The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-18

Ordinations. Q3
lnstaIations.. ...,..,...,.s.............. I'D
PASTE raj relations dissolved. ................ 112
Churches organized. Observation-Disclosures. so
Ministers received from other denomina-
Ministers tlismi. sed to other denominatIons. 10
Churches received fIom other denomina'
Churches smlssed to other denominations. 2
Ministers deceased ...................... 81
Churches dissolved. ed.......,...............,. ~
Members added on examination. ,........ Il 1887
Members added on oertltica'e. ............ 1O158
Total number OF COMMITMENTS reported. 239, ,906
AuUlts DaptlZeu. ..,.,,..,.....''''' ''''' O,UU6
Infants baptized. .............. 10,O06
purposes so 819 900
Amount contributed 1or the Boards ...... $4,000
Amount contributed for dlsabed minister's 23,633
Amount contributed for miscellaneous pur- -
pOses'' 0lJ bJU
Whole amount contributed. .............. 32s4.597
Contingent fund. Observation-Disclosures. IL 4S6
The New School branch OF this denomina-
tion has made great advances in Philadelphia
the last two years, adding eight new churches,
with over 5000 sittings, at cost of over
S214,000.
Rev. Dr. Stearns, of Newark, New Jersey,
has declined to allow his name to be presented
to the Trustees of Hamilton College, New York,
in connection with the Presidency of that insti-
tuition.
Tie Board of Directors of Columbia Theo.
logtca. Seminary have appointed DIR. Palmer, of
New Orleans, and DR.. Wilson, OF Augusta, Ca,
to solicit Sl50,000 TO SET the Seminary on it's
feet.
The Old School Assembys Committee on
Freedmen has entered upon the work of the
year, with fifty.seven missionaries in the field
ana $4,000 in the treasury.
The Louisville Presbytery has declared the
pulpits OF all pastors under It's jurisdiction who
have rebelled or may rebel against the General
Assembly, to be vacant.
Rev. 7. Ralston Smith, of the Seventh Pres
byterian Church, in this city, has accepted a
Secretaryship in the American Bible Society.
Dutch Reformed.
The annual statistics of this denomination
Tor 1866 are as Yellowstone General Synod;
ChlCago) thirty.tw Chassis Tor PIesbyleries);
churches, 43l; ministers, 4O7; candidates, IL:
communicates, 55,9l7. Received last year on
confession, 1920: by letter, 1885; infants bap-
tized, 1907; adults, 605; children in Sabbath
Schools, 4,4l4; contributions for benevolent
uses S24l, l29 55; for congregational purposes,
$649, ,540'83. Moneys for benevolent uses under
control or the several Boards-EduCaton in
addition to the income trcm invested funds,
$500; domestic missions, 4,589'98; building
fund, S4433'5S mission schools, $l157' foreign
missions $55,7S3'75; publication, S2l75'72. Be-
si0es these sums, $96, 640l7 has been raised for
widows fund, ministers fund, and tor colleges.
1t. is lntimated that the Church has given about
100000 to benevolent objects outside of its own
operations.
-sllas D. Chlds, of Utica, deceased, has left
to the Reformed Dutch Church in Utica five
thousand dollars, to be expended in procuring
and maintaining good music in SAID church.
Rev. DR.. j. W. Nevin has been elected Presi-
dent OF the College at Lancaster, in this State,
and Rev. DR.. Gerhart Vice-PresIdent
Congregational.
-Congregationalism is becoming a power in
Great Britain and Ireland We find 1t stated
that there are 2785 Congregational Churches,
1907 minister, 444 students, with au increase
of II churches and as ministers.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher takes his vaca-
ton IN August; Rev. N. j. Burton, of Hartford,
NlTiY, Init RnNy Nv Iplar ,.t
Baltimore, IS supplying Rev. DR.. Budlngton's
pulpit in Brooklyn.
On the 1lth of July eleven members of the
Theological Seminary, at Bangor, Name, received
the customary license as preachers OF the Gospel,
from the PenObscOt Association,
The fortieth anniversary of the pastorate of
Dr.. Fits, at Ipswich, Mass, was celebrated
recently. Large numbers OF clergy and others
from abroad were present.
Rev. David Trumbull, pastor of the Union
Church (Congregationap in Valparaiso, Chill,
has returned for visit to this country.
-Thirty-two Congregational churches in
Kansas report membership OF S38.
Baptist.
The Baptists ofVi1 ginia, having lost the funds
of Richmond College by investment in Contede
rate bonds are now endeavoring to secure a
new endowment OF 100000.
The First Baptist Church of Baltimore has
added l4O members in five months. The Female
that office over fifty years.
The Baptists in England appear to be pros
perlng in a striking degree. In little over two
| years they have raised million of dollars fol
| church eXtersion.
-Rev. j. Hyatt Smith, of this city
| accepts the call to Lee Avenue Baptist Church
| Brooklyn.
The colored Baptists of New Haven are
| fitting up house OF worship.
Unitarian.
William Everett, OF Boston, son of the late
| Edward Everett, has presented to the Unitarian
| Society at Winchester very beautiful and
appropriate set OF silver for the communion
| service. Some OF the plate had belonged 10 his
father, his allusion to which, in brief address
drew tears from many.
Rev. DR.. Briggs, pastor of the First Church
| Salem, mas declined the call of the Unitarian
Society at Washington.
Lutheran.
The Lutheran congregation at Fort Wayne Il
| said to be one OF the largest in the West, mum
| bering 500 male members and 1900 in all
Though most OF them are in humble CirCum
stances, the Church Is very liberal.
| Missions.
| A new Society, called the Palestine Christian
| Union Mission to the Arabs has been formed il
England, to meet the rowing spirit OF religious
| inquiry among the Arabs. native Christian
| Arab will go out soon, accompanied by physi
| clan. HIS plan is TO go TO his native town
| Sychar, near Jacobs Well, and combine house
| to house visitation with teaching and preaching
Mrs. Lloyd, of the Zulu Mission, went from
| cultivated, refined circle in new YORK city
| few years ago, and was soon lett widow amonl
a rude people. Deeply interested in her work
| she remains in the field, faithfully labOring TO
| the good of the people.
| Reports from the new location of the Dako
| tas in Nebraska are favorable to the religion