The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-16

Religious Intelligence.
AT the meeting of the " EUansville
Missionary ConUocation," Protestant
Episcopal Church, held in st. James
Church, Vincennes. "wednesday and
Thursday, 18th and 14th ult..) the
following resolutions were unani
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, information has reached
this Convocation chat the Rev. DIR.
Carter, Rector of st. James Church,
has accepted call which takes him
from our midst; therefore, be it
ReSolVed, (lst) That the members
of this Convocation deeply regret
having to part with their highly es-
teemed Brother in Christ; and, in
bidding him farewell, most warmly
commend him to the Reverend Broth
rem and Laity Of his new field of la
Dor, praying that the Great Head of
the Church may grant a continued
bestowal of His blessings upon so be-
loved a minister and his dear family.
ResoIUed, CD That these resolu-
tions be spread upon the minutes of
this Convocation.
G. f. CULMER, Pastor of the nj. e.
Church at Patoka, acknowledges
donation Of $135 from his friends in
that town on New Years Eve.
THE Episeopalians in Nebraska are
wide awake. They have missionary
IN every place which has 500 inhab-
itants.
THE Presbyterian Church in Ce-
dron. o., has been enjoying remark
able power. Already over fifty have
been united with the church.
A MOVEMENT is already in progress
TO found new Episcopal denomina-
ton on an EVANGELICAL basis. The
evangelical bishops will be urgently
invited to head the movement.
ROBERT CoLLYER says it chills him
to the marrow of his bones to see
persons stand at church doors, oblig-
ed to wait for seats until pew propri-
etors have been seated if he saw it
done Ia his own church, he should
feel SO miserable he would want to 90
home and write his resignation. Only
one of his parish has objected to Civ
ing up seats and sitting round pro
miseuous, and he came from Boston.
Four years ago the Free Will Bap-
lists organized a home mission and
freedman's committee to operate in
the West. They have organized, from
Cairo as a center, eleven churches,
with 900 members and 445 Sabbath
Schools. They have also a prosper
Gus mission in West Virginia, with
several small churches.
ONE of the low drinking houses of
Cincinnati, near the river, has been
turned into house of prayer. Dea-
con Thomas Webb has been laboring
there unweariedly for fifteen months
past, and a great reformation has
taken place in many families. Over
thirty persons have been converted
and Joined the Union Baptist Church
DR.. NEWMAN, an eminent New Or
. leans divine, recently challenged the
editor of the ST. Mary's (La) Plant
er's Banner, to personal combat. He
is Republican in sentiments, and de-
tends his belligerency by saying that
Moses, Joshua and David fought, and
none of them had to contend with
such children of the devil as the reb-
els of that country.
PETER CARTWRIGHT, DID,, has
just completed his fiftieth year in the
presiding eldership. He has lectured
once and preached thirty times since
the meeting of his Conference las;
Fall, and Is in good health.
DURING the year 1868, seven hum
bred and seventy new Protestant
churches have been dedicated, dis
tributed as follows: Methodist, 129;
Baptist, 100; Presbyterian, 100; Con-
gregational,- Go; Lutheran, 43; Ger.
man Reformed. Il; Episcopal, ID;
Reformed, 9; Moravian, 1. :
Rev. LUTHER NJ. WALTERS, for
merly Pastor of Ingle Street Church.
in this city, seems to be prospecting in
Ames' Church at Indianapolis. We
find the following account Of his sue
cess in the Westera Advocate:
This Church is enjoying a season
of revival. 1t is a new society in this
city of churches, not made up of di-
visions from other churches, but Its
membership has been made of outside
material almost entirely. Its present
pastor, l.. NJ. Walters, was appointed
to the charge one year ago last Sep.
TENDER. 1t then had forty-one mem.
beEs and probationers, having beer
organized In February before by the
City Missionary. 1t now has ovel
two hundred members and probation
ers. 1t paid its pastor a salary D.
81 400 last year, and is paying him
81 800 this year. Is has a Supda,
School numbering quite two hundred
and fifty. The prayer and class meet
ings are particularly interesting fea.
lures. It's frequent visitors from othe,
churches are highly commencing i
for its zeal and good works, giving +
the credit of being one of the lives
churches in the city The society i.
largely indebted to Wesley Chapel 70,
its existence.
REvIvALs-This section of coun
try is now being blessed with religious
revivals. The news comes from almos
every part of the country, that . {
glorious revival is In progress" A
the NJ. K. Church In this place meet.