The Evening critic., 1882-06-03
Religious Intelligence.

Among the 275,000 Indians reported in
the United States, there arc 210 churches and
$4,000 church members.
Rev. William III. Dunbar, of Lebanon,
Pa, has declined n call to tho First English
Lutheran Church OF Baltimore.
Rev. DIR. Talmage's Church, May 8, ro-
ceived over 160 new membcrs--amons them,
on confession OF faith, q son OF the late Dr..
Norman Mcleod, OF Glasgow.
Rev. Thomas Harrison, the evangelist, is
still at 81. Paul, Mimi, holding revival SCR
vices. The church is crowded every night,
and hundreds are Obliged to go away. About
13O have profcssed religion.
Rev. DR.. Wheeler editor of the New
York Methodist, is visiting Rome, where he
preached TO a Methodist audience a few Sum
days ago in italian. The Doctor was United
States Consul in Italy somc years ago.
The annual meeting of the South Ameri-
can Missionary Society was held at Lambeth
Palace, April 81, in London. Receipts, S55,-
OOO More than 21,OOO,OOO OF people arc
within the circle OF the society's mlnistrations.
An unusual conversion is reported from
Canton, Ill. young man about 10 be ordained
as priest In Catholic church there after
haying studied for twelve .ycars In Catholic
colleges, has been baptized and will enter tho
Baptist ministry.
The new French version of the Bible,
Professor SECOND, has attained a great sue
cess, and copy OF the New Testament at
three-hnlfpence has been published, of which
100000 were sold OF the first edition. OF tho
second, $4,000 copies were sold in three weeks.
Miss Anna Oliver is pastor of Willoughby-
avenue Methodist Church, Brooklyn. She is
well educated, and has been trying to get or
dained. Although for several years pastor OF
that church, has still a debt OF $4,000,
which she is unable to pay or provide for. SO
che Is calling for help.
Bishop Fallows, of the Reformed Episco-
pal Church, says that tho Christian army In
Chicago, of which he is the head, is now roach
ing at least 1000 different persons week,
and that during the few months since its or
ganization not less than $50 persons have
been hopefully converted.
number of French Protestant evan
gelists are laborlng especially among the
atheists in the different parts of the coun-
try. These evangelists tell their assemblages
that, while in favor OF separation OF Church
and State, they cannot Join with those who a1-
vocate 1t on atheistic grounds.
Two camp.meetings will be held in St..
Mary's County, Nd, this summer in charge Of
Rev. DR.. Deale, OF this city, who Will be as
mence July 81, and the other On July "a. Tho
Washington Grove Camp commences on August
10, and closes on the 24th.
Rev. John Poisal, d. D., one of the oldest
ministers of the NJ. f. Church South, is con-
| fined to his bed in Baltimore, and there is no
| hope of his recovery. No visitors are allowed
| to see him. He is native Of Martinsburg,
Va, and has been minister over fifty years,
| and greatly beloved by all who knew him.
Among other symptoms of disease he Is
| threatened with dropsy.
| The great Methodist Hospital in Brook
lyn, N. Y, is TO be located on Prospect Heights
| The nine buildings are estimated to cost siOO,.
| 600, and this, with the price of land, Will
| bring tho total amount up to about S5OO,O00.
The ediflce will be a handsome ornament and
an enduring monument to the goodness of its
| noble-hearted founder, Mr.. George 1. Seney.
The General Minutes of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, give these statistics
for 1881: Travelling preachers, 3,70i; super
| 5,S65; white members, S44,3 ,367; colored mem
| bers, 993; Indian members, 5, ,451; total min
listers and members. S6o6S7, being an in
crease last year OF 12,0S4; Sunday-schools,
9,31O; teachers 62,442; scholars, 462 BIZ
Increase last year, 21,7O7.
The Philadelphia Methodist says of a
former pastor OF Foundry Church: "Rev. H
A. Cleveland, pastor OF Covenant Church
Reading, is growing in popularity In thai
| community. BY invitation of the Grand Army
of the Republic he delivered the Grafton in the
| Academy OF Music in honor of our dead sol
| diers on Decoration Day. We have not heard
| anything of Its merits, but we doubt not 1t was
worthy Of the occasion and the man who de
The vestry of st. Jude's, Liverpool, hat
a very lively meeting recently. The vicar, IL
| declaring the poll In favor of the Protestan
candidate for church warden, bitterly com
| planned that though he had spent hundreds o
| pounds In the Conservative cause, the Con
servative Association had opposed his nom
] inee. He afterward declared the meeting dis
| solved, whereupon the angry parishioner
| locked him in the schoolroom till he consentet
to proceed with tho business.
The Iowa State Register says: :" Mrs.
Ellen Foster tho eloquent advocate of pro
hibition, and who is now leading the fortune
OF the Amendment on the hustipgs, was In De
Moines May 16. Mrs. Fosters power In thi
cause is equaled only by her enthusiasm. He
hand, almost moro than any other, has KEEP
alive the temperance watch fires In Iowa, an
she has never lost her faith and ardor. Sh
gives unselfshly Of her time, leaving he
lucrative practice Of the law to serve the caus
of the homo in this struggle. She Will devot
every day to this cause up to election day
doing splendid work where 1t shall be mos
needed. The Amendment side is content t
risk Its cause in the hands of Mrs. Foster a
its champion"