The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-05

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ADOPTED as containing the system of doctrine
taught in the Holy Scriptures; and the govern
ment and discipline Of the Presbyterian Church
| In the United States shall be approved as con-
tanning the principles and rules of our polity."
-Ihe Rev. Henry Connolly a well-known
and long an active and laborious minister of the
Unlted Presbyterian Church, died on Saturday
| the eth OF August in Newburg, New YORK, aged
slXty-nlne years nine months aud three dave
| he seemed to be affected with no particular
aisease, pat went down, after being confined to
MS Deo only three or four days with general
prostration and weakness aud died in great
Jesus Christ.
--1he Rev. g. Nash Morton was ordained az
an evangelist by the Presbytery OF Roanoke on
the 10Th of August, and was to have sailed from
New York for South America on the 23d. He
goes as foreign missionary, to establish new
mission enterprise In that country, aud will be
lolned few months hence, as soon as the most
suitable point is determined on, by the Rev.
e.: y: q: Lane, who is now preaching at Madison
The Independentsays "a beautiful New School
Presbyterian Church has just been completed at
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 1t is surmounted by
cross. Perhaps the day is coming when our
symbolism as to make it necessary to state that
cross stands over q new church,
There are, now in Brazil three ministers
connected with the Southern Presbyterian
Church, viz, the Rev. W. G. Emerson. OF East
Mississippi; the Rev. Holmes L. Harvey, of
East Alabama; and the Rev. ]. R. Baird, of South
The Rev. J. NJ. Atkinson, the Rev. e. Hines,
and j. s. Ams, Esq, bv order of Orange Pres.
bytery, organized Presbyterian church at
Henderson, North Carolina, recently. Divine
service was held in the new church on Saturday
and Sunday.
Most denominations have their habitat the
geographical centres where they thrive most.
Three-seyenths of the entire New School Church
are found in New York, and over one-fourth in
Central and Western New York alone,
The Rev. j. W; Pratt, formerly professor
az at. I1lsGaloosa, Alabama, and more recently of
BROOK lyn, New York, has received and accepted
call to become the pastor of the Presbyterian
church in Lexington, Virginia.
The Presbyterian church of Maumee City
has made unanimous call for Mr.. Robert F.
McLaren, con of the Rev. Dr. McLaren, to
become their pastor.
The cornerstone of new church ediice,
being built by the Presbyterian church of
lrving'on, New York, was laid on Saturday,
August 20.
EPISCOPAL.
"A correspondent to the Episcopalidn, writing
from Indiana, says:-"rhere is a rumor abroad
mat the splendid establishment admirably
adapted for educational purposes, in Terre
Haute, called st. Agnes Hall, is not safe for the
Episcopal Church: Both the Romanists and
the Presbyterians have their eye upon it. It is
valued at over 100000, and it is said one of the
parties named has already made an offer of
$4,000. The interests of this school, it is pre-
sumed, had much 10 do in makIs Bishop Talbot
the Assistant Bishop OF Indiana. Those who had
embarked their capital in the school felt they
had made large venture, and must risk more
to save the whole. They needed resident
Bishop to overlook and give character to the
institution, and be Its permanent agent Hence,
from Terre Haute went out much of that
influence which secured the election of Bishop
Talbot, and when in the following General
Convention deputy from New Jersey opposed
his transfer from missionary diocese, the
Rector at Terre Haute came to the rescue
and successfully fought the battle through.
Blshop Talbot however. has seen fit to take up
his abode at Indianapolis, and the friends of ST.
Agnes Hall are disappointed. Moreover they
fear he intends TO centralize the educational
injury Of he Inc Tneer Tnnefa aS eS
advanced has not been repaid and the school in
the hands of Eplscopalans has not become
success. No wonder, then, that rumors are rife
feeling in the town against the Bishop 'coadju-
assistant.n
The Episcopal Bishop of Michigan has writ
ten to the English Archbishop of Canterbury,
giving doleful account OF the Protestant
churches in general, and representing his own
small sect as the only obstacle in the way of a
complete triumph of the Church of Rome in this
country. He says:-
"The sects have always been opposed to the
Church. She has stood in the way OF their
success and hence their hatred to the Church
Is greater than to Rome. rapid process of
dish tegration is going on among them. They
are fast slipping away from ali their standards
OF 1alth; and, as q necessary consequence, must
VI ldlCT ldll lIllO luuuellCy. IllS Is en-"
phatically the case in those States in which
Puritanism prevailed My own opinion is that,
unless the Church can step in and direct men
to the truth as it is in Jesus preserved and
handed down to US by the Catholic Church, l
verify believe that they will be under the
dominion and power of Rome within less than
half a century,"
Sad, sirs
Last session, the friends of religious equality
in England congratulated themselves on the
passing of three bills, which, TO a greater or
less extent, recognized their principles. This
year they have put just the same number on the
statute book; but the measures are of greater
Importance. The result is, says the Liberdtor,
that whereas the last Parliament did nothing to
further our cause, that which Is about
to be dissolved has helped it by pass
| ing seven measures during the snort
period it has existed. These measures
are the: 1865. l. Qualification for Offices Act;
| 1867. 2. Dublin ProtessorshIps Act; 8. Trans.
| substantiation Declara ion Act: A. Offices and
| 0aths Act; 1868. s. Compulsory Church Rates
| Abolition Act; 6. Irish Buras Act; Z. West
| indles Ecclesiastical Grants Act; and, taking
| them in connection with other measures, which
have advanced towards, though they have not
| leached, the legislative goal the expiring Par
lament Is entitled to our thanks, however little
| thanks may be due to it from Others.
The Diocesan Convention of Western New
York, at lis recent session, passed the following
resolution by an almost unanimous vote, and
| with the hearty approval OF Bishop Coxe:-
| ReSoloed, That this Convention has heard,
| with emotions of pleasure and gratitude to
! Almighty God, OF the appointment of a commits.
sion to the Methodist General Conference look
ing to measures for reunion with the Protestant
| Episcopal Church, and expresses the confident
hope that such a state of facts will be presented
! TO the General Convention as will induce that
| body TO respond to the movement of our Metho-
dist brethren, and adopt measures which may
promote the restoration OF unity and godly con-