The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-04

for lou hrmatlon IS being torlne0 IN
I each parish. Persons wishing to join
are requested to give their names 70
Rev. 8. Burford a. early as possible.
THE regular religious service will
he held in the Methodist Churches
tomorrow. The Pastors will occupy
their own pulpits respectively. Sab
bath School and Glass Meetings at
the usual hours
REV. c. N. SIMS, Of Indianapolis,
arrived in our city on Tuesday even
ing, and left for New Orleans on
Thursday, on the steamer Westmore-
land. His health has not been good
for some time, and he thinks a couple
Of weeks Of recreation viii do him
good. We are gratifed to learn that.
his congregation have perfected their
arrangements for the erection of a
new church during the coming Sum
mer.
OPEN-HAND CHURCHES. - Fifteen
Old School Churches have conribu-
ted for Christian work, $407 900
Nine others have each contributed
from $4,000 to $4,000; that is, "a
Churches, with 5000 COMMITMENTS,
have contributed $462 900, and the re-
naming 1888 Churches, with $4,000
COMMITMENTS, have contributed 1888
900. The average for each of the "a
Churches is SIS, 1850; and for each
communicate, SOL In the remaining
1888 Churches, the average is 1925
for each Church. and 50 46 for each
communicate The first four of these
open-hand Churches are located in
New York city. The Church on the
corner of Fifth Avenue and Nine
teenth Street, heads the list with
sec, 600; next stands the University
Place Church, $60.80U; third the
Brick Church, $57, 200, and fourth,
the Church corner Of Fifth Avenue
and Twelfth Street, $54, 800.
PREsBYTERIANIsM IN INDIANA
The Central Herald, commenting on
the comparative loss and gain in IT.
diana, and strength of the Old and
New School Presbyterian Churches,
says:
In 1855 the Old School had I27
ministers, 225 Churches and 1886
members; and in 1867, rs ministers,
1876 Churches, and 1904 members.
The New School in 1855 had SO min
listers, 1873 Churches, and G, 232 mem
bers; and in 1867, 70 ministers, 113
Churches and 7,414 members. The
two together had in 1855, 210 minis
tiers, 363 Churches, and II ,068 men,
bers; and in 1867, 200 ministers and
300 Churches, and 20,43S members.
Here is loss in twelve years of four
ministers and 81 Churches, but a gain
of 2 $40 members.
LAY CONVENTION OF INDIANA
This body convened in Roberts
Chapel at o'clock P. NJ, on Tuesday,
oath of March, and was called to order
by John w Ray. Esq. On motion,
Hon. VIII. Cumback was called to
the Chair, and made a few remarks.
John W. Ray, ESD W. F. Browning,
Esq, were CHOSEN Secretaries. After
a discussion, in which Alfred Harri-
son, Esq, Rev. j. b. Lathrop, DIR.
Halliday, DIR. Gillett, and others par
ticipated, the following committees
we're appointed to circulate petitions
throughout the State, namely:
INDIANA CONFERENCE-India
oils district, Prof. G. w. Hoss of In
dianapolis; Greencastle district, j.
Y. Allison, of Spencer; Mitchell dis
trict, DR.. r. E. Rose; New Albany
District, W. G. DePauw, of New Al
bany; Evansville district, John In
gle, Jr., of Evansville; Vincennes
district George Glover. of Vincennas
Rockport District, Edward Penning-
ton. Of kockport.
SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA CONFER
ENCE-Lawrenceburg district, +. NJ.
Weadon, of -; Connersville dis
trict, William Newkirk, of Corners
vile; Indianapolis district, William
Hannaman, of Indianapolis; Madison
district, David G. Phillips, of Madi-
son; Jeffersonville district, r. S.
Heiskill, Of Jacksonville
North INDIANA CONFERENCE.-The
dianapolis District, Col. John W.
Ray, of indianapolis; Richmond Dis
trict, ID. B. Crawford, of Richmond;
Muncie District, Finley Maloy, of
Union City; Peru. District, David
Hazard, Of Kokomo; Fort Wayne
District, Homer j Hartman, of Fort
Wayne; Warsaw District, Joseph A.
Funk, of Warsaw; Goshen District, !
George Milburn, of Mishawaka.
NORTH WEST INDIANA CONFER |
ENCE-Indianapolis District, johnson
H. Ross. of Indianapolis; East La
fayette District, Lewis v Sims, of
Delphi; West Lafayette District,
David Meharry, of Sunee Prairie;
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