The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-21


which is soon to be transferred up town
About one-third of the sum needed for those
interests has been raised, and the sHbsorip-
tions are steadily pouring in.
New York Presbyterians are also engaged
in the erection of a costly and commodious
hospital, designed to be perfect in all its
appointments. The plot of ground, COM
prising an entire block, extending from
Seventieth to Seventy-frst streets, and from
Madison to Fourth avenues, was given by
one individual, and over $4O0, 600 in cash has
been received from various donors. Three
bindings are already in process of erection
and two more are designed to be built
1t is rumored that a movement is being
inaugurated in the city of New York to orga-
nize Presbyterian church-an old-fashioned
Presbyterian church-to be connected with
the Presbytery of Chesapeake.
The Rev. f. l.. Ewing, formerly in
charge of the Presbyterian church at Pulaski,
Tenn, has accepted an invitation from the
Rev. DIR. F. A. Ross, of Huntsville, Ala, to
labor with him; the latter being unable,
through age and infirmities, to attend to all
the duties of his charge.
The Houston CTexas) Church, made
vacant by the resignation of the Rev. w. @.
Somerville, has given unanimous call to
the Rev. r. X. Smoot, of Bowling Green,
Kentucky, to be their pastor.
Mental and Moral Philosophy in the Louisiana
State University at Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
has accepted call to the Jackson Street
Church, Mobile Alabama.
AT the meeting of Tombeckbee Presby-
terry last April, the church at Marion Station,
Mississippi, was dissolved, and the members,
twenty-four in number, transferred to Meri-
dian. Twenty three others have been added,
from time to time, by certificate, and five on
o11G kh,,g 4 IL;
the membership in less than one year.
METHODIST.
The cornerstone of a new Methodist
Episcopal church at Buenos Ayres, South
America, was laid December II. A large
number of distinguished men were present,
including Hon. r. G. Kirk, United States
Minister. An earnest address was made by a
Roman Catholic, Don Juan Carlos Gomez,
who hailed the advent of Methodism as the
commencement of a new and glorious era.
South America has now ministers, 220 men,
bers, churches, valued at $119, 900 with
the new building, $219, ,000), Sunday
schools-average attendance, 400.
The bishops of the Methodist Church
have chosen the Rev. H. H. Farrall, Decorah,
Iowa, to establish mission at Rome, Italy.
The Rev. William H. Miles, recently
elected Bishop of the Southern Colored
Methodist Episcopal Church, was a member
of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church until after the General Conference of
that Church in 1868.
The Boston Methodist The eologicalss ssSemi-
nary has all the students it can accommodate,
and is greatly in need of new buildings.
Rev. Mr.. Duhard, Methodist minister,
was recently murdered and robbed near Co.
lumbia, S. 9.
On Monday, December 10, the ceremony
of unveilipg the monument erected to the
memory of Mrs. Susannah Wesley, mother of
Revs. John and Charles Wesley, took place at
City Road chapel, London. The monument
was erected by public subscription.
Rev. Thomas b. King, for several years
minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
was received into the Nec0 Church Sweden
borgian), at st. Louis, on Sunday, Decem-
Der 4.
BAPTIST.
"A convention of delegates from the Baptist
churches of California assembled at Vaca-
vile, December /. They accepted the col
lege recently purchased from the Methodists,
elected trustees, and took all necessary steps
to incorporate, under the College act, first
class college. The trustees chose President
and faculty for the infant college, and made
all preparations to commence the session on
January l, 1871.
The total membership in the Baptist
Church in Pennsylvania is 57,0S2. Sixty
one churches, with a membership of 3O94,
are not associated. These are mainly Welsh
! and German churches. The above figures
are probably more complete than in former
years, particularly so in relation to the Welsh
Baptists in the State.
Ten lots on Sixty-seventh and Sixty
eighth streets, and between Lexington and
Fourth avenues, New York, have come into
the possession of the Baptist Ladies Old
Peoples Home Society, for ninety-nine years,
at dollar year.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Sixteen persons were received into the
| First Congregational Church at Washington
! d. c., January /. One came from Metho
| dist church, three from Baptist, five from
Presbyterian, and six from Congregations
churches. Among the latter were Senator
! Upton and wife, late members of the Central
Congregational Church of Washington.
"A member of Mr.. Beechers church in
Brooklyn has given $4,000 to establish the
! "Beeeher Lectureship" in Yale Theological
Seminary. Mr. Beecher is to give the first
course.
The Tabernacle Church, Chicago, Hi.
nois, the Rev. E. T. Williams pastor, have
pledged $11, 900 as a memorial Offering fol
the purpose of raising the church, and put
ting under basement. The rate of givina
| for this improvement was one-fourth of the
income of the donors.
The C0RgregatiOnaLjst gives IS as the
number of Congregational churches formed
during the year. Number of ministers de,
ceased, 52.
REFORMED (DUTCH).
Seventy persons have united with the Lee
Avenue Reformed Church, Brooklyn, within
the past eleven weeks. Thirty Joined las
week. The congregation has increased with