The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-12
SUMMARY OF RELIGIOUS NEWS.
METHODIST.

dent of the Conference, though he is also Super
lniendent of Manchester circuit and chairman
OF the largest district in England, does not
receive sxpence more than his colleague, who
discharges the ordinary functions of a circuit
minister. The Secretary OF the Conference, and
all the other officers, receive nothing but vote
OF thanks in return for their services. The
highest stipend given anywhere in English
Mcthodism would be considered quite third
rate affair by the leading pastors OF auy other
religious body.
ON Sunday, November 90, Iwaski Nagai,
japanese student ut Rutgers College, New
Brunswick, N. j., was baptized aud received
into church membership IN St James Metho-
dist Episcopal Church in that city, by Dc.
Tiffany, the pastor This young Japauo-e, il Is
said, Is the second OF his nation who has openly
| professed the Christian faith.
Rev. II. MattesOu, ID, a prominent Metho'
dist minister died at jersey City on Tuesday
morning last week, OF pneumonia. At the time
OF his death he was in the service OF the Ameri-
! can and Foreign Christian Union.
| "A revival OF religion has been in progress
! for the past tWO weeks at Emory aud Henry
! College, Virginia. There have been about SIXTY
! conversions. out OF one hundred and eighty
students one hundred are professors of religion.
| The forces OF the two Metnodisms North
ard SOUTH aggregate lOS7O Travelling and
IL, $50 local preachers, and l, 100, Ia members.
They represent from seven to eight millions of
! the population of the country.
THE new church at Lebanon, in this State,
| is rapidly approaching completion. 1t will be
| the handsCmest place of worship in the town,
and Will be an ornament and credit to
The Rev. DR.. Sargent, wto for nearly three
! years has served the church in Richmond and
! Portsmouth, Virginia, has also been transferred
| to the Baltimore Conference.
The Rev. Nelson Head, o. D.. after an absence
of twenty years, has returned to the Baltimore
! Conference.
EPISCOPAL.
| They have a new show in New York city,
according to the following item, which we take
| from the New York 1ribone:-"Su alter
noon, 9th inst, the first afternoon session of
,l
Church, New York was celebrated with all the
pomp aud dazzling ceremony for which that
| church is fast becoming celebrated. The pray.
| ers and versicles were intoned by the Rev Dr.
| Ever, pastor of the church, and the responses
sung by surplced choir OF well-tratned boys
| and men,"
-Rev. S. H. Tying, Jr., is charged by his ira
! ducers with negleCung his own parshioners
| except that he is OticiOus enough when they are
out OF town. His own people do not seem to
think so, aud have added $1,000 TO his salary.
HIS church maintains three mission schools,
which care tor Il thousand poor children. An
| unOrdaintd brother of hls Is one OF the most
| effective lay-preachers OF the West, and another
younger brother IS preparing to enter the MIN
| istry.-indepe1tdent
-The ves,ry of Christ Church, Rye, N. Y,
passed a vote of thanks to the vestry of the
| Presbyterian church for the use OF their edIfce
| during the summer OF 1867, and also to Joseph
| Park, Esq, for the use OF his fine school. house
| last summer. they also presented to the Rev.
| Charles Baird, OF the Presbyterian churco,
|
return for the use OF the ediace of which he Is
! pastor.
Rev. j. N. Rogers, of Memphis, whose ex-
! treme rtuallsm has given so much trouble to
| the Bishop of Tenn, ssee has consistently Joined
! the Church of Rome. This, taken in counec-
tiCn with the secession to the Congregatloualist3
| of Rev. Mr. CraCratt OF Ohio, VINO belonged TO
the extreme of the Evangelical wing, SHOWS
perhaps the opposite religious affiliations of
| High" Low 'Church,-Indepenien
The Protestant ChlTeltnlGR mentions a case
New n
congregation have resolved unanimously that
! their rector be requested TO make such eX-
Changes, or to hold such fraternal relations with
non, episcopal cicrsymen as ne mag thnk dc.
| slrab'e, and pledglng to him their hearty sym
! pathy and support and adherence, whatever
.fhe Diocese of Northern New York has
com pleted its organization with the title of the
! Diocese of Albany, by the election as Bishop, on
the ninth ballot, OF the Rev; William CrosweIl
| Doare, rector of ST. Peters in Albany, New
| York. Mr.. Doane is Il son OF the late Bishop
| DOane of New Jersey.
The bishop who wrote the pastoral con-
| demniUg Rltuasm, as tending to assimiate
! our worship to that OF a church not only alien
| but hostile to our own, has, in chapel under
his SUPERVISION professionals aud Iecesslonals
! candles, and weekly ''low celebratiOns.n
! One OF the latest Episcopal irregularities
! was the preaching of the sermon by a New York
rector, Dr. John Cotton Smuh, at tAa reinstalla-
ton of Dr. Lawrence over his old charge III
! Marblehead.-I -IRdepelded.
The Right Rev. Henry G. Lay, Missionary
! Bishop of Arkansas has been elected Blshop OF
| the new Protestant Episcopal Diocese OF EaSton,
! Maryland.
BAPTIST.
The new Baptist house Of worship in Eliza
beth, New Jersey, is to cost $750 000 and Is to be
one OF the finest ia the STATE. 1t is Quilt in true
ecClesias teal style, and in the most approved
| church fashion. Caps cornices, plnnaCes. tur-
| ret, minarets, and devices abound IN all con-
CelNable places. The ceiling Is crimson and
blue. The pulpit combines the altar and the
eros. Tue baptistery is bolh unique and tasteful.
| Dr.. Miller is little cnurCnlY IN his ice ings.
| lie wears silk goW1, after the order Of Drs.
| aullman ana Baldwin, aud hal his right to do
90 stipulated in The call. Some Of his service
| is hturgICal, and chants, "GlOra in EXCeslsU -
KEY. John Francis, Baptist, Was lately in-
| vittd by Brigham Young to occupy the new
tabernacle at salt Lake. Over tour thousand
| Ler, ons attended to hear the sermon. Brigham
Young and all his officials were present and sat
On the platform. Hearty responses attended
the delivery OF the sermon; and at its close ne
was surrounded by all the dignilares, who
expressed the highest gTandcaton, aud wished
him TO come again. There are twenty four
thousand people III Utah, three-iourths OF whom
belong to Brigham Young's church.
"A noble donation has Just been made to the
Theological Seminary at Rochester, New York.
Roswell .. Burrows, Esq, Ot Albion, New OrS
has agreed 10 give SlOO 600 10 the seminary. 1t
is probable that he will make 1t $780, 600. The
seminary will bear the name OF the liberal
donor. Another gentleman OF Rochester. NJ.
Ii. Slbley, not member OF the Baptist Church,
proposes 10 give $50 900 to erect ne n chapel or
library bHlldng for the seminary.
The Freewill Bap lists have increased the
past year by 80 per cent; or about seven per
cent, If we include the accession from the
General Baptists The largest gains have beeu
in Illinois, Rhode Island, aud M9ssach hGsetts.
/, The Baptists OF New Bruins wick and Nova