Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-06-09

GENERAL
The Disciples (Campbellites) have for some
years, been enlarging their mission work. IN Aus
tralia. They are now erecting a college there,
and are soliciting aid from the American church.
Within the last six years, their membership in
the Island, has increased from 700 to 5000, and
they have 10 preachers.
The American Missionary Asssocation held Its
anniversary in Boston, last week, and reported
for the year, G3S missionaries and teachers in
their employ, one hundred and five of whom
are coored and employed mostly amongst the
Freedmen.
port the following revenue for the year just clo-
sed:-
Wesleyan Missionary Society. ..S72S, 800
The Church. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. !O90OO
The Propagation. .....................S5 .S532, ,00O
London Missionary. ............-...--Soa5 Soa5, ouU 0
1he Primitive Methodists and wes,eyans of
Ireland have voted by large majority, to effect
the union of the two societies.
The leaders of the Orthodox Greek church are
arranging to hold All Ecumenical general council.
In the national synod of tho Reformed
Protestant church, held at Newark, N. j., on the
2nd inst, a favorable report was made OF the
Theological Seminary, for which ?12i,OOO was
raised last year. The new Institution has been
commenced at Amelia Court House, Va. The
right of clergymen to vote in the Chassis was
discussed at length and the Convention decided
against it.
AT the mCGtlnp OF tnC American UHltuIlall
society, held last week in Boston, it was decided
next year to elect ladies' on the board of direc-
tors One lady was elected member of the
Executive Committee at the present session.
Others would have been, but for the prepared
nominations before the meeting of the society.
The question OF publishing a creed for the de-
nomination was warmly discussed, Messrs.
| Robert Collyer, Hepworth and Mayo being in IA
| yor, and DIR. Bellows and Mr. Lowe opposing.
| A decision was reached adverse to the publica-
| tion OF any creed.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Congregational Publishing Society reports
for the year, total receipts OF sllO 49, with SlO
| gS3 remaining in the treasury.
| Rev. q. Nj. Hyde has resigned the pastorate o
the Congregational Church, at Bromfield, Conn
Rev. Joseph Aver, at the age OF seventy, wa'
installed pastor Of the church at Sterling, Conn.
May 1lth.
Dr. Barrows, of the Congregational Publishing
Society, says, that of the four denominations
which, in Massachusetts, support the American
Sunday School Union, the Congregationalist
| contributed all received during the month endin,
March 18th, 1s7o-total, 5672.07. Chaplain
Trumbull replies that in the year ending Marc
LIST, 1870 single Baptist Sunday School con
tributed more than all the Congregational Sun
day Schools combined, and that single Presby
! terian church in New York city gave more thai
| all the Congregational churches in Massachus
| etts. Until Very recent date the Congregation
alists there have given all their contributions
, their own Sunday Scoool Society.
PRESBYTERIAN.
, The General Assembly still continues in Bel
sion in Philadelphia, much of the time bein
| spent in the consideration of "chlirch polty
Theological schools, Education reports, repor
| from the synods, reception of commissioner
/ Election of Directors at Northwestern Seminar
n at Chicago. All the proceedings being chara
terized bp the most pleasing harmony.
The consideration of the Finance Committee
6 report, the following closing items concernii
/ the five million fund were discussed:-
'.The Committee having considered what pra
tical measures should be suggested to the Gen
Z raj Assembly, with a view TO realizing the fl
It million memorial fund before the third Thursd
It in May 1871 according to resolution Of the Pitt
:. burg Convention"
'r Ii was unanimously agreed to recommend =
= /. Appointment of a committee for raisil
and disposition of this fund, subject to the pri
ciples now agreed upon.
q THAT this committee shall examine Il
III claims of particular institutions seeking TO en
TX the benefit OF the fund, either by direct appl
Ia alton or their own efforts the results OF whi
" are reckoned as part Of the fund.
III g. AThat simultaneous collection be made
ot all the congregations on the second Sabbath
January next, when the ministers, having pl
pared the way by keeping tho subject constan
before the people in the interval shall more
90 pecially urge the contribution upon them."
o. An amendment was made to the last item
or this report, stating that in place OF liking
va date the collection to be taken as near as poss
I'M simultaneously in the month OF January ne
This amendment was adopted, and the entire
port was then adopted
Roy. Dr. Dickson moved that the Assembly II
'e- into consideration the question OF where
nsxt meeting Of the General Assembly shall Il