The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-18


association The Otsego Presbytery, on the
9TH OF June, on receiving notice that the Con-
giegatpnal Church of Rich6eld Springs had
become Presbyterian, adopted the following
minute, showing that promptitude Of action is
hlghly praiseworthy when in the right direc-
ion, in reference to the recommendation of
the General Assemblies to complete "imperfect
organizations":-
ReSOtUed. That we rejoice at It's prompt action
in tins direction, and recommend to all our
follow their worthy example.
1T is announced that the Rev. DR.. p.
Sehaf has received a unanimous call to the
PrOfessorship of Church History in the Con
gIegatioDal Theological Seminary at Hartford,
Connecticut, which has recently received
large additions to its funds. 1t is not stated
what disposition he has made OF the call.
Rev. A. b. Bullions was installed pastor
of the Congre gatioDal Church in Sharon, Ct,
on the 2Sth of June. A fine parsonage has
just been completed at an expense of of about
$1,000.
Rev. J. H. Gullver, D. D., pastor of the
New England Church in Chicago, has been
elected President of Knox College, Galesburg
ILL.,, vice DR.. Curtis resigned.
-Fory-two persons united with the Con-
gregstional church in North Cornwall, Con-
neclicut, on the 9Th instant, forty-one on
profession Of their faith.
BAPTIST.
Since the year 1913 the American Baptist
Missi, Board have sent sixty missionaries to
BuImah, who have reduced three Karen dia-
lects to writing, have translated the Bible,
prepared and printed dictionaries, grammars,
and school books, created religious literature,
raised up and educated native teachers, er-
ganized schools, and built churches. Ac-
coIding to the minutes of the Burmese Baptist
Convention for 1868, there are now 287
churches, 63 ordained and 300 unordained
a1i nil md
40l5 pupils in schools.
The st. Louis Record Substituting the
absence of DR.. Osborne (Baptist) from the
city, his pulpit has bsen supplied, not by
cleTgymen from abroad, but by laymen of his
own cODgregation-B. w. Pattison, J. P.
Colby, L. d. Jones, and DR.. Ives, have sll held
forth. Once only, did the committee go out
OF the congregation for asupply, and then they
went for a layman, Jonathan Jones, ESQ, of
the Commercial College, who gave an instruc-
tive and interesting discourse"
The Madison Avenue Church, New York
have acted promptly and cordially in selecting
a successor to DIR. Weston. They have in
vited the Rev. J. F. Elder, of Orange N. j., to
become their pastor, and have accompanied
the call by the offer OF $4,000 as the salary.
On the 9th of June the Rev. James J.
Kane, of Brooklyn, graduate of Lewisburg
University, was commissioned chaplain in
the navy, to fill vacancy.
PRESBYTERIAN.
According to the yearly summary of the
statistics of the United Presbyterian Church,
compared with the returns of 1867, the re-
ports of this year show an increase in nu-
merical strength and in contributions. The
estimate of salaries to ministers, though defec-
tive, shows that the average salary of pastors
is $500, which, including the amount paid
for supplies, will make the actaal average
nearly eight hundred dollars per annum.
The Congregational Church in Richland,
N. Y, one of those churches which in 1901
were united with Presbyteries according
to the plan of union, has accepted the advice
of the General Assemblies that such churches
''shOuld perfect their organization" and has
become thoroughly Presbyterian.
METHODIST.
The Methodist papers contain now and then
protest, from some lover of the olden times,
against the taste for magniticence and fashion
that is growing in that denomination, as a
result of its growth in numbers, popularity,
and wealth. There seems to be not little
occasion for fear. Notice the official appeal
! in behalf of the Metropolitan Church to be
! built in Washington as a centenary memorial.
1t will rival the cathedrals of Europe in its
relics and its splendor.
"EveryIhiDg connected Herewith will be
sacred il Its association. The vestioules Will be
paved with mar BILE from the temple on MOriah;
tbe pulpit and altar made of cedar from Leba-
non; and all the windows dedicated to the
mel mory OF prominent members OF our Church
who have gone 10 their reward-such as AS
bury, Heddlng, McKendree, Roberts. Waugh,
Strange. Raper, Blgelow. Oln, Fisk, Bangs,
De mpsIer, Judge Mclean, Governor Wright,
| ana many others. In each OF these windows
| Will be feautiful scripture design and 1nscrip
ton, but no likeness OF any person. living or
dead"
The Rev. A. N. Fisher, of the Nevada
Conference, on his way home from General
Conference, of which he was member, stopped
at Salt Lake City, and at the request of the
| Prophet. preached in the great temple. He
had an audience of some six Thousand per-
sons, to whom he preached sound Methodist
sermon very much to their qualification, and,
it is to be hoped, to their edfcation.
Amended Centenary returns thus faI
give SIS 577, SCI 38 as the total Centenary con.
tIibutions of the Church in 1866. No report
has yet been made by the Central Illinois
Conference. The Philadelphia Conference
also has yet supplementary report to make.
WESLEYAN.
The Wesleyan General Conference of the
United States has decided to allow women t
vote; also, to drop from their communion
all churches tolerating members connected
with Masonry or other secret societies.
UNlvERsALIsTs.
The Ambassador, an organ of the Univer
salists, estimates the church property of tha
determination at ten, if not twenty time
what it was quarter of century ago; anC
calls attention to the fact that they now have
schools for the education of their ministry
and higher tone exists among its member
ship.
CATHOLIC.
A well-informed correspondent of the Mes
saqer Franco Americain, of this city, writn
from Ottawa, gives the cause of the 'soca