The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-16


cent. during the year; Sunday Schools
22-an increase of 10; Sunday
School scholars 632; officers and
teachers Y; volumes in libraries $50.
The Central Methodist Episcopal
Churcl, Detroit, Sabbath, March Sd,
contributed Ave hundred dollars in
cash for the support of teacher in
the South among the freedmen. They
are also building a church edifce,
which will cost them $150,00O.
The Methodist Episcopal Church,
on Temple Street, Boston, was dam
aged by fire, March 9th, to the amount
of $4,000. 1t was insured. The fire
originated from defective fue.
DIR. Curry announces that the list of
the Christian Adoocote is 1000 in ad-
vance of what it was in 1866.
A correspondent of the Methodist
Home Journal argues in favor of
modified ritualism and the introduc
ton of symbolisms into our Churches.
He thinks neither has a tendency to
destroy the identity of Methodism.
The venerable Richard Hargrave,
of the Northwest Indiana Confer
ence, suffered small rupture in his
left lung while singing in a prayer
meeting, December Both, and has
been laid by ever since.
Rev.. G. B. Davidson, ID. d., for
many years prominent member of
the Indiana Conference, and men,
Der of the General Conference of
1860, who left the Methodist Episco-
! pal Church In the early part of the
war on account of his rebel proclivi-
ties, found home in the Old School
Presbyterian Church. In the late
rupture in that body, he united his
| destinies with the Southern faction.
Becoming dissatisfied, he has now
joined the Protestant Episcopal
Church. "i
We learn that Rev. DR.. Cobleigh
has, In consequence of his ill-health,
resigned his position as editor of
Zson's Herald, his resignation to take
effect on March 31st ~
The Advocate says that Governor
Wright, Minister at Berlin, is still
very i'll with the dropsey, but not
growing worse. We had previously
heard this from private letters.
We notice that new Independent
Church paper, under the title, of the
Christian Observer, is soon to be start
ed at Catlettsburg, Kentucky, in the
interests Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. Rev. Shadrach Har-
gis will be the editor. .A5'-s
Rev. Mr.. Langley, pastor of Union
M. E. Church, Greenup Street, Cow
ington, preached a powerful sermon
before the Kentucky Conference at its
late session in Lexington. 1t was
heard by an immense congregation,
ard is spoken of as a mastery pro-
duction, and as accomplishing great
good among the people.
A protracted meeting in Washing
ton is being held with great success.
1t promises to exceed in interest and
conversions any revival ever held in
the place. AS high as twenty-five
persons are at the altar of prayer at
one time. ...s.
Rev. Samuel " Leech, of the Bal
timore Conference, Pastor of the
First Charge in Annapolis, and Chap
lain of the House of Delegates, de-
livered lecture in the Maryland In
stitute, on Thursday evening last, on
THE Life, Character, and Works of
Edgar A. Poe" That, it strikes us,
is far from preaching Christ and
Him crucifed, +" unless the lecturer
holds up Poe as an awful example to
evil-doers. 49,
Rev Samuel Clawson, Methodist
preacher of eccentric manners, some
times called the wild man, T" was
very popular ine Western Virginia
some twenty years ago. He was
cross eyed, and wiry made, and very
dark skinned for white man. At
times he was surprisingly eloquent,
always excitable and once in while
extravagant. He once accompanied
a brother minister, Rev. Mr.. R,
prominent city pastor. in visit to a
colored church. Mr. r.. gave the
colored preacher the hint, and of
course Clawson was invited to preach.
He did so, aud during the sermon set
the impulsive Africans to shouting
all over the house. This in
turn set Clawson to extravagant words
and actions, and he leaped out of the
pulpit like deer, and began to take
the hands of the colored brethren
and mix in quite happily. He wept
crowd. he found Brother r., and Sit
ting down beside him, he threw his
arms around his neck, and with the
tears streaming down his face, he
said ss.Rrnthar r T almost wish /