The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-05
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
EPISCOPAL.

EPISCOPAL.
Every organized town in the diocese of Da-
kotah is now occupied by the Episcopal Church,
the stations numbering sixteen.
The death of the Bishop of Manchester puts
another appointment within the gift of Glad
stone.
The Church OF England is reyiving the
order of suffragan bishops. Two have just been
appointed.
"A ritualistic clergyman, Dr. Henry Bedford,
eurate of Colwick, Notts England, has sum
moned his paTishioners with prosecution for ab-
senting themselves from his fantastic worship.
There is no longer an established church in
Jamaica. The Clergy act expired the last day
In 1869, and WAS not renewed. An attempt was
made to have any church aided from public
funds that would assume the eyangelzing of
needy districts; but the voluntary churches re-
fused to accept the money The clergymen,
however, retain their present salaries for life.
MIR. MackOnOchie administer OF the Church OF
England, carried his ritualism SO far that he was
dealt with by the authorities, and found guilty
OF an.attempt to eyade the Church canons by in
genious subterfuges 1t appears that he has
sympathzing friends. The Church Herald
asserts that, in consequence of the Privy Coun-
ellis decision in the Mackonochie case, several
clergymen have expressed desire to enter the
Roman Catholic Church.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The congregation at Hamilton, Ohio (Dr.
Davidson's), has been visited with refreshing.
and encouraged with the addition, at last ac-
counts, of fifty members within few weeks.
The proposed plan of reorganizing the
Presbyterian synods of Ohio meets so much
opposition that the committee has been obliged
TO recall its suggestion OF synods, and propose
but 8.
The First and Second United Presbyterian
churches of Cincinnati have united, and now
form one promising congregation. The new
organization will have large and valuable
church building, and, after all debts of both the
old organizations are paid off, not less than five
do nj r. I1snn ne IN tg n
the congregation may require.
The Presbyterian committee to which was
intrusted the matter of raising memorial fund
OF $4,000, 600 report that the objects should he
educational institutions in this country and in
mission fields, hospitals, and asylums, institu-
tions for the freedmen, and fund for disabled
ministers. Donations are to be sent to Hon.
William +. Dodge, New York, with directions
how they shall be appropriated.
The Montreal Presbytery of the Canada
Presbyterian Church has been discussing The
case of q church which uses instrumental music.
1t has proved that quite a number have intro
duced the innovation, and it was finally voted
that it would be iniudicious to press the motion
of censure, as lit would tend to bring the
Church into ridicule," and the accused church
was not the only one ut fault.
The elders of the Presbyteries of Brooklyn
and Nassau Qong Island) held meeting last
week, in DR.. Cuyler's church. Nassau Presby-
terry (Old SCHOOL, has 3S churches, of which 13
are in Brooklyn; and Brooklyn Presbytery New
SchoOD has 10 churches. OF which are in
Brooklyn. Those in Brooklyn will be united in
single presbytery, and those out, of both
schools, into another
The Herald and Presbyterian says that the
Walnut Street Presbyterian Church of Evans
vile, Ind, year ago, changed from the rented
to the free-pew system with surprising results.
In 1868, its benevolent contributions were 1895;
In 1869 $10l5 On January l. 1869, the church
had debt of $1,000; on the 1st of January 1870,
not only was this obligation paid off, but con-
siderable balance remained in the treasury. The
additions to the church in 1869 were many more
than for several years previously. Rev. j. p. f..
Kumler is the pastor
According to a recent letter of the Rev.
Allen Wight the Southern Presbyterian Church
has not one white missionary at present able to
preach the gospel to the Choctaws. There is
another Indian minister besides Mr.. Wight who
lives some one hundred and twenty miles from
him, and these constitute the remnant of the
once influential body of Christian ministers in
that part of the vineyard. Most of them are
dead. The venerable Dr. Cyrus Kingsbury the
founder of the mission, still lives and labOrs,
though he has been in the field upwards of ffty
years.
The Presbyterian Board of Education re.
ports that the number Of candidates for the
ministry received under its care during the past
eight months has been greater than that in the
same portion of any preceding year, except one
since the revival period of 1892 36. Ninety new
candidates have during it been added to the roll
The exception was in the year after the reyiva
of 1858, when the number received from May t
years that came nearest up to the present, in thu
past thirty-four, were 1853, when eightyfour wert
received in the eight months named; 1850 anC
1867, when there were seventy-four each: anC
1854, when there were seyenty-three.
BAPTIST.
The Baptists of Iowa number about 20, 900
which is numerical gain Of 2000 over last year
The German Baptists of the West have in
creased from SO members, in 1859, to 2251
members in 1869, distributed in 4S churches
Three Baptist ministers in Georgia offer K
pay me expenses p of the education, during one
month, OF nifty colored Baptist ministers who
shall come for instruction to Atlanta
The Baptists in Great Britain have 244,
churches, OF which but 100 are in Scotland an(
81 in Ireland, 1000 ministers, 23i. .5O6 members
and 267, 1906 Sunday scholars They raised las
year over $S00,000 Of our currency for beneyo
lent purposes.
AT the meeting of the New Jersey Baptis
Education Society, II was stated that. al Dr
Weston's suggestion, Mr.. Grocer is about To bnil.
some neat cottages at Upland near Chester. Pa
10 he used by married men while studying 70