The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-26

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1O,469 colored. The baptsms of the yoar are |
reported as 1892.
The Prussian Baptsts held their annual |
meetings the first week of May, in Stettin. |
There were reported S709 members, and 1900 |
Baptists on the continent, exclusive of those of
Sweden
"A correspondent of the Religious Herald
speaks of Baptist minister in West Virginia
who is pastor of five churches. This is certainly
too much labor for one man, and too title for the
health of the Churches
We learn from the Canadian Baptist that
Rev. William Stewart, after a successful pasto-
rate of six years with the Brantford Church. has
resigned his charge and accepted the unanimous
call of the Bond Street Baptist Church, Toronto,
to be co-pas!or with Dr. Caldicott.
Rev. T. Allen, of Benton Barbor, Mich, for
merly Burman missionary, has been appointed
to succeed Rev. G.. III. Brigham, District Secre-
tary of the Missionary Unions for the middle
district, comprising the State of Ohio, Indiana,
and West Virginia. His headquarters will be at
Dayton, Ohod8
The First German Baptist Church of Buff
falo, n. Y. laid the cornerstone of a new church
edihce, June IL. The house is to be 60 feet by
40 in size, with a tower 95 feet high The struc-
ture is to be of brick, and will seat, in its main
room, 400 or 500. The estimated cost is $4,000.
The basement is to be ready-for occupation some
time in August and the whole building COM
pleted before winter There are two German
Baptist churches in that city, each having a
membership of about $50. Both of these churches
have shown great enterprise, and are doing
their countrymen. Bro q. NJ. Grimmel is pas
tor of the First Church; Bro G. A. Schultz of
the Second-both young men, and both enthusi-
astic in the work of preaching the Gospel of
Christ.
The new Baptist church on Warburton and
Ashburton avenues, Yonkers, New York, was
dedicated on Sunday last, 1t has been erected
as a present to the congregation by the well
known bankers in Wall street. John B. Trevor
and James B. Colgate, who have their residences
at Yonkers. The church is constructed of
brown freestone from Belleville, New Jersey,
| and is q very beautiful building. 80 feet front
and 154 feet deep, with spire on the southwest
| corner, near the main entrance, 100 feet high.
| The roof is covered with slate. The cost of the
building is about 100000, being betrayed, as
| stated, by the Messrs. Trevor and Colgate, with
the exception of the furniture, which will cost
| about SIC, 600.
Twenty graduated at the recent anniversary
of the Chicago Theological Seminary making
| the whole number of alumni ninety-seven. The
| total assets of the institution are $3.50 291 '02,
| being increased during the year about S3SO00.
| The liabilities have also increased about S9OOO
making the aggregate Sl9,4794l The library
| numbers nearly 5000 Volumes but it is yet only
| the beginning of the collection needed. The
| scholarship funds are about $4,000, but less
than half of this amounts at present productive.
METHODIST.
The New York Methodist publishes the
votes of 120 churches, in different sections of
| the country, on the question of Lay Delegates.
We make the following analysis:-For, "a (of
which nine were unanimous); against, "a; tie, 2.
Total votes for, $780, against, 1850.
--Twenty-three churches in this city, accord
ing to the Press, gave 1928 votes for, and 295
| against.
AT the anniversary meeting of the English
| Primitive Methodists, held in Mr.. Surgeons
Tabernacle, London, May H. the immense au-
dience were surprised and enraptured by the
eloquence of new orator, Rev. w. Jones, of
Birmingham, who is thirty-four years old.
- The IT e,I Rev l. r. r. keyes, prominent German
renounced the doctrine of that Church. addressed
an immense audience in the Swedenborgan
church in Poughkeepsie recently, explaining the
cause of his conversion to the latter Church.
His course has created a profound sensation.
The Primitive Methodist organization OF
Great Britain is only SO years old; yet they have
$500 chapels, and at least 100000 church mem
bers and Sunday School teachers.
The Methodists have gift for doing the
Lords work on business principles and making
money out of it, that is unsurpassed. They have
bought a splendid building on Broadway foI
their Book Concern and for correctional pur-
poses, and now they are in the market to sell
half million dollars of coupon bonds, bearing
seven per cent. interest, which they propose to
sell in order to pay for part OF the building.
Whether the Missionary Board will do the same,
or will trust to the gifts of the churches, we have
not learned.-Independent
| The Wesleyan Methodist corrects the state.
ment that the Wesleyan Church in Seneca Falls
has become Congregational. 1t says that, from
membership of nearly 100 only 33 voted fol
the change; and that 'this was done withou
any public notification of such intended action.
The Wesleyans of England contributed last
year f146,072 for mission purposes, an average
of over $3.50 Currency each. Our MethodstE
give about GO cents each for the same objects.
"A case of interference with religious con
victions occurred the other day in Buffalo, which
came very near terminating like the sad Mary
Ann Smith case. young woman, named Ellen
Mamie, domestic nineteen years old, was con
verted at Methodist meeting. Her parents
hearing OF it, tried every means of decoyng hel
home, that they might get her in their power
but she feared them, and would not go. Al
length they procured a warrant for her arrest
They asserted that she was but seventeen year,
OF age, and under her fathers control. ShC
gained permission to retire to her chamber
when she leaped from the window upon bacl
shed and escaped, and is now where her porse
cutors cannot find her. 1t is believed that thu
intention was to conine her in a nunnery.
dependent.
The Rev. John s. Aver, superannuatec
minister, has just given one thousand dollars tt
aid in the establishment of Methodist mission
in Italy.
CoNGREGATIoNAL.
The First Congregational Church in Ran
dolph, VT, was organized May 30 1885, wit
eleven members. The whole number of mem
bers to the present time is 660. This churc
has furnished twenty-five ministers, of whom
five became missionaries.
Rev. G. Blodgett, d. D., has been thirty
three years pastor of the church in Pawtucket
r. l. A few days since a little daughter of
minister in an adjacent town was asked, "Wh
was the first man?" She promptly answered, 'Dl
Blodgett."
EPISCOPAL.
Bishop Potter gives the Prayer Book homo
scarce second to the Bible. In a late sermon h