The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-03
SEMINARY OF CHURCH NEWS.

The Church of the Good Shepherd of
Radnor, near Philadelphia, is about to be
erected as u memorial to Bishop Kemper.
In North Carolina there are n Episcopal
parishes and missions, 81 clergymen. and 3239
communicates Of whom 222 are colored. In
Iowa there are 30 parishes, 40 clergymen, and
2057 communicates.
Rev. Mr.. Watkins, of the First Methodist
Church, New Haven, Conn, has Joined the
Episcopal Church.
Upon re-entering his church in Chicago,
after recent trip to Europe, Bishop White
house was handed a check for SO 600, which
bad been raised during his absence for the liqui-
dation OF the church debt.
The Rev. W. A Muhlenberg, D. D., we'll
known as the founder of st. Luke's Hospital in
New York city, is about to relinquish his posi-
ton as 'liouse Father" of the institution.
In Nevada the Episcopalians, while not vet
having material for statistical returns have still
outstripped other churches in laying the founda-
tion for future operations. Thus far they have
three wel-attended churches, while 10 persons
have been confirmed; 1900 Sunday-school
pupils have been instructed, the present attend
apce being 60O among whom are Jews and Ro-
manists.
England, and perhaps in the United States is
ST. Paul's, Wexford, X. !. 1t was erected in
1907, and has been long disused as place of
worship. One pleasant Sabbath afternoon, not
many summers since, service was held in the
old st. Paul's. The thick dust was brushed
from its pews and pulpit ancient prayer books
were brought out and there assembled for wor-
ship under its sacred and venerable roof many
of the Oldest people in town. and, as in the long
time ago, the praise of God was sung and spoken
by ydevout and trembling tongues. Itwas solemn
and affecting scene and will long be remem-
bered. After the service the doors and windows
were boarded up again and the old church left
TO its decay.
"A legacy of about $4,000 has lately been left
by Miss Stocker, of Boston, to the Assistant
Bishop OF Ohio, in trust, for the education OF
young men for the ministry. Only the annual
interest of this sum will be available for the
purposes OF the trust.
METHODIST.
--Fifty-fye years ago there was but q single
Wesleyan minister on the continent of Australia,
and not one in the islands of the South; now
there are in the former 179 ministers, and IN the
latter GO, besides 57natve assistant missionaries
The members have increased fromlS individuals
to 10, 600.
The Methodist episcopate, which normally
consists of nine members has been reduced by
death of two, and the infrmity of two other of
bishops, to but five capable of discharging their
duties. These duties have become so onerous
that a permanent increase in their number is
talked of. Among Methodist ministers men
toned likely to be included in the list of can
didates are the Rev. Drs. Curry, Peck, e. o.
Haven, Eddy, Foster, Foss and Gilbert Haven
Rev. James E. Latimer, D. D.. of the East
Genesee Conference, has been elected to the
chair of Historical Theology.
The Methodist says:-Rev. |. James. NJ. D.,
of BustletOn, Pa, has the honor of being the
Oldest Methodist in the world. He is in his
ninety-fourth year, being born January2S IN.
He joined the Methodist society in 1790-eighty
years ago. He was licensed to eXhort in 119S;
to preach In 1S00 was ordained deacon by
Bishop As6ury 1906, and elder by Bishop
Norris in 1849
"A Methodist seminary for children, Young
men, and young women, is to be opened at Salt
Lake City the current month. 1t will be cou-
Quoted by the Rev. Erasmus Smith and his wife
of Illinois.
The Rev. DIR. Rounds has resigned the Presi
dency of the Willamette University, Oregon
Prof. T. NJ. Catch has been elected TO succeed
him.
The Methodists of Omaha, Neb., rent the
stores attached to their church Tor $1,000
year which sum they propose TO devote an
nuahy to the cause of church extension.
The Rev. w. +. Watkins has resigned hi
position as pastor of one of the Methodist Epis
copel churches in New Haven. for the purpos e
il is said, of joining the Episcopal church.
The indianapolis correspondent of the
Western Advocate states that the United BretA
rem Church at indianapolis has come owe
bodily to the Methodist Episcopal Church. in
cluding several prominent ministers and congre
cations in and adjacent to the city. Already
new wchurch-'Massachusetts Avenue"-is pro
jected by Brethren" The cause of this de
fection is the extreme measure adopted at thei
last Annual Conference touching secret sOcie
ties.
"A new Methodist monthly magazine, illus
trated, is to BE started this mouth, under th'
direction ,nd dauspices of the General Confer
enee of. Ae Methodist Episcopal Church South
il promises TO be Enthusiastically a Southern
magazine, but not at all sectional 1t will ais,
be characteristically Methodist but probAbL
not at all sectarian. How II will accomplish
this difficult task its published prospectus doe
not advise us. Rev. w. p. Harrison is the edi
tor It's point of publication is TO be Nashville
The reported statistics of the English wes