The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-25
SUMMARY OF RELIGIOUS NEWS.
METHODIST.


The Rev. DR.. Erastus O. Haven, late Pres-
dent OF the University of Michigan, has been
inaugurated President of the Northwestern Uni
versity at Evanston, Illinois.
The Rev. William III. Daniels, lately of the
Congregational Church and ministry has loined
the Methodist Church. and is now employed as
pastor OF Clark Street Church, ,IChcago.
The members of the Central Methodist
Episcopal Church, who have been holding
meetings in the hall at Seventeenth and Vine
streets, in this city, have resolved on independent
church organization. Action was taken, and the
separation was consummated on the evening of
the 14th instant.
The Nashville Christian Aduocnte says that
the union effected at the last session of the
Memphis Conference of our 0he Methodist
Episcopal Church South) Church with the North
Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Pro-
testant Church works smoothly and satisfactorily.
Like two kindred drops flowing into one, so has
this union been. Preachers, members, and
church property mingle readily, and allare one"
In the Methodist Church the net increase of
churches (houses of Worship last year was five
hundred and seventy. Besides these, over one
hundred and forty new and improved churches
were built in place of old ones, making the
number of dedications of Methodist Episcopal
churches during the last year seven hundred and
| ten. The estimated value of these new ediices,
including the improvements on old ones, was
| Gas is shown by the summaries of the reports of
several boards of trustees and pastors) nearly
six millions of dollars.
The Rev. E. H. Gillett DID,, Of Harlem,
| has been elected Professor in the University
| of the City of New York.
| of the ninety five churches in the Synod of
| Pennsylvania, twenty-three have contributed to
| all the causes of the Church, larger number
| than in any other synod.
The Central Presbyterian, of Richmond,
Virginia, does not know single person in the
| Southern Presbyterian Church that would be
| willing to. unite with the reconstructed Presby
| terian body.
This fall ia young men have entered
| Princeton College. 1t is rumored that another
| dormitory building is to be erected, called Re-
| union Hall, in commemoration of the Presbyte-
| rian reunion.
| The Rev. Charles A. Dickey, who has left
Pittsburg, Pa, to take charge of the First Pres
| byterian Church in st. Louis, Mo-, has been
| presented with a silver tea set by some members
| of his old charge in Allegheny, Pa.
| The First Presbyterian Church of Newbury-
| port, when it united with Presbytery, reserved
for itself the right of choosing elders annually,
| of calling pastor without intervention of Pres
bytery, and of calling in Congregational churches
to assist IN installing its pastors. The last privi-
lege it had waived at the installation of its two
previous pastors; but at the ordination of G. S.
| Durfee, September s, the pastors and delegates
of several Congregational Churches were in
vited to meet with the Presbytery.
"A correspondent of the American Presbyte-
RAN says-"The young West Church in Will
mington, Delaware, is fairly on its way. During
the summer, though many of our people were
| absent from the city, and our present house OF
worship-Monroe Street Chapel-is by no means
in central location yet it has been full often tC
| overfowing. Last Sabbath was communion
forty members were added, and more are ready
| to enter the ranks now. We are one hundred
and sixty strong and there is very encouraging
state of religion in the congregation"
CONGREGATIONAL.
The South Congregational Church of Chi
cago, Rev. w. A. BARTLETT PASTOR was dedicated
| September IL.
There are about 260 Congregational churches
| in Illinois. OF these 235 report membership o
II, ,426, an increase of 947 during the year, ant
24,2S9 children in the Sabbath School, an in
The Rev. w. S. Hawkes., of Mapping, Con
necticut, has been invited by the American Mis-
sionary Association to take the pastorate of the
First Congregational Church in Charleston
South Carolina.
The new Congregational church in vii
| Jamestown, Mass, which is of brick, has cos
$40, 600, and will seat one thousand people, wa
dedicated on Sunday, the 18th inst. Sermon By
| the Rev. Mason Noble, Jr.
| Owing to the continued infirm health o
Professor Park which renders it inadvisable fo
him to return as yet to his labors, the middle
| class in Andover Seminary will, during tn
| coming year. be consolidated with the senio
class, under the charge of Professor Phelps anC
| Professor Smyth. Professor Phelps health il
now better than it has been for some years.
| The sixteenth annual report OF the American
|
and interesting one, 1t seems that during tn
past year grants have been made to 81 churche
in aid of the erection of houses of worship. Tn
| total amount paid them was $28, $50. The tota
| expense of these buildings was over $240 00C
| The Union gives but small amounts to eac
| church. averaging $412 each. The Union, whic
has during the 16 years of its history aided i
the erection of 3S3 houses of worship, supplying
| to them 1921 l25 appeals to the churches of 1t
denomination, and to their members, that the
may remember in their wills this valuabl
| agency We are surprised to see that so small
< | proportion of the Congregational churches
! The country took up collections last year for th
I; cause. OF the $50 churches of Maine but 15 ser
7 contributions but 10 of the 145 churches of Ne
; Hampshire, and less than third OF those {
J Massachusetts. -Independent
BAPTIST.
Rev. w. S. Post, DID, has just been in
; mersed and reordained as a Baptist clergyman
: He had been stated supply at Sulphur Spring
. Missouri over q New School Presbyteria
church of 10 members.
The friends of Newton Theological Sem
. nary 0Baptist) are delighted with learning tn
!, the entering Junior class numbers 1S; and not
~ single member has left the senior or the midd
y class Notwithstanding the 1act that TWO OF u
4 professors have left for another held OF LABOR,
y IA CORRESPONDENT writes from Ayondale:
! Ten of the deceased miners, including Mr.. Ey'
y Hughes the inside foreman, were members
J. the Welsh Baptist Church; fifteen were memoe
= | of the congregation, who were regular III Ine
. ottendonce nnon the Sabbath services, mornil
= and evening. and upon the Sabbath School,
. these contributed regularly, every month, for !
n support of the pastor. lnese lhelnpeIs VI ~ \
= CONGREGATION contributed at least one eon
- | fhnrch did not fail in their contribute
~ d,,,i,,,, Tho snsnansion Others of the mine