The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-11

| Church affirmed and settled by the authority OF
| Its highest judicature"
The High Church party is making rapid
| progress In England. They have been holding
in London Twelve Days Mission, (the name
| given by Roman Catholics to their revival meet
ings), under the patronage of the Bishops of
London, Winchester, and Rochester. The
! mission priests" include many of the most
earnest and devoted High-Church leaders.
Among the features of this mission" is
the hearing of confession by the mis-
sion priests" 1t has been q real success,
and characterized by freedom of worship
rare among Anglicans. Mr.. Mackonochie, who
was forbidden to use candles, now Keeps seven
pendant lamps always burning before the altar,
and requires those intending TO Communicate"
to give notice the previous day. so as ITO protect
the blessed sacrament Rev. Charles Parnell,
of Liverpool, has issued directions to his congre
CATION to rise at the entrance of the clergy, and
keep their seats till the clergy and choir have
retired. He thus instructs them in the proper
method of receiving the Blessed Sacramento
mo one should attempt to receive the Lord body
between the finger and thumb. The ancient and
proper mode is to cross the hands, the right being
uppermost, open, and quite nat The Lords body
win be placed In the palm, and the hands should be
raised to the mouth without touching it with the
fingers. Communicates should kneel upright, and
should not forget TO take Off their gloves before they
come up to the altar there should be prostratons
while receiving The chalice should be taken firmly
by the knob in the centre OF the stem and not tilted
by the foot, which is very dangerous practice. IL
should be raised slowly to the ps and then re-
turned to the priest without any hurryng. To wipe
the lips afterwards with pocket-handkerchef is an
irreverence impossible to any who believe they have
received the Lords blood"
PRESBYTERIAN
The Rev. Joseph McKelvey, of the mission
in China, has returned to this country, and is in
good health.
The Presbyterian congregation at Franklin.
Tennessee, have secured the services of DIR. j.
Fl. Rice, late of Mobile, to fill the pulpit in their
church.
In less than four months, Sarah Hart, B. +.
Pinkerton, and K. Currie, all good missionaries,
have been removed from that one inviting,
promising, but needy, very needy mission of
Egypt.
The College and Theological Seminary at
Monmouth, Illinois, are in a tlourishing condi-
ton. There are twenty students in the semi
nary at this time All but four of these are first
year students.
The Monthly Religious Magazine says that
nearly all the Unitarian congregations of Eng
land are of Presbyterian descent. Out of 240
Presbyterian chapels of about A. D. 100, 212
now have Presbyterian Unitarian congregations.
"A decision of the Supreme Court of Missouri
gives Underwood College to the Old School
Presbyterians, and not to the Declaration and
Testimony party, notwithstanding the secession
to that body of the Presbyterians where the col
lege is located and who support it,
DIR. Imbrie (Old School Presbyterian), of
Jersey City, becomes associate editor of the
EUdngelist, but without leaving his pastorate.
DR.. Cuyler (New SCHOOL, refuses to become CO.
editor OF the (Old SCHOOL, Presbyterian, of this
city.
On late Sabbath twenty persons were re-
ceived, upon profession of their faith, as men,
bers of the Presbyterian church of HARDWOOD
Qormery Yellow ChapeD, in Stafford county,
Virginia. of which the Rev. F. NJ. Woods is the
pastor.
The american Presbyterian reports that
since the adoption of the resolutions on Psal-
mody, presented by Rev. DR.. Mcleod in the
Synod at Aenia, three years ago, the ministry of
the Reformed Presbyterian Church has been re-
duced from AZ to 80. One presbytery (that of
Pittsburg), few years ago the largest in the
body, has now only one pastor. All the former
missionaries have suspended their relations with
the Synod. There are only three lcentiates. Of
the go congregations reported, only "a have pas
tors; and of the vacancies about one-third are
fictitious several having no members at all.
AT the late meeting of the Presbytery of
Wisconsin, the name of the Verona congrega-
tion was ordered to be put on the roll of Presby-
tery's congregations. They were formerly in
connection with the Old School Presbyterian
Church. The number of the membership of this
congregation was not known at the time of their
admission. 1t was supposed to be about seventy
five. They have just completed very neat par
sonage, and consider themselves able to support
a pastor. They are located about ten miles from
Madison the capital of the State, and their coun-
try is one that yields the good things of life
abundantly.
METHODIST.
The report of the committee appointed to
investigate the irregularities of the Methodist
Book Concern fails to give satisfaction. 1t is
severely criticized by both the secular and the
religious press One prominent daily makes
this severe comment:-"They were placed in
position of trust and confidence, and it was not
their business to shield delinauents, or to make
themselves the means of condoning the offences
that had been committed. By being weak
enough to suppose that carefully 'doctored'
report would prevent scandal they have only
made matters ten times worse than they were
before,s confirmed the statements originally
made, and forfeited the confidence of their own
brethren and the general public"
BAPTIST.
The Baptists of Massachusetts, are declared
by the Rev. Mr.. Fitz, their Home Missionary, to
have III of their ordained clergy unemployed
in pastoral work and 63 churches lacking pas
tors.
The Twenty-ffth Street Church of New
York city have unanimously called the Rev. j.
G. Lorimer, d. D., the earnest and successful
pastor of the First Church of Albany, New
York, to become their pastor.
"A Baptist paper says of the new Grocer
Theological Institution of Pennsylvania that il
is obeying the apostolic injunction to covet
earnestly the best gifts. Having taken Pro-
fessor G. d. B. Pepper from Newton Seminary
it is now trying to secure Professor Hovey also
Nothing is more wonderful among Baptist
missions, says the National Baptist, than the
progress of the Baptist cause in Germany. Mr.
Oncken and six others were baptized by DIR.
Sears, at Hamburg, April 22, 1884. The next
day these persons were organized into church.
and Mr.. Oncken ordained pastor. From this be-
ginning the movement has grown until now
the principal statistics are:-Associations, 4;
churches, SO; stations and out-stations, 1888;
missionaries, 5; ministers and Bible colporteurs
about $50; church members 17,0SS; Sunday
Schools, lis, with about 300 scholars.
Rev w. p. Hellings, of the Second German
| town Church. rendered his resignation of the
| pastorate of this church, to take effect Novem-
Der 1st but the church refused to accept it.
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