, 1874-03-22

| Nine we're baptized in the Now LONDON Bap-
/ tist Church, Iowa, March ..
! Zion Church, Scott County, Iowa, has just
| added thirty persons by conversion
The Lexington Ql.) Baptists are building q
neat and commodions house OF worahp.
Over thirty converts havo recently been added
to the Baptist Church in Springfield, LII.
Tho Hampton Baptist Church. Iowa, received
nineteeu by baptism, as the result Of . revival
effort.
The BAPTIST churches in Agona, Portland-
ril1e, Spirit Lake, Eldora, Webster City, and
Steamboat Rock, in Iowa, are all without pas-
tors.
The Michigan Avenue baptist Church arc
thinking Of calling to its pulpit the Rev. Mr.
Ellis, Of Kansas City, No.
Iu the First Baptist Church, last Su nday. there
wore swo bapt1sms, three at the Indiana Avenuo
Chspel. and one in the Western Avenue Church.
The Lincoln Qll) Baptist Church has, within
the past two aud half years, Gr own from 8
membership Of seventy to 20S. The pdstor bap-
tized twenty-three persons during the past
winter.
Twenty four have been added by baptism to
the church in a1ahomet, Ill.,, within the past fiva
weeks. Among ths converts we're one who had
been twenty years a Methodist. another WHO had
been good Presbyterian Tor afty-one years.
The Michigan Avenue Baptist Church Of this
city have Just raorganized their choir, subst1tut
ing, in place Of the soprano and alto, two Amer
lean ladiea. 4 gentleman from Cincinnati takes
the bass, while the tenor aud orgaIist remain as
before. It costs the church to maintain this
choir about S, 600 per annum. The Church has
IN efficient music committee, which takes special
pains to provide it with all the appropriate new
music rs soon as possible after its publication.
It is the aim OF the Society to combine congro-
gational singing with the best quartette music,
BY giving the choir opportunities at each scrvice
to sing its own selections, while at least two
hymns are expected to be sung by the congre5a-
ton, the choir simply leading.
METHODIST.
At Hammond, Wis, forty have united with
the church.
Al Eau Gale, Wis, fifty eight have joined the
Methodist Church.
The church at Newton, 1a., has added $50 new
names to it's church roll.
The church st blanitowoc. Wis, has received
twenty-five on probation
A protracted meeting at Versailles, Ill, has
resulted in ten or twelve conversions.
The church in Webster City a., has added
twenty new members to it's church roll.
Thuty-four recently-converted persons have
united with the church at Ainnesika, Mimi.
Thirteen new members Joined the Methodist
Church In E]dora, H., on probation. March 8. =
A revival in the Methodist Church in Albion.
Mich, which commenced on New Years eve, had
added saventy-tiTe to the church On March II.
Twenty persons have been received on proba-
ton in the Eliz abeth (1ll.) Methodist Church,
The Union7ille (Iich) Church hAs received
from sixty to seventy new members recently.
At Vessar, Mich. fifty have been converted,
and forty have joined the church on probation.
. Sixty have united with the Methodist Church
in Ames, L., since the protracted meetings be-
gan.
Two protracteh meetings held at Storm Lake.
Ia., have added fifty names to the membership
since DscemboEaast.
Seven new Methodist churches are in process
OF erection in3tbo Walla-Wai1a District ct Ore
goa aud Washington Conference.
Grant Place Methodist Church, the Rev. 7. c.
Clendening, pastor, has reached about forty
members since the week Of prayer.
Ninety members have been received into st.
Paui's Methodist Episcopal Church, Of this city,
as the result Of revival which still continues.
The great revival in Centenary Methodist
Episcopal Church in this city still continues
Since New Years. $50 persons have united with
the church, and over A0o conversions are re-
ported.
A suit which hiss been pending for some time
at Louisville, ky., in which the Co1ored 3ietho-
dist Episcopal Church in Anerica was complain
ant, and the Jackson Street Methodist Episcopal
Church defendant. has been decided IN favor
of the former
A new Methodist chapel was dedicated at
Waverly, Ill., short time ago. The services
we're conducted by Bishop Androws, assisted BY
several other clergymen. The total coat Of con-
Htruction and furnishing waa $500, Of which
sum the ladies' provided S1,325.
Tho Northwestern Adoocate says: On re-
cont Sunday, the Rev. DR.. Goodwin, ~ AIattoon,
ILL.,, asked his people for money to build new
chapel. In few minutes over 81 t}00 were
pledged. The Sunday-school gave $500, and
the cards at night brought $3.50 more-a total OF
50, 500. The chapel will be built at once.
In the Flint District Detroit Conference OF the |
the churches, resulting from recent revvaIs are
as fotloTs: Flint, $50; Otisyille 25; Mt. Nor |
ris, 20; Grand Blanc, 10; Davlsburg, 10; holly, I
so; Fentou, IS; Linden, 10; Vernon, 50; Co.
runna, SO Lalngsburs, 50; Fowler, So How
ell, 40: other charges, TO-, Total, 600
The Methodist ministers of Rock River Con- !
ference, which includes all the Chicago minis |
ters Of that denomination, have formed i mutual !
life insurance company, called the Preachers
Aid Society. On the death Of member, each !
minister Is assessed $40, which amounts to
considerable sum, inasmuch as tho Society counts ]
Pa1atino is shortly to hare Presbyterian |
Church.
Several persons were received into the Austin
Presbyterian Church last Sunday evening.
The Westminster Presb ytcrian Church has
doubled its congregation in the last two months
About fifty conversions have taken pIace in
tue uydo Park Presbyterian Church, under the
Rev. D. s. johnson.
The Womap's Benevolent Association Of the
Eighth Presbyterian Church gare musical and
literary entertainment last Thursday evening.
A good deal Of religious interest still contia-
ues in the highland Park Presbyterian Church.
An interesting sociable took place at tho resi-
1cuce Of Thomas II. Beebe last Tuesday eyea~
ing.
The Presiding Bishop of the Church 80 years
Of age, and resides III Hoboken, N. He III in
feeble health but performs vast amount OF
6bor. |
The Rev. Ii. F. Sorenson, late Of tho Diocese
of Illinois, has organized new parish at Colo
RADIO Springs, Colorado, where he has gone for
the health OF his wife.
The RoE. Dr.. RyIance, formerly OF St. James,
Chicago, has just delivered all effective nddress
IN Now York City. his theme being: 1.-The Re-
ation OF Miracles to Faith"
The Rev. Edwnrd Y. Buchanan, is brother Of
tae late President Buchanan, md is in charge Of
Trinity Parish, Oxford, ncas Ihi1adeIphia, Ge
las been the esteemed and faithful pastor Of his
lock for many years.