The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-13


Congregationalists.
EPISCOPAL.
Rev Treadwell Walden of Chestnut HILL
has been elected to the rectorship of st. Paul's
Cathedral Church, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Bishop Williams, of the Episcopal Church,
has safely arrived in Japan, and, having rented
house, is preparing to renew his work in that
country.
sthirty-two years in Africa he has held twenty
five ordinations, five foreign, eight Liberlan,
and five native, and left four candidates for
orders.i
The chapel erected at Cambridge, Mass, in
connection with the Episcopal Theological Semi
nary, by Mr.. Robert NJ. Mason, in memory of
his late wife and brother, the Rev. Charles
Mason. of Boston, is to be consecrated on the
10th inst, IL is an elegant structure, and cost
about $4,000.
THE trial of the Rev. c. C. Tate at Colum--
bus Ohio, on the charge of having surpltced
choir, lasted four days, when the President OF
the Court announced that two gentlemen al
frmed and two denied the jurisdiction OF the
Court and that from desire TO favor as much
as possible the defendant, he himself (the Ere
siden) would give the casting vote against the
Jurisdiction.
The charge has often been made by their
opposers that the extreme High Church Episco-
palians practice confession to priests. At last 1t
Is admitted by the Church Monthly, which says
there is no need for any churchman to repair to
a Romish confessional; for "any man who
desires it, whether priest or layman, can find
confession and for God, and in Christ's stead
will give him absolution. ."-Independem
PRESBYTERIAN.
Fifteen persons, mostly heads of families,
were added to the membership of the Tabor
Church, this city (now supplied by the Rev.
Robert Adair), at the communion on q recent
Sabbath.
AT the communion in the First Reformed
Presbyterian Church in this city (Rev. DR..
Wylie's), last Sabbath week, twenty-six persons
fx-nHf m oVnhn hiVN Off
were on certificate, and fifteen-mostly young
men-on examination.
The College at Maryvlle, East Tennessee,
| has all the elements which promise growth.
| Rev. P. Mason Bartlett, late of Windsor Locks,
Connecticut, the new President, is already in the
active discharge of his duties, assisted by Pro-
| fcssor Lamar and by one new Professor.
The Rev. W. f. Knox, of Rome, N. Y, re-
Gently returned from q tour In Europe, found
o call from the First Church of Elmira waiting
| an answer from him. He visited the church,
| preached to them, and returned their call. Not
| discouraged, they again forwarded it to DR..
Knox, unanimously reatiirmed. He has since
accepted 1t.
DIR. r. j. Breckenridge, who, with the other
| professors in Danville Theological Seminary,
! Kentucky lately resigned under the stress of a
committee of the Old School Presbyterian Gene
raj Assembly proposes to withdraw from the
Presbyterian Church. His proposition to that
effect in the meeting of the Kentucky Synod
found few or no supporters. Nine-tcnths Of the
|
| the action of the General Assembly in remo-
delling the seminary.
| Henry Alcorn, of Beaver Dam, Pennsylva-
| mia, was removed from his Office ruling elder
of an Old School Presbyterian Church there.
| The matter was appealed 10 Presbytery, and
| thence to Synod, which, as reported in the
Presbyterian Banner, decided ''that the session
! be directed to submit to the congregation the
question of the restoration of Mr.. Alcorn to his
| official functions in the Church," The italics
are ours. DR.. Junliin appeals to General As
| sembly, and the quarrel draws its slow length
along.
The Rev. DR.. Henry a. Boardman of the
| Tenth Church, Philadelphia, has returned from
| Minnesota, and preached last Sabbath to the
congregation to which he has ministered for
many years. Dr. Boardman proposes to resume
his pastoral work; and we are glad to state that
his health is much better than 1t has been at any
time since the commencement of his late illness.
| We hope that he may have many years of health
| given to him, and be able to continue the
| ministry in which he has been so signally
honored of God in the building up of the Church,
| and the guiding of souls to the Saviour of the
| wolld.-PreSbyterid
CONGREGATIONAL.
The 145 Congregational churches of Michi-
| gan report an expenditure for home work and
benevolent contributions of an average Of $26'45
for each member, being One-third more than was
reported last year.
There have been 10 Congregational churches
organized kthe pastl year in Missouri and 81
within five years. The whole number now So,
Win lJUo meunDersi VI Wuom Ola "eFc duucu
the past year.
The autumnal meeting of the English Con-
gregational Union took place in Wolverhamp.
| ton, beginning October 20. Rev. r. w. Dale
| presided and delivered the annual address on
the indwelling of the Holy Ghost in the Church
and ministry. The meeting then divided into
sections, in order to allow time for the consider
alton of various subjects.
The New York and Brooklyn Conference oi
Congregational Churches, at its meeting last
week, passed resolution expressing its salts
faction Sin the resolve of the American Mission
ary Association to enter upon the work OF evan
oeliZng our Chinese immigrants wherever they
are in lack of religious instruction" ant
pledging the Association its cordial sympathy
and support in this work.
CATHOLIC.
In Baltimore it is said that the Roman
| Catholics allow colored people to occupy tn
best seats in their churches; but in Raleigh, N
, c., the Catholic Church sets apart for the ne
groes gallery, which is we'll filed
, The bones of Father Masse who was burie
a | in an old Quebec church, were found fey
: weeks ago. The excitement about them wa
so great that the earth was carried away b.
4 handfuls and now they say miracle has bee
n wrought by the relics. woman who had nc
3 walked for year was cured by the earth-II
: DEPENDENT
q The Christian Examiner says that Roma
/, Catholic clergyman of Virginia has handbi
y | printed, which purports TO contain a true cop
> of letter from Jesus Christ, found under
n stone, preserved in miraculous manner. Th
letter promises to its possessors variety
= blessings and immunity from any dangers.
a is sold at ten cents a copy, and is eagerly bOugl
- by the negroes OF one Of the most enlightene
n cities of the South, that they may have this il
n valuable protection with them.
l. UNIvERsAIIsT.
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