The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-31

and all persons supplying pulpitS to observe
that day as day for special instruction cJnoern-
ing these great enterprises OF the Church, and
the duty OF all its members to give them active
and hearty support.
The Eighth Church of this city, of which
the Rev. w. w. Barr is PASTOR have lately
re6tted their church, at cost of over one
thousand dollars. 1t Is now very neat and
comfortable. At their communion held on
Sabbath, the IS h instant, 81 were added to the
mem bership, Is by examination aud on cer-
tdC8te.
"A new Presbyterian church in Millersburg.
Indiana, was dedicated 10 the worship OF God
on the 10th Of september. The house is dedi-
Gated free OF debt. lis cost is upwards of three
thousand dollars. It's ma aerial is brick. and
it is well and handsomely built; the Dimensions
fifty by thirty-dve feet.
In the PTesbytery OF BLOOMINGTON New
schooO resolution was unanimously adopted
expressing the preference OF the Presbytery for
the omission of the Smith and Gurley amend.
meuts, and authorizing the General Assembly to
repeal the same.
The Fifth Presbyterian Church was orga-
nized i'll Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday
evening, 10Th inst. 1t starts with a membership
OF 81 persons, and promise OF nearly $4,000
from the Central church.
BAPTIST.
The Broad Street Church, of this city, o.
which Rev. DR.. Magoon is pastor, have also
made extensive repairs and ADDITIONS to their
church edifCe, and a large organ has been con-
traCted for. The church re-entared the improved
audlence-room on the 18th inst, Congregations
are increasing.
The Fourth Church, in this city, Of which
Rev. A. J. Sage is the pastor, have recently ex-
pended $4,000 in improvements on their meeting
house. making it one of the most attractive places
OF worship IN the city. The congregations are
large aud gradually Increasing.
A series of Union Prayer Meetings, embrac
ing the evangelical churches within certain
limits Of the city, has been commenced. The
third meeting was held with the Tenth Baptist
Church last Monday evening.
The first anniversary OF the Memorial Sun
day School was celebrated Friday evening. at
Athletic Hall. The programme was most
The public recognition OF Rev. Charles
Keyser as p9st,r OF the Eleventh Baptist
Church took place last Thursday evening, 10Th
instant.
The California M. e. Conference met on Sep
tember 16th Bishop Scott presiding. The Rev.
Messrs. Bentley, Heacock, Gibson, and Larkin,
were received by transfer from Eastern Confer
ences, the Rev. Messrs. Treifren and Stump from
the Nevada Conference, and Rev. Mr.. Benson
from the Oregon Conference. DR.. T.. II. Sinex
was elected Secretary, j, A. Bruner, Assistant,
and J . n. Campbell, Statistical Secretary.
The Ontario Conference of the Wesleyan
Methodist Church OF Canada, at Its late session
the forty y-itth-reported the following stats
tics:-Preachers, ,553; members, 60, 49O-n.
crease, 1943; Sunday School scholars, 81 32l-
increase, 3l26. Of these, ALL attend class.
Twenty-nine preachers were received oD trial.
The entire property OF the Church is valued
at SZ, l0I246.
The Methodist says:-At the session of the
Genessee Conference OF the African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Church recently held at Ithaca,
New York, the question OF union with the
Methodist Episcopal Church was freely dis
cussed, and resolutions tavoring such union
were unanlmously adopted.
The new NJ. K. Church at Springfield, Pa,
springfield Circuit, Philadelphia Couference),
j. Dyson pastor, will be dedicated to the wor.
ship OF Almighty God on sunday November 8.
The Rev. Messrs. j. f. Chaplain, L A. Fetnley,
and others will oticate. The ministers and
people of adjacent charges are invited.
The Rev. Pleasant Bowler, of the Baptist
Church, and the Rev. Thomas r. Dodson. OF the
Protestant Methodist Church, united with the
pal Church at the late session of the latter at
McMinnvllle, Tenn.
LUTHERAN.
ST. Stephens Lutheran Church, of West
Philadelphia, is about to change pastors. The
Rev. DR.. Krauth's election 10 the Professorship
OF Mental and Moral Science IL the University
of Pennsylvania, in addition to his duties as
Professor in tie Seminary, required OF him to
resign the pastorate which he has tlled for the
past two years. The Rev. b. Ii. Hunt OF Schells-
burg, in this State, has been elected to the
place and expects to enter upon his duties in
West Philadelphia early in November.
The number of students in the Theological
Seminary at Tiflln, Ohio, is still increasing.
Fourteen young men are now in attendance,
preparing for the ministry.
MISSION NEWS.
The United Presbyterans are rejoicing over
the prosperity of their work in Osiout in Egypt.
In this important town the Copts have split into
parties favorng or opposing the evangelical
faith. Some native converts started an evening
Blble.class, attended by quite a number of
priests aud two OF the Bishops nephews, them
selves priests The opposition was great; but
| the leading members of the laity said that it
was a laudabe thing to study the Scriptures,
! and should be encouraged. HereupOn the
! Bishop appointed meeting 10 be held each
| evening from two hours before till an hOur after
| sunset, for the study OF the simple Word of God
| ip the veInFcular Arabic. This was to be open
| TO all; and the PIOtestants agreed TO give up
| their meeting on condition that no other book
| should be read except the simple Bible-a con-
| dition that was agreed to by al. The meeting
was kept up until they came to the study OF
! Paul's Epistles 10 the Romans, which were
| found to be so evidently a Protestant treatise
! that they broke the compact, and now the two
parties meet separately.
The Bible, complete, has now been printe
! in the TahItiau, Samoan, ROrotongal, TOngan,
Fliian, and Hawaiian dialects-all branches OF
! the Polynesian language Portions of the Bible
have also been printed in the MaTqucsan, New
Zealand, Gilbert Island, Mar hall Island, Pona.
ptan, and StTong's Island languages. To accom-
| plish this enterprise has required an amount of
literary and linguistical labor which can scarcely
be appreciated except by those VINO have spent
years in acquiring foreign language, and ad-
| dilOnal years in the work of patient transla
tiOn and revision; yet all this has been done
slonaries in the Pacihc, besides all their other
labor. A new revised edition has Just been
printed by the American Bible Society. 1t is
sold as cheap as So per copy, Rev. E. w. Clark
has spent two years in New York reading and
correcting the proof-sheets.
The Empire OF Morocco, though lying
within sight Of the mountains of Spain, sSirtec
eyety year by thousands OF Engishmen on theiI
| of visitors, either for business or pleasure, con
tans not one preacher of the Christian faith