The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-01
SUMMARY OF RELIGIOUS NEWS.
EPISCOPAL.

The New York Independent says:-
1t is the fashion OF the High Church Episcopal
papers 10 urge the division and subdivision of
dioceses, so as to multplyHbshops. But. the
people, who have the bishops to support are
not forward to increase their burdens. There
has been division in Pennsylvania; and plan
was brought forward In the last convention to
divide again, by a line which lett fourteen coun-
ties-Delaware, Chester, Philade pha Mont
Romery, Bucks, Northampton, Lehieh, Carbon,
Monroe, Luzerne, Wyoming. susquehanna,
Wayne, and Pike-in the old diocese, and the
remaining thirty counties In the new diocese.
But the bishop was not TO be asked to give his
consent unless two-thirds OF the clergymen and
churches proposed to be set off with two.thirds
of the COMMITMENTS, consent, and secure
$2600 a year for five years to support the new
bishop. The question was thus re ferred to the
people, and the committee have just reported
the result as tolloWs:-
Of 81 parishes, representing 2S42 comuni-
cants, 70 parishes, representing l94l commune
cants, have replied. Of these, parishes, repre-
senting 235, approve, and l8 parishes represent
ing l6l6 communicating, dlsapprove OF the
division, Towards the bishops salary the sum
OF 5000 has been pledged by four parishes, and
pro rata contributions by one parish, represent
ing 90 communicates.
1t is not likely that doceses will be multi
piled in Pennsylvania at present.
The Christian WltleSS, of Boston, in treating
of Mr.. Huobards approaching trial for the craze
of allowing Baptist minister to preach in his
pulpit, says:-"That laymau can read our
general service is plain; and, If this were all
cution must tall. The only question Is whether
layman can read the declaration of abso u-
tion. In our own opinion, he cannot. 1t is just
TO Mr.. Hubbard, however, to state that, with
some show of authority, he maintains that the
rubic is susceptible of another Interpretation;
and that his position is Que OF obedience to law.
however mistaken his construction of the law
really ls.n
The Fptscopdlian protests against the Incl
Witty of calling Mr.. Denison u layman, He
certainly is not layman OF the Baptist Church,
a has ordained 4 or "a
the Episcopal Church, for he does not belong to
IT.; his ordination Is rs valid as his baptism, and
If both are set aside he is not lsyman al all.
The Witness Justly dcprecates q criminal
trial, with its heat, its disgrace, and its Conse-
quences OF lrremedia6le injuries both to the
church and the clergyman tried." But for this
the Episcopal Church as an organized body is
chiefly responsible, by its ambiguous rules, its
arrogant pTetensons, and It's concentration OF
| power in irresponsible hands.
On Sunday morning July 9th, at the Metro
potan Tabernacle, the Rev. G. IL. SpurgeOn, in
/ preaching to his vast congregation from the 9Th
| and 7th verses of the 9th Psalm-"God, even
our own God, shall bless us"-ayalled himself of
the occasion to give another reply to the obser.
walton which was made by the Bishop of oxford
in his speech in the House Of Lords. He said =
sit is not the instrumenlality which we have to
look 20, but ii Is the power from Heaven which
is given to the instrumentaity that makes the
Church Irresistible. We heard II SAID the Other
day that the religion or Jesus Christ could not
be expected to prosper unless it had fair star
given to it, and, strange to say, that observa-
tion did not as you might suppose come
from an inhdel, but it absolutely came from
a bishop. A far start, indeed! Pu
up the religion OF Jesus Christ anywhere, an(
il asks tor nothing. II only wants its own inhe
rent strength TO be developed, aud to be le
alone by the kings and princes Of this world
To be let alone, did l say? Yes. Let thes
kings and princes oppose ii if they Ike, only lie
them withdraw from it that deadly thing, the
patronage, and the truth OF God VIII Away
prevail against every obstacle. We do no
tremble, then, for the success Of the Church o
Christ, though the servants OF God be poor o
comparatively weak in numbers, for we know
that God viii bless u.s. and, if we be few, VI
remember that the twelve unlettsred dsherme
who first went out to plant the Church Wer
fewer still, yet that they made old Rome Il
\ shake from end TO end, and levelled colossa
ctadels even with the ground; and so shall |
| ever be with Christianity if only Cod shall bles
her, with the ancient might that made her stron
IN days OF old"