The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-24
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.
PREsnYTERHAN.

held in the various Presbyterian
churches Of the city tomorrow.
Welearn that the Vine Street, the
Walnut Street, and the Cumberland
Presbyterian congregations will unite
in general Thanksgiving service on
Thursday next in the Walnut Street
church. The sermon will be preached
by Rev.C. b. II. MARTIN.
Rev. Mr.. HAWK, IN. s., Of Rock
vile, has been called 20 the charge OF
the Presbyterian Church in Brazil
and has accepted the call
Quite an interesting religious re,
vival Is in progress in the Old School
Presbyterian Church at Mnncie' I
RevlJAs. Woop, D. d., has resigned
his position as President Of Hanover
College and accepted that Of Cortland
Van Rensselaer, Memorial Institute,
in New Jersey, 1000 SO efaa e
The New School Presbyterian
Church at Thorntown win be- dedi-
Gated tomorrow Services will be
conducted by ministers from abroad.
At the late meeting Of the Synod
Of Indiana. 90. 81 the subject Of the
union between the New and Old
School branches Of the Presbyterian
Church was considered. The West
ern Presbyterian says
DIR. n. d. McMaster took the ground, in
brief pertinent speech, That we have not
Aunicient evidences OF entire agreement In
doctrine between ourselves and the New
school To say, by resolution Of Synod, that
a union ought now 70 take place. He did
not know. whether the old differences Ia
regard TO doctrine, and the sense In which
our standards are 10 be received, are 20 far
removed as 20 make n union OF the two
bodies prncticable &C this time. AZ " should
that we are indeed ONE In doctrine and
order--none would rejoice IN seeing q
union effected more than himself. But
unleH1 there In such n unity OF sentiment,
organic union would scarcely ba desirable,
Wealearn from a despatch 10 the
Cincinnati Gdsetto that theSynod of
Kentucky met at Lexington on
Wednesday last. Sixty ministers and
elder3 were present.
A number OF letters were received
from the different churches, asking TO
be recognized as adhering 10 the Cen
eral Assembly. aaad aaa.
II was decided that this meeting
was but a continuation Of the session
held at Henderson. n ).
A committee was appointed to con-
slider the propriety of directing the
Presbyteries to keep their sessions
open and appoint in each number
Of evangelists to organize churches in
each.
After conversation on the state
Of the churches, it was found that the
Assembly party were much stronger
than was anticipated.
The Southern Presbyterian Assem-
bly, has been in session the past week
in Memphis. Among the proceed
ings, we notice the adoption Of re-
port favoring the education of freed
mSn5 anu UhAb 4hcN. 61udIb AeoDlHHoH
made a furious and slanderous attack
upon the Northern Presbyterian
Church. ma p5 Ht
THE MISSION SCHOOL holds its reg
ular sessions al the Court House at
half.past one o'clock Sabbath after
noon. A cordial invitation is extend
cd 70 citizens and strangers. o4 t.tu.
YoUNa MEMS CHRISTIAN Assoc1A-
TioN.-The Young Mems Christian
Association of indianapolis held
large and interesting meeting this
week The Journal says: aaiyiul
A number Of the members made
reports of their visits TO various local
tiles in the southwestern part of the
cityWfIt isdesigned to carryfforward
this work of visitation systematically,
until the religious condition Of every
inhabitant OF the city, old and young,
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