Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-01

Inc church at Iarsus, the Apostle Eaufi
birth place, is honrishing under the labori
for the American missionaries.
II is said that the Baptists in this coun.
try have added over $4,000 by baptism the
present year. Their number of communi-
Giants is over !, 100000,
An anti-betting and anti-racing society
is formed in England, and promises TO be
useful. 1t is designed to enlist the pulpit
in opposition to the vices Of the turf
The English Church Union, ritualistic
league, has divided on the Irish question.
DR.. Pussy and his friends indorse Mr..
Gladstone. A large party has seeded and
formed the English Church and State
Union.
According 10 a statistical table Of Con-
gregational churches in the provinces of
Ontario and Quebec, there are one hundred
and two churches of that polity in the Do
minion OF Canada, with total member
ship Ct 1862.
Professor Noumans quantity suggests
that 1T would be wise for preachers who
are annoyed with drowsy- congregations to
inquire how far the stimulus of pure air
might be adyantaseously substituted for
scolding"
The Lake George Baptist Association at
its recent meeting held at Warrensburg,
n. Y, passed resolutions in opposition to
al secret oath bound societies, and ex-
pressed strong disapproval Of the pomp.
Gus and unseemly titles applied to the Of
ficers Of some of these assoCiaiiOns-such
as Wo1shipful.Master, Grand High Priest,
and various others.
The Mount Auburn Presbyterian church,
in the suburbs Of Cincinnati, was organ
lied on the 18th inst, by a committee of
the Presbytsry Of Cincinnati (Old School }.
Sixty.eight persons from the Second, Cen.
trsl, Third and Seventh Presbyterian
churches Of the city and other churches
were constituted a church.
An association Of the New Church
(SWedenborgian1 was formed in Columbus,
Ga, last week, embracing the States of
Georgia, South Carolina and Florida. Rev.
w. q. Day was chosen presiding minister,
and among The members Of the executive
committee elected were several prominent
citizens, including Herschel Y. johnson,
Douglas Democratic candidate for the Vice
Presidency in 1850.
The official Roman Journal publishes an
apostolic letter by which the Sovereign
PohGf ercommunicates by name and with
all solemnilv The priest Cicino Rinaldi for
having retained, notwithstanding warn
ings from His holiness, the functions Of
Judge in the selfstyled kingdom Of Italy.
Bishop Simpson, it seems, is TO be the
German Bishop of the NJ. +. Church. He
has become so proficient In his reading and
speaking German az 20 be able to read the
Scripture lessons and hymns IN that Ian
guage. At the late Northwest German
Conference, Gaiena, Illinois, he conducted
The business il German.
The PrcsbyteTy OF Columbus adopted by
vote of eighteen 10 eight q resolution aP.
proving Of the terms of reunion between
The two branches Of the Presbyterian
Church. BY a unanimous vote g preference
vas expressed for i reunion on the COM
mon standards, Observation-Disclosures which
have been from the first the basis Ct bota
Churches.
The members OF the orthodox Eastern
or Greek Church in California, who number
about one thousand, are about 10 erect
church building IN San Francisco. Con-
siderable funds have been raised in the in
terror Of the State, 10 which additions will
be solicited in San Francisco and it is sta
ted that the Gar Of Russia will also con-
tribute sufficient for the construction Of an
ediGce which will prove an ornament to
the city. A missionary has been sent by
tine Bishop Of sitka to oficiate.
There are in Workers over $50 families
of Protestant Germans who never until now
in this CouHtry enjoyed regularly ostab-
iirhtd means Of grace. Missionary work
has been performed among them for the
past eight YEAR,, and occasional preaching
services have been held. The labOrs of
Rev Mr. BOeCkelin, three years ago, were
especially successful, but his departure as 4
missionary 10 Africa, under the Presby-
terrain BOaId, prevented the formation Of a
church at that time Since then, however,
lhe work has been carried forward, and last
mopth = new German church was organ
ICED in Yonkcrs 10y committee from the
Second Frosbytery Of New York BY in
viiation lev, g. Krueri, of New York,
preached lhC lcrmon in German.
Some Of the leading clergymen and Chris,
tan laymeno OF New York and BROOKLYN, and
officers Of the American Tract Societies Of
New York and Boston, the New York
City Mission, the American Christian
Commission, and the New York and Brook
Ign Young Mems Associations, are organ.
ling an Evangelical Advertising Associ.
alton" 1t Ia hoped that large proper.
y IN Of the thousand millions of papers anC
magazines printed in the United States
msy be made the vehicle of circulating
striking religious truths.
An Irish Church Congress was held ID
Dublin, Ireland, in the carly ro-' % o.
be-, composed Of large number5 Of the
clergy and laily of the Irish Church. The
Archbishop OF Dublin presided ever it
Among the Fuljects discussed, was that o
a systematic Lay agency in the church
In the course of this discussion, il appeared
that many Cf the clergy, and some lay
members were in favor Of monaslic order:
for both sexes, like those Of the Roman
Catholics. Some Of the members claimed
that the retOrmers went too far in the rec
LITIGATION .of supposed abuses, and tina
orders Of monks and nuns, devoted t
celibaCy and the service Of the church
might 90 great good.
One more Christian sect has arisei
within the Russian dominiona, viz: a
Sarapul. It's adherents seem 20 be Deiss
They acknowledge a Divine Being, bu
reject every other dogma and every toker
aud sign ofreligiou5 belief, such as prayer
$,hurch, saints, etc. The local authorize
thought themselves obliged to imprisol
the heads Of this new sect; whereuPo
lhe whole community begged 10 be i'm
prisoncd likewise a desire with whic
The government complied as long as ther
was any room left in the prisons of I'd
place. The superior authorities then too
the matter in hand, and have failed j
their endeayo.s to bring these mea {
acc, pl lie common faith. About fifty pei
Gems are in prison on account Of Obi
heresy.