Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-06-13
Religious Intelligence.


Religious Intelligence.
The Pope has ordered the transfer
Of the seat of the Catholic Bishopric
OF Vincennes to indianapolis,
The Chicago Presbytery reports L.
Ala members received by its church
es during the year on profession OF
faith, and nine churches as having
freed themselves from debts aggre-
eating s129, 200.
The Rev. Mr.. Greenough, Of tine
Cohocksink church, Philadelphia, re-
Gently asked his people for $1,000 to
repair the edifice. They gave $500.
Gospel measure-"pressed down and
running over"
The sum of $4,000 has been re-
ceived by the Treasurer of the New
York Presbyterian Home for the Aged
from some unknown benefactor, who
wishes the money to be applied for
the benefit of that institution.
The Methodist College now being
erected in st. Stephens Green, Dub
lin promises to be a great success.
1t will cost about $4,000, toward
which $4,000 has already been prom
promised. 1t is to be opened in jan
uary next.
The American Bible Society is pay
ing special attention to colporteur
work in the South. In Arkansas, for
example, $4,000 families had been
visited, and of these $4,000 were
found destitute OF the Scriptures, II,
900 had been supplied by the Society.
ACongregational Church in Mich,
has found way to economic in the
matter Of preaching. Since the re-
signation of its last pastor, one OF the
deacons reads every Sabbath prin-
ted sermon, which costs just six cents.
Whether it will prove in the end a
paying economy remains to be seen.
We extract from the reporter of
New York City Church Extension
and Missionary Society Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church for April, the
following items OF work done: Ser
mons preached, log; visits made l.
DOG; pages Of tracts disturbed, 2,001 ;
conversions 6; weekly attendance at
prayer meeting, 1,096; families re-
lieved, z: number in Sunday schools,
1875.
The United Presbyterian Church
for the year ending on the
LIST inst: Ministers, CAT, IL of whom
are without charges; congregations,
1872: 100 Of which are without pastors ;
members, 7S,64S; Sunday-schools,
TOO; officers and teachers, 6.972; pu-
pills, 1924, and total contributions,
including salaries Of pastors, $7S2, 666.
The Philadelphia Conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church,
at its session on the 18th inst. adop-
ted resolution strongly condemning
the contemplated exodus of the COL
ored people to Africa. The resolu-
ton expresses IAN unqualified disap-
probation Of any thing like an organ
lied effort to expatriate them from
the country dear to the African race
by every memory Of their lives"
The General Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
in Atlanta, Ga, on the 23d ult., adop-
ted unanimously report declaring it
to be the duty and desire of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South to
do all in its power to cherish the ed
ucational interest Of the colored peo-
pie in the South, and pledging the
Church to do so. The Episcopal ap-
pointments for 1878 were announced
on the oath ult. The Conference
then resolved to meet on the first
Wednesday in May, 1882, in Nash
vile, Tenn, and afterward adjourned.
The Southern Baptist Conve ntion,
representing the most numerous re-
ligious body In the South, resolved
that increased attention should be
given to the work among the colored
people, that tracts and books be cir
culated among them, ministerial in
stitutes be held for their beniflt. DIR.
Cutting, of New York, explained the
work Of the Home Missionary So
ciety among the colored people for
the last dozen years in their eight
schools: To sustain these schools
the colored people had themselves
contributed more than $4,000. Now
there were 1000 students In the
schools, ESQ Of whom are wemen.
In Maryland there are 1888 Sun
day-schools, with 5000 officers and
teachers, and 1876 scholars; total
1S8,297. The Roman Catholic Sun
day-school children are estimated at
10000. Between February 10, 1877,
and February 10, 1878, Is school were
organized in the State, with la
teachers, and 691 scholars. Thirty-five
numbered families were visited by
Mr.. w. A. Boxer. State Superinten-
dent, and his fellow-workers; and
$500 tracts and paupers. and 200
Bibles were delivered. Mr.. Baker re-
ports that, during the year, there
were $500 conversions in the schools
Of the State.