The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-23
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


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Prosress Of Religion In the United States.
Although we are In the midst Of the summer yaca
lions and number OF our most fashionable churches
ae closed Tor the season and repars" the progress
oi the religious element throughout the country has
peen satisfactory and encouraging. We have infor-
"auoh that nfteen churches have been organized
SINCE our last report, and the camp meetings have
generally been successful and rewarded the laborers
III the work OF grace. Ten Baptist societies are
among those organized among them one In Bricks
burg formerly known as Bergen, among the wilds OF
ne" Jerseyb where young society. numbering
twenty eight members, embracing representatives
from eight different States has been recognized
Three colored Baptist societies are among those re-
Gently organized. Thirty negroes OF Pontypool
louisiana, chartered a steam cat ana went twenty
niles TO be baptized and constituted INTO a church.
"earng 10 have these things done at home be cause
or powerful opposition and severe threats, that had
been made. second church in Westcn&ster pa
and another second church In Jackson Mich both
consisting Of colored persons, have been recently
formed. Baptist churches have also been recog-
nlZed az RantOul and New Lebanon ILL.,: Flower
Greek, Mich; and Springvile, Ames and Ainsworth,
erty owner In Montague, Mich, after he had, by
prayful effort, established q -four shng Sunday
s@ tbe rs sepoTa meeting o IN that Pace gave
Dedicated hall To religious purposes. In this man
or on a
was organized by Rev. Messrs. Evans, Lord and
Clarke.
At Dallas, tie county seat OF Bonnger county,
Mo-. Presbyterian church OF eleven members was
recently organized.
A congregational church has been lately formed
at Lowell, Kansas. Rev. c. s. ShatwcS, for nine
months pastor OF a church In Neosho, No. has en-
gagged also IN active missionary labor, and this new
society of twenty members is one result his efforts
Congregational church has been recently organ
ize in Montana, Ind.
The CONGREGATION OF the Canal street Presbyterian
church lin Greene, near Canal street) are taking
steps to establish daily noon prayer meeting IN
their church. 1t is expected that tins meeting VIII
BE- commenced early in September. The q strict in
which this church is situated 10 becoming every year
more and more devoted 10 business. Dwelling
houses are turned into stores, and the resicen pop
ulanon is being driven out by the claims of
merce. 1t is beieyed therefore, that in this district
engro 'sed with the and tolls OF business
will hail the opportunity of spend ng few minutes
in the house OF GOD IN meditation and prayer.
| Religious Intolerance of Popular Amuse-
mcnts.
A discussion has been going on in the alumni OF
tn Andover (N. ~ Theological Seminary on the
question ''What is the duty OF pastors with regard to
| popular amusementsS" The Rev. Mr.. Mead, of
| Nashua, N H., read an essay on the subject from
which we select the following strait-aced points,
| At the outset he protested strongly against the
popular outcry as to the necessity OF providing new
and more abundant amusements. That there Is a
positive necessity tor some recreation he said for
relaxato from toll. and unbending OF the strained
faculties, and that certain amusements are in them
selves legitimate. no one VIII question; but II Is
sentialy vicious to make pleasure the OBJECT OF life,
though The kind OF pleasure he Innocent The pre-
sent demand Is demand for Incorporate indulgence.
| The vast ado which some Christians making
| for new methods OF amusing the young hoping
thereby to ence them to virtue, is fearfay ncreas:
ing the evils they deprecate. Appealing to the love
Of amusement, already too much INDUCED, IS only,
feeding the sensuous nature and deadening the moral
sensibilities. and making 1t more diflcut to reach
the heart for good What is most needed now Is to
control and restrain. not invent and supply. The
main Difficulty ia in finding the true limit OF mOdera-
uon Some Of the best Christian thinkers evade the
quest0n-say 1t is matter for the individual con-
| science-that each one must cherish the spirit OF
Christ and all Will be right. Such ADVICE Is practically
how the Christian shall walk in the s circumsta p
| In which he Is placed, and how those who are
| swallowed up In pleasure seeking may be won from
1t aud brought to CLriSt We must try to control the
| amusements OF society In general ana grapple with
the question, what to condemn. what TO tolerate"
There are four things which SCENE to him clear.
First-Christan teachers must assert the essential
wickedness OF all amusements which are enOyed
| only by depraved taste. Second-They must eau
ton against amusements which If innocent possibly
In themselves are OF evil tendency evil from their
| associations and concomitants. Third-They must
| studOusly avoid denouncing "a wicked those which
| are neither right nor wrong; while, fourth, they
must take care 10 assert the truth that needless and
excessive devotion to amusements IN themselves III
nOcent Is wrong.
| Movements of AIissiOnnrics-A Farewell
| Gathering In Boston.
! In the rooms Of the American Board OF Commits
soners for Foreign Missions In Boston, last week,
there farewell gathering of party OF mission.
aries soon to depart for their fields OF labor. The
missionaries were Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Pierce, Miss Parmelee, Miss Baker, Miss Powers
| Miss Carruth and Mrs Edwards. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wheeler 60 to Harpoot, Eastern Turkey, on mission
work on which they have already been engaged
| about ten wears. Mr.. Wheeler has published two
very interesting books entitled Ten Years on the
| Euphrates" and Letters from Eden" Mr.. and
| Mrs. Pierce are new missionaries and 60 to Err
| room, Eastern Turkey. Miss Parmeee Is o native
Of Toledo Ohio. She IL to be supported in her work
| by the newly-formed New England wo mans Foreign
Missionary Society, but all the Others supported
| by the American Board Miss Parme.ee ID to be
stationed In Marden, Eastern turkey. teacher in
an Arabic female seminary. MISS Baker O resident
| OF Wiscasset, Me. Miss Powers IL daughter OF
| the Rev. p. y. Powers, now a missionary In Kesab,
| Northern Syria Miss Carruth ~ a resident OF Dor
chester, and goes TO Beyr0ut Syria. az a teacher In
| the female seminary there Mrs. Edwards is from
Troy, Ohio, and goes to southern Africa u teacher
| In n female boarding school among the Zulus At
| New York they are to be joined ~ Mr.. and Mrs.
1 Parmelee. Mr. and Mrs. Cole and Mss Van DuZee,
| all OF whom go to Erzroom Mr.. aud Mrs. Parme-
Ice are old missionaries AMI are returning to their
/ taI, n lab