The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-04
OUR RELIGIOUS COLUMN.
CONGREGATIONAL.
SUMMARY OF CnURUH NEWS.

eeCen, was lnStalleu, May IL, over the COn-
gregational Church of Voluntown and Sterling,
Conn.
Rev c. NJ. Hyde has resigned the pastorate
of the Congregational church at Brimfeld. His
salary has been S1l00 heretofore, $500 of which
comes from fund and the parish voted this
spring not to make even 500 addition.
The Congregational Publishing Society re-
ports for the year total receipts of Sl1O, lS9,
with $40 0S3 left in the treasury. The old board
of officers-of whom Dr. w. Barrows, Rev. Asa
Bullard, and Moses II. Sargent hold the respon-
sible situations-weTe reelected.
Henry Ward Beecher, in a sermon last Sun
day, took decided ground against what has been
called the Puritan Sabbath" He believed in
walking out and in writing letters on that day,
and wouldn't sign petition against allowing
horse cars to run on Sunday. This, he thought,
was an injury to the poor and it was no worse
for them TO ride in the cars than for the rich to
ride in their carriages.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Presbyterians have just built in Chey
enne Wyoming Territory, the finest church in
Tie Established Presbytery of Glasgow have
allowed one of their churches to introduce
haTmonium.
> The Church in Spripgwater, n. Y, hitherto
Congregationalist but adhering to the Plan of
Union, has perfected its organization by electing
elders
The exact position of the question of union
between the Free and the United Presbyterans
of Scotland is this: The friends of union are
being bitterly opposed in their proposition that
the synods shall ask the presbyteries to vote
whether union on the basis of the Standards
shall be considered. If they vote affrmatively,
the synods will have to send down once more in
the succeeding year a definite plan of union.
The University place and Mercer street
Presbyterian Churches of New York city, have
been consolidated under the pastorage of DR..
Booth. The congregation will worship in the
University Place Church, and the Mercer Street
Church will be sold. The respective member
ship of these two churches was 293 and ga. The
Westminster Presbyterian Church, of Brooklyn,
proposes to disband. 1t is too near the South
Congregational Church, DR.. II. NJ. Storrs,
pastor.
EPIsCOPALIAN.
The Bishop of London has forbidden Father
Ignatius to preach in London; but he has gone
Just across the river, and preached in a church
in the diocese Of Bishop Wilberforce, of Win
chester with no rebuke from him.
DIR. Ever leaves Christ Church, New York,
soon, to study in Europe the newest develop
ments of advanced ritualism, for the future
benefit OF his church. 1t is said to be not i'm
probable that Mr.. MackonOchie may accompany
him on his return.
METHODIST.
--One of the principal denominations of the
Cherokees is the Methodist.
Bishop Kingsley's last sermon preached
at Bethel, Palestine, near Jerusalem, in March
Two Methodist churches were destroyed
in Port-au-Pr Prince during the late revolution in
Hayt.
Two hundred and seventy scholars are in
attendance at Wesleyan Female College, Gin
A Church, costing S75,OOO, the finest in West
Virginia, was recently dedicated at Wheeling
by Bishop James.
The Primitive Methodsts and the Wesleyans
of Ireland have voted by large majority that
their two bodies should be amalgamated.
Bishop Simpson will leave this city next
week to preside over the German and Swiss
Methodist Conferences. Some members of his
anil " will
BY the will of the late Edward 7. Bright, of
Sunbury, Pa, the sum OF about S2O,OOO Is be-
queathed to the Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
AT the session OF the Australian Conference
of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, laymen were
appointed on district committees on Sunday
schools, and several ministers expressed them
selves as favorable to such appointment, and it
is not improbable that lay delegation will finally
be introduced.
The LAYING Of the cornerstone Of the North
western College at Naperyille, ILL.,, recently,
was an important event of the Indiana, Ohio,
Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota Conferences of
the Evangelical Association. The Endowment
Fund now amounts to $4,000, and it is expected
to be raised to 100000 by the patronzing con-
ferences above named. The building will cost
$32, 600.
OF the chief missionary societies of Eng
land the Wesleyan Missionary Society reports "A
revenue of S72S, 500, the Church Missionary So
ciety of $109,000, the Propagation Society OF
$532 600, the London Missionary Society OF
$523 500 and the Baptist Missionary Society OF
$4,000; being in most cases an advance over
last year. and forming total for the five soce-
ties of $2, $50, 600.
The eighty-seventh annual commencement
of Dickinson College, at Carlisle, in this State
takes place next week. The following is the
programme of the exercises
Sermon before the Society of Religious In.
quiry.-Sunday, June 5th at l015 o'clock A. NJ.
by Bishop James.
Baccaaureate address.-Same day, at ~
O'Clock p. NJ, by President Dashiell.
Glass day of the Senior Class.-Tuesday, June
at 7tb, at 915 A. NJ.
Grafton and Poem before the Literary Socie.
tes.-Sauae day, at o'clock P. NJ, Poet-T
q. Chatte, NJ ID. Orator-W. ii. Allen, LII. d..
President Girard College.
Annual meeting of General Bellies Letters and
Union Philosophical Societies.-Wednesda
June Sth, at 8 O'clock 4. NJ.
Grafton before Alumni Association. Same
day, at s o'clock ?: NJ, by Hon. c. w. CARR
gan, of class of 1S47.
enceMent.-Thursday, June 9th, at II
o'clock A. NJ.
The graduating class numbers sixteen mem
beTs.
BAPTIST.
The Disciples (Campbelltes) have for SOM
years been pushing their faith in Australia
They now propose TO ask their membership her
to assist in establishing a college in Australia
Within the last six years the members hay
increased from 700 to 3000 and there are l;
preachers.
Peter Bayne says in the Watchman an,
Reflector that Mr.. Spurgeon is willing to Ysi
the United States if he can be assured that Bap
fists here viii be willing TO do something for hi
college and his orphanage. he viii not atten
the Evangelical Alliance. Mr.. Spurgeon is bu
SO wears old, and preached 1000 sermons befor
he was 2l. For the last five years %, 900 cope
a week of his sermons have been sold. Not les
in