The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-11-10

@~Hs a. n ReeChefa new cHurcu HNl-
nee at Eimira, New York, has been
dedicated, aud his salary raised 90
The city OF London supports rar
hundred missionaries, who devote "a. Dr.
time to laboring among the ue-.s. q
classes.
Gen. o. o. Howard has been Inu'..-
the pulpit the Congregational Church
Portland Oregan, during the vocation
the pastor.
A correspondent of the Advaur. r
Chicago, reports nearly oue-hua OF ..
! Congregational churches vacant. O..u
one-ninth are Home Mission churches.
Rev. w. Houghton, Baptist clergy
man, who has been supplying the Cop.
gregational Church at Niroqua. Wisa0H.
sin, expects 10 transfer his membership g.
the latter denomination.
The tent meetings in the Courthoa-s
square, indianapolis are assuming grea.
interest. Subscriptions are being raised
to buy the canvas, and keep it there iur
permanent use.
Bishop Domenec, Of Pitsburg. lately
purchased for the use Of the Poles ol h..
Episcopal city, a Presbyterian Church
at a cost of SIC, 900. Ii has been ded-
Gated, and is now used as a Catholic
Church.
The American Bible society issued
Al, $40 copies of the Scriptures during
the month of September, 397 q day
or about 14O for every working hour OF
the day. The Society's receipts for thar
month we're Sal ,3O4
The Free Church Record estimates
that outside the bounds of Christeudum
there are 4, 900 centers of Christian work
and gospel teaching, 2, 800 congregation.
n 1000 COMMITMENTS, and l,35u,OUu
nominal Christians.
The Universalists Of Brooklyn have
been holding their projected revival meets
ings in Rev. Mr.. Nyes church, In Cicr-
mont avenue, and they Will continue Iu-
definitely at the various churches ot th-
denomination in that city and New York.
In the Dakota tribe of Indians there
are three missionaries of the American
and two of the Presbyterian Board, eight
native preachers, nine churches and TI1
members. John Eastman, an Indian.
was licensed at the last annual meeting.
The Minnesota Methodist Conference
has continued Rev. Dr. Edward Egeles-
ton in a supernumerary relation. He is
still serving the Congregational Church
of the Christian Endeavor ia Brooklyn,
which is in a very prosperous condition.
Three out of the four Indian Chief.
who held o late conference with the SiouN
Council, each expressed desire % have
Catholic priests sent among them to cdu-
cate the people. The names of the chiefs
are Spotted Tail, Little Bear and Spotted
Bear.
The Christian Register declares in
recent issue that large number Of mine
listers in orthodox pulpits are secretly
holding liberal views which thoy dare moi
openly AVoW. or which thoy purpo-eIy
conceal. lest their position in the Church.
60 be imperiled.
The ffty-second Baptist State Convou-
ton of Connecticut embraces 32J church,
es, IS 1858 communicates, 1876 sunday
schools and II, 1852 pupils. The sum pr
012,442 was raised during the year 90 aid
weak churches, and thirty-four of thpm
received assistance.
At the lAD1 AlCNlAlk VI AuH A lf7t I'.IN
of New Orleans it Was stated that at the
recSnt communion service held at Dr.
Markum's Church, being its tenth
anniversary since the war, the roll showed
that aiK hundred had been added
to the roll of communicates during tha.
period.
The Warren Avenue Baptist Church.
Boston, Of which Rev. q. +. Penteco-t is
pastor, at a very full church meeting, hy
q unanimous vote, struck the close
communion clause from its articlcs OF
faith, thus formally declaring for open
communion. Mr.. Pentecost will stay in
BOoton.
Union among the various coIorej
religious bodies of our country is still bee
ing urged in various places, Aud Bishop
HOlsey ia advocating their union with
the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is
willing to retire from the episcoplcy I
that will in any manner promote such
result.
Rev. w. G. VanMeter, the well-knowu
Baptist missionary ia Rome. writes that
his work in that city is prospering great
", but that the political status of The
Kingdom ID uncertain dc has $4,000
ia the bank in London, for next years
work, and does not owe q dollar lie
expects to visit America next year.
Presbyterian German missionaries are
needed 10 engage in the Southern work.
The Central Prosby teriau oilers the ta.-
lowing inducsment: "Somc good Ouch
men could end plenty Of work bon the
Southern Presbyterian Church, aud
plenty of COED tobacco 20 smoke, though
the salary might not be great
A writer il the Universalist propose
TO the members of that church to pure
chase a tract OF hand at Martha Vino
yard for the purpose Of holding camp
meetings somewhat after the Mcthoil-t
fashion. Heis confident that great spr-
itual good will result TO their people from
the adoption Of such measure.