The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-13
SUMMARY OF RELIGIOUS NEWS.
PRESBYTERIAN

The Rev. Wolcott Calkins, of the North
Presbyterian Church, IN Buffalo, recently bap-
tized q young man by immersion, using the
baptisteTy of the FIeewill Baptist church.
-Twenty-seyen persons united with the How
ard Presby yteriaD Chuicb, San Francisco lately;
sixteen on the profession OF their faith. The
church has now SIX hundred and eight men,
The Rev. George Elliott, of the Presbytery
of Huntington, Pa, has declined the call from
the church OF Ell Paso, III. Correspondence
will still address him at Ell Paso, ILL.,, until
further notice.
The Presbyterian church of Phoenixvlle,
Pa. presented to Its pastor, the Rev. j. W.
Porter q few evenings ago, two hundred dollars
In money, and other things useful and pleasant.
The church is iourlsbing greatly, and the place
OF worship is getting too strait for the congre-
cation.
glad the household of their pastor, the Rev.
John p. Hudson, by hlhng both basket and
store. In long-continned sickness Mr.. Hudson
has received the utmost sympathy and kindness
from his congregation, for which they will by no
means lose their re ward.
The Rev. +. B. Hodge was installed pastor
of the Presbyterian church OF Wilkesbarre, Pa.
on Tuesday evening, Feb. IS. The Rev. a. Il.
KELLOGG, Of University Place Presbyterian
Church, New York city, preached the sermon,
DR.. Newln, OF Hazleton, delivered the charge
TO the pastor, and the Rev. j. Belvllle, OF
Nauch Chunk, the charge to the people.
The Church of the Covenant, New York,
Rev George l.. Prentiss pastor, was organized
some SIX years dsO, anu ab lhO t'Su
of this year had very fine church, chapel,
and parsonage at the corner of Park avenue
and Thirty fhh street, and also debt ol
S52. .5OO This last they have, since tue mlddl le
of January, raised the money 10 pay. The
total cost Of their buildings Is about Sl6O, ,OcO.
The New School General Assembly are to meet
ia this church in May next. A..
Seventy persons were received into Tue
Cohocksink Presbyterian Church, in this CITY,
on last Sabbath; about sixty OF these making
for the fret time, profession OF faith IN Christ
These were, for the most part, the trults OF
revival in the church during the past WINTER
The Rev. Mr.. Mutchmore, the pastor, purposes
we understand to leave for europe In tue ear ~
part of May. Mr., Mntchmore and the Rev. Dr
Alexander Reed, of Phlladel phla, are delegaIe
from our Assembly to the General Assembly
the PRESBYTERIAN Church in Ireland.
BAPTIST.
The Baptist laymen OF New YORK nav
formed Social Union, like that OF Boston an'
1Four wears ago the Free-will Baptists orga
nized a home mission and freedmen's commute
to opeIate in the West. They have orgahlzsetu,
from Cairo as q centre, eleven churcnes, Wi.i
aa0 members They have also prosperou
mission in West Virginia, with sevsrai SINAI
churches. .,.os from, Cbicapo:-
ssWhile there Is no general revival IN Ohicago
vet there is quickening ia seVeral vi IN ~
JSurches Baptist and others. some ex!r
siaa,,nos have been held, but not with declae
snccess. Morgan Edwards has eeen prSacp1,n pa 1n,
shree or four weeks In the Sonth Ohsrcn, Gi ny
NJ Williams pastors and In the Fiieh o,' OnucOn cor
Rev NJ r. Raylin. pastori lew naS1 oseh til
verted. The meeting 10 the ias'1i hord anJ sno
coptinues. Brother RaVlln Is haru anu SUI