The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-21
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
METHODIST.

"A Methodist camp-meeting was recently
held in Oregon without the aid or presence of
a single preacher The presiding elder and two
pastors were sick, and another pastor and the
local preachers all were prevented from attend
ing. The laymen held the services and the meet
ing was successful.
From the twenty colleges under the charge
of the Methodist Church, not less than four hun
dred students are now taking their diplomas.
Between one-tenth and One-fifth of these design
to enter the ministry. At least one hundred
Methodists are graduating ut other colleges,
of whom like proportion will enter the
ministry.
The Methodist says that "a Swedenborgian
named Parker is attracting some notice in To-
ronto by the relation of his curious spiritual eX-
periences. He declares that he was taken up
into heaven which is divided into zones like the
earth The frigid zone is peOpled by Unitarians,
who wear lions skins on their heads, tigers
skins on their bodies, and bears skins on their
feet and ride in chariots of ice drawn by horses
without any tails"
The Central Christian Advocate, of st.
Louis, gives some sensible advice to ministers
subject to frequent removals in regard to the
disposal of heavy furniture. 1t is specially
designed for Methodist itinerants but may serve
those of other denominations who are hardly
more stationary 1t is to sell it off, and use
barrels and boxes until the parsonages are pro-
perly provided with the needed heavy articles
by the churches
''An old barrel makes a fine armchair thus: saw
in about the middle Of the barrel half way through
trim OIL the slaves in the shape OF the back OF chair,
ill the bottom with hay draw gunny sack over the
whole and sit down at your ease For table take
stOrebOX select the smoOtest side for the top, nail
Stats across it to hold it together and for legs take
strips of boards about four inches wide, them
near the middle fit and nail the top to one end and
you have good table. We could easily supply our
selves, If necessary In a similar way Dedsteads,
washstands, sideboards, and bookcases can be
made"
The Pacific Advocate of July II describes a
camp meeting recently held in Oregon without
n
elder and the pastor were both confined to their
beds at home by severe illness. OF the two
neighboring pastors expected, one was called to
another part of the country, and the other was
suffering from bleeding at the lungs. The local
preachers were also prOyidentially prevented
from attending On Saturday it was gratefully
announced that on Sunday Bishop Marvin, of
the Southern Church, would preach, but neither
the Bishop nor any other minister appeared.
The Sunday services, as well all the others,
were therefore conducted by excellent laymen,
whose labors were greatly blessed.
"A lot has been selected in the beautiful and
rapidly improving settlement of Rosenhuyn,
Bridgcton district, near Vineland, N. j.. for the
erection OF Methodist Episcopal church in that
place.
1t will take $4,000 to pay the debt, build
the tower and buy the chime for the Metropoli-
tan Methodist Church of Washington.
E-The Light street congregation, Baltimore,
has at last purchased the Charles Street Church,
and when transferred to its new owners will
to all alike who may desire to worship at its
altars The Charles street congregation intend
building handsome church as soon as a suit
able location can be had.
EPISCOPAL.
The Bishop of Ohio notified the Rev
Z. Z. Tate that new court would be drawn or
the 18th of August for his trial the drawing
to take place in the vestry-room Iof Trinity
Church, Columbus. No new charge or present
ment has been made. Bishop McIlvaine is re
ported dangerously ILL.,
The Protestant Episcopal Church Allnana
for 1863 gives the following ummary;-Bishops
AZ; priests and deacons 26S7; parishes 2f12
baptsms, 30, ,702; combinations, 81 ,95S: numbe
of COMMITMENTS, 1914 692 Sunday scholars
l94,O46; contributions $4457 SSS The oldes
bishops are the Rev. B. B. Smith, of Kentucky
and the Rev. G. p Mcllyaine, of Ohio, botl
cOnsecrated in 1882.
The Rev. Il. Lounsberry, of Des Moines, Ia
accepted the Presidency of Griswold College
Davenport.
Trinity College receives a bequest of $2O, ,OO
from Hon. Isaac Toucey.
The Rev. NJ. A. DeWolf Howe, d. D., rectc
OF et: Lukes Protestant Episcopal Church
this city, mas received call to one of the pro
minent churches at Providence, r. l.
BAPTIST,
The Rev. ID. {. Eddy DID,, of the churc
worshipplng at the corner of West CantC
street and Warren avenue, Boston, and former
of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, of this cit
has received unanimous call from the Bowdo
Square Baptist Church, Boston.