The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-10-21
RELIGIOUS IN1E..xxssEN<.r

Jiiat eXceliehG paper the HIcihc
Christian 1Kpocate, published at
Portland
Zios,'s Hesyfld is out In favor az
having o,,r General Conference
make propositions to the Methodist
Episcopal hurch in Canada to unite
with tie Methodist Church in the
United States.
The financial budget Of the Pres
byter.a;i hurch shows the amount
l.cccs>ary to be raised for miSsio,i-
airy and benevolent purposes in Il at
church the coming year, is SI.55O-
900 or 3 40 per member.
Rev. w. II. Milblrn, the bli.l
preacher, was re-admitted at the
recent session OF tie Illinois Confer
e..ce as a minister in the AIetlodi>t
Episcopal Church.
j.ev. Charles T.. I}. s.iel. a dis
tinguishcd Roman Catholic priest
Of 'aris, las reiounced the isumisl,
communion, and joined tie Frote.t-
ant Episcopal Church. He has be-
come the pastor OF the lew French
/ rote.tai.t Episcopal Church OF
ihiladelpl ia.
he Womali's Foreign Mission
ary Society will send out six more
missionaries to tie foreign field this
month. Two of them, Miss Carrie
Mcmillan and Miss Tii.sley, will 90
to India, aid four of them will q,
to Chii,a-tl.e Misses Woolston to
Eoochow, aid two to fekin.
Bishop Simpson is fast regaii,i,r
his health, aid will shortly resume
the dis charge oihis episcopal duties.
Tie I'aptists of Wales Lave 54l
| churches and 70 branches 33G
ministers aid 25S assistants. They
added last year 1861 members and
lost 5,o57, making a clear gain Of
7S4. The humber ofcommu..icants
is 59.211, ai,d OF ;,abbath School
scholars 81 ,OS8.
OF the nominal I'rotestants Of
Glasgow 10000 attend no place
OF worship OH the lords Day. Tie
United lresbyteria:.s are one Of tic
strongest delomil .ations III that city:
but their gain last year was OILY
157, though they have So places Of
worship. The elders OF these
churches have IN these circumstan-
ces resolved to form a4l association.
ole OF whoseobjects shall be to COR
cert measures for the extension Of
the church in the city. In the
course of a few weeks a confcrcl &C
OF the whole of the office bearers is
to be held, for tie consideration Of
the whole subject.
A seven-year old boy was lately
heard to use profale language. On
being reproved by his parents, and
directed to ask Gods forgiveness,
he retired to his room and was over
heard to say: ooh, God, am very
sorry said that naughty word, and
won't say it no more but please
hurry aid make me grow up to be
a man, and then | can swear as
much as want to, like pa, and mo-
body will notice it,
There is no such way to have
large harvest as to have a large
heart. The free giving of our pres-
ent estate to God is the readiest
means to lave the roots increased
III the future.
Seriousness ought always to char
acterize tie Christian. But serious,
less does not consist in sullenness,
moroseless, or even III the sobrietv
that drives away smiles aid the
taste for rational pleasures. He is
most serious whose hest brings
all earnest, healthy, rejoicing
nature to the performance of his
duty. Men are most beautifully
serious when truthful smiles are
playing on their lips, and when their
whole countenances are lighted up
with a benignant JOY.
An exchange states that an old
lady, 100 years Of age, recently at
tended love-6ast in Niles, Mich.
She arose and said 81 am glad to
be with you. am now over 109
years old. l love the Saviour, ard
have now enjoyed religion 100
years.
| / asked student what three
things he most desired. He said
"Give me books, health, and quiet,
and | care for nothing more.' i
asked a miser, and he cried, "Mon-
ey--money-money." l asked a
pauper, and he family said, Bread
-brcad-brcad - asked drunk
ard, and he loudly called for strong
drink. asked the multitude around