The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-14
PRESBYTERIAN.


been reduced to $40 467'77. Last week Dr.
Scudder (lhe pastor) and Cyrus Palmer Zone of
The deacons) called upon various members Of
the congregation, invitlng them to subscribe
money, IN order that the debt might be paid;
and The result was, Notwithstanding the fact
that lack OF time prevented them form calling
upon all the members OF the church, in four
days SAG, $50 was subscribed, being S9223
more than the sum required to hquidate the
debt"
In the narrative OF the State OF Religion in
the Synod OF Pacific, we lind the following
statement In regard to the building of churches:
''Wilhin our bounds one new church is orga-
nized with 81 members. Three church ediaces
-one at Tomales. one at Bodega aud one at
santa sI Rosa-are being erected at cost OF
S22, 600 Calvary Church, San francisco, Is
also erecting new edi6cs at q cost of Sl2000O,
Under the care OF this church, there has also
been erected church building on Howard
street, between Twenty-Hrst and Twenty
second, at a cost of $1,000. Arrangements are
made TO organize a church here in a few weeks"
The Rev. Martin Mcqueen writing to the
North Carolina Presbyterian of a revival in
Union Church, OF which ne is PASTOR says:-
Our meeting commenced on Friday before the
second Sabbath IN october, and the interest was
so great that il was necessary to continue ii till
the Wednesday following. During this time
over forty persons made profession of their
faith in Jesus Christ. On Saturday and Sabbath
two weeks, the door was opened to gather in
the fruits OF the meeting, when hfty memo ar5
were added to the church, and two, who had
been suspended from church privileges, were
restored 10 the communion"
AT recent meeting of the PresbYtery OF
Long Island, the pastoral relation between the
Rev. L. S. Wynkoop and the Second Church OF
Huntingdon was dissolved, with the view of
allowing acceptance OF q call to missionary
work III India. Early in the present year The
brethren of the Furrukhabad mission presented
an urgent call TO Nj. WyukOop to come to their
aid. This call he felt 1t his duty 10 accept, not
wlthstanding the unanimous remonstrance of
most harmonious and loving people, with
whom he has happily aud successfully labored
tor four years. He sailed on Thursday, the
18th instant, for India via England.
"A correspondent of the New York Eudnqe-
list, speaking OF Lane Seminary, ssys:-"We
find great I'm provements in the buildings and
grounds of the Seminary. The new boarding.
house is just completed. In size, arrangements,
and finish, it is all that could be desired. A
member OF the Board Of Trustees tRey. W. Van
Vleck) prop 1sed to the Board ii they would
furnish $40 900, he would snperintend the build
ing and pay the balance of the expense. Our
good brother has built the house at the cost of
SIG, ,0O0.n
I'm the Synod of Utica, the new church at
West Utica has doubled and that at Camden
trebled its membership, and still another church
has been formed at the Hope Chapel in Utica.
The church III VIII ;amsto wn has removeda debt,
and is building parsonage. The churches at
Evans Mills and Camden are erecting houses of
worship: Mexico, BoonVille, and OriskanY have
repaired theirs
The Hermon Presbyterian Church. corner
of Main aud Harrison streets, Frankord, Pa,
was organized last week, and thirty-two mem
bers were received, ten being on profess on.
DR.. Leake was elected, ordained, and installed
elder.
The little church of New Bethany in Lex.
ington Presbyery, al present supplied by Mr. j..
ii. ii. Winfree, Hm bering not more than thirty
or forty members, has purchased a house as q
manse, with twenty acres of land attached rs
glebe
The churches of Smyrna and Bethany, in
Atlanta Prescytery, under the care OF the Rev.
Henry Quigg, have recently been again enjoying
the reviving presence of the Holy Spirit Seven
teen members were received into the Smyrna
church and sixteen into Bethany.
Nineteen persons were added to the = rst
(Rev. DR.. McLeod's), on Sabbath, October %.
Thirteen OF these were received on profession
OF their faith-making thirtyone eighteen by
profession) within the last six months.
The Rev. w. A. Sample, lately pastor of the
Third Church, Memphis, Tennessee. has received
and accepted q call from the church at Fort
Smith, Arkansas. This church was his first
charge.
-The Rev. DR.. Joseph G. stiles has accepted
the position of evangelist of East Hanover
Presbytery, and will enter at once upon his
duties.
The Rev. Otis Thatcher, a recent graduate
of Princeton, is to take charge Of the PIesoyte-
riap church of Tioea, Pa, made vacant by the
de eath of the Rev. j. J. Mccullough.
The Theological Seminary at Columbia,
South Carolina, has opened its winter term with
twenty-five students.
BAPTIST.
The Young Peoples Association of the
Tabernacle Baptist Church, Eighteenth and
Chestnut streets, have lpaugurated series OF
special monthly sermons, by the most eloquent
and popular pastors of the day. The first sermon
of the series for the winter was delivered last
month by Rev. g. ID. Pepper, ID. d., and the
second sermon will be delivered on Sunday Ito
morrow evening, by Rev. I. Armitage, ID. D..
OF the Fifth avenue Baptist Church. New YORK.
We doubt not that the Well.known ability OF the
speaker, the excellence of the choir, and the
| attractiveness OF the place OF worship vii
| eDsuIe very full house to morrow evening
The Santa Clara (California) Ne,os is thC
authority for The statement that the Rev Add
| son Jones has been expelled from the Baptis
| church of that place for administering anc
participating in the sacrament at the Pre5byte-
| rian Church, whereby he made himself an open
| communionist. The vote for expulsion stooc
| eleven 10 eleven, and the chairman gave the
casting vote against him.
The cost of erecting the ne " Baptist church
at the corner OF Broad and Spruce streets, in th
city, is much heavier than was at first antlct
pated. The present estimates reach the sum o
| $l75, 600.
The Rev. Phneas Stowe, the well kno vi
! chaplain of the Baptist Seamen's Bethel, il
| Boston Mas. acbusetts. has beeL placed at tn,
| insane asylum in Somerville.
METHODIST.
| AT the Tennessee Conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church South, recently held il
| ShelbyvillP, thirteen preachers were admitted
on tIisl, eight into full connection, two read
mirted, four received by transfer, three located
one had died, and tJur were transferred to o;he
Con ieTences.
The statistical returns made at the lat
session OF the Upper Iowa Conference show tina
during the past year thirty-two new Methods
Episcopal churches were dedicated.
LUTHERAN.
John A. Gardiner Esq, a member OF Dl
Wedt kind's church, in the city OF New Yort
has presented as his jubilee gift TO the Englis