The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-03
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
PREsBYTERIAN (soUTH).


The Rev. John Jones was appointed few
weeks ago to act as missionary in the Presby-
tery of Atlanta. He has accepted the appoint
ment, and has removed from Griffin to Atlanta,
Georgia.
The Presbyterian congregation at Millers-
burg, KY, have recently completed new and
very handsome house of worship. 1t is a sub
stantial brick building, finished in style of
beauty that reflects the highest credit upon
those who had charge of its erection. 1t was
dedicated to the service of God on Sabbath, No
yember 13.
AT the late meeting of the Presbytery of
Savannah the reorganization of the church of
Brunswick was reported and Pleasant Grove
Church, Attapulgus, Decatur county, was
relieved from its former connection with the
Associate Reformed SyCod. The Presbytery also
authorized the organization of church at Dor
chester, Liberty county, out of portion of the
membership of the old Midway Church resident
there.
AT the late meeting of the Cherokee Presby-
terry (Synod of Georgia), the Rev. T. E.. Smith
reported that a Presbyterian church had been
organized at Sonora, Ga, consisting of eleven
members and three ruling elders.
BAPTIST.
"A bazaar in aid of the Baptist Home for the
Aged and Inflrm will be opened at horticultural
Hall, in this city, on December 12, to continue
during the entire week. All the churches in
the city are combining to make the fair grand
success, and it is expected they will succeed.
AT the Colver Institute, Richmond, more
tLan sixty, among them several Richmond pas
tors and ordained ministers, were instructed in
the day classes last year. Nearly one thou sand
were gathered into churches, or converted by
the labors of the students during the vacations.
There are now in the State of Nebraska forty
Baptist churches, twelve of them formed since
last March.
The Baptists in Georgia outnumber those of
all other denominations including Catholics.
The members of the First Baptist Church,
Brooklyn, the Rev. ii. VI. Gallagher, pastor,
lately raised Sl4, 900 towards the liquidation of
the church debt.
The Central Baptist contains the query,
"Would you baptze man whom you believe to
be pious, and yet did not wish to join the Bap-
tist Church," The editor answered No" The
words need no comment.
Grocer Seminary and Lewisburg University
are both well attended the present term. The
University has, in all departments, including
the Ladies' Institute, over two hundred stu
dents; the Seminary has thirty-seven.
The indebtednesssof the Baptist churches in
Chicago, Illinois, is quite great, but 1t does not
81, 500, GOO, and the growth of the city has com
PEELED them to assume it. They have nineteen
churches a dozen mission schools, and the
largest membership of all the Protestant de-
nominations.
In the town of Roselle, New Jersey, a
wealthy Roman Catholic has offered to give an
excellent lot to the Baptist Society," if they will
build a church on 1t.
General Association of Illinois show that the
Baptists of the State support twenty four local
missionaries, who, during the past year, labored
528 weeks, preached 1881 sermons, held S43
meetings, and baptized 81 persons.
The number of persons baptized during the
year, as reported by the different churches OF
Ibe Maryland Baptist Association, was over 600
being larger than any other year since the orga-
nixation of the association. The number oi
members of the Baltimore churches is 1900
Washington city and Georgetown, 1850; country
churches, about $50.
The Rev. G. p. Switzer and wife (thC
Stdnddrd says) were baptized into the fellow
ship of the Baptist Church in Clinton, Iowa, by
the pastor, Rev. q. III. Remington, on Sunday,
October %. Mr.. Switzer is the late pastor o
the Congregational church at Maquoketa.
METHODIST.
The Methodist Missionary Society ha
made appropriations of $67l 1871 for next year
OF this $224, 1893 is for foreign missions; S40O
for the Indians; $57, 600 for missions amonG
the Germans, Scandinavians, and Chinese o
America; $294, 800 for the ordinary domestic
mi ssions; and $55 900 for Office and Incl
dental expenses and the charge of running Jh
Missionary AdoOcdte. The treasury was il
debt S10, 943 on November 1.
E-Bishop Ames says that no mission of tn,
Methodist Episcopal Church, in the first fy
nonths of its history, had more tokens of th
Divine blessing than has the Utah mission.
Thomas Kelso, Esq, a well-knOwn anC
esteemed layman of the Methodist Episcopa
Church In Baltimore, Nd, contributed, at
recent meeting in that city. his annual $1,000 3
the Loan Fund of the Methodist Episoopa
Church Extension Society.