The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-21


the white church to hear Bishop Oark's sermon,
because they were plaiuly told their room was
~ mote worth than their company, they desiring
that the white people of Atlanta might hear the
Bishop
The receipts of the Methodist Missionary
Society Tor the wear commencing Noyemberl,
1867, and ending October3l, 1868 are S6l4 1915,
which sum Will not vary materially from the
rece pts from January l, 1868, to December 81,
1868. The above bgure> Include the sums re-
CeNed rom legaC les and other misce llaueOuS
sources, but not the grants received from the
Amer1c9n Bible Society.
The Rev. j. ID. blaiD, of the California Con
ference for the last year pas or of the Washing
ton lie ghte Methodist Episcopal Church, in New
York city, has accepted the appointment OF
Travelling Secretary Of the National Temperance
Soc ety. and will Immediately outer upon the
duties of the uiCc.
tMcthUdist) has just graduated seven young
theologue-. The assets OF this institute are
reported a. S3j9GS Of which, besides the scHni.
nary building, S2I9,OOO IS represented by reOl
estate IN that city, lett by Mrs, Garrett for this
"A correspondent OF the Nashville CHRISTIAN
Advocate SAYS there is an iuCr-tsiDg desire m
The Southern branch OF the Ma,ac 'lst Church
to do away with the Office OF pres ding elder,
aud have a bishop tor every UonieronCe,
-bishup Clark having completed hts cplsCO-
pal tour tor 1868 reports growing strength aud
consolidation IN he Southern work OF the
Northern Methodist Cbmch. Eight conferences
reuru membership OF l02393, sgu OF 3},Ol3
The Boston Theological Seminary, says
T,On'S Herdid. opens Wlth a class OF seventeen,
seven OF whom are from different colleges two
from ale, two from Wesleyan, one from Mount
Uu,on, one iTOm Wabash, aud one from Ale
gheuy,
The Christian Advocate of New York says
that the statistics Of The Methodist Episcopal
Church for the past year show an increase OF
SUNDAY Schools OF 1896; Of officers ana teachers,
Y, 7J4; OF scholars, lOl,2
BAPTIST.
The Philadelphia Baptist Association held
! its annual meeting recently, at the Calvary
| Church, IN South Fifth str, et. The Committee
| appOm ed t) make Digest OF the Letters rom
| the Churches presented the following, which
comprises summary OF the results ior the past
| year.
| all the Letters from the Churches, and find the
results to be truly glorious. Many Of the pastors
and brethren carried home rom the last meeting
| o. this bodya an influence that tollog wed them
| The year round. Several of the churches have
! enjoyed special reyyals, and nearly all report
! quiet, progressive, and healthy growth. The
! tollowing are some OF the Iesults:-
]. The a1oltiOns are, by baptism, 1858: letter,
| $40; experience, l5S; res Grafton. CO. the Ge-
crease is, bv letter, 553; erasure. $50; excVsion,
240, death, 1877. The total mem mbership is lT,474.
Tue number OF churches is 66, OF which II are
| without pastors.
All OF the churches have Sunday Schools.
| many o. them have two or three. Tue whole
number Of schools is 80; officers, 373; teachers,
| 1889; scholas, l4,sjl; scholars aid teachers
baplized, 428; volumes in s. S.Librares 29, 254.
| 2. Chl1cb EdJiceS and PdrsonGgeS. - The
| Memorial Church /, vigorously prosecuting the
| erection of chapel. ana expect to enter 1t by
| the hrst OF next year. The Mont Zion Church
dedicated their new elidce in January last,
| free from debt. The RoXborou9h Church is
erecting q neat and attractive house of wors hip.
! The Chester Church reports her meeting house
! free t1om debt, aud the comO'eti IN of a hand.
| some and COmmOdlOu6 Parsonage which Is also
! paio for. The Delaware Avenue Church, OF
| pnt tpH bn 1pp trlrn Nf hnir
! mee,lng-house in January. AllentoRn Church
! dedicated their lew house last November, tree
! from debt The Fourth (coored) Church, of
| Washington, have entered their house and ask
aid. The Il over Dublin Church has built a new
| house at an outstaton, and has paid $1,000 on
her church property. BraudyWine Church con-
! templates building new house in the spring.
| The First African asks aid in liqUdatlng her
debt. Balsonringo Church has built a neat
| parsonage at cost ~of $500. New Britain
! Church has paid Off An inCum bIauce of the par
sonaPe OF $lOO0 and is repairing her house of
worship al cost OF abosL $500. A number of
| brethren OF the Spruce Street Church are build
lng neat and substantial house of worship. at
| the northwest corner OF Spruce and Broad
streets, Tor which $45 600 has been raised
during the year. The Eleventh Church has paid
OF an incunbrance on her house Of $4,000.
3. The coutr buttons during the year amount,
as reported, to $2l7, 507, not including many by
private individuals, and many more which the
| let ers have JAILED TO record. These would no
! ooubt swell the aggregate 10 nearly $500, 900.
with the Association has contributed in pro-
perty and money the sum of $3.50 900 to found
q Theological Seminary located at Upland,
which has been Incorporated under the name of
'"The Croztr Theological Seminary" This
makes the sum total OF contributions S580,000.
DR.. Fuller's church, in Baltimore, Nd is
making an important movement. 1t is to part
| haTmonously, and hencetor,h to be two bands
| instead OF one Lots have been presented for
new house on Eutaw square, the most fashion
| able part of The city. The same gentleman who
| presented the lots also gives $4,000 towards
the new church. The new house VIII cost about
| $500, coo.
The Baptists of Indiana have nearly 475
chprCles, and about 300 ministers, il 20 district
associations, with an aggregate of nearly
32 90 members. Not more than one fourth OF
| these churches have preaching and pastoral
care al! the time, though full tnree.O Ourths OF
| them are believed 10 be alb lndantly able TO sus-
tain a tull and competent ministry ii they ouly
| knew their strength, aud would use it.
The new South Baptist Church in South
| Boston, Mass, which was dedicated last weck,
has cost about $50 0O0 and will seat HOO people
! The cornerstone for the new church OF the
| Rowe street Baptist congregation, Boston, Mass.
was laid last week. The total cost is to be about
Sl60.C00
The Baptist strength in Ohio now reaches
about 500 churches, 400 miu listers including
/ ctn'iaes, aud 81, 900 nicants-neVer so
well organized or so progre sive AS now.
The Rsv G. D, BoaIdman, ID, has declined
a call TO the Madison Avenue Baptist Church,
New York, aud remains with the First Baptist
Church, in this city.
EPISCOPAL,
"A letter addressed to Dr. Newman by the
Rev. Thomas W. Mossman, West TOrTinqton
VIcarage, WragbY, YCrks hue England, deserves
attention. 1T hrst appeared in the Month "a
Rumish period call for October and is reprinted
in the pages Of the Cdtb obc OptntOn. DR.. Newman