The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-16

j. u. Whittier, the Quaker poet,
having been charged with being a
Universalist, publishes the following
in a Philadelphia journal:
Painfully sensible of my own moral
infrmities and liabilities to error,
Finstinctiyely shrink from assuming
/ the office of teacher and guide of
4 others. ! simply wish to say that my
ground of hope for myself and for
Il humanity is IN that Divine fullness of
love which was manifested in the life.
teachings and self-sacrifice of Christ
the Way, the Truth and the Life.
/ In the infinite mercy of God so reveal
ed, and not In any work or merit of
our nature. | reverently, humbly, yet
very hopefully, trust. / regard
/ Christianity as life rather than a
i creed and in. Judging of my fellow
men Eeana use no other standard than
1 that which our Lord and Master has
given us: By their frliits ye shall
/ know them Tie only orthodoxy
that / "a specially interested in is
/ thst Of life and practice. On the
( awful and solemn theme of human
Z destinv I dare not anssnatize, bat wait
\ sife unfolding OF re great mystery, in
/ the firm faith chat. whatever may be
our particular allotment, God will do
| the best that is possiblc for all.
SWEDENBoRGfAN CONVENTION
\ The GeneraA Convention of the New
Jerusalem Church in the United
States, consisting Of ministers and lay
delegates to the number of over one
hundred, assembled in Boston on
Friday, June LIST. The Convention
I supports a. book publishing and print
4 ing establishment In New York, where
! also weekly paper, the New Jerusa-
lem Messenger, IL issued The Com
! yention is likewise the proprietor of
monthly periodical of SIXTY four pages,
published IN Boston, and called the
I New Jerusalem Magazine The Mcs-
scnger is in its eleventh and the Nag
anne in its thirty ninth year. On
! Monday reports were read from the
different State Associations. In
Maine and New Hampshire are FIVE
societies, two ministers, and 1852 mem
bers. In Massachusetts sixteen soci-
cites, eighteen ministers and 1850
members. In New York six societies,
with three ministers and 250 mem
bers. In Pennsylvania ten societies,
two ministers and 400 or 500 members.
In Ohio ten societies, six ministers
and from 600 to zoo members. In
Maryland and the District Of Column
bia six societies, three ministers and !
about 200 members. In Illinois nine
societies, seven ministers and 504
members. The total membership in
the United States is 1900
ApdCAN METHODIST Episcopal |
CHURCH.-The General Conference
Of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church was held, not very long since.
an Washington City Bishop Payne |
presided, assisted by Bishops Quinn, !
Waymann and Campbell. This year
is the fftieth of the existence of this
Conference as body, and Bishop
Wayman delivered, by appointment,
the semi centenary sermon before the |
Conference. The African Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
embraces 10 Annual Conferences. A
Bishops, 200 travelling preachers, and
20, 900 members. They own 286
churches, have 80 circuits, 40 missions.
and DO stations, Their Sunday School
scholars and teachers number p 900.
and they have over $4,000 volumes i'm
their Libraries. Their church pro
perty is valued at over $3.50. 900, and
they. expend more than $84, 900 year
for the support of their preachers.
METH0DIsM IN CONNECTIcUT.-A
of Zton's Herald gives
the following with regard to the rela-
tive increase of Methodism in Con-
necticut:
From 1890 to $500 the population
increased 52-5 per cent, Methodism
167 per cent; frogl 1900 to 1910 pop
ulation increased 2-5s per cent.
Methodism "a per cent; from 1910 to
1920 population per cent, Method !
ism u per cent. from 1920 to 1880 ,
population per cent, Methodism 81 !
per cent; from 1880 to 1910 popula'
Iation / per cent, Methodism 78 per
cent; from l84e to 1850 population I
l9 1-3 per cent, Methodism 43 per s
cent; from 1850 to 1860 population .
"a per cent, Methodism 20 per cent. !
During the last twenty-five years
the increase of Methoaists in the I
State has been 80 per cent, while dur
Dg the same time the increase of
Congregationalists has been Is per
cent.
MR. STURGEON AGAIN.-Dr. w. W. !
Patton, in an English letter to the a
North Western, tells of hearing Mr. t
Sturgeon
The sermon was on the temptation I
Of Christ upon the pinnacle of the /
temple. My anticipations We're fully
met, both in matter and in manner
He held the vast congregation in per- q
feet attention for fifty minutes, leav- C
ing upon their minds tefder and sol s
emn impression, resorting to no tricks :
Of bufoonery, saying nothing irreyer- a
ent or out of taste. should judge c