The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-26
sUMMAR z or RELIGIOUS NEWS.
METHODIST.

The following, are the statistics Of the
Southeastern Indiana Conference, as reported
at its late tessiou. which commenced September
20:-Members, 20376-increasc over last year,
4l3l; pIobationers, 2463-nccease, $685.; locll
preachers, l45-lncreasc, 16i churches, 273l,
valued at S593, 30O-an increase OF 395, and Of
value, Sll0,750; parsonages. 5l--increase, Z
value, $50, ,G00-mcrease, S7625; contributions
for Missionary Society, $8O56'5l-decrcase,
S46O'39: ior Tact Soc ETY.. S324'0l-increase,
S203 &C; for Bible Soblety, $l39i'75 decrease
$262'6O for Sunday School Union, S2j7
increase, S96 36; Sunday Schools 27l-increase,
AZ; ollicerJ and teachers, 20l3-increase 53l:
scholars, 10 60l-inCrease, 1898. The folio wing
is the action of the Conference on lay delega-
tion:-
Wneeos The late Genera, Conference proposed to
the cody consideration or the pr ana nsople
The subject Of Lay Delegat on; therefore
in s.ld action, and that pledge ourselves to give
and faithful attention insing this su6jec
the Appendix TO the Discipline.
The Baltimore Episcopal Methodist speaks of
great gains to the Solthern Church on the
Eastern Shore OF Maryland. THE Kent Circuit"
was organized at the late Baltimore Conference
with three appointments. IL now numbers
fifteen. Iu Kent aud Ql5en Anne's many of the
most influential men, with their families, have
united with The Church,
The African Methodist Pro.estants held
their Annual Conference In St. Thomas Me-
thodist Protestant Church, on Chesnut street,
Baltimore, lately. The body consisted Of about
twenty-five members.
Tie pulpit OF the Methodist Episcopal church
at Orange, N. j., made vacant by the election
OF DR.. Dasheli to the Presidency of Dickinson
College, will be Temporarily supplied by DR..
LaDahan, OF the Book Roon.
The Mcthodsts OF Paterson, New Jersey,
have organized new church IN the northern
part of the city. Members from Gross street.,
Market street, and Prospect street have united
In the enterprise. 1t starts with good prosp pects
Another enterprise is contemp plated. A commit
tee has been appointed to secu1e lots on Main
street. and members of the three churches are
her oh
movement. The population of the city is rapidly
increasing, and we are glad TO learn of 80 much
zeal and enterprise among our people.
The trustees OF the Ne wark Conference Semi
rary held meeting on Tuesday, Be otember l,
on the Morristown camp ground. and resolved
to proceed at once to the erection of the build
iDgs OF the in -titution. THe Committee On Plans
are attending to their work.
EPISCOPAL.
The Protestant OtarchnGn appends an EN-.
phatic editorial Amen TO a proposition from
one of us correspondents, who evidently de-
spars OF tie success of the Evangelical party in
the approaching Episcopal General Convention.
He proposes tnat a council of sympathizers
shall .be Immediately called, who shalt proceed
to the expurgation of all "Romanizing germs"
from the Prayer book, and then invite all friends
of evangelical truth, in whatever denomination,
who favor moderate historic eplscopate,n TO
Episcopal Church. The Rvangeiis! bish-
ops should then be invited to head
the movement in their official rela-
declining, the Church should elect provisional
bishops. IT would not be strange if this should
be the actual result OF the movement. 1t would
please the Ritualists, as 1t would leave them TO
the undisturbed possession OF their wealthy en-.
dowments, and relieve them in their weighty
respectablty from any responsibility for the
religious tervor OF the Iyng and Hubbard party.
But in the long run the abandonment by the
seceoers of their endowments and other tacti-
tiCus advantages would prove, as in the ease of
the Copgregaionallsts OF Massachusetts, who
ii .,A n
an immense advantage in developing tAelr
strength. -IRdependent.
The Church NeaOs, one OF the Rituallst
papers OF England, publishes long account of
a young novice taking the "Whlle" and a nun
taking the "black" veil, and entering upon her
duties as cloister nun OF the Benedictine order.
The ceremonies were entirely like those In
Roman Catholic monasteries. The Church Neaos
says:-''At the first anniversary OF the Yetmin-
ster and Frome Vauchurch branch OF the 'Eug-
lish Church UEion' Qhe great Rtualistic Society
a great procession was held, in which twenty
priests took part in supplies.
The Triennial General Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church IN the United
States will meet in New York on the 7.h of
October. This will be the drst Representation
OF all the bishops and diVines OF the states since
1859. The convention will be larger than any
preceding council. Much important business,
together with the erection ol SIX or Sc ven new
dioceses and missionary jurisdictions and
bishops, and readjusting the canons, AMI other
business, will be discussed.
Johns Church, Chicago, Illinois, and elected to
the same post in a church at Cincinnati, Ohio,
died in Paris, France, ON the 3lst o August last.
He was one of the leading Low Church dlvines
in the Episcopal Church.
The Rev. NJ. 8. Olds, rector of Christ
Church, Washington city, D. G died pm the l7Ll
inst. OF cancer. lie was son OF Hon. Edison B.
Olds, OF OHIO.
The new Episcopal Diocese Of Northern Ne v
York is 10 go into operation this fall, aud the
convocalion of the Episcopal clergy of the
northern section OF the STATE was held in st,
Georges Church, in Schenectady, on the 9Th
inst, to discuss matters of importance prepara-
tory to the organization OF the new ecclssiastical
province.
There are four new Episcopal churches in
Vermont awaiting conservation, giz.:-Thoss at
Fairfield; West Randolph, West Poultney, and
Bellows Falls.
The Rev. II. D. Mobiles, Episcopal rector in
Bridgew9ter, Connecticut, BILLED hlmseli by
cutting his throat on Monday, the l4th inst.
after preaching on Sunday, 10 usual Supposed
TO be ten poraTily insane.
The troubles in the Episcopal Church of the
Redemption, in New York city, stll remains
unsettled Grace Church has placed minister
over the church IN Fourteenth street, while tho
followers q the Rev. Mr. Scott are still Wor-
shipping 1T Irving Hall.
BAPTIST.
ACCORDING 10 the minutes OF the Burmese
Baptist Convection, for 1868, there are now in
that heather land 287 chuTcpes, G3 ordained snC
300 licensed native preachers 1888 communi
cants, and 4Ol5 pupils IN school. These figures
40 not show all the sults Of msslonary labor
As an eyldeuce OF the quiet influence at work II
families, missionary writes that, returning
home rom his lahors in the attprnOon, q LITTLE
disuirited or 'olue, he saw d little boy an,
girl about three or four Years OF age 10 When
their mo her mad just given piece Of meat ans