The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-07
SUMMARY OF RELIGIOUS NEWS.
BAPTIST.


DR. Arnold, of Madison University has ac-
cepted the PrOfessorship of Biblical Literature
in the Theological Seminary ut Chicago, Illinois.
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,
Greenville, declines the proposition from the
Trustees of Union University to remove to Nur-
freesboro Tennessee. The chief reason is, that
the funds contributed by South Carolina to the
endowment of the seminary were contributed
on condition that they should, in case Of its re-
mova from Greenyic, be turned over to Fur
man University.
|. "A fifth Baptist church is about to be orga-
\ nized in San Francisco. Ground has already
been selected on which to erect house of wor-
] ship. The new house will cost about SlOOOO
half of which sum has already been subscribed.
The Rev. c. A. Buc<bce of New York has
consented to become pastor of this new enter
prise.
"A writer in the Baptist FITTINGS, giving an
account OF the labOrs of one of its missionaries
among the Roman Catholics, himself a converted
Romanst, says:-''I his makes the fifth Baptist
church organized from Roman Catholics by the
labors of Mr.. Draroches since he came to De-
itroit, twelve years ago-two in Michigan, two
Ohio, and one in Canada
EPISCOPAL.
The Church Almanac for 1869 gives the
following summary:-Bshops, AZ: priests and
deacOns, 26o7 parishes, 24'2; Daptisms, 3D. 1o3;
[ combinations, q, ,958; number of COMMITMENTS,
1914 6t2 Sunday scholars 1906 contributions
$4, 451SSS. The Oldest bishops are Rev. B. B.
Smith of Kentucky and Rev. G. p. McIlyaine OF
Ohio, both cOnsecrated in 1892.
The Rev. Phillips Brooks has received and
accepted call to Trinity Church, Boston. His
resignation rs rector of the parish in this city
was presented to the yestry and by them ac-
cepted. We have not learned when he Will
enter upon his new field
The Rev. w. w. Spear, D. D., has accepted
the call extended him by the congregation of
the st. Andrews Episcopal church, Bridge
An assistant of DIR. Ever is getting up
new Episcopal church in the city OF New York,
to be called the Church of st. Mary the Virgin,
and which is to follow ritual far in advance Of
even st. Albans, going to the extreme of the
most notorious churches of London. The ques-
n ton is whether Bishop Potter will consecrate it,
The new St. Johns Episcopal Church, East
Hartford, Conn, is to be quite st. AlDans
affair. AT least the elaborate description of its
candles and altar clothes would so indicate.
PRESBYTERIAN.
OF 800 Presbyterian ministers in Canada
only are doctors of divinity.
The PRESBYTERIAN Old School Assembly will
y meet at Pittsburg on the second Wednesday OF
a November.
The Rev. Stuart Robnson's congregation
(Second Presbyterian) have purchased Il lot on
the corner of Second and Broadway Louisville,
Kentucky. and intend to erect thereon a new
church edGce which will cost 100000. Broad
way will then have four Of the finest places OF
worship in the city.
The Rev. James p. Smith, son of the late
DR.. Joseph Smith, of Greensburg Pennsylvania,
has taken charge of the church ut Fredeucks-
burg, Virginia, vacated by the death of the Rev.
Thomas W. Gilmer The Rev. A. A. Hodge
Il ID. D., was pastor of this church before the war
Owing to pecuniary difficulties, it has beer
determined to suspend Oakland College during
the coming year. A grammar school will pro
badly be carried on in the college buildings
during the suspension.
Judge Williams, treasurer OF the Hamilton
COLLEGE, has received from the studio of Hiram
. Powers. in Italy, marble bust of Edwin c
Litchfeld, valued at $lO,OOO. 1t Is TO be place.
4 in the Perry II. Smith library with other memo
rials of the college benelactor.
N -SiXty-seven persons have been received L
| the Presbyterian church OF New York Mills II
the last two communions. The inquiry meeting
are still kept up, and hardly week mas passe'
| but some have appeared to ask after the way
The friends of Lane Theological Seminary
situated on Walnut Hills, near Cincinnati
Bb Ohio have literally furnished the means neces
4 sarv for thoroughly repairing it and putting l
in excellent condition for the next session. IN
workmen are now putting Mansard roof on il
and elegantly rearrangng and rehttlng III
rooms and halls of the institution, so as 10 nc
s. connmodate in the most comfortable manner a
least forty students. Each student Is TO nave
. study and seeping-room, or two students WI
II occupy in common one large study Win wv
II sleeping apartments attached
METHODIST,
Hon. James Harlan, LII d., United State
Senator from Iowa, formerly secretary OF III
Interior, was lately elected lresiuchI oi IiIo ~"
Wesleyan University. Co,,
The agents of the Methodist Book C0ncen
Il in New York having assumed Liability
s675 600 as their share OF the purchase none
for The New Connectional Buildings on BroaC
4 wav. find it necessary, in order to pay the who
Of The above-named sum, to borrow, for seyera
years, $5OOOOO and in accordadee WIN Inc az
y,ice Of the commission appointed and authorlze
NV the last General Conference of the Methodl
Eniscopal Church. to raise money by loah q
ofPherWise, ofPhi have prepared coupon bonds OF $40
500, $500 and $1,000 for the a6oye1nameSE SUI
NJ five hundred thousand dollars, redeemaolee
tprne years. and payable in fifteen years lr0
.Inne / 1869, with semi-annual interest at u u
pote Of seven per cent. per annum, payable at u
Office of the said agents, at No. SO5 Broadway
presentation Of the proper coupons A0""J0'''
CONGREGATIONAL.
"A church of nine members was 0rganIz'