Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-15

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ishment is unscriptural.
The New York Observer notes tn
organization of thirteen Old-School Pres
byterian Churches for the week-a PAL
Of them in Kansas, Missouri, and, Ter
nessee.
A small number of convicts from Ju
daism, in the West, have organized them
selves into an association called tn
| Western Hebrew Christian Brother
hood, with an Office at AZ Lombard block
| Chicago.
a Jewish convert asserts, in the Lon
don Star, that $50 clergymen of tn,
Church Of England are converted Jews
and that in the city of London there arr
between 1000 and 5000 converts from
Judaism.
The Christian AdUocate, of New
York, says that the statistics Of the Meth.
odiSt Episcopal Church, for the past year
show an increase Of Sunday schools o
1896, of officers and teachers of 1874
Of scholars 10l ,269.
The Old School Presbyterian Synod o.
New York and New Jersey, lately in ses.
sion in Newark, passed unanimously
without debate, a resolution declaring
that the agreement existing between
the two divisions Of the Presbyterian
Church is such as to warrant Reunion
without unnecessary delay"
The new Queen of Madagascar has
abolished idol worship, and openly de-
clared her contempt for the idols and their
priests. The Queen herself has not yet
eSpOused Christianity, but the impetus
given to the work of conversion is re-
ported to be such that the Christian
Churches can not contain the crowds who
flock to hear the Gospel"
A permanent Moravian congregation is
forming on a plot of one hundred an /
fifty acres Of land near Bethany, Minnl
The land was purchased last summer,
chiefly through the assistance of veal
thy member of that church in the east,
and on the first OF last month the mis-
sionary laboring in that neighborhood
organized a mission church.
Rev. Addison Jones and his wife, Of
Santa Clara, California, have recently
been excluded from the Baptist church in
that place, for believing and prac.icing
free communion. Mr.. Jones still con.
tinues to labor as a minister. The indie
pendent congregation at Mayfeld, gath
cred through his ministry, is making
steady progress. He himself recently
baptized another believer there.
The Executive Committee OF the
Young Mems Christian Association o.
the United States and British Provinces,
pursuant to a resolution adopted at the
recent International Convention, has is,
sued a circular to the various Associa-
tons, requesting that the second Sabbath
in November be set apart as day Of
prayer for the blessings Of the Almighty
to rest upon their work.
Eight years ago there were no Sunday
Schools in Germany now there are sc,
with 1929 scholars and in German
Switzerland 10, with 1858 scholars.
They had their origin in the efforts Of an
American merchant, named Woodruff,
who addressed several audiences at Bre>
men on the subject, a German merchant
acting as his interpreter, and the latter
has since devoted himself to the Sunday
School work, with the results named.
The New York Christian AdCOcatc
says Of the Episcopal movements in favor
of reunion Of the Protestant Episcopal
and Methodist Episcopal Churches "The
Methodists are fully satisfied with their
church order, and desire no prelatical aid
to make it better To them there seems
to be no other way for EpiScOpaIans to
be united with the Methodists but by
coming to them, and seeking place in
their communion; and as they are evil
IDENTIFY not prepared to do that, both par
ties will probably remain as they are.
And, in view Of existing facts, it is doubt
less best that they should do So"
The friends Of the organ have finally
carried their point in the Scotch Estab-
lished Church. DR.. Cunningham, minis
ter Of Grief has been working for some
time to introduce the organ into the
church, but it has been violently opposed
by a large number Of the members. But,
by some means, the opposition has been
overcome, and, at a meeting not long
since, DR.. G. announced that eighty men,
bers had withdrawn their objections. 1t
was then proposed and carried unani-
mously that the members agree to sub
NIT to the kirk-session and presbytery
that the organ should be resumed in the
church psalmedy. The matter was
brought before the Fresbytery or Auch~
terarder, when the Presbytery unani-
mously gave their consent to the use Of
the new instrument.
The First Presbyterian Church Of Pitts
burgh, Pa, has issued a circular in which
it is said Statistics have recently
shown that above eighty thousand
people in these cities do not regularly at
tend the public worship Of God. 1t is
the earnest desire of the members and
officers of the First Presbyterian Church,
that as many of these as may find 1t con-
venient to worship with US, should feel
themselves assured of a hearty welcome.
We invite you, therefore, to become regu-
lar attendants upon all our services, to
make yourselves known at once to the
pastor, missionary, any officer or member
of the church, and TO accept full share
Of our religious privileges and duties"
The Catholic Telegraph contains the
following table Of church statistics in the
United States, as furnished by Rev,
Henry B. Smith, ID. d.