Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-08-11
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.

Rev. Samuel NJ Thomas late of the South
Carolina Conference, of the A. M. d. Church,
has been recently transferred to Wesley Chapel'
st. Louis. A new church is to be erected for
the use of the Society.
Rev. Mr.. Fellow, of Cleveland, has received
appointment to the charge Of the Union Church,
st. Louis, and will enter upon his duties in oc-
tober.
The semi annual meeting Of the New York
State Temperance Society, was held in the Pres
byterian Church of Geneva, July 10Th, 1t was
large, earnest, and influential gathering. Among
other points made in the report of the Society,
we notice with pleasure, the. the Society has en-
tered upon the work of endeavorinB to induce
churches to make Temperance q department of
Christian effort and to organize temperance as
sociations under their auspices. The movement
meets with much favor in the churches.
At the late session of the Delaware Conference
held at Cambridge, Maryland, Rev. James Davis
Presiding Elder of the Philadelphia District, was
taken suddenly i'll and died in a few hours. He
was buried at Zoar NJ T.. Church Philadelphia,
The funeral Sermon was preached by hev. D. d.
Elbert, from III Corinthians vi.
Addresses were also made by Rev. g. w.
I,ybrand, and l. Hinson. Mr.. Davis was one of
the fathers and was a delegate to the general
Conference of 1868, at Chicago.
The Centenary Nj. L. Church at Ovid, New
York was dedicated by Rev. j. L. Peck, of Syra-
cuse, June End, 1870. The sum of 411 900 was
pledged. The editice cost S25,OOO.
Rev. Dr. Prime, of The Observer arrived home
last week after a journey round the world. He
| has been absent about year, but the number OF
days occupied in actual travel during the circuit
of the globe was only rs. He was accompanied
| by his wife,. ,.
The American Home Missionary Society reports
that during June, they have commissioned IL
| new missionaries, So Sre-commissioned, and about
| 100000 receipts among which is $1,000 from
| Eliphalet Williams, of Northampton, Mass. This
| does not include the New England auxiliaries.
| Rev. Mr.. Hobart Seymour calculates that oi
all Chrisendom, 170,31 900 souls are connected
with the Romsh Church, 104 ,541 900 with Protes'
| tant Churches, 81, ,568,00O with the Creek Arme
| nian and other smaller communions.
BY special request, DIR. Nehemiah Adams, Of
/ Boston. recently preached at Hong Kong, China
| for Arch Deacon Gray, of the Church OF England
| and now we have the announcement that kev
Rev. Mr.. White, an Episcopal clergyman, latel,
terian Church there during the Pastors absence
The old side Reformed Presbyterian Church
reports 81 churches, s6 ministers, SIT communi
cants and II theological students.
During the past year the Congregationalist
have EMPLOYED 5S Missionaries in Northern ant
| Z in Southern Illinois, serving 10 churches ant
10 stations During the year eleven churches
have been organized.
Rev. G. II. Thompson, pastor OF colore'
Presbyterian Church, in Newark, has been mad
d. d. by Avery College, of Pittsburg, Pa. Th
Presbyterian says DIR. Thompson is one of tn,
most finely educated clergymen connected witt
the Presbyterian denomination in New Jersey,
The meeting of the Evangelical Alliance vii
be held in the hall of the Young Mems Christian
Association, commencing Sept 22d and closinl
Oct. 3D. Admission will be by tickets, at 5000
for the entire series of meetings. Provision
will be made for the entertainment Of visitor
from foreign countries and for such members a
are to present important papers, in this country
but not for all delegates in attendance.