Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1870 — Remington Letter. [ARTICLE]

Remington Letter.

Rxmington, April 2d, 1870. Editors Union: Dear Sirs: — It may be that some of your readers would like to know the result of tho religious meetings that have been held in this place during the winter, particularly as it is known we have had some big guns here during the year, and I assure you there was heavy firing. I have taken some pains to ascertain from the different churches here the numbers added to their several congregations, which are as

follows: The Christian denomination has received thirty new members. I am informed that the religious interest began in the Presbyterian church the first Sabbath in January. Prayer-meetings were held every evening of the succeeding week and at each meeting adtjitionswere made to the membership. At the close of the week the additions amounted to fifty-one. The services were continued through the succeeding week and were then suspended some time. Daily services were again resumed in February and continued two weeks. As the result of these meetings, the denomination received, from first to last, an aggregate increase of sixtytwo members, twenty-one of whom are heads of families, the rest being young people grown or nearly so; and a deep interest was awak-, ened through the whole community. These services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Hughs, pastor of the church, Rev. Mr. Greenough, of Logansport, and Rev. Mr. Barr, of Lafayette.

The Methodists . have also been successful, their additions reaching seventy-seven new members, as I am informed. Most of these were new converts. Their services were conducted by Rev; Mr. Hull, PresidinggElder, Bev. Mr. Clearwater, of Battle-Ground, and Rev. Melvin Smith, of Elwood, Illinois. They are making arrangipents to build a fine a house of worship here this summer* Quite a large sum is already subscribed.

A general good feeling pervades all classes. Summing up, the whole number of additions’to the several denominations in this place during the past winter, I find it to be one hundred and Sixty-fSnc, which I think is doing well for Remington.