The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-02
Religious Intelligence.



the good people OF Scotland by speech before
the Glasgow Presfytery on the Sabbath question.
He denies the continual obligation OF the Fourth
Commandment aud bases the Christian Sabbath
upon the authority Of the Apostles, derived from
our Lord, but intended, he considers to be dis.
tineuished from the Jewish, and observed In
method adapted to Christian liberty.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN EURoPE.-We have referred
heretofore, IN general terms to the Sunday
School work OF the American and Foreign Chris
tian Union OF this city, in Italy and Germany,
but from recent reports from both these coun-
tries, we are surprised at the extentSand large
promise of this branch of missionary effort In
Italy twenty-five to thirty schools have been
organized on the American plan, with general
convection OF their great importance as means
oil progress. In Berlin there are twelve Sab.
bath schools, with more than one hundred and
City teachers and two thousand five hundred
scholars, and as consequence Of these, many
schools are forming in different parts of Ger
many with rapidlty and success. Although the
Oldest school is less than two years, DR. Schaff
thinks the institution eminently fitted to awaken
new life in Germany. In Holland the work is
begun, and q Sabbath School Union and child's
paper established and in Switzerland several
large schools and a child's paper have resulted
from few weeks labor. The London Sabbath
School Union, powerful body, has offered to
cooperate with the New York Christian Union
and has already done much in that direction
DOMESTIC
Intelligence has been received of
the arrival OF three missionaries sent to Colorado
by the American Home Missionary Society, and
OF the cordial reception by the people.
PENNIES CoUNT.-A Womens Penny Society,
IN New Hampshire, reports that its receipts in
sixty years amount to S63,93l'57, which is about
one-lOurth of the whole amount contributed in
the State to Home Missions.
METHoDIsT-It is stated that the Methodists
have now seventy five churches 10 New York in
good working orCer.
The New England Methodist Theological
Seminary has been removed from Concord, N.
H., to the neighborhood of Boston.
ROMAN CATHoLIo.-Archbishop McCloskey has
just napolnted the Rev. DR.. McGlynn to the pas
torship of st. Stephens Church, in New York,
made vacant by the death of Rev. DIR. Cum
mings., DR.: McGlynn is native of New York,
and is highly spoken of.
SALT LAKE CITY.-We noticed, some time ago,
the establishment of q Congregat onal Church
in Salt LAX City, by Rev. MIR. Mcleod. Some
doubts OF its success were felt at first, but ac-
eording to recent accounts it is gaining ground
Mr.. Mcleod is an able man, fine preacher and
Is winning favor daily.
CRY MIssIoNs.-The New York City Mission
says there are $50 churches, chapels and mis-
sions OF all kinds in the city, with accommo-
datlons for 100000 persons. There are about
64,e6O church members in all the Protestant
churches, and 10000 pupils in their Sunday
Schoo U.s.. There is evidently great work to be
done in the city evangelization,
CoNGREGATIoNAL.-At Boston, the Congrepa-
tlonal Churches have united IN earnest in ex.
p!ormg and supplying the religious desttutions
of their vicinity,
-Rev. Mr. Carroll, of the South Church in
New Haven, in funeral sermon last Sabbath
stated that the entire amount expended by the
late Gerard Hallock in the erection of that
church and the support of the preaching there
was $ll9, 900.
HONE MISSION. - Deducting New England,
with It's 63000 square miles, and the Middle
States, with their combined area OF 104 00O from
the 300, ,O0O the extent of our whole country
and We have lett 2,S33,000 square miles OF States
and Territories, more than three-ourths of which
are entirely missionary ground, and much OF the
other fourth. This fact, with the desoations of
the late war; calls for great efforts on the part
OF the churches to supply our own country with
religious teachings.
PREsBYTERIAN.-Late Richmond (Va.) advices
represent the churches as enjoying an increased
attendance. and a good degree of prosperity and
religious interest. Drs. Hoge, Moore, and Read
have oyerflowmg houses
"A great revival is in progress at Wilmington,
Del, particularly at the First Presbyterian
Church
In Chicago the churches are earnestly en-.
gagged in revival services.
Rev. DR.. Sunderland has been heartily well
coined back to his church in Washington after
his Paris mission.
tanned by three gentlemen, at salary of $500
year, has made in the last eleven months 1868
visits, Conversed witch 7S3 persons on religion,
given a large number of bibles, testaments
etc, and gathered many children into Sunday
Schools
The Philadelphia Baptist Association has
appointed committee to devise plan Tor the
establishmen OF Baptist Home,n where Bao-
tist ministers and their widows, and, so far as
consistent. members of Baptist churches gene
rally, may find home when overtaken with
poverty, age, and sickness.