The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-05-16
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

In the House OF Correction, at
Preston, England, out of 1896 pris-
oners, GAG are found to be Ignorant
even of the Saviour name.
Women, under tho name of "assis-
tant pastors do pastoral and mis-
sionary work for several Of the st.
Louis churches, and receive compen-
sation therefor.
In 1850 tho ratio Of Baptists to the
population in Pennsylvania was l to
IS; in 1860 it was 70; at present it
is to SO, showing very marked
progress for the last decade.
| According to the Ne,c Jerusalem
Messenger one may be n very good
economist as q natural man, and q
very poor one as q spiritual man.
The accounts Of some religious So
cietios offer satisfactory demonstra-
ton Of this.
One hundred years ago the Pro-
portion Of communicates to the
population in the Uuited Slater was
ono in fifteen. Fifty years ago it was
one in twelve; tirty years ago, one
in nine; and now it is about one in
seven.
The Methodist in Fnglrnd are di-
vided into seven different organiza-
tions, number in the aggregate G37,-
All members, 1904 ministers, and
33,3S5 local preachers. The propo-
sition Of organic union is freely dis
cussed among them.
A certain revivalist states that he
has had over two hundred people
speak in q prayer meeting in the
space of thirty minutes. There is
room for reasonable doubt as to
whether remark less than eight
seconds long cand be greatly to the
"odiication" Of a meeting.
The Domestic Board Of the Epis-
copal Church havo six missionary
bishops and 2lO missionaries labor
inc in the field, which needs three or
four thousand as many workers.
The sum of $l20,OOO was expended
last year, and 100000 will be ro-
quired for next year.
The Lev Alfred A. Curtis, of tho
Mount Calvary Episcoprl Church,
Baltimore, who had some difficulty
with Bishop Whittingham on ritual
istic questions, has announced his
purpose OF leaving the Epitcopal
communion and uniting with tho
Roman Catholic Church.
Tho Rev. L. 7. Chamberlain, Of
the New England Church, Chicago,
is meeting with good success in col
lectng funds at the East for Congre-
gational institutions i'll Chicago.
Somo Of the churches in Boston havo
given more to this object than to any
other ever brought before them.
The Adr0cate hold that in ordi-
nary cases no man can be truly Il
Christian who does not accept the
doctrine of eternal punishment. To
which Henry Ward Beecher replies
that 70 mattor how smooth the logic
supporting the proposition, it runs
in the face OF obvious facts.
Since the organization Of the Pris
on Church, eighteen months since,
in the Ohio Penteneiary, about 800
have mado profession of religion.
The prayer-meetngs are OF deep in
terest, and the attendance at them is
four or five hundred. The Sabbath
school number about 400 members.
Since the close of the year forty
five Congregational churches have
been organized south of Mason and
Dixion's line; forty-two have minis
ters; the total membership of all
these churches is 1858, of whom AGO
were received last year. There are
1000 scholars in the Sunday schools.
Ono meeting house has been erected
and four are in process OF building.
One of the nose evident tokens OF
the power of the gospel in N[adagal-
car is found in the manner in which
the Sabbath is observed. Much at
tention is given to it's observance
throughout the island. Secular is
businegs is suspended, and the peo-
pie in those parts of the island where
houses of worship have been erected
attend largely the services OF the
sanctcary.
Dr. Gurthrio says "Tn our large
towns there are not few ministers
whose position in the church and So
ciety is such that they must keep an
omen door, and whose houses is well
described by a domestic servant who
had one served in q public house,
saying, after being II few weeks in
mine, 'Eh men, this is just like
public house, only there's nae silver
comes inl'
Among tho offerings on Eastar
at ST. Perter's Church, Al
bany, was an envelope containing
gifts, in the way of deeds, subscrip-
lions lists and checks for the benefit
of st. Asnes School and the Diocesan
Fund, amounting to the
sum of $4,000 The do
lors were Erastus Corning, Esq,
md other persons OF Connecticut,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The Baptists are rapidly coming
% the con clusion that the only way
20 manage their anniversaries is to
lace each State Convention appoint
. representative delegation. A dele
rated body of from three to six aun-
jred members would be much more
and influential than the
yreat crowd which now is permitted
70 participate in the meeting; ana
Ia, ont wOnlI