The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-17
Religious News Items.

DlSHOR AMES announces C0aC the
next session of the Indiana Confer
ence will be held in this city, begin
ming September 9th. The attendance
will, no dOnht. be large, and the
methodists of the city will have to
exert themselves to provide accom-.
modations for all who come.
The New York Methodist foots up
the vote on Lay Delegation at so, 300
ogas- 81 &c, 90 ---
ILLINOIS STATE CAMPMEETING.-A
campmeeting for the promotion of
holiness or "entire sanctifiea
tion," as taught by Wesley. Fletcher,
Clark, Watson and their CO. laborers,
will be held on the grounds of Aaron
Morgan, twelve miles east of Spring
field, Illinois, on the Springfield and
Mechanicsburg road, three miles from
Dawson Station, and about the same
distance from Buffalo Station, on the
Toledo, Wabash and Great Western
Railroad. commencing on Thursday,
August 18th, aud closing Friday. Au-
gust 10Th, 1869 The place chosen is
situated in beautiful, shady grove,
we'll supplied with water aud every
convenience. DIR. Palmer aud his
wife will be the leading spirits in the
meeting.
PERPETUATING METHODIST. - In
Wakeley's Anecdotes of the Wesleys,
just issued by Carlton & Lanahan, is
this paragraph, telling how to per-
petuate MethOdism:
In 1888 the Rev. Robert Miller
l.
done to keep Methodism alive when
you are dead2' Mr.. Wesley gave the
following answer: The Methodists
their experience, their practice, and
their discipline. If they attend to
their doctrines only, they will make
the people Antinomians; if to the ex-
perimental part of religion only, they
will make them enthusiasts; if to the
practical part of religion only, they
will make them Pharisees; and if
they do not attend to their discipline,
they will be like persons who bestow
much pains In cultivating a garden,
and put no fence around it to save it
from the wild bears of the forest."
TIKI difficulties between the Church
and tue State IN Italy are less press
ing than in Austria, because they are
OF older standing, but the clergy,
nevertheless, do not quietly accept
the new order Of things. Four priests
were recently arrested in Umbria for
exciting to contempt and violation
OF state law, Their offense con
sisted IN refusing absolutlon to all
those who had bought anv If the
ecclesiastical property lately sold
unless they agreed to return the valne
of their purchases to the Pope. This
course seems to have had no efFar+
upon the men, but as the four priests
equally refused absolutien to the
wives of purchasers, grievious trouble
soon arose. One woman attempted to
CONT suicide; others separated from
their husbands, on the refusal of the
latter to comply with the demands o
the priests.
A SHORT time since the Unitarian
congregation, of Louisville CDR. W
Haywood, pastor), concluded to erect
larger and more convenient edifice thar
thatin which their present Church ser
vice is held Accordingly a suitable
lot has been purchased, and tn,
amount of funds requisite for tn,
complete construction of the new
ShuA "a AofAAS OCSu nearly all sue
scribed, it is intended shortly 60 breal
ground and commence the work.
The church proposed is to be fin,
and slightly ediice built in the Gothi
style, and probably, with walls o
rough dressed store. It will be callet
the Church of the Messiah, and tn
Universalists of the city have uniteC
to aid In its erection, and will becom
members of the same.
METHODIST IN IRELAND.-Method
ism was introduced into Cork !,
1748. La the August of that vea
Mr.. Charles Wesley preached a ia
nous sermon in the open air to NOR
than a thousand people, and in tn
following month incorporated /
Church fellowship some souls whor
he had won for Christ. As In othe
places, the planting of Methodism 4
that city was followed by fierce perse