Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-04-11
Religious Intelligence.

Religious Intelligence.
The number of vacancies in Catho-
lie parishes In Prussia has reached
700.
Two of DIR. Otis Gibson's Chinese
converts on the Pacific coast have
been liscensed to preach.
At the last meeting of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Mission Board, in New
York. the treasury was reported to be
In debt to the amount Of $206, 9S9.
1t is proposed to obtain one million
gifts Of a penny English) each for
the erection Of a memorial to Robert
Raikes, the founder Of Sunday
schools.
The Rev. DR.. j. Lanahan, few
years ago one Of the agents of the
Methodist Book Concern in New
York, is now the pastor of President
Hayes and his family.
A deputation from the English
Catholic Union is about to proceed to
Rome. Notice has been given that
the members of the deputation will
be received by the Pope, on or about
May 16.
A revival has been progressing in
St. PauPs Universalist Church,
Springfield. Mass, independently of
Mr.. Moody's work. 1t is represented
as an anomaly in the history Of Uni
versalism.
It is said that fund amounting to
500. 900 Is in the hands Of John Wan
amaker and George H. Stuart, OF
Philadelphia, and John V. Farwell, OF
Chicago, as trustees, and that Moody
and Sankey's support comes from the
proceeds of this fund.
Missionaries write from Brazil that
under the new Liberal Ministry the
whole country is open to the preach
ing Of the Gospel, and everywhere
audiences can be obtained to listen to
the preacher. The additions to the
Presbyterian missions for the year
past were 100.
Mr.. Oliver A. Willard, late editor Of
the Chicago Evening Post, who died
suddenly. March II, was originally
Methodist minister, and did good SER
vice In Colorado. He left the minis
try from the conviction that he ~had
become secularized," and should not
remain in it.
The Baptists report the following
statistics in Wisconsin: Associations,
IL; churches, 160; pastors, 80; bap-
tisms. 632: members, II .4l9; ordained
ministers, 1856; licentiates. ID; Sab
bath schools, 1873; scholars, 1852;
total expenses Of churches, $111,575.
At their National Convention in
Chicago. the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union resolved to keep their
organization separate and intact
from all others" The pream BILE to
the resolution stated that in many
places the Women's Unions were @be-
ing absorbed by other temperance
movements" and their special work
abandoned.
The Kentucky Conferences Of the
Northern and Southern Methodist
Churches have exchanged cordial fra
ternal greetings. The Southern rec
ognizes the right Of the Northern
Conference to occupy the same field,
and says there has always BEEN fra
ternity between the two Churches in
this section, only /. has been held in
allegiance by circumstances.
Father Hyacinthe was in Paris re-
Gently, but without making his ap-
pearance in public. He spoke pri-
vately at the house OF a leading Prot.
estant, on the Eastern question from
a Christian point OF view. 1t is be-
lieved that the Piere's object in his
ten-day visit was to feel his way to a
permanent return to the French Cap
ital. But of this there does not ap-
pear to much probability.
The receipts of the Presbyterian
Foreign Mission Board had fallen off
by the 1st of March, $4,000; on
March 26 the deficiency had reached
$4,000. A saving Of $4,000 on ex-
change, and a gain of $1,000 other
wise, will reduce this deficit to $780,
900. The present prospect is, that by
the close of April the Board will fall
$4,000 short Of meeting the expenses
Of the present fiscal year.
Negotiations are in progress for
union Of the Methodist Protestant
and Southern Christian denomina-
tons. The Christian denomination
was founded at the close Of last CEN
fury by a Methodist minister, O'Kelly.
1t is now divided into two wings, the
Northern and Southern. The latter
has less than half a hundred minis
ters, and will probably break up IL 1t
does not unite with some larger body.
Mr.. Moody. with Mr.. Sankey, be-
gan the meetings in the New Haven
Tabernacle. on last Sunday, with an
attendance of 5000 persons. At night
about 1000 failed to find seats or
standing room. At the noon meeting.
on Monday. in one Of the churches,
there was an attendance Of 1000. On
Monday night the Tabernacle was
filled again to repletion. In pleading
on Sunday for religious enthusiasm,