The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-12
RELIGIOUS.

and Ingle Street Churches at the usual
hours. Sabbath School at 8 a. NJ
Preaching at 103, Glass meetings at Il
and 3 o'clock, P. NJ, and preaching
again at night
The congregation that worship in
Trinity Church have, during the past
week, ordered avery large organ. It
is the intention, we believe, to have it
built in Chicago twill be the largest
organ in the State when completed,
and there are none in Chicago at
the present time that is equal in ca
pacity and power to what it is intended
to be. The Baptist Church of that
city have, however, recently ordered
an organ which will be the finest in.
the West, and is to cost $4,000. tits
matter of public interest in our city
that our people keep up with the de-
mands5 of the age in making their
houses of worship. attractive and
pleasant. No one instrumentality
contributes more towards this result
than a good organ. It's soft and mel
low toes swelling out now and then,
in grandeur and sublimity soothe the
world-tired spirits aaRleff9sA aftd caf ares
towards that Heaven of rest where
the wicked cease from troubling and
where music ever more refreshes the
soul. .F la54 hlle sai4 .as .sss
Centenary Meetings are being held
in all parts. of this State with pretty
good success. Our correspondent at
Greencastle has already given our
readers the result of the meeting
there. From the Western Christian
Adgocase we gather particulars of
other meetings.
The Centenary Agent collected in
one day on the Owens Circuit, Indi-
ana Conference, $4O6.7O. The amount
viii be raised to 5000.
The Rev. John J. Hight held very
interesting Centenary Meeting at
Princeton. A subscription of $500
was taken up. A children's Centena-
ry collection has been inaugurated in
the Sabbath School One little girl,
after giving one dollar for herself,
took a collecting card and raised more
than $50, thus emitting her to five
Centenary medels. Seventy dollars
was raised in the Sabbath School in
6ne day. The Methodists of. Prince
ton are also engaged in building a
new and handsome church that is ex-
pected to cost them $4,000.
A Centenary Meeting was held in
Bloomington ON the 10Th ult. Adj
dresses were delivered by Judge Me-
Dohald, Of the u. s. District Court,
and Revs. S. 7. Gillett and w. H.
Goode. Pledges were given for 50, DOB.
We presume efforts viii be put forth
TO increase this amount. $3.50
There are Is Methodist Churches
in Chicago.
The Executive Committee of the
American Freedmens Aid Commits
sion, at its late meeting at Indianapo-
lis, requested Rev. DIR. T. M. Eddy, of
the Northeastern Christion Adrocote,
to visit. Great Britain and represent
the cause Of the freedmen in that
country. The Doctor has not yetcon-
scented to go, but if he should he
would make an admirable representa-
tive.
The Western Christian Advocate is
dissatisfied with the spirit manifested
by the members of the General Con-
ference Of the NJ. E. Church South.
1t says of the proceedings Of that body.
that All possible occasions seem to
have been seized for the purpose of |
intensifying Southern sectionalism,
and efectually preventing the healing
of the fracture of secession. A misty
hope evidently fingers in the minds of
these ministers that there may be
resurrection of the defunct Confeder-
aey or something equivalent to it. At
least so we reluctantly read the ami
mus Of the body. We are henceforth
forbiddenaeven to call the men lately
In arms against the Government reb-
els. They scornfully deny the charge.
Theirs was righteous conflict ~
Chief Justice Chase was anathema-
tized for associating with Bishops