The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-30
QUE RnLraIous COLUMN.
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
EPISCOPAL.


Rev. Thomas s. Yocum, late of this city,
has been called to the rectorship of Christ
Episcopal Church. Cincinnati, as the successor
of the Rev. w. A: snivey.
The Rev. j. j. A. Morgan, formerly pastor
of the Presbyterian church at Southampton, and
for some years teacher at Hempstead was
ordained deacon in the Episcopal church at
Brooklyn last week.
At the late Episcopal Visitation at Column
bus, Ohio, Bishop Bedell stated that between
Columbus and Marietta there is no Episcopal
church, except at Lancaster; and between Ma
rietta and 1ronton there are but two small
churches one at Pomeroy, and the other at
Gallipolis.
Notwithstanding his bad behavior, as viewed
from Bishop Whitehouse's standpoint, the Rev.
G. e. Cheney seems to have done considerable
church in 1860, 1t was on the open prairie, with
some seven members, in house worth S1260.
They now have $50 communicates, and 100
scholars in Sunday Schools.
When the Episcopal Diocese of Albany went
off from that of New York, says the Independent,
it was understood that the Episcopal fund was
to be divided. But the Diocese of New York
refuses and bill has passed the State Legisla-
ture authorizing the trustees of the Episcopal
fund of Albany to sue their New York brethren
for the amount.
METHODIST.
The Free Methodist Church, which was Or
ganized in 1860, has now one hundred and nine
preachers, and about six thousand members. 1t
has four Annual Conferences.
Bishop Kingsley leaves q widow and five
children. Four of these are daughters one of
whom, Eliza, is married. The son, Frank, is
employed by the Western Methodist Book Con-
Germ. Before leaving on his oriental tour, the
Bishop had his life insured to the amount of
$4,000
There are fifty students in attendance at the
Boston Theological Seminary (Methodis). An
effort is making to secure the balance of the
two hundred thousand dollars, three fifths of
which are pledged on condition that all is
raised-that the endowment of the Seminary
may be completed, and the buildings Immediately
begun.
We learn that the congregation of the
Eleventh Street NJ. E. Church last Sabbath re-
ceived ten new members, and promises to be
largely increased. Rev. T. A. Ferney, its pas
tor, is well known in this city as one of our
most active and catholic ministers. A series of
sermons now being preached by him on Incl
dents in the History of Christ between the Re-
surrection and Ascension" is attracting much
attention. Tomorrow (Sabbath) his subject
will be Thomas; or, the Skeptic Cured" The
church is located on Eleventh street, above
Washington avenue. The parsonage of the
church, 933 Federal street, has recently been
handsomely fitted up by the ladies of the con-
gregation.
REFORMED.
During the past year the First Reformed
Church of Freehold, N. j., have erected q neat
and commodious chapel in the village of Marl-
boro, at a cost of over $4,000, all of which has
been paid.
The First Reformed Church, corner of
Seventh and Spring Garden streets, is meeting
with q steady and healthful growth. Subjected,
as some of our readers know, in late years to
numerous difficulties, it is cheering to report
that since the present pastor, Rev. I. Y. Orr,
assumed the pastorate, just one year ago, peace,
prosperity, and marked degree of encourage
ment are made manifest. Large congregations
are in attendance on Sabbath as we'll as the
weekday meetings. The subject of congrega-
t9na l. singing is ons orseayng tsnon and With
placed in the capacious lecture-room to aid in
the devotional exercises. congregational re-
union is appointed for Tuesday evening next,
partly with the design of celebrating the ami
Versary of the present pastoral relation.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The church and society at Maiden, Mass,
have voted to extend a call to the Rev. Edward
Hawes, of this city, and entertain consider
able hope that he will accept.
The Rev, Edwin P. Parker, of Hartford,
who has been calledlto the Mount Vernon Church
as colleague of DR.. Kirk, is son of the Rev.
Wooster Parker, of Belfast, Me-, and grandson
of the Rev. DR.. Pond, of Bangor Seminary.
His wife is an adopted daughter of President
Harris, of Bowdoin College.
PRES BYTERIANs.
The Presbyterian Board of Publication
(Old School) last year employed 156 colporteurs
The Presbyteries of Fayetteville, N. c., and
Louisiana, have voted against any revision of
the old Book of Church order.
conjunction with the Associate Reformed
brethren, are about completing handsome
church edifce at cost of $4,000
The Cumberland Presbyterian Indignantly
| denies that the reason why that body did not
separate during the war sis indicated by the fact
that jeremiah s. Black, Buchanan's Attorney
General, is their great oracle, religiously and
politically"
| Converse, was ordained to the work of the
ministry as an Evangelist by East Hanover
| Presbytery. Mr. Converse has a call to the
| Mackenzie Church in Accomac county, Eastern
Shore of Virginia.
THE MoRMoNs.
| "A convention of the Godbe-ite Mormon Re-
form party was held April g. z, and s, in Salt
| Lake City, by which Messrs. Godbe and Har-
rison were chosen councillors to the First Presi-
dency and Messrs. Kelsey and Shearman as two
of the Twelve Apostles. The meetings were
largely attended. kRThe new movement takes the
name of "The Church of Zion." Its first Sun
day school was organized February 20. This
party takes ground against resisting the National
Government Oh the question OF polygamy; and,
though its leaders disapprove of portions of the
"Cullom bill, they hold that polygamy has be-
come materialized to such an extent in Utah as
to produce proper reaction and that the prac-
tice should be abandoned. They say that while
the "Josephite" movement is directed towards
extreme liberalism in the Interpretation of the
Mormon Scriptures, allowing no further reyea-
ton, their own movement is the protest of the
free reason against Brigham Young.
FREE RELIGIoNIsTs.
For some time the objectors against the
plan of organizing the right wing of Unitarian
ism have seemed to have 1t all their own way
We see, however, that DR.. X. p. Stebbins, in the
Liberal Christian, once more defends the plan
He and others at first used the organization o.
the left wing as Free ReligiOnists as an argu
ment why they should do the same. The answer
was made that this association is not composed
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