The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-11


and system into the Concern Formerly nothing
was derived from the gold sweepings, which
now yield from $1,000 to $1,000 year; and the
cash receipts from papershavings have been
doubled reaching $4,000 per year
The Boston Theological Seminary has been
in that city three years. The first year there
were 80 students, the second A, the third 80,
making it the largest in New England except
Andovcr The assets of the institution have
increased from $4,000 to $500, 600, of which
100000 were given by Isaac Rich, Esq, S25 900
by Hon. Lee Calin $4,000 by Governor
Clafin, and $4,000 by Hon. Jacob Sleeper. The
seminary is now preparing to erect new build
ings; and Isaac Rich. Esq, has offered to put up
building, to cost not less than 100000, if
other friends would raise as much more. To-
wards this Mr.. E. II. johnson, of Lynn, pro-
misses $4,000, and Governor Cla1in aud Hon
Jacob Sleeper each 5000 more.
For many years, under the lead of Jabez
Bunting, the Wesleyans of England maintained
very non-committal attitude on the question
Of Church and State. This attitude has made
them practically the supporters of the exclusive
privileges of the Church of England. But they
have now come forward, after three days hot
discussion, under new leaders, as the most ad-
vanced supporters of unsectarian schools their
resolutions just passed, being much more rad-
cal than those of the Congregational Union
They insist that hereafter no denominational
schools shall be supported by the public rates.
The English Independent is jubant, and says
'Messieurs the clergy This is what your bigotry,
mentarianism have brought your old friends and
allies the Wesleyans to- Mr. Arnold is a prophet
In twenty years, he said the Weseyans would be
the keeDest political dissenters. 1t has come to
pass in twenty days. Place, then, for the Wesleyans
Let them pass on to the post of honor-in the first
rank OF the education battle"
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Association of Welsh Congregational
lists in Ohio numbers sixteen ministers and
thirty-two churches.
The statistics of the Kansas General Associ-
alton show net gain of 400 members the past
year. Churches, So members, 2000.
- One hundred and forty of the two hundred and
forty-nine Congregational churches in Maine
receive aid from the Maine Missionary Society.
The Congregational church in Stoughton,
Mass has endorsed the action of the society in
offering the Universalists the temporary use of
their building. One or two of the officers, who
felt aggrieved, have Withdrawn their resigna-
tions.
During the past year the Congregational
Publishing Society has published 26 bound
volumes, containing 1900 pages. The business
OF the Depository was S14,607'S2 donations to
charitable purposes, 50, 400 80 all of which has
500 different places
The Congregational General Association of
Illinois met last week in Aurora. They report
eleven new churches organized and eleven which
have become selfsupporting. They request
that secretary of the Home Mission Society
ard one of the Congregational Union have their
offices in Chicago. In assigning preachers for
the Sabbath to churches which asked the favor.
quite a debate arose as to assigning one to
the Universalist church. but the request was
granted.
BAPTIST.
In 1852 The Baptists of Newark, having two
churches and 506 members, organized their city
mission. Now they have eight churches and
over 2600 members, having increased fve-fold,
while the city has only doubled in population.
The American Missionary Association denies
utterly that thousands of dollars" have been
put by Baptist churches into their treasury and
then perverted to congregational propagandism,
as charged in the anonymous paragraph headed
"Baptsts beware" that has been published con-
spicuously and anonymously in every Baptist
paper but one in the North.
The Freewill Baptists, working with the
American Missionary Association, concentrate
their efforts in the region of Harpers Ferry,
Va, and Memphis, Tenn. They have in connec-
tion with these missions twenty-eight churches
and thirty-three preachers, a larger number than
those who work with them in the association
have in all the South.
The Baptists have now in this country Al
colleges and theological seminaries besides
! academies and female seminaries. These Al
institutions have $50 professors and $500 stu
! dents OF whom 500 are studying for the ministry
! They also control 46 periodicals. to supply their
! S7S7 ministers Is, 143 churches, and 1,22l, $40
| members. The total receipts of the general
! organizations were S7S1 ,954
The English Baptist Union has voted to
! favor new translation of the Bible by scholars
! from all denominations. Notice has.been given
! that motion will be introduced, June IA, into
| Ia1DalnenI lot Ine appointment OF q royal cOtA-
mission to make this translation. 1t has been
| thought by many better that it should be made
| by such commission than by q committee of
! convOcatiOn, which is sectarian body. The
! convocaton of Canterbury has appointed COM
! mittees to consider the subject of the revision
! Of the Bible, and has resolved that in such an
! event members of all denominations should be
! invited TO join 1t.
PRESBYTERIAN.
ON the first Sabbath in May the Presbyte-
! rian church which Professor Knapp, lately
! Baptist, has organized in Madrid, celebrated
their first communion, at which As Spaniards
| and 10 foreigners communicated.
AT the late meeting of the Michigan Con-
gregational General Association the action of
Oliyct College in asking Presbyterian aid and
! offering to Presbyterians a share in its govern
ment was generally condemned as opening the
way for such sectarian difficulties were for so
long the bane of Knox College, Ill.
The General Assembly of the United Pres
byterian Church has been meeting in Pitts
burg, The Moderator was Rev. T. s. Kendall
! of OREGON The Home Mission Board reports
| l40 stations that have received aid, 126
of which have a church membership oil
! 1857 and have received 677 on profession. The
ceyed S53, ,8G5, an increase of S3000 report
was received allowing divorce with remarrage
| in case of wilful desertiOn.
The United Presbyterian Synod of Scotland
has taken up the question of union with Free
| Presbyterians and voted by an overwhelming
majority TO send down TO the presbyteries the
question of union on the basis of the Standards.
The great opposition is IN the other Church. Mr..
| SpurgeOn was received as a visitor, and made
TWO speeches. The augmentation fund aids
feeble churches, so as to make the smallest
salary $7S7 gold, although six pastors refused
10 receive this aid. The average salary is $103l.
There are six hundred congregations and 49,
423 members.