The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-19

be resumed, and religious services VIII be
held each evening next week. All are re-
specially Invitedt to attend.
Vfne street Presbyterfan. open at 10 1880
A. II. and 7:9 p. II. Strangers invited.
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.
AN interesting revival of religion
has been in progress for some time in
New Harmony. in the II. Z. Church.
Fifty. five persons have Joined the
church, and tho good work is still
going on.
We learn that AIf. s. Kierolff,
formerly connected with the press of
this city, has made a profession Of
religion. in Louisville, and is now an
active and influential member of the
Twelfth Street NJ. E. Church, Of that
city.
THE Terrc Haute journal says
within the past few weeks there have
been fourteen accessions to the Uni
versalist Church in that city.
a pRsTRAcTED meeting in the
M. e. Church at Sullivan has result
ed in twenty.three conversions and
about the same number Of accessions.
THE Western Christina Adrocdte Of
March 18th contains. in the form of a
supplement, a full and complete re-
cort Of the Investigations into the
New York Book Concern; including
the majority and minority reports of
the committees, and the remarks of
the editors Of the church. It is a
document of peculiar interest to
Methodists.
OUR religious exchanges contain
accounts Of interesting religious re-
vivals in all parts Of the country.
THE New York ADVOCATE gives the
following comparative table of the
four principal Protestant denomina-
tions in that State:
MS Min'ters. Memb'rs.
IIsSSSs-Baptisfs..-- s24 75 98.70s
lsss-PFrssbys,ns. a aS5 s9g IISS9,,ssssss
Ao03- MCtna ZIP l.sl Ios@ 49,
This exhibit leaves out all other
branches of Methodism, and the lat
ter are, we believe, somewhat strong
in the State.
AT a recent State Convention Of
the Methodists of New York It was
resolved to establish a great central
Methodist University. at Syracuse.
Five men present, subscribed $685. 600
each, and other subscriptions raised
the aggregate TO S21O. 600, which, with
previous donations, guarantees half a
million to the institution to start
with.
WE understand that Rev. G. N
Sims, of Meridian St.. NJ. Il. Church,
indianapolis has been transferred to
the Baltimore Conference and as
signed as Pastor to the Madison Az
enue Church in that city. He will
enter upon the duties of his new field
about the first of next July.
Il Thank God, " says Richard
D1AEEE. LOT THAT MOI0 HAODOChCAs
IT God had said there was mercy for
Richard Baxter. / am so vile a sinner
that i would have thought he meant
some other Richard Baxter: but when
he says whatsoever, l know that I'M
cludes me. the worst of all Richard
Baxters."
THE RECENT REVIVAL IN OUR
CITY.-The Gazette of Saturday fur
nishes the statistical results of the
revival in this city during the last
two or three months. The statements
include sixteen Presbyterian, twenty
six Methodist, two Congregational,
four Baptist, aud two Christian
Churches. Only those who have been
admitted to the Chu rch on profession
of faith. or on probation, are included.
In the sixteen Presbyterian Churches
536 persons have been admitted. Re-
turns Of ages are made in all these
save one, by which it appears that
some 515 persons are, with reference
Co ages. divided Is fellows:
Under syears OF l
Between 3 and 2 years ...-..~----.-...s~. IS
Between ~ an 1 20 yes.
Between % and 50 yearS........ ............. .2b
Between so and 20 yeaTs"--------...-~. 10
over ...--.....'..-..' U
In the tWenty-six Methodist Epis-
copal Churches the accessions, in the
aggregate, are 1908. In seventeen
Churches of $50 received on pro6a-
ton the ages were as follows:
Under 3
Between 8 and 49,. ..................... 90
u AnQ
Between 20 and 50.----................. .......-..30S
Between 60 and q
OF these $50 aceessions BIZ came
from the Sunday Schools, and of the
536 In the Presbyterian accessions
27I came from the Sunday Schools.
The figures do not show a case of
conversion Of any individual over 20
years of age. while Of all the CONVEX
sions nearly one-half are of those be-
tween IL and 20, and over one-haIf
are between 20 and so years of age
Western Christian AdCocate.
THE following story is told of Mr..
PuushoD, IN connection with the re
doubtable p. II. Barnum. It runs on
this wise: At a time when Mr.. Pun
shoa's popularity was rapidly rising
IN ENGLAND. the notorious p. L. con
ceiged the idea that the celebrated or