The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-16
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
METHODIST.

The late John Dempster of California, left
$50, 0,000f for the purpose of founding Methodist
Theological Seminary on that coast.
AT the recent session of the Central Ohio
Conference besides those received into full con-
nection, three ministers from the United
Brethren in Christ were received.
The munfcent gift of $4,000 by Mr..
Thomas Beaver, of Danville, Pa, to Dickinson
College, is to establish a new professorship, the
Department of Biblical Literature.
The venerable DR.. Peter Cartwright, at the
Illinois Conference session which closed last
week, received the appointment of conference
missionary. He is eighty-siX years old.
The Rev. A. j. Brill. of the American Wes-
leyan Church. and the Rev. Enoch Holland of
the Methodist Protestant Church, have recently
been received into the itinerant ministry of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, the former by the
Wisconsin Conference and the latter by the
Upper Iowa Conference.
The Methodist Recorder of England is dis
casing the question whether travelling preachers
are to be allowed to travel on YelocipedeS on
the Sabbath day to their places of service. The
editor is inclined to allow it, unless there be
danger that their example shall give license to
others to break the Sabbath by riding for plea
sure.
The following resolution was passed at the
last session # the East Genesee Conference by
the favorable votes of thirty-one ministers, in
cluding two presiding elders:-
ReSOLUed, That we dlsapproVe OF Freema-
sonry.
l. Because it creates disaffection and division
in our charges and in our churches.
2. Because its associations do not aid religi-
ously and are derOgatory to q holy ministry
8. Because preference, position, or gain Is
held out as an incentive TO become Masons
directly or indirectly, and both sometimes.
q. Because no holy minister of Christ can
affiliate with any organization which elects tue
name of Christ, virtually denying Jesus, without
being demoralized and degrading his holy
calling.
S. Because il brings Christians into juxtaposi-
tion and affinity with all classes of men, of
whatever business, religion, or nation, froWn-
ing upon all. eXclusiveness."
8. Because Masonic love and sympathy to-
ward a brother take the precedence of the love
of Christ.
T. Because ''Masonic oaths obligations, and
penalties are not reconcilabe to the laws OF
morality, Of Christianity, or OF the land"
BAPTIST.
The Rev. DR.. H. B. Hackett has accepted
the chair of New Testament Exegesis in the
Rochester Theological Seminary.
A writer in the Louisiana Baptist says the
1000 colored Baptists in that State at the close
of the wal have increased since to 10000.
The Central Baptist says:-'NOt more thar
two dozen Baptist ministers in Missouri arC
wholly given to preaching. Not more than two
dozen out of 700 Baptist churches in Missouri
have service every Sunday"
The Central Union Baptist Association o
Pennsylvania recently received lady as one o
their delegates, and passed the following resolu
tion on the subject
Whereas Some surprise was expressed ut thi
appointment of IA sister delegate 10 this Dody,
ReSOLOed, That we regard such appolntmen
as proper, and we will welcome our sisters
'Last at the cross and first at the sepulchre It
seats in our body.
We are glad to hear of the success of tn
theological department of .Oberlin College
under the instruction of Presidents tlnney anl
Fairchild and Professors Morgan and Mead
The number of students this year is nearly dou
bic what it was last year, and considerable pro
gress is making in collecting the $4,000 fun
proposed for its support. In the town of ObeI
lin nearly $4,000 have been pledged.-IndePen
dent.
Mr.. spurgeon asserts that in England ope
communion churches prosper greatly. Thi
seems to be true to some extent in our own coun
try. Some of the Baptist churches ia Mort
Carolina, which act upon this principle, are en-
joying reviyals and increasing in numbers.
new Baptist church has been organized at FoI
Smith, Arkansas. The exclusion of membe
of the old church because he communed wit
his wife at a Methodist church set this enterprls
in motion.
CATHOLIC.
The Irish Churchmaa Informs its reader
that five Irish Roman Catholic priests hay
during the last month renounced the errors
their faith, and been received into the Iris
Church in Dublin.
Plus TX has ordered the manufacture of 30
caskets which will be presented TO the bishor
of the Council. These caskets are meant TO hol
such relics as the bishops may be wont to e,
hibit in their cathedrals, or to place under u
altars consecrated thereby.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Califo
mia has left his diocese, and Is now en- route +
Rome to attend the Ecumenical Council.
bears a gold snufl-bOX, filled with gold coin
q present to the Pontih.