The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-28

invited to attend.
The usual religious services will be
observed in the Methodist Churches
tomorrow, the Pastors officiating,
The regular weekly meetings will also
be held.
Rev. Charles Beecher, who was
complained Of few years since, by
some members of the Georgetown
(Mass.) Congregational Church, for
heresy, and summarily suspended by
the Congregational Conference, has
recently received notice that the vote
suspending him has been rescinded.
The reason announced is that the
vote suspending him is uncon-
gregational and unconstitutional.
Some sixteen or twenty persons
have Joined the Presbyterian Church
at Paducah during the past three
weeks. taea
A DONATION THAT GRows.-We
are pleased to observe that several
congregations in the West are adopt
| ing the policy now quite prevalent in
the East. viz: that of insuring the
lives of their pastors. ssh
| SEVEN MILLIoNs.-In making some
references few weeks since, says the
Christian Advocate, to our denomin
ational returns as officially reported,
we stated that the Centenary collec
| tions would reach, and probably ex,,
coed. seven millions of dollars.
The estimated figures were very large,
and some of our friends feared the
summary of the authorized returns
would fall below them. Up to this
date-Monday December 16th-50rty-
four Conferences report total OF
| S7196. 1856 81. Some of the ttCenty-
four. Conferences yet to send in their
official returns will also report large
figures; but we have ceased to est.
mate them in advance. In Centenary
collections the real figures always ex.
coed our calculations. As soon as
full returns from all the Conferences
are received, we shall give them II
detail to our readers Christian I'D
1
U0cGte.
Dr.. TEAsDALE is still preaching il
the Baptist Church every night. Hi:
labors in our city have been ATTENDED
with very happy results. Over eight!
persons have united WITH the Baptls
Church already. DR.. 7. will preach
to night, and also on Sunday mornin,
and night. The ordinance of christian
BAPTISM will be administered In tn
bsDtistry of the Church on Sunda.
afternoon at q o'clock. The reyiva
influence in the city is becoming quit
general. PdducGH Herald, 21st.
REVIVAL. IN A SABBATH SCHOOL,
The Central Herald, December 18th
: states that there is at present YER
interesting work of grace In progress
in the Fifth Presbyterian Church, o
which Rev. j. B. Stewart is pastor
During last week there was preachiln
q every evening and prayer meetin
every afternoon. The evening meet
ings were succeeded by short sea
son of prayer. On last Sabbath after
noon one of the most interesting an
i. solemn meetings ever held IN this city
perhaps, took place in the Sabbatl
School connected with the Church
There were about $50 persons present
!. children and adults. The ordi
nary exercises of the Schoo
were omitted, and addresses, ear
nest and deeply spiritual, wer
delivered by Messrs. Thompson, En-
t cry, M'Cune. and the pastor. Ate
singing, the Superintendent, Mr.. L
W. Brown, read from the scripture
the account of the hooking, scoure
ing. and crucifxion Of Jesus. A
i the hymns sung bore on that subjec
Il During the singing of the hymn
r Come to Jesus just now" fort
young persons rose to ask for praye
q and solemn and earnest prayer wa
it accordingly offered by the Superb
, tendent and each minister presen
One young man rose and professed
= hope in Christ, and spoke such carr
est words to his comrades as astor
'' ished all. The place was deeply so
emn with the manifest presence
: Christ. 1t was at once a Bethel an
= a Bochim. At the close some fiji
= persons remained for conversatio
y and prayer. Western Christian al