The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-09-16
.RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The General Assembly of the Free
Church of Scotland asks for reli-
gious and educational census. 81
Spurgeon has some of his sermons
printed in the Maori language. The
Maoris, however prefer pOtted En-
glishmen. brit,
The six native churches on the
Sandwich Islands, and the native pas
tors and preachers, are wholly sup
ported by their own people.
There has been much inquiry
among the Mussulmans of Damascus,
as to the truth of Christianity, and
about fifty families, representing
about five hundred souls, have accep-
ted it and applied to be received into
the Greek Church.
The London City Mission has in its
employ 375 missionaries, who made
over two million visits last year, re-
claimed 9O5 drunkards, restored GIG
fallen wemen to their homes, or put
them in asylums, and induced 1S4
shopkeepcrs to give mp Sunday ira
ding.
The Archbishop of Canterbury,
who might be supposed to know,
lately addressed document to the
Queen, in which he styled her +" the
supreme head on earth of the Church
of England" The Saturday RerieU
pronounces this the straDgest blunder
that it ever saw.
DIR. Einhorn, q Jewish Rabbi, at
Philadelphia, and strict observer of
the Hebrew Sabbath, has instituted an
additional weekly service on Sunday
where those may. worship who are
compelled to rest OIL that day, many
of whom could not or would not
visit the synagogue on Saturday.
At the beginning of this century
there were not one hundred native
Protestan.s i'm all India and Burmah.
Now their are not far from eighty
thousand church members. The
whole number of missionaries in In
dia is six hundred, and there are two
thousand native preachers. About
$l,500,O00 are expended in this field
by twenty-five societies.
The Christian Adrocate expects
that "the Methodist ministry will
soon be the best supported in Amer
lea. Its people are rapidly growing
wealthy; they are prOverbially gen.
erous, and the machinery of the de-
nomination, always powerfully pre-
disposed toward system, is effectually
working out the problem of cOmpe-
tent ministerial support"
Chicago has no less than six insti-
buttons where ministers and priests
are prepared for their work. The
oldest is the Congregationalist, with
about forty students the Methodist
comes next, with thirty-five; then the
Presbyterian, formerly belonging to
the Old School, with twenty-five;
the Baptist with about fifty; tie Uni
tartan, Just getting into operation;
and the Roman Catholic.
A bill for gradual disestablishment
of the Church Of England, has passed
the Legislative Council Of Jamaica.
1t provides for the transfer of Church
property, for the management of the
affairs of the church by the ministers,
members and adherents of the Epis-
copal Church resident in the island,
for the constitution of representa-
tive Synod, and for the exercise of
CHURCH discipline in congregations.
The Liberal Jews" are making
strenuous efforts to circulate the wri-
tings of their great philOsoph or, Mo-
ses Mendelssohn. Two of his princi-
pal works have just been republished
in I.eipsic--" The Immortality of the
Soul" and his Jerusalem, or the Re-
ligious Power of judaism" The ed
itOr has taken unusual pains in the |
revision of the text and has added |
well written biographical introduce
ton, as we'll as explanatory notes. |
His teachings will doubtless give new
impetus to the Progressive Jews"
In Nevada the Episcopaliaas, while
not vet having material for sta
tistical returns, have still Outstripped
other Churches in laying the founda-
ton for future operations. Thus far |
thew have 3 well-attended churches,
while ITO persons have been confirm
ed; 1000 Sunday-school pupils have
been instructed, the present attend
lnce being 600, among which are Jews
and Romanists. In the mining dis
tricts are five settlements that bid fair
to be permanent, and for which cler-
" are asked, while along the railroad
line IRE many towns whose vitality
to be proved. Arizona forms
a part of the diocese of Nevada, and
in the spring the bishop purposes to
make his first tour thither, and to
found missionary colony if the Gov
eminent can be induced to increase Its
grant of $500 for the educa-
lion of the Pimas, an Indian tribe
5000 souls. These people
a correspondent of the Churchma,e
states, are eager for missionaries and
schools. "The chief said, slapping
his hand on his pocket we'll filled with
gold coin, We don't want your hoes,
rakes, or shovels. We can buy them
ourselves. But we do want our boys
and girls taught as yours are"