The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-27


Ca'ncart is the pastor, the interests rising aud
the arrows OF divine ruth have reached the
hearts OF the Kings enemies aud the slam OF
tue Lord are many Eight we're baptized last
- Trevor Hail. the do-mitory building of the
Roc hester Theological Seminary. is one Of the
most eleeant aud commodious buildings
of the kind ia the cOdntry. 1t cost Sl5,0U0
OF which John B. Trevor, OF New YORK, gave
$l3 900 and James b. COLGATE $1,000 rbe
building Is 48 by lC6 eet, aud contains 49 rooms
to be FURNISHED by individuals and assocla-
= In the Broad Street Church the good work
still continues; hve were baptized on the even.
iug OF the 10th instant, and othe-s are received
Tor baotlsm, and several more on the Nth.
Fdts of 6ctayhtf-Rev. I. +. Stidhau,
Pastor, 6ap' tized three persons last Sabbath.
Tenth OhWCh.-Rev. j. S. Kepusrd, Pastor,
baptized three last Sabbath.
"A correspondent sends us au extract of the
last report OF Deacon Thomas Webb. the colored
Baptist brother who has been so successful in
Christian work in the lowest of the purlieus Of
ION the 25th Of July, 1867, I was called to
attend the funeral of a little child, who died in
the Lord. After 1t was over, | was followed
out in the street by an old sister who is ninety
years old. Seventy years of her life she has
spent In the cause OF the Lord. We talked about
the conversion of Plum street; and 1 said to
her, when leaving: My sister, il you will get
room for me will come here and see what the
Lord will have me TO do And on the following
Sabbath commenced, which was the 3lst day
have been laboTing in that place, aud the result
Is there have been 46 gathered in since that
time. Now there was onlS Que besides myself,
and that was Sister Harris, and she a poor
widow. think that Scripture is fulfilled which
says, Where two or three are assembled in my
name. there will be also in the midst of
them,'"
The place spoken Of aboveis is commonly called
"Helrs Half.Acre," and the ''old tavern" to
which we referred two weeks ago, IN mentioning
this effort, has been ren.ed by Deacon Webb,
and fII.f nh inf fraOh
held on Sunday, and twice during the week
Deacon Webb was born slave in Virginia.
came to Cincinnati early in lite, and has been in
the employ of the Etna Insurance Company for
fourteen years. After his days work is finished
he labors In the locality named. Surely there
is reason for encouragement and clay effort"
when one so humble can do SO much good
independent
METHODIST
Bishop Simpson has appointed four cOlored
men in Louisiana to the office of presiding
elders.
The presiding elders of New England hold a
conference in Boston this week. lStrange to say,
| it is new thing.
The Memphis (Tenp.) Daily Post of the
| 10th inst, confirms the rumor previously cur
rent that the Rev. W. d. Pearne, OF the rennes-
| gee Conference, has accepted the appointment
OF superintendent of Police OF that CITY.
1t 10 the African Methodists, and not the
| Methodists OF the South the Rev. J. T. W. Ware,
OF Baltimore, thinks the Unitarans ought to
aid. A reference to him three weeks ago has
| been inexperienced by some.
| New York Methodism has a home for its
| aged and poor members, with between seventy
and eighty inmates at present. 1t has existed
for seventeen years, has now fine aud we'll
located building, and costs about fifteen thou
sand dollars year to run it. A scheme is no
afoat to build in that city an orphans asylum,
for the benefit of orphans falling to the care of
the Church.
Bishop Simpson, on his return from the
| Texas Conference, preached in DR.. Newman's
church in New Orleans, on the 7th instant, to a
| large congregation, among whom was the Gov
eInor of the State. On that occasion almost
! the entire Indebtedness of the church, amount
| ing to $4,000, was paid off, and DIR. New
expects to raise the rest in u few days.
PRESBYTERIAN.
An effort is in progress 10 raise s5O,OOO to
fourd a new paper for the New School denoml-
nation in Chicago, Illinois. A Presbyterian
League for City Church Extension is also being
matured in thai enterp1ising city.
The Rev. A. j. Leaven worth, of Petersburg,
died on Friday night, the 18th inst, at his resi-
dence in Petersburg, Va. For many years he
was at the head of a female seminary, which
ranked very high among the schools of the
The Presbyterles of the New School Church
are voting on the Basis OF Union. The follow
ing votes are reported lately:-The Presbytery
Basis, but empowers the next Assembly to make
any modification of the plan which our commit
tee may suggest. The Presbytery OF Ontario
authorizes The next Assembly to consummate
action, or on such terms as may be mutually
satisfactory.
"A social visit was made lately by the con.
gTegation OF Park Presbyterian church, Newark,
N. j., to their pastor, the Rev, Prentiss DE-
Veuve, at his residence, No. 26 Fulton street
to which he has recently removed. The time
was agreeably passed in conversation and social
enjoyment. The people of this church have
civ en- MIR. De Veuve a substantial evidence o
their esteem in furnishing carpets, and other
wise fitting ep his new house, at an expense of
several hundred dollars.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The American Congregational Union stands
pledged Tor grants voted to between fifty and
sixty churches, in addition to the long list tC
which grants have been already paid the pre-
sent year. The trustees look confidently to the
pastors and churches that have not taken col
lectons slnce May to come promptly to theil
, aid with liberal contributions. Unless this is
DONE the good work now so happily advancing
must be arrested and applications for assistance
denied. Are there not individual men anC
women who can appreciate the privilege auC
honor OF being the instrument OF bail ling ont
Christian church, which shall bless the worlC
long after theysare dead? Several persons hav
given $500 each, and have so reared Tor them
| selves enduring monuments. Aie there no
Others who are ready to do the same!--Ilde
pendtm.
EPISCOPAL.
: The Rev. G. W. Brown has resigned tn
= Tectorship of st. Johns church, Norrlsto wn
Pa, to take effect in March next.
The Rev. Francis Vnton has been electe
Professor OF Ecclesiastical Polty and Law il
t the General Theological Seminary of New Yor
1 city.
/. THE Episcopal churches of New York cit
reported 2496 baptisms, 1886 combinations
/ Ia 502 communicate, and contributions amount
ing to S667 s2S'l4 for 1868.
Last year Rev. DR.. Tyug's society (s