The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-27

School sermon from the new pastor
Rev. q, w. Keteham. The result W,
have not heard, but ii will add some
thing TO the already good collection 0
this noble people.
FoRT WAYsE. Sunday, the 18th
was the Centenary day in this beau
tiful city. President Bowman ant
Dr. Held were the preachers, and theJ
alternated between the Berry Stree
and Wayne Street Churches, filing
The pulpits morning and evening, and
addressing the Sunday Schools in the
afternoon. The financial results oi
the day were $4,000. The two Cen.
tenary Agents, Rev. VIM. II. Goodc
and President Robinson, Of Fort
Wayne College, were also present aud
assisting This success, however, was
chiefly due to the excellent prepare.
ton for the oecnsi0n made by the
pastors, Meesrs. Phillips and Hemen-
way. We admire that charming little
place and It's goodly inhabitants. OF
it, College we have more TO saywhich
must DO reserved.
PEsDLEToN, IND. Rev. J. T. Id
dings, writing under date Of October
9Th, says: (" We held our Centena-
~ meeting for this charge yesterday
with the best Of results. We were IA
y0red with the service Of brother
Goode, Agent, and brother j. w.
Ray, who did noble service. We
shall long feel the influence of this
meeting. These brethren gave d new
impulse 10 matters here. We feel 10
rejoice at the results, in behalf OF the
great Centenary move. The amount
subscribed will, doubtless, go beyond
I'll ,5O0-we shall try TO make ID W 900.
The people all feel right ia regard to
this great work. We are continuing
the meeting through the month,
hoping aud praying for the Great
Head of the Church TO re baptize il
with the Holy Ghost. "
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
FROM CHRIsT's CHuRon The con.
Of Christ's Methodist Epis.
eopal Church, Pittsburg, held its
Centennial jubilee Sabbath, Septem-
Der Both, and on Sabbath, October
9TH. Subscriptions were taken which.
when collected, will net near 500, 900.
The objects contributed to were, AL
Ieghany College, Pittsburg Female
lollege, the New York Mission
House, the Irish Fund, and in aid of
.he erection of the Pittsburg Book
Depository. On last Sabbath other
Methodist Churches Of the city were
% make their subscriptions, tho re-
Iults Of which have not yet trans
bred.
New York CITY.-since the Coop
n Institute meeting, Centenary con-
have been taken up in many
# the churches Of New York and VI |
Unity We give, from the Methodist,
eports for Sunday, Oct. 18th, namely: |
d. Pauls, $50, 000-exoluaive of the |
contributions Of Daniel Drew. and the
.pms pledged by Messrs. Place and
iparkman for a school enterprise;
Thirteenth Street, 81, 600. in addition
9 $1,000 previously pledged; Fourth
'treet. $4,000, of which SO, 900 were
iyen by Mr.. w. w. Cornell, for the.
reotioD Of the new Mission Chapel
q Tenth Avenue; Seventh Avenue,
5000; Eighteenth Street, $4,000;
lreen Street, Sl,50(v Allen Street
! 300; Sing Sing, 10000, of which
lr. &C. North contributed 81 900.
MINISTERIAL DEooRUM.-In the
1T of resolutions and orders passed
y the East Genessee Conference, and
on page 6 of the annual
tegister, we have the following:
Resoiped, That we respectfully but
arnestly advise all members. Of this
'ody who are in the habit Of tobacco
sing, young and old, to abandon the
ractice at once; and we fully believe
he time has come when no man
hould be admitted as member of
last Geaessee Conference who is not
lodged to total abstinence from this
ernicious indulgence.
Resotoed, That the Bishop is re.
uested to ask every candidate for ad.
lission at this session, VIZ you
bstain from The use Of tobacco2
GENERAL Conference.-The Gen.
raj Conference of the Methodist Pro-
'stant Church meets in the city of
ittsburg, Nov. 18th. Says the Vest
u Methodist Protestant.
Matters of great importance con
ected with our literary and publish.
~ enterprise, our College, and the
Mon Of the Nom Episcopal Metho.
lists in this country, will necessarily
scupy the attention of that body, and
pom its decision and action the flu.
ire prosperity Of the Church will de-
end to a greater extent, perhaps, than
n the decisions and action ofany pre-
sding General Conference. The
MON of the Non Episcopal Metho-
ist Churches is yet in the future, and
apends, so far as the Methodist Pro-
slant Church is concerned, on the
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