The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-19
THE RELIGIOUS woRLp.

The American Baptist Missionary
Union requires annually s250,00 to
carry on the work of the society; but
during the current fiscal year, which
ends in April, only 100000 have
been contributed. The deficit is at
tributed to the panic.
The Staunton, (Va.) Vindicator
says that the Rev. DIR. Z. E. Wi
ley, President of Emory and Henry
College, is spoken of for one of the
vacant Bishroprics in the NJ. E.
Church, South. 1t is likely that two
more Bishops will be elected at the
General Conference, which convenes
at Louisville, KY, on the LIST of May
next"
The New Jersey State Senate re-
iected the constitutional amendment
providing for the taxation of church
property, by vote of 16 to 1. A
petition is now in circulation, and will
soon be presented to the Massachusetts,
Legislature, praying the abolition Of
the exemption of churches from taxa
ton. 1t is estimated that church
property in that State amounts to at
least s25, 100000.
1t will be remembered that some
weeks since Rev. W. III. H. Murray,
pastor of the Park street Congrega-
tional Church, Boston, preached a
sermon, the animus of which was
derogatOry to the foreign missionary
work. A few Sundays since, the col.
lection in favor of foreign missions in
that church amounted to SO, 500, which
shows that a pastors utterances are
not always observed, and that the
members of Park street have not yet
determined to abandon the heather
who are not civilized.
The revival of religion which COM
menced among the members Of the
United Society of Deaf Mutes, wor.
Shipping in Freeman Place Chapel,
Beacon street, Boston, some weeks
ago, shows no diminutiOn of the in
terest, but a decided increase. Thus
far, five have come to a knowledge OF
the faith and have expressed the same.
Others are still inquiring the way, and
the number is weekly added to. Re
newed remembrance is asked in behalf
of the Society on the part of all lovers
of the cause of Christ.
The Reformed Episcopal Church
has received an accession in New
Brunswick, Canada, the members
having subscribed the following de-
claration: eve, whose names are
hereunto appended, in humble reliance
upon Almighty God, do hereby now
declare our separation from the Epis-
copal Church of New Brunswick,
presided over by the Right Rev. John
Lord Bishop of fredericton, and that
we unite with the Reformed Episcopal
Church Of America, the Right Rev.
George David Cummins, DID, pre-
siding.
\ lady writing from Lapwai, Nez
Perces, Indian Reservation, says: at
is a pretty sight on Sabbath mornings
to see party after party of Indians on
horseback, dressed in their gay-colored
blankets, descending the winding
trails on the steep mountain sides, to
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ten or twelve miles to church, and a
more attentive congregation could
not be, and, rs in more civilized com
munities, the women Outnumber the
men. They sing hymns translated
for them into their language, and
their earnestness and apparent devO-
ton atone for lack Of melody III their
voices, for they sing in a way that is
peculiarly their own, and which it is
impossible to describe. In their
prayers they are very fervent, and
display none of the hesitation and
backwardness which we sometimes
see in devotional meetings among our
own race. They never pause for a
word, but pour out their hearts with
the true eloquence that is born of
carnestness."