The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-19

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RELIGIoUs MAEEEes AT THE
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The old School Presbyterian Synod
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State Christian Convention -
Church Building C. N. Sims.
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Indianapolis has been quite center
sof interest in the religious line for
some eight or ten days. The IPresby-
terry of Indianapolis closed its meet.
ings last week, and Immediately upon
its adjournment came the Annual
Meeting of the two State Synods of the
Old School Presbyterian Church.
These adjourned on Monday after
noon, at the very time when the In
diana State Christian Convention was
organizing. Then, yesterday, there
was Assem- bled Council of Congre-
pastoral relation, which has existed
l . T..
Hyde and the Congregational Church
full pastor, and leaves the Church in
a healthy state. &
The Convention, now In session, is
not largely attended. The time Of
holding it was fixed on Monday last
so as to enable the members of the
Presbyterian Synods to attend and
give 1T interest, but mere handful
remained. The topics under discus
sion have, / believe, been published
by you. Summarily they include
every thing that belongs to the meth
DDS of exercising Christian life or
Church life, so as to reach the igno-
rant and careless, particularly those
who are subjected to. temptations of
an unusual kind-the young men and
young women who come into our
large cities and towns from the
country. Also, how Church activities
may be stimulated and developed.
Gov. Baker was elected President,
and presided yesterday morning and
In the evening, being called away in
the afternoon by State business. He
makes an admirable officer. The
speeches are limited as to time, which |
constitutes one of the trials the Gov
ernor, as, from his known affability
and kindness, he calls down the mem
bers with evident painfulness, when
he finds that the last moment of in
diligence has arrived.
The best meeting of the session was
last evening, when the question of |
woman's. sphere of activity ain the |
Church was under discussion. The
subject was ably discussed by Rev.
Mr.. Porteus, of st. Louis, and Rev.
DIR. [. l.. Janeway, of Philadelphia.
A perfect gem of a speech, in the way
Of beauty, conciseness, and direct
point, was made by noble looking |
Quaker lady of this city, who has /
charge Of the Home for Friendless /
Women. The idea she. set forth was
this: God is being of order, and not |
of confusion; if woman has a heart |.
TODD good, consecratess herself TO it, /
and will look. to God for direction +
the Spirit Will lead her into her true
sphere. Dr. Janeway's. idea, which /
he Illustrated most , happily, was
founded on Christ's words: :. She
hath done eiwhats She 1cetld's {
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her meet Eher Cgespepsibilities with
Observation-Disclosures, and II !
she only trains her children Alright /
if she only looks well to her house [
pEsSndseryes qod-shes may -bakao- /
ing all that belongs TO her. The wife {
of President Edwards did this, and T
by relieving her husband Of care. en-
abled him to do a work that has !
blessed the Church for aliEtime. The {
mother Of Washington was possibly /
regarded as wanting in social enter
PRISE aud even benevolence, by her |
neighbors, and perhaps as a kind Of
: hunc afa6S Cs6rt09f 50tbI'~but she /
gave US map who was the savior. of [,
his country and our liberties. -oF /
The .workzof. Church building is GO
ing on extensively. The First and !
PresbyteriaUsC Arches yhave |,
nearly reached their ex teThal couple
ton and are nobleoornaments .stoilthe
city and State the :. former COSTING /
some one hundred thousand dollars,
and the other about seventy. Thousand. +
The Fourth Presbyterian Church, sof :
which the Rey.-Mr.M afshai4-is-pas-
tor, are now engaged in identifying /.
the exterior of thsic very neslt build I
ing The boilers of the. old Episco-
pal Church, 1wh 4hfea teDedto put up
the. NEST costly and, elegant. Church h
building in@the West, have. as I7earn,
subsidized somewhat in the matter, and
have concluded 10 put Up a plain and i
rather economical Church. asGJ t.
1.-The friends Of Brother Sims will be l.
pleased to know that h isopeople. here
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