, 1875-02-21

Six persons Wete baptized into the DoHnn61' i
Grove Baptist Church last Sabbath.
The American Bible Society expects to hold its
next anniversary In this city, next May.
| Eight pefaona we're received Into membership
| with the First Presbyterian Church Feb. 2.
| The Halsted Street Methodist Episcopal
| Church added four to its membership Feb. II.
The Park Avenue Methodist Epis scopal Church
| received twenty-onn members on probation last
Sabbath.
5even persons weto baptized into tic North
Star Baptist Church during ths past two Sab
baths.
The Baptist ministers Of this city meet at 10
oc.ock every Monday morning, at 81 Washington
street, Tor prayer.
The quarterly meeting Of the Baptist Union
will be held IN the Michigan Avenue Church On
TleBday eeehing next.
In tAe, Presbyterian sunday-school At Engle-
wood there il d good deal OF teliEious interest,
and sevegaf conversions have taken place.
", Duilield, pastor, held it's tetth annircrEary
last Sunday. e. G. Donney, the pastor, and one
Or two others made. addresses.
The Congregational Theological Seminary OF
this city has just been presented With very vial
uaole volume IN the shape Df acopy Of Cranmer's
Bible, plintodin nlack letters. The volume very
large. and was printed several centuries s,nce.
Cupies of the same edition are said to hare boen
sold recently for "a much as $500. Tha donor
was Mr.. Btooks. III old gentleman Of this city,
formerly florist, and we'll known al thB father
in-law Of Ar. CleaYer, OF Cleaveryilie:
:. ELSEWHERE.
The Southern Baptist Convention will be held
III Charleston, s. c.. May Z:
Four Presbyterian churches III Rockford, Ill,
ire nov ii the midst OF religious revival.
Eastef. this year. comes on March IS. its
earliest possible occurrence is March ~, and its
latest, April rs.
The Catholic population of the Diocese Of
Phi1adelphla Ii .25o0UO; Of Boston. 100, 900
and Of Milwaukee; 150,0u9
st. Louis religious circles have been Interested
in the reported conversion OF an EpiEcopalian
minister TO the Catholic Church.
During the year 1874 the Baptist. erected four
church ediices in Colorado. costing in the aggre-
gate, $8,26o* Tie average debt On them il only
$225.
Tho churches of the United Brethren are ha7-
ing widespread and thorough reyivals. Tho
Religious Telescope recently contained over four
columns Of revival news
The statiatics Of tie ii. f. Church South,
Which Include thrty-three ont Of tie thirty seve
annual Confe1eifces. blow an incfensa of mem-
betkhip tor 1874 OF 35,276.
IL NfQe-spTea0 !oflFE1 Eeel0a to be perTadluE
the Methodist Episcopal Church. About 400
conversions we're mentioned ia the Northwestern
Adrocate last week, ID several OF the churches
Of Iowa. Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois.
Tho New York City Mission has under lts caro-
thirtT-s1x missions. L requires $4,000 for the
carrying on Of it's work tho coming wear, Il
carries the Gospel to hundred thousand peo-
pie, and has no more complex faith than that OF
the Apostle's creed. -'-,>r
Drew Theological Seminary (Methodist> has 4
larger.number OF Municipalities REPRESENTED by it's
students than any other Institution OF the. kind
il this country: Hlndoos. Bulgaiians, Italians,
French, Japanese, And tie natives OF several
other lands, are among tho stndents. Twenty
thzee; different languages arc spoken by tic
membery Of The Faculty, and : PolygloE Society
has been formed, which has recently completed
its first year.
A New York paper Eays: i. .se1efa1 Catholic
priests, OF Chicago, belonging to the Society Of
Jesus, have jase completed "a very successful
mission 1T st. Peters Church, Jersey City Tie
success Of their laboTa ia summed IN IN 1000
communions, 27 converts from o.har Or no de-
nom!nadons, and $50. adults -mada their first
oomnun1on-" The mission .is Under the charge
Of Father Damen, 8. J., Of the Churcl OF tho
Holy Family, in this city,
,1csaa1ra. Moody ind sankey sppSnt the latter
half OF Januarf Ia BrzninShan Encland. 4 i9
reported thai thsir f1st sarrtcee Tor. Christian
wo5kera7 OH .Saqtay, Jan. II, sAa. attended bY
5000 PERSONS. - At the aYpaihE -tnGAtinf 81 ia
same day, which 1aa held 1t Hngley HMl, MhEt5