The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-25

Religious Intelligence.


the Presbyterian Churches of the
city tomorrow.
The Sacrament of the Lords Sup
per will be observed in the Vine
Street Church tomorrow afternoon.
The fourth quarterly meeting of
the Missionary Society of the Walnut
Street Presbyterian Sabbath School,
will be held at the Lecture Room of
the Church at 3 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Exercises will consist of
reports from each class of the amount
coDtri buted during the quarter, mis-
sionary title Scripture texts, &c,
report Of the contributions and dis
bursements for the year by the Treas
urer, appropriate singing, remarks by
the Pastor. and perhaps others.
Friends of the Sabbath School cause,
and the public generally, are cordially
invited to be present.
During the present week religious
meetings have been held in Trinity
VI E. Church every evening. Some
interest has been aroused among the
members of the Church, but does not
appear to be participated in to any
extent by non professors The usual
Sabbath services viii be held in this
Church tomorrow. Preaching by
the Pastor, r. Andrus. Sunday
School in the morning. Glass meet
iDgs in the afternoon.
In all parts of the State religious
revivals are progressing with good re-
suits. In Evansville alone. no marked
religious interest is apparent. Here
the Churches seem TO have lost their
aggressive spirit
PROTESTANT EPIsCoPAL.--St. Paul's
Church. Services at half past 10 and
z O'Clock. Sunday School at nine
clock. On Wednesday evening the
usual monthly meeting of the Mis-
sionary Society will be held, when the
officers hope to see a full attendance
OF those interested in this important
work.
CHURCH OF THE Holy INNocENTs.
Sunday School at three o'clock. The
improved accommodation is showing
itself in the increasing members at
tending this school. the attendance
last Sunday being 1872.
This church is now fully organized
as a separate parish, the last act, that
Of recording the election of officers on
The county books, having been com
pleted yesterday. In this connection,
it may be we'll to state what is not
generally known, that under the laws
of this State, vestrys are entitled to
hold, for church purposes, not ex-
ceeding one hundred acres of land.
and FIVE thousand dollars personals.
In the several Dioceses a similar law
IS being extensively used. Why
should it not be in this? Land com
paratively valueless now, will, in
few years, become very valuable, and
the donor, at little cost to himself,
would confer a lasting benefit u or
the church.
Reverend Bishop Talbot has been
delivering some interesting lectures
upon the late Lambeth Council. The
speakers recollections of the Pan
Anglican Assembly are said to be
very interesting, especially to Episco-
palians.
Az EPISCOPAL REAEONSTRANCE
The leading Low Church clergymen
Of the Episcopal Church have issued a
declaration which causes much ex-
element in their denomination
Am0ug the prominent signers are
Rev. Drs Newton, job Cotton
! Saith, J. S. Stone, S. II. Tying, c. NJ. /
Butter. L. ". Bancroft. II. Dyer, FL.
/ Il. Garfield. ard Rev. Messrs. S. Cut
Ter, Q. W. Qu.ck, M y. Smith, and
s. "a Tying, Us The declaration
opens by depreeatlng the tendepcies
in the Episcopal Church to Romish