The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-12-21
RELIGIOUS INTELLIG ENC

| nave lO TeDullu
srt Collyer's Church in Chicago.
or, 800 graduates at Amherst dur
ing fifty years, 05l have become mir
listers, and 81 missionaries to the
heather.
| During the last two years about
800 persons in the regions near Mad
ras have become Christians.
A Vermont paper is re-publishing
Shakespeare, to show how many pas
sages are founded on Scripture.
The American Board proposes
pushing its China missions beyond the
frontier northwestward into Mongo-
liza.
| The value Of the church property of
the city of New York is computed at
S2O0, 100000, of which Trinity (EpiscO-
pail corporation possesses $50, 600, 900.
Rev. Green Clay Smith, exGeneral
and Ex-Governor, is conducting a pro-
tracted meeting in the Babtst Church
at Danville, Kentucky.
The Methodists in Buffalo have III
contemplation the erection Of two new
churches which, whep completed, will
give them six good edifices in that
city.
The Presbytery Of Lafayette, Indi-
ana, has decided that tits not proper
for Presbyterian minister TO admin
lister the rite of baptism by INNER
sion.
During the reign of the present
Pope nearly one hundred Cardinals
have died. Only nine appointed by
his predecessor remain alive, and the
youngest of them is seventy-fve years
old,
Rev. DR.. Boardlh&n, of Philadelphia
resigned his pastoriate; but his chsrch
voted, 300 to II, not to accept his
resignation and 1t was withdrawn.
At the last stated meeting Of the
American Bible Society, 5000 were
appropriated to the Chicago Bible
Society to meet the demands occa-
stoned by the late fire.
Thetelegrams from Rome announce
that many of the religious Romish
societies are preparing to leave that
city to establish converts in England
anc America,
Rev. DR.. III. Stebbns of san Fran
cisco, has receiveda call to the Uni
arian Church in st. Louis; salary,
$1,000.
The lirstAative Methodist Church
in Mexico was recently organized in
a densely settled community, about
twenty miles from La Junta.
There are three thousand Quakels
in the State of Kansas, and measures
are in progress for the opening ota
new yearly meeting n,that State.
The Italian Government is firm in
its determination to seize aud hold
the convent grounds in Rome when
ever they are rCquire'' by the Crown.
Bishop Whipple, Of Minnesota, has
acceded to the call Of the Sanwichs
Island, and will go and perform Epis-
copsl duties during the coming win
ter.
Spurgeon thinks that p, chHrch fair
Is zone of the most legitimate and
certainly one of the happiest modes of
obtaining money for 4 GOOD purpose,
whether religious Or otherwise. y
DIR. Doelliuger has for years enter
taincd belief that the next great
church movement will be toward uni.
fication, and at some not yet definite
point of contact the Catholic Greok
and Protestant Churchs will finally
come together.
Rev. George Brown, of the MethQ-
dist Protestant Church, whose death
is just announced at Springfield,
Ohio, has been filfy-six years in the
ministry, and was widely known a.
an able minister.
The Orthodox Friends are pros"rut-
ing their missionary work with extra
ordinary vigor. They are operating
among the Indians and freedmen,
and in Mexico, Madagascar India and
Norway.
The Union Square Baptist Church,
San Francisco, Rey. II A. Stwtelle,
pastor, practices open communion,
1t has a memberships nearly 200, and
Is very thrifty and efficient.
Mr.. Spurgeon holds inquiry meet.
ings every evening in his tabernacle,
and there is scarcely ever period
when some anxious souls are not
earnestly seeking the blessings of sal
vation.
The most eloquent preacher in Italy
Is Fra Girandina, monk in Sorren-
to, who has separated from the church
on account of the inlaliibi'ity dogma.
The old Farmington Congregation
al Church in Connecticut, built in
Ill, is now in it, centennial year. 1t
IL said the original shingles are now
on the roof.
Bishop Keener, of tie Methodist
Church South, says they could have
large conferences in Illinois aud Indi-
ana il they had the men 10 meet the
demand.
The Baptist Union says that the
Seventh Day Raptists have mem
bership of about seven thousand, and
an immense amount of courage, gen.
erosity and zeal. .....
The MethOdists of New York and
Brooklyn have bought one hundred
and seventy acres Of land in Glen Cove
Long Island, ~ u camp meeting
ground for $4,000. Improvements to
the extent of sS5, 900 are contemplated.
Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, d. D.,
rector of st. James Church, Chicago
1.-THE mother Episcopal Church in that
cityl, is now in the East soliciting
$40, ,0s0 to aid them in rebuilding.
Nine-tenths of his parishiOners were
burned out of homes, ~ well Us busi.
ness.
In one hour after Rev. Il. II. Beach
closed the Sabbsth evening services at
the Congregational Church of Pashti-
go, Wisconsin,, the village was in ashes
and many people among the dead.
He aud his wife escaped by getting
Into the inill-pond, losing ali but their
lives
The Presbyterian Synod of the Pa
cinc includes the States of California,
Oregon, Neyada and Washington Ter
ritory, numbering - churches, 80 min
lsters and nearly 500 .immuncants.
The city churches have gaines. largely
during the last year, ... ..' ..
The Catholic Family Almanac for
1872 es,iniates the Catholic populatioa .
ut 4JO, 900. with 4 $40 priests, woi~
shiDipg i'm 4 30 churches and hoo