Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-31
Religious.


Usual services at the Baptist church to-mor-
row morning and night.
Sunday school at the usual hour at tue Episeo-
pal church. No other services TO morrow.
Elder e. s. Lucas will preach at the Christian
church Tomorrow morning and evening ut the
usual hours.
Services tomorrow morning and evening at
The Methodist e. Church, South, by the pastor,
Rev. W. II. P%rottsnan.
Rev. John Demand will preach at the German
Methodist church tomorrow ut l0h O'Clock, a..
IN. Sunday school in the morning at the usual
hour.
Very Rsy. Nicholas A. Galiager. now vicar
general of Columbus, o., has been made ..
bishop in partIbus and administrat r of the see
of Galveston.
Daily services at the Catholic church, SH
O'Clock, .. M; Sunday services S and loH
O'Clock, =. NJ, and 2A O'Clock, p. m, Rev. J.
J. Lilly off Chatting.
The German Evangelical church had their
Christmas tree last Saturday evening 1t
was well attended. and the services were inter-
esting and Instructive.
The Cumberland Presbyterians at Eden View
had a handsome Christmas tree last Saturday
1t was loaded with valuable and ap-
propriate presents, ard the exercises were ex-
ceelIngly interesting.
The O.. S. Presbyterian Sunday school had
their usual festival in the basement OF the
church on Monday. Cakes, candies, nuts and
other refreshments We're served in abundance
and Of course the youngsters were highly
gratlied.
The Sunday school children of the Christian
church enjoyed a festival last Monday night.
The house was we'll filed with larger people
who eame to see tina little ones enjoy themselves.
ThcA was Ell oush CONNECTIONS, &c, Tor all
present, and the children were especially happy.
The children oil the Episcopal church had
Christmas services and a Christmas tree at the
last Saturday afternoon. After singing
and prayer Mr. G. X. Smith delivered an I'M
~pressive and appropriate address on the Child
Jesus, after which presents and confectionery
were distributed among the pupils.
The Christian church at MAYHEM had a
Christmas ship instead of a tree. 1t was loaded
down with presents. Elder Williams, who is
the superintendent of the Sunday school as well
as the minister OBLIGATED The singing was
good, the presents satisfactory, declamations by
the boys amusing and in every way the occasion
was 3 pleasant one.
A Christmas festival was given to the Sunday
school children at the Baptist church Monday
night. Several of the little ones made speeches,
sang little songs, Sc, after which DR.. Taloird
gave them a lecture, and the superintendent
Mr.. Royle, delivered a short and interesting
speech. Then the good things were passed
around, and there was enough for everybody,
although tie house was crowded.
The Rev. DR.. A. E. Dickinson, editor of the
Religious Herald, of Richmond, Va, addressed
the Baptist ministers of New York City recently
After speaking ofthe misunderstanding that hat
existed between the north and south, he seI
forth 'sThe Baptist Outlook IN the South" HI
said that OF the 1850, 900 Baptlsts in the United
States, /, ess. 600 are in the south, of whom 40.
~ are colored. Both whites aud blacks. h'
said, are doing better christian work than evel
before, the negroes giving even more in pro
portion to their ability than the whites. The!
have built churches almost without number
some OF them quite costly, and they have giveI
large sums 10 other good causes. There an
100 solored Baptist In the colleges Of the south,
preparing for the Baptist ministry.
The executive committee OF the Evangelical
Alliance recommend the following programme
for the several days of the annual week o
prayer: Sunday, Jan. 1st-Subjectfo for discourse
Renewed Conservation Monday, Jan. 2
Thanksgiving Tor the blessings. temporal an
spiritual, of the past year, and prayer fer thei
continuance. Tuesday, January s-Humiliatio
aud confession on account of individual, socia
and national sins. Wednesday, Jan. -Praye
for the blessing of God on His church and Hi
word. Thursday. Jan. 4-Prayer for the youni
and all agencies for christian training. Friday
Jan. 6-Prayer for the universal prevalence q
peace and righteousness. Saturday, Jan. I
l. D.o-o- - nb,f.k;nn vo;ce;o~,, tha inr r
the holy Spirit, and the conversion of the would
Services will be held at the Presbyterian chnrc
every evening q O'Clock p. m.) during the wee
Of prayer, beginning on Monday, Jan. 2, 1852
All interested are cordially invited to be pres
ent and take part in these services.
Week of prayer as observed IN the Bapti:
church. Programme:-Monday night, Jan. On
Review of the Past and Prospects of the Fit
ture-Messrs. Waddell and Wallace Tuesday
jan. 3d-Rciision IN the family-Messrs. Roy
and Hickam. Wednesday night, January 9TH
Causes andCure Of Spiritual Declension-Messrs
Bolton and Moraih. Thursday night, Jan. st
-Brotherly Love and Christian Fellowship.
Messrs. Chapman and Robinson. Friday nigh
Jan. 9th Christian Conservation Mes r.
Alexander and Payne. Saturday night, jar
7th-%Indinerence to the Conversion OF Sinners
Home and Abroad-Messrs. New and JESSE
Sunday night, Jan. Sth-Means of Promoting
Revival of religion Messrs. Lanneau an
Leonard. The above programme is suggested
the brethren by their pastor and Rev. q. W
Hyde. The brethren are requested to prepal
themselves on the subjects assigned, but all 81
earnestly sntreated to give some attention
each of the subjects, SO as to be- prepared
offer remarks: The citizens generally, and e
pecially the pastors and members of the diferel
churches, are respectfully lifted to attend al
participate in the exercises.