The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-03-23
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The American Bible society has re-
fused to participate in the centennial ex-
hibition ifkept open on the Sabbath.
| The King Of Burmah has asked for
more Christian teachers to come and re-
ride in Mandulay, and promises them
protection and aid.
The pulpit Of the excellent D. ra,.c
Watts was sold a few years AGO IN Lon
don, and Is yet used in a small place 81
worship in that city.
Two Methodist clerymen in Ala
bama have recently united with The
BaPtists-Rev. MI. GoIland. Of Abr
vile, and Rev. Dr. William Locke.
"A remarkable meeting Of foreign
missionaries employed in city mission
work, was held recently in London
Grace was said in fourteen different Tan.
guages.
Rev. Father Bierring, Of the Russo
Greek chapel, in New York civ baz
asked permission Of the Holy synod in
st. Petersburg, to preach in the Epis-
copal church.
Rev. Prof. Alphonse August Dupont.
Catholic priest, was recently received
into the ministry of the Episcopal church
at st. James church, Syracuse, by Bishop
Huntington.
The pulpit used by George Whit
field, In his open-air efforts On Blaekbeatb
was carefully preserved until very few
years since, when it was borrowed by a
careless preacher and broken.
I'm Scotland, the Baptists have more
than doubled their numbers in the past
six years. They have now seventy
churches, and three thousand members.
The increase the past year was seventy.
The southern Presbyterian Assembly
enumerates S7l Sabbath schools. Their
united contributions amounted, last year,
to $4,000; the average attendance Of
teachers being 5000, and scholars 5000.
The Board of Home Missions Of the
Presbyterian church reports that ON De
cember first the receipts for the eight
months Of the year had been So, $40.
against the sum of s84 ,294 during the
same time last year.
Rev. Mr.. Noble, OF Portage. Wis.
a minister of the Free Methodist church.
has purchased steamboat, and with ii
he intends to travel up and down the
Wisconsin river, holding revival meetings
and preaching at every landing.
In addition to other bridal presents
Senator Christiancy presented his bride
with large and assorted family, ready
made, consisting of numerous children
and grandchildren, thus enabling her to
start out in Housekeeping in style be-
coming a senator's wife.
I'm the Zulu mission, south Africa.
there have been numerous cases of the
conversion ard awakening Of the native
Christians to sense Of their personal
responsibility. In one Of their public
meetings, i've hundred dollars was sub.
scribed for the cause OF Christ.
=. The protestants have now fifty mis-
sionary stations in Japan, and many ma
tive preachers. A new Presbyterian
chapel, with room for seating three hun
dred persons, has just been opened inths
capital, and DR.. Verbeck preached the
sermon in the Japanese language,
The pulpit Of the celebrated Rich
ard Baxter Is still preserved In the yestry
,f the Unitarian church at Kiddermin-
tier. It Is small, and Of the octagonal
orm. In the front Of it, near the top,
Ire the words, in yellow letters: Praise
Re the Lord II and on the four front
'anels are the words Daw, widow, gave
his"
The new st. Patriek's cathedral, III
Sew York, is s22 feet long, 81 feet wide
q the clear, with transapt I72 feet,
n elevation of 100 feet from the door
Q the crown point Of the clear story
The walls hare been built, and they are
oT putting On the roof. The cost az
he cathedral win probably Be iii the
eighbOrhOod o. a million dollars.
IN Toronto, Canada, ten years AN.
here were but two Baptist churcbes ~