Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-05-23

Religious Intelligence.
The New York Bible Society dis
tributed during April 5,s72 Bibles
and Testaments among 1854 families.
The first congregation of the Sean
dinavia Lutherans was organized in
1858. The church has now 96S con-
gregations and $4,000 members.
One.of the San Francisco churches,
after having its debt raised by Kim
ball, has been sold by foreclosure.
Subscribing without paying is like
faith without works.
The Reformed DUTCH Board Of
Publication have successfully sur
mounted their pecuniary embarras-
ments, and will Immediately resume
business In New York.
The Union Theological Seminary
of the Southern Presbyterian Church
at Hampden Sidney, Va, reports 81
students during the past year, Of
whom "a were seniors,
Chicago is somewhat of a Lu-
theran city. In it there are 90 Lu-
theran churches, OF which one is
Dutch, one is English, II are Ger
man, and the rest are Norwegian and
Swedish.
The following State Sunday school
Conventions will be held this month !:
Main, at Bath, 14th: East Tennessee,
at Jonesboro, 18th; Illinois, at De-
catur, 21st; Missouria, at Sedalia,
2Sth.
Miss Britain, widely known for her
missionary work in Calcutta, has ar
rived in this country, for a season Of
rest. She is popular speaker, and
may occasionally deliver addresses
IL her strength will admit OF it.
The receipts OF the American Mis-
sionary Association, for the six
months ending March 81, were $685.
752. The Association has also re-
ceived 1921 toward the payment OF
its debt, with the conditional pledge
of Sc, $50 more.
The New Testament Revision
Company held its monthly session
last week in the Bible House, and
finished the first revision of Ephes-
ians and part of Colossians. The
Old Testament Company continued
the revision of Ezekiel,
Eight hundred persons have joined
the churches OF Hartford, as the
fruit of tho meetings held in that
city by Messrs. Moody and Sankey.
Three hundred conversions have fol-
lowed the labors of Messrs. Pente-
cost and Stebbens. in Middletown,
Conn.
The British and Foreign Bible So
ciety is about to print a translation
of the New Testament in the lar
guage Of the Hereroes, who number
nearly half million. They are a
prosperous people in South Africa
anxious to learn, and have recently
come under British protection.
The German Baptist Publication
Society took possession Of their new
building, in Cleveland, few days
ago. This Society was organized in
1866, at the triennial Conference oil
the German Baptists of the United
States and Canada, held in Berlin
Ontario. 1t represents 134 pastors
and 5000 members.
Rev. w. T. Wylie, in a report tt
the Presbytery of Carlisle, on the
state of benevolence in the churches
presents some startling, and at the
same time, humiliating figures. HI
shows that the average contributions
per church member are only $1.9'
cents for q year-not much over hal
q cent day.
The income of the Peabody Schoo
Fund has fallen from 100000 in 1871
to $4,000 in 1877. The fall is due tt
decline Of revenue from real estate
About 81 100000 have been disburset
from the fund in ten years. 1t il
said that the disbursement OF thii
sum has led to the appropriation
of nine millions by Southern States
The American Bible Society is nov
supplying neat copy OF the New
Testament, 32mo. size, printed OF
good paper, from new plates, agat'
type, bound in muslin, with ret
edges, at five cents per copy. 4
copy can be sent anywhere in on
country by mail prepaid, for sever
cents. This may be set down as
miracle Of cheapness.
New York leads the other States ii
the number of Sunday-school teach
ers and scholars, the total Of bot
being 9O3, 1893; Pennsylvania has $50,
800; Ohio, 621.7O2; Indiana, 363,712
Iowa, 58O,O66. Canada has a total o
3s1 .636 teachers and scholars. Thir
tv States have State Associations
seven have a County Association II
every county; but seven States an,
Territories have no State organiza
tons.