The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-01

ceI ted. A gentleman of Lynn has Subscribed
Slo,OOV, and others have contributed generous
Rev. G. p. Hawkins of the Central Penn
sylvania Conference (brother to Rev. 1t. Haw-
k1ns, of East Genesee Conference) died in great
peace at Sinnamahoning, Pa, ION December Is, in
the thirty-third year of his age. His expiring
words Victory! hallelujah Come Lord
Jesus!"
-Rey. Wesley Howe, superannuated minis
fer OF the Central Pennsylvania Conference, was
found dead in his bed few DAYS since He
joined the old Baltimore Conference i'm 1881,
and rendered effective service to the Church
for many years. AT the time of his death he
was Living in Green village, franklin county, Pa.
"A very successful revival is in progress at
this time at Elkridge Landing, nine miles from
the city, on the Washington Railroad Over
thirty have professed conversion and nightly
penitents are at the altar for the prayers Of the
church. The meeting is in charge of Rev.
Messrs: Start and Haslup, pastors Of the Elk
ridge Landing Circuit. At other points also,
there have been meetings of great interest. The
Locust Chapel one OF the principal appoint
ments on the circuit, has recently been repaired
and somewhat modernized, and will be reopened
on January 10.
= The South Carolina Conference, Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, closed its session at
Cheraw, South Carolina, on December 21
There was very large attendance. Bishop
Kavenaugh presided. 1t was his first visit
The venerable Bishop Andrew (now in his
seyenty-sixth year, who has been travelling
j.
He is quite feeble, but still preached and occa-
sionally presided. Stirring speeches were had
from lay members, lawyers, doctors, and
planters, advocating all the institutions of the
Church.
The following delegates were elected to the
General Conference
Clerical-A. NJ. shipp, H. A. c. Walker, w.
Smith, w. ?; Mouzon,, w, H. Fleming, F. NJ.
Chrietzberg, J. w. Kelly. Lay-W. j. Mont
gomery, G. w. Williams, A. A. Gilbert, j. II.
Carlisle, 5. Bobo II. I. Wright. Reserves-J.
s. Moore, B. Stokes, E. I. Rembert T. s. Moor
man, d. X. Barton, X. +. Simpson.
The statistical secretary reported 40 752 white
members-increase, 1857; colored members 2411:
local preachers, 174-decrease, 8; infants bap-
tized, 2060; adults baptized, 1851 number of
teachers, 34S1-increase, 1885, pupils, %, 027-in-
crease, Bill. Collected for pastors, $50, ,664'5O-
increase $13 81 3d. for presiding elders $74661O
increase, $123S10; conference collections
S2S689l-increase, $24S27: for Sunday Schools
S436S23-increase, $4,000: for education
$23l794-increase, $4,000; for bishops, $1,000.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Rev. w. II. Stratton has resigned the
pastoral charge of the Presbyterian church at
Anderson Court House, with the design of re-
moving to Louisiana.
The Presbyterians of Ohio are the first to
reorganize their synods. They propose to drop
all Jurisdiction out of the State, and divide the
State geographically into five synods.
The Cumberland Presbyterians are discuss
ing the wisdom OF adopting the name of s'The
American Presbyterian Church, claiming to be
the only Presbyterian Church of purely American
origin.
The Rev. William T. Richardson, of
Waynesboro, Augusta county, Va, q good
preacher and most excellent pastor has accepted
a call from the congregation of the Presbyterian
church in Warrenton, Va.
The Rev. John A. Scott writes from Duff
fields. Jefferson comfy. w Va undar doto Of
December 15:-"We are experiencing at this
time gracious visitation from God. Some fif-
teen or more are expressing hope of salvation,
and others are inquiring the way of life"
Rev j. G. White, Cumberland Presbvte-
rian minister OF Jacksonville, Illinois, delivered
lecture in Terre Haute, Indiana, some time
ago, on the Catholic confessional. He was then
arrested and tried on the charge that the lecture
was ''neither historical, scientific, nor literary,
but vulgar and obscene"
The Rev. b. Mcneil Turner, D. D., of
Abbeyille Court House, S. c., has accepted his
election as Professor of Ancient LANGUAGES in
the Lutheran College at Walhalla S. c.. and re-
signed the pastoral charge of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church at Abbeville, and will preach to two
Presbyterian churches in the region of the
college.
There is some hope of RESUMPTION of the
negotiations for union between the committees
of the Presbyterian and the United Presbyterian
Churches, which DR.. Pressly refused to call
together again. Two members of the United
Presbyterian committee have signifed their will
hngness to meet again. notwithstanding the nom
attendance at the last meeting of all but one of
the members of the other committees
DIR. Robert Breckenridge, who with the other
professors lately resigned his position in Dan
vile (kyD Theological Seminary, under the
stress OF committee of the Old School Presby-
terian General Assembly, proposes to withdraw
from that Church. 1t is said that nine-t -tenths of
the Presbyterians of Kentucky are satisfied with
the action of the committee, and also with the
withdrawal of DR.. Breckinridge.
The Presbyterian Board of Domestic Mis-
sions has had little quarrel with the Synod Of
st. Paul. The synod requested the board to re-
call the commission of its district missionary
and reappoint the previous incumbent; or, If
unwilling TO do so, to appoint robody. The
board has just refused 10 recommission the old
incumbent, but recalls the last one leaving them
with none, and further shuts them out from
appealing for aid to do the work themselves by
requesting the friends of missions to discourage
all 'outside operations"
The established Presbyterian minister in
Rathreen, parish in North Scotland, happens
TO need new parsonage. The great landowners
are Episcopalians, and find that now the law
does not require them to build it. Accordingly
the tax is laid on all the inhabitants and is
creating great excitement, especially rs in the
parish are several fishing villages which have
been greatly benefited by recent revivals and
rcli gious ministrations in which the established
clergy took no part. This is helping dlsesta-
blishment in Scotland.
-Presbyterianism has quadrupled itself in
Philadelphia since the division of 1887 The 20
churches then had 5440 members The SO
churches now have 20,116. This is in advance
of the increase Of population, even including
the additions to the foreign population. The
growth has been mainly in the New School
branch, which has for five years added two
churches and 1900 sittings each year. On the
other hand, New York city has no more Presby-
terian organizations than II years ago. Albany