The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-11-09
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

The Methodist Episcopal, Baptist end
Presbyterian Churches have in the ag-
gre gate nearly thirty-6ve hundred mem
bers in Liberia.
Twenty three of the New York chur
ches are pronounced unsafe, owing to
defective furnaces or flues. 1t is est-
mated that ninety per cent OF church
fires are from this cause,
The congregation of the Second Pres
byterian Church, GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Rev.
A D Hawn pastor, have just completed
repairs and improvements in their
church building, at an expense of over
$4,000.
The Hanson Place Baptist Church,
Brooklyn, has adopted a resolution that
ssimmersion" is pre- requisite to the
Lords Supper. The National Baptist
says there is no explicit Bible warrant
for such an assertion
The Indian Commission of the Pro-
|testant Episcopal Church is $4,000 in
!, debt. The receipts OF the Commissi on
have been larger this year than last year
Its Indebtedness has been caused by the
growth of lis work.
Bishop Cummins says that one of the
most prominent and successful clergy.
7 men of the Protestant Episcopal Church
: in California has expressed a willing
:, ness to inaugurate the Reformed Epis
e copal Church in San Francisco.
When Bishop George E. Pearce, o
the Methodist Church South, was :
young man, Rev John Collingswortl
opposed his being licensed to preach
because the cut and trimming OF hi
coat were not of the regular Methods
J. style.
A New York rabbi says that he ha
e recently performed the rite Of circum
; cision on thirtv-eight Christian adults
n who have desired to be admitted t
,r membership in the Jewish Church. Blu
: adds that rich bride was the cause G
e. each of these conversions.
Gospel meetings for those who d
le not 90 to church are held in Far@e
al Hall, Chicago, Sunday evenings, an
id are well attended Printed invitation
id are distributed by members OF th
re Young Mems Christian Association |
the hotels, restaurants, saloons and OIL
RS er public places.
G. The membership Of the Methods
e Church in the bounds of Californ
Y numbers 10,5O5, including 2,209 prob
ne tioners The total increase for the pa
:, year is l,1O2 The Nevada Conferent
III of the same Church numbers sol men
4, bers, including sixty probationers al
" sixteen local preachers.
y The Baptist Church erection fnn,l HI
now reached the sum OF $780, GOO, al
is loaned out to about two hundr'
~ churches in various States and Territ
M ;th ries. 1t is constantly increasll
,;d ,id work, for the interest it earns bei'
aa @ added to the principal of the fun
an doubles it every few years.
,at The Methodist Episcopal Chur
South furnishes one of the most remc
of kable examples of rapid recupelati
ed known to modern times. Since
mo close of the civil war it has doubled
number of its members, having nj
oh. 1927 communicates, and 3,224 1t
md Grant and 5,354 local preachers Its
'be crease in the past year was SO LOO.
red The great revival in Atlanta, Geore
has brought into the Baptist Chu'
A about three hundred converts. The
v. nomination now has seven white
set seven eolored churches in the ci,y,
rying in number from fifty to over
Of hundred The largest white chu
sec (Second Baptis,) has SIS, and the
gest culor,d over 1,20U.