The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-04
CONGREGATIONAL.

Rev. Mr.. Mcleod, the Missionary of the
American Home Missionary Society at Great
4 Salt Lake City, has been preaching course of
lectures on polygamy, attacking the system IN
Its stronghold. The Mormons have attended in
eonslderable numbers, though the leaders
threaten the preachers life. One gentleman at
Ehe third lecture subscribed $1,000 towards a
large church in that city. Mr.. Mcleod is
Greatly encouraged.
Il The Second Parish Church, of Portland,
where DR., Payson preached in former days, was
bne OF those destroyed by the great fire on the
&tth ultimo. sixty-eight families were thus
Burnt out of their church house. The pastor,
DR.. Cowthers, lost his house, books, sermons,
md was burnt out of three houses to which,
being i'll. he was carried.
Rev. DR.. Sprague, of Albany, preached in
DE First Congregational Church at West Spring
'feld, on the first Sabbath of July, the same
~ ermon he preached forty-seven years ago in
hat house, ii being then his first communion
ermon and his first arish.
On the l4th OF June, Rev. A. l.. Stone, D. D.,
= as installed in his place as pastor of the First
}hurch in San Francisco. DR.. l. f. Dwinell
Preached the sermon.
METHODIST.
The Seventeenth Annual Conference of the
Methodist New Connection met in Birmingham,
1pne IL. The Rev. Samuel Hulme was elected
4lresident, and Rev. Thomas Fenton Secretary.
last year the Methodist New Connection had
yer 80, 600 mem bers.
The cornerstone of Heck Hall was laid by
ishop Thompson, at Evanston, near Chicago,
the 18th of July. The building is to be 140
et by As, five stories high, and to cost $50, 900.
The Centenary meetings and collections Of
be denominations are engaging the zeal and
s. berality of the churches in all sections of the
Runtry, North, East, and West, promising large
suits.
The Richmond Advocate reports Bishop
arly nearly recovered from his railroad injuries.
JEWISH.
The Jewish synagogue Just completed in
Erin, but not yet conseorated, is one of the
psf gorgeous buildings in Europe. The entire
st of the structure is estimated at million of
lalers, $780, 900 in gold. 1t is surmounted by
huge dome of the oriental type which can be
en from every house-top in Berlin. The in.
Nor is broken up into a great central hall of
+ ,rship, not far from hundred feet in length,
ID provided with three thousand chairs for the
' brshippers. These are of oak and richly
rived. The finish of the interior is of the most
DOIdIt hluui anu lCG thOI6 10 uOI al WuLu VI
nboI in the building, except the imitation OF
Commandments behind the pulpit. The
pund color of the wall is bro wn, but it is so
Dfusely studded with stars and very delicate
cery done in gold that the eye is dazzled with
splendOr. The whole is lighted with two
r Dusand burners, and the cost OF the gas
s rned each hour is about fifty dollars.
The first edition of the whole Bible in He.
w. with vowel points, was published in 1883,
5 SOncno in Italy, on 373 folio pages This
+. ton has no tile page.
The grand festival OF the "Free Sons OF
ael, j" In aid of the Hebrew Free School Asso
ton, took place on Wednesday, at Union
TX.
The French Government has resolved 10
rease, by $4,000 francs the annual grant for
lries to the Jewish clergy. 1t has further
n resolved to appoint for Paris third assist
rabbi. l.u8
The Hebreao Leader says of the Rev. Ber
ntrowitz, who died recently at Columbus
:-"He lived to the ripe age Of ninety-thre
rs, and died honoFed and respected by al
knew him. He was, at the time Of hi
tn, the Oldest JewiRh cantor in America"
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