The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-24
oun RnnxG1ous COLUMN.
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
EPISCOPAL.

The Ladies' Industrial Society, connected
with the Mission Society of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, have erected mission
chapel for Germans, in a destitute part of Man
haitian Island, viz, Ninth avenue, between
Eighty-second and Eighty-third streets. The
chapel was opened on the 18th inst. 1t is a neat
Gothic structure, and cost $4,000.
The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol has
decided that lay preaching cannot be allowed
in the Established Church of England lie tor
bade Mr.. T. Croome TO fill an appointment OF
that kind. The Bishop is DR.. G. j. Ellicott the
well-known commentator.
The Gospel Messenger, now in the forty
fourth year of its publication at Y tiea is about
to be removed to Geneva, n; 4; Inc paper
will hereafter be controlled by Bishop Coke
1t is stated that the late editor, Kew. Dr. w.
T. Gibson, proposes to publish new paper OF
the same form and size, to be entitled the
Church Messenger.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Rev. w. w. Robertson has been assist
ing the Rev. w. W. Trimble in a protracted
meeting in Concord Church. Missouri, of which
MIR. Trimble is pastor. Twenty-one persons
were admitted to the church on profession OF
faith.
THE Rev. A. Il. Young late of Amite county,
Miss, has removed to Louisville. KY, and Is
assisting the Rev. DIR. Stuart Robinson, pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. w. A. Harrison, pastor OF the
Presbyteran church in Henderson, ky., has
been elected, by unanimous vote, to the pasto-
rate of the Presby terian church (South) in Har-
rodsburg, ky.
The Presbyterian Church at Farmville, Va,
made vacant by the removal OF the Kew. II. NC
Ilwaine to Lynchburg, has given call to the
Rev. Abper G. Hopkins, OF Charlestown, west
Virginia
The new Presbyterian Church in Baltimore,
erected by Mrs. Brown, as memorial of her
Iete husband, George brown, was dedicated on
the 4th inst. 1t is an elegant structure, located
at Park avenue and rn~asend street, aud cost
with the @r. ~@u, $3.50 900.
"A Presbyterian Church was dedicated at
tah IN, tha NH ,,1t
CONGREGATIONAL
DR. Daggett, of New Haven, Conn, has been
supplying the pulpit of the Centre Church at
Hartford. He now has unanimous call to the
church in New London, of which the Rev. g.
b. Wilcox was pastor.
We see it stated that the friends of DR.. j.
p. Thompson are for using his name as Presi-
dent of Yale, and that the plan is to secure Mr..
Murray, of Boston, Mass, as his successor in
thV T~0srnaee Church.
A new Congregational Society has been
organized In New Haven, known as the I'D wight
raiSaa society, The sum of $55, 600 has been
church edihce on the corner of Chapel ana
Dwight streets
Rev. Joseph Ward became pastor, two
years ago. of the only Congregational Church in
1 s5asS Rsna and he has organized four
others.
Since the enlargement and remodelling of
the church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn (Dr. h. s.
Storrs, Jr., pastor) it is said to be one of the
most beautiful in the city. The cosl OF repairs,
etc., has been $l35, 600, and the valuation of
the entire church property is now 1850, ,00O.
The total income of Yale College last year
was $l92S20, while the expenditures were
$93, $50.
The Theological Department of Yale Col
lege has reference library in the new hrH'
which was opened November 81, cons;;s.ing Oh
collection OF the books whieA ts S'uuens tS anoss
without tho intervention of a librarian; but
fney carnot be taken from the room. This is
the gift of Henry Trowbridge, Esq, of New
Haven.
The Congregationalists, who were in such
a minority of the denomination in Massachu-
sets when the Unitarian split occurred, now
have three times as many churches in that State
as the Unitarians.
The Congregationalsts of the Pacific slope
propose to have a celebration of their own to
commemorate the 250th anniversary of the
Landing of the Pilgrims, to be held on Decem-
Der 81, in San Francisco.
METHODIST.
james Heald, one of the treasurers of the
Wesleyan Missionary Society, has given $4,000
to meet the claims of the society. Miss Heald
also gave $500
dist missionaries in Sweden was held at Carls-
krona, July Goth. Their statistics are:-Mis-
ioEarles, IS; organizations, 26; stations, Sc;
local preachers, 10; members, 1926; Sunday
schools, 20 teachers, 1913; scholars, 1878.
The Methodist Book Concern in Cincinnati
narrowly escaped destruction by fire on the 9th
instant. II was damaged to the amount of
s25,000, which is covered by insurance.
DIR. Albert 7. Bledsoe, editor of the South
ern Quarterly Reoieto, and who was, many
years ago, minister of the Episcopal Church,
has been admitted into the Methodist Church.
There lis one Methodist in Massachusetts, to
every thirty-eight inhabitants. IN 1850 there
was one for every forCy-three inhabitants-a
fair increase for the twenty years.
BAPTIST.
The Rev. DR.. Welch died on the Sth inst,
aged seventy-siX years. He had been nearly
fifty years in the ministry, aud for thirty years
Baptirt preacher in Albany, N. Y.
LUTHERAN.
The Swedish Foreign Missionary Society is
collecting funds for the building of ship to
visit their missions. about $4,000 have already
been raised towards the object.
CATHOLIC.
- Rev. E. V. Rowan has been transferred
from st.Mary's, PhGnixyille, 10 st. James, West
Philadelphia.
Rev. James F. Maginn has been transferred
from St. James, Philadelphia, 10 st. Mary's,
PheniXville.
-Rev Daniel O'Connor has been transferred
from the Cathedral to 81. Patrick's.
Rev. DR.. Garvey has been appointed to St.
Johns, Manayunk.
On Wednesday morning December 2S an
anniversary mass for the Tepose of the soul of
the late Rev. John 2. Duun will be celebrated
in st. Johns Church, at half-past nine o'clock.
The reverend clergy are respectfully invited to
be present. without further notice.
NEWS SUMMARY.