The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-27
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.

the Episcopal priesthood from the American
Protestant Episcopal Church would be an ex-
cellent lesson for the bishops and laity of
that body"
The Episcopalians in Cincinnati, Ohio,
through their Church Guild, are making
strenuous efforts to plant churches in the
suburbs, and they are succeeding.
The New York City Episcopal Mission
Society began its work twenty-one years ago,
and has extended its missionary work to all
the public institutions of the city, besides
supporting the Bethlehem Industrial Society,
several day and night schools, reading rooms
for boys and young men, industrial school for
girls, and day nursery for children. Their
average annual expenditure is $4,000.
1t is reported that congregation of
Dissenters, numbering four or five hun
dred, in Wimbledon, England, are about to
join the Church of England.
Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, has de-
clined to accept the bishepric of the Sand
wich Islands. His reason is, that he fears
change might imperil the mission in Min
nesota.
CONGREGATIONAL.
AS the first fruits of the revival in Lyme,
N. H., forty-two new members were received
to the church on Sabbath, the 7th instant,
thirty-seven by profession. Twenty-three of
these are heads of fam lies. The interest
still continues.
On Sabbath, the 7th instant, TWENTY-FIVE
persons were admitted to the church in Bris-
tol, N. H.; all but two by profession. Of
these, fourteen were heads of families
During the first years ministry of the
Rev. M. j. Savage at Hannibal Mo, more
than one hundred new members have been
received, most of them by profession.
METHODIST.
The gross income of the Methodist Mis-
sionary Society for the year which closed
October 81, 1879, was $6O6, 1921. This
was below that of the preceding year to the
amount of $977'45. The statement of re-
ceipts shows, however, that the two items of
legacies and sundries fell off in the sum of
$22, 2,35S43, thus indicating an advance in
the regular contributions of the Church for
the year over the preceding of $21, ,48O98.
The Protestant Methodist church, at
Myricksville, Mass, has come over to the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Rev. J.
G. Gammons has been appointed pastor.
The funds secured for the Syracuse Uni
versity since the subscriptions were opened,
February 90 1870, already exceed $500, 900,
and are rapidly increasing. The scheme of a
broad university, embracing full and distinct
faculties in the several departments of arts,
law, medicine, industrial science, and fine
arts, was adopted and the College of Arts,
including full undergraduate course, will be
opened August 81, 1871. For this faculty the
following members were elected 1.-The Rev.
Daniel Steele, ID. D., Vice-President and Pro-
fessor of Mental and Moral Sciences John r.
French, A. NJ, Professor of Mathematics
the Rev. w. p. Coddington, A. NJ, Professor
of Greek Language and Literature. These
three now occupy the same positions in Gene
see College at Lima.
Mrs. Adah Sarah wife of Rev. E. Wanless
missionary in Turkey, died at Rutschuk,
March IS. She had been in the mission little
less than three years.
The New Orleans Preachers Meeting has
decided against the establishment of a colored
church, deeming such church at enmity with
the fundamental principles of Republican
government, and seeing in it only small
back kitchen church, to prevent colored
Methodists from getting into the front parlor
of the house of God
The Methodist advocates "Pan- Metho-
dist Council, in the interest of Methodist
Union and Foreign Evangelization.
The Missionary Society of the Meth odist
Church is two hundred thousand dollars in
debt.
"A movement has been made to raise
funds to erect monument to Bishop Kings
ley, at Beirut.
In the Non Episcopal Conference, in Pitts
burg, Pa, petitions were presented relative
to the appointment of committee to confer
with similar committee from the Methodist
Episcopal Church, with view to forming a
union of the two Churches.
The Methodist Womens Foreign Mission
Society held its annual meeting in Chicago,
May 49, The society consists of eight
branches, in the principal cities of the Union.
1t adjourned to meet in New York, May, 1872.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED.
The Presbyterian church associate Re-
formed) at Mongaup Valley N. Y, which had
been closed Tor two months to be repaired,
was reopened on the 22d of April by the Rev
Mr.. Lord, OF Metuchen, N. j., who to lar gs
audience preached two most appropriate and
able discourses. The church walls have been
beautifully frescoed, and the pews grained
black walnut. A new pulpit and new lamos
have also been introduced Ento the church
with very handsome chandelier. The con.
gregation have enjoyed for some time past a
season of great peace and comfort, and since
the period of inviting their present pastor
have increased the salary wo-thirds.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The whole amount of receipts of tn,
Board of Foreign Missions last year wa
S4S, ,344'65. The whole amount expende
was $43, 1874, leaving a bslance o
$455691. During the year the cbildeen o
the Sabbath-schools gave $1954 As for for
eign missions, and S6622'l4 came into th
treasury from bequests.
Rev. j. A. Todd, d. D., of Tarrytown
n. Y, has gone as Commissioner from til
General Synod to the General Assembly 0