The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-24

In Jamaica Plain, Mass, there is good
work IN progress in the Baptist Church of which
Rev. d. ]. Gordon is pastor Mr.. Gordon has
the elements OF power and strength: His preach
ing on Jamaica Plain proves it. Men of mind
being led to renounce Unitarianism, and are en-
braoing Christianity. so says the correspondent
of the Chicago Christian Times.
"A revival is in progress in connection with
the Baptist Church at East Dover VI. Evl-
dences OF the good work were manifested lmms-
distely after the meeting at Burlington.
The Baptist church at Brownsville, s. c.,
has been greatly revived, seventy.six having been
added IN about twelve months by baptism, the
fruits of good Sunday School, Il rI.
Catholic.
ON the 26th of October, at Mount St. Mary's
College, near Emmetsburg, Nd, the Right Rev.
Bishop of Buffalo conferred Minor Orders on
Messrs. Martin Fallon, John Pollard, and John
Watterson; and Subdeaconship on Messrs. Pat
rick Hopkins, for the Diocese of Buffalo; James
Dunn. for the Diocese of Erie; and Claudain
Northrop, for the Diocese of Charleston. On
The Sd inst, in st. Joseph's Cathedral, Buffalo,
Right Rev. Bishop TimoH conferred Minor
Orders on Mr.. John p. ewart; and Subdeacon-
ship OF Messrs. John j. Fitzpatrick and Mat
thew Darcy, Tor the Diocese of Buffalo; and
Deaoonship on the Rev. Peter Daily, of Brooklyn.
On the 9th inst, Mr.. John P. Stewart was pro-
NOTED TO Subdeaconship by Right Rev. Aug.
Verot, Bishop of Savannah.
The dedication of the new Roman Catholic
Church of ST. Joseph, in Pitts6eld, which we
described somewhat elaborately last week, took
place on Sunday, the 11th, with the ceremonies
prescribed by the Church. The building was
not quite completed, but the omissions were not
such as to much impair the general effect, and
the expression OF admiration for the architec-
Snrsl beauty of the building was more than suf-
tcient to justify our description. Mass was cele-
brated in the morning at the old church, on
Melville street, by the PASTOR Rev. Edward
Purcell.
The New York correspondent of the CattO-
l,c Standard states that 1T was decided in the
Baltimore PlenATV Council
of the division of the New York Ecclesiastical
Province should be left to the discussion of the
Provincial Council, which will probably be held
when the deer aes of the Baltimore Council will
have returned approved by the Pope.
g. The new Clstercian Church and Monastery
at Gethsemane, near New Haven, Nelson county,
Kentucky, was dedicated on the 18th by the
Most Reverend Archbishop Purcell. The Most
Reverend DR.. Spauldng, Archbishop of Balti-
morei the Right Rev. DR.. Lavialle Bishop of
Louisville, and Iother prelates were expected to
be present. The Most Rev. Archbishop OF Bal
hmore preached.
On Tuesday, November 6, the Right Rev.
Bishop Wood, assisted by Very Rev. William
Chancellor OF this Diocese, admitted Misses Mary
Hart and Bridget McSorley to the habit of the
Order of the Sacred Heart. The ceremony was
solemnized at the new Academy of the Sisters,
Broad and Walnut streets.
There was collection for the Provincial
Seminary, in the Diocese of New York, on the
:0th ult., which yielded $l4,9S2.
Congregational.
Ten individuals were received to the Con-
gIegationaI Church in Chester, Vermont, last
Sabbath, on profession or their faith, all but one
young people, five of them young men; only
four received baptism, the others having been
baptized in infancy.
I'm San Francisco there were received to the
Green Street Congregational Church fourteen
members; to the Oakland Congregational
Church six. On the previous Sunday thirty
were added to the Howard presbyterian church,
San Francisco.
The CONGREGATIONAL Church in Pittsburg, Pa,
of which Rev. Henry D. Moore is pastor, is pre-
pairing to build a much-needed house of worship,
and the ladies OF the church are to hold grand
fair for the object on the llth of December.
DIR. Cheever will preach on the morning of
Thanksgiving Day, on the "Basis of Repre-
sentatiOn" appointed in the Constitution, as
essential to freedom.
. tional Churches meets in Jersey City on Tues
day, December 4, at p. NJ.
Dutc IN Reformed.
We are happy to hear that an interesting
work of grace is in progress in the Reformed
Dutch church at Lysander, New York, OF which
4 Rev. j. Henry Enders is pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Becntold has been installed pastor
of the Church of the Hollanders in Paterson,
NJ ALI the services were in the Dutch Ian
guage.
Rev. DANIEL Rapala of the Annoy mission,
y has arrived at New York from Hong Kong.
ESThe Evangelical knowledge Society, at its
IuriHenth anniversary, reports that its receipts
500 EaShe past year were $40, ,99S'32; the expenses
Tbe amo,, and the balance on hand Sl4O2'0l.
+ho assatSt on hand last year was $l962'65 and
hoots nIat the Society, Including the stock ot
M eo etc., were SGT 979S9.
cesan ~ Con UU.HHee ventHee appointed at the last Do
considecation The Of Pennsylvania, to take into
to hold eeting eSdiUp m % d1rnS I9 he oresen nseI
mS6'h; mon N Msnsaa.m sa meetfSof convocation lately
Selu as docussed AZ an Pa, ~ subject of division
Ss r9vai SSSu Of those prese9He e9He' general ap
I'D, N-During the past year, s,e Eval
1dee Society OF the Proestanteal Kno W
Church issued 18 new books, and 2947 NiscOpa
trtcts. 1t has now between 46O and 500 )es
enl publications on its shelves. The totafg
CENTS frou collections, ETC., amounts
S4O99e'39 and the expenditures to $39, ,596'3l.
-Thg Church IN East Orange. N. j.. has call
b lis bastorate Rev. Charles A. Smith, ID. D.,
his dty.
Lutheran.
--2ey. 7. Steck, of Lehgh county, has be
elefed Pastor OF the Bernville Lutheran Chars
BeSs county, Pa, made vacant by the remoV
Ofkev. II. Grain, of this city.
The Rev. d. Shindler has resigned the Pi
Dfshlp OF the Second Lutheran Church, Let
ION, Pa, and removed to Colorado Territory.
a Methodist.
From other interesting items recently mn
1shed,We gather the following;-O Annual Co
terences there are siXty-four an increase of TO
Z over the previous year. At their recent sess
the bishops made provision for the oreaniz
lion OF three new ones, making a total for /
of seven. .'i I'71T'9 = ~-NO
The number of travelling preachers is 4576
increase over the previous year OF 4OI. or the,
-62s7 are effective THAT is, taking full work