The Evening critic., 1882-04-15
Religious Intelligence.

An Episcopal church is to be built at
Dagger's Springs, Botetourt County, Va.
The japanese Government is about to
establish Shintoism as the state religion.
The Baptists of Danville, Va, are about
to erect commodious and handsome
church.
About $50 persons have been confirmed
In st. Johns Episcopal church within the past
four years.
The Veteran African Missionary, DR..
Robert Moffatt, Is still in good health, though
in his Seth year.
The Episcopal Church of Scotland has
grown from ~ charges forty-five years ago to
2O2 at the present time.
The ReET. J. Knapp, ID. d.. Baptist
minister of Colorado, has left that denomina-
tion to join the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Rev. G. W. Wendte, of Cincinnati, has
accepted unanimous call to the pulpit OF
Claiming Memorial Church, at Newport, r. l.
Rev. George S. Gibbs, rector of st.
Thomas Episcopal Church Abingdon, has
accepted call to a church at Hot Springs,
Ark.
Rev. Pike Powers, of Richmond, Va,
had both bones Of his left leg broken last
week by making misstep in crossing the
street.
The Centreville (Md) NJ. E. Church is
preparing to thoroughly renovate and i'm
prove their church property at cost Of about
The spring meeting of the third Confer
be held in st. Johns Lutheran Church, Ham
burg, Pa, on April "a, 1882.
In Mr.. Spurgeon's church in London the
regular hearers absent themselves one sun
day evening every three months, and the
house Is given up to strangers.
The General Synod of the Reformed Pres
byterian Church will hold Its annual session
In Darlington, Pa, May II, the Rev. j. g.
Boice preaching the opening sermon.
Plans are maturing for the theological
department OF western Maryland College.
With the September opening OF the college the
theological school Will be inaugurated.
Rev. DIR. Cook, the Methodist Indian
Agent Missionary, says no "feels more hope
full OF the Indian now than no has felt during
his ten years in the Rocky Mountains"
rchstyeet M. E. Church, Philadelphia,
Rev. o. H. Tiffany, pastor, has completed
twenty years of organized existence, and dur
| ing the past year paid or the last remnant Of
Its debt.
The Valley Convocation of the Protestant
| Episcopal Church will meet in Zion Church,
| Charlestown, WA, Wednesday evening, April
10, Md continue through the remainder of
| the week.
The Christian people of New Orleans are
| making an earnest and determined effort In
| favor of a more general Observance of the
| Sabbath in that city, the ministers being in
| front OF the battle and moving harmlessly.
church was organized in Chicago two
| weeks ago by a company OF Socialists, who call
| themselves "Self-Savers." Tho church viii
| welcome persons OF any creed or no creed, and
Will seek 10 reconstruct society on socialistic
| basis.
The Rev. DR.. J. p. Newman, of New
| York, continues 10 be too Ill TO attend TO his
| pulpit or pastoral work. Two weeks ago last
| Sunday he came homo sick with congestion OF
| the kidneys and the liver, and since that date
has been very III. He is still confined to his
| room
The Rev. DIR. p. b. Morgan, of Cincin-
| natl, has severed his connection with Emanuel
| Reformed Episcopal Church, In that city, of
which he has been pastor until recently. His
reasons for resgning the pastorate have not
been announced, but II is said will be given
shortly.
The Alabama Congregational Conference
| met recently In Marion, and along with IL the
| Affiliated State Sunday-school Convention aud
| the Women's Missionary Association. In that
State there are fourteen OF these colored
churches, with membership OF S22, an In
| crease Of 100 for the year.