Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-13

$500
.sions and Sc aoeessiona
At Washington, lid, aAseSis6l -haa
added fifty to the Church, all adults, and
large proportion young men.
Twenty-Five accessions have been
made 10 The Union City Station, North
Indiana Conference. z-----=
Inabout one week nearly eighty have
Joined the Methodist Church al Delaware
Station, Soul. east Indiana Conference.
AtNew fairfield, O., thafe is q Eeli-
gious awakening am ong the Methodists.
"A glorious revival has been in progress
in Milton, Iowa, Conference.
Thirty acceasions and twenty CONVEX
sions have takes place in Borter, CALI
polls Circuit. Ohio @
About City have joined the Ghnrch
and been converted at Lakin Chapel
Moscow Circuit, Cincinnati Conference.
The New York Methodist furnishes
the following revival items dos
+ sixty couversions have taken place
in Fifth street Church, Philadelphia. On
watch-night $500 were presented TO the
pastor, Rev. J. +. Smith. ff
Sixteen persons were at the altar OF
Scott Church, Philadelphia, on. watcz
might, and six were converted. The ex'
ira meeting commenced at that time.
Rev. r. 8. Rose, Of the Wyoming Con
ference, reports thirty conversions iE
FlemingvilIe.
In al three Of the churches Of the NJ
e. Church in Lowell, Massachusetts,
THE revival work is said 10 have been
unusually successful for several weeks
past. 9Trgs F9rxEvas 10 Sc
A powerful revival is also reported
Eat Mystic Bridge, Conn. 2 laaa 'saods
Revivals are in progress in Canada,
| Successful rmeetings are reported ON the
Kempviile and Lachute circuits. On
the former thirty-one have recently pro-
fessed conversion, and on the latter
thirty. -
Within hfaw weeks shirty-four per-
sons have found the Saviour at ST.
Paurs, Jersey City, N. j. ,sEsH
/ I The CONTROVERSY between Col. Forney
Of the Philadelphia Press and protesting
christians 10 assuming en- eminently
practical shape The ministers have
gone farther than merely to enter a pro
test against the issue of the Sunday
Press. Three union meetings of the
clergy and Iaity Of different denomina.
lions have been held. Arrangements
have been made TO convince the Colo
mel, BY perhaps the only argument that
wilE reach him-pecMniars Interest
that the course he 10 pursuing 10 wrongs
II 10 proposed, farther, to make it nm
popular for public men to wilfully vic.
late the Sabbath Mr.. Forney, of course,
defends himself, but in such a way as
10 Indicate q consciousness that he is
wrong, and would back out If his
pride would permit him to confess his
mistake. The point the churches make
ia simply this: IT'S the Sabbath adj
vine Institution2" If so, are not pro.
Tossing christians in duty bound to OPP
pose its desscration.as-q .ssia - =
We have received copy Of the Chris,
Hdh Advocate, published in ST. Louis in
the interest Of the NJ. E. Church South.
It has large department devoted ex-
clusively to Kentucky Methodism, under
the editorial control of Rev. }. w. Gun.
ningham. The eiitor Of the Kentucky
department declares in his salutatory
that We announce no line of policy to
be pursued, other than a religious. pur-
pose to make the Allocate welcome
visitor. To- the homes, an instructor Of the
minds, q guide for the lives, and a bless
ing to the hearts of our patrons"
The New York MeskOdfst is one of
the very best weekly papers-religious
or secular-within our acquaintance.
We are highly grati6ed. but not in the
least surprised, to learn that it begins
another new year and new volume
with largely increased subscription
list aud bright prospects Itisa vigor-
Gus advocate for lay representation in
the Methodist Church.. but urges It's
opinions in way never calculated to
offend those who differ with it on that
question. II
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