The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-03

Bishop Keener, of the Southern Methodist
Church, held the Indian Mission Conference,
the last week In October, at Fort Gibson, Chero-
kee Nation, which was an interesting occasion.
Two preachers Qndians) we're ordained, one of
whom did not understand English, but used an
interpreter.
Professor J. A. Reubelt, of Asbury Uni
versity, Indiana, a learned scholar of the
country has left the Methodists for the Dis
ciples
I'm the Indian Mission Conference of the
Gently held it's annual session, there are fifty
four local preachers, some of whom are Indians,
and 4499 members.
CONGREGATIONAL.
BY request from the pastor of the Con-
gress Square Church at Portland, Maine the
principal members of the congregation rose in
their pews, and pledged themselves to clear off
the balance of debt on the church of $40, 600.
Rev. j. Clement French, pastor of the Or
mond Place Congregational Church, Brooklyn,
has been compelled to resign on account of Ill
health.
AT its last meeting the windham (Connec-
tieut) Association discussed the question, "How
far is il best to encourage the circulation and
reading of Dickens works?" and came, so
report says, to a negative conclusion.
The new Congregational church built by
the people who formerly worshipped in Essex
street, Boston, Mass, under the care of DR..
Adams, was dedicated lately. The sermon was
preached by the Rev. H. NJ. Parsons, pastor
elect The relation DR.. Adams is henceforth to
sustain TO the church is that of Emeritus pastor
The Congregational church in Williams
port, Pa, expects very bright future. They
have nice brick chapel and large lot in an
appropriate location, upon which a handsome
church Is to be erected. There are no pew rents
subscriptions and voluntary offerings on the
Sabbath are relied upon-makng all pews free.
The Central Avenue Church, now building
in New Haven, Connecticut, will te one of the
largest in the State, 1873 by 80 feet, with five en-
frances and two towers, respectively $50 and 80
foot in hai oh 4 will he fnIa had VI Nav ot
a cost of 100000.
PRESBYTERIAN (UNITED).
The United Presbyterian Church OF San
Francisco, Cal, the Rev. NJ. NJ. Gibson pastor,
held their second communion season in their
new church on late Sunday Thirteen were
received into the church, ten on profession of
faith. Twenty-Five have been added to the
church since September l, eighteen on profess
sion of faith.
The Rev. D. D. Christy has presented a
certificate of ministerial standing from the
Presbytery of Butler of the Presbyte rian
Church, which was accepted, and his name
added to the roll of the Presbytery of Butler,
United Presbyterian.
LUTHERAN.
The number of students in the Lutheran
Theological Seminary at st. Louis Mo-, is 147,
ten of whom, on account of sickness and other
causes, are absent.
REFORMED GERMANY
The Rev. Daniel Cans, d. D., of Norristown,
u
formed Church of Baltimore, Md. He expects
to enter upon the duties of pastor in the early
part of this month.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The Pope's Encyclical, which was printed
at Geneva, has been posted in prominent places
in Rome. One of the journals of the latter city,
which reprinted the document, was promptly
seized by the Italian authorities. Numerous
other conflicts between Church and State au-
thorities are mentioned from Rome. According
to telegram from Rome, November T. Lo
Liberia states that the Italian Government eX.
cludes Jesuit teachers from night schools at
! Rome. Popular demonstrations against the
Jesuits have been made.
| The Prussian Government has been called
upon for its decision in one case where the Ca
tholc teacher of religion at the Gymnasium ol
! KonitZ formally communicated the other pro-
| fessors in the presence of the pupils, because
they had signed the we'll protest against
that dogma. The Gymnasium being Catholic
one, it will become question whether it or the
Jealous teacher will have to be dissolved in con-
| sequence of the accommodation.
| -Samantanan, a young Indian, ordained nj
| the Roman Catholic church in the village ol
| Lorette, near Quebec, takes the name of Vim
cent, and is said TO be the first red man ever
made priest.
The Catholic Telegraph says: THE Sisters
! of Charity of Cincinnati have formed some
Sisters in their novtiate, and lent some of theiI
own community, for new establishment!
| founded under the auspices of the Rt. Rev. DR.
! Domenec Bishop of Pittsburg, by Rev. Mr.
! Tugs, at Altoona, Blair county Pa. We learn
| with no little surprise and joy that upwards oi
two hundred pupils are already 10 attendance al
! the new institution. Our Sisters have alsC
| fpurishing institutions in Santa Fe, New
Mexico, and in Denver aud Trinidad. Colorado
whiiher they were called by the Jealous Bishops
Lamy and Machebeuf."