The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-28
OUR RnExG1ous COLUMN.
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
EPISCOPAL.


New York State. The largest is Christ Church,
Buffalo, to cost $3.50, 600.
Rev. j. w. E. Bennett of Frome, England,
a leading ritualist, lately celebrated mass for
the repose of the soul of the late Bishop of Bath
and Wells In accordance with the Roman
Catholic custom in masses for the dead, Mr..
Bennett was the only one to partake Eve can
hardly say communicate at the sacrament.
The Kansas Diocese takes the lead among
the Episcopallaus in recognizing the ecclesiasti-
cal rights of women. At the meeting of the
Kansas Convention this month two ladies and
six gentlemen were placed on the board of ex-
aminers of the diocesan seminary, being the
first instance in the country in which women
have been elected to n diocesan office. They
have always had right to vote at the parish
meetings of the diocese. The rectors of Law
renee and LeavenwoTth took the lead in these
nominations.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Rev. w. G. Moorehead returned mis-
sionary in Italy, has accepted call to the pas
toral charge of the First United Presbyterian
church of Xenia, Ohio, late under the care of
Rev. DIR. r. D. Harper.
The closing month of the financial year has
brought the Treasury of Missions into good
condition. All the expenses of the entire year
are paid, and there is small balance on hand
with which to enter upon new year..
The Rev. DR.. Lansing has received from
Mrs. Caroline Anne Gamble for the mission a
bill on her London baker for G250 (abOut $3.50
In gold), payable the first of July, for the Mis-
sion in Egypt 1t was welcome gift from an
unexpected quarter. She is an Irish lady, and
was travelling in Egypt with an invalid hus-
band
AT the communion in West Forty-fourth
Street United Presbyterian Church, New York,
Sabbath, May 15 thirty-five persons were
added to the membership of the church; thir-
teen by certificate and twenty-five by profess
sion. At the communion four months ago, there
was an addition of twenty-seven to the member
ship.
j. G. Baldwin, ESQ.,, of Madison Avenue
PRESBYTERIAN Church, New York, gave $669,000
to various benevolent objects during the last
fourteen years of his life; and by his will gives
$72, 900 to various benevolent societies. and
makes Williams, Wabash, Middlebury, and Ham
ilton Colleges residuary legatees.
The reunited Presbyterian Church lacks but
81 of having doubled its ministry since the dis
ruption in 1888, and but 10000 of having
doubled It's membership. This does not count
in the Southern Presbyterans, who have S57
ministers and 79,961 members, and who have
separated since then
METHODIST.
The receipts of the English Wesleyan Mis-
sionary Society last year were fl45, $50; expendi-
lures a little less
The Methodist for May % reports the vote
on lay delegation as:-For, 1907; against, 1899;
which gives favorable three-fourth vote and
surplus of 35.
The Australasan Wesleyan Methodist
Church has just held its sixteenth annual con-
ference. Its membership is 50, $50, an increase
of more than 5000 over last year.
L
Methodist Church, Camden, viii be celebrated
tomorrow Interesting addresses will be deli
vered by the pastor, Revs. A. Atwood A. Man
ship, G. P. Masden, A. Wallace and others.
osing its colored membership; at least it reports
but 1856 colored members, against 32,0S5 last
year. Very likely these missing members are
in the colored conferences that have just been
organized. There are 1888 itinerant and 4753
local preachers and 57l ,655 members.
On Saturday, 14th inst, the East Maine
Conference gave 43 votes for lay delegation and
IA against; on Monday, the affirmative gained
one vote making Al to IA. This brings the
total affirmative to 1907, the negative to 1889,
and the grand aggregate to 1885, and carrying
lay delegation in the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The growth of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, since the time of its organization
in 1S45, and of the Northern Church for the
same period, appears from the following re-
turns:--
NE. Church South. NJ E. Church
1875. 1870. l8l5. 1870,
TTav'g freacners l,al5 2el5 a,o82 ssss
Members, .4962S8 57l,24l 664.229 1,2sSa88
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Congregational Church in Cheshire
Connecticut, received Al new members last
communion Sunday, as the fruits of a recent
revival. Their ages ranged from the youth of
eleven years to that of the aged grandparent.
The Rev. s. B. Halliday, until recently
Superintendent of the Five Points House of
Industry New York city, has been appointed
at the Rev. Henry Ward Beechers special re-
quest, to assist him in the discharge of the
pastoral work of Plymouth Church.
The Oakland Congregational Church, of
Chicago, is year and half old, situated on
the outskirts of the city, and has just put up a
beautiful and spacious church. with a splendid
organ, with not a cent of aid from any other
church or society, and installed last week its
pastor, Rev. j. g. White whose services ever
since the organization of the society, have been
of so much value In assuring this success.
The Kansas Congregational Association
held meeting May l3, at Leayenworth. The
most exciting discussion on the Bible in the
public schools. Rev. Peter McVickar the able
superintendent OF public schools introduced a
resolution TO the effect that the reading of the
Bible should not be insisted on where q
minority is cOnscentiOusly opposed, and the
opinion of the association was about equally
divided.
LUTHERAN.
The increase of Lutheran congregations in
Minnesota is quite remarkable. The Rev. A z.
Caderstaur, missionary on the Upper st. CrOix,
visited several places, in a journey of two hun
dred and seventy miles with his sleigh, where
there are from ten to eighty Swedish families
and openings for organizing congregations.
A certain Rev. hammers, of Norway some
years ago abandoned the State Church and or
ganized independent congregations. These
churches have not made much progress during
this time. Last fail a movement was COM
meDced to unite these churches by adopting
articles of faith, 1t seems that the point of
widest departure from the Lutheran Church is
in the doctrine of baptism. They say: "Inas-
much as the Bible has not gives any specific
command at what time baptism should be ad-
ministered therefore we believe in liberty of
baptism, "-i. e. to baptize, or not baptize, their
children.
The Rev w Freeman Baptist nissionarv