The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-12
SUMMARY OF GENERAL CHURCH NEWS.
METHODIST.

The Wesleyan church of Seneca Falls N. Y,
the largest and oldest in Its conference, has become
Lyle continues its pastor. The Wesleyan church of
Washington, Ohio became Congregational last year.
There is no apprecable practical difference between
the two bodies. Both have the same pOlity; and,
although the Wesleyan Metho lists are more Ar
minian, no one suspects but either are Orthodox
The. Methodists are now voting on lay delega-
uon. Flye churches IN Cmcago voted S.i Tor TO ~
against the plan. Two Brooklyn churches have
pronounced against the plan. 1t Is suggested that,
as none under tweny-one vote, there will be no
married women's votes cast for are there any un-
married women over twenty-one?
The last General Conference Of the Methodist
Church South removed the penalty of expulsion for
negecting to attend class-meetings. The attend
ance is very small, the great difficulty being the
want OF suitable leaders,
The Wesleyan missions in Ireland have been in
existence for one hundred and thirty years They
now have 32 missionaries, occupy u stations
educated In Italy the Wesleyans have IL stations
2 English and 10 Italian ministers, 100 church MEM
bers with COS children in 10 day schools
The statistics OF Southern Methodism for 1868
are only just now published. They report 5O3,596
white MEMBERS an Increase OF over 81 900, and 320S5
coored members, a decrease OF over 22OOO Some,
however OF these have joined the separate colored
connection which the bishops are organizing, whose
statistics have not been received; while many have
joined the African Methodists
The New York Conference of the African Metho-
dist Episcopal Zion Church met in Newburg re-
Gently. Among other business, the following
adopted:-"That no person be admitted into this
conference either trial or into full connection,
who habitually uses tobacco in any form"
The Maine Conference, at its late session,
adopted the following in relation to the resolu-
tions OF the last General Conference on lay delega
tion:-
"ReSolUed, That we cordially endorse said action,
and will see, so far as practicable that the prOyi-
sions for taking the popular vote are faithfully OBJ
served"
The Massachusetts Legislature has increased
the charter OF the Boston Wesleyan Association to
100000, and it will Immediately proceed to erect
handsome building, costing, with the land, nearly
-The venerable Dr. George Peck who has been in
the Methodist ministry for nearly fftytbree years,
and is now an effective Presiding Elder OF the
Wyoming Conference, celebrated his golden we'd
ding ON Thursday, June 10, in Scranton, Pa.
The Methodist General Conference recommends
that efforts be made throughout Sunday schools to
augment the 'Chidrens Fund" The conference
provides also that the interest of the fund shall be
divided among the Annual Conferences, in proper
ton to the number OF children under the care Of
each, provided that annual collections for the fund
"be taken by Sunday schools within the bounds OF
The Methodist says:-Three hundred and sixty
nine have joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in
under thej pastorate Of Rev. s. ID. Clayton.
The cornerstone Of st. Paul'sChurch was laid in
Cincinnati May 1, Bishop Clark officiating. 1t will
be, it is said, the most imposing church ed1ce in the
city. The cost will be s15O,O00.
AT recent meeting of Methodists in Newark,
N. j. speaker remarked that the most troublesome
men in every church are those who have little
money and no religion.
LUTHERAN.
The Rev. Luther A. Gotwald has received a
unanimous call to the pastorshp of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church at Chambersburg, Pa, which he
has formally accepted
UNITARIAN.
During the past year 90 Unitarian societies have
been aided by the funds Of the association, and
preaching has been supplied mainly at its cost in
124 places where no Unitarian society exists There
has been expended Ss76S in New England, S12,7O3 in
the Western States and 2616 in the Southern States
i'm all $34, ,s96.
The Liberal Christian says that the Unitarian
church in New Bedford has voted to dispense with
the bread and wine in the celebration OF the Lords
n
improved by suitable vocal exercises while the time
spent in distributing the elements will be devoted to
meditation and silent prayer. They think ''that the
memorial service can be made just as effective and
real without the visible emblems OF the body and
blood of Jesus; and that the change VIII lead to a
more general paruclpatlon III Jhe exercises, espe-
cially among the young"
EPISCOPAL.
THE cornerstone of All Saints Protestant Epis-
copal Chapel, Seventh avenue, near Prospect Park,
BROOKLYN was laid on Sunday by Right REV. Dr. LII
tleiohn Bishop of the Diocese OF Long Island
HRey. j. Payne, Protestant Episcopal Missionary
Bishop TO Liberia Africa is soon e6PecTeu hoG in
Africa over thirty years His records show 6i3 con-
frmations and 20 ordinations Thirty years on the
west coast of Africa must make return To America
seem almost like a foretaste OF heaven.
The young Rltuallstlc rector OF ~. Janes,
Church. San Francisco California mas oeeh pre- pre-
vented by suit at law, from selling the cnurch,
which, unfortunately, stands In his name, 10 the
The Fpiscopal Synod and House Of Bishops, after
three days balloting, have unanimously chosen the
Rev Ashley OXenden, OF Kent, England, for Bishop
of Montreal and Metropolitan Of Canada
-Rey. @. w. Andrews, ID. ID. ltplscOpaD, OF Alex
andra Va publishes a pamphlet on Baptism or
which service he says "sOe seven lhUelllglDe Jeo-
ries have been propounded, ana eaci conIehueu I0I
as Inc true theory ana the Oy true theory so plain
that none need err and TINS TO lne great scahua anu
amaZeInent OF the advocates OF the other sA'' me
GbeoTy The Seed OF Grace Theory. The Eccle-
siastcal Theory. The Charitable nope lheoIy' Ing