The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-10

formed in the new church In Thirty-sixth street
Very Rev. Mr.. Turner V. G., of Brooklyn,
preached ut last Mass.
The erection of this temporary cdiice was
much needed by the congregation Of the Holy
lnnocents, the original purchase in Thirty
seventh street being wholly inadequate to their
accommodation.
The Holy Father visited -on the 9th March
the works now in progress in the transept of St.
Peters. His Holiness was accompanied by the
four architects of the church, and by other Off
cials. Some notifications have been made in the
original plan. There will be fourteen rows of
stalls arranged en- dmphithedtre. Each bishop
will have desk before him. To prevent the dis
person of sound which would be caused by the
great elevation of the roof Of the transept
thick curtain will be suspended above the assem-
bly,, stretching from one cornice to the other.
The whole of that magnificent pile OF Pom
tiical splendor the Vatican at Rome, was in
danger of being destroyed by fire on March T.
The conilagratiOn burst out mt A. NJ. in
ground floor of the triangular courtyard used as
for storing the platforms and benches erected
for foreign visitors in st. Peters during the
Easter week ceremonies. Such u mass Of old,
drywoodwork burned like match wood, and fears
were entertained that the flooring above would
give way and allow the flames to penetrate into the
mosaic mandatory, where the damage would
have been irreparable, as Raphae1s celebrated
picture of the Madonna di Foigna is now being
copied there; but, fortunately, although the
beams were much scorched, they did not yield
and as the corps of fremen always stationed at
the palace and detachment of IouaVcs from
the grand guard-house were at once summoned
to the scene OF danger, the fire was eXtinguishcd
after four hours burning without further
damage than the total destruction of the wooden
apparatus alluded to- The Pope, warmly wrapped
up at that early hour, looked out of the window
of his suit of apartments now and then to see
how matters went on; and Cardinal AntOnehi
who, prefect of the palace, was Immediately
| on active duty, reassured his Holiness repeat
edly.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The new Theological Seminary of California
| will be temporarily located in San Francisco,
| and was to open last month.
| The congregation of DR.. Thayer, Newport,
| are having great enjoyment in 'praise meetings"
| held on week day evening, and devoted mainly
In 1860 there were two Congregational
| churches in Missouri. There are now forty
nine of which all but three were founded by the
| Home Missionary Society
The New England Congregational Church,
| New York, of which Rev. Lyman Abbott is the
| pastor, has removed from FOrty-first street to
Rutgers Chapel, on Fifth avenue, near Forty
second street.
The First Church of Chicago CMr. Good
| win's) received lately seventy-two members
| forty-two of them on profession of faith, while
| half as many more will probably be gathered in
| at the next communion.
An exchange remarks that ''number of
| Congregational churches in New England have
| lately been enlarged by adding wings, cruciform,
making very cosy and home-looking audito-
rum, and pleasing relief from the stiffness of
| the parallelogram."
The Rev. H. M. Mcfarland, having resigned
| the pastorate of the Park Church, union of the
| Park and Fifth Avenue Congregational Churches,
| of Brooklyn, has been effected, and the Rev.
Frank Russell was installed pastor of the united
| flock on Tuesday, 18th ultimo.
| "A revival of great power is announced as in
| progress at Holden Massachusetts, the Rev.
| William p Paine, d. D., pastor. The influence
is very deeply felt in every section of the town.
Probably not less than a hundred have expressed
| Il hope that they have commenced the Christian
| life, within two weeks.
| The Congregationalists of Central New York
| propose to issue next month the first number of
| monthly paper, called The Excelsior, which
shall give full information of all matters of local
| interest relating to these churches. 1t will be
| published by Rev. l.. S. Hobart, of Syracuse,
agent of the American Home Missionary Society.
A revival is in progress in DIR. Strong s
| hopeful conversions, an unusual number are
! adults and heads of families. Twenty eight per-
| sons united with the church March %, of whom
twenty are married people, six husbands with
| their wives.
The Pilgrim Congregational Church of st.
| Louis has recently swarmed, by sending out a
| vigorous colony, the pastor of the mother church,
| Rev. John Monteith, going with the colony The
| latter commences seventy strong, and contains
only living and aggressive elements. They hold
Sunday morning service and Sunday-school in
their chapel on Grand avenue, and sustain theatre
preaching at night in one of the finest theatres
in the city. We wish all success to this potent
and brave little church, and we congratulate
them on being able to carry with them such
pastor.-Independe1u
Within the last two months three Congrega-
tonal churches have been founded in the South
OF these, two have been organized in New Or
leans. by Rev. j. w. Healy, and have two hun
dred members EACH The third is in Savannah
and has about fifteen members, white and
colored, and was organized by Rev. CIV. Sharp,
of the American Missionary Association. This
church needs communion service. The Con.
gregational church in Atlanta has forty-fve
members, and at the last communion among the
acccssions was the cOlOred boy referred to in
Whittier last poem in the atlantic who said
Tell them we are rising Mr.. Healy says
twenty more Congregational churches will bC
organized this year in louisiana
HEBREW.
The Jewish congregation, Share Hasho
mayim Coates of Heaven), worshippng in New
York, has lately broken loose from the customary
froms Of Hebrew worship, and adopted the new
Hamburg ritual, which adopts the vernacula
| language
Some fourteen years ago the Hebrews o
New Orleans appropriated five hundred dOllar
annually for three years for the Jewish colony
i'll China. DR.. Martin has brought the lates
tidings from them. The civil war in China frus
trated the benevolent designs of the Hebrews il
England and in this country and the colony ha
almost entirely lost its national customs and il
unable to read its Hebrew Scriptures. Tht
Jewish Times suggests that u teacher be sen
them from this country, and says that DR.. Martin
will give the aid of his hospitality and assistance
LUTHERAN.
| IN 1870. says the Lutheran Observer. when tht
General Synod was formed. there were but To-
ministers in our Church in the United States; il