The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-17
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Sunday School scholars, 529: teachers 60; con-
fiTmations 2S.
On Sunday last the services in the Second
MOravian Church in this city were OF II very in
teresting character. At the morning service, in
the presence of q large auditory, fourteen per-
sons were admitted into the congregation by the
rite of baptism, confirmation, and by certificate:
making total increase of torty-three commu-
nicants since the first of the year. In the even
ing the lecture-room was again well
preached a highly edifying discourse
upon, Come unto Me, all yc that labor and
are heavy laden. and will give You rest The
Church Extension Society of this congregation
has two missions under its charge, viz: NJ 'Har-
rowgate," where they have II neat little chapel,
Brother Nice officiating, and the bethlehem
Mission on Dauphin street. in the northern
part of the city, which was organized within
few weeks The Sunday school IL very well at
tended mt present, numbering more than four
hundred scholars Cthe infant class alone numbers
ore hundred) under the care OF efficient teachers.
The audience chamber of the church Is
fast approaching completion, the congregation
expecting to worship in it about the middle of
next month. At the east end OF the room Is the
chancel and pulpit, and ut the west end viii be
placed the organ, and gallery Tor the choir
The walls are plastered in imitation OF granite,
and are very neat. The pews, when completed.
will be very comfortable, and seat about six
hundred persons. The ceiling will be painted,
and the GAS fixtures of the latest designs.
CONGREGATIoNAL,
The Congregatonalists of Central New York
will soon issue a local religious paper, the
Excelsior.
Within the last two months three Congre-
eational churches have been founded in the
South-two in New Orleans
The bequest of $4,000 by the late Hervey
| Sanford. of New Haven, 10 the American Con-
gregatonal Union, will not be paid till next year
| The Union is now aiding in the erection of fifty
| churches.
We hear that missionary in Brownsville.
Texas, has succeeded i'll uniting all the Pro-
| testants-'E 'Episcopalians, Methodists Baptists.
| Presbyterians, Lutherans'-in one Congrega-
tional Church.
The new edihce of the Victoria Park Con-
| gregatOnal Church, London (fomerly Rev. IL.
| ID. NorthrOp's), was dedicated on March %. A
| large number OF ministers and friends were pre-
| sent. The new building seats comfortably 2000
| persons, with standing-room for 800 more The
| church was organized six years ago, and has had
| growth unparalleled in the history of Congrega-
| tionalism in London.
| REFORMED.
There is a single German Reformed church
| in Philadelphia into which more adult converts
| from Romanism have been received during the
| last few years Numbering between 60 and 70)
than all the Roman Catholic churches in that
city taken together have captivated during the
same period And in that same church several
converts from Romanism are now passing through
| a needful preparatory course of instruction in
| Gospel doctrines with a view to their admission
before long. This good work is going on with
ont observation" or noise, but Il is being very
| effectually done. --Independent.
UNITARIAN.
The Supreme ICourt of New Hampshire has
| issued decree, couched in strong language,
| forbidding Rev. +. e. Abbott, who had pub
lished his remuneration of Christianity, from
preaching in the Unitarian Church of Dover
''rhe decree forbids the wardens to allow said
Francis E. Abbott or any otherpersOn to preach