St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
Preaching ut Asbury ParIk..The
Home Missionary Society,"


AsBURY PARK, May 30.-The annual
Sermon before the Baptist missionary
union was preached by Rev. e. J. johnson,
ID. d. of Pennsylvania, from first of Tim
othy l., Is. and before the Home Mission
society by Rev. p. S. Henson, D. D., of
Chicago, from Joel lii, 4. Rev. F. M. Ellis,
ID. ID. OF Baltimore, and Rev. l.. A. Gram
dali of New York, delivered addresses be-
fore the Publication society on its poSsibili-
ties. Rev. I'll. l.. Warehouse, ID. d., of
New York read seven years survey of
the Home Missionary society's work The
report stated that the receipts for that
period for all purposes in individual con-
tributions were 81, 592, 664 and in legacies
$685. 992; from other sources, $780, ,227.
There has been an increase of 66 per
cent over the receipts for the previous seven
years. Of this sum lady residing in
Boston has given over $50, 600, j, 3. Hoyt
OF Connecticut, $75.0 900 and ID. j. Rocks
fellar of New York, 103, 900. The number
OF missionaries has increased from 2S1 to
669. There have been organized more
than 700 churches, and over Is. 600 persons
have been baptized. The has been erected
467 church editices by the society's aid.
CHICAGO, May SOW. K. Ackerman,
chairman of the finance committee having
in charge the arrangement for the triennal
convention of the Protestant Episcopal
church of the United States, has issued
circular on the subject to the churchmen of
the diocese of Chicago. The convention
will begin Oct. and continue three weeks,
and Central Music hall has been engaged
for the sessions. The following is from
the circular:
1t is the first time in the history of the
American church that this triennial gather
ing OF its bishops, priests and laymen has
been held west of the Alleghenies, except on
one occasion, when it was held in Cincinnati.
Every diocesan missionary jurisdiction In
the United States (sixty-five in number) will
be represented by its bishops, and every
dlocese by four clerical and four lay deputies.
we believe that great good to the church in
the d1oceseS will come of this convention,
as the gathering together of so many of her
distinguished representatives and the high
character Of their deliberations will encour-
age all churchmen OF the diocese of Chicago
to do better and broader work for the church
and bring more prominently before the COM
munity her claims and her influence. The
convention will fortunately occur during the
pleasantest season of the year, affording op-
portun1ties for the most favorable impress
sionS. The house of clerical and lay depu-
ties will convene in Central Music hall, and
the house Of bishops will occupy Apollo hall.
ventlon proper must be met by the church
men OF this diocese, and to this end liberal
subscriptions will be necessary. 1t is found,
after careful estimate, that to defray those
expenses of the convention will require the
sum OF $4,000. The visitors, it is expected,
will be largely cared for during their stay by
the families of the churches, and the commit
tee in charge promises to make the occasion
as pleasant to the delegates as the work to be
done will be important to the church.
BALTIMORE. May 30.-The revival COM
menced month ago by the evangelists Sam
Jones and Sam Small came to an end to-
night 1t has been the most successful
ever held in this city. The series of meet
lngs having been attended by over 400, 900
people; over 2 600 of whom professed re-
ligion. The work of the evangelists met
with hearty cooperation from all the pro-
testant clergymen and many churches re-
port largely increased membership. Both
the gentlemen have worked hard. preaching
three and four times day, and they are
physically Frustrated. They leave for their
homes tomorrow, but may return in the
fall for month. A collection taken up
for them to day netted several thousand
dollars,