The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-07-07
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

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500
The city of Jerusalem contains Is,-
OOO inhabitants, Of whom 1900 are
Jews, 5000 Mohamedans, 1000
| Christians.
! Ten new Methodist Churches aud
two parsonages were built in the
| State of Delaware during the last
conference year.
Bishop Clark, in his will made COR
siderable bequests to three beneyo-
lent societies of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
There is a deep religious inteTes,
in the Presbyterian Churches in BOs-
ton, and large additions have bPeH
made to their membership.
Father Hyacinthe in a Tecont letter
| says the bloody acts of the COa-
| munists in Paris were the result Of
the negatiOn Of God by the people.
Should DR.. Hodge, Professor Of
| Theology in Princeton Seminary,
| survive until next spring, he will
have completed fifty years of service
in that institution.
The Presbyterian General Assem-
blv proposes to raise a special ceP'-
mittee to prepare and publish n new
book Of PsalmOdy, with a view OF
| having all the bookE now in usC re-
tired.
Rev. l.. NJ. Vernon ID. d., of ii"
| Methodist Church OF ST LOuis, " ho
has been appointed missionary TO
! Italy, expects to sail for his field Of
| labor about the middle of the present
month.
The Rev. S. Ii. Ford, L. L. d., Of
Memphis Tenn, proposed TO remove
| TO st. Louis, and to resume the pub
/ licatiOn of the Baptist Repository.
He has resigned the Central church,
Memphis.
The Presbyterian Presbytery OF
| Pennsylvania recently Tcaffirmed It's
objections to the validity of Disci-
pies baptism, characterizing ii as
| grevious error, and an abuse of
| Christ's ordinance.
In many of the Roman Catholic
| Churches of this country the annual
collections for the Pope have just
been taken. The contributions arc
| unusually large in some OF the
Eastern congregations.
The scheme for raising $4,000 for
Hampden Sidney College, to be paid
in five years, is a success. Tho whole
amount has been raised without ex-
pense to the College through the per-
sistent efforts of its friends.
The EpiscopdLidA thinks the Church
| of England has lost the affection OF
half the English people, and will
! lose the support Of nearly the remain
| ing half when the tide of power turns,
! and must then stand on her sCTiptu-
raj merits.
New York State contains Obs Sun
day Schools, with membership of
| 574, ,347. The MethOdists lead all 9TH
| er denominations, having 1891 schools
with 10, OIL scholars. The Presbyte-
rians come next, with I'D schools and
90, ,358 scholars.
The Episcopalians of Memphis
Tenn, have recently purchased an
| Episcopal residence at a cost OF
about $4,000. 1t was the property
Of Bisop OSey, and is commOdious
| and auitable building. Bishop Quin-
tard has lately taken parstOral charge
of St. Mary's church.
Two clergymen, late editors OF ;hc
ministerial URjOB-a Christian pa
per which appeared for four couscc-
utive weeks in ChicagO-valediciO-
ried as follows: Chicago is good
place for a religious paper, provided
that three pages serve Satan and the
other one is mixed"
The Philadelphia Press states that
the sultan is endeavOring TO induce
the Jews to immigrate to Palestine,
1 E-g,11 h.a
Mosque of Omar, which occupies
the site of the ancient Temple on
Mount MOriah. Some of the hills
around Jerusalem have already be-
come Jewish property.
The Congregational Churches in
| Missouri within the last six years,
have increased from two to sixty
three, and thiFtY-siX houses of wOT-
ship have been completed. This re-
markable growth has been promoted
through the agency of the American
Home Missionary Society.
The members Of the principal religi-
Gus denominations IN the world are
estimated as follows: Greek Church,
69, ,902, 700; the six other Oriental
Churches, 6, 800, 600; Roman Catholics,
1875, 200, 900; PrOtestants, 9S, $50, 900;
Mohammedans, $50, ,000, 600; Buddhists
$4,000, 600; other Asiatic religions, 26O,-
00O, 900; Paganss 200, 900, 600; Jews g.
OO0, 600.
The JetoiSh Chronicle thinks that
there will be formed a Universal
Israelitish Alliance, for TIE purpose
of drawing moro closely the ties
that bind the Jews to their brethren
scattered tLrouhgOut the world, and
the first step toward carrying out
that object must be to draw more
closely the ties THAT bind the Jews TO
this country.
a solitary Baptist lady, of Hot
Springs, AK, sometime ago deter
mined to have Baptist Church in
the place. She accordingly wen: TO
work and built neat and commodi-
Gus meeting, and arranged with a
minister or missionary to preach In
it once y month. The result is n
Church of thirty or forty members,
with a Sundy school nearly as lagre.
The Baptist Historical Society, has
now gathered 1875 volumes. I4,4I2
pamphlets 667 manuscripts, 574 por-
traits, TIA views, and $50 photo
graphs. Means arc needed for Sc
curing important works from foreign
lands. The Society request copies OF
all books issued by Baptist publish
ing houses, denominatiOnal manu-
scripts, and photographs Of eminent
ministers.
The General Minutes, TOR 1870.
show the following statistics: liner
ant preachers, 1912; local preachers.
ALA white church members, SCI. .577
COlOred members, 13, ,2G3; and sun
day schools, Glib. The total mem
bership of the Church is now 5SG -
2l8, as against 81, I,34I, in 1869
There are nine Bishops aud fbirty-