The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-18
OUR RHL1a1ous COLUMN
SUMMARY or CHURCH. NEWS.
EPISCOPAL.

-1be Episcopal Church in Lexington, Ken
tucky, has built baptisiery in connection with
their house of worship, for the purpose of ad-
ministering baptism by immersion.
The New Jersey Episcopal Convention is
the first religious body in the country to in
troduce the reform of minority representation.
Each voter can vote on his ballot for as many
persons as are to be elected, or he may give the
same number of votes for any one of the candi-
dates. dissatifed minority was the occasion
of the change.
An incident very strange in Jamaica and
rare anywhere in the Episcopal Church. oc-
cured lately in Kingston. Three children
Of Baptist parents; now grown up, wished, on
Joining st. Michaels Church, to be immersed.
The rector, MIR. Pierce, consulted the bishop.
who said there could be no bjection to it, and
the immersion took place
The Episcopal Convention of the diocese of
Ohio was held in Columbus last week. The
report of Bishops Bedell and Mcllvaine give the
following annual statistcs:-lO9 visitatous, 906
persons confirmed deacons ordained, 16 cam
didates for orders received, l church consc
Grated, and new parishes organized. On the
10th instant the convention adopted resolution,
by vote of 66 to GO, expressing sympathy with
the Evangelical Alliance. This is considered
triumph of the Low Churchmen over the High.
-EDglish laws forbid outdoor ecclesiastical
professions and the Prayer book says that the
bread and wine shall not be carried out of
church and yet q clergyman of the Church of
England, Mr.. Whitby, recently went in "full
eucharstic vestmeDt and biretta, carrying the
Blessed Sacrament, covered with the pail aud
veil of linen and lace, the outer one of silk
being over all, two acolytes following, with
the burse cruets, and books, to the bedside of
dying parisboner reaching him lust in time
to save his soul by the ordinance; though it was
necessary to pull his jaws apart, and pour the
wine down his throat that he might receive the
''cbaice of the Viaticum.e The Low Church
party are aghast at this ritualism, especially as
the Bishop of Winchester recently participated
approvipgly in a service in which this same
Mr.. Wbitby took prominent part which was
made as Catholic as possible, with its process
sions and nuns and candles, in defiance of the
recent judgment of the Court of Arches.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Pacific Theological Seminary (Congre-
eationa) has ended its first year of eXisteace.
At the anniversary the four students gave ad-
dresses and recited passages of Scripture in
Greek, Hebrew, Latin and Welsh. The insti-
tuition has two professors and $50,00O of pro-
perty, OF which DR.. Stone collected $25, 900 in
Boston.
The new edifce of the First Congregational
Church OF Chicago, has just been finished at
cost CT $3.50 000 popularity of this church is
that the reading desk, or pulpit, is provided
with q copper speaking-trumpet which is con-
nected with eleven pews, where, with rubber
hose and cup attached, the deaf may enjoy
sermon as well as those not so unfortunate.
DIR. Goodwin of the First Congregational
Church, Chicago, H., has returned from his
foreign tour. The church of which he is pastor
has, during his absence, completed a large and
attractive edifice. The best of all is the readi-
ness and liberaity with which the congregation
have subscribed to pay the bills. Eighty-five
| thousand dollars were raised on q late Sunday
morning and evening.
The veteran missionary, Rev. Titus Coan
comes to his native land for the first time after
absence of thirty-fve years. There is
plobably not more than one Protestant minister
living who has baptized more individuals than
be has. More than 16, 900 persons have received
this ordinance at this hands. At one time, after
careful training of two or three years, 100
converts Were admitted to his church at the
| Sandwich Islands.
Some one who has looked up New England
! Congregational statistics says that the richest
congregation is the Centre Church, Hartford;
| estimated wealth, $12 100000. The Park Street
! Church, Boston, and the Centre Church, New
| Haven, have the largest average congregations
from 1900 to 1400 each Sunday. The largest
annual contributions are collected in the Shaw
| nut Church, Boston, and the Centre Chnrch,
| New Haven average, $1,000
PRESBYTERIAN.
Mr. Donald G. Mitchell, of the Hearth and
| Home has been commissioned to take charge of
| the arrangement and improvement of the Col
lege grounds at Princeton.
On late Sabbath there were thirty-five ad-
ditions to the Second Presbyterian Church,
Richmond, Va the Rev. DR.. Hoge's, twenty
three on profession of faith, many of whom were
heads of families.
The Board of Education of the Reformed
| Presbyterian SynOu report that thirteen colored
students from Mississippi Georgia, Missouri,
Pennsylvania, and Ohio were being educated at
Northwood, Ohio, ten being supported by the
| Church.
The Independent says that j. G. Baldwin,
| ESQ.,, of Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church,
| New York, gave 1868, 900 to various benevolent
objects during the last fourteen years of his life;
and by his will gives ST., 900 to various benevo-
lent societies. and makes Williams, Wabash,
Middlebury, and Hamilton Colleges residuary
legatees.
E-The Reformed Presbyterians are divided
into two bodies, Old-side and New-side. The
statistics show that the Old branch is about
twice the number of the New. as follows:-Con-
gregations, 50; ministers "a; COMMITMENTS,
S204; increase for the year about 200. The New
side now number about 80 ministers, and about
the same number of churches.
In the Narrative of the State OF Religion,
presented by DR.. Cuyler to the Presbyterian
Assembly, DR.. Cuyler mentioned that several
making the eldership rotary rather than perma-
nent As this is an innovation of a few churches,
mainly New School, the Assembly voted to eX-
purge the paragraph.
We hear nothing definite in reference to the
progress made by the Presbyterians in collect
ing their proposed five million reunion 1und'
The first movement in reference to the Congre-
gational Jubilee Fund comes from California,
where it is found that the church debts are
$50 Coo which will be just the amount of SIC
for each member, which it will be necessary for
each member to pay in order to raise the entire
amount. They have issued letter to the
churches urging them to cancel all these debts
as their contribution to the jubilee fund.
The opposition TO Presbyterian union in
Scotland has been mainly on the part of the
Free Church. The General Assembly of thai
Church has lust voted, 379 to IA to send down
TO the presbyters the consideration of the matter
for their opinion, though not for final deci-
sion. This is decided stop in advance, though
the majority is the same as about two years age
on kindred motion. The United Presbyte