The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-18
SUMMARY or CHURCH NKws.
EPISCOPAL.


The Archbishop of Canterbury has been very
i'll, but is recovering.
The beautiful Episcopal church of Omaha,
known as Bishop Clarkson's Cathedral, has been
totally destroyed by fire.
The vestry of Christ Church, Germantown
have elected the Rev. William s. Langford to be
rector of the parish. He is now rector of st.
Paul's Church, Englewood, n. j.
DR. Temple has been duly consecrated as
Bishop of Exeter, notwithstanding all opposition.
Those who regard him as an unbelieyer think it
very proper that his conservation took place on
st. Thomas day. and express their hope that he
will 'be no more faithess, but believing"
The Twelve Days Mission in London is over.
Although quite number of "Evangelicar'
churches united in it, it hos been mainly High
Church revival, in which were united 129
churches, besides chapels There was much
earnest preaching, directed to the most ignorant
classes, urging them to repent and confess their
sins to the priests. The closing scene at st.
Albans was most extraordinary Thin wax can
dies were brought out and blessed, lighted, and
distributed to each of the 500 people in the body
of the church. They were told to keep the ends
to be burned at the time of their death as
happy remembrance of this day, and to light
them through the dark valley. The priest
then proceeded to ask them questions from
the Prayer Book, bidding them answer up as
if they were not ashamed of themselves, so that
the church might be glorifed and the Devil
might tremble. The priest then said:-"This
is indeed happy time; you are in the presence
of God, and stand like virgins with their lamps
trimmed. Do you here in the presence of God
and of this congregation renew the solemn pro-
mise and vow that was made in your name at
your baptism" etc.? To which was returned
the loud response, II do" Other questions fol-
lowed, that were answered in an equally deter
mined way. They then marched in procession
about the church, singing penitential hymn.
Services we're held in many of these churches
nearly the whole day, the confessional was freely
patroniZed, and the Prayer-BOok almost dis
carded for e&tempore prayers
METHODIST.
Bishop Kingsley is reported at Yeddo, on his
tour round the world confirming the Methodist
churches.
A correspondent writes from Georgia to
Zion's Herald that so far is quiet restored there
that he believes the time for killing Methodist
| ministers has gone by forever"
The Methodist committee on nnion with
| other bodies has met representatives OF the
| African Methodists. Nothing was done, and the
| subject postponed for year and halt
| Three years ago the Southern Methodists
| had but one church in Baltimore. Now they
| have nine. We see reports of their progress
| even further North-as in Iowa, Illinois, and
| Indiana
| ON theflrst of August the Methodist mission.
airy treasury was carrying debt of over one
| hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Since that
l date the collections have proved sufficiently
large to pay off the debt, and leave balance tC
| the treasury. very satisfactory conclusion
| The appropriations for 1870 are announced--fol
L lOItISu lnlpSlObs' V~l e,Jots anu lOl uOAuCsblN
| missions, $426 740
| The Methodist, as well as the secular pres
| generally, expresses its dissatisfaction with thC
''whitewashihg" report of the Book COMMITTEES
| on the alleged Irregularities and frauds in thu
| management of the Book Concern. The preach
ers' meetings of Washington and Baltimore hav'
also, by vote, expressed their dsapprobation
| and call upon the agents to publish the testi
mony on the subject. They also express thoi
thanks TO Dr. Lanahan for his agency in bring
| inr the matter to light.
| BAPTIST.
"A Baptist member in Chicago is sending on
| seven meeting-houses for Presbyterians, to b
| put together in new towns on the Pacific Rail
| road.
The Baptists OF Dover, Delaware, have pun
chased the Wyoming College, situated q fe'
miles below Dover, at a great sacrifice, abou
half its cost.
The Baptsts of Massachusetts, are declared
J by the Rev. Mr.. Fritz, their Home Missionary
; ! to have one hundred and seventeen of thei
) ordained clergy unemployed in pastoral work
/ and sixty-three churches lacking pastors.
Kentucky is very largely Baptist STATE
: Its white membership, embraced in nearl
y nine hundred churches and torty-three assocli
e tons, is over S0000 and its colored Bapt
$ membership though the returns are inoon
h plete- must be considerably more than 10000.
c Some time ago, DR.. Lorimer Baptb