The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-31

pnEsRYTERIAN.

souuCul vi Tile Lincoln university, wis OiutlluGu
TO the work of the ministry as an evangelist.
In this service the Rev. DR.. Breed preached the
sermon, and the Rev. Il. l.. Agnew gave the
Charge to the newly-ordained evangelist Mr..
Thompson expects to labor within the bounds of
the Presbytery of Nashville. At the same time
Presbytery licensed Mr.. Gabriel s. Thompson,
OF Lincoln University, and brother of the one
ordained He expects to labor in the bounds of
Knox Presbytery.
The committees reapponted by the General
Assemblies, Old School and New School, and
United Presbyterian, in pursuance of resolu-
tion adopted on the 18th Of April last 'to meet
at Pittsburg, Pa, on the first Wednesday of Au-
gust, A. ID. 1869, at eleven o'clock A. NJ, to take
into consideration such further questions" etc,
are hereby notified that this meeting will be
convened in the session-room of the First
Presbyterian Church OF said city at the time
specified.
The Board of Education will hold its monthly
meeting on Thursday next, the 9TH of August at
their rooms No. 907 Arch street. PHILADELPHIA
at four o'clock p NJ
1t is said that the Rev. A. G.. McClelland
now pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church,
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, has been elected Secre
tary OF the General Assembly's Committee on
Freedmen.
The bev DR.. Happier has declined the Office
of Secretary of the Freedmens Committee, pre-
ferring to carry out his purpose of returning, if
possible, ut an early day, to his field of labor in
China. As DIR. Happier expects to return to
China in October or early in November pastors
of churches i'm which he has not yet had the
privilege of presenting the cause Of missions in
China, viii likely invite him to their pulpits.
His post Office is Birmingham, Huntington
county, Pa.
The Rev T. H. McKown, a licentiate of the
Presbytery of New Brunswick has been or
dained and installed pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church of Wilmington, Delaware.
The following Presbyteries (Old SCHOOL,
have voted in favor of the union of the Old and
New School Presbyterian Churches, upon the
basis proposed by the last General Assembly,
most of them unanimously y:-New York, Lon
donderry, Albany, Allegheny City, Ohio, Erie,
st. Louis. Beaver, Clarion, Salisbury, Troy, Buff
falo City. Ogdensburg, Monmouth, Philadelphia,
and Philadelphia Central.
Rev. j. w. Mears is supplying the pulpit of
the HeImon Presbyterian Church, Franlford,
during the absence of the pastor Tor the month
OF August.
The following synopsis of the Presbyterian
Church for the year ending May, 1869, will be
read with interest :-Synods in connection with
the General Assembly, u: Presbyteries, 143;
licentiates, 1877 candidates for the Ministry, 316;
Minister'S 1881 churches, 214O: licensures, So
ordinations, 93 installations, liz ; Pastoral rela-
tions dissolved. IN; churches organized, %;
Ministers received from other denominations,
40; Minister dismissed to other denominations,
p churches received from other denominations.
o.; churches dismissed to other denominations,
10 Ministers deceased &c. churches dissolved,
25 members added on examination, 15 1S9 !;
members added on certificate, II, ,9S2; total num-
Der of COMMITMENTS reported 25S9O3: adults
baptized 1886; infants baptized, 1888 number
OF persons in Sabbath schools 234,OS9; amount
contributed for congregational purposes, S., $50,
1O2; amount contributed for the Boards, $685.
573 amount contributed for disabled Ministers,
$31, 1885, amount contributed for miscellaneous
purposes, $397392; amount contributed for
freedmen, $273l0; contingent fund, SIS 10S;
whole amount contributed "a, ,526,2Sl.
The Rev. j. l. Mombert ID. D., for over ten
years Rector of St. James Protestant Episcopal
Church in Lancaster city, preached his closing
sermon Sunday last. The Rev. Dr. intends
opening a school in Dresden for the education
of American youth, and for the establishment of
American Mission Church.
CATHOLIC.
On Wednesday even ing next, 4th hproXimo,
grand concert will be given at Cape May, for
the benefit of the Catholic Church of ''St. Mary
Star of the Sea-" at that place. Rev. Martin
Gessner, pastor. 1t promises to be a fine affair
in every respect and will be, doubtless, much
enjoyed by the visitors ut the Cape. 1t will be
under the direction of the leader of the choir of
st. Michaels Church in this city, who will be
assisted by frst-class talent, including Nine.
Henrietta Behrens Miss McCaffrey, the Misses
keenan,, Mr. s. Behrens, and other well-known
vocalists, tending to ensure the success OF the
entertainment.
To-day is the festival of St. Ignatius Loyola,
which will be celebrated with much solemnity
tomorrow morning in st. Josephs Church.
On Tuesday next an excursion will be made
by the members of st. Josephs Church to Cape
May, in aid of the poor, and every arrangement
has been made to facilitate both the comfort and
enjoyment of patrons by the several committees
having charge of the details OF the enterprise.
has been completed in a comparatively shor
space of time under the pastorate of Rev
Thomas ONeill, and it will be formally opened
on Sunday, the 18th proX. Solemn Pontifcal
Mass will be celebrated by Right Rev. Bishop
Wood. of this city, and the sermon will be
preached by Bishop OHara, OF Scranton; Ih
services of a full choir have been secured for tn
occasion, and fine selection OF church music
being prepared by the leader.
Father OReilly is making fine progress wit
his new church at Twentieth and Christian
streets and services are held in the temporar
building every Sunday morning.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
The religious services of the Camden Unio
Camp Meeting began on Wednesday evening
Julv 81 by an appropriate Introductory dis
course from Rev. D. Barnhart Mann, one of tn
pastors in charge. His remarks were founde
on the words of our Lord, ''Where two or thre
are met together In my name Ihere AIN III Ill
midst of them"
The Union M. e Church, Wilmington, Rev
s. L. Gracey pastor, has erected spacious me-
tent and at the first service dedicated IL fo
malIy to the worship of Almighty God.
The St. Paul's large meeting tent, Phllade
phia, occupied its usual posltioh, ana u
pastor Rev. w. j. PaXson, gave personal supe
vision to the meetings held in IT, large repr
sentation of the membership was upon I'll
ground and the arrangements for social comic
and the enjoyment of the means OF grace wei
all that could be desired. ,
Sermons were preached by Key. =; W. 6retI.
man Rev. W. L. Gray, of Philadelphia Rev.
Shilling of Wilmington, Rev. John Hough, lie
A. L. Scott Rev. A. Rittenhouse, KeV' u.
Crowel of Ohio, Rev. I. l.. Iomklnson' al
3 others. ,,.., :, fo,t,
health gave an excellent discourse on the wor
of Solomon-''Buy the truth and sell IL not
4lo strengthened Dy prayC