The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-28
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


INTERESTING RELIGIOUS SERvICEs.-G esterday
the semi-centeDnial services Of the conservation
OF st. LUke'5 Protestant Episcopal Church, Ger
mantown, were celebrated IN the presence of
large congregation. The morning service was
held at hafpast ten O'Clock, and the holy Com
munlon administered. Right Rev. Bishop ste.
vens was present, as were also Req. b. W.
Morris, the present Rector of the parish, Rev.
Il. r. Lippett, one OF his predecessors, and the
following named reverend gentlcmen:-
Drs. Beasley, Clerc, MomOert, and Suddards,
Turner, Spackman, Watson, GetZ, L. j. Davis,
Deal Barrow, Roberts. Littell. Coleman, Neu-
man, W. A. White, YaHnall, Cotton, Perry Mqr-
ply, Rollins, Ety. Bonnell Matlack, j. II.
Brown, Buchanan, Field, Il. g. Evans, and
Green, of Illinois.
A historical sermon of much interest was
preached by the Rev Rector of the church, IN
which he also reyiew wed the growth of the Epis'
copal Church at Germantown since the COM
mencement OF the present semi'centennial term
Since that time no less than ten churches have
been formed within district at that time hay-
ing but st. Luke's Church alone.
Bishop Stevens then made a few remarks
touching ON the lessons OF the day, and before
making the collection, the rector presented the
new aims basin, which had been offered by
members of the congregation iu memory OF de-
parted friends and the commemoration OF the
days events. The rector sald the hrst case he
desired to use it in was collecting the offerings,
that the same might be applied fora new church
building.
The Holy Communion was next administered
TO large number The hymn, Jerusalem, the
Golden" was sung by the choir and the clergy
and auy retired to the splendid new school
room, and partook of plentiful deieuuer.
blessing vas first invoked by the hlght Rev.
Bishop, and addresses afterwards made by sege-
raj of the clergy. including Rev. Mcssrs. Morris,
Buchanan, Connell, Dr.. Beasley, spack man,
terminate until after O'clock, concluding with
the "GIOria III EXCelsis."
In the evening the monthly meeting Of the
North Philadelphia ConVoc ltion was held. The
cbanCel was filed with clergy, and the sight
presented was truly edifyiug and devotional.
The first address was delivered by Rev. Or.
Bouneil, OF Whtemarsh. He was followed bg
Rev. Heber Newton, Rev. phillips Brooks, and
the Rector, Rev. b. W. Morris, each and all Of
whom were listened 10 with great attention.
The cbanCel was adorned with natural flowers,
and the services were OF the most impressive and
interesting character.
THE TOBACCO LAw.-Under the new Revenus
law manufacturers of chewing tobacco CINE
cut) are compelled TO rearrange their packages
in order to comply with the terms OF the act
which specifies a certain tax, and requires the
retail sales to be by weight. Tue result OF this
will be that in some kinds Of fine cut the papers
will contain more tobacco than formerly, and
in others they will contain less. whether the
retail price of ten cents tue paper viii be re-
tanned remains to he seen atIer the la v has been
IN force long enough for manufacturers to de-
termine that question. Starting with thIee
cents the package before the war, fine cut mas
gradually reached ten cents, and there IS every
reason 10 believe that it will go still higher.
But the increased cost does not appear 10 nave
any effect upon Tue con-u npton OF the weed'
ALLEGED Rockies DRIyING.-JOhn Hantz
was arrested on Wednesday evening, ON the
charge OF reckless driving lie was drlginF "A
hOr,e attached to a huCkster cart and ran over
Mrs. Sophia Lucas, an aged woman, who was
walking across the street on cru, ,che-' Sue was
> yer, badly injured. The casualty occurred NJ
Carmout0wn avenue and jefferson street. Hantz
was committed to await the result OF the injuries
inflicted.