Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-22
They are falling, they are falling.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGRNCE.


Progress Of Religion at Home Isnd
Abroad.
Gen. Rawlins, the Secretary o.
Wsr, says he is Universalist.
Ia China there is one Protestant
missionary to every three million
souls. .... -
The American Board Of Foreign
Missions has accepted seven young
men this year, one Of whom will
go to China.
Several Philadelphia clergymen
have taken ground in opposition to
attending funerals on Sunday, ex-
cept in cases Of necessity.
The Methodist declaims against
"camp- meeting Sabbath breaking .
and tells some unpleasant truths
about the secular business done at
the meetings on Sunday.
Postmaster General CreswelI has
a religious faith of his own, that is
liberal and broad, but does not
h think all the Christians on earth are
in the churches.
Vice President Colfax attends the
same church as the President (thc
Methodist although he formerly
went to Rev. DIR. Sunderland's
presbyterian church.
The Roman Catholic authorities
have decided to organize a new do
cese in Massachusetts, and Rev.
William Quinn, pastor Of st. Peters
church in New York, will probably
be its bishop. -sr -..-.'-
Rev. p. ID. Cowan, of the last
class of Union Theological Semin-
airy, has taken charge of the Pres.
byterian churches of the branch at
Rogersville and Newmarket, Tenn,
as stated supply.
Secretary Boutwell,, of the Treas
ury, Gen. Cox, Secretary of the In
terror, and Attorney General Hoar
are all Uhitarians; and so is Judge
Richardson, the Assistant Secreta-
ry of the Treasury.
The Kentucky State Sunday
School Convention meets in Union
Methodist Episcopal Church,
Greenup street, Covington, KY,
Tuesday, August 81, and continues
to Thursday evening, September 2.
In Rhode Island there are sixty
Baptist churches, forty-nine pas
tors, and u total membership oil
nine thousand three hundred. The
largest church is the First Proyi-
denoe, numbering four hundred and
twenty~eight members.
Protestanism in Saxony has re-
ceived a valuable addition by the
conversion of the Rev. Mr.. jaeger
Franciscan friar, formerly private
secretary to the Archbishop o.
Prague, and confessor to the Kins
of Saxony. He has just preached
for the first time in Dresden as
Protestant clergyman.
Secretary Fish, of the State De
partment, is a very devout and in
tluential Episcopalian, and so
the new Secretary of the Navy, Mr.
Robson. His pred ecessor, MIR
Borie, was Catholic, and was on
of the few members from that de
nomination that have been honOre
with seat in the cabinet.
The FIRST part of donation Of 10
600 Bibles, which the United Pres
byterian Hall Missionary Society
sending out TO the emancipate
slaves in America, was shippe
recently, at Glasgow, in the steam
ship Europa, to New York. Th
United States government has ar
nounced that it will pass the 10, OC
Bibles in, free of all duties an
charges.
The Presbyterian City Hon
Missionary Society at Philadelph
employs three agents to labor amor
the poor Of that city. These duril
the last year, expended $4,000, r
Iieved 400 persons with groceri
and fuel, placed 1000 children
homes, and contributed to relic
an incalculable amount OF miser
as well as TO recover men fro
false and dangerous ways.
The effect upon the prisoners
the Penitentiary at Joliet, lllino
from holding prayer meetings a
other services, induces the bel
in the warden that he could, vi
safety, commence reducing
guard force. These prayer me
ings are held on the Sabbath, anC
is proposed to have a Wednesd
prayer meeting and use Saturd
Tor school. There is q Christi
Association organized and in f
working condition in the prison.
The reports Of the two Presl
terrain Assemblies Of the contri'
tions for the relief of disabled mil
ters. show that the cause is ASST
y ing an important place among
stated contribution Of the church
In the Old School Assembly
wear. S35,470 were contribu
furnishing assistance to 80 mi
tiers. 20 widows, and II familie
orphans. In the New School
sembly the receipts were S2l
There we're 80 ministers, 33 Wild
and families of orphans aided.
At late meeting of the Pre-
terian Board of Missions,
School, at Philadelphia, a CON
nication was received from
Presbytery of Chicago propo
that the Presbyterian churches