The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-24
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
PRFSBYTERIAN,

SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The session and trustees of the First
presbyterian Church, New Orleans, the Rev.
DIR. Palmers, have recently purchased fine
property on Carondelet street, near Euterpe,
in that city, as permanent location for the
tSylvester- Larned Institute" The location
is an excellent one, in aquiet, pleasant neigh
borhood; the buildings commodious and ele-
giant, well adapted to the purposes of pros
porous school.
"A proposition was made in the Southern
General Assembly for the organization of a
Presbytery in Brazil. There are four minis
ters there in the neighbornood of Campinas.
Two are missionaries, and the other two are
connected with the church, viz--The Rev.
w. G. Emerson, of Tombeckbee Presbytery,
and the Rev. James L. Baird, of the Presby-
terry of Bethel. And the request comes up
for their organization into the Presbytery of
San Paulo, and their connection with the
Synod of Virginia, as two of the four minis
ters are connected with that synod. There
are also two elders from this country in the
same region.
The Rev. William Hail. late of Carroll
ton, KY, was received as member of the
Presbytery of Western Texas at its late meet
ing, and call from the Indianola church for
his services as pastor placed in his hands.
Presbyterian minister, was received from the
Presbytery of Hiawassee into the Presbytery
of Cherokee, in connection with the South
ern General Assembly, few weeks ago.
The Cumberland Presbyterian General
Assembly met at Nashville Tenn, May 18TH
The Rev. J. B. Logan, of Alton, ILL.,, was
chosen Moderator. The Board of Missions
reported receipts amounting to SIG, ,4OO1Ok.
The subject of engaging in the foreign mission
work came before the Assembly in an overture
from one of the presbyteries, and in the re-
port of the committee, and was discussed at
much length. 1t was stated that one young
man was consecrating himself to this work,
and had offered himself to the board. A pro-
position was made to cooperate with the
American Board. but this was objected to on
the ground that the American Board had be-
come UNCONVENTIONAL and such action would
lead to inconvenlent complications. A reso-
luton prevailed to instruct the Board of Mis-
sions ''to ascertain, if possible, the best
method of entering upon the work of foreign
missions, proceed to raise funds for that pur-
pose, and report to the next General Assem-
BLY," Steps were taken to organize two
pressyteries of colored Cumberland Presby-
terians into a separate synod. total of
5000 conversions and 1900 accessions to the
Church was reported for the year.
The total namber of members reported
to the General Assembly is II, IA; of congre-
gation,s 514; of ministers, 563; of Sunday
schools, COL. The receipts of the boards
(including balances at the beginning of the
year, were:-Foreign Missions, $48, 344 '65;
Home Missions, $28, 1885, Freedmens Mis-
sions, $12, ,271'5S; Publication, 1927, ,500'31;
Church Extension, $15, ,624' '33; Education,
$6564'2O. Total, including other miscellane-
Gus funds, $167, ,62G'51.
The Assembly of the United Presbyterian
Church unanimously elected Mr.. Ralph Will
fiota IF Monmouth
to the China mission
The revised Psalm Book just published
by the Board of the United Presbyterian
Church, and adopted by the General Assem-
bly,, meets with great favor. Already the
first edition is exhausted, and several large
orders remain untitled.
REFORMED.
AT the communion season observed or
Trinity Sunday in the First Reformed Churct
of Lancaster, Pa, of which the Rev. A. HI
Kremer is pastor, twenty-four persons wer'
added to the church, twenty-one by confrma
tion and three on certificate.
AT the communion held in the st. John
congregation of Shanokin, Pa, on the At
inst, under the pastoral care of the Rev. ID
w. Kelly, ffty-feur persons were added to tn
membership, twenty-one by the rite of con
firmation, and thirty by letter and re
newal by profession. Of this number thirty
two are heads of families. This accession, i
seven months, amounts to sixty-four.
CONGREGATIONAL.
"A new building, to cost between fifty an
sixty thousand dollars, is to be erected for tn
Theological Seminary connected with Oberli
College.
The First Church in Holyoke, Mass, rt
ceived thirty-four new members at their la'
communion, most of them converts in the n
Vival last winter.
The church in New York which has bee
designated as the Bethesda Methodist Church
of which the Rev. @. b. Ray is pastor, is
Congregational Church, aud has been sue
from its organization in 1S+7.
The Central Church in Chehea, Mass
voted unanimously to extend call to Re
Zachary EDDY, ID. D., of Brooklyn.
The Winthrop Church, Charlestown,
which Rev DR.. Rankin, of Washington, VI
TIE bate pastor, has called Mr.. De Forrest,
Chicago.