The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-03
SUMMARY OF RELIGIOUS NEWS.
PREsBYTERIAN.

The Rev. Robert Court, late of the Presby-
terry OF Glasgow, Scotland, is now pastor of the
most western church in Iowa CITY Presbytery,
Malcolm, near Grinnel.
H, M. Schieffelin, Esq of the First Presbyte-
rian Church, Yonkers NJ Y, who for several
years sent an annual contribution of five hum
dred dollars to the Disabled Ministers Relief
Fund, has recently crowned his liberal gifts
with the munihcent sum OF eight thousand two
hundred dollars toward the Permanent Fund.
Since the Week OF Prayer, the Second Pres
byteriaL Church OF Bloomlnton, Illinois, has
enjoyed precious revival. Thirty have been
added recently. Seventy-slX have been added
in q year and half, and about half of these on
profession Of faith, many Of them heads of
families.
The Allen Street Presbyterian Church, in
New York city, has received eighty additions
to its communion within the last ten months.
The late communion season was one OF even
unusual interest for this spiritually prospered
flock. The great body of communicants were
deeply moved as the Rev. DR.. Newell, the pastor,
called the names of fifty persons who had been
received by the session of the church,
-Bellewood Female Seminary, near Louis
VILE, Kentucky, was entirely consumed by fire
on Friday morning, the 10th ult This seminary
was built up and sustained by Its efficient prn-
cipal and proprietor, the Rev. W. Hill, d. ID. 1t
was conducted with great success, aud its
destruction is calamity to the whole COM
munity and to the Presbyterian Church of the
State.
The friends of the North Tenth Street Presby,
terian Church, below GIrard avenue, of which
the heV. matthew HeWKlrh is paEtOr, Will Oe
pleased TO learn that its membership is rapidly
increasing, and that its recent prosperity has
enabled the trustees TO have 1t upholstered
throughout, to purchase tine organ, and make
other improvements II is now one Of the most
comfortable and beautiful churches in The city. /.
The West Arch Street Presbyterian
Church, (Rev. DR.. WlllitsO, Is making a
vigorous attempt TO tree itself OF the burden
some debt which has rested upon 1T for long
time. To effect this, the interest and efforts of
the whole congregation have been enlisted, ana
we understand good porlion OF Inc sum heces.
ssry has been already secured. We hope that
comDete success Will crown this movement,
and that this church will be set tree to DO the
work Which, from Its Importance ana poslnoD,
MT5e Tn Union Theological Seminary at Hamp-
den Sidney Virginia, has secured, as Inc result
OF the late visit of kes. DR.. smith 10 the Brlc K
Church, in New YORK Inc snm ol IIS HTVVT ot,enl
tion 10 the fact that The General Assembly, Oh
1861 directed that churches snoulu report 10
their Pres by teres, ard the latter 10 the Gehera
Assembly,, the number OF unoaptlzed cniuien
within their bounds, and complains mat out oil
l42 Presbyteries ouly niue reported.
The Rev s. s Ralstou has presented 10 the
Presbyiery of LIE Claire, Pa. (Unlted fresoy
teriaD), the following paper:-"Haylng Ianeu
in the off repeated effort 10 remedy tue uanClns
proper sites of some OF my people, am m urlVen ea
10 the necessity oil retiring from the nelu' az W
ME imUraciicaDle. | therefore tender 10 Pres-
byteTy nv charge OF lie Claire Prairie coDgre-
eatIcn.n The Presoytery declared Hseu -9e
cidedly In favor OF mantalDing the prlnclples
of the Church on the subject OF promiscuou'
daucingn .-, n.o.I.,,o.,or
chprch ln Hermop, Pa, has joined the O'd
ScbooI presbyterians, because of the action Of
the synod in the case OF George d. stuart "a RI
The minority held the churco oadgfhg' nga ronS mSE
ratber than TO ''go to lag before unbeleyeis,'
si,honeh they had paid ali but SlO0 of the ex
pense OF iLe old church. they resolved though
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~ nanp ced that In q fortnight they would worship