The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-24
SUMMARY OF GENERAL CHURCH NEWS.
METHODIST.

METHODlST.
Rev Mr.. Krohn q Methodist pastor and
n; edy enough probably lately refused the
amount of a donation gotten up under the inspi-
ration of drinking and dancing at tavern.
Grace Church, magnificent structure just
erected in Chicago, cost $150000, seating only
about 1000 persons. The renting of pews real
lied 100000. The best pew brought $3.50, and
the sale closed at $400 per pew
The Conference Seminary of the Newark
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
is fixed at Hackettstown, N. j., where an edifce
is to be erected to cost 800 000 of which $53 900
are already subscribed.
There are nine colored ministers in st.
/ Louis Conference, who mingle with their breth-
rem on terms of perfect equality, and the differ
ence in color does not even seem to be a matter
4 of thought There has never been a ripple of
deposition to it.
. the Methodist Conference of New York, there
are 40 churches and chapels and 81, 500 900 worth
of church property. The number of conversions
was reported at 1000. Of the half million which
it has been proposed to raise for church extern
sion, $1,000 have been pledged.
The Buffalo IN. Y. Advertiser says of the
great revival in progress in that city, that the
accession to the number OF protesting Christians
lis largely composed of substantial prominent
citizens. In the Methodist churches the Troy
Praying Band have rendered assistance. The
number of accessions among the Methodists is
<estimated at from five to six hundred
The wonderful revival which began in North
Granville, N. Y, last November has spread
into adjoining towns and churches, until over
mine hundred have been hopefully converted
and added to the churches of various denomina-
lions within radius of nine miles, and the
work is still in progress The churches in Gran
willie have received nearly two hundred and
fifty; the churches in Whitehall, nearly four
hundred and fifty; the churches in Hartford,
nearly three hundred.
The Providence Or. I.) Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church have resolved that
no candidate for membership shall be deemed
.l.1ll l...,,
frankly affirmed his abstinence from the use OF
tobacco during so much of the time of his trial
for membership as shall succeed the passage OF
this rule, nor until he shall have pledged him
self in the future to abstain from its use except
III be for medical purposes.
The Boston (Methodist) Theological Semi.
Mary announces three-years' course and four
YEARS course, missionary course, and two ad
Mhtional courses, besides miscellaneous branches
The new missionary course, we are told, 'fully
equals those of the most celebrated missionary
training institutions of Europe" Courses o
lectures are offered in Latin, German, French
and Italian. Students will be accommodated
who wish to pursue Arabic, Syriac Talmudic
Hebrew, and Samaritan. 1t is day of small
things, but of magnificent plans, with this youns
institution.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland
has an annual congregational income of $500, ,00
more than it had ten years ago.
The net assets of the Presbyterian Theologi
bal Seminary of Chicago are $39SO OOO' 1t will
uryive Mr.. McCormick's opposition.
in one of the largest Presbyteries OF tn
Southem Church the average salary received b,
he ministers belonging to il in the year 1856
Vas $3.50. In the year 1868 1t was 1904.
-Messrs. William U. Murkland and I. Ed
yards Converse have been ordained to the ful
work of the ministry The former has received
fall to become pastor of the Centre Church II
umberland county. The latter was candidat
lor ordination as an evangelist to China.
The Bethel Church, Presbytery of Ohio
vas organized in 1777. Its present pastor Rev
feorge Marshall ID. D., is lust about enterins
n the thirty-eighth year of his pastorate. 1t i
ow nearly ninety-two years since this churcl
as organized, and during that entire period i
as had only three pastors.
The Northeastern Presbyterian which /
lolently opposed to the union of its Old Schoo
atrOns with the New School body and tn
Presbyteradn, which is doing a much create
sseryice to the cause by its faint praise. ar,
|aking considerable capital ont of the resoln
ons passed by the New School Presbytery O
ioga, N. y That body had the boldness def
tely to insist that pastors holding the view
Park or Taylor must not b
sturbed on the charge of hetero
oxy; and that 1t would be unworthy q
themselves and productive of more hurt thar
God TO form union in which the trials of MI
barnes and DIR. Beecher shall be reopened Tn
rror of Tioga Presbytery was In its unfortunat
learness of expression Had 1t contented itse
With the same sense more generally expressed
II would have been well; but IL ought to hay
Il AnOWn that the names of such horrible hereto
Taylor and Park would have frightened a
he Hodges and their disciples, who have e,
pended more ammunition in fighting thel
ham against all their other theological foes
noepeHdent