit, was elected Assist
ant Bishop. The Gospel Messenger,
speaking of the election, says: i
1T is a capital choice; and good
guarantee that the energy, efficiency,
and Apostolic character which have
thus far distinguished the EpiscoRate
Of Wisconsin will be continued. The
West is really beginning to grow Its
own Bishops, as it has for consider
able time been raising up practical.
vigorous class of clergy for It's own
needs" Atb
ILLINoIs-The new church at Car
linville has been opened for services.
1t has received silver communion
set from M. w. Mayo, of Chicago, and
a contribution toward cabinet organ
from j. b. Mayo, of Springfield, both
sons of an English clergyman. The
church, when finished, will cost some
$4,000.
IN Bishop Lee confirmed eleven per-
sons at st. Johns Union Park, on
recent Sunday, making fifty nine
within the year; and nine more at
Harlem, under the charge of the same
rector, the Rev. DR.. Bishop. 93
The Rev. Sidney Corbett, of st.
Johns, Quincy, lost gold watch at
st. Louis short time since. One of
his parishioners, Mr.. Jasper, who was
in the city with him, Immediately pre-
sented him with another, worth $500.
e The commencement of Hobart Col
lege, Geneva, New York, took place
on the 18th inst. 1t has been re-
solved by the trustees that hereafter
tuition and room rent shall be charged
as in other colleges, it being found
that the name and character of a free
college initiated against the interests
of the institution. h W
The late commencement of ST
Agnes Hall, Terre Haute, was a de-
cided success, and is universally ack-
nowledged- to be far ahead Of any
commencement ever held before IN
the Institution, in the order, solem-
nifty and beauty of the exercises, and
the proficiency of the graduates. The
connection Of Bishop Talbot with
the College, and the supervision of
Prof. Root, constitute the best of
guarantees for the future efficiency,
and proper management of the school.
The graduating class Miss
Eleanor Mexican, of Princeton, Ind.
Miss Hannah Ward, st. Louis, Mo. /;
Miss Carrie d. Early, Terre Haute.
Ind. Miss Matte B. Fouke,. Belle
vile, ELL. Miss Sarah A. Grigsby,
trenton, Mo-; Miss Belle Heiney,
Huntington, Ind. ri IsmA d1ToB.
TENNESSEE We find the follow
ing In the Nashville Dispatch. HeAl
AT the called meeting of the Cher
~ Street Baptist Church last night,
the Pastor, Rev. 7. C. Mckee. pre-
scented the following paper, which ex-
plains itself:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June II 1866.
Dear Brothers / have called you to-
gether in extraordinary session to-
night, that / might lay before you, for
consideration the following paper: ~
My mind has for some months been
greatly harrassed with doubts of the
validity of my ordination, and the
regularity of several doctrinal views
held as apostolic by our communion.
Indeed the doubts that disturbed il
have grown into clear and settled con
Viction; so clear and settled, that
without a violation of conscience and
honor, and every obligation of duty
to God and His Church, / can no long
rremain in my position as pastor Of
your church, or as member of your
communion. W BIAE
I am called upon, therefore, to dc
an act of self-sacrifce, in view Of
which all other self-sacrificing acts o.
nv life are less than nothing-calleC
upon. to sever the ties which have beer
strengthened by months of love and
forbearance-which have bound my
heart to many In the Baptist com
7nunion. as was DaVid's to that O
Jonathan, and make my heart bleed
as my hand traces the sentence which
separates all relations between us, ant
conveys to you the knowledge that !.
hereby resign into your hands my of
fee as pastor of the Cherry Stree
Baptist Church, and further, that
am determined TO make my submis
sion to the Protestant Episcopa
Church of the United States, for reg
Mar anostolic orders in her ministry