The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-25

Austrian army suffered q signal oetcat on that
day,
"A German Lutheran Church has been orga-
nized in southwark, and Rev. II. Grain, of
Bernvile, Pa, elected pastor. The parish school
connected with this church has long been held
under the auspices of Zion and st. Michaels
Churches During the past twelve months the
Lutherans have erected the new ST. stephens
Evangelical Lutheran Church in WestP hiladel-
phia; also remodelled ST. Marks English Lu-
theran Church, on Spring Garden street, and
erected fine church in Germantown.
1t is stated in high church paper that in
Iceland new Bishop of the National Lutheran
Church is to be consecrated by an American and
q Scotch Bishop in order to revive ''the Apos-
tolic succession OF an undoubted utle.n
Methodist.
The speech of the Rev Robert Wallace of
Dublin, in the Conference at Leeds, sets forth
the difficulties under which Methodlsm is main
tanned in Ireland. The Fenian excitement had
done an injury which many years could not
repair. The operations of Methodism are
carried on in country where seventy-seven
and half per cent. of the population belong 10
the Roman Catholic Church, and this Church
is we'll organized, under talented leadership,
extending all over the kingdom, watching every
individual, from peer to peasant, SO that no
curing bitter persecution. And yet Metho-
dlsm had scattered into every part of
the country. Their aim twas not to have
grand churches and congregations in favored
and Saviour Jesus Christ to every part of the
land. There are one hundred and ten circuit
ministers in Ireland and twenty-five misslona-
ries, and these ministered to one thousand five
hundred societies. The ministers in ireland
have to contend for ever and ever with dis
couragements. Whatever may be the success
attending their minstrations, 1t is their fate to
see year by year their society melting away
under the tide of emigration, and to some extent
to see the ground cut away from under their
feet 1t is most discOuraging thing for
Methodist preacher to labor under the con-
sciousness that, Notwithstanding all his labors
and ali his successes, he should be going back
wards"
DIR. McFerIin, Secretary of the Missionary
Board, in communication explanatory OF the
debt OF the Missionary Society OF the Church
South, states that the debt is 100000; that no
part Of 1t was created by employing chaplains
in the Confederate armies, but was occasoned
by the failure OF the collections to meet the
authorized drafts upon the treasury. A part Of
debt was created before the war. During the
war funds were collected to meet the indebted
ness; all these funds were in Confederate
money, and, 10 make them the more secure,
they were bonded; but when the Contederacy
exploded, money and bonds exploded likewise,
and proved 10 be worthless. The collections
were in Confederate money, and could only be
vested in Confederate securities. Hence the
failure. 1.-THE way of transSressors Is hard"
The Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church
(colored), in Washington, D. c., laid the corner
stone OF a new edihce on the 9th inst. A large
audience listened to the very interesting and
impressive exercises. The building stands on
the site of the former one will cost about $l5 900,
and will be completed by the lst OF Decem-
Der. Over $4,000 has already been raised for the
enterprise. The society is very prosperous, l40
members having been added during the present
pasto1ate of Rev. Richard P. Bell.
Rev. W. F. Warren, lately connected with
the Methodist Biblical Institute in Bremen, Ger
many, reached New York on the 21st ult DR..
Warren returns TO assume protessorshlp in the
Methodist General Biblical institute, near Bos-
ton. Professor Warren is bringing out new
work on Systematic Divinity, which is eagerly
looked for by others besides Methodists.
-Campmeedngs are in progress in number
OF places within a few miles OF New York,
on Long Island, New Jersey, and up the North
river. The camp-meeting at Morrlstown New
Jersey, which began on the 26th instant, Is
expected to be a great occasion, and the greatest
gathering of Methodists ever witnessed in East
Jersey.
The Annual Meeting OF the National Asso-
Ciaiion OF Local Preachers OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, will be held in Brooklyn,
New York. Sept. 29th. Delegates from this and
other cities are requested to send their names
to the Rev. John Cottier, No. Maiden lane,
New York.
The Northeastern Christian Advocate has re-
turns OF recent revivals in the Methodist
Churches of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Wiscon-
sin, Indiana, and Minnesota, which show 9OO8
converted, 1888 reclaimed, 1877 joined by letter,
"A few Sundays since, eighty persons were re-
ceived into the Green Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, in full communion, out of eighty.two
who joined on probation six months ago.
The Rev. L. C. Matlack has been employed
by the Central Methodist Episcopal Church, in
this city, in the place of the Rev. Mr.. Brindle,
released on account of i'll health.
"A new Methodist church is now being built
at Morrstown, n. j.; it will be completed In tine
course of six months. A camp meeting COM
menced at this place on Tuesday.
The General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, Canada, meets N Orono, east
of Toronto, Wednesday, August 22d.
The camp meetings held at Pennsgrove, ana
other points in New Jersey, by the Methodlsts'
have been, it Is said very successful.
Presbyterian.
twenty-five churches of the New School
Presbyterian Church have received each from
so to 159 members. These twenty-five highly
favored churches are not in any one section OF
the Church. but scattered all over 1t. They be-
long to thirteen different synods. Ninety
churches report additions of from 25 to 90 mem
bers each. Thus, OF the 10000 additions, more
than half are reported by ll5 of the churches:
If the remaining 14O0 churches had gained
even Onehalf as many members as the ll5, the
sum total of additions would have been over
40, 600. .'
The Rev. William e. Jones, of Genesee,
n. Y, has received a unanimous call from the
First Presbyterian Church of Cedarville, New
Jersey.
The Rev. J. T. Cooper, D. D., of the United
Presbyterian Church, has arrived in this city
from California, in good health.
Missions.
--Aletter from Bishop Gobat, for twenty years