Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-11
EPISCOpAIlAN.

Ep1SCOpAL1AN.
TIE EpISCoPALIANS AND METIIO
DIsTs.-Thc Protestant Episcopalian
Diocesan Convention Of Western New
York, at it's recent session in Buffalo,
adopted Il resolution avowing satisfac-
ton ut the appointment by tho last
Methodist General Conference Of Il
commission to confer with similar
commission on behalf Of tho Protest
ant Episcopal Convention with view
to the union Of the two bodies, and
expressing 4 hope that the General
Convention will respond.
ST.. Lou1s.-Thc Episcopal Convcn-
tion have elected the Rev. Charles f.
Robinson Bishop Of Missouri.
The Protestant Churchman Gow
church, notifies it's contributors that
it will not print the phrase "thc
Church," as applied to it's own body,
and requests them to write either
"our Church or tho "Episcopal
Church" instead. 1t says that the
designation "thc Church." even when
the article is printed without cmpha-
sis, is, when applied to any ono part
of tho Church Of Christ, as absnrd
rs unchristian.
METHODIST.
The Mcthodists resolved ut their
conference at Chicago to establish
Scandinavian Seminary. The Scandi-
nrvian Mcthodists have subscribed
$4,000 for this object, and the COM
mittcc calls on the Church in general
to increase this subscription with q
contribution Of $4,000 additional.
Tho Methodist says: "Our papers
continue to present the scope Of the
action Of the late General Conference
upon Lay Representation with great
force and clcarncss. The NortAaues-
tern Adpocpte in recent number says:
cit was well understood at the time
that the course adopted bp the Gen
cral Conference would not leave qucs-
ton just where it was left in 1860 and
lOGl, but would lift it to q much
higher place. It's advocates were to
he held in differont estimation, and
the questions was to go before the
people at great moral advantage"
The Northern Independent concludes
an editorial iu these words: "The
sum of the argument is this: If the
General Conference did not approve
Of Lay Delegation, they had no right
to entertain the proposition, except to
show their reasons against it. If
they did approve of Lay Delegation,
and prepare the way for it's adoption,
they had no right to go home and
try to defeat it. These two PROPOSE
tions, we think, put the whole case in
o nutshell"
METHoD1sT.-Thc Christian Advocate
says: according to present pros
poets, our theological schools will all
be crowded the coming year. At the
Boston Seminary it will be necessary
to hire additional rooms for the Ac.
commodationss of students. Applicants
may be found mon of family, full
members of conferences, ordained
men, some older than the acting pres
ident Of the institution.
BAPTISTS.
STUDENTS AT GREENv1LLE, S. c.
A large number of students are expec-
ted at the Southern Baptist Theolog-
ical Seminary the coming session
scarcely less than fifty, probably sew
enty-fve.
LUTHERAN.
The Minutes of the Twenty-third
Convention Of this General Synod in
the United States, which we have re-
ceived, furnishes us with the following
items:
The AUaUsTANA COLLEGE AND
SEMINARY, Paxton, Illinois. Forty
to forty-two students, having the
ministry in view, attended during the
past year . The Faculty is Rev. T. N.
Hasselguist, Professor of Swedish,
Rev. s. L.. Harkey, Professor of En-
glish, and Rev. A.sVenasz, Pro fessor
Of Norwegian and German.
The Buffalo Orphan House held it's
Anniversary Festival ON the 25th of
June. The number Of orphans has
been, during the past year, increased