The New York herald., 1870-02-27

al the churches except the Episcopal ere united IN
Increasing IN the Methodist ana Baptist churchssi
In tne Presbyterian church at the latter place inteS
resting meetings are neid every evening under the
oeeuon or The pastor, Key. John Plerson.
,,n os. >. u. Potter. the Evangelist. - engaged IN
uni, union services at 0wasso. Mich. The large public
~ Ann Afoor, Muakeaan ana Silver Greek, Mich.
~ .a lesNas are Ia progress under the dlrcctom
~ sno aethouisi churches In tnoso places. :
sevNAl - IN progress In the PRESBYTERIAN churcn
~ oaAwooo, Mich. The pastor. Rev. Mr. winters,
rra - asss'ea BY Rev. Mr.. Wesley, ol the Methodist
me church at Greensburg Ohio tRey. J. g.
a. arwnh nas suled eighteen more eleven OF whohA
since the year commenced.
AZ Huntsville Ohio, twenry-seven have been rs-
cclvcu on profession. The Rev. Air. Snockley, Of
New Castle. Ind, Is the pastor eject OF thIs suritu-
ally pr0spered nock.
The religious interest In DAYTON. Ohio. seems 10
pervade that whole city. and the severa cvangel.-
cal churches and pastors are heartily uni ed in their
efforts. Religion " the theme OF Conversation
everywhere. There ~ general union pray er meet
ing In the morning ana y subsequent inquiry meet
Ing, and several church services IN the evening.
the Church nc Alliance, and the work now reach
ing the other churches Seventy SIX are neads ot
families, anu il Is wonderful thai 50 ier under
nIths are over twenty years Of age.
The Bible Among the Oriental Haroms.
The Philadelphia branch OF the Wonan's Union
Thursday evening or last week in Dr. II. A. Board
mans church, Rev W. r. Breed, ID. D., presiding.
The CHIEF work OF this society the Introduction "
the Gospel INTO the Zeuanas (Haremsl or India.
through the agency Of few weihcnosen lady mis-
sionares rom this country and as large corps OF
native Bible women a. can be found qualified and
properly supported. A considerable amount OF IN
Ierest subject has recently Decn AWAKENED 10
that city by parlor and lecure-room meetings held
by Miss Britain who has devoted the labor OF sew
erai years 60 mat field The General society ex-
md IN ~ ~.
nanas pupil and Bible readers, not alone for them.
put among the women In various portions OF Africa.
India and EaStern Asia.
Religious Notes.
The Ecaa0eist mas added 1000 to its list subscri-
bers the past week. being the nsI OF the american
Pyesosseriaa which has been absorbed by the EUan-
0eiist.
The Quincy uL) Herald declares that young
lady attended OF the largest and most fasniona-
Ole churches in that city not many Sundays ago,
and as soon as sue had entered her pew began IAN
indiscrimlnate and promscuous survey OF the entire
congregation through opera glass" The Herald
thereupon enters ats protest against the opera glass
~ out OF place IN church during divine service.
The Chulch OF the Unity Boston, have offered
Rev. Robert Laird Collier OF Chicago, $1,000 year
and q parsonage.
with Z, ,029 members slxty-two pastors and twenty
niue other MINISTER'S and ssventy-two Sabbath
schools with S22 teachers and q, OIL scholars.
The Kennebec Journal makes the extraordinary
statement that all but nve OF the paupers IN that
city owe their dependent position directly TO the
oil intoxicating liquor.
An impuslve young man up in Hampshire cou nty.
at church revival meeting the other nlght, prayed
that God would bless the tAvO young ladies between
whom he had been sitting. especially the one on
the rlghtn
Tne CArtstian Advocate for last week reported
total Of over 5000 conversions IN revvals connected
with Methodist churches. Different estimates reckon
that the revvais In Cincinnati and vicinity will
result In the addition or from 900 TO $500 to the
churches. The baptist churches IN Philadelphia and
vicinity baptized 200 converts last month. ZtOa's
Herald says that tho interest In Mount Beiiingham
church, Chelsea. Mass, still continues under the
laboys OF Mrs. Van Cote, and more than 800 have
proiessed conversion
Henry Ward Bcecher SAYS the thirteenth chapter
Of rst Corinthians the most perfect description Of
gentleman that ever was written or thought OF.
There ~ q scarcity OF Methodist ministers In New
England. Vermont has 80 vacancies Providence,
<8 New Hampshire, %; Maine &c. and at large, 81.
Extremes met In Lawrcace, Kansas last sunday.
when within few rods Of one OF the churches q
large crowd were entertained by cock tight, which
lasted an hour.
There aresin the United States $50 Young Mems
Christian Associations, with over 400 900 members.