Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-25

Cleveland, it is said, contains sixty-two
churches j K JJ 81 C
1t is said that texts are no longer used
by Boston preachers. 2 '7aA's iV
There are 1856 Congregational
churches in Vermont.
s. Richmond has . colored theological
seminary, where there are forty students.
DIR. Thompson, of New York, pro-
roses to suspend his church members who
gamble in Wall street >f'}sls
Nine Congregational churches have
been commenced in California during the
past year.
: The Baptists Of; Illinois have 1900
teachers and $4,000 scholars in their Sun
day schools. G9ItU9l
The oldest Congregational Church in
Nebraska dates only from 1866 There
are now fourteen.
Yale College has 1877 students, repre-
senting twenty seven States, the Canadas,
England, Wales, Scotland, South Africa,
China and India. ''' "
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod
reports 997 congregations (kansas ex-
cepted), sol ministers, and 81 ,720 ,commu-
nicants.
in 1860 the Methodists of. Phladel-
mia numbered one to every 443 in 1910,
one in twenty five; now, probably, about
one In fifty. 't" ~ ~ l'l@
A little boy, returning from Sabbath
School, said to his mother eThis cate
ehism is too hard. Amt there any kitty
chism for little boys?" iss B
The public schools of Auburn N y,
are all being temporarily depopulatedby
measles and whooping- cough at an extent
never before experienced. IFi9ftl
The Presbyterians propose to build, at
the general expense of the denomination,
a great national church editice, near the
Presidential mansion in Washington and
Sl500OO is wanted for the purpose.
The studentsof Bowdoin college have
suggested to the faculty that they could
keep Sunday much more strictly were
Monday morning Rotations abolished.
The Rotations come before 'reaktast.
The Free viii Baptists have voted to
move their Theological School from New
Hampton, N. H., to Buffalo, provided
100000 can be secured for grounds and
buildings, and 100000 for endowment
funds.
Ten religious newspapers are now
published in the city of San Francisco,
and considering the large number of East
ern religious papers taken, California is
probably as well supplied as any portion
of our country. 10
The Philadelphia night-school forar-
tisans has opened with two hundred and
fifty pupils, all over eighteen years of age.
They study mathematics, mechanical and
architectural drawing, business forms,p pen
manship, natural philosophy, chemistry
snd the constitution and practical man
agement of the steam engine. W
The following are the preamble and
resolutions adopted by the United Presby
terrain General Assembly and the Reform
Presbyterian General Synod, recently in
session at Pittsburgh: G.
WHEREAS, The organic union between the bodies
named is most desirable and of utmost mpor-
lance to the principles held in common; *
RssoLUed, That these churches agree to form an
organic union ON the basis of principles embracing
their respective testimonies, and other subordinate
standards which they hold in communion ~
Resolved That these churches, when united, shall
Ne called the United Presbyterian Church, con
sisting of the Reformed Presbyterian Church,
and United Presbyterian churches; and that the
United Supreme Judicatory of the United Chufch
Shall be called the General Assembly of the United
Presbyterian Church of North America
Resol d. That the different boards and instiu-
tons of the respective churches shall not be affected
By the union; but shall have control of their funds
and retain all corporate or other rights and privi
ieges until the interests Of the Church require
sasnge. b.