The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-03

of Burmab, England, and sweden. lie was
converted Mt Stockholm, and baptized by Mr..
Wiberg, June 1868. He was the means Of the
conversion of his sister, Miss Anna Hcikel, who
is the principal of a deaf aud dumb asylum in
teacher of the truth. Her mother and sister
are her helpers, but her brother is now studying
in Germany. There is Sabbath-school with
130 or more pupils under her charge and large
meetings are held In the large hall of the deaf
and dumb institution.
MIR. Stangnowsk tells of a precious revival
among the children now In progress in Goyden.
He says:--"For five weeks we have had public
prayer meeting every evening. Thus far, thr-
teen are rejoicing in hope-fiye adults aud eight
children in the Sabbath school."-Mr Berneike,
of Konigsberg, writes concerning the imperative
need of new chapel at that place. The popu-
lation is 100000. The Baptist Church has up
wards of 200 members. Last year forty-two
were baptized; sixteen others were awaiting the
ordinance. Notwithstanding their poverty, the
church have raised $500, and have already pur
chased an eligible lot for the chapel.
The Baptist Convention of Connecticut has
petitioned the Legislature that divorces be al
lowed only for adultery and wilful desertion,
and that second marriage between the guilty
party and the partner of his guilt be forbidden,
as the crime is often committed in order to
secure divorce.
--On June 20 the Warburton Avenue Baptist
Church, Yonkers, N. Y, was dedicated. In the
afternoon a union service was held, at which all
the ministers of Yonkers assisted. The church
was built and presented to the society as a free
will offering by Messrs. Trevor d Colgate, sxc-
cessful bankers in Wall street. A similar gift
was that of Joseph e. Sheffield, of New Haven,
who has built there three buildings--an Epsco-
pal church, with church home and o church
school-and presented them to Trinity parish.
They were dedicated June "a.
According to their latest figures, there are in
Missouri $4,000 white Baptist communicates
and 10000 colored. Evidently in Missouri the
denomination there is not yet properly recon-
structed, or the figures would not be kept dis
tinct.
The committee having charge of the organi-
zation of Baptist Home, have succeeded in
purchasing property in West Philadelphia, in
an eligible location, with large mansion and
grounds suitable for the purpose. They have
made one payment to secure the property, and
now desire all who are interested in the move
ment to aid them. In order to give the friends
of this worthy cause an opportunity to show
their love for Gods poor people, it is proposed
by the committee to hold a public meeting OF
the Baptists of Philadelphia, in the Fifth Baptist
Church, corner of Eighteenth and Spring
Garden streets, on Thursday, July 8, 1869, at
o'clock ?. M. Addresses will be delivered by a
number of Baptist ministers and others, and
the whole plan of the Home will be fully ex-
planned.
We aregsorry to learn that, although while
| Rev. A. b. Earle preached to immense crowds
| during his stay in California, and converts
were counted by thousands" he did the Baptists
mo good, but immense evil" So says DIR. Hen
| erickson, of San Francisco, in the Memphis Bdp
| tISt, and adds:-"1 know of no Baptist minis
! ter on the Pacific coast that desires Mr. Eaale tc
return. We are too few and weak to endure
another visit like the former know what an
saying" Mr.. Earle's fault was that he preached
| on the union plan. DIR. Hendrickson says tha
| the open-communionist Baptist Church in SaI
| Francisco, of which Mr.. Sawtelle is pastor, il
becoming quite strong; and that two or three lit
tie churches of similar loose views, and having
about dozen members each, have been orga
| nized by Mr.. Sawtelle in the vicinity. DR.
Cheney, of Boston, has been commssi oned t.
send them q successor to DR.. Thomas.-Inde
pendent.