The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-29
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NE W,S.
EPISCOPAL.

st. Peters Church. Baltimore, was opened
for divine service on Sunday, the 9th inst, the
Rev. DIR. Tying preaching both morning and
night. This is of the largest and finest
Episcopal churches in the country
The report of the Evangelical knowledge
Society," New York, shows that the society re-
ceived last year $45,6 622 and expended $43 4S7
published sixteen new books, and has pro-
perty valued at So, PAT.
The Protestant ChurchYadn says that there
is Home for Aged Fenales now supported by
the Church of the Holy Communion in New
York, having at present fourteen inmates. Each
has private apartment, containing neat bed,
a little chest, drawers, etc. Every effort is
made to remove the appearance and discipline
OF an institution and TO establish in its stead the
freedom and familiarity of a family. They are
subject to but two rules; visitors must leave at
8 o'clock in the evening, aud the inmates must
give notice when they intend to be absent all
night. The Home was established a year ago,
and is supported by the congregation of the
church
The anniversaries Of the Evangelical orsLow
Church party of the Protestant Episcopal Church
were held in New York. on October Is, 10, and
20. Among those who attended them were
Bishop Johns, of Virginia; Bishop Eastburn, of
Massachusetts; Bishop Stevens, of Pennsylvania
Bishop Cummins, of Kentucky; DR.. Schenck, of
Brooklyn; DR.. Peterkin, of Richmond; Drs.
Dyer and Ecceston, of New York; the Rev
Nessrs. Stephen II. Tying, Sr. and Jr.; the Rev.
Mr.. Hoare, of Tunbridge Wells, England, and
Judge Conyngham, of Pennsylvania.
was manifested throughout. The Evangelical
knowledge Society" reported receipts, $i5 622;
expenditures, $43, ,4S7; property, $S2, 2i2. The
American Church Missionary Society, which
held its anniversary on October 10, reported its
receipts at $64, ,564; the expenditures exceeded
this amount leaving the society somewhat in
debt. The Hon. John N. Conyngham, of Penn
sylvania, is the President for next year.
The fourth anniversary of the Evangelical
Education Society of the Protestant Episcopal
Church was recently held. Bishop Lee, of
Delaware, presided, in the absence otJay Cooke.
The Rev. k. G. Matlack, the Secretary of the
association, read the annual report of the EX-
ecutiye Board, according to which the receipts
amount to $4S, ,287'7l expenditures to $44 545'46;
fund on hand to $3742 20. The general expenses
for the year have been met by Jay Cooke,
Stewart Brown, Thomas h. Powers, and A. j.
Drexel; SO that the sums contributed by Others
and collected in the churches have gone directly
to the students. The number on the list is re-
duced to seventy. The students enjoying the
beneficiary aid of the association are required
to answer certain written questions relative to
the cardinal doctrines of evangelical religion,
such as the Bible, the sole rule of faith as op-
posed to the dogma; the Bible and tradition the
Joint rule of faith; justification by faith as op-
posed to justification by sacraments; and the
exclusive priesthood of Christ as opposed to a
human priesthood. Mr.. Jay Cooke was elected
President for the next year.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Another union of Presbyterian churches
seems to be approaching. conference was
held In the latter part of the month of Septem.
ber, in St. Paul's Church, Montreal, Canada, in
which delegates appeared from the Synod of the
Church of Scotland in Ontario and Quebec,
from the Synod of the same Church in Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island,
and Newfoundland; from the General Assembly
of the Canada Presbyterian Church, and the
Synod of the Presbyterian Church of the Lo wer
Provinces. The committees from these various
churches first conferred separately, and each
came to the conclusion that there was no OBJ
stacle to union in principle that union is expe-
dent, and that 1t is practicable. Afterward, the
committees met in joint session, and the discus
sions were cordial and exceedingly pleasant
The end reached by the committee is contained
in a paper which recommends union, the con-
solidated Church to be known under the name
of the presbyterian Church of British North
America" A basis of union was adopted, tue
two most important articles of which are the
following;-
II. That the Holy Scriptures of the Old aud
New Testaments, being the infallible word O
God, are the supreme standard of faith and
manners.
- That the Westminster Confession of Faith
shall be the subordinate standard of this Church
il being understood-lst. That full liberty o
opinion in regard to the power and duty of the
civfl magistrate in matters of religion, as set
forth in said Confession, be allowed; aud 2l.
That the use of the Shorter Catechism be en-
Joined as az authoritative eXposit N If dostr'
1Cl Ile lLt.lsSl.Cl v I-e !en4 le.