The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-20

will incontinently break down this
| UNCONVENTIONAL barrier; for 1t re-
quires a Church Of considerable
strength and prestige nowadays to
breast the tide Of popular latItUdIna-
ranism. We are suffering the oOnse-
| quences now of ali the petty doctrinal
platforms which were once made the
excuse fer secession and schismatic2i
| sectsss from the reformed Anglican
Church. The principles Of the Re-
formation were abused to the Origlua-
ten Of so many'kinds of Protest
| ants so many subdivisions of Pres
byterians, Baptists, Congregational
lists, &c, that the world is rather
disguised with the variety. and is dis
! posed to iusist now that if they have
any right to exist at all, they have no
right to attach any importance to
their existence. Hence the most
loyal Christian is he who tramples most
upon the rules and distinctive princI-
pies of his own sect, and does II with
the mos ostentation and noise.
What a comment and what a sequel
to the rights of conscience in which
all these sects were founded.
CHANGES and designations in literary
institutions this season are numerous,
II. Thane Miller, Esq, President, and
Mrs. Burpe. G~overness, of the Mt.
Auburn Seminary, took formal leave
of that institution at the Commence
ment exercises Thursday last, the
Alumne manifesting their affection
to Mr.. Miller by the presentation OF
a magnificent gold repeater. Rev. A
j, Rowland, pastor OF the Mt. Auburn
Baptist Church, and his lady, sue
coed Mr.. Miller and Mrs. Burpe in
the posts vacated. Rev. Mr.. ADder-
son, Of the Ohio female College, Col
I lege Hill. having accepted the chair
| of Mathematics In Williams College,
Mass, Rev. \. q. Burt, ID. pastor
/ ofthe Broadway Presbyterian Church,
CINCINNATI, succeeds to the Preslden-
cy Of the College. The new building,
IN process of erection, Is to cost $780,
| 600, and will be ready for occupancy
in October. DR.. Burt preached MS
farewell sermon to his Church last
Sabbath.
WESLEYANISM IN ENGLAND.-The
Ne h0dist Recorder, of London, re-
ports that the district returns from all
the Wesleyan districts Of Great Brit
ain, with the exception of North
Wales, have been received. They
show a total net increase of 1923
members. OF some few of the dis
tricts we have detailed returns,
as follows: Nottingham aad Derby
reports 1859 members, an increase
of 100, with 9f9 or trial; Lincoln,
1858 members, decrease 3, on trial
LIB; Davenport, 1907 members, in
crease 236. on trial 952; the Channel
Islands, 4,038 members, decrease 6.
on trial 104; Edinburgh and Aber-
deem, 1851 members, increase 265, on
trial 256; South Wales, 4,229 mem
bers, decrease 134, on trial $50.
INCREASE AND CHANGE OF Con-
FEaEk ( s-At the close of the GEN.
eral Conference of 1864, says the
Christian ADVOCATE, the number of
Annual Conferences was f%fty-nine;
now. at the close of the General Con-
ference of 1868, the Annual Confer
ences number seventy-one, an increase
during the quadrennium of twelve.
The boundaries of several of the old
Conferences have been changed, and
some of them appear with new names.
The Bishops were also authorized,
with certain limitations, If in their
judgment the work requires it, to or
ganize new Conferences at any time
before the next General Conference.
With the increase In the list of
Annual Conferences, there has been
a corresponding increase in the min
istry aud membership Of the Church.
In 1864, the number of travelling
preachers was 6,788; now the number
is 8,004-an increase of 1,2l6. The
number of local preachers in 1864,
was S,156; now the number is 9,469-
an increase of 1918. The number of
Church edifces In 1864, was 9,430;
now the number is II, 121-an increase
of 1851. The number of church
members January 1, 1864, was 923.-
394; the number January l, 1868, was
Lac, 08I-an increase during the
quadrenuium of 222, 687.-Cincjnadti
AdUocate.
REV. DR.. GURLEY, ofthe Old School
Presbyterian Church, is lying very i'll
at Washington City, of a painful ner-
vous disorder. A private note says:
He feels that his disease is wearing
him out, and often prays to be re-
leased from his sufferlngs. He is very
much reduced In flesh, weighing but
one hundred and ten pounds-his
usual weight being over two hundred.
His physicians are very much per-
picked about his symptoms.
We understand that Rev. James
Puroia of Mod1Son i IN he calla6 - /