The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-26

pacify themselves-aR prepare ter Fs-z
ligious notices with reports and COM
ments on the doings at the Churches.
1t would also drop politics, but this
would be Objectionable to both
preachers and congregations bothf Of
these INDUCING freely in the article on
every Sabbath. Fashions would also
be excluded from the colunnsaOt the
| Sunday Herald, were there not great
danger of rebellion among the, lady
readers Of that paper, who choose
that day, of all others, to display their
/ magnificent dresses and discuss IN
and out of Church, the toilets Of their
neighbors, and the, latest modes.
When the Herald ranges itself on the
side of the Churches, it becomes the
members thereof to be on their guard,
for it is manifestly some strategic
iHU ,N'J = . III HSt'f,rI II .GHH3TTTD
Southern ConUoc0tion Of The Episc0-
pal Church.-This Convocation held
its regular meeting in St. james
Church, Yincennes, on the 18th and
18Th inst The Rev. Horace Strins i
fellow, of Indianapolis, preached the
opening sermon. Much i1hportaht
business was transacted, a new and
more complete form Of pafochial re-
ports was, reoommepded by the Cqns
vocation for adoption in the Diocese.
The Committee on the, ssdMissi0n4 Of
the laity to seat and axoice ih;tte
Convocation reported in favor Of the
same, and requested the Missionary
societies within the limits of the Con
vocation to send three delegates each,
to represent them ID future mAeti1gg.l
A resolution was also passed reA I
commenaing the Adoption of the mo-
menclaturel of the Anglican Church,
in that the convoestiQn shall n be 1
called a Deanery, andotlie presiding ]
officer thereof Dean, and the College
of Presbyters and parishes included
therein, the Rural neanery, and re-
questing the Bishops. to bring the
matter before the next Diocesan con i
vention, with such Instructions anEllI
Recommendations as may seem to
them best. Provision was also made
for a committee to visit such parishes
and stations as have no organized
Missionary Societies, upon the plan
adopted already by the couvocation.
% Much interest was manifested, and
the occasion was very pleasant. The
good people of st. James Church,
with their faithful and indefatigable
Rector, left nothing undone that
could be done for the comfort and
entertainment-of- their guests. -
At the request of the ReY9Dr. Carr
ter, the members of the Convocation
visited the new mission work Just I'M
augurated in portion of the city
that is rapidly filing with popula-
ton that need the services of the
Church. A neat building is in pro.
cess of erection that will serve, for
the present, the double purpose of a
church and parish school room. DR..
Carter is greatly beloved by his peo-
pie, and, Inndef his excellent admihis-
tration, the Church is growing stronger
every day; and the time is not far
Distant we confidently believe, when
.Yincennes will havetwo good parishes.
oS2W09 Il Z Sa5K S.
Qua readers may bery in souryt
Religious Intelligence, a week ago. /
thatawe referred to statements made
by Mr. ,McCarer on his return, from |
Synodieal meeting at New ALBANY of
revival going on in one Of its
churches near that city. Mr.. NJ has
furnished US with the following ex-
tract. of a letter received two days |
ago from Rev n. Little of Perre !
Hau;e, who was prevailed on to pro-
long his labors after the adjournment
Of Synod:
'H.The meetings of Mt. Tabor are
growing in interest. Yesterday /
SPOKE twice in the open air, and in
the evening in the school house. The
crowds could not get into the house
during the day. Where the people
came from is a wonder to all. At
hight we took the boards used in the
kF6AS futoo the house, making extra
seats clear to the front, leaving me
barely room to stand between the
people and the wall. And obi what
q crowd, and what a meeting | had
heard of such scehes, but never wit
messed them. We could not find a
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