The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-21
OUR RHLxaxous COLUMN
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
EPISCOPAL.

- EPISCOPAL.
"A home for invalid clergymen of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church is to be established at
Aiken, South Carolina. ,.. -rs-r -Hr
Kenyon College, Gambler, Ohio, numbers
fourteen theological students, and seventy in
the academic department.
jefferson Davis was chosen, at the Easter
election, one of the vestrymen of st. Lazarus
Church at Memphis, Tennessee, the rector of
which is the Rev. John T. Wheat, father of Col
onel G. Robadeau and Captain John I. Wheat,
both of whom were killed in action duing the
Rebellion. ..-a--.t---. -e..
According to the provisions of canon 5, title
ii, of the Digest, John Cosby, late presbyter of
the Diocese of Virginia, was deposed from the
ministry by the bishop of the diocese in Rich
mond, Virginia, on the 10th of april. -- rrrl-
Mr.. George T. Packard, of Brunswick, a
graduate of Bowdon College, of the class of
1866, and of the last class of Andover Theo-
logical Seminary, is to enter the ministry of the
Episcopal Church, in the diocese of New York.
The Rev w. w. Newton assistant minister
of the Church of the Holy Trinity of this city,
has accepted call 10 st. Pauls Church, Brook
line, Massachusetts, and will enter upon his
duties in his new field of labor on the LIST of
July next. We itHl aaI .ntt .t 2
Preparatory to giving their five million
memorial fund, the Presbyterians have been in
formed that, as they gave last year for all pur-
poses %, l46, ,2Sl, it will be necessary for each
member to give 63 per cent. more than he did
last year to make up the amount.
The Western Reformed Presbyterians (New
SCHOOL, are generally working for union with
the United Presbyterians, while their Eastern
brethren are opposed. The conflict wakes
warm.
Il exington Presbytery (Va) at its late meet
ing reported that the salaries Of all its ministers
had been fully paid, according to promise. The
example is worthy of record and will have its
influence in other presbyteries.
METHODIST.
The Rev. VIM. H. Pearne, Presiding Elder
of the Memphis district, Tenn Conference has
been transferred TO the New Jersey Conference
and stationed at State Street Church. Trenton
AT the meeting of the Southern Methodist
General Conference communication was
offered from Louisville, KY. offering $50, 900 if
vile TO that CITY, In the bishops address no
reference was made TO the visit and communi-
cation of the Northern bishops. A motion for
Committee on temperance was voted down
almost unanimously san outside issue.
Owing to the death of Bishops Thompson
and Kingsley and the extra work that devolyes
on those who remain, Bishop Simpson has been
compelled to refuse all applications to aid at
dedications of churches and similar extra SER
| vices.
BAPTIST.
In the Kentucky Baptist General Assocla-
tion, held IN Louisville, it was reported that
OF the 2OO,OOO freedmen in the State 20 900 are
! Baptsts.
Mr.. Earle, the evangelist has been laboring
among the Baptist churches of Mobile. The
ministers refused TO enter with him in the work
If II was to be union work with other de-
nominations. The meetings were thus CON
Quoted until no Baptist church would hold the
! crowds when the Presbyterians and Bantists
offered their churches; aud this offer was ac-
ceptcd, though the Baptist pastors still con
trolled the meetings After Mr.. Earle left, there