Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-10
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RELIGIOUS.


HE American Bible Society has advices
representatives in ST. Petersburg
4 andrew Muir and Adelbert Eski
p ~ eject that there is not yet a demand
fibies in small type; but there Is IN
efeSsed demand for the New Testament,
IS especially IN Eslhonia. The edition OF the
tlIonian Testament heretofore published
81 III octave, but an edition Of smaller
81 cheaper and more portable, especially
81 The soldier and the young, is now dc
Jnandcd. This is a good indication, as II Is
IN evidence of increased interest IN the
Scriptures. Mr. Muir also states thst the
aerkuf distributing the modern Russ Iesta-
inent Is Progressing very Satisfactorily and
gradually extending.
VISIT TO THE CHOCTAw INDIANS.
The Southwestern agent Of the Bible So
ciciy Mr.. Baird, has made a visit e the
eh0ctaw Indians, nov Numbering about
tiieen thousand souls. They have been
almost ruined in consequence Of the war,
- isYing been inleigled by scOundrels like
Albelt Pike q take up arms against the
United State They are now endeavoring
work upward, by establishing a system
OF common schools, reyiving their acade-
inies, etc. lie visited Rev. Israel Folsom,
Ch0ctaW. edgcated at Yale College, and
s4.n fiih himto preaching place Just es-
lcd The scene is thus described:
Afier 3 weary ride we reached the
place, II a beautiful oak grove on the sum
inii Of d iifn Here was a congregation,
aearly ali icii bloods, or 'tubbies' as they
csf them. seated on logs prepared for the
Cccasions there was also an elevated log
saf glra iecd for the preachers, in front Of
(Which ere two posts driven down, and
,oard placed on them 10 receive books. On
Ibis board was 10 be seen the library Of the
neighhorhood, which consisted Of two or
three Of Mason's notebooks, also about the
Ha,Qe number of another kind, about six
yscho0i books, about as many Sunday
MON Question Books and about
Jaw hymn books All Of these
Ere much worn. As l looked on
e pile Of mutilaied books, j thought,
and what arethese among so manyv
he Haddest thought OF all arose from
be lan hat there was not one Bible or
esiameni among those tattered volumes"
CONVERSION AMONG THE PARsEEs
Taf descendants Of the ancient Persians,
the Disciples Of ZorOaster, are quite numer-
Gus n Bombay, where many have Obtained
great wealth, and many are distinguished
l0r their personal culture and social edu-
raiioh DR.. Wilson, Of the Scotch Free
lhnrch Mission at Bombay, communicates
an interesting narrative concerning these
people
Two young Parsis, on whom the eyes
Ufmany nave been placed for a considerable
lime have been baptized and DIR. Wilson
Says ilat the Parsis generally are daily
rowing IN liberality Of sentiment and
thinks ihsy will be among the first Of the
trile Of Western India 70 embrace Chris.
iianify ~ a body, and that they will be most
distinguished instruments in its propaga-
,of t)ne &C the two Parsis Jiiibhai Jivaii,
has been nine years connected with the in
sltnlion he has come ont as a Christian
4 n opposition 10 the strong influence Of his
family. and Il il his desire 10 become a mis-
n sionary to his countrymen, The other,
u Pesionii Jehanejorjii had his attention
inst called 10 religion by some Christian
Publications he found in native library.
ihifd Parsi catechumen IL under instruc-
ton, iBi has not yet arrived al the point Of
decision
CHRISTIAN WORK AMONG THE GYPsIEs.
The irsi Christian efforts to reclaim the
eighieenihousand gyPsies found in England
were made by Mr.. Crabb, Of southampton,
iA l227 with such success that, in six years
t0iifaIA o. AHtht NuA pttu drought 70 =
settled life Ia 1857 the London City Mis-
sion undertook n work among these wan
daftrs ~ employing a missionary in the
ouulfis Of London, with encouraging re-
aaiis MANY forsake their yagrant life
aiandon forplne-telling and all other tricks
betake themselves 20 honest industry, begin
20 live IN houaes and the younger ones be-
-aauae very eager TO learn 10 read and write
" Many Of them have become deeply relig-
Ila, and DC all in their power TO reclaim
acir oonpnnions TO better ways Il is evil
dent TO iho,e who have looked into this
waiter, thas much has already been done
in4he social and spiritual improvement Of
race olpaople whose Ignorance, unsettled
habits and general lawnessness, had seemed
n 10 place q en- beyond the pale Of Christian
effort
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