Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-16

Rev. J. Z. Roy reports the average sslar
leo Of the Pfesbyteriaa. pastors in Chicago
II 81 IA Congregational, $s.i4s
A meeting protracted seventeen days, he's
been held in Brooklyn. during which time
fifteen conversions and ten OF twelve acces
lions to the church.
Rev. n. D. Collins has been holding
meeting 10 Sherman township.
Noncns county. twenty five persons were
aiken in on probation.
II, is said the Pope is considering tho pros
,riety OF canonixing Cortex and Pixzaro, for
heir iabcrs in converting 30 many Indians
o the Catholic faith.
The Marshal. Times says that psotract-
d meeting In Marion township Of that
ounty, hes resulted ia On accession Of SO
,sssess 70 the N. Z. Chusrh.
The Eidoea Ledger says that revival 10
he Chsistian Church as Mineral Point, in
Hardin county, resulted in the convssssoo
md baptism Of twenty persona.
The Oskaloosa Herald says that the sias
" Confirmation vas administered Friday
evening (32d isst) to twenty ewo persons,
y the Episcopal church in that city.
The Cass county Nesssngsr says that
series Of osetiaGs latsIy held q Elles's
school house in that city. have resulted in
the conversion oil thirty Or forty psssons.-
They intend 10 organize themselves into =
Baptist church.
The mostl recent ssatistics Of the Mora
vian missions in Greenland and Labrador
show that there ere stations 80 mis-
sionssies 90 0ativs assistants 1921 CONF
municants, and . population Of nearly
5000, under the charge of the missions>
fies.
The published. 'Yeas Book Of the Unita.
risn Congregational Church for 1867
gives the whole number Of Unitarian
churches in the country st 294, an increase
Of aiateen from the statistics Of last year.
The whole numbes Of Unitarian ministers
whose names are enrolled on the list 10
957.
The last New Orleans Chsisfios Adsocate
intrinsic that o. result Of the recent So
pre,ne Court decisions against the military
process issued during the rebellion, the
Church South will secure the restoration Of
the Church property transferred BY author
ity Of the War Department 10 the n. T.
Church or their frissds among the coiored
people.
The Tree chasch sural mission. q Janlnass
have tried new plan for securing IN au>
disncs TO listen to opcn-ais pseaehing.-
Hymns have been sst 20 native tones, aud Z
blind vocalist, With fine voice. prscedea
the preacher, and draws the assembly 10
gsthss. The people join 10 the singing, and
the pr. acher thus secures congregation.
The German mission in Tisheot, he's Issued
$4,000 tracts daring the past ten months.
The Catholic Mirror says that the present
nuahss Of Sisters Of Charity In this country
10 961, bsing net increase Of ~ during th,
pest year. They have founded four new
ssta6lishosats during the saos period, ant
they have nov under their charge ~ hosp
tails, 30 orphan asylums. 40 psrochia
schools, four houses Of charity, and on
academy making . total Of EOS estsblish
ments These Institutions extend from
Boston 70 Han N0acsco, throughout moa
ofthe States. Their chief religious house I
a. Emmsttsburg, Nd.
The religious interest in Harrison count,
il said to be great. On Sunday last sever
persons joined the Congregational church .
Magnolia. The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Manly !
said TO be a faithful and able Evangelist.
discussion which has been in progress q
that place for some time between Rev.
W. Coe and Rev. Dungan. has come TO
termination. The first gentleman was IN
7 champion for the Methodist aide Of tn
; house,-the latter sustained the Christia
+ faith. Both Of these gentlemen arc high
, spoken of,-Mr. Coe has all the elements 70
n successful dc6ater. and pitches into his ID
. bor with all the enthusiasm OF . young ma
who sees something in the future beside
extinguishment IN the grave.
In 1900 the population Of the Unite
States Was 5,S05 900, while the ehurc
members we're 80V,U0O. In 1880 the popu
la,ion Was 81 .0VO, 900 and ovsr-the chu.c
: members. 1885, 1903. Tho ratio Of commu
! nicants TO the inhabitants Of ten ycsrs {
age and upwards, was - follows: In 1870
one communicate to every ten inhabitants
In 1913, one commitment Tor every Ave IN
. habitants in 1880, one communicant Il
}. every four inhabitants, emitting fractions
= During this period the population has In
creased nearly six fold, and the commua
cants have increased fourteen and he
. fold therefore the increase Of church men
: bership has been two times and half gsea
e. than that Of the population.
h A CONVERTED MAYOR religio,
. portion Of the people of Independence u
rejoicing over the conversion Of the Mayt
OF the city, Hon. Mr.. Jones, which occu're
- last week. Tie evening after election |
II. = f. Al :.
>, was taking place, and asked permission
speak . fsw words. The pastor kind
granted his request, when he spoke A. 70
lows:
"FELLow CIrizrSs For the passl fe
3 weeks have been tossed and wesried
e the sea Of politics. To night have come
= the conclusion tha. hereafter all my BATH,
shall he fought for the Lord. On His 81,
| shall always be found hereafter"
The entire audience Was deeply afFects
d over THE public snpouacemess Of one vi
10 10 ~ . "brand plucked from the burning
!. = Dubuque Times.
r. Little things and little people have Oft
brought grea, things to pass. The lar,
y world in which 70 exist Is made up Of lit
III particles ~ small - the sand on the 90
~ shore. The vast aea is co opposed of SIN,
ID drops Of water. The little busy bees, ht
!. much honey do they gashesy Do not
diacousagcd because you ass little. lit
= star shines brightly In the sky on do
=. night, and may b the means ef saving "a,
p poor sailor from shipWrsck, and III
:. Christian may do great deal Of good f .
!" o. hs viii try. There u nothing like r.
- iug.-Ds. CAelmsrs.
- The Presby terrain Beard employ 20 mi
70 listers, 80 ordained natives and Kcsntiat,
- gao teschers, colpestsufs, catechists, /
m including the wives ef missionaries. The
!. are 40 organised churches, with nemb,
:. ship Of 1900; end there ass 700 youths
No The schools. Last year thsrs we're large 4
ID ditions to The churches, and the schools Z
III fuller tlsan evse before. The Uaited p,
A. byterian Church hes in her service l6 M
:: and II female foreign labosess; Of shsss
- arc ministers, two ordained native minist,
in India, with several helpers. The nu
Der Of comounicants OF Churches 10 {
'" given. The Reformed Pteeestant Dul
hn Church employ ~ missionaries. - assist,
Of missionaries, 5e native pastors and helpe
al Is churches, clio members. Ten years O
!. on leaving tho American Board, she had
-. missionaries, 90 native helpers, churcl
tic and 267 members
~ - 4 Triumph 81 Freedom.