The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-15
CITY RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
PRESRYTERIAN.

The new United Presbyterian Church now in
course of erection at Orthodox and Franklin Streets
FTanKford will be a most handsome ediice, rejecting
credit on the generosity OF It's congregation. The
audience chamber will he II feet wide by 6S feet long,
the dimensions of the building outside being as fol-
loWs:-Length, 1913 feet width 15 feet width front,
including tower, GO feet; height of side walls, ~
feet The roof is slated. The walls are ~ feet
thick in the cellar, allowing inches for the josts to
rest on thus preventing decay in the wood The
materials used in the construction of the edihce
are of the best quality and every part of the
work has been done in substantial man
ner. The cost of this building, if erected by
tract in most parts of the city, would probably
be from S30 900 to 900, but the building committee
are Of the opinion that owing to the way they have
managed the work, and on account of other things
favorable they can finish for about s2O000 The lee
ture room will be finished in few weeks, and the
expenses thus far will be about $4,000 all OF which
has been paid except some S250O, which it is hoped
will be raised at, the opening. The first story is de-
Vided into four rooms, namely: lecturerOOm which
is to have permanent pews, and one each for prayer
meetings, trustees and pastor These rooms can all
be thrown into by sliding doors and SASH afford
ing accommodation for four hundred persons. The
ceilings of these rooms will he about twelve feet
high. The second story Is intended for Sabbath
school purposes. tower some IS Ieet square rises
at the southeast corner Of the building in front from
the ground to the pinnacle the distance is about u
feet. Rev. James Price is the pastor of the congre
EatiOn and he viii have reason 10 be gratihed with
the completion OF this neat new edihce.
AT ne South street Church 40 persons have
been received members since the Rev. DIR. Par
cons took Charge, a short time since.
The reports Of increase in the city churches
made to the Central Prcsbytery Of Philadelphia co.
ST. for the past year show that Cohocksink Church
received by profession OF faith 10 persons Kensing-
ton A; Central, a; Trinity, 4 Port Richmond 21i :
ander, 10; and Hestonyle, IS.
The Rev. j. Garland Hammer has been COM
PEELED hy need rest resign the pastOrate Of the
Wharton Street Church, which was irst built up, and
has since been greatly enlarged udner his labors.
Both the Philadelphia Presbytery and Second
Philadelphia Presbytery have requested the General
Assembly to.send down to the Presbyterles any basis
OF union that may he adopted by the next Assem-
The following items will be read with interest
from the fact of the respective Philadelphia clergy
men named being connected with it:-For several
months the congregation of the Second Presbyterian
Church at BrldgetOn, n. d. have been compelled tC
meet In their lecture-rOom, but they have re
entered their church, which in the meantime ma,
been enlarged, improved, frescOed, and furnished
anew, until it is all that could be wished for cOmfOr
and beauty. DR.. Beadle preached on "Wednesday
night April 2S, the Rey. David Cunningham OF
Thursday night, and the Rev. Mr.. WitherOw OF
FRIDAY night on Sabbath 30 persons were aide,
TO the church on confession, and 10 10y certificate.
BAPTIST.
A home for the aged and mfrm of the Baptis
churches in Philadelphia Is about TO be established
The necessity for such an institution has long bee
felt and few brethren nave Tor years been callln
the attention OF the churches 10 the matter, but no
thing has been done efficiently tlll now An estat
is about TO be purchased In West Philadelphia, an
the house Immediately prepared Tor the reception O
"A Ministers Institute Will be held at Upland
Chester county, the seat Of the Grocer Theological
Seminary, on the lOth OF June prONimO. The Rev
Drs. w. X. Williams, A. lloyey, A. G. Fendrlck A. n
Arnold George r. Bliss ana William Hague are eX
pected to deliver lectures on topics OF interest &
pastors and others.
-Baptisms have recently taken place as follows Il
the Churches named: Spring Garden, 9 Fourth, g.
HEBREW.
The German Hebrew Congregation Erode
ShOlem' intend building a fine new synagogue a
fhe a0utheast corner OF Broad ana Mount VernO
streets, OF which the following Is an authentic de
scribtion :-"Ihe building will be Of the Saraceni
styleOf architecture and Will have fTOnt OF SB fee
on Broad street. and l6ifeet on MOun Vernon street
Witha tower al the corner OF Mount Nern0n street
20 feet square aud % feet high. The audience