Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-08
RELIGIOUS TOPICS.

According to their latest figures, ther.
are in Missouri $4,000 white Baptist commu
nicants and 10000 colored.
Pastor Hedstrom has lately preached Al
Castle Garden to more than 500 Scandina
Wan emigrants in single week.
The three New School Presbyterian the
ologlcal seminaries this year graduated G.
and the three Old School 81 young men.
The New York Conference of Evangel
ical Episcopalians has appointed commit
tee for the revision of the Prayer Book, O
which DIR. Thrall is Secretary. Dfferen
portions have been assigned to prominen
Churehmen.
Rev. Mr.. Cheney, of Chicago, says hi
is not going out of the Episcopal Church
and no man can put him out. Bishop White
house seems determined, at least, to put hin
out OF his office as one of its presbyiers
His trial is announced to begin in July, Ii
the Bishops cathedral church.
The Baptist Convention of Connecticu
has petitioned the legislature that divorce.
be allowed only for adultery and willful de
sertion, and that second marriage between
the guilty. party and the partner of his gull
be forbidden, as the crime is often commit
ted in order to secure divorce.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church
(colored) at Leavenworth, Kansas, has voted
to become Congregational. The presbytery
had voted that colored men could not be
members of the presbytery, but only under
lis care; and the pastor and church chose tC
go where il could enjoy equal rights.
The Methodist Freedmens Aid Society
is fairly at work. We hear of an orphan
school in Atlanta, Ca, with 100 scholars, OF
whom 80 are orphans of Confederate SOL
diers. The school committee of Memphis,
Tenn, compliment very highly the colored
schools of the Centenary chapel.
The Methodist bishops appeal to their
churches for an increase of 5000, 600 above
their ordinary collections for home and for
egn missions. This is imperatively needed,
as the large surplus is now exhausted Even
this Will make less than one dollar TO each
member, and is much less than is given by
other large denominations.
The Presbytery of Ontario asks the
united General Assembly, which will meet
In Pittsburgh, Pa, if, as there seems no rea-
son to doubt, the presbyteries of both bodies
shall vote for reunion, TO inaugurate move
ment for raising several millions of dollars
for educational and denominational pur-
poses.
-itcN. luoiHiS N. DeeCueT, puStOr DI tile
Congregational church of Elmira, says the
american Presbyterian "has preached a
most remarkable sermon on Presbyterian
ism; distinctly, ably, and earnestly advo-
eating that system of church organization as
the most simple, natural, scrptura., and
practicable Of all the systems.
AT the dedication of Rev. Robert Coll.
yers new church (Unitarian) in Chicago,
last week, after an address by DIR. Bellows,
Mr.. Collyer made a thrilling appeal that the
debt of the church, nearly $if5, 900, be i'm
mcdiately Cancelled. The response was so
hearty that nearly $4,000 were at once
subscribed, of which Mr.. Collyer subscribed
$1,000.
The Portland Mirror has heard of
parish in Massachusetts where .'fine music"
was wanted, and the discussion of the sub
ject was compromised by allowing each per-
son to subscribe as he preferred for the
support of the preaching or of the music.
After the society had been canvassed, it was
found that s 700 was subscribed for sing
ing, and l,sO0 for preaching! Some signed
$25, $50, and 800 for singing-not a cent
for preaching