The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-14

the plan of receiving members on probation.
Persons are received into fuu memoerehip with
out the six months trial.
Zion Methodist Episcopal Church was orga-
nized seyenty-four years since, aud named after
coored church in New York. They now
have fifteen annual conferences and 10000
The first Methodist meeting ever held in this
country was In a carpenter shop in New York
city, in 1866 The fret society meeting held in
Newark, New Jersey, is said TO have commenced
in bark-mil.
Chick Sieng Wong of Fuh Chau, lately
Joined by letter Methodist church in San Fran
cisco. His certificate was in Chinese characters
addressed to the puzzled American preacher by
one of the seven elders ordained by Bishop
Kingsley.
"A correspondent of the Baltimore Advocate
gives as the reason why the Colored Methodist
South Conference in Mississippi is SO small that
q year ago, on their way to conference, many
of the colored preachers we're halted by sentt-
nels stationed at different places, and directed
to Canton, where Bishop Simpson mustered
them in."
Special services connected with the dedica-
tion of the Franklnville M. f. Church, located
at the southwest corner of Fifth and Erie
avenue, under the supervision of the Philadel-
phia City Mission of the NJ. E. Church, on to-
morrow Sunday the 18th inst. Preaching at
1016 A M. by Rev. G. II. McDermond. 3 p. NJ,
reunion services, addresses by ministers and
laymen. Ia p. NJ, preaching by Rev. N. b.
Durell.
The Rev. DIR. Kip, after pastorate of nearly
thirty-four years, has been, at his own request,
relieved from the charge of the First Reformed
Dutch Church in Fishkill.
The Reformed Outch) Church has 60, 900
members. Its Foreign Board received $50, 900
last year, and is $4,000 in debt. Its Board of
Domestic Missions is $4,000 in debt Its
Church Building Fund receives $40, 900 per year,
and its Board of Education $13, 900 last year.
Rutgers College, belonging to the Reformed
Chnrph. ppntpnnial anniVpr-
sary, and efforts are being made to provide for
an Increased and liberal endowment. The Col
lege has now $50 students, and the grammar
school, under its new rector now sends to the
college 40 or so young men yearly About
$780, 600 has already been subscribed, and il is
expected that the endowment fund will reach
$125000 or $15O,000
BAPTIST.
The Baptist Home Mission Society received
last year $780, 900; about $45, 900 more than last
year.
The Rev. j. D. Durham, of Orangeburg, s.
c., reports that, within eighteen months, he has
baptized $50 persons, rs of whom had belonged
to the Methodist Church.
The Baptist Bible Union has prepared
Spanish version which is said to be much supe-
rior to any other. 1t asks aid to introduce it to
Mexico and Spain. Mr.. Westrup, lately ordained
as Baptist minister, reports six Baptist
churches lately organized by himself in Mexico,
and others will soon follow
The Baptist papers have all published a
long article headed "Baptists, Beware!" warn
ing their churches not to be inveigled into
giving money to the American Missionary Asso-
citation. They assert that the association claims
to be undenominational; but is really Congrega-
tional, and is establishing Congregational
churches in New Orleans and vicinity one of
which was originally Freewill Baptist. But the
only considerable contribution the association
has received for long time from the Baptists
has been from gentleman in New Orleans, who
knows the facts. The Freewill Baptists make
| It, -c \, oh,
cerned, as they knew beforehand of the pro-
posed change of church relation and approved
of it.
EPISCOPAL.
Twelve persons were recently baptized by
| immersion by the Rev. o. 8. Barten, d. d.,
ties wishing to join the Episcopal Church, and
pIofcrriug immoI5i0n to any other mode Of
baptism.
AT confirmation by the Rt. Rev. Bishop of
this diocese at the Church of the Covenant, on
| Wednesday evening May II, the Rev. DR..
| Stewart, of st. Clements Church, presented
| eight additional candidates for that sacrament,
making sixty-four in all confirmed from the
latter church since Palm Sunday. This is a
larger number, with one exception, than has
been presented by any parish In the diocese. 1t
| is worthy of note as indicating the increased
prosperity of St. Clements under it's present
clergy, that at the early and late celebration on
Easter Day, despite the inclement weather, the
| Blessed Sacrament was administered to nearly
| 1Our nunQreu commandments, as against seventy
odd at the same festival last year.
CATHOLIC.
1t is said that Father Secchi, the famous
Roman astronomer and Father Rosa, another
of their most learned men, have abandoned the
Jesuits.
The Pontifcal Zouaves who left Canada
two years ago for Rome have returned, to the
number of ninety-three, their term of service
having expired.
The grant of $15 600 to a Roman Catholic
school in San Francisco turns out to be void, as
there are no 'unappropriated moneys in the
city treasury, from which according to the act
it must be paid
The letter of Archbishop Spalding, of Balti-
more, to Bishop Dupanloup has been published,
in which he insists that the Joint infallibity OF
the Church and of the Roman Pontiff should be
declared by the Council. He says that the doc
trine will be sustained by moral unanimity.
Professor W. s; Tyler says in the Congre-
gdtiOndIiSt that Mr.. Charles O'Conor the
famous New York lawyer, who Is now in Rome
assisting his archbishop, on being asked whether
the passage of the dogma of infalllbility would
not produce schism in the Church, replied
Perhaps it may; but if it does it is only so much
the worse for the schismatics-they will be cast
off, but the Church will stand firm and strong on
the rock of infallible truth"
The "Guibord case' has been for a long
time before the Canadian Courts, and has at
last been decided in favor of Madame Guibord.
She asked that the authorities of the Catholic
cemetery in Montreal be compelled to allow
Christian burial to her husband, who died q
member of the Roman Catholic Church.. He
was member of the InstitlH Cdnddien, a sort
of lyceum, whose members are under church
censure for keeping in their library certain
books disapprOyed of by the bishop who had
forbidden his priests to grant the sacraments OF
burial to any OF its members. An appeal will