The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-19
SUMMARY or RELIGIOUS NEWS.
PRESBYTERIAN

PRESBHTEElAN-
The Rev Samuel L. Clarke has resigned the
pastoratc OF the Fort Street Pres yterlau Church
of Detroit, Michigan, to take effect January lst.
The hev. Norman seayer, d. d., tue
successor ot Rev. Dr. G. G, S. Robinson in the
pastora'e of the FIRST Presoyterian Church,
Henry street, Brooklyn NY, was duly installed
on Tuesday evening OF last Weck.
The Rev. Samuel A. Hayt, Jr., OF the
Reformed Dutch Church, late OF Fishkill, n, Y,
has received and accepted call TO the Secout
Church, Belvidere, N. j., made vacaut oy the
removal OF Rev. S. W. Dana to ths city.
The Rev. Albert Barnes preached a sermon
commemorative OF bis attaining the measure OF
three'score ears and ten, on Sunday, 9Th inst,
in the FIRST Presbyterian church OF this city.
The congregation OF Central Church, Will
mington, Del, have purchased OF James France
his elegant new brick house, No. 9O6 King street,
for $500, for parsonage. Ine house is bcRl-
tituily hted up, has pressed ouc6 front ana
brown stone taCmgs
The Third Church in this city, Rev. joseph
T. Cooper, d. D., pastor, at the late communion,
had an accession of ten TO tner membership.
The church building is too small to accommodate
all applying for seats. steps are being taSen-t to
make sume alterations to the church ediiCe.
On the communion occasion last Sabbath
week, in the Fourth United Presbyterian
Church, Pittsburg, Rev. j. NJ. Cockins pastor,
fitty-three applicants were admitted TO member
ship, forty.hVe On profession and thirteen on
certificate from other churches.
The cornerstone Of Dr. Duryea's new
church, on Casson avenue, BrooGlyn, n. y,
is rather curOusly arranged, having the pulpit
at the side OF the church, the organ behind II,
but the key board and oIganist belote 1t. 1t
will cost Sl25, 600.
1t is ANNOUNCED that It is the intention of
Rev. C. > Robinson, d. d.. late OF the PrssOy-
terian Chmch, now laOorng as pastor OF the
American Chapel in Paris, to return 10 Brook
lyn, and establish another church, still further
east thuu Dr.. Duryea'5.
The PrfsJReT says:-"The funds devoted to
this cause lasl year amounted 10 about $4,000,
of which $4,000 were donations TO this cause;
over $4,000 were arpfogriated by the Boards
of Education, Domestic Missions Church EX'
tension, aud by the Government; and nearly
$4,000 by the freedmen for buildings aud the
support OF schools and churches. The Freed
mems Committee have employed lG5 mission
aries, OF whom SO were ordained ministers, 4
hCentiptes, 10 CateChists, 43 student CatcChlsts,
and 76 teaCLers-ot whom ITO we're cJlOred ln
the day schools there we're 1889 pupils, and in
the Sunday schools 3Sl2; 1902 baptism, gu
ChuIChes, ana 1906 commun'cants are reported.
These statistics are encouraging. No department
OF the ChuIch's benevolent work ha. nceu more
successful. In tus ted OF these operations we
have nov ,brec Presby .er.es- Catawba, Atautc
and KnoN.'
CONGREGATIONAL.
Tho Rev. j. W. Wellnau ana Rev J. O
Means Lave each declined the secretaryship o
the Congregational 5. :. and Publishing society
lion. Icnubod Washburr, OF Worcest"r
Mass., has gwen Lincoln College. Kansas
$25,000; and IN aCkuOWle ]gmrug OF this uObit
glt tue institution is hereafter to be called
WashbuIL College,
The CuugregaIouaNFts of Canada have 10.
churches, ana a membership OF 3C62, OF whoa
500 have been received the past year. 1her
are 67 sabbath schools, with membership o
belS.
The council called to consider the resiana
tion OF Rev. William Alvin Bartlett met at tht
Elm Il-Ce Congregational Church, BROOKLYN
on Weduc day OF last week, Having nothing t,
do but 10 concur IN the arrangements they diC
il gracefully, aud heartily commented han t
the Chicago church,
The old Essex street Church, Boston or
Adams has removed to South Eud, and vii
build on Columbus avenue The foundations
Gothic architecture of tue irst period in th
form OF il cross, The material vail be stone
The ChuICh is TO accommodate one thousau,
persons, and will cost $4,000.
There are, according to reports just pub
lished, Al CONGREGATIONAL Cuurches in California
43 ministers, membership Of about 2O0J-hem
an increase OI 40 during the year. Five ne,
churches have been organized and one dis
banded. There are five other preaching places
where churches have not been organized; an
46 Sunday schools, with $500 scholars. Tn
value of church property is 1926 000 Fo
current expenses $4,000, have been raised tn
last wear $27 600 for debts and church erection
and $40 0CO for charity. There are also 2j OIL
School Presbyterian churches, 10 Of the Ne,
School, and one United Presbl tertan Church.
EPISCOPAL.
We take the following from one OF or
Episcopal exchanges The BISHOP who WrO,
tie pastoral COndemuing rituslism, as tcndip
TO assmi!ate our worship % tn2t OF Clurc