The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-24

great po pulariiy will Doubtless draw crowded
house aud we have no doubteverJ body will DC
delighted.
PRESBYTERIAN.
We learn from the Presbger that, of 46
presbytC of the Old School branch which
have taken action on the proposed. oasis OF re-
union, have Internationally approved it,
have Internationally disapproved ~ IL have
approved it and then voted to amend by strik.
ing out the clauses which define The sense in
which the confessions are to be interpreted,
and l6 have voted against it but expressed their
approval II those Objectionable clauses were
removed. Thus over iour-6lths have expressed
q qualified or unqualified approval ana there
is little doubt u at union will be cCusummated,
and perhaps with no ntcCf siY for fecommittlng
he matter another year TO the presby yteries At
the same tine the nun Der who oppose the plan
IS so large that there is great danger that the
reunion will only produce another schsm.-
Independent.
The Associate Reformed Prosbyiery South
IS one OF The fragments lett at the formGuon of
the United PIesbyterlan Church ten years ago.
AT its meeting last month, Rev. j. Ii. Pressly
expressed the desire of the latter body TOR
union; but his oyertures met with so little favor
that a pTOT OsitlCn TO return the compliment by
sending delegate to the United Pres by teIian
body was rejected A similar bitter feeling
towards Northern CHRISTIANS seems to perYade
all the Soulheun Presbyterian and Methodist
papers, so that they reject with scorn every
over. pre locking TO oretnlc union. -JadependenL
The Rev. Nicholas ChPValier died at his
residence near Gonzales, TeX9s, on the b of
September lest. The death OF MIR. Chevalier is
heavy bereavement 10 the Church iu Texas, as
well as to his own family and friends He was
a graduate otPrnceton College and Theological
Seminary, and became the pastor Of the Piesby-
terrain church at Chrstapsburg, Virginia, where
bis ministry was greatly blessed. After laborng
there about sixteen years, he removed 10 Texas
where he was appointed an evangelist for that
Synod, in which he was laDoIin9 efficiently tor
that field OF great promise, until it pleased God
IN His wisdom 20 call him 10 his rest.
Alta late meeting of the Pre9bytery of Pa
tapsco, beld IN Baltimore, the Rev. Mr.. CuWp-
stoD, commissioner from the Presbytery of Rap
pahannock, was heard on the subject OF a pro-
posed union with the former Presby terry,
and after full discsssion, resolutions were
adopted, cordially approving the overtures of
the Presbytery OF the RappahanDock, and re-
questing the Synod OF Virginia, at Their meeting
in HaIrsonburg, to constitute q union between
the two Pret byteries, If in their judgment such
| union be deemed eXpedient.
On the 18th instant at Orangeburg, South
| Carolina, The PresbYtery of Charleston licensed
MIR. Peter Gowan, Jr, as a prooationer or the
ministry. On the 9th instant, at Jacksonville,
Florida, the Plesbytery of Florida iicepsed Mr..
b. L. Baker Mr. Gowau and Mr. Baker are
members OF the senior class in the Columbia
| Seminary.
Nine new churches have been organized in
| the Synod OF Minnesota during the last year,
! located at Leroy, Cleveland, Beaver Falls, Win
nebsgo Agency, KoDi.ka, Minnereka, and three
new Indian churches. About halt a dozen
many congre cations are preparing to build soon.
| The Rev. Charles s. Robertson, d. d., is
| greatly prospered in the Americ IN chapel in the
city of Paris. The liturgy formerly IN use has
| been laid aside, and the service is such as is
usual in the Congregational and Pre- byterian
| churches. The chapel is iull, aud great interest
| is taken in the advancement of re Iigious work.
| AT late meeting of the Indian Presbytery
the venerable Dr.. King sbury was present though
| exceedingly feeble. The liceniates, MIR. Thomas
Ii. Benton, Choctaw, and Mr.. Joseph NJ.
work of the ministry Mr.. Elijah Brewer, a
| Choctaw was licensed as probationer
The Central Presbyieridn says that the Rev.
| DR.. Hoge OF Richmond, Virginia, will probably
| soon entirely regain his health. He was able to
preach to his congregation on recent Sunday.
| The Rev. Timothy Hill, OF Kansas City,
Missouri has been appointed by the Home
| Missionary Committee District Secretary for
Kansas and thwe estern half of Missouri.
LUTHERAN.
| The three nunureu ana nIry first anniversary
! of the Reformation will be celebrated with
appropriate services on Sunday, November l. in
| ST. Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church, Spring
| Garden street. above Thirteenth. The exercises
! OF last year, on the occasion of the seventh
| jubilee of the Reformation, will be remembered
| by many, no doubt, with pleasure and profit,
and 1T is intended that these services shalt be
repeated, with additional interest if possible.
The sermons, morning and evening, will be
| preached by Rev. j. A. Kunkelman and the
music, Of which there Will be both instrumental
and vocal will be under the direction Of MIR.
| Henry Knauf
EPISCOPAL.
The Protestant Episcopal Convention is still
in session, and will continue sitting for some
time longer large number of petitions have
/ been presented bearing ol the points of differ
ence between the High and l ow Church ways;
! but have been deceutiy buried by reference to
the Committee on Canons. An amendment has
passed the lower house, allowing clergymen TO
officiate in any church, on receiving the permls-
sion of Its rector, without consulting all the
other clergymen in the place.
1t seems to be settled BY the Episcopal
Blshop of Kansas that State church cannot be
schismatical. At q late ordination the bishop
church to unite with him in the rite of The laying
on of hands. Thus one branch OF the Lutheran
family was recognized Just as a late English
authority has admitted that PresbyteIiansm,
being the established religion of Scotland,
whose kinks are attended by the Queen, is not a
schlsm In Great Britain. Ildependent.
The Protestant Episcopal clergy and laity OF
Nebraska organized few days ago the new
diocese of Nebraska" placing it under the
charge of the Missionary Bishop of Nebraska
and Dacotah."
The Rev. j. J. McCook has resigned the
rectorship of Christ Church, Detroit, and has
taken up his residence in Hartford, Connecticut.
The Rev. Fl; N. Powers, D. D., OF D9yen-
copal Church. Chicago, and has accepted the
| call.
| METHODIST.
The statistics of the British Wesleyan Con-
| ference are well condensed in the following
| paragraph IRON the Primitive Methodist. and
we give it as being compact statement:-" The
| Increase of members for the year was upwards
OF 5000. The Connection has now 5240 schools,
containing 682 020 scholars, who are taught by
l02 7l5 teachers, showing an increase for the
scholars. 10000 of these teachers and nearly
81, 600 scholars are members of the society. One
hundred and twenty-siX chapels have been
erected and "A enlarged; 43 school and min
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