The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-05
Religious Intelligenoe,


The Presbyterian General Assem-
blies have so far perfected their work
of consolidation az to agree to meet
together in November next at Pitts
burg 1t is supposed the union will
be fully consummated at that meeting
We have no doubt the action of the
two Assemblies on the question of
Unio will meet with the hearty con
currence of the subordinate Churches
in all parts Of the country.
ONE of the first steps taken by the
great Protestant Congress now in ses-
sion in the city of Worms, Germany.
was to decline the overtures of the
Pope of Rome to seAd representatives
to the Ecumenieal Council, which is to
be held at Rome, in December, with
view, among other things, to a reunion
of the Christian world, with the
Bishop of Rome as its spiritual head.
Similar invitations extended to the
Presbyterian bodies of the United
States have been declined, in Ian
guage moro energetic than polite. 1t
is pretty certain that the effort of the
Pope to bring back the wanderers
from the fold to the bosom of the only
infallible Church does not promise
satisfactory results. 1t is significant,
however, of the changed condition of
things. that the Pope now seeks to &C
eomplish by persuasion and gentleness
Whit was the wont of his predecessors
TO obtain by persecution and force. The
Pope before the Protestant Congress
of 1869, is a very different parsonage,
and represents much more humble
Chu,ch, thSn was the Pope and Church
who arraigned Martin Luther on the
same old city of Worms, in the mem
orable 18th of April, 1921.
LAY DELEGATION.-Th reports of
the votes of the Methodist Episcopal
Churches, so far as they have been
received, show an overwhelming ma
jority in favor of Lay Representation.
In the Chicago Churches. the vote
was very nearly unanimous. The vote
In one of the Churches of Pittsburg
resulted, one hundred and seventeen
for, to two against that measure. II
the Chicago and Pittsburg Churches
could be taken as an Indication of the
sentiment Of the Churches, the ques-
ton might be considered as definitely
settled. But it is probable that the
country Churches will in many, If not
most, instances oppose any change in
the organic law ofthe Church. They
argue that what was good enough for
our fathers is good enough for us.
and as the Church has prospered
greatly under the present policy, it
is hardly worth while to change it for
a new and different one.
EPISCOPAL DIOCESAN CONVENTION.
This Convention is now ia session at
indianapolis, and is we'll attended
from all parts of the State. On Thurs
day the addresses of the Senior and
Assistant Bishops were read, and were
very interesting. The following is a
summary of the official acts of the
Assistant Bishops;
Baptism = Adults, 3; infants, g.;
total, II Confirmed, 351 ordained
Deacons, 2; Churches consecrated, 2;
buried, 2; administered the Holy
Communion, %; sermons and address
es, about $50.
The confrmations have been as fol-
lows:
Attica, Grace Church......................
BrlstOW, st. Johns Church......................
CanDeltOn, st. Luke's Church.-................ Is
Eonnersviile, Tr1utty Church .................
Charlottesville, It. Johns Church.......... ID
DeLphl, 81. MARY > church,.
ElkhAris ~. JOhu' Church -.....................
Evan VILE, 1T. Pdul's Church .....-......... II
evansville, Holy 1nnOcents Church,. IS
kOrt Way ne, Ttinty Church -.......... ...... II
doshehf ~ Jonas ChuG ch............... Il
1udlana polls chr ST. Church -............... Is
Ind annapolis Grace Ohurch ........,.. ls
indianapolis, Cathedral Church ............ IS
indianapolis, Holy In. Ocsnts Church.. Is
JenersonV1lle, -. Pauts Church,.
Lafayette, Grace Churcn ........ ........ B
LapOrte, st. PauIs Ghurcu Is
Lima, SJ. Marks ChuIc h ............ M
MnuisOnY Christ Church .................. ID
Michigan CITY, Trinity Church. .......,......
Misnawaka, 81. Paul's Chulcb
New Albany, st. PauPs Church /
New Harmony, 81. Stepnen'S Churcn {
Plymouth, -. Thomas's Church,.
Richmond, st. PauIs Church .................-
Ierre Haute, ST. Sta phen's Church. {
NanderDurgh County, Trinity Church.. III
Nincennes, st. James Church ...........,. n
Warsaw, 1T. Andrews Church.................