The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-04


blackened, and, if | remember rightly,
twas stated that there were three
hundred places of a thousand inhab-
itants in which we had no foothold,
and thirty placeslin which there were
no religious services whatever. 1t
was resolved that every clergyman
should be requested to give one Sun
day. every three months, to help in
rIghting this matter, and the Commit
tee determined to have Missionary
Convocations in every parish, to which
two %clergymen should attend from
neighboring parishes, in connection
with one member Of the Mission
airy Committee These services
are usually held on Friday
and Saturday evenings, with a
missionary meeting on Sunday even
ing, after service, in place of theIser-
mon. AT this meeting addresses are
made by the clergy present and such
laymen rs can be induced to take part
in the work. The result thus far is
about 5000 paid In and pledged for
the Conventional year, in place Of
$1,000, the highest point reached
heretofore. In st. Paul's Church,
Peoria, which had given formerly
$3.50, at q Missionary Convocation held
on a weekday, $l,050 were pledged
and in addition, the parish hassIthis
,~yearraised $1,000 to start and sustain
a second parish, iniwhich, on the last
Communion Sunday, lover thirty per-
sons partookof the Holy Communion.
'TfESt. Johns Guild" is an organiza-a
ton lately formed-in St. Johns
Wa.h 70 old N
a variety, of charitable missionary,
and ialoperatiqns in i that parish,
House" has raised 1915 &c since
October last, and gives Church shell
ter and aid to large plumbers Of desti-
tute persons.-Church Journal.
The fourth Sunday in Lent, an Of
fering of one thousand dollars was
made in the Church of the Holy
Trinity, Brooklyn, In behalf of the
for the Increase of the Min
istry.-C hurcl Imam. - ~
RUPERT's LAND.-There are now
twentyEeight students in st. Johns
College, Red RIVER, and Collegiate
School together. Ten of these are
students Of Divinity-three exclusive
ly so-and seven attending the classes
both of the Theological, College and
Collegiate School. Among the latter
are three indians, who give every
promise of future usefulness in pro-.t
claiming among their heather coun-
the unsearchable riches of
Christ. Somecof the youths in the
School belong to families
in the Red River District;
others are the sons off gentlemen ind
the employment of the honorable
Hndson's Bay Company in the in
of Rupert's land There is
avery appearance of the institution
being highly appreciated as the means
Offering a sound religious and Sc
,ular education to the youth of the
Territory. ~ Canadian
Chnrchman.
There are 488 families belonging to
;he Church of England, in the Red
River Settlement, for whose accom-
notation are FIVE churches.-Ibid.
The bells of st. Miehael's church
Charleston, s. c., which have been
the possession of the United States
authorities, have been releast from
he Custom House, and on Sunday
we're subjected to their first trial, and
IS they chimed the familiar sounds of
Home again" the eyes of not a few
we're believed with grateful tears.
The bells were found to be in per-
ect condition, and hereafter we may
rope to have them ring in many Sab
,aths of prosperity and peace
Episcopatian.
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