The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-03
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
We present our readers with the usual COM
pendulum of religious news of the week.
Bautiet.

baptist.
The Pennsylvania Baptist Convention held
lts thirty-ninth anniversary in the First Baptist
Church in Erie, during the days of Tuesday.
"wednesday, and Thursday, October 20, "a and
70. This ie mainly missionary body, expendinp
ITS iunde IN the assistance of feeble churches
tnroughout the State. Its annual sessions are
constituted OF delegates from the several
churches and local associations which con.
tribute to its funds.
The Baptist General State Association OF
Illinois finished its session October 22 after
holding one of its anniversary meetinas In Ne W
York. There was large attendance Including
All the prominent clergy, and many members OF
that denomination throughout the State.
THE Baptist churches in Newark are;under-
gong great changes from loss of pastorsl and
the uptown tendency of population. Sixth
street Church, Laight Street, Macdougal Street,
and Amtty Street Churches are without pastors
The New Haven Association, which met at
Meriden recently, reported the addition OF two
hundred members to their Churches.
Congregational.
AT district meeting of the Surrey Congre-
gauonal Union, at Egham, September 26, a vote
was passed, on the motion of the venerable
OF London, seconded by j. Remington Mills
ESQ.,, NJ. p, THAT the ensuing wear "a. ID,
lS6D being the three hundredth anniver-
sary OF the constitution "a: d. 1867 of Richard
London-the 6rst church OF the Congregational
order at the English Reformation OF which we
nave information, an occasion for
celebrating the Tercentenary of English Con-
gregationalism; and that the 20th Of June 1867
and the Sunday next following thereto. be
particularly devoted to The proposed object, the
company OF Richard Fitz, the proto-martyr of
English Congregationallsm, having been COM
1867" 0'
Episcopal.
Attending on the Church Congress in Eno
land we're three American Bishops of the kpisco
pal lChurch-Pennsylvania, North Carolina. and
llllnois-who were received with great cordial
lty. AT one OF the meetings the Bishop gof
PennsylVanla spoke, according to the report
without the slightest trace of Americanism
IN manner or accent" The American Bishops.
we are also told, are much more important per-
sonages than their English brethren being
Bishops not of one or a few counties, but of
enthe sovereign States.
The Episcopal Church is prospering in Mcbi
gan. When the Bishop began mis- work in 1896
Detroit bad I'VE members gathered in the Indi
ana Council House. Now in Detroit are five
churches, two chapels, three rectories, II77
communicates, 1860 Sunday School scholars.
and l97 teachers; while the Diocese OF Michi-
gan has sixty-eight parishes and sixty-four
clergy, one OF whom (Dr. Armitage) has re.
Gently been elected Bishop. So in Wisconsin,,
where in 1885 was one missionary and three sta
tions, are now nearly seventy clergy.
AT stated meeting of the Standing Com
mittee of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, George
T. Kaye, George Fl. Kirkland, and V. Hummel
Berghaus were recommended as candidates for
Holy Orders, andsJeremiah Hancler was re-
commended for peacon's Orders; Reginald H.
Hone applied to be recommended as candi-
date for Holy Orders, and Gregory Bedell
Keene was recommended for Deacon's Orders.
E-On Monday, October 20, the proceedings in
commem OF alton of the dedication of st. Pauls
church, New York, one hundred years ago, were
conunued. The morning exercises consisted of
an historical address by the Rector, the Rev.
Morgan Dix, ID. d. The sermon was entitled
History Of Sc. Paups Church and Reminis-
cences OF the Past"
The congregation of the Church of st.
Matthias, worshIpping at Nineteenth and Wal
lace streets, have determined to erect hand
some church, commencing early in the spring.
The present edifce is too small to Accommodate
those who desire pews. The Rev. r, 6. Chase
is the rector.
The special meeting of Synod was held in
Toronto on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday,
Diocese presiding. On the ninth ballot the
venerable Alexander N. Bethume, Archdeacon
of Toronto and Rector OF Cobourg, was duly
elected Coadjutor Bishop.
R-The Episcopal fund of the Diocese of Rhode
Island having been sufficiently increased to
furnish an endowment for the Bishopric, the
Right Rev. Thomas NJ. Clark has resigned the
rectorship OF the church in Providence which
he has hitherto served.
p The Protestant Episcopal Mission Church.
in Reed street, above Second is to be extended
and made selt-sustaining church as soon as
possible. At present there are accommoda tions
The usual quarterly meeting of South Central
Conyocation was held In All Saints Church. Pa
Tadise, r. l., commencing Tuesday, October O.
Notwithstanding the inclemency OF the weather
the services were quite interesting.
-''Croziervile, Liberia, is new settlement
OF Barbadians, composed mostly of our own
communion and Weseyans." so writes cor
respondent OF the Church in Liberia.
Rev. Henry A. Nicely, of New York, was
elected Bishop OF Maine az a special Diocesan
Convention, on last Tuesday evening.
Hebrew.
-0n Tuesday afternoon, October 80 the cere-
mony OF laying the cornerstone OF the new
Jewish Temple OF Emanuel, In Fifth avenue and
Forty-third street, New York. took place. There
ceedings, composed in large part of ladies. The
new edlhce Is 10 be one of the finest in the CITY,
the cost being about $500, ,O0O The dimensions
are as iollows:.. Frontage on Fifth avenue, lO4
teet; depth on Forty-thi!d street, 1874 feet. The
interior will measure in length I64 feet; IN
breadth 80 feet; the nayee 160 feet in length. 67
feet in height and "a feet In width. The sran.
sept will measure "a by 81 feet and the sanctuary
Al feet deep,
Lutheran.
The Pittsburg Synod OF the Evangelical
Lutheran Church have resolved to accept the
invitation of the Pennsylvania Synod to send
delegates TO general convention, whose object
shall be the formation of new General Synod.
Colonel George W. Frederick and Mr.. I'll. y.
Jacobs, both OF Gettysburg were licensed to
preach for one year by the synod, and Rev. j.
b. Breckenridge was ordained.
AT O recent meeting OF the Melancthon
Synod the following resolution was adopied:-
Resolved, That we deem IL necessary to estab-
blieh, under the guardianship OF the Evan
gelical Lutheran Church, an iDstitptiOa for the
education of colored young men for the 5ospel
ministry to be called the Evangelical lutheran
African Training School.