The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-15

reading desks are 10 Hplaced is B8 Dy " feet The
parlor the of this is 3S by 10 feet
inunicating with two robng rooms 8 feet square.
The front vestlhue Will be 81 by 10 feet Fhere are
10 be four additional vestibues from which the stair
will rum There viii be three doors of entrance
on Broad street. one on Mount Vernon street, and
one on the south side of the building. The stair
ways TO the galleries are 50 arranged that persons
descending from them do not intercept those pass'
ing out from the side passages of the church. The
galleries will be sef-supp0rting and are to rest on
brackets built into the walls and securely anchored
with large bars OF iron. The pcWs, pulplts reading
desks, wainscotting, railing nclosing platform for
molly arr, etc, are to bc Of black walnut Tn
brown sand stone Thc facing stones TO he of
light ana dark shades. The arch stones to b3
alternately of light ONO sand stone and red Seneca
stone from the Potomac. The fine cut work TO he
OF light Ohio stone The door columns and shafts
OF windows to be of red pollshcd Aberdeen granite
The five vestbules to be laid I'm cnC8UstC tiles
iron beams and brick arches. The roofs are TO be
open timbered, worked and Chamlcred, and stained
walnut color. All the windows are to be of stained
glass with lead sashcs let into the WORK, no
wooden frames being used. The excavation for the
ing is to he completed by the 10th OF August, 1870.
The cost Of the building, exclusive of the lot organ,
furnishing, etc, will be about sl5O0)o
CATHOLIC
The following changes of Catholic clergy have
been officially announced by Right Rev. Bishop
WoOd:--Rev Charles McMongle, transferred from
ST Patrcks to st. Marys PhgniXville; Rev. Michael
Mullm to St. Philips; Rev. James j. sheridan, from
st. Philips to ST. josephs, Tarrytown, Pa. Rev. p.
G. Nc EnrOe, from the Church Of the Ascension to
Mauch Chunk; Rev. j. w. Shanahan has been APP
pointed assistant at the Church Of ST. John the Bap
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Philadelphia Amshouse; Rev. j. j. Kelley, assistant
at ST. Joachims, franki0rd; Rev. Dr. Kennedy, as
sistant at st. PatrCks Rev. Bernard DOmhege to
St BOnifacus, St Clair, Pa and Rev. Hubert Shick
to 81. BOnilaCius, Philadelphia.
ON Tuesday evening next a meeting of the board
of managers or directors Of the La Sale College,
of Juniper and Fibert streets will be held for
business purposes at the College. The institution is
under the charge of the religious community of the
Christian Brotherhood, Brother Oliver director, and
II has been shown 10y the recent public examination
of the pupils that they are making progress and
advancement - nU
character The members of the brotherhood receive
no compensation for their services, but labor for the
love of religion and their holy calling with the most
COmmendable assiduty and attention. The cOns"
quence, therefore, is the marked proficiency and emf
nent ability of many of their scholars.
The festival of Pentecost will be celebrated with
much solemnity in all the Catholic churches tomor
row.
The concert of Thursday evening next at Con-
cert lia in aid of st. Josephs new church, Seven
teenth and Stiles streets viii he OF the very best
OF the present season hlne Mozart ana Mr.. Simp-
son, of New OrE Miss Mccartney Mr. Harkins, Mr..
ABeckett and other eminent talent VIII all take
The Sacrament OF Confirmation will be adminis-
tered in St Michael's Church ON Trinity Sunday, by
UNIvERsAmsr.
Tomorrow night Rev. Mr. Ballou will repeat his
sermon ON "The Lords Prayer in the Eighth Street
Church.
AT the Church of the Messiah Locust street,
spring as being the season OF renewal and growth
and taking up the doctrine of growth he referred to
the great necessity OF making spiritual as well as
physical progress, and the obligation Of all to lead
good and VirtuOus lives.
