The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-10
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
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ENGLANp.-BIr. Spurgeon's Divinity School.
supported by voluntary contributions, has now
nearly one hundred students in II, ana out OF
the ifty-nine students who have become BaptiSt
ministers the past year, forty have gone IRON
this Institution. j..
"A strong petition has been sent from Eng.
land to the Pope oil Rome, asking Tor restora-
ton OF communion between the two churches.
The London Pat7ot says;-"People may smile
at the absurdity of such attempts, but parties
putting them forth are in earnest, and are men
of settled purpose"
MBxIoo.-An attempt has been made to recon.
cile the Pope and the Emperor Maximilian; OF
Mexico The draft of a concorddt, which has
been prepared at Rome, is said to be satisfactory
to the Mexican Emperor
SOUTH AFRICA.-Bishop Colenso has now been
formally communicated by the Bishop oil
Cape Town, as the Metropolitan of South Africa.
WESTERN AFRICA.-According to official state.
ments, the Republic of Liberia has brought
under its control $1,000 of the aborlgines,
besides 5000 recaptured from slave ships. 1t
has turned more than 500 miles of coast from
being a horrid slave mart to the peaceful and
honest pursuits of agriculture and commerce.
More than 100 churches have been erected.
About 200 schools are in operation; 10000
children have been taught in English and
10000 persons have united with the churches
There are between sixty and seventy settle
meuts. and their commerce annually amounts to
between fifteen and twenty millions of dollars.
DOMESTIC.
FPIsCoPAL.-The Anglican Diocese of Florida
has withdrawn from the General CounCip of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in the late Con-
federate States, and reunited with the Church In
the United States The General Council we
believe, consists now Of the Bishop of Virginia.
The colored Episcopalians of Charleston
have organized two congregations in that CITY,
with the full appreciation of the Bishops the
convention, and the hearty God-speed OF all the
clergy.
CosT OF CHURCH SUPPORT. following esti-
mate, founded upon the United States census,
has been made OF the probable amount which it
costs the individual members of the different
churches in this country to sustain them "A
Baptist or Methodist, $3H0; Presbyterian, $6;
Congregationalist, $40; Roman Catholic, $l4;
an Episcopalan, $40; Reformed Dutch, S22;
Unitarian, S23.
METHoDIsT.-The revival at Williamsport, Pa,
has resulted III additions to thS Sseveral churches
OF over seven hundred converts; about one-half
of that number have united with the three
Methodist Episcopal churches of Williamsport.
During the last month the New York Gbris.
tidn Advocate has reported revivals to the fol
lowing large eXtent:-March l, 4400 conversions
and accessiona; March 8, 4367; March Is, 1888;
March p, 2688; March 20, I748. Total for the
MONTH 436.
CoNGREGATIoNAL.- is stated that an extern
sive but quiet revival is progressing in all the
churches of New Bedford. Mass, and is extend
ing to neighboring churches.
"A Congregational Church has been organized
at Webster, Mo-, twelve miles from st. Louis
This is the twenty-second Congregational Church
in Missouri.
BAPTIsT.-A church of this denomination in
Chicago has lust been dedicated. The cost is
100000 and it is magnificent edihce. When
the dedication Sabbath dawned, $50 900 were to
be secured or the organ, tower, and bell, one or
all, would be missing or unpaid for, If obtained.
A collection of $53, 600 was obtained during the
two services of the day-$47,0OO in Ethe morning
and $4,000 in the evening.
An extensive revival is in progress in the
First Baptist Church of Baltimore. Nearly one
hundred have been reserved for baptism, in
Cluding one Methodist Minister and one Epis-
copal.
REFORMED DUTCH.-The Secretary of the Board
of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Dutch
Church states that ''the financial year of the
Board OF Foreign Missions closes on the 30th of
April To conclude the year without debt,
So, 900 are still needed"
The reports from numerous churches of this
denomination, embracing all parts ofthe country,
indicate extraordinary and powerful revivals OF
religion. The additions to these churches within
q few weeks must be many thousand.
The Presbytery of New York 20. S. has
passed an earnest appeal III favor of the sailors,
and the new church opened for their benefit in
Market street, late the Market Street Reformed
Dutch Church.
The Trustees of Lafayette College met al
Easton Pa, March 2S, and organized scientific
course. Mr.. A. Pardee, of Hazeton, gave
100000 and Mr.. William Davidson, of Phila
delphia, endowed the chair of Chemistry.
ROMAN CATHoLIo-In the course of the pre-
sent year National Synod of all the Roman
Catholic Bishops of the United States is to bt
held. Archbishop Spaldlng, of Baltimore, viii
preside.