Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-15
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Progress of Religion at Homo and
Abroad.

Abroad.
The "Altenburg" Norwegian
New Testament, with notes, is soon
10 be printed in Chicago.
Recently twenty-eight young
Chinese have arrived at Toalon,
from Cochin, China, for the purpose
of studying theology in the city of
Marseilles.
The various Christian bodies are
entering with generous rivalry on
the task of establishing churches
along the line of the Pacific Railr
road.
. In Franco the Methodists are do
ing a good work. There are now
six mission stations in connection
with the French Wesleyan chapel
in the Rue Roquepine.
The Baptists of Boston and Now
England have just raised ten thou
sand dollars for the American Bap-
fist Publication Society to establish
depository of the society in Bos
ton.
The American College of the
Propaganda at Rome has thus far
received SlS9,000 toward IFS en-
dowment, through the energetic la
bors of Father Doane, who is son
of one Episcopal bishop and broth
or of another.
During the past year the Italian
Evangelical Publication Society has
issued in octave form Diodati's ver~
sion of the Bible. This is the first
edition of the entire Bible printed
in Italy since the Reformation.
d The Free Church of Scotland is
raising S250,000 for parsonages for
the missionaries in India, and the
Established Church is tying TO
raise S125,0O0 In some cases the
expense of living has so increased
that 81 900 rent has been paid.
Ten young men graduated June
10th, at the Augustana Swedish
Lutheran Theological Seminary,
Paxton, Ill. The services were
mainly in Swedish. All but two
of the young men have received
calls to congregations. A new pro-
feasor has Just been called from
Sweden.
A preacher in Chicago recently
refused to say grace at table, when
asked, saying it WAS a mere formal
ity, and "the best grace was TO eat
moderately, well digest your meal
and then go to work an earn an
other" For the same reason he
refused to pronounce the benedic
ton.
The great revival in Richmond
Ind, still continues. All churches
and all denominations are engaged
in the work A band of praying
women make the rounds of the bill
liardrrooms, bar rooms, gambling
houses, etc, urging the proprietor
and customers to change their
course of life.
The Wesleyans of England in
crease slowly, having added bu
$3.50 to their membership the pas
year, giving them a total Of 345,
5G2. They have not yet made u
the loss of 1851 TO 1855, during
which period a large number o
their membership seeded to form
another Methodist body.
No other leading missionary OF
ganization in this country is cor
Quoted with so much economy &
the Presbyterian Board. The +,
8 ceipts last year were $3.50, 800. I'll
total expenE = for management
including secretaries, clerks, mi
sionary publications, postage, fue
taxes, insurance, etc.-amounted
but s12,844, or 81 per cent. of Il
receipts.
1t is noticed as q new thing
the Established Church Of Scotlan
and rs indicating q returning Q
of good feeling, that, on the recel
induction Of pastor in the large
church in Glasgow, the regul
toastat the dinner in honor of ct
Established Church" was follow
by another in honor of the ct
other Evangelical denominations
Scotland.
A Chicago policeman sent out
Sunday, July 1, to attend a Germ
picnic, when directed by his SUI
rior officer TO sell tickets and pi
badges, refused to do it, on I
a. ground that he could not consci,
q Iiously violate the Sabbath. I
man was brought before the Pol
Commissioner and fined the amor
of five days pay for disObedien
Mr.. Sturgeon has found it n
essary to deny formally tho oft
peated slander that he belle
"there are infants in hell s.
long" He says 81 have alw
believed in the salvation Of infa
and intensely detest the oplnl
which your opponent dared to
tribute TO me. | do not believe
onthis earth there is q single pro