The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-29
SUMMARY OF GENERAL CHURCH NEWS.
PRESBYTERIAN.

PRESBYTERIAN.
in the Sunday-school of the Howard Presbyte-
rian Church, San Francisco, class Of Japanese
young men is in regular attendance, who are much
interested in the instruction they receive
An Irish Presbyterian missionary in India writes:
-'"The hopelessness OF keeping up HindoOism is be-
coming every year more manifest to the IIndoos
themselves. few days ago, high-caste Brahmin
who had come to see me acknowledged, in even a
more unqualified way than believe the facts of
the warrant, that no class OF HindOOs have
any faith in their religion. He lamented the ten
dency to utter cheerless unbele which he thinks is
increasing" In Calcutta and its suburbs are four
teen native churches with five hundred communi-
cants, and nominal Christian community of six
teen hundred persons -Four thousand five hundred
young men are daily brought under the influence Of
Christian teachers through the various educational
institutions OF the city.
The Presbyterian Banner says:-"Formery it was
necessary for all our foreign missionaries to sail from
New York, Philadelphia or Boston, inIorder to reach
railroad route from the Atlantic to the Pacific has
changed all this Henceforth missionaries to siam,
Japan, India, and China will take shipping from SAN
Francisco About two weeks ago, the Rev. Mr.. Capp,
lately ordained missionary to Shantung China, by
ward on his way to his destination He is the first
foreign missionary who has gone out by this
route, which will hereafter be adopted by those
going in this direction. The time occupied by the
voyage is shortened, the expenses essened and the
comfort is greatly increased"
"A number OF Old School presbyteries have voted
against reunion during the past month. The
american Presbyterian says that 26 out OF III have
or accept the amendments, and two require vote
OF threefourths OF the Assembly, OF threefourths
OF all the presbyteries in both branches, and are
then to unite on the standards alone Thrtypresby-
teries are yet TO be heard from.
in Lincoln, the capital OF Nebraska two years
old with two thousand inhabitants, a Presbyterian
Church 20. S) was organized on the 4th inst. The
Senate chamber is the place OF meeting for the pre-
sent.
The Presenter says that both Princeton and Allie
gheny Seminaries have lost patronage on account of
their attitude against reunion. In 1864 Princeton
had 1S6 theological Students now it has 107 In 1862
Allegheny had 15S, while now 1t has but 70. The
scholarships in Princeton furnish support for more
than half its students On the other hand, the Pres
byterian Seminary in Chicago has greatly increased
its number OF students OF late, certainly not having
lost favor on account of its support Of reunion
"A German Presbyterian church OF sixteen men,
bers was organized by committee OF the Presbytery
OF Frankyille, in Lansing Iowa, on Sunday, the 2d
instant. Two elders were elected. The enterprise
has promise OF good results under the ministerial
care OF the Rev. j. j. Weiss, licentiate recently
received under care of the Presbytery The Ameri-
can church at that point, organized less than four
years ago, numbers hfty-sX MEMBERS and is at pre-
sent in highly prosperous condition.
"A correspondent OF the Southern Presbyterian,
writing about the proceedings of the Presbytery OF
Roanoke, says:-''rhe pastoral relation OF the Rev.
John NJ. kirkpatrick TO the church OF Danville was
dissolved, after settlement there OF fifteen years
II is hoped that Mr. kirkpatrick will not leave the
bounds Of the PresbyteIy There Is prospect of his
being settled in neighborhood where seme families
OF sound Old School PTesbyterians from the North
have recently purchased land, and are desrous of
establishing church and school,
in East Hanover Presbytery, in Virginia, the
ton Of new church editce in Charles City county |;
the repair of others in NottOway and Henrico; the
erection or repair OF several mission chapes great
advance in the fine structure OF the United Church
in Richmond; the completion of the large church in
Norfolk; and other external improvements have been
made certain during the past year.
BAPTIST.
The Treasurer of the Missionary Union of the
Baptist Church reports the donations for March at
s160O0 egacies, sS000 total receipts for the year,
$4,000 There was an Indebtedness at the begin
ming OF the year OF $50 OOO The expenditures for the
| year just closed amount to SSO000. The receipts
WIN therefore exceed the expenses OF the year by
ABOUT $4,000, and. so reduce the present indebted
ness 10 $4,000. This, 1t is said, has been accom-
plished by rigid economy, and 10y refusing to listen
largement.
Mercer University, Georgia, is reported to be in a
very nourshlng condition. The assets of the uni
VeIstY are valued at SS6 0O0 but the convention re-
solved 10 appoint an agent TO at least $780, 900
DR.. Jefrey has baptlzed one hundred since his
| recent entrance upon his pastorate in Cincinnati.
Ohlo the revival having commenced about that time
| -feV, A. turInan writes from Tunkhannock NAV
Ath h;-"Elght more persons were welcomed to nani-
| bership with us yesterday-four by bantism T,vo a
husband ana wife, were baptized on the 10Th inst
ana the other two previously Our congregations
are good ana we believe the Lord is with 1s y
| "A correspondent Of the EpaDliner and Cb,.ooi,Io
says:-"Quite ripple is being caused inst now uI6on
the otherwise rather quiet stream of Chicago Han
tist affairs, by the recent conversion IN the PanP,
faith OF Rev. Ii. w. Woods, late Rector of 81 Warr,
Episcopal Church, in this city. Mr. Woods nrea had
a sermon in the Second Baptist Church ON SnndeV
evening Q6th nst.), giving a statement of his rea
sons for his change OF views. AT the close OF thf
sermon he was baptized by the Pastor, Rev. Mr.
REV. L. A. Russell, a missionary of the American
Baptist Publication Society in Indiana, writes: sou
work Is every month increasing in interest and i'm
pOrtance, and IL is more than can do TO meet al
the demands upon my time. Yet l ma IL dlnicul
TO get brethren, in some OF our associations TO TAXI
suicient interest In looking after destitute place
within their own bounds. / frequently have request