Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-05-02
Religious Intelligence.

Religious Intelligence.
Italy keeps on confiscating church
prosperity. In ten years the amount
thus realized to the National Treasu-
ry has been s1O6.OOO.OOO.
Mr.. Hammond, the Evangelist, is
expected to open series of meetings
in Columbus, O., in about week, I'M
der the auspices Of the clergy Of the
orthodox churches generally. That
city has not experienced general re-
vival for many years.
The General Assembly CT the Pres
byterian Church in the United States
Northern) will meet in Pittsburgh,
Penn, on May 10. at IL a. m. The
opening sermon will be delivered by
the moderator of last year, the Rev.
d. James Ellis.
Presbyterianism has become strong
enough in New Zealand to have a
General Assembly. The Assembly
met recently at Wilmington, and
agreed to establish a sustentation
fund. The Church supports a mis-
sion in the New Hebrides.
The Baptist Churches of Cleaveland
have invited call life-members and
delegates from churches" to the Ma
tional Baptist anniversaries, which
will be held in that city, May 21-24, to
accept their hospitalities. Names and
addresses of delegates should be sent
to w. E. Clark, Cushing's Block,
Cleaveland.
The amount thus far collected in
England for the monument to Rob-
ert Raikes is e924 IS. Id. Three or
more artists are to be asked to pre-
pare designs for the statue. The To-
cal Sunday school Unions that have
thus far spoken, with the exception
OF that OF Gloucester, are united in
the opinion that the monument
should be erected in London.
Great activity is displayed by Pro-
testants in the distribution and sale
Of the Bible throughout Italy. Cop
les can now De readily had in the
bookstores OF Rome. A copy has
been placed in each room OF the
Quirinal, the largest hotel of the city
Colportures, also, go from city to
city, and sell the Scriptures in the
market places.
The Bishops OF the Northern Meth.
odist church have appointed Presi-
dent Foss, of the Middletown Univer-
sity, and Hon. William Cumback, OF
Indiana, fraternal delegates to the
General Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, which
meets in Atlanta, Ga, in May. The
Nashville AdUocate assures these
brethren cordial reception.
Major Whittle and Mr.. McGrana-
han.are holding very successful meet
ings in Worcester, Mass. The church
es having proved to be too small to
seat the crowds attending, the Me-
chanics' Hall has been opened. Mr.
Pentecost has been holding revival
services in Middletown, Conn, Messrs
Moody and Sankey are still in New
Haven, where the tabernacle is filled
as often as it is opened.
The narrative Of the state OF relig-
ion in the bounds of the Chicago
Presbytery, presented at the recent
session of that body, states that the
church debt paying revival has reach
ed Chicago and vicinity, and nine
churches report the payment OF an
aggregate of s129, 200. Ten churches
are still struggling with debts. Dur
ing the year the churches received 1,
414 members on confession of faith.
Thirteen years ago the late J. P.
Grocer gave $1,000 to the Baptist
Publication Society, the interest to
be used in donations of books to min
listers in need OF them. Five years
later his widow, Mrs. Sarah l.. Grocer,
celebrated her SEVENTEEN birthday by
giving an additional $1,000 to the
| same fund for ministers libraries,
making $4,000 in all. Already six
hundred and twenty eight ministers,
white and colored, have been sup
Piled with libraries from this fund.
Presbyterianism has grown but lit
tie in Baltimore. DR.. Backus stated