Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-11-29
Religious Intelligence.

Rev. George LOOMS, d. D., will shortly
be inaugcratcd president Of Allegheny Col
lcSc, MoadvilIe, Ia.
Rev. C. B. PARsoNs.-It is currently re-
ported that the Rev. G. b. Parsons has left
the Methodist and joined the Episcopal
church.-lt is expected, also, that he will be
called to the rectorship Of the new Episcopal
church Calvary on Third strcet.-LouiSrilie
| JOuHW.
! Rev. Mr. Bclcher, for forty years Baptist
minister, died in Chesterfield county, Va, a
few days ago.
DEcgAsE or a CLgRGYMAY.--Rev. Rich
ard Armstrong, ID. d., presilentof the board
of education ofthc Sandwich Island Kingdom
member of his majcsty's privy council Of
State and Of the House Of Noblos, died in
| Honolulu on the 22i Of cp'cmbcr,
| from injuries received from the fal! of horse
some thrao weeks previous. Dr. Armstrong
was an early missionary to the Sandwich l.
stands He WAS born at McIivansville Pa,
| April 18TH 1905, graduated at Dickson Col
| 10 g, and stu lied for the ministry at Prince
ton Seminary. lie WAS an intimate friend OF
the King who wrote an affectionate letter OF
confidence to his family.
VIGGIHrA ANEUAL CoHrERENcE.-Thc Vir-
gina ANIMAL Conference opens its session in
this city, at the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, to-day, at o'clock q. m.
| This Conference includes all the Churches
| of its denomination within the region boun-
dcd on the east by the Chesapeake Bay
and Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Albc-
marie Sound, Roanoke, and Staunton rivers;
On the west hy the Blue Ridge, and on the
north by the Allegany Mountains. 1t there
fore includes all Eastern Virginia, with small
portions Of Westcrn and ofthe State OF North
Carolina.
Bishop Paine will preside The number
of ministers in attcn lance, will be about one
hundred and seventy five. Besides these,
twenty seven lay delegates, under the lay Co
operation plan, some fifteen or twenty appli-
cants for the ministerial office, and a number
Of local preachers, &C., will carry tho whole
number in attendance considerably beyond
| two hundred.
Amang these are gentlemen OF noted abil-
itv, not only in the religious world, but in
the secular walks Of life. The hospitality
Of our citizens has been freely rendered to the
members the Conference, and their visit to
Alexandria, will, doubtless, be a source OF
mutal pleasure to our townfolks and their
guests. .Rer. Gdzet'e.
MErHoDIsTs TuRNrG TO ErIscorALIAS-
ISM On the Goth ultimo the Indcpen-
dent Methodist Society of Schon Chapel,
in Louisville, Kentucky, came in body
into the Epi 'copal Church, transferring
to that church all the property previous
ly held by the congregation. That prop
erty consists of a very handsome church
building, capable of holding four OR
five hundred persons, with schoolrooms,
situated in the heart of the city, and
worth not less than $24 900. The mem
bers associated themselves as parish ol
the Protestant Episcopal Church under
the name of Calvary Church. To ena'
Bile the new parish to start free Of EN-.
barrassmcnt, the Episcopalians Of Lou
isvlle stepped forward. and in two day
raised $500, the balance of debt re
naming So says the New Yo:k Church
man.
CLERICAL CnAYGE.-Rev. Cyrus Wa
tcrs, for ten years past pastor of ,Sner
wood Chapel, at Cookeysvillc. Bal ii
+ more county, has accepted call fror
North Caro!iua. aud will shortly remov
TO the State