The anniversary of the Universalist Sunday
| Schools, at the Lombard Street Church. on Tuesday
evening, was largely attended. The singing by the
| scholars excellent. Addresses Were made by
DR.. Fiske President of St. Laurens University, and
| Hon. Henry ID. Moore.
| METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
The laying of the cornerstone OF the new Twen-
| teth Street NJ. h. Church, corner Of Twentieth and
Jefferson streets, on Thursday afternoon, quite
| an impressive OCCASION witnessed by large multi
tude OF persons Rev. W. H. Burrcll is the pastor Of
the flock. The church is to he built lot OF ground
eighty-iour feet wide by one hundred and twenty
one feet deep, on which will be erected line brown
| stone edilCe of the Gothic style Of architecture,
| ffty-siX feet front by cighty-ive feet deep. The
| exercises on the occasion commenced with the
singing OF "A hymn by the choir, after which Les
son was read by the Rev. j. Ruth. A cOngratula-
| tory address was then made by Bishap Simpson,
urging those present to persevcre in the good work
| of building this new church, until its final compile
| tion He then laid the cornerstone in the usual
manner after which all the clergy present united in
| repeating the Lords Prayer Amongst other clergy
! present on the platform were Reys. Messrs. Man
| Ship, Mccullough, Durrell, Mast, Edwards, and
| Prenor, OF Iowa The Twentieth Street Church was
organized by a sabbath School in 1888, at the corner
superintendent of Rev. Mr. Toiand of the Twelfth
Street Church. Mr.. John Sullivan was subsequently
trustees trustees We're soon after appointed
They procured the 'plank church" from the
IIeddmg NJ. f. Church, and rebuilt on Master street,
| a location, however, soon after found unsuitable
| The site Of Old Calvary Church was then selected
the entire membership numbering but twelve per-
! sons The charge was then given successfully to
| the following pastors, all OF whom labored with
| eanestness and zeal al:-Rev w. &. E. AgneW, Rev.
r.. M. Greenbank, Rev. p. Peterson. Rev. John
| Ruth, and Rev. Andrew Manship, under whose
charge the foundation was laid in the fall of 1861
| Rev. W. II. Durrel, the present pastor, succeeded
Rev. Mr.. Manshp, and is making good progress with
the 1urtherance and progress OF the work.
In the absence OF Dr. Alday, in Europe, the pull
pit OF Ebenezer Nj. E. Church will be filled regularly
! by Rev. j. G. Lucas-nOt Rev. S. Lucas, who is q
member of the Conference, and pastor of Fortieth
Street NJ. f.. Church-but his brother talented local
preacher OF this city, Rev. James Ncil assumes, by
request, the morning services at the Arch Street
A series of concerts have been held by the NJ
! Z. Sabbath School of North East, Md, Rev. I. L.
| POulson, pastor, during the present week.
| The ladies OF Front Street Methodist Church
| have resolved to place their house OF worship in a
solvent cCnditionn other words to pay oil It's pre-
sent rather heavy Indebtedness. They hope not only
to do this, but TO secure something as nestegg for
the future treaselS For this purpose they about
to give fair at American Mechanics Hall Many of
the ladies of Front Street Church have been bereaved
| by the Rebellion, and, without exception, all are
| mbued with hearty Union spirit committee of
| them, including one lady whose only son and sup
port spilled his blood in defense OF his country have
procured for the fair large and very handsome flag
They desire it TO pass into the possession Of one of
the Posts OF the Grand Army of the Republic. TO do
this they ask the friends 10 come and vote for their
faVOTte Post and the nag Will he given to the one
receiving the highest number OF ballots. The nag is
handsome enough for any purpose whatever.
| The members aad friends of MilestOWn charge
gave their pastor Rev. G. W. Buckley pleasant sur.
prise on the evening OF the 10th inst. Nearly one
hundred gathered in the rooms OF his residence, and
spent the evening dlscOurSng sweetest music, and
mlnghng In social conversation, during which they
made the pastor the recipient OF beautiful ant
| hghy appreciated GIts.
-lhe FIRST of a series Of meetings under the aus
| PGes OF tse Conference Historical Society will be
meld aJ the Methodist Episcopal Book Room, OI
Ios nwkso@S ny evening next May al which autobogra
Hles ul scVera! aged ministers viii be presented
Inc H'cSuhs VIII be one OF great interest
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL,
G, & ne &ihleIlDt ol the Protestant Episcopal Churh