The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-05
CITY RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL,


The following churches will take the vote on
lay delegation ON the days named Nazareth, June
Germantown, 9; Bethel and Frankford 10; Union,
Twelfth Street, and Sloan. Il; Green Street. IA
Salem, IS; Nineteenth Street, Wharton Street. Front
Street, and Scott 16 Fifth Street, Tabernacle, and
COhocksink, It; Trinity and Summerheld, 10; Ken
sngton, Port Richmond, and Central, 81; Broad
Street and Sixteenth Street (Hedding) 90 St. Johns
Twentieth Street, Mt. Zion Manayunk, st. Georges,
and Fitzwater Street, %; Thirtyeighth Street, "a
Ebenezer and Fortieth Street. "a; st. Pauls 49,
"A general meeting of the lay members (Tnae and
femae) OF the Methodist Episcopal Church will be
held at the Green Street Church above Tenth, on
next Tuesday evening" Sth ins at O'Clock, to confer
the important subject OF lay representation. Ad
dresses will be delivered by Rev. Bishop Simpson,
Rev. Alfred Goodman, Rev. 7. 7. Tasker, ST., and
Others.
England, May 1Sth has been received, announcing
the safe arrival at that point of himself and travelling
companions, Rev. c. II. Payne, Rev. W. V. Kelly,
with Amos Phillips and Richard Jennings Esqs.
We are informed that the friends of the new en-
terprise at Broad and Spring Garden streets intend
holding Floral and Strawberry Festival in the hall,
northeast corner Broad and Spring Garden streets
There is to be festival aud fair in aid of the
Uestonville church. commencing on the 10th inst
"A meeting Of the Historical Society VIII be held
at No. 1918 Arch street on next Monday evening
An anniversary is to be neld at the Old Peoples
Home on Lehigh avenue, on the 10th inst.
The interest is still increasing in relation TO the
work OF the Ladies' and Pastors Christian Union.
Next Monday afternoon will be held the regular
meeting for the present month at No. 10ls Arch
street. Mrs. Wlttenmyer is now experimenting the
publication OF her first annual report.
The Mariners Bethel Church have seecte
Union Grove on the West Jersey X. r., again this
year as the place for their excursion.
Rev. j. Stiles, pastor of the NJ. Il. Church at
Gloucester City, n. j., baptized twelve candidates
in the Delaware river on last Sabbath morning.
Two more were dedicated to Christ by the usual mode
before service and twenty-five after morning preach
ing Twelve were read into full connection in the
evening.
AT meeting OF the Second Presbytery of Phila-
dephia on the Goth OF May, in the Presbyterian
church at Forestville, Bucks county, Pa, Mr.. j. B.
Krewson, a member OF the class recently graduated
at the Theological Seminary at Princeton, was set
apart to the work Of the ministry by the aying on
church.
The sermon was preached by the Rev. j. L. With
row Of Philadelphia the Rev & NJ Andrews D. d
of DoylestOwn, gave the charge TO the pastor, and
the Rev A. NJ Woods, of Hartsville, gave the charge
TO the people. a.
AT the same meeting, the Presbytery, at the re-
quest OF the Rev. s. r. Anderson, dissolved the pas
toral relation existing between him and the churches
OF Bensalem, NewpOrtyille, and Aurora.
THE annual meeting Of the Board Of Domestic
Missions OF the Presbyterian Church Of the United
States Of America viii be held on Tuesday, the 10Th
INST, at O'Clock p. NJ, at the Mission House, No.
9O7 Arch street Officers 10 be elected.
The annual meeting of the Board of Education
WI be held next Friday afternoon, when Officers of
the Board will be chosen.
The anniversary exercises of the Clinton Street
Church on last Sunday evening highly interest
Ang, and followed on the two succeeding evenings by
Moral and strawberry festival.
UNuvERsAmsT
Tomorrow night Rev. NJ Leonard will preach at
the Lombard Street Church the Uniyersalist Opl-
Mon OF human destiny. f
Rev, DIR. Brooks will preach in the morning at
the Church of the Messiah, Broad and Locust streets
on the suggestive question "Shall rum ruin us9" and
on the evenings of Wednesday and Thursday n
strawberry Festival will be held in the lecture-room
Of the church.
BAPTIST.
Rev. Mr.. Gubelmann, pastor Of the First German
Church, baptized three persons on Sunday last.
Eight were baptized by the pastor, Rev. A. H.
Lung into the fellowship OF the Third Church. Ger
mantown, on Lords Day, May 23.
The Third Baptist Church, South Second street.
has lust been recaTpeted, rewindOw-shaded and re-
noyated. 1t was opened last Sunday in all the fresh
ness OF a newly constructed interior.
Rev /. II. Stidham, the pastor at the Falls OF
Schuylki baptized one person Sunday last The
Falls Church will give their usual strawberry festival
on June 3, A, and 8.
The Quarterly Meeting of the Baptist Ministe-
rial Conference will be held at Schuylk Falls on
Tuesday, June s, at 1019 A. M. Essay by II. b. Cook
seWOmans Work in the Church." EXegesis by
r. r.. Young, on Luke X, so. Skeletons on p Cor v
IL, by j. S. Gubelmann and w. S. Goodno and on
John l. ii, by JabeZ Ferris and w. e. ConWeH
THE anniversary exercises OF the Grocer TheOlO-
Vcal Seminary will take place at the seminary
building Upland, near Chester, Pa, on Wednesday
Inne q at 1OH O'Clock A. M. The annual address
win be delivered by Rev. William r. Williams, d. d.,
The EHS ladies of the EnOn Baptist Church will hold