The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-03
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
PRESBYTERIAN.

"A new church was organized at Marys-
vile, Tennessee, on the 9Th of May, with
good prospect of growth and usefulness, the
Rex. James Park, of Knoxville, and the Rev.
Mr.. Morrison officiating.
The second Sabbath in April was day
long to be remembered in the annals of
Ucbee Valley Church, Florida. After the
sermon, and before the administration of the
Lords Supper, about sixty persons stood up
before the pulpit and made public profess
sion of religion. Among these was consi-
derable number of boys and girls. There
were also more than dozen male heads of
families, their wives, in nearly every instance,
being already members of the church.
The Rev. j. II. Rice, d. D., has de-
clined the call to the Franklin Church, Ten
nessee.
AT the close of the examination in Co.
lumbia Theological Seminary, the usual GER
tificates were given to nine young brethren
of the senior class, one other having left the
seminary previously on account of i'll health.
Two of these young brethren have devoted
themselves to the work of foreign missions
one in China, and the other probably in Bra
zil The number of students in the seminary
this year has been thirty-fve.
During the last two years a spacious
lecture-room has been built by the Second
PRESBYTERIAN Church of Richmond, Va,
which with other improvements has cost the
Church $500. This financial success was
attributed by the trustees in great part to the
envelope system of collections, which insured
regularity and faitbfulness.
Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri,
is doing good work, both as a college and
theological school. DIR. Rice and his CO.
laborers have already sent out six young men
to preach the gospel. Mr.. o. S. Thompson
and Mr.. j. f. Watkins have been ordained,
and Messrs o. w. Gauss, A. w. Mister, w.
McCarty, and w. 81. Claggett have been
licensed.
REFORMED (GERMAN).
The number of Reformed congregations
in Berks county, Pa, is 5S. These embrace
a confirmed membership OF 11,OOO. The
several congregations are served by eighteen
pastors, only making an average OF little
over three congregations to each pastor The
largest charge embraces nine congregations.
Only three are constituted of one congrega-
ton each. The largest membership in any
one charge is 1850. There are four charges
the membership of each of which exceeds
1900.
REFORMED.
"A Reformed church was organized on
May 6, at Orange City, Sioux county, Iowa,
bv committee of the Chassis of Illinois. The
church was composed of thirty-three mem
bers, seventeen of them men. They are II
deep earnest, and are laying the foundation
of a church which in few years will become
with the ordinary blessing of God, multiplied
into two or more prosperous churches.
st. Paul's Reformed Church, West For
tieth street, New York city, has abolished
altogether the system of pew rents, and throw
open its doors free to all who come to wor
ship. This change was made not only b,
resolution of its consistory, but by direc
vote Of its membership. The vote wa
unanimous.
METHODIST.
On Easter Sunday, April 8, within gun
shot of the stately Pantheon, in Via del Bal
bieri, street leading off the Rotonds, tn
first Methodist chapel in Rome was solemnl
dedicated to the worship of Almighty God
The building is a small and unpretendin
structure, as were many of the meeting
houses of the early Methodist ancestors.
w. @. Du Pauw, Esq, OF New Alban,
has subscribed $25, 900 for the benefit of th
Indiana Asbury University. A noble gift.
EPIscopAL.
The Rev. Drs. Tying, Dyer, Cotton Smitl
and others have prepared letter of sympatt
for the Rev. Mr.. Cheney of Chicago, full
vindicating his course in the late troubles vii
Bishop Whitehouse.
The General Theological Seminary of Il
Episcopal Church is to be removed to Nam
roneck, Whefe grant OF thirty acres b
been made on condition that the buildings
erected within five years. Half million dc
lars have already been subscribed.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The revival at Fond du Lac, Wiseonsi
continues Thirty-fve persons were receiv
to the church at the last communion, all b
three by profession.
For more than six years the church
RAYMOND, Wisconsin, had been unable
maintain regular Sabbath services; but th
now rejoice in q revival and one hundr