The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-17
CITY RELIGIOUS NEWS.
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE.


An important event in the annals of Phila-
[delphia Sunday Schools will take place during
he coming week. A Sunday School Institute
will be held by the Pennsylvania Sabbath School
Association in the Bethany Sabbath School Hall,
Twenty second and Shippen streets. Beginning
on Sunday evening, April 18, at o'clock, and
continuing Monday, April 10: Tuesday, April 20;
"Wednesday, April 21; and Thursday, April %.
afternoons at o'clock and evenings at o'clock.
Rev. Messrs Eggleston, of Chicago Vincent, of
New York; Trumbull, of Hartford; and other
eading Sunday School men will take part.
Everybody is invited. All other services in the
various churches on those evenings will doubt
less be suspended, and grand rally at the Be-
thany is expected
"A Sunday School Institute was held on Tues
day and Wednesday last in connection with the
West Jersey Baptist Association 1t was con-
Quoted very ably by that earnest Sunday School
advocate, Rev. g. A. Peltz The questions of the
Relations Of the Family and the Sunday School,
Improvement of Teachers, the Church and the
Bible School, Mission Schools, Uniform Lessons,
ETC., were discussed and valuable essay on sing
ing was read by j. M. Evans, Esq. The occa-
kion was one of great interest throughout, and
the Camden Sunday School teachers were greatly
Encouraged by the presence of their Philadelphia
friends.
PRESBYTERIAN.
"A splendid marble tablet has been erected in
Wharton Street Church to the memory of Mrs.
Mary Cornell, one of its original founders, and
on the occasion of its erection in the vestibule
wall, impressive SERVICES looh Pi'tco PaiLSlPatou
(n by Rev. Messrs Hammer, Snyder and Barnes.
DIR. Newton will preach sermon IN behalf
of the Tract and Mission Society, in the Button
wood Street Presbyterian Church, tomorrow
might. ,..
at the mission rooms on Monday morning at II
8p'clock and the Board of Publication at theii
rooms on Tuesday afternoon.
-Rey. William BlackwOod, ID. D., and Kew
b. McCorkell, represent the Presbytery oi
Philadelpha in the General Assembly.
The subiect of opening a correspondence
with the General Assembly OF the Southern Pres
byterian Church is being agitated.
THE Commission of the Synod OF Phlladei'
pbia will meet at Miffinsburg, Pa, ON the 20l
instant. -, 1,...1
AN ordination will take place IN the Centr"
Church on Monday night
-Seyenty-one persons were received INTO tht
membership of Green Hill Church last SUNDAY
N by profession and 20 by letter.
Il -Seyenty-three persons have been added lC
the Alexander Church during the past year.
The Westminster Church has been relieved
of its pecuniary burdens.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.
Bishop Stevens will officiate tomorrow
morning in the Church OF the Atonemeht, ah'
:, thn a9eninO in the Church of the Covenant.
The Old Church of st. Bartholomew, q
Eigbtb and York streets, now St. EDWARD
afhoIic Church. will, ii is thought by late de
cison of the Supreme Court again come lht'
~ 'tbe nossession of the Episcopalians.
W IAN important adjourned meeting WIZ p
Iheld on Monday next, by the clergy as 10 III
r Jest method of conducting city MISSIONS
BAPTIST
The mmor of the disbandment OF Enol
Church in this city is without the least Iouhul
ion. Rev. William Hanna, OF Madison ChlFer