The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-05
-UMmARY OF OnuRCH NEws.


THE Hanson Place Baptist Church in Brook
| lyn, N. Y, received sixty-thTee additional mem
bers at the last communion. The religious In
| terest continues.
Rev j. Hyatt Smith has resigned charge of
\ the LecOmpton Avenue Baptist Church, Brook
| lyn, and intends to start new enterprise on the
] open communion principle.
| The Baptist colleges have nearly 5000 stu-
Jdents an increase of over 500 since last year.
| There are 800 students fitting for the ministry,
of whom $40 are in theological seminaries.
| The Rev. Levi WheelOck, formerly a Con-
! gregational minister was reordained to the work
| OF the ministry by Baptist Council at Wood
| land, Barry county, Michigan, January 10.
ID. z. Adams and wife, of the Methodist
that body, and e. r. Pierce and wife, the former
useful minister of the United Brethren Church,
were lately immersed by Rev. e. j. Goodspced,
ID. d., of Chicago.
Christian Church in Lewisburg, Pa, but more
recently admitted into the membership of the
Lewisburg Baptist Church, has received cali
to become pastor of the Bridgewater Baptist
Church, in Montrose Susquehanna county, Pa.
On Wednesday evening, February 16,
mass meeting of the Baptists was held at the
First Church, Baltimore, Md, when the sum of
S25, 600 was raised for the Eutaw Place Baptist
Church, now nearly completed. This sum,
together with $5S, 900 already contributed Gin
Guiding the lot donated), amounts to $83, ,000
leaving comparatively easy amount yet to be
raised for the entire cost.
ciety have voted to transfer their theological
school, now at Hampton, N. H., to Providence,
r. l., provided such movement is generally
desired, and something in the way of endow-
ment promised. The propositions selecting
Haverhill, Mass, and Buffalo, N. Y, and pro-
posing a division of the institution between
Bates and Hillsdale Colleges, did not meet with
favor
An Episcopal church in Elizabethtown,
Kentucky, has allowed the Presbyterians the
use of their church, Bishop Cummings gladly
cOnsenting.
ticut, has prohibited DR.. Ewer's preaching in
Connecticut is not true. He has, however,
written to him on the subject of his sermon,
and action will depend on his reply.
DIR. Temple has changed his mind about
refusing TO allow his essay to appear in future
editions of Essays and Reviews" 1t will ap-
pear, but as the composition of Frederick
Temple, and not of the Bishop of Exeter.
"A convocaton of English bishops, held at
the summons of the Archbishop of Canterbury,
has resolved to appoint committee of scholars
to report at a subsequent meeting as to the
wisdom OF revising our present version of the
Bible.
The English Court of Arches has decided
what garments may be worn by the clergy.
The cope, chasuble surplice, alb, tunicle, and
biretta are allowable in the communion service,
but at no other time. An appeal is to be taken
to the Privy Council.
Bishop Whipple, who is travelling in Europe
for his health, had gift of twenty thousand
dollars presented to him for the endowment for
the Episcopal College Of professorShiip, and
sents were made from the Oxford University.
The General Theological Seminary (Episco-
paD of New York has at last secured q dean in
the person of j.. NJ. Forbes, d. D., q clergyman
of some note, who some time ago returned to
the Church of his YOUTH after having for ff-
teen years been member of the Roman
Church.
Utah, preached on Sunday morning last at St.
Lukes Church, Thirteenth street, and gave q
very interesting account of the work of the
Church in this benighted region; also, of the
great need of funds to carry on the work among
the Mormons, particularly in building churches
and school houses.
There is in Salt Lake City temporary build
ing used for church ard school purposes, the
latter having over one hundred pupils. Mr..
Foote is clergyman of pleasing address, and,
we should judge, of considerable ability, and
one who is well calculated to prosecute, under
Bishop Tuttle, this important work. He will,
no doubt, he fayorably received by Episcopa-
lians, and the wants of the mission receive
liberal response at their hands.
PREsBYTERI AN.
An incendiary fire destroyed the Presbyte-
rian church ut Sugar creek, near Charlotte. n.
c., a few days ago. 1t had just been remodelled
and repaired.
The Holmes Church. on the Eastern Shore
of Virginia. has made call for the pastoral
services of the Rev, DR.. Handy, of Orange Court
House.
Mr.. P. Gowan, Jr,, has accepted an invita-
tion to labor in the Zion Church, Charleston
sc. Since he completed his course in the Semi
nary last spring. he had been preaching to the
Columbia colored congregation at the Ladson
Memorial chapel.
METHODIST.
The Methodist Recorder during three weeks
has reported 1900 conversions among the Metho-
dist Protestant churches.
Methodist preaching was started last April
in Orebro, large town in Central Sweden, half
way between Stockholm and Gottenburg.
large hall was obtained, and after nine months
labor they have $50 members, and the room far
too small for them.
In 1868 the Methodists received 1914 $40
probationers. How many OF these were re-
ceived to full membership it is impossible to
tell; but the following year showed an increase
of but 81 Az in the full membership. 1t is evi-
dent that scarce one-third of the 'probatoners"
| became full members, after making all possible
allowances for losses by death or excommuni-
cation.
The Methodists in New York report 1S2, ,955
members, of whom 156,377 are in full member
| ship. The Presbyterians have 100, 1868 members,
the Baptists 96,70S, the Epscopalians 63,0i7,
| and the Congregationalists %, 44S During the
| last nine years Methodism in New York has in
creased 10 per cent. in membership, % per cent.
| in churches, 81 per cent. in parsonages, 3 per
cent. in Sabbath schools, Is per cent. in Sunday
| school teachers, 81 per cent. in Sunday school
| scholars, 40 per cent. in the value of church
edifices, and 164 per cent. in the value of par
| sOnages.
| The first Methodist Convention for New
York met last week in Syracuse, attended by
| 400 delegates. This is is an entirely voluntary
meeting, quite outside of the regular ecclesias-
| teal machinery. The success that has attended
| similar meetings in New England led to the
| of Re uhot tinp od.