Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-29


t~hirty.ilye years each.
The Prcsbyterians report now
more candidates for the ministry
than since the revivals of 1858.
The case of Esther Lyons, the
Jewish convert, has just been de-
cided in the English courts IN her
favor.
The new Presbyterian paper Of
Chicago is to appear the first OIL
February, and has nearly $4,000 to
start with.
OF the l07 persons engaged in
teaching in Oxford University, 50
joined in the late petition against
religious tests.
The Archbishop of Lima, too old
TO attend The Council, sent to the
rope a pastoral staff Of gold, valued
at $1,000.
The First Church In TempIcton,
Mass has just elected a deacon 10
ill the lirsl vacancy that has &C.
Cured for forty years:
The Baptist Home Missionary
Society in It's thirty.scv1n years
work, has baptized GO 600 persons
and organized LOO churches.
Methodi,m in France reports 30
ministers, lG4 preaching places, ITO
local preachers, 2,l3j members, aud
10000 regular hearers.
The SyHod Of Kentucky propose
TO raise the salary of every Prcsby.
terrain minister exclusively devoted
To church work to one thousand
dollars.
The rev Methodist church at
Boston Highlands is provided with
a reporters pew fitted up with
every convenience.
Isaac Kich's offer OF 100000 for
the Methodist Boston Theological
Seminary, if others would raise MS
much more, /, likely to be accepted.
A gentleman Of Lynn has subscr!-
bed $40, 900. and others have con-
tributed generous sums.
Not one nation in Europe has yet
made separation between
church and State. Butitisnow cx-
pecied, if not truly decided, that
on the first OF January, 1871, the
Canton of Ncuchatcl, in Switzerland
will entirely cease TO govern or
support the church.
The statistics of the Congrega.
tionalists of California gave. them
Omen less and % women more
than last year among their COM
municinls. Eu' 6 churches have
over 100 members, and but IL over
40.
DIR. Robert breckenridge, who
with the other professors lately
resigned his position in Diuviile
(ky.) Ticoiogict Seminary, under
the stress Ola committee Ofthe Old
Schoo! presbyterian General As
scmbly, proposes to withdraw from
that G. urch.
Rev. J. G.. White, . Cumberland
Presbyterian minister OF Jackson.
Vile, ILL.,, delivered a lecture in
rcrre Hautc, Ind, some time ago
on the Catholic Confessional. He
was then arrested and tried on the
charge that thclecIure was "ncilhcl
! historical, scientific, nor literary
, but vulgar and obscene lie has
r ben acquitted
p Prc,bytcrianism has q%uadruplcd
. it,sclfin philadc' phia eiucr the IL.
vision of 1887 Tx % Churchc.
then had $40 members. The q
churches now lave 29.llG hi,
, Is in advance of tine increase @.
Pc plati0n, even including the AL
Giliuus 10 lh" tor ign population
: The crowd ha hccn m.Miy ,u o.,
. New school Branch, which hi, 10.
) yeas M led , churches and 1906
sittiugs each year. On the o.ac.
hand, New York city hls no more
Presbyterian organizations than /.
a years ago.
a South Australia has in 30 year
' gained a population Of 10000
. Without n penny Of State aid
they have secured 23l recognized
ministers OF the Gospel or one L
81 people Of whom IS are Churcl
Of England, . Congregational, .,
Roman Catholic, % Wesleyan, ..
Bible Christian, q Primitive meth
odist, q Baptist % Lutheran, ant
Is Presbytcrians,
g The Eastern Germany Reformed
Synod has been discussing the qucs
= ton of lay baptism. a mother hal
J. baptised her child in infancy whcl
le sick, there beiSg no minister q
l. hand. When the child grew up
aud was TO be confirmed, the moth
or would not allow re.baptisu
g. claiming hers 10 be valid. A com
N mittee consisting of DR.. Nevin, ID
Gerhart and Mr.. Calender admit
Is ted It's validity as it had been per
p- formed in the nam Of the Trinity
ls The Synod was hardly ready to al
of NIT 1t, and left the matter over.
N WI have received by mail frOl
Of Washington, with respects Of ]
E. Spinner" the annual report
n. the Treasurer of the United State