The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-20
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
EPISCOPAL.

For the new st. Thomas Church, Fifth ave-
nue., New York, musical conductor has been
engaged at a salary of 5000 year, and Ave
were on the point of saying pGrsonage-an ele-
CANT residence besides. This speaks well tor
church music as fine art, if not an expensive
one.
Occasionally a Congregational minister is
admitted into the pulpit of an Episcopal church,
for it is stated that by special request DR.. Nehe
miah Adams, of Boston, recently preached at
Hong-Kopg, China, for Archdeacon Gray, of the
Church of England.
Bishop Whitehouse, of Illinois, having been
for some time absent from his cathedral 10 Chi
cago, was welcomed back late Sunday by
AN immense congregation, who, through a COM
mittee of three gentlemen, presented him with
$4,000 with which to pay Off the whole debt of
the cathedral.
An Episcopal "Church Guild" has been Or
ganized in Cincinnati, Ohio. 1t supports three
missions and reading-room, and will soon
start library.
METHODIST.
The Rev. James E. Latimer d. D., of the
East Genesee Conference, has been elected to
the chair of Historical Theology in the Boston
Theological Seminary.
Simpson Church. Detroit, was dedicated
July "a, and $4,000 raised. The cost was
$45,000, $4,000 of which was contributed by
-fhe Rev. Messrs Frank Ohlinger, Nathan
DAVIS, and l.. w. Pitcher are to sail as mis-
sionaries to China next September.
Forty years ago there were put two Metho.
dist chapels in Cincinnati; now the number is
twenty three, two of them very costly.
Owing to the large increase OF attendance
al the Boston Theological Seminary, that insti-
tuition is to move to the new Methodist building.
The colored Methodists of Petersburg, Va,
states the Shiloh Herald, recently immersed
several candidates in their church.
The Trinity Church, Worcester, Mass, is
building an elegant house of worship, which
will cost 100000.
-Rev. Dr. Alexander Clark, of Pittsburg,
has accepted the editorship OF the Methodist
The total lay membership of the Delaware
Conference is 10967. There are 1885 Sunday
schools, with $50 teachers and officers and 1854
scholars.
CONGREGATIONAL.
- The First Congregational Church in San
Francisco are building fine house of worship.
1t will seat 1900 persons, and will cost S75 600.
- Rev. A. Judson Rich late of the orthodox
Church at Westminster, Mass, has accepted
call to the Unitarian Church at Groton, Mass.
= The AdUGnce says: One of the railroad
companies in Iowa has agreed to donate $20,0 900
in lands towards the proposed German Theologi-
cal Seminary if it shall be located at Storm
Lake, providing the churches will give $50, 600
towards erecting the necessary buildings.
- The little band of German Churches pledge
$1,000, leaving $1S 600 for memorial-year gifts
from the English Churches.
The Rev. Leonard w. Bacon has accepted
the call to the First Congregational Church OF
Baltimore.
The First Congregational Church in San
Francisco have adopted plans for new house
of worship to be erected on the site recently
purchased. The building is 10 be in the Gothic
style, of brick with stone trimmings; the au-
dience room will be about "A by 85 feet, with
seating capacity including the galleries, for
fifteen hundred persons The estimated cost is
about SIS, 600.
japanese, Joseph Nee Sima the first, we be-
lieve ever graduated in the United States He
goes TO Andover TO study for the ministry.
The Rev. DR.. Daggett, pastor of the Yale
tion, which the corporation have requested him
to reconsider being unwilling TO lose his
services.
BAPTIST.
AT the close of the commencement exercises
at Colby University President Champlin au-
nounced that Sal, 900 had that day been su D
scribed towards repairing the old chapel build
ing, the erection of laboratory aud towards
the general fund. OF this sum, $4,000 each
was given by Hon. William e. Wording, Hon.
Gardner Colby, Hon. ]. w Merrill, Hon. Abner
Coburn, $1,000 by the PresidenI himself, though
he was too modest TO tell us so. Before the close
of the day the sum was increased TO S45, 600.
DIR. Taylor, of the Union Park Church.
Chicago, has finally resigned, 10 accept the call
of the Coliseum Place Church, of New Orleans.
DIR. Willdridge, pastor of the Fairvie v
Baptist Church, New Jersey, baptized into tue
fellowship of the church, on Sunday, the 7Gh
instant, Mr.. Frederick Kratz, late a preacher oi
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. Alfred Newton, D. d., has lust resigned
a pastorate of thirty-fve years duration, at Nor
walk, Ohio
Rev. DIR. Woodbridge, editor OF the Ocoioeilt
has been unanimously elected Pastor of the
Howard Street Presbyterian Church, San Frau
cisco.
The Rev. DIR. G. G. Hickman, of Albany
New York, has decided to accept the Presidency
OF Hanover College, Ind.
The Fourth Reformed Presbyterian eongre
cation, of New York city, forwarded call som,
time ago 10 Rev. James Kennedy, of Newtown