The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-24
SUMMARY or RELIGIOUS NE WS.
BAPTIST.

The Young Peoples Association of the
Tabernacle Baptist Church, Chesnut street, in
this city, under the presidency of William b.
Knowles, ESQ, is in hourlshing condition.
The membership IS extensive ana active.
series of sermons by celebrated ministers of the
Baptist denomination mas been naugurated for
delivered tomorrow Sunday, evening, by
Rev. G; D. B. Pepper, D. D., professor in the
Grocer Theological Seminary. The topic of the
The twentieth triennial session of the Gene
fn r in Ba % aR and
organized. About seventy members were in
attendance and large number OF visitors. Mr..
]. ODonnell of New York, was elected
Moderator. Rev. 3: Knowlton, of Maine, and
Rev. DR.. II. E. Whipple, of Michigan, were
elected Assistant Moderaiors. Several delegates
were present from the bodies of Baptists, holding
similar sentiments, desiring admission to the
The Baptist Home Missionary Society has
received the past year $685. 1856, being $s2}7 less
than last year. This deficiency is in the tr eed-
mems fund, which falls $4,000 short of last
year. The society has sustained 33l miSsioua
ries, who have baptized during the year 67l2
converts and gathered IL, $40 members into the
Church A larger number of colored theological
students have received instruction than are
collected in all the Baptist seminarles of the
Northern States.
The present number of Baptists in Ken
! lucky is about 100, 000 churches, 1000; average
| membership, 100: ordained ministers, 500;
| lcentiates, 500. There are two endowed COL
| leges, Georgetown and Bethel; two theological
departments, and large number of academies
and high schools under their control. There
are so Associations in the State; and the acces-
| sions to the churches during the year were 1000.
| Rev s. b. Partridge and wife, mission aries
| OF the Missionary Union 10 the Chinese in Siam,
left Boston on the 8th instant and embarked on
| the 9th at New York. on the steamer Alaska
| for Aspinwall. The WGtcbmQR states that "Eor
| reasons connected with the necessities of the
mission they take the. quickest route going by
| the way OF San Francisco and Hong Kong, and
hoping TO join Dr.. Dean, at Bangkok, before the
| end OF the year"
The Broad Street Baptist Church, Rev. E.
L. Magoon, has been closed for repairs for
several weeks ana will be reopened to-mOrro ".
The outside of the building has been replastered
and the whole interior handsomely frescoed.
neat study for the pastor has been erected in
the rear of the building. A new organ is also in
the course of construction, and will soon be
| placed in the chulch.
The First Baptist Church of Doylestown,
IN this State, with 69 members, and the Third,
| Germantown, with l49 members, both organized
during the past year, were admitted to the
| North Philadelphia Association at its late
meeting. The Association is now composed of
| 23 churches having total Membership OF 4l9l.
The Rev. DR.. Brooks has accepted the Presi-
| dency of Kalamazoo College. He expects to
| enter upon his new work within q few weeks,
The Grocer Theological Seminary (Chester,
| PennsYlyana) began its regular sessions lately
| with twelve students in attendance.
Rev. j. ID. Steward, of Dover N. H., was
| elected permanent Secretary. Rev. q. Il. Day,
of New Hampshire, gave an interesting account
OF his visit as corresponding messenger, to the
! General Baptist Convention of Great Britain.
! Thirty converts have been baptized at Con-
! cord Church, and fifteen at Providence, Flo
rida. In different parts Of the South there are
1 special religious meetings held with the
! churches, resulting in numerous accessions.
! The Rev. Jabez Ferris, late of Stamford,
Connecticut, has accepted the call of the Mana
! yunk Church TO become their pastor, and has
! entered on his labors.
| THE YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION,
! We understand that the Young Mems
/ Christian Association will open their Lecture
Course" this season with "Readingsn by Rufus
Adams, on the 9th OF December, at Concert
Hall. John b. Cough will follow with two
lectures, the first on the l4th, aud then come
others. The Y. M @. A. is ''lIve" institution.
! 1t numbers over four thousand members, and
is composed of our best and most intelligent
young men. At their rooms opportunities are
afforded, not only for religious instruction, but
free access is given to all the papers and perlodi-
Gals of the day, and to highly interestin Q
lectures and discussions of a varied character.
Instructions are given in music, modern lau-
guagcs, elocution, penmansnip, etc, by the
| best teachers in the city at merely nominal
charge. We think the Association have done a
wise thing in securing the services OF Professor