The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-17

Mr. Russ, the rector of the Episcopal
Church in Lafayette, Indiana, was rebuked oy
| his Bishop for "scandaOus conduct IN going 10
| see the Black Crook, and was sentenced 10
receive "an admonition." The vestry OF @ the
| church passed resolutions obnoxious 10 @ tne
Bishop; whereon he ordered the pafiiSHn u W some
| deprived of Episcopal services until IN % sonno
| Way the action of the vestry should be rGPuI
| dated or recalled" The vestry then yieluou
and begged pardon a., ,.,o loft the
| eorlv mart of the month on visit 10 EuItpPott
was detained account OF severe ti'oS ati.o ot
illness. He is staying win bdnbiF1l niS now if the
| Orange New Jersey. 1t is douotlW ho" - Wv
| bisbon will be able to leave this season. -,
| II the facts are stated in the Churc,,n'ui;r ;
the Epscopalians of this country 0ugnI f'rned ~
| i'm their liberality to support inc rion IJlo II
| movement among the Romansts OF MeI,co. ~
| is said that the Mexican Society OF heIo,,r
| istas" numbers go priests some Io.'i yyiosts
since two of the principal relolnlnI - "a "a nm
came to New York. where they rGIilaime% rem rocoivad
! ward of two years and we're formally rece.Seu
into union with our Church, though tnelI ntneo aL
tipap ~ HI. the Rev Rafael Diaz Martinez, VINO
has endured great sufferings at the mana, Oh Tue
Jesnits has been elected first Dlshop Oh inc he-
formed Church of Mexico oy th9 [ m Io
arc now anXiously awaiting the Gay Wnen ne
may receive conservation from the Dlshops ol
the American Church. THESE reIorHers M MnaEe
announced the Bible and Prayer-DooH as tnelr
standard Rev. Mr.. Martinez is said to be
consistent devoted and truly pious clergyman,
and n gentleman of education and pulpit ablll-
ties lie is now at Brownsville, Texas, on the
vorv confines of Mexico, where, in connection
UitI - feIlow-laborer, Rev. Mr.. Dominguez, he
has gathered a congregation of nearly two hum
dred Mexican families, converts from popery.
There is nowhere in the world q more promising
opening for missionary labor and our Episcopal
brethren ought to enter in and possess the land.
-L1ldependent.
BAPTIST.
Mr.. Onclien and six other Baptist converts
were baptized by DIR. Sears at Hamburg, April
%, 1884. These German Baptists of Germany
have now increased to SO churches and 1IOSS
members.
Between 100 and 200 Baptist ministers are
holding an institute in Chicago. Drs. Arnold,
Brooks, Pepper, Wood, and Nesbit are the lee
tuTers.
Rev j. D. Fulton, the popular pastor of the
fremont Temple Baptist Church, Boston, where
meets the largest audience in the city, does not
believe in free pews in churches, though neces-
sary in a hall like his. He would have large
buildings and every other seat free and thus
would expect more regular and liberal audiences.
The Madison Avenue Baptist Church, New
York, have given the Rev. Augustus II. Strong,
of Cleveland Ohio, very cordial invitation to
become their pastor.
The Rev. Robert Lowry, of the Hanson
Place Baptist Church, Brooklyn, New York, has
accepted the call to the chair of Rhetoric in the
Lewisburg College. in this State.
The membership of the Baptist church at
Salem, New Jersey, has increased to such an
extent that new society is about being Or
ganized. The number who will join this move
ment is about lOO.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. j. Irwin Smith, of La Crosse, Wis.,
writes to the Record that three years ago he
planted the first Presbyterian church in that
field which had long been regarded $50 dis
couraging that none of the great Presbyterian
family had ventured to plant their standard in
the place; and truly the prospect was wholly
forbdding to everything at our coming, except
Divine reliance" Now two houses of worship
have been erected though there is yet but
single church organization. ''Their congrega-
tions jointly, rs well as Sabbath School and
prayer meetings, are as large if not larger than
any in the city"
The Northwestern Presbyterian of Chicago
has been obliged to suspend publication, and its
subscription list is transferred to the PreSJyte-
ridn of this city.
The Rev. Dr. Poor, of the High Street Pres
byterian Church, Newark, New Jersey, has ac-
cepted a call from congregation at Oakland,
near San Francisco, Cal, at a salary of $4,000
in gold.
Mr.. George Brayton, licentiate, recently
transferred from the Presbytery of Utica to the
Fourth Presbytery of New York was ordained
and installed over the Presbyterian church at
Norwood, n. j., on the 29th of June
1t is said that the weekly temperance meet
ing which has been held in Dr. Shepherds (But-
tonwood street, church, this city, on Friday
nights, has added thousand signatures to the
total abstinence pledge.
Pratt Avenue Mission of st. Louis, Missouri,
j. NJ. Brawne, Superintendent was organized,
June 49, into church. colony goes out from
the First Presbyterian Church to Join the new
enterprise pastor has been called We notice
that these st. Louis missions, instead of being
mere dependencies of the mother church, as in
New York city, are made independent organiza-
tions, and colonies of wealthy, intelligent per-
sons unite with them.
"A meeting of the members of the Second
Presbyterian Church. Cincinnati, Ohio, was held
lately, for the purpose of considering the propo-
sition to sell the church property, now valued
at $500, 600. After considerable discussion the
resolution to sell was passed.
The Rev. Charles III. Baldwin, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church, Peekskill, New
York, has accepted unanimous call to the
Presbyterian Church in Johnstown, N. Y.
The Third Street Presbyterian Church of
Dayton, Ohio New School, have formally re-
| solved to erect new church, provided $50, 600
shall be subscribed for the purpose. What is
| better, we understand that between $50 900 and
| $40 600 have been subscribed. The new edifce
is to be erected on the site of the present
| church.
The Third Presbyterian Church of Williams
| port, Pa, was organized by Il committee of the
| Presbytery of Harrisburg on the 3lst of May
| last. 1t is a colony from the Second Church
| CRev. Mr.. Sterlings), and goes out with none
| but the kindest feelings, and with the full ap-
| probation and consent of both the pastor and
| people of the Second Church, who have done all
that they could to forward the enterprise The
beautiful chapel, for the accommodation of the
| Third Church, has Just been completed, and it
was dedicated to the worship of Almighty God
on Sabbath, July 4.
| LUTHERAN
The Rev. \. II. Bartholomew, of the Theo-
| logical Seminary of this city, has been appointed
missionary of an English Lutheran Mission in
the city of Trenton, New Jersey, by the Exc