, 1875-01-31
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.



The Michigan Avenue Baptist Church has held
meetings every week since tho "Week OF
PRAYER" Much interest is developed.
Several cow srsions have taken place in the
North Star B, ntst Church. The Rev. }. H.
Whitehead, the pastor, is carrying on the meet
inga aione.
4 fellowship meeting WIS held in the congre-
gationai Churc h .. South Chicago. last week.
The sessions " ere confuc'ed by the Rev; Mr.
Huntington, of Oak Park the lteV. Ar. faci-
ard. OF Evanstt In aud AIR. Wllllans.
Grace uetht ,dist Episcopal Church and the
New England reSltional Church Will unite
this woek Tor t ho holding Of two union services,
tie pastor OF he former the Rev. . L. felton
and the pastor OF the New ENGLAND Church, tue
Rev. Mr.. Char lberlain. oshciatlns-
The Rev. d.. Egerts, pastor Of the First Bap-
tlst Church, u reached . forclblo sermon Sun
day Oh the gro wing heresy Of open communion.
The sernou was based on the toxt,
/ "Now, l COZ nmand you, brothers. IN the
aane OF ar Lord Jesus Christ. that
that xalke:h disotdezy." Some Of the points
made we're hat the Church was family,
aud had ri{, LIT to Say who Should aud who
should not ont e. it. Close communion WAS SIM
ply close baptl sm or defense OF baptism og I'M
mersiop Tint, Doctor dwelt upon tue dangers
to ths Church. which must grow out ofa reia1a-
tion OF its do. times.
IN GENERAL
The Baptist churches OF Neu York are saio to
be ia debt to The amount OF $500 .03o
The Baptist OF Rhode Island will devote tqeir
centennial Fl luds to the endowment OF Brown
University.
A crea. row irni In tho Presbyterian Church at
Manka.o, Mi en., has added sixty persons on pro-
fesson of fa. LII to the church.
Tho Congr rgational Church at Waucosta, Wis,
dedicated ! !ev house Of Worship Jan. IL. The
edlace is Of rood, and cost 81, 00o.
Tho aecon Il MEETING Of the series of Uniye1-
salist mass t.onfereucea will be held IN the Uni
versaliat G.; 4urch At Racine, Wis., commencing
"Wednesday. Feb. 8.
The Cor tgreaationa1 Church 1t Champaign,
ILL.,, the Re =. ". G. Pierce, rhstor. have 90 far
progressed with their 920,000 edliico as to hold
services in the basement.
In Da! tmore, Reformed-Episcopal SERVICES
| have bee a opened BY Bishop Cualnli ns. It il
expected that . church will be organized, as the
meetings are thrnnged with bearers.
Neatly Ill tho annual Conferences Of the II. E:
| Church South {thntY-fouE out OF thirty seVeu)
have vot I'd upon the more stringent general ru!e
| iu rogare! to temperance and tho vote standa
| 1880 for. and !, $50 against, the reform.
Sever Il influential members OF the Jewish con-
erosati< c,s o; Montreal Canada, have scceded,
/ and ann punced their intention OF forming 3 re-
| fo1mel synagogue The r1tual to be adopted Is
| that 10 alse 10 the two reform aynagogues in
| Londons
Duri1 tg the year 1874. according to the "Bap;
list Ye. r. Book that denomination has gained
So aaso ;iations, o9o churches, 756 ordained min
I listers, and 127,6s3 members; making grand
totals 243 associations, a. 15o churches. 1854
| ordaint Il Minister'S and 1,76l,l7l church-men-
! bars.
| The statistics OF the Methodist Episcopal
| Church. for 1874 are just published. They show
Traveli ng-rreacacrs, 1854 local 1eachers,
| Il, 5S1 srndav-Echools, 1888; officers and
teacho rs, 900 492 scholars, ,sG3, ,876; members
and practitioners. 1,5ss, ,521 churches, 15,0l0 !;
pro.,afle salue, G92s9.815; parsonaEes, 4.893 !:
| OF npbaole vatcs Of 5s6o4, ,29o total ameunt
raised Tor VARIOUS church and benevolent objects.
$685., Sis
TIE Rev. DR.. Storrs, OF Brooklyn ia delivering
Q eeries Of Iectura3 t. the students OF the Union
| Theo1cc;icat Seminary on q Preaching Without
| Notests lie says the habit Of preaching from
| manuscript ia m English and Amarican usage
aud IL not practeod generally throughout
christpndom. Tn Germany aud Franco the Gus
| tom iB almost upkuoWn. The number OF ex-
| tempoxaneous preachers in this country ia coo-
stantly increasing- Among the best arc men,
| toned the Rev. Or. John Hall and the Rey. Dr..
Chaplin.