The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-08


| embarked for that country, where the Mission
ary Bishop Williams has already lxed his resi-
| dence. Several Protestant missionaries have
| been invited by the Government TO important
! educational stations.
We find the following in the Chicago Trt-
bune on Mr.. Cheney's case:-
The Rev. M. Cheney, OF Christ C1urch,
having disregarded the sentence OF the Eccle-
siastical Court, having ignored his ofhciai sus-
pension and having continued In the olscharge
of the duties of his Office there Is natural In
Quiry as to what can or will be done nexP Mr..
Cheney, il is understood, proposes to continue
as pastor so long as he is sustained in so doing
by the congregation or its official organization.
Among the canons of the Episcopal Church of
the Diocese of illinois is one prescribing the
form of constitution for each parish. The
first section of this constitution reads:-
" This parish, as a constituent part of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, In the Diocese of
Illinois, expressly accedes to, recognizes, and
adopts the constitution, canons doctrines, dis
cipline, and worship of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church in this diocese, and acknowledges
their authority accordingly
"Ihe title of the property known as Christ
Church is vested in Trustees of Christ Church.
Chicago, their successors and assigns Conse-
quently, the authority of the trustees is confined
to holding the property in trust for that church.
in accordance with the provision of its constitu-
tion just quoted, and they have no discretion to
make any other disposition of 1t. Can the ma
jority of the congregation of Christ Church, or
the trustees, hold this property for public wor-
ship against the judgment of a court suspend
ing the clergyman and thereby rendering his
ministry unlawful and in rebellion against the
constitution and canone of the Church. both of
the United States and the Diocese of Illinois
This question was determined as late as
January last by the Supreme Court of Pennsyl-
vania. A controversy had arisen in the German
Reformed Church of Butler county. The church
property was held by the church authorities for
the uses of the church, according to the faith
and discipline of the German Reformed Evan
gelical Church in the United States of America
The large majority of the congregation insisted
on having pastor who was not lin good stand
ing in connection with the Synod of the German
Reformed Church. The minority of the con-
gregation, adhering to the authority of the
general government of the Church, at the cleo
tions during Easter week, selected consistory,
and the majority chose another. These two
sets OF officers then appealed to the courts, the
majority, meanwhile, remaining in possession.
The Supreme Court decided that in church
associations those who adhere to the regular
order of the church, though a minority, are the
to the possession OF the Church property. This
decision was the unanimous judgment OF the
court, who, upon the precedents, accepted 1t as
the established law Of the country. 1t asserts
that when trustees undertake to hold property
contrary to the terms of the trust, equity will
interpose and create new trustees to execute the
original purpose.
sin Easter week the annual election for war
dens and vestrymen will take place at Christ
Church. 1t is possible that minority of the
voters-those adhering to the Episcopal autho-
rity of the Churcb-may effect an official or
ganization, and in that case, probably, legal
measures will be resorted to, to recover the
possession of the church from Mr.. Cheney. The
result of such step, should it be taken, can
hardly be doubtful, if this view of the law here
stated be the correct one"
BAPTIST.
Rev. Daniel G.. Eddy, D. D., of Boston, will
preach tomorrow morning and evening, at the
Tabernacle Baptist Church, in this city.
A movement is in progress in Ohio to bring
hat twaQ thQ
Baptists and the Disciples of Christ or Camp
belltes." Recently, the disciples at Bellaire, as
the stronger body, rendered fraternal greetings
to the Baptists, with invitation to worship with
them occasionally, and exchange pulpits. The
Baptists returned an address In o similar spirit,
accepting the invitation, and union meeting
was left on February 20. At Cambridge, where
the Baptists are the strongest, they rendered the
invitation to the Disciples. The movement looks
to an ultimate organic union.
The Baptist Missionary Union have estab-
which the Rev. d. 2. sakellarius has been ap-
pointed
The Rev. s. D. Phelps, D. D., who has been
pastor Of the Baptist church in New Haven for
the past twenty-five years, has resigned his pas
torate.
The Rev. ]. T. westover has accepted call
to the pastorate of the North Baptist Church of
Chicago.
There are in New York city at this time
thirty-five Baptist churches, not, of course,
including mission schools, stations for preach
ing or Otner religious services. Ihey report
about IL, 600 communicates.
d. Henry Askin, Esq, of Radnor, Delaware
county, Pa, has recently donated $3.50 to the
Windsor Baptist Church of Upper Uwchlan,
Chester county, Pa, which releases the church
from debt.
The new Baptist church edifce in Leaven-
worth, Kansas, costing $55000 was dedicated
few days since After an address by the Rev.
w. Scott the pastor, the last $4,000 of indebted
ness was raised on the spot, and the house is
| opened free of that incumbrance.
The Methodist Sunday-Sehool Union has re-
solved to invite the schools of the North to ''be-
come patrons OF needy Southern schools, each
patron school to be put in correspondence with
some school in the South, and thus directly and
intelligently enlisted and interested in practical
| church extension"
The total cost of the Methodist Episcopal
Mission property on Washington street, San
| Francisco, including furniture, is 900. Rents
from stores below and rooms above now amount
| to $40 per month.
The Rev. Henry SliGer at the recent ses-
| sion of the Baltimore Conference, was requested
to preach a sermon to that body at its next
fession, being the iftieth year of his itinerant
ministry.
Some idea of the size of the New York
| Preachers Meeting may be gathered from the
fact that one hundred and ten voted against
receiving municipal gifts to churches and
church Institutions. This equals in number
some conferences.
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