The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-21
CONGREGATIONAL.

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The fortieth annual meeting of the General
conference of the Congregational churches of
Maine was held with the Central Church. at
Bath, June 26. Rev. DR.. S. Harris moderator
1t is announced that the next meeting of the
General Association of New York will be held in
Owego, Broome county, on Tuesday, the 25th of
September, commencing at 10 o'clock A. NJ
There has been a deep and quiet work of
grace in the Congregational Society in New Mil.
ford, Conn.,, for about three months No extra
preaching, but prayermeetings, in which singing
has largely entered, and about seventy con.
versions.
The number OF ministers connected with
ne Congregational Union of Canada is about
y; number OF churches, "a, with a membership
fabout 1000, and lat preaching stations. They
ave 80 church edi6ces, with 2O550 sittings and
2,407 adherents.
EPIsooPALIAN.
Sir Roundell Palmer, Sir Hugh Cairns and
couple OF other lawyers, have given an opinion
Talnst the legality of vestments, lights incense
ie singing OF hymns, the celebration of the
Dly eucharist, etc. contrary opinion is
hing prepared by other lawyers on the other
he.
Bishop Odenheimer, of New Jersey, at the
invention held at Newark, gave the following
cts in his address:-His combinations for the
'ocese have been during the year 1872; ordna-
pns-priests, A; deacons, 3; clergy received, Is;
ansferred, IL. Present number of the diocese
RESTS, ITO; deacons, s.
The Rev. W. c. Langdon has been chosen
ector of Havre-de-Grace Parish, Havre.de
race, Md.
tof4 Al ~
the British Parliament, on the subject
I ltualism, has at last been published. The
4 Ptsc0palSdn, OF this city, says:--
"A more trimming, unsatisfactory, and unwise
2cument it would be hard for us to conceive.
ith Iabored effort to appear impartial and
ldicial, 1t is a thoroughly one sided thing. 1t
pologizes for the Rtualists, whom it was
TENDED to reproye, and throws out filings
gainst the Evangelcals, whom it was not to
ave anything to do with. 1t states that most
the practices complained Of are unauthorized
law or Church OF England custom, and vet
2es on to justify them by Greek usage, or the
WOut intentions of the men by whom they
hVe been introduced. In respect to Vestments
l1lVes the law TOR using only plain surpice
inhe parish churches, yet argues for allowance
O,the gorgeous Romsh robes because in some
t6 parish churches the law has sometimes been
dregarded. II admits that altar lights have
ben ludclalIy pronounced unlawful, except
were the want OF daylight makes them neces-
dcisiOn, and comes 10 the same lame conclusion
abefore, that because law has been disregarded
iBome cases IN this matter, there Is some pre-.
ctent for the use of altar-llghts.' As 70 Incense
aer granting that there is no proof of the use
4 oft in the Apostolic age,' and that it has no
saction IN the law OF Rlgland, it goes on, most
11oncluslVely, to say that the use of 1t in a
stnding vessel may be INDUCED but in q swing
in one Though no reason for the distinction Is
s0nuch as hinted att it is inadmissiblel Such
Is. specimen OF the character of report from
wich so much was reasonably expected, but
wich is really almost beneath contemot
| Tere is hardly redeeming feature in IT, and IL
! bcOmes ridiculous, when, at the close. tbe
Cmmittee say that IN the larger number of the
pactices brouaht under their notice, they can
tlce no proper connection with the distinctive
/ taching of the Church OF Rome"
The Archbishop of York has also taken up the
Sdgel on this vexed question. He says:-
''The use of strange Vestments ana ceremonies
Ehich neither we nor our fathers have seen, has
Deen often spoken OF as chillishness and frivo
ity. have never Deen able to regard it from
is ridiculous side. believe it has gone along
With deliberate intention to alter the doctrnal
/. position of the Church of England"
The Archbishop of Canterbury also says in
answer to kindred deputation:-
81 have already expressed, and l hope
with sufficient dlstinctnes', my strong dis.
= approval of the Introduction OF novel vest
ments, incense, and other Romish obse.v.
! ances, into the services OF our Church. In that
disapproval very large number of the bishops
have signided their concurrence, and am not
4 aware of one that has dissented from it. II is
4 strongly felt that these innovations are but a
4 mimicry. of the Church OF Rome. and involve,
& in some instances, the adoption OF her erroneous
= teachings. 1t will be my duty to adopt such a
course as i may deem most etfectual for the dis
couragement and suppression OF them"
The Rev. Mr.. Greer, of Wheeling, w. Va,
has accepted call 10 the Episcopal Church in
a Clarksburg, and viii commence his pastoral
laboIs about the lst Of August next