The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-15
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
EPISCOPAL,

-On the 9th instant, Rev. William Pinckney,
d. D., was consecrated Assistant Bishop of the
Diocese of Maryland
The Episcopal Board of Missions acknew-
ledge total receipts from "Mite Chests, since
October /, 1869, of $114, 38S70. The sums range
from q few cents to twenty dollars, the average
perhaps, being about three dollars.
The cornerstone of grammar and divinity
school was recently laid in Oregon. The grounds
cover four city blocks. In Denver, Colorado,
another has just been completed, of imposing
proportions. Adjoining it, mag gniicent cathe-
dral and Episcopal residence are Immediately to
be erected.
Ground has been broken for the new st.
Johns Church, Chicago. The edifce is to
cost $100 000 and its furnishing half as much
more.
The Church Journal OF New York, which,
so far as the claims of the Church are con-
cerned, has always been High Church, is very
severe on the proceedings at the conservation of
st. Sacrament Mission. 1t publishes three let
ters from High Churchmen attacking the inno-
vations, and proceeds at length to give its own
criticisms. 1t says that Bishop Potter gave his
letter of sanction when 1t was understood that
the service was for the slums of the population,
but that now Father Bradley has established
mission at the corner of Broadway and Thirty
fourth street, where this class of people do not
reside. 1t says that Trinity Church is not COM
promised in this movement, although some of
its ministers accepted invitations to preach
there.
"A young lady who has for three years been
novice IN the ot Mary Sisternood, Protestant
Episcopal, in New York, will soon take the
veil, with the pledge of perpetual celibacy.
The wife of DR.. Patterson, of this city, will act
as her god-mother on the occasion. DR.. Batter
son took leading part in the consecrating SER
vices at st. Sacrament Mission.
The Episcopal Convention of Illinois had
considerable difficulty in passing the vote which
deposed ips0 fdcto any minister who should
appeal from an ecclesiastical to civil tribunal
1t was first rejected, but afterward passed on
reconsideration.
The Rev. Edward H. Jewett, Rector of
Christ Church, Dayton, Ohio, has received and
accepted call to the Church of the Evangelists,
Oswego, New York.
the Rev. William d. Harlow was deposed
from the ministry on the 30th of June by Bishop
Littlejohn.
"A Wesleyan Methodist Church, in Toronto,
Canada, recently erected, cost 800, 900.
The whole property of Wesleyan University
now amounts to $675, lO3, and the total income
during the past year was $33, 734, which will be
increased $4100 by recent donations.
DIR. John Wheeler has resigned the Presi-
dency of Baltimore University, and DR.. w. 1.
Goldman was elected as his successor.
-Notlong since Madison Square Church, Balti-
more, built during the centenary year. erected
an elegant three-story brick parsonage, adjoin-
Ing the church. Old Monument Street, the twin
church of North Baltimore Station. with its
twelve hundred members, is just putting the
finishing touches on a beautiful structure nexl
to the church, for the senior preacher. Madison
Avenue commenced to build superb house
next the church, during DIR. L. r. Morgan's
pastorate year. Many of these parsonage move
ments are wholly in the charge of the Ladies
Mite Societies, which exist in most If not al
the charges.
The Boston Theological Seminary ha:
changed its quarters from the building on
Pinckney street to the new and commodlou
building recently erected by the Boston Wes
leyan Association on Bromfeld street.. The,
have been lifted up In excellent style, and room
sufficient to accommodate about sixty student
are now fully occupied.
Among those admitted on trial at the lat
meeting OF the Illinsis Conference was w. Il
Powers, late pastor of the Presbyterian churcl
in Danville. III. 81 ~ luf AL Ia 10
The 1910 II term OF the Drew Theologlca
Seminary at Madison opened on Monday of las
week, under the most lattering auspices. Th
schoff coreists of eighty five students all study
ing for the ministry. NJ.
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