Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-05
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Concerning Churches in North ern
Ohio.

PERsoNAL-Rev. D. c. Blood, for IF
teen years pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Massillon, preached his farewell
sermon on Sabbath afternoon, a week age
Rev. A. Snyder, OF the Baptist Church
Clyde, having accepted a call elsewhere
that congregation is now without a minis
ter.
The friends of Rev. Mr.. Milholland, il
Bucyrus, on Thursday evening of las
week, paid him a donation visit, and con.
tributed between sI6o and $3.50.
REVEALS, ETC.-A revival is in pro,
gress in the Methodist Church in Holmei
township, Carroll county, and many are
being converted.
Rev. J.. II. Beardsley lately closed 1
series of meetings in Shanesville, Tuscan.
awas county, which resulted in the con.
version of over thirty persons, making in
all over u hundred andthirty in the Boil
ivar Circuit since Conference.
Since the Rev. S. r. Kerr, formerly OF
Pittsburgh, has been in charge of the
United Presbyterian Church in Youngs-
town, the congregation has received quite
a number of additions.
zFINANcIAL-Thc Congregational church
Of cambridge, Geauga county, last Sun
day raised $50 50 for the missionary
cause.
CONFERENCE MEETINGS, 7 - The
Medina County Congregational Confer
ence will hold its next Annual Meeting
at the Congregational Church at Lodi,
commencing Tuesday, May 18th, at half
past ten A. Mat which time the opening
sermon will be preached.
The Presbytery of the Cleveland Unit
ed Presbyterians held its last meeting in
Youngstown on Tuesday, the LIST inst.
The Congregational Conference Of
churches belonging to the counties of
Lake and Geauga, held their semi-annual
meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday of
last week. The subject which attracted
the deepest interest was a discussion on
Tuesday evening on, 'the work of Chris
tian laymen in prOspgating the Gospel"
The churches represented were small
and weak, but generally reported pro-
gress during the year.
NEW CHURCHES, IMPROVEMENTS, ETC.
The United Presbyterisns of Youngs-
purchated a lot for $l,l4O on which
hey purpose at no distant day to erect a
house of worship.
The work on the new Protestant Epis-
opal Church in gainesville has been re-
and will be pushed forward rapid
till completed. The laying of the cor
her stone, with fitting ceremonies, viii
AXE place May 2sd. Bishop Bedell will
% present on that occasion.
q A new organ in the Methodist Church,
jefferson, Ashtsbuls county, was used for
he first time last Sunday, Mrs. ]. A.
presiding.
OTHER LocALITIEs.-The corner stone
the New Methodist Church at Ann
Arbor will be laid with appropriate cere-
on Wednesday, May 9th. It is
expected that Rev. DR.. Hatfield, OF Chi
ago. Rev. DR.. Haven, of the University
# Michigan, and Rev. B. F. Cocker, OF
viii take part in the exercises.
The pulpit of the First Presbyterian
in Detroit on last Sunday, was
by three generations of the same
In the morning Rev. George
)uffeld, LII. D., preached from the text
ound in John 18th, oath. In the after
IOOn George Dufield, IT, preached from
be 2lst verse of the LIST chapter of CORN
hans. The services in the evening were
enducted by Rev. Samuel Dufield, son
f Rev. George DufReld, IT,, and grandson
f DIR. Dufield, who chose for his text the
sth verse of the 18th Chapter of Mat
hews. seldom does q minister Of the
Gospel gain a triple crown of glory in the
abors Of himself, his son, and his grand
on, in the cause of Christ.
A church edifce is about to be erected
n Cincinnati for the cclored Roman
catholics. a large sum of money has
cen bequeathed for the purpose by some
haritable person of that religious persua-
ion. There are in the United States at
be present time, about four and a half
Millions Of colored people. Of these
any, as yet, are Catholics.
Rev. j. NJ. Bowers, of last years Theo-
,gical Class Oberiin, was ordained pastor
f the Congregational Church at Sedalia,
Iissouri on he Sd ultimo. The church ]
q new one, gathered during the past (
inter under the faithful labors of Mr.. 4
owers- I