The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-09


passed entirely in Maryland. wnere several |
churches stand as the monuments of his un-
tiring ard seEdenying labors.
The Presbyterians are erecting churches at
Tow aes, Bodega, and Santa Rosa, California, to
cost in the aggregate S22, 900.
The Presbyterian church of Milford, Della
ware, is much revived twenty-five have pro.
fessed conversion; the work is still going on.
The Presbyterian church of Chico, ICsll-
toTnia has given a call to Rev. Alexander
Fairbarn. 1t is believed that Mr.. Fairbalrn
Will accept this call. This church Is small
but composed OF GOOD WORKING members.
Ground for a church building has been donated
by General BidNell.
The Rev. Dr. B. B. Parsons has been called
TO take the pastoral charge OF the South Street
Presbyterian Church, in this city. DIR. Parsons
was formerly the pastor OF the Westminster
Church OF St. Joseph, Mo. At the communion
held last Sabbath seventeen persons connected
themselves with this church,
In 1864 the bene6ciaTies aided by the New
School Presbyterian Church numbered 81; last
year the number had risen to 205; this year it
Is expected to reach 25O at least. The educa-
tiona committee disbursed $29 000 OF this
sum, however, only about $lS 900 came from the
ordinary source OF supply, five unexpected lega-
cies and the sale OF some scholarships filing
out the balance. This year the churches will
need to raise $50, ,000-twice as much as they
contributed last year.
AT a late church service, Rev. Glen Wood
stated that in the early times, when effort
was made TO provide for the support of the
Gospel in the First Church, Chicago, Joseph
Brown three dollars. Mr.. Brown, recently called
to bis reward, left will by which the Ameri-
can Board and the New School Home Mission
Committee will receive S50,00O or more, equal
parts Mr.. Brown at Vandalia the then capital
of the State, was the first convert OF Que of the
first home missionaries sent to Illinois, in 1928,
Theron Baldwin. Such are the links OF history.
The Rev. James s. Mcdonald has been
| constrained, by the failure OF his health, to
resign the pastoral charge of the Presbyterian
church in Sacramento, California. In four and
a half years Mr.. Mcdonald has gathered a
respectable congregation, formed sound
| church of now about eighty members-the
| whole number received under his ministry is
1O5-and, with some aid from friends in San
! Francisco, has secured a church property free
| from debt, and worth $4,000. The church
building, not quite finished, is comfortable, will
accommodate 300 persons, and has one of the
| finest locations for church in the city. An
| interesting church, in the capital of the State,
! able to give good support TO a faithful minis
| ter is now vacant.
| BAPTIST.
| The Rev. DR.. Basil Manley, Sr., died at
| Greenville, 5. c., on the 22d December. For
about forty years he has occupied prominent
position in the Baptist denomination or the
! United States, and during twenty-five years of
that period was President of the University of
| Alabama.
The First Church of this city is making ar
| rangements to commence early in the spring
the erection of a chapel on the lot recently
purchased by the Church Extension Committee
at Broad and Reed streets. The chanel will
cost $4,000. The Boardman Mission School of
the First Church is in that section of the city.
The boys school at Grand Li9ue, Canada,
and the girls school at Laugweial are full-the
former having 80 and the latter 30 scholars. The
report also shows that since the commencement
of the mission between three and four thousand
Roman Catholics have been converted, 1850 of
| whom have been baptized, and united with the
churches connected with the mis- ,ion-an ave.
rage OF more than one bundled conversions
| each year, since the establishment OF the mis-
sion by Madame Feler.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The church of which the Rev. A. l.. Stone,
ID. D., is pas'or, at San Francisco, California,
supports two missionaries at the .Micronesian
Islands.
The three largest audiences in the Cougre
gational churches of Boston are at the Mount
Vernon, Park Street, and Shawmut Churches.
Since the settlement of Mr.. Murray, Park
rect is crowded.
The CONGREGATIONAL church in Shullsburg,
Wisconsin, Rev. A. NJ. Dixon ID. D., pastor, at
their last communion soiemnly set apart two
brethren to act as lay preachers in an adjacent
neighborhood, where branch church has been
organized.
The Old South Church in Boston owns pro
ductive cal estate valued at 100000 The land
was occupied originally as the site of two par
son9ge houses, where the colleague pastors o.
the church resided 1t is now covered by stately
warehouses.
The Rev. j. D. Bell, a graduate of Amherst
College, heretofore minister of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, after preaching several Sab
baths to the Congregational church at Month
cello, Minnesota, has accepted unanimous
invitation to become their minister.
The Central Church, Berkeley street. Bos
ton, the Rev. Mr.. Todd's, inaugurated this year
the custom OF presenting a handsome Bible to
every baptized child of the age of seven years
on Christmas morning. The service took place
at the church at the usual hour for Sunday SER
vice. sermon was preached by the pastor
The Rev. DR.. Calvin Il. Stowe has returned
from his European tour. While in Spain he
had several pleasant and interesting interviews
with General Prim, and saw Marshal Serrauo
and other prominent actors IN the late revolu
ton. What he saw and beard inspires him
with hope relative to the future Of Spain.
-Congregationalism is looking up in Missouri
Six churches have been organized during the
year. making AZ in all, In 1864 there were bu
two Dr. Posts, of st. Louis, and Mr.. Sturte
wants, in Hannibal. But four OF these churches
are able to go without the aid OF the Hom
Missionary Society, and the Coneregdtlona
Union has aided all but three OF those Whcl
have built houses OF worship.
METHODIST.
The Methodist ladies of this city have hel
a fair for the benefit of the Methodist Home 1
this city, and the net pIohts reached the sum
S23, 0O0.
burg Conference. He has resigned the Pres
dency OF the Iowa Wesleyan University, and h
. resignation has been accepted.
w w. Cornell, Esq, the efficient President {
the Nav York City sunday, school and MI
! slonary Society of the Methodist Eplscopi
Methodist Episcopal Church with lols valued
:, S25 OOO on the occasion OF the recent dedlcatlo
T; OF The new church edihce. :. =,
!; There are s4el travelling preachers IN u
, Methodist Episcopal Church, OF whom ll3o a.
= effective $50 superannuated, and All superh
4, ,t,l,e1 hon n fnt