The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-29

month"; ana grants made TO the amount OF sixty-two
times, held two Institutes, and seven cbtidTens
meetings, during the past month"
C0SGREGATIONAL.
The Broadway Church. In Chelsea Mass bovo
purchased lot and are about TO build new meet
SThe Maverick church, near Boston vote 70
exchange their paid choir for a voluntary one
winch Is TO lead congregational singing.
The Congregational church i'm Ptts1ed Mass
DR. Todd pastor, has voted to build a new lecture,
room, costing about $4,000.
The congregational church in West Rutland
Vt, have been holding meetings in the neghboring
school districts, In one Of which fifteen conversions
Three of the Congregational ministers Of Ma,ne
have been appointed county superlntendents OF
schools, viz. .:-Rey D; 7. Potter, OF Topsham, for
Lincoln; Rev. G. W. Hathaway, OF Skowhegan for
Somerset; and Rev. w. T. Sleeper, of Sherman, for
AroOstook.
The citizens Of South Adams Mass. are deenlv
engaged in church building enterprise The Congre-
gatiOnal Church is nearly completed at a cost OF
s26OOO while a subscription OF $4,000 for a new
Unversalist church, and another of 100000 for an
Episcopal church, are already secured. A little
Church Union would have saved large fraction OF
The "salem Congregational Church" was orra
nized in Lowndes county, Miss, as long ago as 1882
and is still the only church of its order in the State
1t has always been opposed to slavery and has a
membership OF fory-nine and eighty Sabbath-school
The Congregational Association OF Kansas met
in Lawrence May 10. During the year there have
been no general reviyals as in the year beore but
the churches have been strengthened, large num-
Der building repairing their houses of worship aud
ministers have been added to the force at work 1t was
reported that the assets of the Washburn College
amount to $50, ,000 and that friend has announced
a bequest to 1t in his wil fixed at S3O 0O0 A resou-
ton adopted. based on the inability of the Home
Missionary Society to meet the demands upon it, and
urging general convention OF the Northwest to
devise in connection with that society, some more
efficient method Of securing funds and forwarding
the work.
The Wesleyan Methodists of England have a
systematic plan for doing mission work in the army
The Sunday School Convention called by the
St Louis County Sunday School Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South met Thursday
morning, at ha-past ten, in the First NJ. +. Church.
South corner OF Eighth street and Washington
avenue.
"A meeting of influential members of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church in Mamaroneck, n. Y, was
neld on Monday evening OF last week, when 1t was
decided to erect handsome parsonage and lecture
room, at an expense OF $4,000.
The Illinois Conference Sabbath School Conven-
ton met in the First Methodist Episcopal Church, in
Springfield, May 5, at O'Clock A. NJ.
Bishop Kingsley preached the sermon last We'd
nesday at the anniversary of the Drew Theological
Seminary, and is now preparing to go ON an Epis-
cOpal tour round the world On nJune "a he proposes
Conference August B. at Nevada AugustS s. California
| August 20. Thence he sails for China, TO visit the
missions at Fuh Chau and Pekin. About the 1st OF
January he Will be in India where he will spend two
months inspecting the missions, and presiding at the
India Conference. Thence he goes, by way OF
Egypt to Constannople, and Will visit the missions
| in Bulgaria. Germany, Switzerland, Denmark,
Sweden, Norway, and France; returning home
| Episcopal tour around the world.
An interesting correspondence has passed be-
tween the Methodist bishops North and South in re-
ference to union of their two bodies. The separa-
tion occurred in 1884, growing out of a rule forbid
| ding any officer of the Church to own slaves One
of the Southern bishops became the owner of slaves
| by the death Of one OF his wifes relatives, and re-
| fused to part with them. The Southern churches
then separated on that question AT tins time the
negotiations were opened 10y the Northern bishops,
as those Of the South felt precluded from doing so
| by the manner in which their delegates had once
before been treated. The Southern bishops now reply
that the time for union has not yet come there is
not that concord of feeling which must precede
organic union. They also take occasion to complain
| of the conduct of the Northern Methodsts in some
| places, who have invaded their societies and taken
possession of their houses OF worship. on the whole
| not much progress has been made by the present
negotiation, and it must be years before union is
| EPISCOPAL.
| An opinion has been given by three eminent
English barrsters that tribunal at present exists
| before which Bishop Colenso can be tried in he
is deemed guilty of an ecclesiastical ofiense in his
alleged advocacy of opinions not in accordance with
| the doctrines held by the Church Of England
Rev; E. c. Boles OF Portland, has accepted
| call to the Church of the Redeemer Brooklyn.
| Among the petitioners that the Milwaukee
Library Association would open its library on Sunday
was Bishop Armtage Of Wisconsin.
| Miss Lavinia Farnham of North Andover, Mass,
| has presented beautiful communion service of
solid silver to the evangelical church OF that place.
| The service is intended as memorial OF friends who
| have lately died.
| New Jersey denies the report that he declined to
place his hands on the head OF young lady to con-
| firm her. because she wore false hair.
Rev. Dr. Randall, Bishop of Colorado, is soon to
visit the three Territories included in his diocese.
| The Rev. Marshall B. Smith, who lately left the
EpiscOpalians and joined the Reformed Church, has
| addressed long letter TO Bishop Odenhemer, OF
New Jersey, giving the reasons which led him to
| make the change.
| Bishop Whitehouse, of Illinois, has followed the
| example OF Bishop Odenhemer, OF New Jersey, in
deposing one OF his rectOrs from the ministry of the
| Church. But as in Mr.. Smiths case Rev. W. Ii.
Woods had previously resigned his position and had
| joined the Baptlsts.
| n m
| at Trinity Church. Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday
| morning. Bishop LittlejOhn, of Long Island, pre-
sided, and opened the meeting with brief address.
| help in pushing forward the work of missions.
| Bishop Lttleohn opened the discussion, and was
followed by the Rev. Drs. Haight Porter Gallaudet,
| and Hall. In the evening, the Rev. DR.. Haight and
the Rev. DR.. Natoon, OF Jersey City, delivered mis-
| siOnaTy addresses at Trinity Church.
| There has been long interregnum in the regu
lar line OF succession or the bshoprc OF MONTREAL
| owing to a deadlock between the clerical and lay
| deputies, who met six months ago TO elect one who
should be successor to the late bishop and metro
| politan Of Canada, The lay members OF the Synod
had set their hearts on one or two men, but in the
exercise of their lordship, the bishops refused to
| nominate Of them. They nominated all of their
| own number, with the exception of one missionary
| bishop; but would not nominate him the Dean OF
Montreal. The clerical deputies to this Synod seye
raj times gave majority to their lOrdship's nOmi
nees but the lay delegates refused to submit, aud ut
last the Synod adjourned TO meet this month Some
what disturbed, it seems by bill brought before
the legislature 10 allow, in or vacancy the cer
gyman next in rank Che Dean Of MontreaD TO per-
form all the offices OF bishop their lordships at the
adjourned meeting yielded far to nominate one
| out Of their own number Rev. Ashton OXenden, Of
| England who was instantly elected Mr.. ONenden
IS canon OF Canterbury, and author OF some popular
| Church bOOks.-Indepeiideat
Bishop Littlejohn, of Long Island, on Sabbath
morning the 10th inst, administered the rite OF
hrmaton TO ten persons, in 81 Paus Church, Brook