The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-16
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
FoREIaN.

ENGLAND.-It is said that since the death of
Lord Palmerston, Earl Russell, in full agree
ment with the royal family, uses the influence
of the Government i'm behalf of the Broad
Church party. The successor of DR.. Whewell,
as Master Of Trinity, is said TO be a Broad
Church man.
SCOTLAND. The Free Church of Scotland has
790 ministers and s69 churches. 1t is larger
than the Presby terian Church IN Ireland, which
has $50 ministers
soUrH AFmcA.-From Natal It is reported
that the successor OF DR.. Colenso, as Bishop OF
Natal, has been selected. and that all the Eng.
lish Bishops have agreed to recognize the new
Bishop.
FRANoE.-The grand preliminary convention
for taking steps Tor new translation OF the
Bible, which has been in course of preparation
for years, held its first session In Paris on the
23d OF March. The leading men of the Catholic,
Protestant, and Jewish Churches have united
for the first time In this great work, the object
being 10 combat inidelty, and especially the
writings of such men as Renan,
FRENCH PRoTEsTANTs.- Church:-
l5O consistories, 4S9 parishes, 292 "annexesD S95
churches, 1904 schools, 66l pastors. Lutheran
Church:-44 consistories, 232 parishes. 1879 "an-
nexes," 1872 churches Cos schools, 1903 pastors.
Independent tChurches:-l95 churches, ,9S pastors.
DOMESTIC.
PREsBYTERIAN.-The Central PRESBYTERIAN,
Richmond, counts up the strength of the de-
nomination South, thus:-Synods 10; Presby
teries, 46; churches, lll2; ministers, GAG; licen
tiatesS So; candidates., 40; commandments,
communicates, whose aggregate (before the
war; was ll,44S; Synods, 81 Presbyteres, II;
churches, l65; ministers, 10; licentiates, g.
candidates. 20, Thus the aggregate of ministers
IN the United Church is 8ll; OF licentiates, 9l /;
of candidates, SO; ard OF communicates, 8382l.
Of these 12,473 are colored people,
The General Assemblies of both branchee
meet this year in ST. Louis, May IL, II Is ex-
pected the Old School Presbyterian Church Will
be again the scene of very animated discussion.
It Is believed that majority will stand by the
deliverances OF former years. while the friends
of the South, and also those who are opposed to
any deliverances on subjects ike loyalty and
slavery, will demand a repeal, or at least a
modincaIion.
Lane Seminary has graduated 4Sl ministers
since it commenced of whom All are still living,
and are laboring in twenty different States OF the
Union--in India, China, Palestine, Africa, the
West Indies, and among the North American
Indians. The library of the Seminary now con-
tains nearly 1000 volumes.
There are now five German Presbyterian
Churches in the Presbytery of Ne yark
METHoDIsT.-The Central Centenary Com
mittee has resolved that in view of the universal
interest of the Church, and of the manifest signs
OF the outpouring of the Holy Spirit of Grace
we have decided to recommend that the month
of October be devoted to protraced religious
services throughout the whole extent of Ameri-
can Methodism.
The city or district of Brooklyn contains at
least dozen Methodist churches and schools,
with the usual complement OF churches OF other
denominations.
The General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, assembled in New
Orleans, Wednesday, April A, Bishop Andrew,
the senior Bishop, presiding; being assisted also
by Bishop Early. There we're one hundred of
the one hundred and fifty delegates present at
the opening OF the session.
The papers of the denomination continue to
report extensive rcvivals and large accessions to
the churches.
CoNeREGArIoNAL.-In Boston, New Haven
Hartford, and numerous towns and cities in New
England, an unprecedented degree of religious
enthusiasm is reported in the churches.
EPIsCoPAL.-Bishop Stevens has arrived in
London, in improved health.
The Trustees of Trinity College, Hartford
have elected to the presidency of that institution
the Rev. DR.. Payue, Rector of st. Georges
Church, Schenectady.
BAPTIsT.-It is stated that the Baptlsts have
more members South than North. The whole
number of members in the Union is 1,04O, 900.
The colored Baptists of Charleston, S. c.,
having been deprived of their meeting house by
their white brethren, an effort to build new
church for themselves is now being made. At
a recent meeting of their people held for the
purpose of raising contributions to aid this
object, number of colored women, having no
money 10 offer, brought their market baskets
filled with eggs.
MIsoELLANEoUs.-A yourg American lady
brought up in the Christian faith, joined the
Jewish Church at Chicago lew days ago.
There are now twenty ordained native
ministers of the gospel in the Sandwich Islands
Rev Dr. Wood received eighty-seven per
sons, seventy-fve on profession, to his church
in Geneva, N. Y, on Sunday April 8.
Over six hundred conversions are reported
in Newark, n. j.
The EUdngelist of last week reports 500 con
versions in Buffalo, N. Y; in Rochester, 100; il
Lima, 80; Geneva, So Lockport, $50; in Auburn
225; Weston, so; IN Carlisle, Pa, l60; and large
numbers in various other places, showing al
out the country.