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

accepted call to the Tabernacle Church in
Brooklyn, N. Y, and the Rev. G.. f. Pentecost
of Kentucky, TO the Hanson Place Church in
the same city, both important churches of the
Baptist denomination.
REFORMED.
The Rev. John II. Frazee, of the Reformed
church OF Bloomingburg, N. Y, formerly of
Somerville, has been called to the "Knox Memo
rial" chapel, in New York city, under the
auspices of the Collegiate Church, at salary of
$4,000. The First Ward Presbyterian Church of
Syracuse has also rendered unanimous call to
Mr.. Frazee.
In the recent Reformed Synod, the Phfadel-
phia Chassis enjoined to institute measures to
secure abe property of the Market Square Church
in Germantown This is church which, with
its pastor, the Rev. Jacob Helfenstein, in revolt
from the Mercersburg influence, was transferred
at least twelve years ago.
The Eastern (German) Reformed Synod has
been discussing the question of lay baptism.
mother had baptized her child in Infancy when
sick, there being no minister at hand. When
the child grew up and was to be confirmed, the
mother would not allow rebaptism, claiming
hers to be valid. A committee consisting of DR..
Nevin, Dr. Gerhart, and MIR. Calender admitted
its validity, as it had been performed in the
name of the Trinity. The Synod was hardly
ready to admit IL, and left the matter over. This
is q question more frequently referred to in the
Roman Catholic than in the Protestant Churches,
which do not attribute such a necessity and
saving efficiency to baptism.
. CONGREGATIONAL.
-Four churches and six ministers have organ
lied the Southern Congregational Association of
California.
The statistics of the Congregationalists of
California give them men less and 80 women
more than last year among their communicates.
But churches have over 100 members, and but
II over 40
The opening of Congress has filed up every
available pew in the Congregational church of
Washington, Rev. j. T.. Rankin, D. d. pastor
They have received 62 new members at their last
8 communions.
In the New Jersey General Association there
arc twenty-five churches, of which sixteen are
in New Jersey, three in New York, four in
pennsylvania, one in Maryland, and one in
Washington. The total membership is 1915.
All the churches but two have pastors, and all
but four have meeting-houses, and two of the
four have houses partially completed.
UNITARIAN.
There are in Boston three places of Unitarian
worship where all the seats are free.
The enterprise of the Fourth Unitarian
Society of New York at Harlem threatens to
fall through for want of immediate aid The
Fifth Society is successfully, if slowly gathering
strength.
In Portland the priests allow the boys to go
to the public schools, but send the girls to Catho-
lie schools. The North School has 1857 scholars,
and but 693 are girls,
There is no further news of importance from
the Council at Rome The chance of decreeing
papal niallibility seems less; although it is said
that the American bishops, so far from being
liberal, follow blindly the papal lead"
Rev James X. Stone, whose conversion to
Romanism has been asserted and denied, was
formally received into the Church of Rome De-
cemher 9. He was at one time president of
Kenyon College and a Low Church Episco-
palan.
The Gustavus Adolphus Society of Germany.
which is devoted to the spread of Evangelical
views in Roman Catholic countries, received last
year $1,000 large increase; and built Al
churches, 35 schoolhouses, and -26 parsonages.