The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-09


the assets of the old college CORPORATION. the
former party have entered vigorously into the
plan of the High School at Miedgeyille. to
equal any seminary in the United States They
start with fifty acres of land and buildings that
cost about $15. 600,
-Ihe committee of the General Assembly on
the thank Offering of $4,000. 900 propose q sub
scription for LOCO 600 free-wil offerings of fen
cents each week for fifty current weeks from
june D to May IA, 1871. Each Offering when
complete, will amount TO o., aud the whole to
S5,UOO,OO0. These Subscriptions will be carefully
recorded and certificates issued to the sub
scribers of the amount of their partnership in
the fund. Organizations are to be established in
each church, and each presbytery is to put the
subject on its docket and see that the plan is
thoroughly carried out by its churches. The
objects to be aided are institutions of learning
in our own and foreign countries church bulld7
lDgs and manses, institutions for the freedmen
and a sustentation fund.-
METHODIST.
The assets of the Boston Theological Insti-
tuition are 100000. New buildings are soon to
be erected
The Methodist Church South has abandoned
the plan of receiving members on probation.
Persons are received into full membership with
out six months trial.
The foreman of the Chinese shomakers re-
Gently brought to North Adams, Mass, is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in
San francisco, and speaks English well.
@lhe British Wesleyans count this year 34S-
co" ulChDCIb Ill lull CO0ucCJlO0, ~, 4UI members
on trial, 23, ,946 losses by death or removal a net
gain of 1888 members. They have SO candidates
for the ministry and not one bishop.
"A church in Cold Spring, N. Y, has just
neen dedicated with the title of the "Grant NJ
e. Church" The Baltimore Episcopal Methodist
calls this ecclesiastical hunkeyism," and saws
we have new saint in the calendar"
Mr.. Pierce, the Methodist minister Just sent
70 oalt Lake CITY, has started congregations in
two out-stations Judges Hawley and Strickland
OF the United States Court, are on the board of
counsel attached to his church in Salt Lake
City.
The Primitive Methodists of England num-
Der l62, 151. They have 961 ministers: IA 322
local preachers; 34S1 correctional chapels and
29l6 other buildings; 1888 Sunday-schools with
41379 teachers and 271, S92 scholars The net
increase in church membership the past year
is 934.
On April 23d Rev. w. NJ. Punshon chair
man of the Wesleyan Church of Canada, ad-
dressed an official letter to Sir George E. Cartier
Minister of Militia, asking that a Wesleyan
minister might be appointed as chaplain for the
Methodsts among the troops of the Red River
expedition. very curt answer was received
and no indication given that the request would
be even considered. This matter has brought
out considerable discussion in Canada on the
question of chaplaincies. Sir George f. Cartier
who is Roman Catholic, and who has been
pardoned his sin of once accompanying
The Queen to church, has so arranged the chap
laincies in Canada that, while but 1000 of the
43, ,000 volunteers are Romanists, they have u
while the Protestants have but one
temporary chaplain.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. DR.. Adams, of Brunswick, Maine, has
just resigned pastorate that has continued for
more than forty years.
The Second Congregational Church in
Greenfield, Mass, has lust dedicated fine edi-
fee. costing about $4,000. But there is u debt
Of about $50 coo.
In Vermont the Congregationalists num-
.l..-
are women. The Sabbath Schools number 20 O44
and there are 1919 churches and 2l2
pastors,
~Ah hnSSiish paper announces that the Rev.
Newman Hall, in concurrence with the desire
Of the elders of the Surrey Chapel, has just de-
clined an invitation to church at Chicago with
a salary of $4,000.
&C. w. Park was ordained as missionary to
Abmednugger India, June 15 in the College
Church at Amherst, Mass On the following
day he was married TO Miss Anna NJ. Balantine
of Amherst, mssionary's daughter.
"A church having sent only women repre-
sentatives to the recent Congregational Conven-
tion at Oberlin, Ohio, the question of admitting
female delegates was discussed, but was finally
laid on the table by vote of 55 to So.
The Maine Congregational Conference
meeting in Yarmouth discussed Pastorates and
Stated Supplies and The Bible in Schools.
committee on the question of the Washburn
Will and the Bible Society reported the Bible
Society in the right. About a dozen revivals
were reported S43 accessions to the 242
49, 426 members, being an increase of
236; SO pastors; 112 stated supplies and -
vacant churches.
LUTHERAN.
The st. Johns Germany congregation on
the Frederick road just outside of the city
limits of Baltimore, formerly served by Mr..
Lubkert, but now by Mr.. Donner has lately, by
a unanimous vote, resolved that hereafter only
such doctrines shall be proclaimed from their
pulpit which are based upon the principles of
conscience and of evangelical CD individual
church liberty, which, in obscure English,
plainly means the lowest sort of rationalism,
and that hereafter no minister of that Church
shall belong to any orthodox Synod
BAPTIST.
The Baptists have organized their work in
Greece by ordaining Mr.. Sakellarios, formerlyin
the employ of the American and Foreign Chris
tian Union. The services were conducted by
American Baptists, Mr.. Constantine acting as
Interpreter.
"A new Baptist church edfce has just been
dedicated at Lewisburg, Pa. 1t is q stone struc-
ture. Its cost was $4,000. Its pastor is the
Rev. Robert Lowry, recently pastor of one of
the most prominent Brooklyn churches. The
Rev. Dr. Castle of West Philadelphia preached
the dedcatory sermon. The golden age of the
Church not yet passed was the theme. Ten
thousand dollars were raised to aid in liqui-
dating the church debt.
REFORMED GERMAN.
During The last two years some twenty-nine
or thirty thousand dollars have been contributed
10 the college at Lancaster and the seminary at
THE JEWS.
"A Jew in Hanover, Germany, recently re-
fused to have his son circumcised, and the syna-
gogue refused to enter the child on the list of
the congregation. The father appealed to the
courts and the congregation was directed To
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