The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-11-18


are two white missionaries. y"
The average salaries paid to the
Methodist preachers in Cincinna
| ii and vicinity, for tho last confer
eDce year, were as follows: To
married men, $l,l67 30; to single
men, 1858 so.
q Bishop Simpson was invited, at
ATLANTA, p Georgia, a few evenings
since, to preach in the Central
Presbyterian Church, but was af-
terward notified that, in conse-
quencc of his prominent position
and influence at tho North in ia
vor Of the Union during the war
the courtesy could not be extend
cd to him. y3his '"l ai ot+
1t is stated that Father Hya.
einthe will be defended at the
Ecumenical Council by the Arch
bishops of Rheims and Avignon
and the Bishops of Chalons and
Bayeux; and that he had received
over thousand letters of approval
from different sources. sr,.,
The Women's Christian Associa.
tion Of Cleveland have opened
most beautiful Home" for work
ing women in that city. They own
the property, worth $ll,OOO. =
SLillman Witt, Esq, a wealthy
citizen Of that place, contributed
So 900 Of this amount. '. .g.i
The lato reports confirm the
news ofthe massacre of the Roman
Catholic missionaries in Western
China. The Natives mado an at
tack on the church, from which
thirty.nne dead bodies were car
ried out. - '"t '
! AT q recent Presbyterian Synod
in New York the literature and
music of Sabbath schools were de-
nounced as unfit to be taken into
church, nl.. .... ...,,.i.
3 The Univers,a Romanist paper,
Gays that 100000 Irish children
are lost to the Catholic faith in
this country every year. This re.
suit is attributed principally to
] the Influence of the Sunday
schools. ii aVlaa Eit l1 hH
A correspondent of the Frees
mans journal says: non going in-
TO the Roman Catholic Church of
Hnntsvillo, Ala, 1 wassurprised at
seeing an elderly man, with :Ko
youths, roGiting the Profession of
Faith of Plus Nv. III learned that
these were Rev John Henry Ir.
win, minister lately of the Pres
byterian sect, and his two sons"
Protcstantism is making rapid
advances in Mexico. In the city
Of Mexico there are now eight or.
ganized bodies OF Native Mexican
Evangelical Christians, converted
from the Mexican Catholic Church
Within fifty miles of that city
there arc ten or twelve congrega>
tions. Also in the State of Zacato.
cas-. and In the ancient city of
Campeche, in the State of Yucalan,
there are several aourishing con.
gregations. ''@
Tho Roman Catholics aro crectc
ing q large Cathedral in tho city @.
Pekin, China, two hundred and fit
~ feet long, Of granite, in highly
ornamented gothic style, 1t viii
take several years to complete it,
and will cost, probably, three or
four millions of dollars. The funds
are provided in Europe and Amer.
lea. .,........ ..
Atthe Ohio Baptist Anniversa.
ry just held in Springfield. the
membership of tho church in the
State is stated to be thirty.soven
thousand. Many OF them werc
said 10 bo drones, and some of them
even worse, occupying their time.
in scolding and finding fault with
tho fow who did the work. Such
were somo of the remarks of Rev.
Osborn, of Columbus.
Tho Southern Presbyterian says
that the difficulties In the way of
reunion between tho South ern and
Northern Presbyterians will be
increased and intensified by tho
consolidation of the Old and New
School Churches in tho loyal
States; and that tho Southern
branch will retain it's position of
isolation 40 indo pendency.
The Episcopal Board of Mis-
sions, at its late meeting in New
York City, reported q clergymen
enrolled as homo missionaries, of
whom l7S are now in the field
Tho receipts for tho year we're
Sl32,S56, and the disbursements
sl32,O34, The report on Foreign
Missions stated tho mission force
to be 81; baptisms, &C; con6rma.
tions, At,
In 1859 tho in come Of the Amer.
lcan Board oil Foreign Missions
was 1871 900, on gold basis, and
in 1865 1925 900 in currency.
But as the operations of the Board
are ip foreign lands, where bust.
ness is conducted on a specie ba. !,
sis, and tho average premium
paid has been thirtysfye por cent
tho actual income has been $780,
900. Yet the churches are better
able TO pay twice as much now as
they wcro ten years ago.