The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-10
RELIGIOUS INTELLIaENcE.


American Female Guardian Societv-Sermou BY
Rev. John Hail. D. D., at Fifth avenue Presbyterian
y. r. ladies' meeting at the Home 70 East Twenty.
ninth street. Wednesday, ten A. NJ
exercises will take place in the Madison square Pres
byterian church at half-past seven p. NJ
American ssane" sA Friend END Soctesv-Fourth ave-
., ss frepyterlan church corner Twenty-second
sNees. man past seven r. M
yr Lttte Wanderers Pixies opera House, r. n
Singing by the Little Wanderers. Addresses by Rev.
Dr. Fish, Of Newark, R. G. Pardee, Ralph Wells, A. s.
Haich and Others Music by Grafullas Seventh
regiment band.
TUESDAY, MAY ~.
american Missionary AssOctatton-steinway
Han, halfpast seven p. NJ.
OOryereface J0r T,I ReforTl-At the hall OF the
Few York historical Society, corner OF Second ave-
nue and Eleventh street. Addresses by Dr. LieDer
Dr. Prime and Others
WEDNESDAY, MAY Is.
The American Tract Socfetg-At ten A. M, at DR..
Haips church, corner OF Fifth avenue ana Nineteenth
street, Speakers-Dr. Hall, Dr. Jessup, OF SYRIA, and
TIE American Antt-Slapery soctety-At half-past
Ame,-toan Home Missionary .Society-steinway
Hail. at halfpast seven O'Clock p. M.
National Tempe .a"ce Societv-Cooper Institute,
ha1-past seven T. NJ.
institution FOR Deaf ana Dur5-Steinway Hall,
THURSDAY, MAY H.
The american nd FOTei Christian Union
Steinway Hail, halpast seven p NJ. Speakers-Dr.
Jos Duryea, Dr. i.akin Taylor, OF Canada, and Rev.
Mr. Platte, OF France
The Bible Society holds a business meeting at nine
Am at the Bible House; public meeting al ten A. NJ
~ Steinway Hall.
ReatniOal or me American CONGREGATIONAL Unton-
In the Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, ut haif-past six
r. M. Senator wilson will pres de and addresses be
made by Senator wilson, Dr. John Hall, stephen IL.
Anertcam Eq'ea, Rights Associatton-At Cooper In
stitute all day and evening.
FRIDAY NAY 15.
Tne TmtUersal Peace Society-Dodworth Hail. at
l.nnirersa,y Exhibition or the Ne,o York Tastit,t-
Gnl JOr she Bitnd-COns,sting of vocal and ms ru-
mental music, literary exercises, &c Ut Steinway
lAal commencing aJ eight r. NJ.
SUNDAY, MAY II.
american Board-At Madison square church, even
ing.
SATURDAY MAY 80.
Protestant Epissopol Chn rents Missionarv So
sftyA-At S;enway Hall. Rev. Dfs. Tying, Newton
anu'OtherS will speak.
Progress of Religion in the United States.
We have to report the accession Of some five
thousand converts during the past week to various
churches in different parts OF the United States. OF
these $40 were among the Methodist, 1000 among
the Baptist, about 800 among the United Brethren
and 100 among the PresDyterians. seven churches
have been dedicated and thirteen organized. FOur
oil sne former Methodist; Oh the latter,
Baptist societies. rev. Mr. Blanchard writes W the
Mon til,ceSte,n christian Advocate. Nine churches
are In course of erection, or to be commenced with
In the bounds of the freepOrt district Illinois One
as savannah was ae ilcated Sunday before last. AT
Mount carroll the basement Is occupied, and Tile
tire church vii! soon be completed In addition at
Saannon, at Mount zion, on Scales Mound circuit, at
Nora, at Eroy ana at PecaionlCa the good WO.k Is
being urged on. Wien ali these are completed the
district win contain forty houses of worship" Bap-
list churcaes nave been recently dedicated ut Gales
burg ill., and East Saginaw. Mich
the Congregational Church III Holden, Me-, though
WITHOUT pas0r have enjoyed a rich revival, anu 20
profess conversion. There is much interest in the
surrounding towns. During the past year Mr.. Lye's
Pnesby teran church in New York city has received
$, additions, and MIR. Annans church %. In BROOK
1yu DR.. Cuyier's church has received during the
same time 81 additions by profession. Mr.. Hancock's
~, and the German Presby terlan church ia. Mr.
