The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28
TIE RELI6IOUs INTEREST.
UNION ooMMUN1oN.

the Walnut street Presbyterian
church, to partake of the Sacrament
of the Lords Supper. The body ofthe
large audience room was crowded to
its utmost capacity exclusively with
communicates. Rev. DR.. Andruss,
in opening the exercise, said it was
such an assembly as was never before
gathered in Evansville or Southern
Indiana, and all present felt that it
was a most touching evidence of the
union and fellowship of Christians,
and foretaste of the communion of
| Saints above. The services were Of
the most solemn and interesting char
acter, and appropriately the browning
meeting of the Union efforts of the
past month.
WALNUT STREET PRESBYTERIAN.
Yesterday was the most interesting
day in the history of the Walnut
Street Presbyterian Church. It was
the realization of many of the prayers
and hopes of years, in the admission
to Church fellowship of seventy-one
members, embracing representatives
of families both within and without
the congregation, Of all ages, from
twelve years up to the aged father.
In addition to the Ordinance Of Bap-
tism and the Church Covenant. the
pastor, in a very impressive manner,
greeted each new member with text
of Scripture from the word Of the
Lord Jesus. Tho pulpit and rostrum
were tastefully decorated with boquets
and roses of blooming white lilies.
NEW MEMBERs-BAPTIsM.
Thirty-two new members were ad-
ded to the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, at the morning meeting yes
terday.
The services we're of solemn and
impressive character. and were well
attended.
At Trinity Methodist Church. yes
terday morning, eleven new members
werc admitted, and thirty-three per-
sons baptised, four Of whom were
children.
THE VINE STREET PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
The services at the Vine Street
Presbyterian Church yesterday morn
ing were of peculiar interest and SOL
emnity. The church was crowded to
its utmost capacity. After the pre-
liminary services, and before the SER
mon, the pastor announced the names
of same sixty-two or sixty-fonr per-
peesons who had been received into
the church on profession Of their
faith, and four by letter from other
churches. About one half of the
number were baptized. It was
a solemnly interesting and impressive
scene, to see standing together, re-
ceiviug this sacrament, signifying
their engraftiDg into Christ-the ven
cradle gray-haired grandfather, the
middle aged husband and wife. with
their grown up daughter, and the
children of fourteen years aad up
Ward-tbe precious lambs-and it was
not strange that the pastor, on seeing
these precious fruits Of his labors,
was led to pour out his heart in
thanksgiving to God. The subject OF
the sermon was. " For the Law
: is a Schoolmaster to bring US to
Christ In the elucidation of the
text the significance Of the va
rious types and ceremonies Of
the Mosaic ritual pointing to the
great atonement was pointed out
The sermon was plain and compre-
hensive, bat full of fervid clo-
quenee. At the close of the sermon
those who desired an interest in the
prayers of Gods people were invited
to signify the same by rising to theil
feet, when a score or more responded
F. The day will long be remembered al
an epoch in the history of Vine
Street Church.
THE UNION MEETING LAST NIGHT.
Trinity NJ. e. Church was denseE
packed last night, and the crowd be
came so great that the youthful con.
!. verts retired to the sunday schoo
, room and held meeting of their own
i After the usual singing and praying,
: Rev. Mr.. Kumler of the Walnu
Street Presbyterian Church, preached
deeply, solemn and able sermon
from the text: They began to MAKE
excuse" Showing what sinners
might be excused from doing, anC
? fEom what they may not be excused
? They nay be excused from repentinl
3 of their sins and forsaking them
from enjoying the consultations of the
christian in this world and the glo
ries Of the saints in the worlC
3 to come. But they cannot be excused
: from dying-or from appearing at The
7 judgment seat, &c. After the sermon
9 a call was made upon those who de
0 sired the progress of Christians, WheI
0 large number arose, and for hal
hour Christians were engaged talking
r. to the serious and the seekers after
Jesus. 1t appeared as if the solemn
and glorious scene of the afternoon
had awakened new interest in the re
= vival meetings The night meeting
will be continued at the Trinit!
Church every night this week.
INGLE STREET CHURCH.