The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-25

Mrs. Martha jackson, wife of Rev
Henry jackson, of the Methodist
mission in India, died recently.

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Henry jackson, of the Methodist
mission in India, died recently.
Rev. j. J. Hight reports over
SEC, 000 Centenary money for the In
diana Conference. About $33, 900 of
this goes to the Asbury University.
DIR. Reid, of the Western Christian
Advocate, recently dedicated a Metho-
dist Church at Rockville. He says it
is a handsome brick edifce, forty by
sixty-fve feet from outside to outside,
including tower, giving an audience
room of thirty-six by ffty-four feet.
The ceiling is arched, and the whole
interior finished in the neatest and
best style. The tower is, as yet, in
complete, but will rise to the height
of some seventy-fve feet. The win
dows are of stained glass, and the
room handsomely furnished with car
pets, table, chandeliers, hair-cloth
chairs, etc. The whole cost of the
building, including lot, was $500.
Centre Circuit, Indiana Conference,
was strengthened by 100 accessions
during a winter revival. yriunoa 9dt
a Rev w. R. Study, pastor Of Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church, Cincin-
natl, delivers the annual address be-
fore the literary societies OF Indiana
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Asbury University, Greencastle, Tues
day, June 18th. ~. s. 81. Ia.ei
The New York Methodist of May
18th, contains an excellent sermon, by
Bishop Simpson. Subject: The
Great Commission 5l 9.s a
1t is proposed to build new De-
pository building at Pittsburg. The
building will be five stories high, iron
front for the first story, and the front
of the remaining stories pressed brick
with. stone dressings. The new build
ing will compare favorably with the
finest structures of the city, and. be
worthy of contribution from every
Methodist in the Pittsburg Confer
ence. E.s1tHis5E 84ts H.s1# iIc 4mr15
The following are the statistics of
the Missouri and Arkansas Confer
ence: Members, l5,507, an increase
over last year of 1876. probationers,
4.909-increase 2,039; local preach
ers, 279-increase, 56; churches, II,
valued at 1890, 500, an increase of "a
in number and $S4, 4S0 in value: par
sonages, IA. valued at 800, 800, an in
crease of 3 in number and 81 900 in
value. There was raised for Confer
ence claimants $499 20, decrease of
Sl39 20; for Missionary Society, ST.
168 33-increase, $50 60; for Church
Extension Society, $2,184 % de-
crease, $2.257 so: for Tract Society,
S91 45-increase, $28 80; for Bible
society, $S47 33-increase, 1921 70;
for Sunday School Union, $174 O5--
increase, $45 So; for Centenary Fund,
$43, 295 SO. There are 275 Sunday
Schools, with 1850 officers and teach
ers, and 14,T82 scholars. ~ aH.
REMARKABLE FIGURES. = On
Washington Circuit there has been a
wonderful revival, affecting the youth
as we'll as adults, as the following
statistics will show Number of
schools, 8; officers and teachers, 122,
all of whom have been converted;
scholars, .627, of whom 263 will pray.
in public; 2z1 have been converted
during the present Conference year,
and 413 have praying parents; average
attendance, 594; chapters read since
Conference, 1884, verses memoriz-l
ed, 80, 113, and words committed by
infant classes, 81, 800. Ninety-three
per cent of the material within the
bounds of the circuit is now used in
the Sunday School, and the hope in
dulged of being able to bring in the
remaining seven per cent. Can these
figures be surpassed by any? Wash
ington Circuit is within the bounds of
the Indiana Conference. - Western
Christian AdUocdte.