The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-07

dowment of o sound and liberal system Of edu-
cetioDl But that would no have served tue
purposes OF the PapacJ; Where would DR..
CulIen's spiritual dictator hip have been by this
time, II the money drawn ron the people for
these nurseries OF ian itiCi-m had been used for
SO good purpose as we have suggested! The
Grace
The Pope Of Rome had addresse letter to
"PrOiectaus and Monica bolics," exhorting aud
duplicating th m 10 hasten 20 return into tue
bosom of the Church, or holy mother, where
their ancestors received the urshment OF
hfe," an0 "WbPre alone IL preserved IN its in
tePrity the doctrine OF Jesus Chnst.n Upou this
retuin to the homlsh Church "Jep nds not only
the salvation OF each one in Daruculir bat OF
the whole Christian society,"" Tue document
stIlkes US rs being very RIDICULOUS and very I'm.
pUdt nt We notice thPs some OF our protestant
AZ non-Caiholic" bre hteu are considering the
propriety of a formal response TO Ibis letter, bIt
We think they nigh be engaged IN less ABSURD
ana more profitable bus ntss.-Bapttst. n
PRESBYTERIAN.
The First Reformed Pre-, oyteran Church IN
connection win GeUeral SynOI, shipping in
horticultural Hail, IN this CITY. held their sent.
annual communion l4ey. Over So hundred
n emOers commuued, aud tea we're ad uittei TO
membership, I'VE on examination aud i've by
letter. Tns congregation. we believe, have not
yet decided on a pas or nor on u site for their
future boose OF worship.
AT special meeting Ul the First Presbytcry of
New YotB, on the 2ist October, the R,v. Dr.
James bar per and the hov. Robert Atm,Crong
Iesiened the p9so ates "htco. theY nave held
Avenue Church. Newly ork, and tue latter OF the
FIRST Uiited Presby tcTidn Church, Ne Eourp,
New York. By this ep both OF these brethren
may be better able TO promote the interests of
the Church at large, by devOting tlems Ives
more entirely to the good OF the rbeOlogCu
Seminary; but it IS mater OF deep regret that
two important churches are thus LETT without
pastors.
After tboughtful provision for his family
and relations, Milton CLERK of Watertown Ne Y
York, beg let!hi $4,000 to the oae Street
Church, Mateftowu, Tor the purchase OF par
sonape. To the biole society, Home Missions
ana Foreign Missions, he bPqueathS $50J0 each,
TO be paid alter Lis widows decease. Tue
remainder OF the estate, which 1t is supposeI
will an cunt to over S25,000 is TO be divided
irto eight equal parts, anu is donatad TO the
causes of Church Erection. Pnol cation, Minis
ierlal Relief, Education, Home Missions, Foreign
Missions, at the Bbe and Tract societies.
The Rev. Albert Barnes IS spending q few
weeks 10 81. Johns, New Bruins WICK. His host,
John Mcmillan, ESQ, has improved the occasion
10 give bim formal reception, and thus, in
some degree, return the ciVlhles shown to the
distinguished clerical visitors from Scotland
and Ireland IN wolch Mr. Barnes bore an
hoDored part" The CoOnaGl PI Iesby eridn
traces personal resemblance between Mr..
Barnes and DR.. Cooke, of Belfast. 1t saYs:-
"Dr, Barre is q shade lighter than DR.. Cooke,
but of the same make, similar white locks,
aquihpe nose, and shaven cheeks"
-Ihe Rev. a. Mcqueen writes to the North
Carolina Presbyterian that meeting in
Smyrna Church, North Carolina, which was
closed on the first OF Octooer, resulted IN the
hopeful conversion of thirty lone persons. An
encouraging feature is found in the fact that
five of those who united with the Presbyterian
Church were from the blacks.
Mr.. Robert +. Maclareu, recently q lcen-
ti&te of the United Presbyterian Church, has
loned the PTeseytery oil Maumee, and accepted
a unanimous call from the FIRST Presbyterian
Church in Maumee City. This church is In
very houTlshing CONDITION, and In t1e midst OF
growing population opens wide field of use
fulDess.
The Synod of Virginia, at it's late meeting,
consolidated the Presby cries OF Rappahannock
and Patapsco-the body thus formed to be
known as "Ihe Presbytery of CHESAPEAKE"
The Rev. I. ", Moore, d. D., OF the Firs.
Presby byterran church, Richmond, Va has ac.
cepted the call to the First Presbyterian Church
at Nashville, Tenn.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Couereg atonasts have six theological
scmluares- Bangor AndoVer, Yale, Hartford
UberU, and Chicago, with tWeuty-six PROBES
sors, SIX l,c urels, and two hundred and seventy
| one students. AndOVer has five pro essors, six
| lecturers, aud one hundred aud fifteen students.
AS he lecture feature is some What new, we give
| the subjects. DR.. Anderson lectures on Foreign
! Missions; DR.. Bacon on COngregatiOnalism; DR..
| Kirk on ReVivals; DR.. Manplng on the Relations
! OF Christianity to Popular lufdeltg; aud Dr..
! Noyes on Home EvaDgeliZat;on. Dr.. Anderson
! is also lecturer at Hartford, where DIR Guyot
! lectures on the Connection OF Revealed Religion
and EthnoiogiCal Science.
According TO statistics just printed thereare
! in Massachusetts 49G Congregational churches,
! having a member,hIp OF 1926, being an in.
crease of 1892 during the year. Less than one
! third OF those members arc males. The total
number OF bsptlsms reported is 1928 of adults
and 1912 of inants. All bat 67 of Ihe churches
are supplied with settled or acting pastors
There are 93.44O scholars in the Sabbath
Schools, with an average attendance OF 62, ,76O
The North Avenue Church, Cambr dge,
| Massachusetts Uhe Rev. d. y. Meaus), has re-
ceived eighty persons TO membership, and sixty.
hve families have joined the congregation the
past year.
1t is said the Congregational Sabbath School
Of Bethlehem, CCnn., is the oldest IN this cOuu-
| try, 1t not in the world, it having been organized
| in l740.
The church at Maine, New York, has lately
voted to leave Presbyte and unite with Sus-
| quehanna Association.