The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-05

attendance upon these lectures has been constantly
increasing, until, the lecture-room becoming to3
small TO accommodate the members, they have re-
paired TO the main audience-rooin, where. on each
Wednesday evening, are assembled a large audi
edce with Bible in hand comparing the accounts
in the history Of the Church has deeper Interest
been manlfested In the study Of the word of God
than now ana although the preparatory labor has
have been the means Of awakening the mpenitent
and preparing the heart for the reception of that
religion which the Great Teacher came from
heaven to establish"
EPISCOPAL.
In 1860 there were 20 Episcopal clergymen in
South Carolina. There are now but 40 M yyorr
Then the funds OF the church were worth s5eo olo
Now they have all gone in the wreck Of Confederate
bonds.
The Bishop Of London following I'm the stens of
ms predecessor, mas issued pastoral, which was
read throughout his diocese last Sabbath appealing
for fresh subscriptions to the fund for the dingsion
of the Gospel amongst the masses lie recounts
what has already been effected by means of H. and
says that population increasing at the rate Of 10000
year must be provided with spiritual ordnances
and that neglect is fraught with peril to the Church
and State in all their relations About c620 900 of
the million originally contemplated has yet to be
raised
The Rtualists are striking out fresh deveIop
ments We had lately an open-atr procession through
part Of the East End Of london, and now we have
TO report that at Falmouth the funeral OF a Young
woman has atfOrded an opportunity for another ex-
hbitiOn Of the same Kind. II was preceded by
person carrying cross twelve feet high ana i'm the
church during the burial service incense was used
The novelty OF the proceeding drew together large
crowd, who greeted the officiating clergyman with
grOans hlsses and laughter A scunle followed i'm
the course of which the rector's surpce was torn
The Rev. jOlin Tate, rector OF an Episconal
church in Columbus, Ohio having lately ntrodnced
some rtualistic observances into his church. Bishop
Mclvaine, his diocesan, sgnihed his objections and
desired their discontinuance Mr.. Tate declined to
comply, and has been presented by the Bishop for
trial, on the following Charges:-1 'vloaton OF his
engagement to conform to the doctrines and wOr-
ship of the Protestant Episcopal Church i'm the
United States of America q "Violation OF the
solemn promise and VOW made at his ordination of
reverent obedience to his Bishop, and of following
his godly admOnition, and of submitting himself to
his godly Judgment The American Church Union
IN N New YORK city, are TO provide and compensate
There are in process OF erection in the diocese Of
Maine seven churches beside the Cathedral church,
says the ChurchnlaH.
METHODIST
The Methodist Foreign Mission Board ask their
patrons to give them $780, 900 during the four months
beginning with May The friends of the American
Board contributed that amount last year in two
months.
One of the Methodist papers, in alludng to the
tlnerant character of the clergy Of that denomin-
ton, who transferred every two or three wears
from one church to another, states that they are
subjected to an annual expense OF more than
Sl,OOOOOO for moving. Not small item to come
out of their small salaries This does not include
breakage and repairs, of which Dr. Franklin saws
that three moves are equal to one fire. ."-NeW York
Observer
"A large meeting in favor of lay delegation was
held in Ptttsburg, May "a. Addresses were made by
Bishops Simpson and Kingsley.
1t is stated that the Methodists in this country
editCes a kay.
The cornerstone of a new church ediace was
building is to cost $1,000
The Journal Of Commerce throws it in the teeth
Of the radicals that at the Conference of the African
Methodsts held lately in Newburg, n. Y, forty
coOred cergymen should have been ''quartered
among the colored people at the expense
can Methodists should not have entertained African
Methodists, just as Bapsts entertain Baptists, we
are not told And it is certainly some improve
ment on old times if other churches aid in the
eXpense.-IH independent.
About 1870 years ago there were 1O1 Nonconform-
ist places of worship IN Wales Now there are 2sOO.
During the last Is years the Calvnistc Methodsts OF
Wales have built 3l1 chapels the Independents
estimate that people needs church-sittng for per
cent. OF Its population in order to be abundanty
supplied, we find that the poor NOnconformsts Of
Wales exceed this provision by 2270.
The revivalin Richmond, Ind, continues to be
OF remarkable character. over 200 prObatOners
have been added during the past 60 days to Grace
Methodist Church. The interest among the Friends
those OF the other denominations Mrs. Frame, one
of the Society of Friends, is of the accept
able preachers Presbyterians and Methodsts are
vieng with each other it is said, for the privilege OF
having her preach to their different congregations
CONGREGATIONAL.
On Sunday evening last the Rev. John
Brooklyn On the same evening Mr.. Beecher held
service at the Plymouth Bethel The complaint that
when stranger occupies the Plymouth pulpit the
audience thins out before the embarrassed clergy
mans face did not hold good in this case The
UhrOng was dense, nllng every seat, and crowding
the vestibule. E1he discourse was plain practical
and cogent-a Warm-hearted and atfectionate
appeal DR.. Hall is a Gospel minister Of the old
fashioned type taking text and sticking to it like
wax. He was heard with profit and delight and
will be welcomed in the place with the heartiest
hospitality the next time
The Congregational Association OF Michigan
held Its twenty-eghth annual meeting in East Sagi-
nav. In the opening sermon by the last moderator,
President Morrison, of Ovet College, the statement
was made that Michigan has in its churches sttings
for % only 100000 of its population of 100000 The
MEMBERS and 1000 children in its Sabbath Schools.
An important movement was made to establish in
each local conference committee on pastoral sup
ply-a sort of bulky presiding edershp, which
should provide preachers for the pupits. The Ame-
rican and Foreign ChristianUn Union was represented
by pastor from Detroit, who asserted the Papst
confessional is place where servant-grls are
encouraged TO tell all the family secrets of those for
whom they labor; and he told very conhdentially,
few things about the "priVate" operations OF the
Union in teaching the children of Papsts. But the
Association voted in effect not to send its aid till
full exhibit had been made ofits affairs. Dr. Ballard,
OF Detroit, read paper on amusements, which was
made the pastoral address to the churches. There
was not during the meeting a single prayer or
speech remarkable mainly for its ength.-IHde-
pendent
Since March /, 1868, six Congregational churches
have been organized in California, with aggre-
gate membership of sixty persons. Nine church
and the three Others are ready for dedication Be-
sides these, two that commenced the year pre-
viOus finished and dedicated during the present
year. The aggregate cost OF these eleven churches
exceeds $4,000; debt on the same not over $4,000.
During the last five years wentyeight churches have
been organized OF which nine self-suppOrting,
twenty church edifces built and three parsonages,
at a cost of over $4,000, three young men licensed
TO preach, four ordained and eight installed. or the
forty-tye Congregational churches in California,
thrtysiX were organized under the auspices OF the
American Home Missionary Society. Only eight OF
the forty-tive have worked without Home Mis-
sion help: Twenty-Five OF these once missionary