Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-10-22

RELIGIOUS
EPIsCOPAL. Z
In Nevada the Episcopalians,
while not yet having materials for
statistical returns, have still out {
stripped other churches in laying
the foundation for future Opera
tions. Thus far they have three
well-attended churches, while ITO
persons have been confirmed, l,6OO
Sunday school pupils have been in.
structed, the present attendance
being sos, among whom are Jews
and ROmanists.
Bishop KerfoOt Of Pittsburg,
Pa, in his annual address strongly
urges the wisdom of the Free
Church system. OF the sixty regu-
lar parishes in his diocese but one
fourth rent pews. In oil the rest
the seats are free though the rec
tors salary is in most of them de-
rived from subscriptions. Such
pledges the Bishop thinks should
always underlie and uphold the
efTertOry as the channel of the pa
rishioner's payment Of their duty
to the rector.
The number of Episcopal Church
es in Philadelphia is 6S; Of commu-
nicants 16,26S. In the Diocese there
are 22,035 communicates; 1865
were confirmed last year.
Mrs. Livermore, (Unitarian) off,
ciated in an Episcopal church in Ep-
ping, N. II. recently, reading the
prayers, and going through the SER
vice as If an ordained "priest." She
did not need 10 wear the robes, of
course. Some trouble occurred
about II, and the vestry have invi-
ted her to Offlciate there q whole
Sunday this month.
The Southern ChurChman, motto.
ing the baptism by the Rev. G. 5.
Barter, rector of Christ church,
Norfolk, Va, of twelve persons
who preferred the primitive Scrip
tural mode, says: "This is just as
1t should be. If persons prefer to
be baptized by immersion, 1t should
always be done"
The Episcopal Board of Missions
acknowledge total receipts from
"Mite Chests" since October /,
1869, Of $ll4,33S, 70. The sums col
lected and forwarded by each chest
range from a few cents to twenty
dollars, the average, perhaps, be-
ing about three dollars.
BAPTIST.
The Christian Union says: 1t is
an undeniable fact that many Bap-
r tist in the North, East aud West,
when they find themselves at the
Lords table in other churches glad
) ly communicate" and mot q few
| Baplists churches tacitly acknowl-
} edge that they have neither the
5 right nor the will TO interfere.
The Rev. DR.. Randolph, pastor
{ of the Fifth Baptist Church, Phila'
= delphia, was compelled, q shorJ
q time ago, to relinquish his pAstora
labors on account of general physi
: cal prostratiOn. His physician
> having prescribed rest, his cOngre
: CATION have granted him a siI
months leave of absence, cOntinu
c ing his salary aud supplying thu
pulpit.
y The General Association of Col
ored Baptists for Kentucky, at its re
: cent session in Paducah, decided t,
u organize a theological school thi
Il winter, on It's hill property. at Frank
l. fort, (titty acres, bought and pai'
}. for.)
}. The twelfth session Of the South
!. ern Baptist Theological Seminar
q opened with thirty-seven students
= : precisely the number present on tn
= first day of last session.
). PRESBYTERIAN.
j. There are within the corporate,
= limits of Pittsburg, Pa, thirtee
!. Presbyterian churches, and in ii
"a immediate vicinity, South Of tn
Allegheny and Ohio Rivers, ther
are seven more. In the corporal
" limits Of Allegheny, there are fv
u churches, and in its immediate Vi
70 Cinity, North of the Allegheny ant
h Ohio Rivers, there are six more
s, So that there are in that city an
l. vicinity, without enumerating sew
n eral mission stations, thirty-onc Oh
r. ganized Presbyterian churches.
" The kentucky papers state tina
. Judge Fox, of Danville, has deci
le dcd in the suit brought by the Dec
lie laration and Testimony Synod @
st Kentucky for Centre COLLEGE
Il, against the plaintiffs. The Colleg
/; remains, of course, with those VIII
{. now possess it, the adherents to tn
,s General Assembly.
m In the First church Of Washing
- :, ton, there Is a Sunday.schOol clas
y called the "Silver Grey's," from th
Is facts ofits being partly CompOse
T. of old and gray.headed men, som
n. of whom are over eighty years {
III age.
d, The church in Hannibal, NeV
York, heretofore Congregational i
form, has elected elders, and take
the Presbyterian organization
ol They have given evidence Of tru
y prosperity, also, by moving to 81
4 cure for their minister a parsonag
I'd at an expense Of some four thousan
D. dollars.
Of The churches in the city ofPhiI
n. adelphis belonged to five PresbytC
10 ries, which reported to the Assem-
~ " bly, last May. Their total member
u ship is 1886. There were adde
Gu last year, on examination and prt
lie fession of faith, 1872 persons. Th
s money which they raised amount
in cd to S7l4,03l.
of The Presbyterian warns the pa
le tors, especially those in New Jerse.
o. against the acts of a youug man b
- the name of Lyle, who has impose
AZ ...s,,sotn., 80 yy..tn,,o Iann.,.