The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-12
CITY INTELLIGENC NOE
For AddNional Oitl I,ltellqence gee Ei1ha. Poas.l

RELIGIOUS NEws.-The Kenderton Pres
byterian Church, Tioga street, above Broad,
was dedicated last week. The church has been
fitted up in neat and beautiful manner.
The revival still continues in many of the
Presbyterian churches in this city, A large
number of new members have recently been ad-
mitted into the church, North Broad street,
Manayunk, Third United Presbyterian, and
others. ....
There is also an unusual spiritual prosperity
in the Baptist churches in this city; sixty.two
persons we're baptized in eleven churches dur
ing one Sunday. The same interest is also
manifested in many of the churches throughout
Bishop Vail, of Kansas, officiating for the alb
sent Rish)p. Stevens, confirmed from the lst 10
the 3lst OF March, Ale persons in Philadelphia
parishes The largest number confirmed in any
one church--that Of Christ Church, Germantown
The receipts of the Boards of the Presbyterian
Church, In February, were as follows:-Board
of Missions, $9322'90; Board OF Education,
Sill 1881 Board of Foreign Missions, $25 872'20;
Board of Publications, SIS, 5,954'9s; Board of
Church Extension, S867'99; Fund for Disabled
Ministers, Sl577's1; Committee on Freedmen,
$3036'09.
From statistics of the recent revivals in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, we learn the fol-
lowing facts in reference 10 conversions during
the past month:-March l, 1900 conversions and
accessons: March g. 4367 March 49, 1888;
March 20, LAS. Total, 15,436. The revival at
Meadville, Pennsylvania, is still going on. Up
to the present, two hundred and six have been
received on probation within the last three
months.
Inc following commissioners 10 Ule Oeuerdl
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church have been
chosen:-P -Presbytery of Observation-Disclosures
Rev. Henry A. Boardman ID. D., Rev. william
II. Schenck, D. ID. Ruling Elders -Messrs James
Andrews, John Wanamaker. Central Presbytery
OF elphia-Ministers-R 7. NJ. Cunning
ham, Rev. j. Addison Henry. Ruling Elders
Messrs. Harvey and MCLeand.
In the course of the present year National
Synod of all the Roman Catholic Bishops of the
United States will be held. Archbishop Spald-
ing, of Baltimore, who will preside has received
letters IRON the Pope appointing him Apostolic
Legate. The Plenary Council will be held in
Baltimore in October next
The pastoral relation between the Rev iona.
than G. Gibbs and the First African Church of
this city has been dissolved by the Presbytery of
Philadelphia.
The endowment of Lafayette College has been
completed, 100000 having been subscribed
The Trustees have elected the following Pro-
fessOrs, for whom provision has been made in
the new and extended course:-The Rev. George
Junkn, D. D., LII. D., Emeritus Professor of
Political Philosophy; Rev. George Burrowcs
ID. D., Professor OF Biblical Instructio; Rev.
Henry S. Osborn, Ill. D., Professor of Mining
and Metallurgy; Rev. 7. G. Porter, d. D., Pro-
fessor of Botany and Zoology; Charles II.
Hitchcock, A. NJ, Professor of Geology and
Mineraogy H. Z. Lee A. NJ, Professor of
Physical Culture. and adjunct Professor of Rhe-
toric; G. L. REIN, Curator of Museums and
Cabinets.
The receipts of the Board of Missions of the
Diocese of Pennsylvania, from December Goth
to March 29th, 1866, amounted TO $lS36'S5; of
this amount $77l'50 was contributed by ST..
Peters Protestant Episcopal Church of this city.