The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-26
PRESRYTERIAN CHURCH. N. q.

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The protracted meetingOf the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, Washington, d.
o., which commenced October 22d.
still continues, and about as numer-
ously attended as ever. More than
one hundred have been added to the
Church since last December, while the
membership has been greatly renewed.
At late communion at Westches-
ter, Pennsylvania, thirty-fve were ad-
ded to the Church on profession of
their faith, making a total of fifty
nine since the commencement of the
year. N.Y.
A meeting of four days continuance.
at Batavia, Ohio, has just closed,
which resulted in adding six members
to the Church.
There has been an accession of
about thirty members to the old Pine
Church, Philadelphia, within the last
few months. The eighteenth week of
united prayer has been commenced in
this Church. a
At the communion on the first Sab
bath in May, thirty -four were added
to the Presbyterian Church, 20. S.)at
Xenia, Ohio. -
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The converts in connection with
one of the Stations of the London
SOcietys Mission, in the capital of |
Madagascar, during the last year.
numbered 200; at another, Y. The |
enrolled communicates at these two |
stations alone amount to 500 80
A letter from Maryville. Tennessee
to the Herald and RecOrtler, reports
revivass in progress in several of the
Churches. Two .Colored Churches
have been organized, one at Knox-Il
vile and one at Maryville. -Four
Sabbath schools are in operation
among the freedmen. an
Z. The report of the Anniversary of
the American Tract Society. is an, in
teresting one This Society deserves
the support and announcement of
every Christian. Much real good can
be accomplished through the instru-
mentality of this Society, to the cause
of Christ, by the distribution of tracts
and the Scriptures to the places and
persons that cannot be reached by the
Church directly. Every Christian
should be colporteur; he should
provide himself with tracts, and dis
tribute them in quiet way In the
streets, in the railroad cars, and
his friends. Tracts will be
read, and pondered over. Many per-
sons who cannot be induced to 60 to
church, or attend the prayer meeting.
can. by this means be led to abandon
the ways of the world and finally be
brought to true repentance.
The corner stone of the Second |
Presbyterian Church, at Indianapolis !
was laid on Saturday afternoon Nav
18th. The cOncourse of spectators {
was large, and the ceremonies inter {
esting. t
An interesting service was recently
held in the, "Old Pine Street y
Church, Philadelphia. A ch;sse7eG $
tablet of beautiful marble, bearing
the names of fourteen MARTYRS E
Of liberty from that congregation
was placed in the wall of the 9
vestibule, fronting the door. with an S
ceremonies. Addresses were 7
made by DIR. Brainard, Gen. Gibbons =
and Mayor Thos Michael. a
The report of the American Board r
IF Foreign Missions says that the ex-
Denditure for last year was $537. OO1. J
ind the appropriations for this wear G
ire $5O7, 600. zl-i.ietI ,aa4 L
. Atits annual meeting in October, h
he Board reported twenty Missions, Ew
,ne hundred and one Central Stations. Il