The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-05
SUMMARY OF GENERAL CHURCH NEWS.
PRESBYTERIAN.

PRESBYTERIAN.
The Southern Presbyterian Assembly. meeting
in Mobile, is presided over by Stuart Robinson, D. D.,
notorious during the war for his aid and sympathy
extended so publicly to the Rebels that our Govern
ment banshed him from the country This is
testimonial of their appreciation of his conduct then.
1t was reported that the number of ministers
80 or 40 from the seminaries may be expected
for the next six years. The contributions
cent. 1t decided to be an nfracton of
rules for minister to supply permanently
church of any other denomination. They evidently
do not believe in the practcabiy of silently moding
other religious bodies 1t was reported that there
was no practicable way of cooperating with the
Northern Church on the matter of labor with the
Freedmen. 1t will be remembered that the only
plan which the Southern Presbyterans would agree
TO was that they should do the work, providing the
men, while their Northern brethren should supply
the means. 1t was reported that their Union Theo-
logical Seminary in Virginia had taught 26 students
during the year.-Independent
"A Pittsburg presbytery sent an overture to the
General Assembly on the treatment OF Chinese. But
the members of the Assembly from California depre-
Gated any action on the subject denying that there
was any such illfeeng on the Pacific coast towards
Cinnamon, except on the part of few ignorant
Irishmen. We are very glad to learn this pleasing
state of things, and that prejudice of is not
there carried beyond Christian limits; and we are
especially delighted to learn Of this happy state
of things, as it was so contrary to what has beer
did the San francisco Methodist Idyocste
mean, speaking Of the effort to educate the Chinese
in San Jose and Of the burning OF the church there
because its members Kept up Chinese school, when
it said that the greatest difficulty there was the ill
Will OF those who claimed to represent the highest
form Of Christian culture? II could not have meant
the Unitarans or Congregatonasts, as they have
no church in San jose and, of course it could not
have meant the New School Presbyterans who have
a membership OF $50, and have Just purchased the
largest bell ever cast on the Pacific coast Probably
the reference was to the Roman Catholics.-Inde-
pendent,
The Reformed Presbyterian Synod %. S) has
been meeting in Newburg, New York. Nothing of
special interest was DONE although to outsiders il
was interesting to notice the opposition to pro-
pOsal to raise fund for superannuated Minister'S as
being an immoral insurance scheme. 1t was urged
with great force that the Church needed all its money
to press forward missionary work, and that such
passages as "take no thought for your life" ETC.,
precluded such untrustful schemes.
The AdUdnce says =" Pilgrims use of the we'll
known western-coined phrase Presbygational,' to
denote the mongrel Wisconsin system of ecclesi-
asticism-part Congregational and part Presbyte-
ranneCeSsitateS the editor of the
TO explain his correspondents word to the editor of
the UniCeUsaliSt, who puzzled over it in vain. He
might have added that another but similar mode of
denoting the hermaphrodite system is by compound
ing the denominations in opposite ORDER and calling
II Congreterian.' That the more usual form should
be Presbygational,' putting the Presbyterian ele-
ment first, is probably due to the same anomaly
which calls the State Convention, composed OF 1874
Congregational and 13 Presbyterian Churches, THE
Presbyterian and Congregational Convention OF Wis
cOnsn'!"
The United Presbyterian Mission among the
Copts OF Egypt has been established but fourteen
years. and has been very feebly manned for about
nall OF that time; and yet although much OF the
work has been preparatory, very satisfactory pro-
gress has been made. There are now 10 mis-
sionaries OF whom 2 are laymen; three young
ladies', who are teachers of female schools: and
about 40 native agents, who labor cOlpOr-
teuTs, teachers, and native preachers The
number of chief stations from Alexandria to
Assouan are eight, which are surrounded by
numerous Out-stations. The number of communi-
cants is over 200 The schools are H. in which about
OOO children OF all sorts are learning the elements OF
a Christian education. They have theological
schOOl, in which % men are training for the holy
mlnlstry and press, which is engaged in giving
christian literature to the peoples and what is per-
maps more indicative OF the extent MINIATURE of
the work, from 5000 TO 10000 Bibles and Christian
DoOks nave been distrbuted-sold not given away
annually in the past years.
the receipt of s2,62S during April relieves the
anxiety.
BAPTIST
n-Ihe Cincinnati AdUOcate denies the assertion of
Sne baptst Bible Union that Methodist scholars are
Sihgageu III aiding in the translation OF the INNER
aosC aTH version or those whose names are given as
9.iolsIs IL says that Dr. Strickland has Joined the
round IN the otfcia minutes
cbrahA bdhe american Freewill Baptists have mission
IIhulonts IN lndla, whose membership is 1ot or
sese % o5 nave been added the past wear by baptism
dro ~ " ~ Iie JelaSQre Church. There are 600 chill
uIen IN Ine Sabbath Schools WV ~
e. Il. d." writes to the Wateb,non and Peaeoto,.
Wo roI IWo anu halI years past the conpre0afion of
tne rHsI baptlst church OF Philadelnha have lis
teheu 70 u series OF lectures delivered bV DIR Board
NAN upon the lie and pHblic ministry OF our Lord
peug harmony OF four Gospels ana chronoloOi,
cally arranged. Eighty-seyen iectnres have beep
aitteasly delivered These have proved exceedingly
InoeIestlng ana instructive, and have afforded an
UUPPPorttunly Tor each Sunday School teacher and
piD1 iiisL uetOr TO obtain In his own handwriting
iGo nJluS9eu m anu systematic history of our Lords
paiao'e III just the order OF ther occurrence The