The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-17


heard from it during the service. II seems the
organist had taken offense at something done by
one of the officiating clergymen, and in disgust
left the church. The effect of such proceeding
upon the crowded congregation, especially in II
service which requires the organ constantly, may,
perhaps, be better imagined than described.
BAPTIST.
On the 3lst ult., the cornerstone of new
building was laid for the Second Baptist Church
of Williamsburg.
The Church in Taunton, Mass, has just
raised $4,000 to remove its debt, and $4,000
more for repairs and bell
Rev. DR. Patton, of the Tabernacle Church,
Utica, N. Y, has received leave of absence
during the coming summer. He will leave about
the first of May for a tour of Great Britain and
| the continent
The Rev. W. c. Van Meter has resigned his
| charge Of the Howard Mission, New York, and
| publishes card, intimating that it grows out OF
! persecution of him Baptist. However, the
! Board of Directors have elected another Baptist
! to take his place.
| -Sixty-eight received the hand of fellowship
| mt Carrolton Illinois. on Sabbath, March 2S
''The oldest members of our church" writes the
| pastor, ''say it was the most memorable occa-
sion in its history Seventy-four have been
| ceiyed since the year commenced, and it is
hoped that there are still many to be gathered in
| The Baptist women of New York city have
| put their hands to u work that must receive the
warmest sympathy of all hearts. 1t is to esta-
| bish, in some suitable location easy of access
from the city, and ut n cost of not less than
| 100000 home for such aged and infrm men,
bers of Baptist churches rs have no means of
| support.
| Rev. DIR. Tumbull preached his last discourse
pastor of the First Church, Hartford, Conn, on
| Sunday morning. April 4. lie baptized two can
| didates on the same occasion, and in the after
noon, after the communion he addressed some
words of counsel to the church. in the course of
which he stated that 95S had been received to
membership during his twenty-four years pas
torate. On the preceding Thursday his residence
was visited by members of the church and con-
| gregation, and Mrs. Turnbull was presented with
| a purse of 5000 by the ladies.
| The Trinity Baptist Church, New York
| (Rev. j. s. Holme ID. D., are looking about for
lots on which to erect house. The church,
| at present, worship in Il hall. They occupy
| vast field otherwise destitute of Baptist influ-
ence. The first duty of New York Baptists is to
furnish Trinity Church with permanent home.
| CA HOtne they already have, and we hope lie
will be permanent for years) But land costs in
| New York. Prices are fancy and astounding,
and there must be hard lifting and solid giving
| ere so desirable an end is accomplished.
The First Church. New York (Rev. I. D.
| Anderson, ID. d. are in that unhappy chrysalis
state consequent always upon an uptown move
ment. They are erecting beautiful chapel
which they hope to occupy about the first of
June. The whole ediice, when completed will
be one of the finest Baptist meeting-houses in
| the country. 1t is designed with special refer
ence to the pulpit and baptstery, as every Bap-
tist church ought to be designed. The baptistery
will be of white marble, and have half the front
| made of plate glass so that the ordinance itself
/ and not merely the standing in water of the can
| didate and administrators, can be seen.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Cumberland Presbyterans North and
South have reunited. They had before the war
5SS ministers and 4S, 900 members. Their church
edifces number 500, furnishing accommodations
| for 262, 97S.
Wabash College has been left $4,000 by the
| late Mrs. Jane Turner, of Rising SUM- Indiana
formerly of Cincinnati Her husband is II
| wealthy Englshman who is laboring abroad for
| the conversion of the heather.
| The Southeastern Presbyterian says:-'In
many of our churches in the Southwest they are
| keeping up Sabbath service by means of n faith
full eldership. These brethren, in the absence of
pastor, assemble the congregations, and read
sermons and conduct devotions."
The Rev. g. A. Caldwell, pastor of the
church at Bristol, Tenn. says that his congrega-
tion and the entire community have enjoyed n
| remarkable outpouring of the Spirit of God.
During the last six weeks about seventy persons
have been added to the Bristol Church on pro-
fession of their faith in Christ.
Till last November the New School Presby-
terans were doing church nothing for freed
men. Then six brethren were sent to South
Carolina, and 70 teachers have since been com
mirsioned. Presbyteries will soon be organized
in South Carolina and Tennessee. The commit
the needs $4,000 Immediately
The Rev. H. j. Coe, for fourteen years the
Corresponding Secretary of the Board of Church
II. r. Wilson, d. D., has been unanimously
chosen to act in his place. All communications
on the subject of church extension are in future
to be addressed to him, Post Office box 27I3, st.
Louis, Missouri.
The Western Presbyterian says: - ''The
health of DIR. h. j. Breckenridge has not been SC
critical as the anxiety of his friends led them to
apprehend. He is now much improved and
expects to be able to attend upon the duties OF
his Professorship in the Seminary (Danville KY.
at the opening of the session on the first of neXt
month.
Last Sabbath week was communion in the
Central Church of Rochester, New York. Fifty
two were added to its membership byprofession
and eleven by letter-siXty-three in all. 1t viii
be remembered that only one year ago this
church dismissed eighty-two members at one
time to form the Westminster Church. But the
additions since made have restored its numbers
to what they were, seven hundred strong.
The Park Church. of Hartford Conn., ha,
sued w. n Matson for $1,000 subscribed by hin
, to assist in building the church. The lowe
Court has decided in favor of the church, but M
appeal has been taken to the Supreme Court
t ere il not for 1st Cor, vi, l. we should recon-
mend the precedent to the Presbyterian Theolo
gical Seminary of Chicago, to which Cyrus
. Mccormick refuses to pay S25 900 promised il
, his bGnd.--Ildepende1H
: Sunday, the 4th instant. was solemn an(
interesting day at the Westminster Presbyterian
e Church, Utica, New York. 1t was their com
munion season. And the communicates were
deeply affected as the Rev. DR.. Fisher the pastor
read off the names of ffty-fve persons who haC
been received by the session of the church
4 FOrty-siN of the number united on PROCESSING
4 | their faith in Christ. Several of them wer,
z heads of families but n large majority of then
4 were youth connected with the Sunday-school