The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-29

be formed, whose duty it shall be to aid in
forming and sustaining new churches in the
metropolitan districts. In the discussion of
woman's work in the churches, Dr. Storrs
and Mr.. Beecher expressed the opinion that
woman should not only be permitted but en-
coure9ed to pray in public aud address
meetings.
Two missionaries of the American Board
have recently died-Rev. Horace S, Taylor,
of the Madura (India) Mission, who died
February 3, at the age of fifty. seven, and
Rev. w. +. Williams, who died at Mardin,
Turkey, February IA, at the age of fifty
three.
The Congregational Association has pur-
chased the property at the corner of Beacon
and Somerset streets, Boston, Mass, which,
together with the adjoining estate, to be
secured as soon rs the needed funds are
raised, will be fitted up for the use of the
various boards and associations of the denomi-
nation.
The continued i'll health of the Rev.
John Monteith, with disease which is pro-
nounced incurable, unless he abandons minis
terial labor, has compelled his resignation of
the pastorate of the Mayfower Church, st.
Louis.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
--''Dr. Dollinger," says the London Satur-
dag ReUieao, ''is the one Catholic divine of
Germany who enjoys European reputation
both without and within the bounds of his
own communion, whose pety no ultramon-
tame has ventured to question"
The Roman Catholic College Of May
nooth, the grant to which was withdrawn
under the act for the disestablishment of the
Irish Church, has, it is said, within the last
| few days, received from the Church Commits
sioners the sum of G360,0 by way of COM
| pensation.
The Pope is said to have lately granted
70 a
loup, of Orleans, who was prominent among
| the opposition in the Gcumenical Council,
| rendering the submission of his own opinions
to the decision of the Church. A cardinals
hat is held out in prospective as reward for
| this obedience.
MoRAvIAN.
| The Christian AdcOcate lately called at
| tention to the fact that the Moravian Church,
| which is in a sense the parent of Methodism,
has made such insignificant progress. In this
country it has but 55 ministers and 81, 900
people in its congregations; while Metho-
dism numbers its preachers by thousands
and its members by millions. The M0rd0idis
replies, in a courteous tone, that the Church
of the Brethren has exerted wide and salu
tary influence upon other churches, in con-
serving orthodoxy in Germany and in pro-
noting spirit of union in America, looking
more to spiritual fellowship than growth in
numbers.
UNIvERsALIsT.
1T is a suggestive fact that tomorrow is
the centennial birthday of Hosea Ballou.
This name has long been regarded by large
numbers of people as the synonym of very
| gross and mischievous errors. But saying
! nothing now of his opinions, his one-hundredth
| birthday can scarcely fail to suggest;-1. How
| powerless what are called unfavorable circum-
! stances are to hinder man from wide and
| H,1aY lar Io. h.
manhood in him; and, 2. How great have
been the changes in theological opinion and
religious organization in this country during
these hundred years past. Mr.. Ballou was
born in Richmond, N. H., then almost
wilderness, April 80, 1771. His father was a
Baptist preacher, good man, but so exceed
ingly poor that the inevitable hardships of
pioneer life beset his children in their most
rugged form. rougher a more destitute
childhood, as regards conveniences and ad-
vantages, it would be difficult to imagine.
But in the case of young Hosea it proved the
germ of great manhood. He Joined his
fathers church when he was eighteen, but he
| was Universalist preacher before he was
twenty-one. His second attempt to preach
was failure, and an elder brother Gather of
Rev. Moses Ballou, of this city, had to finish
his discourse. But he soon grew into emil
nence, and in his prime is said to have been
preacher of wonderful simplicity and power.
The Universalist Church does not now gene
rally hold some of his opinions, but no man
has done so much as he to shape its funda-
mental principles or to give origin and impe-
tus to what is called Liberal Christianity in
America. The denomination will of right
widely commemorate his centenary birthday
and his character and work are to be the
topics of sermons to, morrow morning by Rev.
Messrs Ballou and Brooks, the UniVersalist
! pastors of this city,
MISSIONARY.
Mr.. Leonard, of Marsovan, Turkey, writes
as follows of the observance of the week Of
prayer at that mission
''It may interest you that a small congrsga-
tion of enlightened Armenians and Greeks
here, on the shores of the Black Sea, are OBJ
serving the week of prayer. About thirty per-
sons, including women and children, meet
every evening in an upper room, leased by the
board, and, following the order of topics sug-
gested by the Evangelical Alliance, engage in
prayer and praise. Pains are taken to give
to the meetings social character, and to have
the room attractive and pleasant. mer-
chant brother brings some Turkish carpets to
cover the hard wood floor, making a nice seat
for the children; a watch tinker volunteers a
marine clock, which finds prominent place
on the bulging mantelpiece two native sisters
arrange in good taste the usual supply of stiff
cushions on the divans against the wall; and
the low, unpainted candle-stand ejoices in O
pure white table-spread. Our preaching is in
Turkish. The singing is unqualifedly con-
gregational. If it sometimes lacks melody, the
want is more than compensated by the delight
which every one feels in having part"