Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-07-25
Religious Intelligence,

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900.
Moody and Sankey are to be invi-
ted to open evangelical work at Al
bany.
The Southern Presbyterian Church
raised $47,225 last year for foreign
missions.
An unknown Philadelphia friend
has sent draft for SIS, 900 to the An
over Seminary.
Bishop Huntington has received
four women into the order OF deacon
esses at Syracuse.
The thirty-sixth National Camp
meeting for the Promotion OF Holt
ness, will be held at Newcastle, Penn.
The Jews and Uniterians have held
lawn party at Kalamazoo, Mich,
and made an equal division Of the
proceeds.
The Baptists OF Great Britain and
Ireland now number 269,s39. The
average annual increase since 1870
has been 1920.
The American Bible Society is is
suing 1000 of the 5 cent Testaments
daily. The demand for them Is in
creasing.
The Congregational churches OF
New England report unusually large
additions to their membership at the
last to communions.
The Southern Presbyterian Board
of Foreign Missions reports receipts
Of 1920, and unusually large contri-
buttons, OF last month.
The Christian at Work and other
religious journals praise the English
and American exhibitors at Paris for
not exposing their exhibits on Sun
day.
1t is said that of every 100 cents
raised In this country for religious
purposes, 81 cents are spent for home
work. and 2 cents for foreign mis-
stons.
The Bishop of Found du Lac
EpiscopaD reports 2.028 communi-
cants. and $50 combinations during
the year. There are parish schools,
with 161 scholars.
Rev. Messrs. James Taylor and
Harris Dana, native Presbyterian
missionaries among the Choctaws,
are dead. Both were excellent men
and ministers.
Massachusetts, stands well in the
church debt-paying movement.
Over 81 100000 has been subscribed
for the liquidation Of church debts
within the past few months, relieving
nifty churches from liabilities.
The givings of the Irish Presbyte-
rian Church have been almost doub-
led within the last thirteen years.
The amount this year is 100000 in
advance Of any previous one.
Nearly all the estate OF Mrs. Mary
A. Lapsley, Of New Albany. Ind, is
left to the Board of Foreign Missions
Of the Presbyterian Church. The
board will get between 100000 and
100000.
1t is said the Congregationalists
furnish In England accommodations
In their churches for LOLA, Alb people,
the Baptist for 913.7s5, the Wesleyan
Methodists for 1.4O2,724, and the
Church OF England for about 1881
400.
The Orthodox Friends at PIainfield,
NJ, have Just completed a new
Westinghouse and school-room. The
school-room is built out of the pro-
ceeds of a fund of 5000 raised in 1880
and since accumulating at compound
interest.
The Universalist Convention, In
session at Lewiston. Me-, recently
passed, after some sharp opposition,
a resolution expressing sympathy
and fellowship with the Congrega-
tionalists. who were In conference the
same time. The fraterual act was re-
turned.
The twenty-fifth Conference OF the
Methodist Church of France has been
held at Nismes. It was composed of
II Pastors. The ministers were short
In their salary account 1920. Rev.
Mr.. Gibson was received from the
English Conference as Superinten-
dent. He promises to put new life in
decaying organization.
It Is announced that Mr.. Moody,
feeling the need II rest and study,
after Eve years Of constant work, will
60. with his family, to Baltimore in
October and spend the winter there.
His rest Will not be absolute. how
ever. for he expects to hold number
of religious services in the large hall
of the building OF the Young Mems
Christion Association.
In New Jersey only 295 of the 36l
Presbyterian ministers are actively
employed. OF these, 251 are laboring
as Pastors and supplies. or the 66
who are not actively employed, 10
desire ministerial work, are engaged
in secular business, are suspended,
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