The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-09

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Episcopal clergy on never having preached poll
tics; and expressed q hope that some day good
religious paper might be started.
The editor of the Chicago Churchmdn finds
scarcely anything but Episcopalans on his
travels in the extreme West. He says:-'In
Dakotah there are only two other Protestant
services besides our own in the whole territory
In Yankton, town of fifteen hundred people,
DR.. Hoyt, our missionary-'the picket guard of
the Church-has the only religious worship in
the place! Everywhere throughout the juris-
diction the Church clergyman is the pioneer.
We have beaten our Methodist brethren out of
sight, and have generally run ahead of the Je-
suits" 1t must be that the Congregational
church founded by Rev. L. w. Cook, and over
which Rev. Joseph Ward was ordained a year
ago, has suddenly collapsed. We had supposed
1t to be growing 1nely.-Independen
DIR. s. II. Tying has written letter to Drs
Muhlenberg, j. Cotton Smith, Newton, and the
remaining committee of Low Churchmen on the
subject of revision of the Prayer Book, decidedly
deprecating the project and refusing to aid in It,
His idea is that revision must either be limited
to a few verbal changes and alternate forms, or
else be SO comprehensive as practically to give
new prayer book. If the first plan be agreed on,
il could not pass the General Convention and
its adoption by any minister would render him
liable to all the ecclesiastical censure that would
follow a more radical course. Besides, such a
partial revision would be in the way of anything
more complete, and would not facilitate any
subsequent movement towards separation. The
alternative of a thorough revision would he
thinks, be premature and to be attempted only
when the body for which it is designed has been
formed He says
'Much as | have shrunk from such pros
pect, cannot resist the conviction that we are
fast tending to an entire reconstruction Of our
ecclesiastical system. The avulsve action in
our Church manifestly increases continually,
both among the laity and clergy. / look for
ward to the general meetings of this autumn as
an occasion at which we shall probably settle
finally great principles of contest and action
either resulting in our separation or our submis-
sion-beyond which, for the present at least, we
shall have no more discussion. That our brethren
will much longer bear the inroads of bold OPP
preston, bolder heresy is in my judgment not
to be anticipated, or perhaps desired. / have
no fears of the issue of such a movement if it
shall be conducted with calmness and dctermi-
nation. cannot say l am without desire to see
it successfully effected; though / should much
more desire to see the Church as it now stands
prove faithful to the truth of God and to the
liberty of Christ"
LUTHERAN.
-Muhlenburg College has 100 students.
Last year there were 46 ordained ministers
in the New York Ministerium.
"A meeting house was dedicated at Pleasant
Gap, Centre county Pa, August Is, and one at
Bridgeton, N. j., September 26.
The North Carolina Synod met in Salem
Aug 26. One new church was added, a minister
was. ordained and the licensed system was
abolished.
-<hI luC ldJC llcCJluS VI IuO MlSSOurl SYNOD,
Professor Lindermann was reelected editor of
the iSchulbldH; $45, 900 was appropriated for
building purposes in the bounds of the Synod.
The Synod has missions among the Indians the
Hindoos and the Zoloos of Africa. Concorda
College has 100 students. The Synod will meet
next in st. Louis in 1872.
st. Andrews Church, of this city (Rev. DIR.
Stork, Pastor), which has hitherto occupied
lot worth $50, ,OO0 OF this amount, Ss5, 600 was was
presented by Rev. j. E. Graeff contiguous
lot will bring from ten to fifteen thousand, and
$1,000 has been subscribed. The crisis in the
history of a struggling church has arrived, and
they appeal for assistance to the amount of
$500 to enable them to prepare the first story
OF the new building for occupancy.
CONGREGATIONAL.
"A church of eleven members was organized
at Lamar Barton county, Missouri, Sept. 20.
The Union Park Church, of Chicago are
building new house of worship, which will cost
$125,000
Rev John Woodbridge, DID,, for thirty-ive
years Pastor in Hadley, Mass, died in Wauke-
gan, Wis, September 26, aged 85 years.
The Mayfower Church, Indianapolis, In
twelve members, now numbers forty-two, of
whom five were received at the last COM
munion.
Mrs. .Abner Wilcox died in Colbrook Septem-
Der Is, and was followed in a week by her hus-
band. They had been missionaries to the Ha-
waiian Islands for twenty-three years, returning
to this country last July.
Rev. H. w. Beecher's Church, Brooklyn, have
secured-in place of the communion service re-
Gently stolen-a new set of twenty-six pieces,
the goblets and fagons lined with pure gold.
They are also to have new organ.
The Christian Mirror, of Portland, Me-,
has had but three editors since its establishment,
forty-seven years ago. Rev. Asa Read, who is
now residing in Ashburnham, Mass, was editor
six years; Rev. Asa Cummings, who died in 1856,
twenty-eight years; and Charles A. Lord, its
present editor, is now entering upon his four
teenth year of labor.
-Oberlin Seminary has been languid for sew
| eral years. Professor Finney saw his best days
| thirty years ago-then he was light. His in
| huence was vast. But in common with all men
| of one idea or of extreme views, he has sue
| cumbed. His favorite seminary has sunlzen
| down to the horizon. Some of the friends OF
the institution have rallied to its support, and
| are laboring to put it on high ground. For this
| end funds have been subscribed and new Profes'
sors elected.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Rev J. II. Fitzgerald. pastor of the
| Presbyterian Church at Scottsville, Va, has re-
ceived and accepted a call to the Nichoasville
| Church, Kentucky.
The Rev. DR.. II. c. Alexander of Charlotte
county, Va, has been unanimously elected
pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Lex
The Central Presbyterian Church of Brook.
lyn, New York, Rev. T. De Witt Talmage
pastor, received last Sabbath into its communion
twenty-eight new members, making ninety-five
added during the few months of the present
pastorate.
Professor Charles Phillips, of Davidson Col
lege, North Carolina, has declined the Presidency
| of Stewart College, in Tennessee, and a Profess
sorship in the University of South Carolina, and
has determined to remain in his present po
sition.
"A correspondent of the Freeman'S Journa
says, on going into the Roman Catholic Church