Beecners church received 81 members by profess
Sion last Sabbath. religious interest has been pre-
spce the week O. prayer the Sixth Presbyterian
church has received 90 the Fourth 10, and the First
powerful revival has blessed the various churches
In Mansfield ONO. IT'S fruit are seen In the late adj
driou Of lo7 TO the Congregational church n
single Sabbath, OF wnom % we're baptized 80 to the
hapist church lob TO the Lutheran; IS to the MetnO
cAurch. There was undue excitement attending
tie "A eetnes but everything was quiet decorous
and orderly Ia uica Ohio 70 nav rsb joined the
colOred Methodist churcn In Cincinnati. IN SIAM
ford, Ind, the Methodsis received 200 additions
The First Presbyterian church in New Albany, Ind
received 50 members ut ITS last communion, making
TIC during the year; while the Second church has
leceiS ed I22 new members.
Uarng the past winter revival OF great power and
thogoughness has blessed all the churches In Homer
h. Y, beginning in the congregational church under
the pastoral care OF Rev. Dr. Holbrook. At pre-
vlous communion Is were received 10 the church,
and on the "a lust ,bd S %ere .ns I0Sr
teen by letter. Morethan i,alf OF the nun.
Der were bapized-a fact rarely witnessed in a
church practising infant baptism. Among those re-
ceving baptism were men Of over seventy years OF
age aud tie youth o. ten years-some osing and
Lhrst-three generations together starting for the
better country.
The Influence OF New England in Georgia
Niggers and All.
the Cono' egGtiOnatLst gives an account OF the
plantinC of a school house and church In Macon,
Ca under Congregational auspices. An ecclesiasti-
ca council met at Macon the nth ut at the call
of PERSONS white and black who desired to be organ.
lied into q congregational church. Rev. E. Q. Tade,
OF Chattanooga, Tenn Rev. z. L; Woodwortn OF
Boston; Rev. H. p. Smith, OF New York; Rev. G. w.
Franc,s, Of Atlanta, Ca; Rev, N. NJ. G. Dana Of
tor LOOK part IN the services. Two years ago last
Beveiber there was not school In Macon for Inc COZ
0red people, hardly spelling book or a Bible. Now,
GU. Of coiored popu OF thousand persons
the association has gathered into Its schools at least
twenty-five hundred, al Oh whom have been taught
toread. BY the aid Of the Bureau. at OF some
slo,O0o the association HIS just erected q school
Sccom n six hunirea pupils. There are at
tlis station fifteen Northern teachers and IN ssiona-
res. including ar; j. A. Rockwell, superin endent,
4 just formed. -Four OF i've OF these teachers are
gridua, Of the normal schools Of Massachusetts.
Right beside the school house Is the Norwich
chapel, ded,catel the 18th ult for tile use of the
ciarch formed the day before. The sermon was by
church was the cGief donor-gsing more than
Si,c0e-aDd rom which IL taxes its name. The con-
gregation q ready numbers some three hlnd ed, and
tae sabbath school has on its rolls more than two
hundred names.
ssstrugglins Towards Independence"
This is said to describe the condition Of many
churches in the South. The Committee OF Domestic
Missions their report to the presbytcry Of Charles
ton $. c., give Of the state OF religion In
our vacant churches. IN view OF which the presby-
terry resolved that Its missionary enterprise should
10 p,rsevered IN under any All all difficulties which
do not wholly sable the churches. The Christian.
Dbse.reT says feeble congregat ons were urged not
TO Re satisfied with the transient abors VI evange
list but TO keep always before III IN the purpose IN
dlty Of re-es. ab,ish ng themselves and supporting
taeir ordinances either alone or In conjunction with
some Other church similarly circumstanccd.