The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-03-29
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

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pon"p' wayne county, emo, lheS.
=, 60 pAs'or'' was oeoicated peoemDer
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80 oH 'Anary io1h- hev. W.
-" pfeAoaeu 'he oeeieatory
sane Fourth street Methodist Church, in
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Inc rev "hham stevens Perry has been
elected to succeed Or. Duane deceased as
secretary OF the Foreign Missionary Society
ApSpAi O"uren-
I~heLhneoin Park Congregational Church,
Chicago, are now holding Sabbath services
IN the basement OF their new house, which
VIII accommodate about eight hundred
In Scotland, the Baptists nave more than
doubled their numbers in the past six years.
ihey nave now seventy churches and 5000
members. The increase the past year was
700.
There has been a revival in the First Luz
theran church, Philadelphia. As its fruits
ffty-nine persons were confirmed. nine were
baptized, four admitted by renewal of faith,
ana Twelve DIV eertihcate.
Bishop Howe laid, on the 9TH instant,
the cornerstone of St. Marks Episcopal
Church, Charleston, s.. c., which is to seat
more thar one thousand persons. The
building is to be erected by a prospe rous
coiored congregation
The New England congregational Church.
Chicago. occupied the auditorium of their
new house, which ranks among the finest
and most commodious in the city. on the I'd
inst. The house seats about l 400 persons.
1t will soon be dedicated.
The American Board of the Congrega-
tional Church now has ten seminaries for
the education Of n native ministry scattered
over its vast field of labor, but they are in
great need of permanent endowment, es-
pecially one for the Bulgarian mission.
A revival has baen in nrooress at puck's
school-house, near Virginia City. Montana,
some time. Nine nave already united with
the church. This gives the society there a
membership of about twenty-five. They are
live, earnest workers, and need a church
building.
The new Methodist En;sconal Church
VIRGINIA CITY Montana was recentlv ded;.
Gated. The Rev. Clark Wright, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, Helena,
preached the sermon. The collections ag-
gregated over $1,000, freeing the edifce
from debt.
Amanda Smith tho color.d Metbod;st
Evanoel;st has heen labor;no Cor tbe mast
fva waeks in Haverstraw N v wifi verv
great acceptability and success. Over 100
have professed faith in Christ, and los have
joined on probation. The Church has been
greatly strengthened.
TIL nresent number of settled congre-
y~st;onal nastors in Vermont ia s5. the
number Of actino nastors z5. Not less than
Ak churches are destitute Of stated nreocb-
ing. Some of these give no promise of ever
DelnS stronger tnan tney are now, or Detter
supplied with ministerial services.
Tho R~on,;s+s a+ tho Vast have inst hold
n roun;on AZ tbo Grand Pacific Hotel Chi.
cago. Representatives of the Baptist
cbnrcbes Of MICHIGAN Ohio Indiana Kep.
tuclv. Missouri. Iowa. and Minnesota were
nrosent The object NJ tho moetino WINS tho
promotion of the Baptists Centennial work
in tho Nor+bwest
Something more than distant nravers and
sermons are needed in order to transform
the convict into a good citizen. and this
practical work ought to be done. Every
day brings the matter nearer home to each
one of us. RELIGION must be relied upon Ia
break the power of the dangerous classes.
-Hebre,v Leader.
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f W. 60 ityn'
these classes 14o persons were present
during last week. 1t has been customary to
send the pen;tents 70 these schools Of shirt.