The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-09
CITY INTELLIGE NOE

CENTENARY.-The Local Preachers Of
the Methodist Church are a body OF citizens
WELDING an immense influence. While all, or
nearly AL of them are engaged in secular pur
suits, many OF them are gentlemen of large
literary and spiritual attainments with suih
Cient wealth to enable them TO devote both
talent and purse to no inconsideTable extent to
the cause of religion. They supply the places
of the regular clergy in their absence, and In all
but the administration of the sacrament take
their place when occasion requires. They cele-
brated their centenary on Wednesday night at
SanSom Street Hall, with a supper, and with
heppy and cneeriul religious exercises. Rev.
William Rhoads presided. The 46th Psalm
was read by the Rev. Richard Holt, after which
the Rev. I, T. Tasker offered prayer. The pre-
sident of the evening then made an opening
address, replete with eloquent passages, winch
space is SO limited that we cannot give the
speech TO our readers; its beauty would be
marred by mere outline. An original hymn,
written Tor the occasion by Mr. James NiChol-
son, of Wharton Street Church. was then sung by
the vast audience who joined in it in good old
fashioned Methodist style. Alter this the meet,
ing was thrown open for voluntary speeches OF
five minutes in length, which, said the chair
man, applies to all except bishops. Bishop
Simpson made the address of the evening. Its
subject was All exposition of the immense ad-
Vantages resulting from q combination of the
labors of the clergy with the laity. Many times
he was applauded as he spoke. The Bishop dwelt
at considerable length upon his subject.
THE VETERAN BOUNTY FUND.-The
Commission appointed under an ordinance of
Councils passed in May, 1864 to pay bounty
of $25 to all reenlisted veterans who had been
credited to the city of Philadelphia, and who
had not been paid by the wards, have had their
report printed in pamphlet form. The report
states that in May, 1864 Conncils voted $50, 900,
and on the sth of July, 1864, 100000 for the
purpose of paying bounty of $50 to each man
volunteering for one hundred days, and fur
ther appropriation of $3.50, 900 has been made
for the same obi sct To make sure that each
man should receive the bounty, the Commission
drew the money, visited the camps in Philadel.
phia Baltimore, mbersburg, Bloomsbury,
Harrisburg, and other places. The number re-
turned as having enlisted was 1885, of which
1884 were paid. The Commission commenced
paying the re-enlisted veterans, and much diff
Guilty was experienced, as most OF the men had
re.enlistcd in their regiments while in the field,
and therefore had to be represented by their re-
latives or agents. The Commission found that
the whole number of re-enlisted veterans on
their books entitled to bounty was 1863, of
which 1886 had been paid by the wards to
which they had been credited, and 2449 were
paid by the Commission leaving 1894 unpaid.
The entire appropriations amounted to
100000 out of which $lS9, 200 was paid to one
hundred days men, and SCI, 400 to re.enlisted
veterans; $l626 returned to the Mayor, and
$4246'3S expenses, making q total Of $780, 5S0'3S;
leaving an unexpended balance of $l93, ,529'62.