The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-18
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
METHODIST.

Bishop Kingsley dedicated the new Bush
Street Methodist Episcopal Church, in San Fran
sco on the 22d ult. The Bishop sailed for
china on Saturday of last week.
The Rev. Henry r. Pyne has resigned the
ectorship of St. Paul's, Holland Patent, G. N.
:, and accepted the Presidency of Nebraska
College, Nebraska City. The resignation is to
lake effect October i.
The Rev. DIR. Duncan, the President, and
The Rev. w. b. Rowzie, the agent, appointed by
Ehe Virginia Conference of the Methodist Epis-
Eopal Church (South) have raised for Randolph
Macon College, since the commencement in
Bune, $40, ,416.
A writer to the Methodist Recorder from
France says: There is deep religious
Weakening in France, and strong undercurrent
b favor OF Protestantsm is setting in. Numbers
bf people in Paris and its neighborhood especi-
My are alienated from Romanism, and only
beed little more weight in the Protestant scale
If the balance to lead them at once TO renounce
Romanism and rally under the Protestant
banner"
The methodist Episcopal Church, South,
extending its efforts northward, as a counter
boise to the extension of the Northern Church
n the South. A publishing house has been
Established at st. Louis, in the form of a stock
company, with capital OF 5000 They have
conference organized in Illinois, to meet at
Bloomington, September 10. Recentlya body
n Ohio and Indiana, known as the Evangelical
United Brethren" has resolved TO join the
southern organization, and the st. Louis AdoO-
ate recognizes this as IAN advanced step, which
bn the shores Of the lakes. We shall take occa-
ion at future time to justify this view of the
obligations and special vocation of our Church
oward large masses of the Methodist community
II the North. "-Indepepdea
The Pittsburg Advocate proposes that the
bne-hundredth anniversary OF the death OF
3Vhitefeld (who died at Newburyport, Massa-
hpsetts, Sept. 30, ITO) should be duly COM
oemorated by the Methodist Church. 1t SAYS
'.Methodism owes so much to Whlteheld, he
T.. vas so long and so emnently connected with its
arliest struggles and Achievements, that we
hall be guilty of high ingratltude IL we 90 not
properly observe the centennial anniversary OF
his death in September OF next yoar lie was a
entral figure in that great revival movement OF
{he eighteenth century out OF when TOD mas
Produced Methodism and qulckened All lorms OF
piritual life. Let us honor him dead, not 10y
haft and monument, not by pillar OF brass Dui
y recounting his virtues and eXcelencies fol
he imitation Of the living.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Rev. f. L. Patton has accepted the
Xresidencyo of West Tennessee College AT JACK
lon, Tennessee. po,.
Dr.. T. " Moore, Of Nashville, Tennessee, Is
poken of as the late Dr. Wilson's successor IL
|he Union Theological Seminary.
Tile congregation at Demopolis, Alabama, i
lust completing a new ana pea9tiieI GnuIcl nI I
Inildinp. 1t is said that when II is finished II
viii he one Of the handsomest churches III Inc
ountry. ,,.,.t,, &c cant
The Rev. Abel Grosvenor Hopkins, Oh CorC
Ind a graduate in the class OF 1866 has Deel
lected Professor of Latin in that institution II
lace of Professor William n. Mcllarg' re
EThe resolution TO suspend the exercises o
oakland College has been reconsidered; ana th'
Iey. George S. Roudebush, superintendent & O. o
Dhe Natchez Institute, has been chosen Fresi
eWntN WNr j Fisher Crosette, of College Hill
( bhio, has been appointed by the american
Board a missionary to Foo Chon, CHINA. MI
Y rosette is a graduate of Hamilton College an'
f the Lane Theological Seminary; inc .ld1 tlli''
or his going to his field has not yeV oeen nA'"'