The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-11

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CampbellsbuFg 70
1AIetn =
Greenville Circuit Is
New Philadelphia ~
| NeW Albany. Circuit....sss.................- 81
Lanesvil Az
Total............................... -. 40
m We presume the above figures are
not INTENDED TO be oficfal, but they
| approximate closely the actual num-
ber.-Nel0 Atb1ny Ledger. ~ s
REV. A. S. KrNNAN, Pastor Of.
Roberts Chapel at indianapolis, closed
his labors in connection with that
Church on Sunday night. When he
came to the Church three years ago,
it numbered 379 members; Of these
24I still remain, 113 having removed
by letter, and % have died, There
are now COS full members; and 233
probationers, making 81 in all. OF
the probationers, 217 have been re-
ceived in full connection, 30 discon-
tinued, 26 unknown, 1O1 removed by
letter, IS set off In the southwest part
Of the city, q at the Saw Mill Chapel,
and 253 remain on probation. The
loss, by discontinuance and other
Wise, has been. five per cent. upon the
total number of accessions.
THE Scotch Covenanters have
erected and dedicated a very pretty
gothic church on Plum Street, be-
/ tween Eighth and Ninth, In Cincih-
natl. The outside dimensions of the
building are, 70 feet long by A feet
wide. The spire is 125 feet high. The
roof is slate. There are ten windows
on side-fYe above and five below
and in front, on each side, there is a
window hanking a row Of FIVE mar
rover ones ranged over the portal,
between each of which stands a grace
full, smooth round pillar, surrounded
by a neatly carved capital-combining
an exquisite effect. The building IS
of stone. 'A -. q
THE Roman Catholic Bishops of
the United States have procured the
assent of the Pope to the Pastoral
Letter in which they united when
assembled In Plenary Council at Bal
timore not long since Arch bishop
Spaulding calls special attention to
the terms in which this Pastoral con
dennis round dances We consider
1t our duty to warn our people against
those amusements which may easily
become to them an occasion of sin.
and especially against those fashion
able dances which as at present car
ried on, are revolving to every feeling
of dehcacy and propriety, and frought
with the greatest danger to morals"
THE CHURCH OF HUMANITY.-Last
Sunday The Church OF Humanity "
was formally inaugurated, in New
York, by disciple of August Compile,
the founder of what is called the
Positive Philosophy. In this con-
nectioE it may be interesting to refer
to one of Complies opinions. He
holds that the progress of science
" permits us to hope, says Madame /
D'Hericourt, that some day woman
will be able alone to reproduce hu- |
manity, so as to realize and to gener-
alize the apotheosis of the Virgin |
Mother. .-...-.5
HARD LABOR AND LIGHT Pay
On the Monticello District, North |
Indiana Conference, Rev. Richard |
HargraYe, Presiding Elder, there is
not one prominent charge. = Half /
pay Is about as good as most charges /
have yielded This is from three
years successive failures of the crops.
During the last fourteen weeks six
hundred persons have united with
the Church, and the preachers d are
happy in their self-sacrifcing and
faithful labors. l.rsa dT
A TEXT WITHOUT A SERMoN.-At
Fulton, H., few Sundays ago, one
Of the town clergymen, opened ser
vices by reading at length a very full T
and correct local price current-hOW +
much -four, butter, meat, lard, eggs,
etc, were worth and the price Of
shoes, cloth, prints and muslins. He
read the report without explanation
or comment But the most obtuse
soul In the congregation understood .
very well whatthis unusual procedure
meant The congregation took the
hint and responded With liberal do
nation.
The Wesleyan University, at Mid
dletoWn, Connecticut, is building an
observatory for the reception of a very
powerful telescope, 10 be made by AL
van Clarke, Of Cambridge, and which
will be the largest with one exception,
in the country. The instrument is
the gift Of three ladies OF New York.
IT is reported that the Rev. Morgan
Dix, ID. D., rector OF Trinity Church,
New York, aud a son OF General J A.
Dix, Minister to France, has been
suspended for false doctrines and Ro-
manistic tendencies 1t is said the
friends of Mr.. Dix are ready and anx-
Ious to have the question tried.
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