The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-13

left for the missionary work in North China
the ladies of that church undertaking her
support.
Mr.. J. Warren Stanton offers the First
Church in Stonington, Conn, 10000, and
the Second Church (of which he is member)
1926, 900, on condition that they each raise by
subscription an amount equal to their respec-
tive gifts, the whole to remain as permanent
fund for the society.
Mr.. M. Matthewson, for several years in
the service of the American Seamens Friend
Society as sailor missionary at Buenos Ayres,
South America, was licensed to preach the
gospel at the April meeting of the New York
and Brooklyn Association of Congregational
Ministers. He expects to go to Denmark as
o missionary.
Rev. L. Smith Hobart, of the American
Home Missionary Society, has removed from
Syracuse to New York city, in part to repair
the lack of service of the Rev. DIR. Badger
who is feeling the infrmities of age some
what. He will publish the EircelsGor in New
York, and supervise the Home Mission in
terests of his denomination in New York and
New Jersey.
Bangor Theological Seminary has at the
present time 81 students; of whom / is re-
sident licentiate, IL are in the Senior class,
8 in the Middle class, and in the Junior
class.
REFORMED.
The South Chassis of Bergen, N. j., of
the Reformed Church has petitioned the
synod for division of the classis, on account
of its large size and rapid increase. The
proposed new classis will combine the
churches of Newark and Belleville.
During the past winter there has been an
interesting work of grace in all of the
churches in Canal ajoharie, N. Y, in which the
Reformed Church largely participated. at
the last communion forty-seven were added
to the membership, of whom thirty-six were
on confession.
The Rev. J. Hustead Carroll, d. D., pas
tor of the Lee Avenue Reformed Church,
Brooklyn, e. D., preached his second anniver-
sary sermon last Sabbath. During the first
year of his pastorate the church subscribed
for benevolent purposes $40, 2SS; and during
the second year, $12, ,S74'S0. During the last
year the congregation has paid for the church
$6631 90, aside from pew rents. The number
of families attending has increased from 160
to $40, and the number of church members
from 304 to $50.
The Rev. James L. Amerman, of Rich
boro, Pa, was installed pastor of the Re-
formed Church last Sunday. The Rev. B. G.
Taylor, d. D., the retiring pastor, has had
charge of the church for nearly forty three
years.
The Austin (Texas) Opera House gave
benefit lately for st. David's Episcopal Church
Cricket on the Hearth, and the farce was
The Bitter Bit The only stipulation made by
the rector, the Rev. B. A. Rogers, was the
performance should not take:place in Lent.
The Rev. William H. Cooper, ID. D.,
presbyter, was deposed on April IA, by Bishop
Henry w. Lee, from the ministry of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church, in accordance with
Canon 8, Section /, Title 2, of the Digest.
Three members of the Brothers of St.
John, a religious order attached to the Church
of England, have arrived in Baltimore, Nd,
and on a recent Sunday held service in seve-
raj of the Episcopal churches.
MIR. j. Owen Dorsey, recently ordained
in Maryland, will take charge of a new mis-
sion among the Ponka tribe of Indians, in
Nebraska.
Mr.. James F. Conover, editor of the
Detroit Tribune, has resigned his position, in
order to become a minister of the Episcopal
Church. He has been connected with the
Detroit newspapers for eighteen years.
METHODIST.
The Methodist Church has been singu-
larly unfortunate in losing SO many bishops
within a short period of time; and Bishop
Clark, of Cincinnati, is now lying in very
critical condition, and little hopes entertained
of his recovery.
Grace Church, Wilmington, has started
another mission. A spacious building, thirty
by forty feet, was erected in day or two in
the needed locality, and Sabbath-school il
already organized, and divine service held
there regularly.
! There are 21 United Methodist Free
| Churches in Australia, 8 itinerant ministers
and 13 local preachers.
The annual meeting of the Bishops
Board of Missions, Publishing Committee
and Sunday-school Convention of the Me
thodist Church South, will take place in May
| in Nashville, Tenn.
The Pittsburg Ad0Ocate asserts that th'
Methodist Church is the feeblest in Christen
dom for missionary work; the American
Board sent out last year more men than al
the Methodists have in foreign lands"
On a recent Sabbath, the pastor of
Methodist church in Maine baptized 16 con
verts by immersion, and by sprinkling,
DIR. b. Jenkins, of the China Mission
died at Shanghai March ID.
"A letter from the Lucknow Mission state
that famous preacher of the Brahmo Semaj
friend of Keshub Chunder Sen, the leade
of this Unitarian Hindu sect, has been con
verted and baptiz; "a into the Methodist com
munion.
"A prominent Methodist gentleman il
Syracuse, N. Y, has purchased the st
Charles Hotel and some adjoining property
which he proposes to give to the Methods
Book Concern of New York, to be used fo
the establishment of branch publishin
house.
LUTHERAN.
-"Insulanus," after giving in detail tn
number confirmed during the Easter festivs
in the several Lutheran churches in the cit
of New York, sums up the aggregate admis
sions at 400.
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