The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-01

THE Third Annual Session of the
National School Convention is now
being held in Newark, N. J. George
Il. Stuart, of Philadelphia. is perma-
nent Chairman. Revs. Ell. G.. Trum
bull, of Massachusetts,, j. FL. Vincent
of New York, and B. f. Jacobs, OF
Chicago, are Secretaries. Our State
seems to be mainly represented b.
Col. John w. Ray, of indianapolis
Col. Ray made most telling speech
on the Relation of Sabbath Schools
to Home Instruction. He was fire.
quently interrupted by applause. The
Convention is said to be characterized
by the fewness of the topics intro
duced and the thoroughness of their
discussion. Revs. Henry Ward
Beecher and John Hall are among
the speakers.
THE religious revival now in pro
grass among the Sunday School chill
dren in Indianapolis is most remark
able. Il Is being conducted under
Inc auspices of a Mr.. HAMMOND, who
seems to have the approaches to the
hearts of the children as no other
worker for Christianity in the country.
One of the Preachers in indianapolis
has carefully estimated the number
of conversions since Mr.. HAMMOND S
meetings commenced and places them
as high as seuen hundred. The meet
ings are still continued, and it is not
improbable that the number of con
versions will reach one thousand. The
work done is most remarkable. Its
effects will only be known in eternity.
We give up much of our space this
morning to the review of one of the
most remarkable books of the day.
We think Christians of every demon
ination will feel an interest in the
criticism of a book that is frought
with so much of good or evil-which,
it seem difficult for even Divines to
determine.
THE Presbyterian Churches of In
diana will hold a Sabbath School
Convention at Indianapolis this com
ing week, commencing on the evening
of the 3rd inst, and continuing two
days. We believe an effort will be
made on the part of the Presbyterian
Sunday Schools of this city to be
represented.
STARTLING CHANGES PROPOSED IN
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHJRCH.-At
the meeting of the French Bishops
and Cardinals held recently in Rome,
several refOrmatory measures were in
troduced, which, to the great surprise
of few conservative members of the
Church, were favorably received by
the majority. The first measure al
luded to Is, to reverse the decision of
the Council of Trent concerning the
celibacy of the Catholic clergy. The
second measure, consequence of
the first, is to declare that every
Catholic priest could, with the
permission of his superiors,
enter into the bonds of matrimony.
, The third measure is to abolish the
Latin Liturgy, and substitute for it,
as the Gar has done for the Greek
Church, the language of the nation
IN which the service would be per-
formed. These measures are to be
made the object of report, which
VIII be submitted to the Council, as
soon as 1t will be in position to take
them into consideratjon.l[ Canadian
CYbasrchnsan.
The Logansport Presbytery, at it's
session at Delphi this week, By de-
ReseLgad, That we have full conf.
dence In the wisdom and integrity of
the General Assembly, and we bereb1
express our willingness for ra-Tn;o1
on any basis which NAV be aeraed !
upon by the two Assemblies soon ~
meet, provided it does not make any
change or modification of the stand.
ard.
The New York Herald (monev
article) says that merchants and bust.
ness men generally are In favor Of
making Good Friday legal holiday
The banks, the writer says, are al
DESTROYS of it.
BISHOP POTTER, of New York, al
2 recent Episcopal visitation a
Poughkeepsie, confirmed about lO(
persons.
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