The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-13

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STUDENTS IN METHODIST COLLEGES.
Tn the Methodist Church there are
rerOrted in her Almanac, In seventy
Two schools and colleges, 1920 stu
| dents. Forty six are not reported.
At the same ratio. In all her instltu-
lions, there would be nearly $4,000
I students. Her schools are probably
about one fourth of all that are IN
tder the charge of the evangelical
Church, so that not less than 100, 900
students are pursuing the higher edu-
tiOn under this watch-care.
CHILDREN IN CaURcH.-Dr. Crary,
in az account OF his recent visit to
New York, says:
There are more children in the con-
! gregations here than In the West.
Many of the churches have galleries
OIL three sides, and the children In
many cases fill these galleries, form
ing a most interesting sight, and great
III adding to the interest of the occa-
sion. They generally behave as well
as any other part of the congregation,
Joining in the singing, and listening
with attention. In the West u min
listers are losing their hold of the chill
drer, because the Sabbath schools
meet generally when they can not be
taken from school to church, and even
when schools meet just before preach
ing, the children go home, and not to
preaching. Many of our Churches
make no kind of provision either for
a place for the children or for special
services for them. The movements of
the Church in this city In favor of
mission Sunday schools Is very sue
c~essfully going forward, and hundreds
Of children are gathered into these
schools, and taught the way Of Christ.
These schools are made the centers of
new Churches, organized in places
where the people have hitherto been
destitute of the Gospel.
WHEN a dispute arises between a
Roman Catholic Bishop and his flock,
the Holy See is very apt to decide in
favor Of the former. Such has been
the case with regard to the troubles
Mt Chicago, although the Bishop was
charged with gross neglect of bust
ness aud incompetency. Although
the Rev. DR.. McNullen went to Rome
to back them up, the Pope has sus-
aimed the Bshop, and DIR. McMullen
and Mr.. ROLES, the protesting priests,
have been compelled to apologize. In
view of this the Bishop has restored
them to the exercise Of their func-
tons, and, as we are informed by the
Catholic NjrrOT, assigned them suit
able places ia the diocese" How
prominent these positions are we are
rot told.
THE Princess De La Tour D'Au-
vergne. a member of one of the four
|princsly families of France, has
bought the Mount of Olives, which
so many crusaders died to gain for
C~hristendom. The Princess is erect
ing at Jerusalem a campo sautO, or
cemetery, to be called the "Pater-
Noster." All around the walls of
this cemetery, Our Lords Prayer will
be inscribed in letters fifteen cent?
meters long. on plates of bronze, and
IN all known languages. The Prin-
cess has also given a sum of money to
maintain a priest for the special SER
vice of this sanctuary, which will be
completed in May, and taken posses
sion of at that time by the French
Consul in the name of FRI zee.
The Rev. Mr.. Cocker, a leading
clergyman Of the Methodists, in a ser
non lately delivered at Ann Arbor,
Michigan. says of the revival sys-
tenn :" During the last twenty-five
years, the churches of America have
unhappily fallen into the habit of
thinking that the conversion of the
world is to be accomplished by 4 few
weeks Of special effort in mid Winter.
We hardly look for men to be saved
at any other time, and after the ex-
element Of revival scenes, We seem to
be disqualified for, and many have no
taste Tor, the regularity and perse-
verence of common daily effort. in the
ordinary walks of Christian life and
duty. And, dear brethren, we have ac-
complished far less than we imagine
by our special and extraordi-
nary seasons Of religious excitement
From an article in the Methodist
Quarterly, by DR.. Crane, of Rhode
Island, | gather the following facts:
10 the year 1856 there were 800, 327
souls, members and practitioners, in
our fold. Since that date nearly one
million practitioners have been re-
ported. About 10000 deaths have
also been reported. Had there been
no losses, except by death, we would
this day have numbered 100, 900
LIClApGIS duu pIOUdblOuOTS, WnGEGuS
the numbers reported at the General
Conference of 1864 are only 928 800.
10 eight years three quarters of a
million of names have strangely dis
appeared from our Church record.
THE Liberal Christian alludes to
the anecdote related by Rev. DIR.
Goodwin, at the Convention, concern
ing the use of crosses, &C., by Unita-
rians and Episcopalians. A Unita-
rian clergyman being questioned as to
the reason why such use by his de-
nomination made so little stir in the
world, answered: Because, in our
meeting-houses those do not mean
anything; everybody knows they don't
mean anything; but among Episco-
palians it Is understood they mean
something.
MISSIONARY effort in China is said
to be more successful than ever. The
converts to Protestant Christianity,
in 1850 did not exceed four
hundred, are now more than four
thousand.
THE only school in this country for
the special training of missionaries
for the foreign field is that maintained
by the Episcopal Church. 1t is called
the A." Mission House" and is situated
in Philadelphia. This unique School
Of the Prophets" has already sent
ore ordained and two lay mis-
sionaries for Africa. 1t has twenty
students at present under education
for this most noble work.
THE right of any man to act au- :
.horitatively in "Christ's stead" as
His minister, must depend upon his !
commission. As Christ no longer 5
sends His ambassadors miraculously, c