Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-29

Msthodiat Episcopal Church, in process
Of erection on Woodward Avenue, De-
troiE, promises to be, when completed,
the moat nagHiicent Methodist Episeo-
pal Church on the continent The
basement, just completed, cost sc, 900,
and the whole edi6cs will not fall short
Of $100,00 There are no snbscrip-
tons ever $1,000. Tbs length Of the
adifce 10 40 feet, width 95 feet, height
Of spire lis feet Il is expected to be
finished in October, 1866. The stone
chiefly used in the walls ia obtained
from the Canadian quarries. 80.
That's not snch great sight ahead
of the lev d. z. Church in this city.
We dare say the inside appearances Of
cur church will equal she one contem-
plated BY the Methodists of Detroit.
W -r..s ai .3as1@
A CHURcH 0gT OF TIE REAcH OF
PovERTY.-Ths landed estate OF Trinity
Church, New York, IL sufficient TO place
that church beyond the reach Of poy.
srty. II originally eoSersd 2,06S lots,
Of which, since 174S, 3lS have been
given away, 1859 have been sold, and
69l are still owned by the church, Most
Of these lots are leased 10 other parties.
bat the sleasas will soon expire, and
Trinity will then have about twenty mil
lion dollars worth Of real estate. John
Jacob Astor was shrewd enough In 1855
to obtain leases of 1856 of these lota for
ninsty-nine years, at rs cents q year for
each lot. 1t has been a very pleasant
amusemsnt lately for Mr.. William D.
Astor "a, pay over anuually 1852 to
Trinity and receive for the use. of the
same property about eI6S,000, But
Mr.. Astor's leases will expire next year,
aud, although he attends church at
Trinity regularly, be will not be able TO
renew the leases on such favorable
terms
At the last annual meetiag of the
Young Mems ChristiaR Association, re-
Gently held in Philadelphia, Rev. R. W.
Clark, originally q Congregationalis',
now pastor of the. Dutch Reformed
Church in Albany, New York, and
brother to Bishop Clark, Of Rhode Is
land, introduced, from Special Commit
tee, plan of Protestant Union worthy
Of general consideration. Ita proposed
objects ere: |. The ef6cisnt and public
recognition Of the unity of the Pro
testant Episcopal Chnrch y 2. The
cultivation Of frstsEaal feeling, xnd
Chriatian cooperation throughout
all evangelical denominations 3.
The extension of Protestant edues-
tion and religion throughout the
destitute portions OF our IAnd; e. The
publication Of an annual slreport that will
present an accurate statement of the
numerical strength Of each dsnomina.
ton Of our land, the coalition and
strength of Professionalism in Great
Britain, France, and other European
countries, and . view Of all Protestant
missions throughout the world.
DEDIcGrIoE AT JavTsRsoxvfLLR, IxD -
The Wall Street MeGhodiSt Episcopal
Church wsG dedicated to the worship ol
God By the Rew.-Thomas n. Eddy, d.
D., Of the North -WesfernH Chrfstian
Advocate, Sunday, July 18th. rsa .oa
l. Although the day Was unPropitious, 9
heavy rain falling constantly al day, de.
tanning may st home, the whole matter
went Of well and was O complete sue
cess. The church cost about eighteen
thousand dollars, four thousand being
still due on it-nearly the whole ol
which amount was raised before the ttus.
tees presented the house for dedication;
the balance will be made mp among the
| friends who were absent on account oi
the weather. .-
The building Is 6ty by eighty feet; has q
lecturs-room and four class-r s-rooms in the
basement The main audience-room
viii seat comfortably about Eve hundred
persons. 1t is finished and furnished
neatly with all the modern appliances,
including q 6ne toned cabinet organ.
Ths excellent Board Of Trustees. aided
By our energetic pastor, Rev J. X. Pye,
have laid the congregation under lasting
obligations for the manner in which they
have labored together 10 bring the work
TO compilation 30 soon. The stsepls oi
the Church is 10 feet high, and has .
6ne clock and sweet toned bell placed in
il, and is surmounted by . beautiful
gilded cross, which 10 visible from every
part of the city, so 3 ;RssTi a@s1s .
This Church has been under headxay
for many years. bO3e SLIT tsa9
TIE PREsIDIEG ELDSaszIP.-The fol
lowing preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted BY the last Qusr-
terly Confersnce Of Trinity Msthodist
Episcopal Church, Cincinnati:
Whereas, The division of the Cincin-
natl Conference into seven districts hal
left such districts so small as not to give
an adequate support to the presiding
Elders without becoming burden to
said districts; and whereas such burden
ID prejudieing our people against the
presiding Eldsrship, and leaving them u
endure L as an onsrous tax zather thar
10 enjoy il as o. blessing; aud believing
such condition TO Be irjurious 10 the bss
interests of the Church; therefore, o31
!. Rssotped, That we respectfully pc
tition the Bishop presiding ct the mex
lsession Of the Cineinnsti Conferences Il
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