The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06


The Episcopal Theological Seminary OF Vir-
ginia has reopened, and with larger number of
students than before.
st. AIMS, the first Episcopal church in
Brooklyn, and for forty years the only one, was
G chapels, and So clergy. Last year in these
churches there were 900 confirmed, S07S COM
muncants, 10000 Sunday School scholars, 1464
baptsms, and $273,O64 of offerings, exclusive of
pew rents.
The Protestant Ch,rchnlan makes the fol-
lowing announcement-"Th Rev. James Kent
Stone, late President Of Kenyon College, and
still later the President of Hobart College, 1t is
currently reported, has followed out the legtti-
mate course of High Church theology, and has
given in his adhesion to the Church of Rome
We learn that Mr. Stone was formally received
into the Roman Church on September ~.
AT st. Johnland, on October a. the Rev.
DR.. Muhlenberg laid the cornerstone OF
church, to be called the Church of the Testi-
mony." 1t is to be the gift Of liberal member
of the Episcopal Church, and will be the place OF
worship for the interesting community there re-
siding. On this occasion DIR. Muhlenberg made
declaration to the effect that this church was
to be q testimony to the unity of all true be-
levers in Christ. The pastor in charge is always
to be in Episcopal orders; but the pulpit is to be
open to ministers of the various evangelical
churches.
"A church congress was opened in Liverpool
Oct. 5. The Dean of Chester, who presided
preached a sermon, in which he forcibly depre-
Gated the evils of party spirit in the Church.
The Archdeacon OF Ely read an elaborate paper
on the SYSTEM of Clerical and Lay Representa-
ton Of the Diocese of Ely. The practical results
of the system appear to be fruitfully conserva-
tive and evangelical. Rev. T. E. Espin discussed
the subject of the Supply and Training of the
Clergy. The number ordained in 1862 had sunk
to 4S9 298 of whom were from the old univer-
sites. In 1868 it had risen to 600, of whom
3S3 were from Oxford and Cambridge. In
1853, however, 632 were ordained, so that after
all there was no decided gain. In discussing
nhasps nj n m hn
Vicar of Surbilon insisted that the safety of the
Church consisted in bolder and firmer attitude
Enthusiastically. in q r1ore earnest, plain, and
practical imitation of apostolic preaching. In
considering the subject of education Qnclud-
ing Sunday Schools) the Archdeacon of Mont
gomery said lac had seen it stated that the Chap
lain of Manchester Jail had reported that of
seven hundred Protestant criminals in that Jail
eighty-one had been Sunday School teachers;
and out of GAO criminals, 593 had been in Sunday
Schools as scholars, on an average eff six or seven
years each. Some probable causes of this state
of things were stated Rev. Dr. BlakenGy read
q long paper, in which he urged bringing the
Litany into far more frequent and prominent
use. 1t was plea for ritualism. An interesting
discussion on The Weekly Olfertory and Aims
giving was had. The necessity of an increase
in gifts both of service and of money was inn
pressively set forth. At q meeting in the inte-
rest of the Central Africa missions, the Arch
deacon of Taunton advised the ladies to turn
their trains, and the men their CIGARS into
money for the mission.
BAPTIST.
The Baptist calls special attention to the
fact that in its report of revivals ''quite num-
Der of the additions are from the ranks of
Catholics and Campbellites."
Rev. i. II. Gray, ID. D.. late chaplain of the
United States Senate, has accepted call from
the church at Shelburne Falls, Mass, whom he
has already twice served as pastor.
Tho Chicago Baptist Theological Seminary
is endeayoring to secure the valuable library of
the late DR.. Hengstenbcrg, of Berlin. 1t con-
tains 12O eco volumes, and is said to be of the
most valuable eXegetcal libraries in the world.
The price is 100000. The library of Neander
was purchased by the Rochester Theological
Seminary
Trevor and Colgate who are among the gold
dealers of New York, and who gave the Baptist
church at Yonkers fine stone house, at a cost
| of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars were
| called upon by the agent of the Baptist church
| edifce fund in the midst of the late excitement
| and after few moments consultation, pledged
| fifty thousand dollars, gave check for ten
| thousand, and said they would pay the balance
| in a few days
The Freewill Baptsts have held their ami
| versaries, and given, as usual large part of
| their attention to their educational institutes.
| Their Theological School is at New Hampton,
| n. H., and the location pleases very few. The
| effort to move it to Haverhill Mass seems to
be a failure; and now it was decided to have it
| located in Buffalo, and to connect college with
it, provided $780, 900 could be secured for ground
| and buildings and 5000, 900 for endowment. For
| couraged at the long delay, it was said that the
| General Baptsts of England delberated for
| thirty years before deciding on location which
| was satisfactory.
CATHOLIC.
| The Roman Catholics of Montreal have re-
| ccived some relics of st. Zeno, who, with 10000
followers, is reported to have been martyred for
retaining his faith while in the Roman army.
| The procession netted $4,000 for the priests, as
large prices were paid for artificial palm-leayes
which had touched the case which contains the
| ashes of st. Zeno and his followers.
The Roman Catholic Tablet, speaking OF
Father Hyacinthes desire to have Romanism
| ally itself with modern civilization, says that
since the publication of the Pope's Encyclical
and Syllabus of December, 1869, no good Catho-
lie could take such position; and that since
then DIR. Brownson has so far yielded his pre-
Vious Judgment as to defend the Syllabus as the
great fact of the century. 1t also adds that the
Catholic World is becoming more and more con-
servativc, though it has seemed to lean toOmuch
to ''Liberal Catholicity."
at present in Rome, that when q Catholic mis-
sionary was preaching to an Indian tribe in the
extreme north of America Il packet OF letters
was given to him, on opening one of which he
burst into tears The chief of the tribe asked
him the reason of his grief. The missionary
replied. 1T is because ! learn from it that my
father is dead, and many other misfortunes.
'sBut" said the chief thou hast told us thai
in such circumstances we should not weep, bu
submit in resignation to the will of the Grea
Spirit so to give us an example, smoke this pipe
with us and be comforted." The missionary die
so at once, andwent on opening his letters, among
which was a copy of the Bull of Couvocation fo
the Council. "You have also good news" sale
the chief, seeing the priests Joy in his face
Let us hear that also. The good news, sai(
Prayer has called the other Masters of Prayer t
aid and counsel him." 'What is his name ?" salt