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

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Religious items.
The Trustees of Asbury University.
at g re~enoastle, have resolved to con
tract for a new College building. The
building IS to cost 800, 600. The cor
ner stone will be laid ia June. It is
proposed to name the College chape!
for the person who will give SO coo
for the honor. The two splendid So
ciety Halls will be named for the per
sons who will dooate 50, 900 to each
of them. 1t is stated that Rev. VIM
Holman, Of Kentucky, who died about
six months ago, left property valued
at $4,000 to Asbury University. His
wife has a life interest in this prop
erty. but at her death it viii go in fee
simple to the University.
THE Kentucky Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church met at
Harrodsburgh, February 25eh. ana
adjourned March ID. Bishop Scott
presided. The statistical returns show
that there are now, in the State Of
Kentucky, 1918 members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, inolud-
ing probationers and local preachers,
and that 1G,1S7 Of these are white,
and 1896 colored. The returns from
the colored districts are not full
There are in the State probably 1,000
cOlOred members more than were re
ported. The progress made thus far
among both whites and blacks is very
gratifying. The difficulties wl.i:b
have beset the paths of the preacher
up to this time, are gradually dimin
ishing. The work is assuming a char
aeter of solidity and pcrmanence be
yond expectation. Seventeen churches
were built during the year just closed,
and, doubtless, a number will be built
during The year to ONE.
AMONG the recent additions to the
Methodist Church ia Jarbondale,
Illinois, we notice the name Of Gen.
John A. Logan.
In the revivals in London, Eng
land, women evangelists are prom
inent. In a single religious paper
there are notices Of religious adj
dresses to be given by six N
KENTUCKY APPOINTMENTS. The
following arc the appointments of the
Kentucky Methodist Conference for
the Green River District:
Presiding Elder-W. II. Black.
Stations and Jfinisiers-No Greek. |
to be supplied; Daviess, S. Green; |
Litchfald, I. d. Kendall and A. II
Byers; Morgantown, E d. Elliott;
Warren and Barren. j. 3. Grayson
TOmpkinsville, to be supplied by u.
NJ. Barnett, j. i. Greenup, super
numerary; Scottvilie. Il. a. Davis;
Logan and Todd, 5. Turner; Green
vile, H. A. CisuCy, supernumerary.
X. r. Orr; Webster and Hopkins, Il.
j. Ramey and l.. r. Turner; Cald-
well, w. C.. Turner; Marion, W. b.
Edmuuds; Milierstowu, @. p. Jeffries;
IL. w. Hall, Principal Of Greenville
Male Collegiate Institute, and mem
Der of Greenvllle Quarterly Confer
ence.
REVIVALs IN THE NORTHWEST
The Chicago Adoocate, of March Sd,
has In its revival column intelligence
of over 1900 recent accossious, chseiy
within the bounds of its circulation.
The Mendoza district, Rock River
Conference, is on fire in every part,
the late accessi0ns being 3l1. At
Rochester, Minnesota, the work is the
greatest ever e1joyed in the city, $50
having been converted. The young
of the charge, joined by some
from other charges went to the couu-
try SIX miles distant, where seventy
persons We're converted.
THE first Sunday School in Ameri-
ca was established BY Bishop Asbury,
1856, at the house of Thomas Cren-
shaw, Hanover County, Virginia. The
second Sunday school of the country
IS alleged to have been organized by
Mrs. Mary Lake, in Campus Martius,
Marietta, Ohio, in March, 1871.
BAPTIsTs IN Quo AND INDIANA
The Regular Baptists in Ohio have I
Oh ordained ministers, 51S churches,
and 1871 members. In Indiana there
are 20 ordained ministers, 81 licen- {
tlates, 40 churches, aud 1869 mem
Ders. The number of baptisms in '
OhIo last year was 1920; in Indiana. S
3'IO5. The Indiana churches have S
increased IL; the ministers have de-
creased IL, and the aggregate increase I
members has been 1852, OF the :
475 Indiana churches, but SO assisted
in the missionary work. The great :
est number OF baptisms in n one az |
ISOLATION was the Madison Assoc;a- !
lion, 30. The greatest number in !
any single Church was in the Lafay- :
,tte, 78. The largest association is in =
ne indianapolis; having an aggregate r
5 the Monticello, having PA mem. {
oers. The Indiana Baptist Associa- :
ion is composed Of colored members. q