The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-04-06
RELIGHOGS ITEMS.

the State OF New York, it's organization
dating back to 1875
The pastor of the First Btp,ist
Church, Toledo, Ohio, opens his prayer
meeting topics for six months in adj
vance, printing tue same in circular
form for distribution.
In 1850 the Presbyterian Church of
England contained about IS congrega-
tions; in 1860 it had risen to S5; in
1870 it had reached HI, and in 1871
the number is reported at l47.
There is talk of offering DR. D. Rowan
the rectorshin nf st James Episcopal
Canrch, Chicago, as his election to the
hishro,ic of the diocese has failed OF
confirmation hy the standing commit
tees.
The revival in Delaware, Ohio, has
resulted in the accession of one hundred
and forty to the Williams Street Meth
odist Church, forty.fve to the South
Delaware charge.
A Methodist minister preaching in
Protestant Episcopal pulpit, and a noble
collection of $1,000 for the benefit of
deserving and needy brother ministers,
were among the incidents of the late
session Of the B fillmore Conference.
The Congregational denomination in
Great B-itain is alb ,ut as large as it is
in the United States The number Of
c ngregational Churches (not including
preaching and Evanqelistic stations, OF
which there are l,l27) is given at 3,SSS
Rev, Mr.. Thatcher, of Wareham.
Massachusetts, having grown old and
blind in the service Of his parish, ten
dered his resignation, which his people
refused to accept. As he gave them
his youth and strength, they will take
care Of him in his age and htlplessness.
The .Chouteau Avenue Presbyterian
Church. St. Louis, Missouri, have sold
their house of worship to the Jews, 10
he converted into Synagogue, for $l4,
500 The purpose of the congregation is
to move into the vicinity OF Lafayette
Pork. at an early date, and build anew
house.
The Welsh Church on Town street,
Columbus, Ohio, is the oldest Congre
gationsl church in the city, and one OF
the first organized in the State, hut is
still very weak. having lost many Of the
yonng people because the services are
held in the Welsh language. The par
isli is now without pastor.
The Free communion Baptists cliim
that they are making excellent progress
They announce the recent formation OF
open communion organizations in West
port, Missouri, Chicago, and Plainfield,
New Jersey The membership of DR.
.Jeffrey's Church, in Marcy avenue,
b 'ooklyn, has reached 303.
An unprecedented revival has visited
Marshall, Michigan The whole city is
profoundly stirred as it has never been
The public meetings are in the Preshy-
terian Church, which is capable Of ac
commodatiug the largest number and
parlor prayer-meetings and store prayer
meetings are thronged daily
A very remarkable revival has been
in progress for the last ten or twelve
weeks at B uffton, Indiana. As part
of the fruits of this work, $50 have
been added to the Methodist, 70 to the
Presbyterian, and 25 to the Baptist
Churches, besides great many who
were awakened and converted from
neighboring places.
The Unitarians have three hundred
and forty-eight churches and societies
in the United States and Canada Nine
ty.three are without ministers, and som
of them have an existence only in name
Some have pastors who are not Unita
rians, and some pulrits are filed b
men who do not profess to be Chris
tians. One is supplied by a lady.
At the installation of Universalis
ministers in San Francisco, recently
prayers were offered by Unitarian, th
Scriptures were read by Jewish Raj
bi, an Independent Presbyterian offere
the second prayer, the sermon was by
,Gongregationalist, snd,the charge to d
pastor ard addresses to the people b
TWO Unitarian ministers.
The Christian Caurch at Lafayett
Madison County. Ohio, after being su
pended since 1866, has been revive,
under the labors 81 Rev T. Garvin, {
C ,lumbus. Twenty-four Of the form,
membership were again rallied, an
thirty-seven persons were received Q
profession. The ell house OF worshi
will be repaired at once, and the orga
ization placed on permanent footin
DR.. Talma. Q, who, few weeks ag
made public offer to give $500 to al
one who could send him the name OF
person eminent for piety, who at Il
same time, favors and frequents Il
American theater, now withdraws til
offer, and hands the money over to h
Lay c ,nsge Hesays that most of Il
applicants for his money were attach
: of the theatcr, anG were eminent f
everything but piety.
Southern papers have an account of
wonderful series of revivals in the v,
ley of, Virginia, which has been in pro
ross since last summer, in connecti'
with the labors Of Rev. C. III. Howal
In some places nearly the whole of t
adult population has been converted,t t
ministers of all denominations co OPT
atiug with lin. Such extensive re-
walls we're never experienced in I'll
section of country.
The Baltimore Conference of
Methodist Episcopal Church, held
Winchester, Virginia, and the Baltimo
Conference of the Methodist EpiscoI
Church South. held at the same time,
Washington City, both, furnished an
lustration of re;usning. and cord
good feeling. Each Conference v
hospitality entertained in part by me
bers OF the other Church, and on 81
day the ministers Of each cordially
ceptcd invitations to occupy the pulE
of the other.
The "Year Book and Register
Trinity Church, New Fork, for the pr
ent year, shows that the9 are Sc,
churches comprised withii, the Trim
Parish, supplied by sixteen clcrgym