Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-28
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

are TO hold Joint conference IN Dublin,
Bishops Whitehouse, McCrosky and
Miles have issued a sort of circular as a
tribute to the memory of the late Bishop
Armitage
There are more than sixty thousand
Protestant churches in the United States,
and about three thousand Roman Catholic
churches, or one to every twenty.
The Methodist papers report that in va
rious points in Delaware, Maryland, Penn
sylvania and New York total of over
eleven hundred conversions have been
witnessed in the last few weeks.
Church and State" is publishing a So
ries of elaborate editorial articles in which
the reasons of DR.. Oummin's secession are
discussed in q lenient manner, approxima-
ting to approval.
The suggestion Of DIR. Anderson that
Forty thousand Baptists make present to
the Lord of one dollar each, to pay the
debt of the Home Mission Society, is meet
ing with hearty response, especially in
New England.
Three thousand people stood up in the
Brooklyn Tabernacle congregation at the
close of Mr.. Talmage's sermon, when he
requested all those who were decided for
Christ to rise up. The scene is described
as grandly impressive.
The Rev. Henry a. Boardman, D.sD., of
Philadelphia has been the pastor of the
Tenth Presbyterian Church Of that city
little over forty years. This simple fact,
says the EVangellSt IS the highest tribute
20 his fidelity and success,
Seven years ago there were but two ma
tive Christians in Angole, India now
there is q church there with :, ,357 members
larger than any other Baptist church in
the world, except Mr.. Surgeons and the
First African in Richmond, Virginia.
The Baptists are making progress in
Sweden. During 1872 they received by
baptism 800 members, making total for
all Sweden Of 1885, S,6S4 children are
taught in Sunday schools. There are two
Baptist churches in Stockholm, one of
which numbers 500 members.
Religious services in Columbus, Ohio,
led by Revs. John Insllip and Mcdonald,
are in progress day and night, attracting
crowds, closely packing the largest audi
ence halls of any church in the city, and
showing intense interest in the proceed
ings.
The Lutheran Almanac, 10y Kurtz, places
the number of ministers i'll that Church,
IN this country, at 1889; congregations,
1916 and 53S, ,639 members, divided among
she Synod as follows: General Council,
l52, ,407; Synodical Conference, 202, ,2S5 !;
General Synod, LOG, ,5l7; Southern General
Synod, l2,4l9; Independent Synods, d."
Tke venerable Rev. Henry Boehm, now
in his ninety y-ninth year. recently,
attended the centenary anniversary of the
Grove Church, in the eastern part of Penn
sylvania, where he otliciated rs presiding
elder in 1913 and lSl4. and as pastor III
1894 and 1925. He preached two or three
times quite effectively, and performed
other ministerial duties.
When Rev. G. l.. Thompson, now of
Chicago, was called to the Chestnut Street
Presbyterian Church, Louisville, with q
salary of 5000, he replied, acknowledge
ing the generous offer, but added by way
Of declining, None of these things move
me-" The Church promptly answered,
I'VE have voted $500 to move you and
your furniture"
The Cumberland Presbyterian have
made marked progress in Missouri. In
lS2O, one Presbytery embraced Western
Illinois, the whole of Kansas and Nilsson
ri, with four preachers in all that territory.
They now have in Missouri three Synods,
twelve Presbyteries, and about $4,000 com
municants, lG0 ordained ministers, AZ IL
centiates and A candidates for the minis
try.
A contemporary writes strongly against
those unpleasant worshippers in church
who cough during the sermon, and worry
both minister and flock by their Interrupt
tions. 1t suggests that the preacher stop
at intervals of five minutes TO allow the
congregauts to cough or sneeZe rs they
may desire, SO that his words may not be
inaudible through the ill-considered prac-
tices of his hearers.
The work of foreign Christian missions,
as carried on Dy lne ITesDy CtIlau Niiulch
of the United States, shows for the year
1873 most encouraging progress. Eight
hundred laborers are in the service of the
Presbyterian Board; forty-five missiona-
ries have been sent out during the year.
OF the missionaries in foreign fields, some
have been in the service forty years in
some cases mission work has descend' d
from parents to children.
The general minutes of the Methodist
Episcural Church for 1873, now in press,
shows that there are 36i ,027 members and
probatuuers of the denomination in the
United States, and there are 76annual con-
Cerences, II bishops. -, S46 itinerant and
local preachers, II 400 church buildings,
valued at 586, ,432 $50 4, ,677 parsonages,
valued at Sc. .542, ,554; S,O4l sunday schools,
having l97, lS0 officers and teachers, with
t,3lS, 1903 scholars in attendance. The CON
terence collections. exclusive of salaries,
amount to $l,OS5, $3.50 The num' er OF
deaths among members WAS unprecrdent
edly large, 1890. During the year 49O
churches and 1872 parsonages were built, an
average of over nine churches and four
parsonages
The Virginia Sentinel says that Judge
Robert w. Hughes has entered upon tht
new office in business like way, which