The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-31
SUMMAR or RELIGIOUS NE us.
CONGREGATIONAL,

I-The Seminary year at AndoYer, Mass,
opens with an attendance OF about eighty stu
denCs less number than last year, from the
fact that an unusually large class graduated,
and O comparatively small class enters. This
year is marked, says q correspondent, by the
especial coulse' System. The usual course of
study IS three years, but on account of the
urgent calls for ministers to enter the service at
once, as well as for other reasons it waS thought
best to institute q course OF only two years.
This was TO meet sooner the urgent call for men
TO occupy destitute fields. As yet this plan is an
experiment Several men have already entered
upon this course. new professorship was
established for this course, and the Rev. J. l..
Tay lor was elected to the place. He was for
merly pastor OF the South Church. Andover.
t-Tbe Oswego New York; Congregational Asso.
citation, at its meeting, October l3, received
new church, that at West Monroe. This church
was recently formed of members of Preebyte-
Tian, Methodist, and Baptist church in the
town, all of which were pa.torless and nearly
spiritually dead,
-The congregational Puritan Society of
Brooklyn, New York, OF VIII ch the Rev. c. Fl.
Everest is pastor, will soon build costly
church Of the Go hic srchitec .ural order at the
corner of Marcy and De Kalo streets.
The salary of each of the four Professors of
the Theoloeical institute in Hartford, Conn.,, is
$2500 The salary of cavir vi Ny l'o.Nors o
the Congregational churches is $4,000.
The Rev. W. A. Bartlett declines the call of
the Plymouth Church, Chicago, H., finding
himself ineY lricably bound III the tolls OF his
Brooklyn people.
EPISCOPAL.
The sessions of the Episcopal Convention
were held in the Church OF The TIans6g 6guraton
in East TWenty-pinth street New York city.
In this church the Rev. :. Fl. Typg. Jr., received
his late "admonition." Evangelical Church
men present were compelled TO note in front of
them, in place of the ordinary communion
table" an ''altaI" after the manner Of Romish
church, with large gilt cross standing in the
centre, and superb gilt candlestick on each
side OF the cross.-PresbyeraGn
Memphis (TeDLessee) papers cay that the
High Churchmen OF that city, under the leader
ship of the Rev. J. W. Rogers. have introduced
in the Church of the Blessed Virgin the ceremo-
nies of rltualsm. an Immense congregation wit
Messing them. The Bishop of Tennessee (who
is himself High Churchman) has since Tor
hidden all rtualistic practices n his diocese.
The Rev. b. Wlstar Morris, OF Germantown,
has been elected Bishop OF Oregon and Washing.
ton Territory. This election" says the PrOteS.
tdnt Charctmdn 'adds another vote to the
dominant party in the House of Bishops"
The Church MOnthly, an organ of the Episco
palians, III its October number comes out
squarely for Rtualism, which, 1t says, sis a
system that belongs to the Church by right o.
PREsBYTERIAN.
The First Reformed Presby yterian Church o
this city observed their communion last Sab
bah, and received to membership forty.two
persons, nearly hal of them on profession o
their faith in Christ. About four hundred
persons sat down at the long white tables, in
the old COVenant6r style, and'in the bre lklng OF
INls
indicates that at least two-thirds of the congre
cation still adhere TO the session aud the pastor
DR.. Wyle, In opposition 10 the General Synod
as on former occasions about six hundred ol
thTee.lourths of the entire membership, were
ordinarily present at this sacrament.
The Rev. DR.. W. l.. BIeckinrdge has re
signed the Presidency OF Centre College, Ken
tucky, having accepted a call 10 the church a
Pleasant Hill, Missouri. The Trustees OF thu
college wSTe reluctant to receive DR.. Breckin
ridges resignation, but yielded to his Owl
Beatty, Vice.Presldent of the college, will Ot
the acting President until the vacancy is filled
by the Board of Trustees.
The receipts of the Boards of the Presby
terian Church, during the month of September
were as folloWs:-Board Of Domestic Missions
$3S6l'93; Board of Education, Sl4O945; Boart
OF Foreign Missions, S689G,55 Board OF Pabica
Board of Church Extension, S525OIO; Com mite
on Freedmen, S54352.
The Rev. Herrick johnson, D. D.. will
preach sermon especially TO young men. at hi
church on Washington Square, to morroy
evening. DR.. JohnsOn's popularity and interes
in young men will doubtless attract many OF
this occasion.
james S. Mccoy, a licentiate of Elizabeth
town, N. j. (Old SchooD, has been receive
under the care of the Presbyte of Dayton, AM
ordained as an evangelist. He is preachn
with great acceptance at present to the churc
CT yellow Springs.
-On Sunday afternoon, llth inst churc
(colored) was organized in Hope Chapel, Utica
N. y, consisting OF twenty hVe members, The
adopted the Confession of Faith and Churc
Government of the Presbyterian Church. Tire
elders were chosen aud ordained.
The Charlotte Democrat states that ether
are ninety students now IN attendance at DaviC
son College, North Carolina, with daily accet
sions. Che President aud Faculty of the co
lege are deseryedly popular, and devoted I
their work.
Ten ordinations took place, two new Pre-
byteries were Organized and a new Syno
planned at the lale meetings of the Syncd
Missouri and the Presbyterles composing 1t,
Kansas City, lst inst