The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-26

and hourishng church last wear wlthirew from
presbytery. A new Congregational monthlY
relieiuus paper Is proposed TO be pu0ushed at
syracuse. ut iftt cents year, for S'ate purposes
and the diffusion of local ne Ss and the sous
sion OF practical questions in religion, church
poltty, etc. It will be a sort OF supplement to
the larger religious sheets aud afford a medium
OF communication between ministers and
churches. lt will have an Office manager, ami
he edited by several ministers, 1t will be an
eight-page quarto or small folio. Literary
assistance ard some funds have already been
secured.
The railroad station seven miles east Of
Faitvew, Illinois, called No 'ris, was on Sab
July 25, the scene OF IN event Of deepest int.
rest. On that day the ne " Reformed CHURCH
recently erected by the benevolencs OF that
noble lady OF Philadelphia Mr'. Smith, was TO
lie dedicated 10 the Worship of the Triuue iod.
The neat aud beautiful ediice was filed to over
fowing; IN fact oulv about one-' hird OF those
who came were able TO enter the building.
GERMAN REFORMED.
The three Synods and thIrtv.one classes
number as follows:-Mnlsters, 497; congrega-
tions, ll65; members, liz, ,556' bap lsns, 1859;
schools, 957 Sunday school scbo GLARS Al, ,2l3; and
benevolent contributions, S75,07l4E
The, Rev.. 9. Cast. Of Lebanon Ohio, has
accepted a call from the Second Church at Fort
Wayne Ind. The Rev. Il. Sch Vedes, of COving-
ton, KY, has accep'ed call IRON the FIRST
Church Of the same plAe.
1t is stated, In the proceedings OF the Titin
Chassis, that tue Rev. DR.. Nj. Kiefer has been
dismissed to the Huron Presbytery OF the Ne n
School Presbyterian Church.
LUTHERAN.
The Rev. Uriel Graves, late of Potsville,
Pennsylvania. has been called TO the Evangelical
Lutheran Chulch at Gilton, Pennsylvalia, as
the successor OF the Rev. George ParsOD, who
has accepted call TO Hanover, York county,
Pennsylvania.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
Private letters from authentic sources in
Rome state that the bishops of the Greek, Ar
menian, and HISTORIAN Churches are invited
to attend the OGcumenical Council, and to take
part III the discussions, but not in the voting.
The reason for this is that the Catholic Church
has always recognized the orders of these
Churches to be valid, although they are in
schsm. On the other hand, there never
was any question of inviting the Angli-
can prelates to attend the Council,
because the orders of that communion
have always been deemed invalid, and both
bishops ard clergy looked upon as mere laymen.
1t is supposed that the Government Of Russia
will do its utmost to prevent the bishops of the
empire from attending the Council; for in that
country Erastianism pure and SIMPLE is the
order of the day. The bishops Of Greece proper
will also very probably be prevented by Rus
sian intrigue from atten 1ing; but from all parts
of Turkey, Bulgaria, Asia Minor. Palestine, and
Syria, great number Of Greek prtlates will
The Je,cish Messenger says that at the
auction sale OF pews IN the new Temple
Emanuel, the amount received reached about
$750,OO0. Toe trustees expected pre-empton
of $4,000, but it amounted to 100000. The
highest price paid was $4,000, the purchaser
selecting the Pew directly in front of the
pulpit. The other members paid various
| sums, ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 The
appraised value of the pews was $6OO,0Oo
there being twenty at $4,000 each. Many
| OF the seats were sold at a com mpara,ively
low price, the trustees very properly declining
| The lowest priced pews were sold tor $500.
| accon modatng seven occupants each. By this
| sale the Temple stands free from debt. aud with
| sinking fund Of 1000, which will be in.
creased when the pews remaining unsold will
| be disposed of. In few years probably, says
the Messenger, the Temple Emanuel will be one
ing real estate 10 an extent equalling even the
| famous Trinity Church.
AN International congress of the more
| "libera" Jewish rabbs was held last month.
| in Cassel, Hesse. Their action was mostly pre-
| liminary, the members hardly venturing to
! introduce the changes which many of them
advocated. 1t was decided to call synods, which
| should act with authority. A resolution passed
that the selections of Scripture in the Syna-
gogue service shall be read in the vernacGlar,
and not in the Hebrew. Other resolutions,
| proposing more extensive notifications of the
ritual and observauce1, such as the dropping of
| all prayers for a return to Jerusalem, the omis
sion from the liturgy of the passages IN refer
| ence to sacrifices, the relaxation of rules on
| Kosher food and on marriages, were referred 10
a committee, to report at a later time.
NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH.
According to the statistics of the Nep oJe,u-
! salem Mdg0zme, there are in this country, con-
nected with the followers Of Swedenborg, 8
ordaining ministers aud 81 pastors, missionaries,
aud licentiates. There are Is societies IN Massa-
cbusetts, 10 IN Ohio, s in New York, and IN
Illinois, out of total of 75. There are 67
societies in England and Scotland. Besides this.
list is given of 26 "places" on the Continent of
Europe and ii in Australia and New Zealan 4.
The prophet seems TO be without honor in his
own country, as not single place" is credited
| to sweden.