The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-13
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
METHODIST.

METHODIST.
The Boston Methodist Theological School
opens the year with "a pupils. New buildings
will soon be erected.
Thus far the Methodist ministerial vote has
been 2342 in favor of to COG against lay delega-
ton. This gives the requisite three-fourths,
Over 60 persons joined the Methodist church
at Chcopee during the two weeks of labor of
Mrs. Van Cott, of New York. Six of them were
Catholics.
The effort made in England to absorb the
Welsh Calvinistic Methodists into the Presby-
terian body has found an echo in a memorial to
the next General Assembly, voted by the Synod
of st. Paul. asking that similar steps be taken.
There were no less than five Methodist Pro-
testant churches dedicated on Sunday week.
Four in Maryland viz:-East Hartford. Calvert,
Bladensburg, Freedom, Carroll county and one
in Woodstock Circuit Virginia. Others are in
process of erection, and will be completed be-
fore the close of the Conference year.
The African Methodists have o veteran,
Charles IL. Peters, living at Lancaster Ohio,
now in his eighty eighth year, who has been
preaching siXty-nine years, While in Cincin-
natl at the age of fifty-seven, he went to school
for six months; and his teacher thought that,
considering his age he made good progress; In
his autobiography he says:-"I am not able to
do anything, and all get year is $25 from our
annual conferences; and am sure the conference
does the best it can.
The Christian Recorder (Afrcan Methodist)
calls attention to the fact that q Protestant
church is soon to be established in Havana, now
that religious liberation has been decreed, and
urges that missionaries be sent by its denomina-
ton to Cuba. "Bishop Shorter has in his dis
trict brethren who speak the Spanish more
huently than they do the English = brethren
ready to enter into the good work. We believe
Bishop Brown has the same. Will not these
brethren be employed ?"-Independen
BAPTIST.
The Berean Church of New York city have
given cordial and unanimous invitation to the
Rev. A. G. Osborne ID. D., late of St. Louis, to
become their pastor.
The Treasurer of the Bangor Theological
Seminary acknowledges the receipt of five thou
sand dollars last week, from gentleman ol
BROOKLYN N. Y, in aid of that institution.
The Rockport (Ohio) Church, the Rev. o
W. White. has Withdrawn from the Presbytery
and joined the Cleveland Conference Mr.
White also supplies the church at Olmsteat
Falls.
The Welsh Congregational churches of New
York State, twenty-five in number, united will
the General Association of New York at lat
meeting, and were represented by two dele
gates.
In Richmond, Va. The city has six white Bap
tist churches, with a membership OF S'ot; seye
coored churches, with 1894 members. Total
the thirteen Baptist churches, l0,995, In popu
lation of about 500
The Baptist Theological Seminary, situate
in Upland, on the railroad Leading irol
Philadelphia to Baltimore, near Chester, ha
now entered upon its second year with very ia
tering prospects. The endowment given by tn
CroZet family is ample The building is larg
and the rooms are well furnished. Twenty-fN
thousand dollars have been given for a librar'
The faculty is strong. There are now presei
thirty-four students.
The excitement among the Baptists of En-
land on the question of sending out celiba
missionaries to India called forth vote at Il
meeting OF their missionary society held la
month to the effect that the committee did N
intend 'to impose celibacy upon the missio
aries, but simply to require that candidate
should remain unmarried during probation
two wears and while engaged in q particul
Kind of Gtinerant) work ~ DR.. Landels, again
whom the iercest attacks have been made
the opponents of the proposed policy in EnglaI
and in India then introduced motion comp
menting the missionaries whom he had be-
understood to depreciate. Dr. BROCK writes
the C,brjsfiGu Era that his retention to any C
tent of the celibate principle VIII not give sat
faction. Independent.
The Baptists of Illinois have had Sta
Missionary Society and the question how til
should cooperate with the Baptlst Hoine Mlssi
Society at New York has often been discuss(
At the late meeting of the State Association
was voted rs an association to assume the no
Mission work. The State Association ofers
become auxiliary to the Home Mission Socle
with the agreement that the board OF the as
citation shall appoint all missionaries ana
them from its treasury, and shall nominate
accents and superintendents appointed by
Home Mission Society. One-fourth of all un
siSnated funds collected from the churches 81
go 10 the Home Mission Society, and the bo
0f the association shall report regularly as
auxiliary body to that society. This keeps
whole power in the hands of those on