The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-20
MISCELLANEOUS RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
City CHARACTERIZATION.

No doubt OF the good effects OF the Water street
sensational revival" which is now going on under
the management OF men whose tactics necessitate
them to make a "splurge" or their occupation would
be gone, will be that religious bodies will put forth
more systematic and vigorous efforts in the direction
Of city evangelizaton than have hitherto been made.
The City Sunday school and Missionary Society OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church are on the right
track. The policy OF this society is to start mission
school in "a destitute neighborhood and when they
have organized iourishing Sunday school they go
TO work and build plain church, where the Gospel
Is preached TO the masses who would not be permit
ted TO enter fashionable church. These edihces
being erected all the time, and soon the whole city
will be belted by them. The last one that has been
commenced Is located in Perry street, and early next
month the celebrated orator and lecturer, Rev. Mr..
Punshon, will deliver his great lecture "Babylonn
at the Academy Of Music IN aid OF the building fund.
II ever the city OF New York Is 10 be reached by
ligiOus influences II will be hy unostentatious prac-
teal work by agencies similar to the above society.
Progress of Religion In the United states.
The Presbyterian house Of worship in Chambers.
burg, Pa. has for some time been too small for the
the congregation. This circumstance and the
growth Of the place led 10 the formation OF new
church. A colony OF twenty weight members from the
society were organized last month az a church by
committee OF Presbyiery. Ruling elders were
elected, the pastor and elders OF the mother society
taking part IN their ordination
On q new line OF railroad building in southwestern
Missouri the Westminster Presbyterian church has
just been formed by Rev. Ebcn Muse OF the Preshy-
terry OF Lafayette II is located in Pitts county. ana
consists of eleven members.
Rev. j. y. Lewis writes 20 the PRESBYTERIAN NJ
der:-"On saturday last the 18th OF August. we or
gained Presby terian church IN Milton consisting
OF twcntyelght members: elected two elders: or
daned one tthe other had been ordained clsewhere);
elected ana ordained two deacons.r
In Raleigh, \. Co. steps have been taken for the
organization OF church IN connection with the Old
school General Assembly. The first meeting was
held at the Hall OF the House OF Representatives and
q subscription OF 5000 was taken up at the time for
the erection OF building.
Two Baptist churches have been recently recog-
nzcd by council IN Missouri at Jonesyille. and at
Pine School House, Adrian county. Two have been
recognized in Iowa at otter Creek and Monticello;
also at Hendersonve, ILL.,, and at GoOdand, Ind,
churches Of this denomination have been lately
formed.
From the report OF the Lutheran SYNOD OF East
PENNSYLVANIA 1t appears that n Third Evangelical
Lutheran church has betr, organized under favora-
bic auspices, at Easton. Pa, Upwards of fiffy men,
bers form the nucleus Of the society flourish
ing sunday school has been established; a charter
has been obtained placing the congregation in con.
nection with the General Synod, the basis of the
Augstprg Confession, and Rev j. Y, BARCLAY, Of Red