Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-11-10
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.


THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The pew holders in the Old South Church, in
Boston, recently voted to construct new chapel
on lot owned by the society at the corner of
Boylston and Dartmouth streets, at cost not
exceeding $4,000.
Essex South Conference met at Hamilton,
October 18th. A resolution was passed EXPRESS
ing the determination Of the churches to furnish
their portion of increased contributions to the
American Board, which may be rendered neces-
sary by the withdrawal Of the Presbyterians.
The First Church at New London, Conn.,, held
an historical celebration on the 10Th of October.
The earliest extant records Of the church COM
mence with October 5th, 1910, though DR.. Field
showed that the church was probably established
in 1850, making it 220 years old. Interesting
addresses were made by distinguished clergy
men, the church was beautifully decorated with
flowers and with portraits of eminent members
of former years. The average length of the
pastorate in this church was twenty-five years.
III the neighboring church Of Norwichtown,
during III years. from 1717 to 1884, were covered
by ihs continuous ministry Of Drs Lord and
Strtn4.
Tie windham County Consolation met at
Wauregan October 11th, listened to agents Of
the benevolent societies, considered "the me-
unanimously voted its approval Of National
Congregational Conference.
PRESBYTERIAN.
R9v. Joseph 7. Cooper D. D.. of Philadelphia,
has been elected Professor in the Allegheny
Seminary of the United Presbyterian Church, to
fill the place made vacant by the death of Rev.
DR.. Pressly.
On Sunday, October sOth, twenty-five persons
united with the Waynesburg church.
The Presbytery of Shenango, Pennsylvania,
have unanimously approved the first overture
sent down by the General Assembly increasing
the number Of members requisite for Presby-
terry. and unanimously negatived the other
overtures.
The Domestic Missionary Committee of the
Presbytery of New Orleans reported the employ
ment Of Rev.James Mcdonnell, as it's evangelist
in the 'sTeche country" west of the Mississippi.
At Wooster, Ohio, on the 7th Of October,
university of the first class under the control of
the synod Of Ohio, was opened. The buildings,
though yet incomplete, have cost over $3.50, 900.
The endowment fund already amounts to half
million.
OF /, 1,469 congregations in the Southern Pres
byterian Church, only 400 have pastors, and
about 600 have partial supplies, and about 43O
are entirely destitute of ministerial service.
Rev. William G. Somerville has rendered his
resignation as pastor Of the Houston church,
Texas He is now in Canada and will spend the
winter there.
BAprIsTs.
| The pastors and delegates of the Eastern
| Shore German Conference, held their Twentieth
| Annual Conference, with the church in Anthony
township, Lycomins county, Pa, in October.
The Conference is composed of thirty churches,
which report an increase OF two hundred and
seventy by baptism during the year. An inter
esting report Of the mission work of the Confer
ence was read by Mr.. Schultz, General missionary
as missionary among the churches who are
without pastors, to open new territory and to
| represent the claims of the German home mis-
sion to English speaking congregations.
| The Conference is actually missionary Socle-
| ty auxiliary to the American Baptist Home Mis-
| sion Society, the funds raised for missions go
| into the treasury of said Society, and the Ger
| man missionaries are appointed by the same on
the recommendation Of the. Conference or its
| missionary committee. Resolutions were passed
| recommending the seventeen German students
who are now engaged in studies, preparatory tc
the ministerial work, in the Rochester Iheoiogl
cal Seminary, to the liberalty Of the churches
More than two-thirds Of the pastors in the
Conference are graduates Of this Institution:
Rev. DR.. Bacus, of the Baptist Home Mission
ary Society has gone to San Francisco, to purchase
tile First Baptist Church, for the use OF the
Chinese mission.
The Baptists of Newark, New Jersey, have jus
held great meeting in the First church, witi
over two thousand persons present, and resolved
to break ground for two new chapeis, and pur
chase lots for third and most Of the Sl2. .00
needed for the purpose has been secured. This
will give to that denomination, in that city,twelv
preaching places.
