The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-14

DR.. BOggs for invading whose fold in New
Brunswick, n. j., Mr.. Tying was convicted, has
resigned his rectorship, and become a general
missionary for the diocese.
DIR. Muhleuburg, i'm his "Brotherly Words"
says:-"We have to report grand response to
our appeal for the establishment of the Old
Mems Home at st. Johnland--in gift for the
purpose by Mr.. John d. Wolfe, of ten thousand
dollars
PRESBYTERIAN.
AT a late meeting of the First Presbytcry of
New York, the Rev. Mr.. Todd asked for and
obtained a letter of dismission, to connect with
the South Minnesota Presbytery of the Old
School Presbyterian Church
The Rev J. $. Hawk, at a special meeting
of the Morongahea Presbytery, held on the I'd
of July, was released from the pastoral charge
of East Liberty congregation, and granted a
certificate of ministerial standing to connect
with Presbytery of the Old School Church.
The OCcldcRt of San Francisco says:-"H is
worthy of notice that five Presbyterian churches
have been built in the southwestern part of
SonOma county, Cal, chiefly through the labOrs
of the Rev. Thomas Frazer. That at Two Rocks
cost about $500. That at Tomalos cost about
$4,000, but was burnt lust before completion.
| Another has been erected Mt somewhat less cost.
| The church at Bloomfield not yet finished, is to
| cost $1,000. The one at BOdcga Corners will
! cost S2500 or $4,000. There is also a smaller
! building at Valley Ford. where services are held.
| The church at Santa Rosa completes the list
| The Old School Presbyterans call for $3.50
| 600 for their church boards, besides SlOS,OOO
| expected from legacies, etc. They ask from the
churches S21O 600 for foreigh missions s 10 600
! for domestic MISSIONS S64, 900 for church extern
! sion, and from $40 600 to S470 600 each for edu-
cation publication, disabled ministers, and freed
| men, OF the whole amount the New York Sy-
| nod is assessed for S196,0S2, or S9'T per mem
! Der, while Kansas is assessed but 9lOJ per
member
The minutes of the Old and New School
! Churches have just been published from which
we learn the following statistics-Ministers O.
| N tpt al pbu
! 2i40 n. S., 1851 total 437l; members, o. s.,
| 25S 903: N S., 112, $50; total 43l, ,463: in Sunday
schools, o. s., 234,0S9: n. s., 1926; total,
1876 353 congregational expenses, o. s., 50, $780,,
l02: n. s., -, S66 9i0 total, S6,O41 042 paid to
| benevolent boards, o. S., SS6S,513; n. s.,
| S345, i37, total, S1,214,3lO. These, with some
other contributions, give a grand total of
| $S lag, ,S04. The average contributions for all
School and $2l'56 in the New School.
| Supposing that one member in two and
a half has a separate income, and
| that they pay 10 per cent. of their income for
the support of religion, it would show an ave
| rage income of S431 in the Old School and of
$541 in the New School The Methodists have
| somewhat over twice as many ministers and
| members, not including probationers, and ~
| times as many churches, and report about Il
| quarter less contributions for benevolent pur-
| poses, compared with the United Presbyterian
| bodies. The Congregational minutes, compiled
| six months earlier. show three-fOurths as many
ministers, somewhat less than three-fOurths as
many churches and members, as the two schools
| united. The reports for benevolent contribu-
| tions, not being given to denominationa boards,
| are imperfect; but indicate rs much three
| fourths Of those of the Presbyterians.
CATHOLIC.
The Marseilles journals state that mine
| having been explored in quarry on the side of
the hill Notre-Dame -de-la-Garde, an enormous
mass of stone, containing not less than five
| cubic metres and weighing about fifteen tons,
| was detached and rolled down the declivity as
far as the church of st. Francois dAssisi, on the
Boulevard Vauban. 1t broke through the wall OF
| the sacred edifce, making hole of five square
| yards in extent and only stopped ut the high
! altar, part of (which it smashed Happily the
| building was empty at the time, or the conse-
quences might have been most serious. The
block was so large that it was obliged to be sawn
| to pieces to get it out of the church.
The bishops of Germany have decided to
hold a Preliminary Council in September, at
Fulda with a view of preparing the subjects
! which it concerns them to submit to the
! Council.
On July 90 the Archbishop of Westminster
laid the cornerstone of n new church (Of whicl
the building is considerably adVanced) at Bow
1t is situated in the ground adjoining the Con
vent of the Domintcanesses, and 1t Will be {
prominent object, as it fronts the nigh road. Iht
architect is Mr.. Blount.
On July II fifteen priests, from the COngre
cation of Foreign Missions at Paris, embarked
at Marseilles for the purpose of preaching th
Gospel in heather countries.
The Marquis of Butte has promised the mu
nifcent sum of two thousand pounds to a Catho
lie literary society which is about to be formed
The Pope's elder brother, Count Masta
Ferretti, is just dead at Sinigagia at the age o
eighty-seven.
The annual pilgrimage to the scene of tn
martyrdom of st. Thomas of Canterbury tool
place on July 13, under the direction of Father
Wilfrid, Sigebert and Swithbert o. S. B.
"A Catholic congress, presided over by tn
Prince Primate of Hungary, was opened at Pest
on July Is.
DRUGS, PAINTS, ETC.