The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-22


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THE CONVERSIONS Of the Union
Methodist Episcopal Church, Rich
mond, Ind, Rev A. S. Kinnan, pas
tor, was laid by DR.. Walden, Sabbath
last. The congregation have for some
time past bean wors hiping ia Starr
Halt. The new edlfiee will cost about
$40 600 and wllt become Of the finest
In the State. Bf- rsssflr
8 AMoSG the most active, earnest.
and outspo ken adEecates-eE the elee-
ton of Seymour and BlaT, are the
two leading Roman Cath olIc papers
of the United States-thealFt1 9k. o.
Boston, and the Idbtet, OF New I ork.
These are both religious papers, the
official organs of the Church, ana we
invite the attention of all poiitical
papers opposed to mixing rel goo with
politics, 10 look into this matter, as
there is danger that some OF them Will
loseItheir laurels.
THE ,Northan Christian Adrcrqte
announces, the actual resignation OF
DR.. Lindsay, President of Geneseel
College, which position he has held
the last four, years He goes to a
professorship in the Theological
Seminary, Bostong -gde79h = haE ~
DIR. McCLINrocK, President Of the
Drew Theolog cal Seminary, has re-
ceived applications from over one
hundred students for admission dur
iDo tbatn evt term "a --ttN'i r-
Rev. L. aBUGBEE, of the North
western Female College, Evanston,
Illinois, has been. elected President of
the Wesleyan Female College, Gin
cinnati; aud has accepted the same.
Mr. BugBee and lady are known as
successful and accompli shed edu-
Gators ri 10 sis1as5H Iod1c 10 tesm9Y8.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, MIDDLE
TOWN. 9C0NN. "wednesday, July 15,.
the new Library Hail, just erected, at
a cost of $40. 900, was dedicated. aAp5
propriate speeches were delivered by
Rev. DIR. Andrews, OF BROOKLYN, Rev.
DIR. lG. Haven, ofnBoston, and G. o..
North, Esq. Of New York. DIR. Cum
mings, the President, then announced
that Isaac Rich and Daniel Drew had
| Just agreed to increase their recent
| beneiaetions to 100000 each, making
a clear addition of 100000 TO the en-
dowment, after deduetipg what they
had already done. The announce
ment was greeted with wild enthusi-
asm. With these additions, the prop
erty ofathe University amounts TO
$541 $50, yet only fifteen years ago it
was scarcely more than 100000.
A NEW Methodist Church at Shoots,
Martin - County, will be dedicated
Aug gust Both. Rev. DIR. Mutt will
preach the dedicatory sermon.
MoRE tents were occupied at the
Cincinnati Camp Meeting this year
than last. The meeting was a great
success. n haA -
Mr.. FUNSTON ON THE GENERAL
CONFERENCE LIN his fourth letter to
the Methodist Recorder. London, Rev.
w. M. Punshon says Of. the General
Conference and its members: 81.
The mode in which they express
| their wish for vote to be counted,
seems to me unhappy When the
| Bishop. has ruled a question to be
carried on a show of hands, some
| brother will Jerk out the word
= Doubted, - when the vote must be
taken again, and the numbers declar-.
/ ed; saw this done on one occasion
| when there were some twenty votes
on one side, and nearly two hundred
on tine other. so that the brother who
| thus reflected upon the Chair must
either have been blind asleep, wool
gat herring, desperate, aOr astyery
Thomas ia his persistent unbelief
1t struck me as a novelty, too, that on
| twp occasions duriDg my stay, the de-
cision OF the b shop was reversed, so.
| that the Osnterence became its own.
| Preside MT and took the law into its
own hands. But with all these sur
| face blemishes there is devOtedness,
oneness of purposes careless sense
of freedom, an appreeiativeness of
good Intention a. a general moderation,
/ a bFouherly Kindness, aud ani evident
and self sacrificing desire for the glory
| of Christ, which are above all praise.
/ NHhthe bishops have formed nc
qualntance which | trust will never
uAC-Af4a tAtNp s-tssaA- "a -4 104h ~ 3AF
THE following extract from the
late charge of Bishop Odenheimer, of
New Jersey opensI up a line of
thought, ESPECIALLY pertinent to the
present time, and one which must
commend itself to all thoughtful
minds. wal vd Bert
| Our country has teen at great
pains aud mighty cost TO rebuke the
spirit of lasoieSSRe SS4 and SET -1ciE in
relation to State and country. That
spirit never promoted peace in Heav-
"a 81 on earth aIt-rwas the sin Of.
tn9 ahgeis who fell. 1t was the SIN of
ADAM 4 itihas been . as the prelate
! 4elSrreu 20 says, the sin Of every dis
1l Wl ~ the peace of the churches
~ GnLEls1enoom since the beginning
VI t.e- Iospel and Kingdom Of Jesus
O hrist; mere ser a0ltt has been the
gTeat trouble OF society. In Stare
| beIlion. In Church it has rent Il
divided Christian bodies. weaLa r
the powers of Christianity. destroveoSJ
charity and s0wh unbelief.h The s1h-
| iect ofthe charge of Bishop Odenheim-
or is Canon Law.tFe Church's Evan-
gelical Safeguard against the Lawless-
ness ofSe If-wlH The Church Of Christ.
of which we aresmembers and officers.
is a Divine organism for the glory of
the Triune God, in the redemption
and salvation of man. Its founder is
the incarnate Son of God; its mission
Is to witness 10 Him and His Saliva
ton until He shall come again; its
appliances are the Word, the Faith,
the Sacraments; its living power is
the Holy Ghost, and its means