The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-14
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
METHODIST

METHODIST
The Yinelaud (New Jersey) Seminary is ra-
pidly approaching completion. The building is
being constructed of american building block
and in appearance will be one of the hand
soonest educational buildings in the State.
"A valuable lot for a church has been secured
at the corner of Fifth street and Erie avenue, in
this city, with front of eighty-three and third
feet on the latter and one hundred feet on the
former street. The avenue in width will COM
pare with Broad street. 1t costs $1,000 cash.
The Methodists of San Jose, Cal, have Just
built a church, costing $4,000, to replace the
one burned down by the prosecutors OF the
Chinese.
The Methodist Protestant knows of case
wheresponge cake and wine have been employed
instead of bread and wine of the communion
table
The Methodists report revivals in Sweden,
which have within the past nine months in
creased their membership from 424 to 929. In
Germany and Switzerland there arc 321 zap
pointments" or preaching places, being 32 more
than last year
A union communion service of Methodsts
Congregationalists, and Presbyterians was lately
held in Warsaw, N. Y. The Methodist pastor
preached.
The House Of the Good Shepherd New
York, the Romanist convent where Mary Ann
Smith, the Methodist girl is still confined, has
just put up new building.
1t will take $4,000 to pay the debt, build
the tower, and buy the chime for the Metropoi-
tan Methodist Church of Washington. DR.. New
man proposes to raise it all before January.
--Rev. E. r. Keyes,. of Portland, Me-, who
lately left the Methodists for the SwedenbOr-
gians, sends us the following in denial of some
statements which we took from Methodist
paper He says: SIN your issue of July Sth |
find paragraph relating to myself, which con-
tains statements so contrary to fact that can
not suffer it to pass unnoticed. 1t is charged
that at the late session of the Maine Conference
assured Bishop Clark that was thoroughly
Methodist in doctrine. This is simply untrue.
l gave no such assurance to him or to any
one else. | was accused of LGctng preached
heresy on certain points of doctrine. This
denied, save on n few minor points; but made
no broad or general declarations of Methodist
orthodoxy. 1t is also alleged that wished to
be reappointed to the same charge'-yiz., Ches-
nut street | believed and said that ought to
be reappointed and that the interests of that
church required it; and so still think But |
stated that, on personal grounds, would not
turn my hand over to decide it either way. Let
me also say that the Bishop was free from all
blame in the transaction. He evidently acted
conscientiousy in the whole matter and accord
ing TO the best light he had. He knew nothing
of my private views, and had no evidence that |
had been preaching anything contrary to the
essential doctrines of Methodism; for had care
fully abstained from doing this. '-Ladependent.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Congregational church in Amherst, Conn.
has put into its new church pulpit builtof cedar
from Lebanon and olive-wOod The wood was
given by Mr.. Bliss of Beirut
The minutes of Ohio Just published, show
1S9 Congregational churches being an increase
of 6. and l2S ministers. The church members
are 16 49T an increase OF 1924.
The Rev. DR.. WadswOrth, of San Francisco,
is called to the pastorate of the Third Congrega-
tional Church, of New Haven, Conn.
DR.. Raleighs Congregational church, in
London, has, with its branch churches, g29 mem
bers, day schools mission Sunday schools,
and 20O0 scholars. 1t contributed last year over
1000 for charities.
The Second Congregational Church of Wash
ington DR.. Sunderlands has now been fully
organized and begins services on the first Sab
bath of September, in the hall of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
BAPTIST.
The First African Baptist Church of Rich.
mond Virginia. has membership of 1888 per-
sons and baptized during the past year 5OC
persons.
Professor Park on a recent Sabbath, assisted
Mr. Spurgeon in administering the sacrament.
The officers of the Baptist Bible Union say
-"This very week n version Of the New Testa
ment for aborigines of our own continent i
pressed upon our benevolent attention; but WI
have not the pecuniary means TO put 1t int
type. ,r.n.,
$4,000 from the churches for the education o
colored preachers in the schools of the South.
"A large tent, capable OF accommodating
1900 people to be used for religious work il
Kansas, was dedicated in Chicago last week
Two energetic Kansas clergymen, Baptlsts, Tn
Rev. II. X. Stimson, OF Ottawa, and tn
Rev. Winfield Scott of LeaVenWorth, propos
and cities of this great State where there are n
meeting-houses and hold series OF religion
meetings.
EPISCOPAL.
1t is said that the Committee on the EndoW
lnent of the Diocese of Albany will sue the SUI
scribers to the endowment fund for the amour
of their subscriptions. They refuse to pa
because the $40, 900 to be raised in New Horh
on which their subscriptions were conditioned
y is not forthcoming.
The LiUiag Church, speaking Of the contrc
versy between Bishops WhltehOuse ana Gun
Minis asks if bishops would not do wen, IN IN
interest of their order, to observe at least Una
artificial respect TO one another which Is CUT
waited by Judges of tke civil courts,
The volunteer committee when mas III nan
the revision of the Prayer Book has presented
preliminary report, which is condemned Dy "
Episoopdhan as not being radical enough IN !
changes, and as depending too closely on ol
forms of the rituals.
Dean Stanley preached on the FourIh
July in Westminster Abbey in which he reierre
TO the day, and to the sin and danger OF keePln
up old animosities against America. "tlnally
he cried, ''woe to those who by act or woi
strive to put asunder those whom, by Dloo'
speech, race and the grace of His Gospel, u'
hath Joined together
On Sunday morning, lst instant, the lie
j. W. Durant highly educated colored man.
native of Barbados, West Indes, and a gradua
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