The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-13
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

SOUTHERN MeLuOUlbm IS pTOSpeIIuX
in Texas.
BISHOP Peaks health is seriously
affected, but it is hoped time will fully
restore his strength.
THE Presbyterian Banner announces
the death of Rev. Mathew Allison, of
Mifflin, Pa, in his 18th year.
Rev. J. M. Pough, of the Mississippi
Conference, Church South, has ac-
cepted the presidency of Marion Col
lege, Texas.
THE BOARD of Publication of the
Methodist Protestant Church nave
rented spacious building in Pitts
burgh, Pa.
In 1867, the Presbytery of Eastern
Texas had four ministers at work
within its bounds, and now it has twelve
among % churches.
THE Methodists of Wisconsin, in
convention at Madison, have ex-
pressed an affirmative opinion on the
question of opening the pulpit to
women.
Rev. r. B. Crawford reports to the
New Orleans Christian Advocate a re-
vival at Jefferson, Alabama Confer
ence, the results of which were rs
accessions and some 25 conversions.
BISHOP Bowman preached in the
Roberts Park Methodist Episcopal
Church, indianapolis. Sabbath week
last. AT the close, subscriptions to be
used in completing the church edifice,
were taken, amounting to $38, $50.
THE Dunkard Baptist church of
Germantown, Pa, was constituted
Dec 25, 1723. Up to the present time
it has opposed paid ministry. 1t has
just made a new departure, however,
and called pastor ON salary OF 81 200.
DIR. GEO. w. Eaten, for forty years
come cted with the Madison Universi-
ty, of which he was twelve years
president, and distinguished pulpit
orator of the Baptist denomination,
died at Hamilton, New York, on Sat
urday last.
THE Wiener Zit,tDg announces that
a congregation of about three hundred
Israelites have notified the magistrates
of Vienna that they intend to separate
from the community and form an in
dependent orthodox congregation.
Messy CREEK, Va, recently unani-
mously called Rev. s. J. Love, of Mis-
sissippi. Mr.. Love was for about
fifteen years pastor of Hebron Church
i'm the same county; but for the last
twelve years his home has been in
Mississippi.
SIX hundred and thirty organized
Presbyterian churches, according to the
Board of Church Erection, have no
house of worship. Five hundred dol
lars given to the Board will secure a
church building for almost every one
of these houseless congregations.
THE venerable Rev. Henry Boem,
of whom all our readers have heard,
is now in his ninety-eighth year. Early
i'm September he expects, in company
with his daughter, Mrs. Emely, to
visit Canda, taking nearly the same
tour that sixty wears ago he made with
Bishop Asbury.
BE reserveo, says William Penu,
but not sour grave, but not formal
bold, but not rash humble, but not
servile; patient, but not insensible
constant, but not obstinate !; cheerful,
but not light; rather be sweet temper.
ed than familiar familiar rather than
intimate, and intimate upon very few
ard upon good grounds.
I AN eccentric Wisconsin man has
given orders to he buried in q copper
coffin, inlaid with amygdalOid and
conglomerate rock.
DURING the past year "a new
churches were added TO the Reformed
(Duch) denomination, making the
whole number of 491. There was re-
ceived during the year 4, Ill persons on
confession of faith and 2,255 on GER
tifica.e. There was raised for congrega-
tional purposes sos, ,S75.72.
REV. DIR. E. w. Sehon, was in
Clarksburg, w. Va, with an invalid
daughter. Near that place, the doctor
was converted ut q camp-meeting fifty
years ago. He visited the spot, and
his old class leader, and enc or two
friends who were converted at the same
meeting.
A CORRESPONDENT Of Z0n's Her
aid writing from India, presents q
glowing account of our work at Bonn
bay, resulting from the labors of Rev.
VIM. TAYLOR of California, who COM
menced 70 preach there several months
ago. Brother Taylor reports the or
ganization of eleven classes, with an
actual membership Of about one hun
dred and fifty. He has also appointed
from among his converts, thirteen
other helpers, as PRAYER Leaders"