The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-19
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Rev. w. G. YOUNG, of CoviDgton,
Kentucky, has been called to the pas
torate of the First Presbyterian
Church of Madison.
THE pastors and sessions of the
Vine Street, Walnut Street, aud Cum
berland Presbyterian Churches of this
city have arranged to hold a joint
communion service on Sunday after
noon, February 9th at O'Clock.
THERE is movement among some
Of the members of Plymouth (Beech-
er's) Church to change its creed, a
broad basis being demanded by a por-
ton Of the church members. The
special change demanded is in the
article on everlasting punishment.
THE decision of the Superior Court
Of Cincinnati, which holds that the
School Board have no authority to
exclude the Bible from the public
schools, is hailed with peculier. pleas
ure by the Protestant christians of
Evansville. There is very little diff
ference of opinion among them on
this subject.
CAPTAIN s. K. Leavitt, late a mem
Der of the legal profession of this
city, was, on Wednesday last, ordain-
ed to the work of the gospel ministry
by a council of the Baptist church.
We are-not informed as to his future
field Of labor. The prayers and good
wishes of many friends will attend
him in his new vocation.
THE Louisville papers notice the
immersion of candidate for admis-
sion into the Chestnut Street Presby-
terian Church, Louisville, by the pas
tor, Rev. j. L. Mckee. It was per-
formed at the Baptistry Of the Wal
nut Street Baptist Church. 1t is also
said that the members of both
churches participated in the exer-
; cises with most fraternal feeling.
The Union Revival Meetings will
be continued next week. At a meet
ing of the pastors, yesterday morning,
it was determined to hold the morn
ing prayer meetings at the Vine Street
Presbyterian Church, commencing at
81 o'clock, and the night services at
the Walnut Street Presbyterian
Church. Rev. j. p. E. Kumler will
preach on tomorrow Sunday night,
and Rev. S. X. Leavitt of the Baptist
Church on Monday night.
THE various religious meetings,
now in progress in this city, have been
attended by large audiences. and with
gratifying success. The daily Union
Prayer meetings have not been so
crowded as during Mr. Hammond's
visit, but there has been deep and
solemn feeling, and the exercises have
been marked by promptness, breyity
and much interest. The Union Re-
vival meetings, at night, have crowded
Trinity Methodist Church almost
every night, and hundreds have asked
for the prayers Of Christians. The
Inquiry meetings. which followed the
preaching services, have been speculi-
arly solemn and interesting. The
revival, at Ingle Street Methodist
Church, under the charge of Rev.
James Hill, has been conducted
with profit, and with POI I'll man
ifestations of the Spin. influence.
The additions to this Church, since
the revival commenced, number about
one hundred and forty. At the Bap.
list Church, in the Tenth precinct
(Indipendence), over which Rev.
Geo. w. Moore is pastor. the religious
interest continues, and quite num-
Der of additions are being made.
In the African Methodist Church,
meetings have been held every night,
and have resulted in tweniy-eight
conversions and an increase.,of in
quiries.
THE Revival spirit was probably
never so general and deep in this
State and the adjoining towns in Ken
lucky and Illinois as at the present
time. In almost all the cities and
large towns in Indiana we notice by
our exchanges that daily Union
Prayer Meetings are being held, and
special services in progress in many
Of the churches. As ia this city,
Union Meetings of the Evangelical
Churches is the general rule. At
Princeton and Vincennes a good
work Is reported as in pro-
gress. At Newburgh, and other
places in Warrick County,
revivals have been recently expert
enced. About seventy recently uni
Ted with the Methodist Church at
Newtonville. Spencer County. At
Tarlisle protracted meeting is being
in the Presbyterian Church,
success, the lay members
we part in the pub
Shawneetown Union
aing held, under