The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-16
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
EPISCOPAL.

The Rev. William Pinkney, the recently
elected Assistant Bishop of Maryland was, origi-
nally Methodist.
The Rev. Christopher 1. Prindar, late
Romish priest, has applied to the Bishop of the
Diocese of Ohio for admission to the Episcopal
communion.
From the Episcopal Convention reports we
learn that the past year the Bishop of Pittsburg
confiri. d 766 candidates; Bishop Huntington,
of Cel trail New York, 1865; and Bishop Nell
vaine Of Ohio 9O6.
circulation recently to the effect that the
Episcopal Diocesan Council of Wisconsin had
adopted canon communicating all members
who married outside of the Church hardly merits
d serious contradiction.
An Episcopal missionary in Minnesota re-
ports that he has nine stations under his care,
holds three services each Sunday, and five
during the week, travels every ten days fifty
miles by rail, sixty by wagon sixty afoot, and
has a salary, all told, of $4,000.
The Diocese of Kansas has received the
noble gift of $50, 900, made by generous Eastern
friends, to the Diocesan Female Seminary in
Topeka. This munifcent donation will enable
the diocese to erect during the coming summer,
commodious and handsome buildings for the
use of the institution
The recent Convention OF the Diocese of
New Jersey adopted provision requiring lay
delegates to that body to be church ''cOmmuni-
cants." The new Constitution for the Diocese
OF Albany, which is to be acted on finally at the
next Convention in September, contains the
same provision. In the Diocese of Ohio it has
been so for a number of years, and it is now the
rule in quite number of dioceses.
"A ritualistic wedding in St. Johns Church,
East Hartford, Connecticut, makes some small
stir. The Eucharist was administered; the we'd
ding-ripg blessed and the sign of the cross made
over it and over the elements when admins
tered; procession was headed by crucifer
with silver cross; lighted candles were en-
ployed, and white satin crosses and embroidery
decked the ushers and rector.
AT last we are informed why some of the
students of the Episcopal Theological Seminary
of New York were refused ordination. They
were so regardless of the rules of discipline and
$50 lax in the performance of their duties,
especially in Withdrawing from the Institution
gious exercises under the guidance of authority
not known to the bishops of the church or the
faculty of the seminary" that it was necessary
90 administer this rebuke.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev DIR. Ellinwood of the Evangelist, has
relnquished editorial work to become Secretary
of the Five-MilliOn Presbyterian Fund Com
-Rey. DIR. Cyrus Dickson has resigned hi:
charge of the Westminster Cburch, in Balti
more, to accept the Secretaryship of the Board
of Missions of the Presbyterian Church, at New
York.
The Interior has table giving the strength
of the Presbyterians in 0s various states; oyel W
four States of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Illinois. New York has 730, Pennsylvania
712, Ohio $50, Illinois 446, Indiana 80, Iowa
2S6 New Jersey 214, Missouri 158, and Michigan
l5O making, with smaller amounts a total OF
400. OF the cities, Philadelphia has 63, New
York 80, Brooklyn 23 Chicago 16, Newark Is
Cincinnati 16 Baltimore and San Francisco II
each, and Washington and Pttsburg 10 each.
The Oongregdtionalist says:-"The Assem-
bly, Presbyterian) Church, of Washington,
having lost the Rev. Mr.. Hart, have made al
arrangement with Rev. DR.. Boynton to preach
for them, and to bring his church with him
Objection being made in Presbytery, on tn,
ground that DIR. Boynton was Congregation
alist while the title-deeds of this church securet
it forever to Presbyterian preaching, Rev. DIR
Smith stated that DR.. Boynton now was, and TO
many years had been, member of Presbyte
rian body and that, before their uext meeting
his letters would be received transferring hiI
to this Presbytery- WheTeupon it was vote
that the session of Assembly Church be grante
leave to supply their pulpit until the next state
meeting of the Presbytery."
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Congregational churches of Vernon
during the past year have received l774 ne
members.
The Ohio Congregational Conference r.
fused admission to women as delegates by
vote of 6S to 65.