The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-01

RELIGIOUS.
A susuary Of Local Church Intelligence The
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a Summary Of Local Church Intellieence-The
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Bishop Stevens will 0fnciate in Holy Trinity
church tomorrow morning, and In the evening in
the Church OF the Holy Apostles
The next Annual Diocesan Convention OF the Epis-
eopal Church will be held in St Andrews Church on
tbe second Tuesday OF May.
A series OF interesting meetings under the
auspices OF the American Church Missionary Society
will be held during the coming week. ,
The Executive committee OF the Lutheran Orpnasns s
Home at Germantown make an appeal in behalf OF
the institution, in which they say:"This institution
has been SO long crippled in lts peneyoent opera ERA
burdened by heavy debt, that it is now proposed,
by concentrated effort from all parts OF the Church,
10 pay of the entire debt and II possible, relieve the
Home forever from embarrassment This is pro-
posed to be done through the medium OF Fair, to
be held in the city OF Philadelphia, some time during
the coming autumn, OF which particular time and
Mace due notice will be given When it is remem-
bered how much accomplished, through this
same instrumentality in behalf Of the sick and
wounded soldiers during the summer Of 1864, and
when we reflect upon the great wealth and liberalty
Of our church. which has done much in past
wears in the way OF benevoence and charity we feel
sure that result will he attained commensurate
with the importance and magnitude OF the work we
have undertaken. We appeal TO you In behalf Of the
indipent orphan children, who naturally look to us
for support and education; many OF them are the
children OF the noble men who gave their lives I'm
maintaining the union and perpetulty or our country.
Both Christian feeling and patriotism, therefore,
prompt us to earnest effort and even sacrifice, in be-
half of these little ones whom God has given us TO
educate and nurture for Him. Our appeal is to all
portiOns OF the community: TO the various industrial
classes to give the products of their skill and work.
manshp to men Of all professions, to contribute to
their substance to advance the object we have in
view: to the women and children OF our church, to
do what they to further the cause
The Second Congregational Church is without
pastor by the resignation OF Rev. w. ii. Williams,
who goes TO New York
The Central Church (Rev. DIR. Uawkes) received
four new memebers at the March Communion An
effort is being made TO erect the new building this
Rev. j T. Gracey VIII lecture on India, in Nazareth
NJ f. Church, on the evenings of the 3D. and Ith in
stant.
persons were recently received INTO the membership
nfty-one by profession and twenty by letter.
The Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church will reopen
tomorrow.
Bishop Lynch will lecture in St. Michaels Catholic
Church next Thursday evening IN ald OF the poor
MAY DAY-The 1st Of Maya month synonymous
with beauty gladness, and gushing freshness-has
come not in Smiles but in tears Perhaps, after all,
however, what we call tears are but the sprinkled
drops OF water with which the coy maiden laves her
face she puts in an appearance fully dressed and
blooming. At any rate, for years back almost uni
formy, has not this been her custom? The MAY
DAYS" Of yore we know no more. The elders among
us tell us OF sunshine. mirth, and frolc the first
OF the month, and hear their stories as we look
upon old pictures with the consciousness that the
Ike will never, mayhap, be repeated Even the
6leagant and jolly poets OF old used TO delight in
comparing this month to a beautiful maiden, clothed
in uiH chime and scattering flowers, while she danced
10 the music Of birds and rippng streams The
poets of our day sing n different strain. Never
fheless we know that the "iordS sSs.d gloom, and
chiiness of to-day will be succeeded by warmth ana
ioyOusness tomorrow. Pretty May never yeU mas
Sulked it for q full thrty-One days. Neither will she
this year. Trees, bushes and the grass OF the field
have opened their leaves to welcome her, and in
vitng is their call that she must respond Good-by,
fckle April!