The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-03
CITY INTELLIGENC CE.
CITY RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
METHopIsr KPIsooPA1.

There has been quite serious difnculty In
WslSer Wa % Jackson was late pastor, and for time
there was no ocertainty how it might terminus ate.
SSoomnmittee, asked Of the Bishop presiding at
Spe late Con ference for the transfer of Rev. q.
q, JoceIyn, d. D., with the view OF having him
appointed pastor Of said church; Oh % In this this they hey
sented Bishop Thompson with respectful
paper setting forth at length the reasons WY
s1ieged Is that the Presiding Elders opposed the
request and had II defeated, the consequence OF
Mo,ntad pastor of the Green Street Ohuroh.
With no feelings OF ahn6ipsthy mt . 10 InS new new
IN scoordance with the REQUEST the trustees
have contented themselves with the passage OF
ne SoIlowing emphatic resolutions
InP nPesoired That while we Will receive the Rev.
J. b. Mccullough as our pastor, as under q strict
cor I'm View Of the course OF former confer.
ences towards sister churches. we DO not hesis
tSron nicsl the action of the Presiding Elders
Revs. Joseph Castle, Joseph Mason, and w. l..
P9ssolved. That we think the time has come
when the laymen OF the M E. Church should
that 9eS e ysIoms nsuons of t6e o
church and among those rights is that of
being consulted as to who shall minister among
'rSSih Win this rebuke the trouble will cease and
Rev, Mr. Mccullough Will go on and discharge
us hTdpmorrow will be devoted to the celebration
of the missionary jubilee by the churches of
he Missionary Society of the M. e. Church
came into being as a body corporate.
the new Calvary Church, Twentieth and Jeffer-
son streets, of which he IS pastor.
The new Methodist Mission House in New
York. in which the members of the Philadel-
phia conference have so great an interest, will
The philadelphia statistics Of the NJ. e. Church
for the year 1859 show DO churches, IL, l60 men,
bers 252 2S7 SSS 6apiss during the
valued at 81, $50 500.
The Eastern German Conference Of the Me-
thodist Episcopal Church meets on the 8th OF
April at The German Church, Girard avenue,
above Twelfth street. AS Bishop Simpson pre-
the English language. About forty ministers
constitute the Conference. Pastor Freund, of
the church where the conference meets, will
preach his farewell, to morrow evening, the 4th
instant, as his term of three years expires.
quite successful, and the German work in the
Methodist Episcopal Church presents the fol-
and missionaries, 3Sl; churches 453; valued at
over one and s-half millio- OF dollars; Sunday
Schools, 635; officers and teachers 65S; scholars.
two orphan asylums, and an emigrant house,
which will shelter one hundred emigrauts, in
in thirty. four years. through the conversion of
the learned DR. Mast, who was fellow student
same infidel school.
The baptisms in the several churches named
e were as y, follows on last sunday ~ Memorial
Passyunk, 7; Central wv. P.), IA; and Roxbo:
Rev. Clark B. Oakley has been appointed
pastor OF the church al Lower Merlon.
Notice Is given to guard against q. l.. Vance,
church IN
county, and who has been expelled the fellow
Thirteen have been recently added to the
Twelfth Church Of this city, Rev. E. M. Buyrn,
GERMAN REFORMED.
The Heidelberg Reformed Congregation,
composed mainly of colonists from ohrists
services OF Rev. w. B. Culliss of the Presbyte.
rian Church. who expects to connect himself
with The German Reformed Church as soon as
the congregation is fully under the care OF the
Classls Mr.; Culliss is both an eloquent and
The Chassis OF Philadelphia has three benefi.
ciaries under Its care, who receive in all $3.50,
torsand congregations OF this denomination,
CATHOLIC.
BY order OF Right Rev. Bishop Wood, in con-
sequence OF Holy Cast) Thursday falling this
Of the Annunciation, the celebration of the
latter festival ia transferred until Monday next
without. however, the obligation of hearing
Fairs are being held in aid OF st. Stephens
Church, Nicetown, and of the schools of ST
Augustines Church One will open on the l2ti
Inst in aid Of ST, clements Church. Darby.
Bale College will take place at the Academy O
The Forty Hours Devotion will commence ii
b. James Church, West Philadelphia, to
Rev. John Scanlan, late of Brandywine
Mary's Church, Phosnixville, in place OF Rev
Philip O'Farreli, recently deceased.
st. Malachi's Church is having splendi
city. It will be completed In about four weeks
The funeral OF Miss Sarah FOX, sister OF ReN
Thomas Fox, pastor of st. Bridgets Churci
q as' Mao
was celebrated by Very Rev. M. A. Walsh, V. {
Bishop Wood confirmed forty persons 6
Chesnut Hill On Weanesoay N dssE: pesldes II
Work has been commenced on the ne
building of st. Joseph's Hospital, which will
completed this summer.
UNIvERsALIsT.
Tomorrow evening Rev. Mr.. Ballou wi
commence q series of sermons on the "Lord
Prayer" in the Eighth Street Church.
Rev. H. O. Leonard of New York, has bee
appointed pastor OF the Lombard street Churc
Tomorrow morning there will be admission
10 church membership in the Church of tt
Messiah, and In the evening discourse will
delivered on the topic. "No danger of me-"
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
It Is proposed to remove the site of the ol
St. James Church OF this city, now at the CO.
ner of Seventh and Commerce streets. FL
the northwest corner OF Walnut and TWentI
second streets. The old house has been solC
but possession of 1t will be retained until La
Inc Ian Semenp 1s obnroS 1Cwh as a. one
completed Rev. II. q. PATTERSON has bee
called TO the rectorship. and Rev. W. II.
Stewart, LID, has been chosen assistal
Rev. Octavius Perinchief has resigned IL
rectorship OF ST. Johns Church, Georgetow
ID. O., and been called to the position 70
merly occupied in this city by Rev. Mr.. Parvi
The plate collection at 81. Andrews ChurC
last Sunday amounted to S2850.
Bishop Stevens Will otticiate at the Church
the Epiphany to-morroW morning and In u
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