The United Baptist Church, New York city
Rev. j. Stanford Holme. d. D., pastor, hay
lately bought lot of ground on which to erec
a handsome new church. The lot is 10 by 2
feet and is located at tho corner Of Sixty-tmr'
street and Lexington Avenue. 1t is one OF til
best locations in the city for church.
EPISCOPAL.
The Thirty-fifth Annual meeting OF the Pro
|, testapt Episcopal Board of Missions was recent
ly held, reporting 1872 Home AliHsionaries'receipt
SiIs, The Rev. Cortland Whitehead has accepted tn
rectorshp of the church of the Nativity at Betl
An ordination was held by Bishop Stevens
Christ Church. Williamsport, October 18th, vine
Rev. Arthur Brooks, Rector-eIect .:i 81 I1Sit Mu
, church, and Rev. James Card, of Troy, Ne
York, were ordained Presbyters.
]. Eyerist Cathel, late Methodist preacher
, and quite extensively known as the :" boy orato
) of the Potomac" was made deacon
9 The thirty-ffth annual meeting OF me e. Boal a.
of Missions was held in New York Oct. 24th, ,25t
o and 26th, the Bishop of Illinois, presiding. III
v | reports were as follows:
i Domestic Committee-Receipts $95, ,981. ~
expenses S127, 1854, leaving deficit OF S3l ,866
4 Foreign Committee Receipts sO,0635S
l. expenditures $87. .415.6S.
/ The report of the commission to colored poop
q states that 10 new schools had been establishe
d total number of teachers employed W. ~
receipts up to October lst, including balance
d treasury. are SIT, ,5S1.33. The document repoI
Q 2O69 as the number of scholars, and closes wi
.. an appeal for $4,000 to carry on It's work duii
r. the coming year
d The Bishop Of Calcutta recently visited Birm
|. and the India papers describe the diihcultl
Q which prevented a proposed interview betwe
I the Biahop and the King of Birmah. His ma1es
" insisted on the Bishop squatting cross-legg
Ie before him, a small carpet being the only &C
Q, cession he would make in the way OF comic
10 The Bishop asked to be allowed to stana, Dut
O. King was firm, he could not be allowed to sta
re before him or to occupy seat not lower ID
ye his Ills majesty invariably reclined on "
lie low couch. The Bishop was likewise firm
is declined to suffer the indignity imposed, and
he the Chief Buddhist priest is allowed seat OIL
he level with the Kings, he urged that similar co
q! tesy might be granted to one Of correspond
is rank The result was that the Bishop leit MI
dalay without having met the KING, altnot
q both expressed themselyes desirous of an
is terview.
Ike John. the new Greek Archbishop of Nc
,m America, y has arrived in New York from
'ut Petersburg, and is arranging for the spe
icy erection of cathedral on Lexington Avenue
md of the German Nobility, has been conferred
Is the King of Prussia upon the hev. Dr. Ihof'
AID the commentator.
lad The State Of Nebraska offers suitable 10
lch every denomination of Christians that WIN D
But house Of worship at Lincoln town of
tile Inhabitants, and the Capital Of the State.
on Metz, which has witnessed the most pio'
eur scenes of tile present war is the city in which
as Priests OF the Romish church in 1886 burnt
the Bibles of the Huguenots. 1t took twelve he
as to consume the pile -,
ind The Gazetie of Cologne, of Oct. 10th,publit
ter n tL;rd lst of Roman Catholics who pre-
ing aaainst Papal Infallibility. The list comp
too abont 15O names from nineteen places.
BAD TThe following is asummary report OF aser
delivered by Rev. DIR. Boardman, before
A. Convention for the Advancement of the Hi
Christian Life, at Newark, N. j., last mo
This movement is enlisting so much interes
DE our city that we republish the sermon, by req
.ANT of a number interested
HIGHER CHRISTIAN LIFE.