Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-19
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Concerning Churches I'm North ern
Ohio.

The masons have nearly completed the
laying of the range stone for the founda-
ton of the lecture room of the Presbyte-
rian Church in Youngstown. When csm-
pleted it will be one of the finest lecture
rooms in the country In size it will be
thirty-one feet bysixty. The whole church
edifce is to be pushed forward to compile
ton at an early day.
The Protestant Methodists of Holmes,
Crawford county, are building a new
church on the ground where the old one
stoed which was torn down in 1864 by a
set of individuals who had a spite against
the preacher and a few of the members.
They have raised over 81, 900 by subscrip-
ton, The house is to be finished this
summer.
Mrs. F. G. Servis, of Garfield, has pre-
sented the Disciple Church of that place
with a cabinet organ, costing sI7O, and
two beautiful chandeliers, purchased in
Philadelphia, at a cost of SIS.
The ceremony of laying the corner stone
of the new Catholic Church about being
built at Jacksonville, took place on We'd
nesday, May 10th. Rev. E. o. Calligan
of Youngstown, Ohio, preached on the
occasion.
The Methodist and Congregational So
cities of Geneva, Ashtabula county, will
erect church buildings this year, the for
mer to be 6Ox8O feet in size, estimated
cost $4,000, but viii probably reach $780,
600. The latter will not be SO large, but TO
cost from $4,000 to $4,000, both to be
built IN brick n finished in modern
style.
The corner stone of the new Episcopal
Church, in gainesville, will be laid by
Bishop Bcdell, on Wednesday next, May
Esd, at > P. N. The Rev. Mr.. Rylance, of
Cleveland, will mako the address. Bishop
Bedoll will preach in the evening.
PERSONALITIES. G. W. Phinney, class
of 81 o. c., oberlin, and late of Kelloggs-
vile, o., has accepted a call to-the pulpit
of the Congregational Church in Peoria,
Illinois.
Rev. E. E. Lamb, pastor of the Roots
town, Portage county, Congregational
Church, has been voted two months leave
of absence by his parish, making the first
respite from pastoral labors in the five
years he has ministered to hat people.
Mr.. Lamb win spend the next six months
amid the hills and valleys of his native
New England home. During Mr.. Lambs
absence, his pulpit will be supplied by
Prof. c. Cutler, of Hudson College.
The Second Church, Oberlin, have in
vited Prof. c. H. Churchill to become
their associate pastor for the remainder of
the year, Principal Fairchild's new work
as financial agent of the College compel
ling him to resign that position.
Mr.. John Galley, son of Rev. Richard
Galley of Richland county, Ohio, was in
stalled as pastor of the United Presbyte-
rian Church in Butler, Pa, on the gath of
May.
Rev. Frank P. Woodbury., formerly a
student of the class of 81, Oberlin, was
recently installed pastor of the Congrega-
tional Church of Meriden, n. Il.
Rev. E. Buckingham preached q sermon
in Canton last Sabbath on Cholera, taking
for his text the slst Psalm-"The pesti-
lenee that walketh in darkness, and de-
.struction that wasteth at MONDAY"
Rev. j. a. WILDER, for twelve years pas
tor of the First Presbyterian Church of
has resigned his position.
REyIyALs, MEETINGS, ETC.-Twenty-
nine persons, mostly young men, united
with the First Church in oberlin last
Sunday week.
Sunday week ago forty.two persons
were added to the membership of the
Presbyterian Church of Elyria by profess
and five more by letter. Three
more had been accepted, but were not
Service was held in Trinity Church,
Jefferson, Ashtabula county, Saturday
evening, a fortnight ago, Bishop Bedell
oficiated. Five young women were con-
Sabbath, May 9Th, was a very interest
day to the Congregational Church, of
Rootstown. A part of the fruits of the
ate great revival were gathered in. For
y-two persons united with the church,
nd half of them were heads of families.
This church has enjoyed, in the past fv e
ears, two most precious r%evivals, and
linety-6ve persons have united with the
hurch during that time.
The Grand River Conference of Con-
.regational churches, held its s~emi-annual .
at Kelloggsville on the LIST of !
lay. Home Missions and Sabbath {
schools occupied much of the interest of
he meeting. The Conference adopted res :
of respect to the memory of Rev.
3 H. Concklin, lately deceased.
The Ohio Christian Missionary Con-
will be held in Akron on the 22d, :.
Sd and Path of this month. :