Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-04-10
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Judge Kanard, a native Indian, is
holding his court at TaskeetOwn. In
dian Territory, aud breaches every
night during the session, He belongs
to the Baptist denomination.
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon believes that a
mixed system for. sustaining n church
is best having paid seats enough to
support the preaching of the Gospel,
with a certain number free.
Miss Sarah Smiley, the converted
Quakercss, who was baptized in New
York about year ago, how ills
q pulpit in an uptown Boston Baptist
Church, and draws crowds to hear her
elegant and forciblc sermons.
The Episcopalians, Friends and
Baptists have expended over S25,0O0
each in the last nine months on Indian
missions the American Board $l2, coo.
and other societies have contributed
literally to the same object. More
than six hundred Sioux, Chippewas.
Nez Perces and other Indians have
united with the Presbyterian, Method
list and Episcopal churches on profess
sion of faith during the past year.
A nnion of Evangelical denomina-
tions is to be attempted by the Ministe.
rial Association of Cincinnati, who
have adopted the plan of DIR. Jeffery,
the eminent Open. Communion Baptist.
IL arranges tor a meeting of the peo-
pie of all denominations at some fn-
ture day, to confer as to the grounds
for such Union. Meantime the Min
listers of the various denominations
are to change pulpits frequently.
The Christiaa Union remarks that
..some of the meetings held in Eng
land in favor of the separation of the
Church and State appear to be rather
livelier than the grave subject would
justify. In one case tuinultuous
scene occurred. where some opponents
of the movement let loose sparrows
and blackbirds in the meeting. and
fired of crackers. Two young men,
wearing bishops hats and white neck
ties, appeared on the platform, and
other similar diversions were indulged
ill.,"
The Theological Seminary at Dan-
vile, KY, which has been the bone OF
contention between the Northern and
Southern Presbyterians in that vicinity
since the opening Of the late war, was
closed temporarily some months ago
an account Of the financial aud malix.
nant quarrels Of its pions professors.
1t seems that there is not Christianity
enough in the clergy of the Two wings
to make them harmonizc. II is, there.
fore, proposed to save the endowments
Of the institution by opening it for col
ored ministers.
In answer to the false but often re.
peated charges that foreign missiona-
ries accomplish little or nothing, it il
well to lay some emphasis on the fact
that the results in the foreign field fol
the past ten years have yielded more
converts, in proportion to the labor
expended, than the home field: about
SOC, 600 souls have renounced heathen.
ism during that time. The larges,
church in the world, numbering 4,D(
members, is in Hilo, ON the Island oi
Hawaii, not yet removed fifty
years from the most debased savage
ism.
Revivals of religion seem to be In
creasing all over the country, especial
| iy in the West. They include Presby
terians, Methodists. Congrcgatiomalist
Baptists, aud L,sthcrans. The Meth
odists alone claim about 5000 couvcr
sions during the past two weeks. Til,
excitement appears to be compare
lively free from the usual physica
manifestations, bat. lin Indiana ease,
are reported of persons having beer
entranced, and returned to conscious
ness with strange,etories OF scenes the,
Witnessed in heaven and hell. Thes,
are, however, exceptional cases, which
do not tend 70 inspire respect Tor thei
mental streagth.