The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-19

Ign, of which we have received the
first and second numbers. The object
of the publication is to aid in accom-
plishing the work set forth in the fol-
lowing;
BOND OF UNIoN.-We, the under
signed, believers in the doctrines of
the Holy Scriptures as set forth in
| the Apostles and Nicene Creeds, do
hereby pledge ourselves to secure,
under God, an open communion, and
the recognition fof one evangelical
ministry, by the interchange of pull
pits. thus to make visible the unity of
1 the Church. 179H r. ti#"o e.
{ And we furthermore solemnly
pledge ourselves to stand by each
other in securing these ends. -hgs
II ~ BASTIST. saIogf
First Baptist Church-George F.
Pentecost Pastor. Services at 10
AN. tomorrow. sst4
Rev.dT. E. tVeach, from the inte-
flor Of the Evansville Association,
writes US encouragingly of the
Churches. Some dozen or more have
been baptized recently. 5l3 49ii
The following facts and figures are
encouraging statistics: Associations,
TVS; churches, 1885, ordained min
listers, 11,221 total membership,
| 1,4lO,643. This estimate includes
about $4,000 members in the Canadas.
1t will be seen by these figures that
the Baptists are the largest denomi-
nation by some 100000 in North
America. Of weekly religious papers
there are published AZ; of these 4 are
in the British Provinces. Of different
organizations supported by the yolun-
tary contributions of the churches
there are Z, viz:
American Baptist Missionary
Union; American Baptist Publica-
ton Society; American Home Mis-
sion Society; American Foreign BIZ
BILE Society; American Baptist Free
Mission Society; American Baptist
Historical Society, and French Bap-
fist Mission Society.
The total expenditures of these va
rious societies will amount in the ag-
gregate to little less than 81 900, 900
annually OF Colleges and Universe
ties in successful operation, there are
20; of Theological Summaries for the
education and training Of ministers,
there are Is. There has been an ag-
gregate of more than 81 ,OO0,OOO adj
ded to the endowments of the various
institutes of learning in the past year.
The Christian Watchman and Re-
fector, published at Boston, and the
Journal aud Messenger appear, in the
first of January numbers, in quarto
form. The Watchnaan, we believe, is
now the oldest and largest religious
weekly in the world. The following
is an extract from its New Years
Greeting: h 1oap9vei)
1T aims to WELD controlling in
fuence by bringing within its scope
every human interest, and penetrating
all with Christian influence. Our
true ideal of religious newspaper is
one that discusses not exclusively re-
ligious topics, but that treats every
interest of life in religious spirit
The highest power of religious jour
nalism is felt not in profound discus
sion of Christian doctrine, but in the
enforcement of Christian duty, in la
Dor and recreation, in trade and pro-
fessional life, in the quiet Of home or
the temptation of public service. If
faithful to duty religious paper must
treat Of commerce and literature and
science and politics and social life,
for allof these have vital connection
with ethics and religion. The con
ception,is broad one, to make the
paper a mirror which shall weekly re-
feet the worlds busy life; to show
how far this life is pervaded by the
spirit of the gospel, and how it may
be made more Christ-like Such an
idea has been floating before our
mind for years, and we now hope in a
measure, at least, to reach it. odC
81 FIJI & MISCELLANEOUS. !
The Scotch Irish Presbyterians
came to New Hampshire in 1719, and
settled in Londonderry There are !
now seven Presbyterian churches in
the State. Several others that were
Presbyterian have become |
Congregational. thie
The United Brethren, as they are
called (Moravians,) have long been
active in the missionary service. They !
have now eighty-nine different mis-
sionary stations in different parts of
the world, with 1923 laborers.
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