The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-15

while Andover has but II, and is only sur
passed in the country by Princeton and
Union.
The Rev. S. w. Noyes of Commerce,
Michigan, has recently withdrawn from the
Methodists and joined the Congregationalists.
Rev. Messrs. Mcdonald, of Boston,
Boole, of New York, and InslSip, of Balti-
more, expect soon to start for a missionary
tour across the Plains, taking big tent capa-
BILE of holding 1000 persons. They intend to
hold an old-fashioned camp meeting at Salt
Lake City, with the expectation of winning
back to the fold many Mormons who were
formerly Methodists, and who, it is reported,
are anxious to return to their former faith.
The Newark Conference has chosen
Hackettstown for the next meeting.
AT the New York Methodist Preachers
meeting, a short time since, it was agreed
that there could be but little spirituality in a
Church where there is taste for theatre
going and dancing, and the opinion was ex-
pressed that the discipline of the Church
should be exercised to cure the disposition
for such enjoyments.
BAPTIST
The Baptist Missionary Union have esta-
blished mission in Greece to the charge of
which the Rev. d. u. Sakellarius has been ap-
pointed.
The effort, in progress for more than
Newton Theological Institution, in Massachu-
setts, has been successful. The new subscrip-
ton of 5000, 900 was completed on the Doth
of March, payable in three instalments; the
first in thirty days, the second and third in
one and two years respectively. The endow-
ment fund is now 1886, 900, independent of
buildings and nearly one hundred acres of
valuable land, and the prospects of the insti
tuition for growth and usefulness were never
so cheering.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Northwestern Association of Iowa
has withdrawn its fellowship from the Rev.
E. G. Miles, of Springvale, because of his
denial of the inspiration of the Bible and the
divinity of Christ.
Six thousand dollars in gold has been re-
ceived from the Tabernacle Church, New
York. for the endowment of the Professor
ship of Theology in the Congregational Eheo-
logical Seminary, California.
MoRAvIAN.
The Moravians of the British Provinces
report 5423 members, including 1886 commu-
nicants. This shows decrease of 4S men,
bers, or 26 communicates. The unfavorable
condition is accounted for by the number of
! changes of pastors that have taken place 13,
or more than third of the whole number),
by the failure of some pastors by age and in
frmities, by two congregations having been
left unsupplied, and by division which has
taken place in one of the congregations on
the question of pews.
REFORMED.
The United States Government has as
signed to the Mission Board of the Reformed
Church the agency of the Pima and Maricopa
Indians and the Colorado River agency. The
former occupies a tract which has a popu-
lation of 10000 Indians, and the latter about
| $500.
UNITARIAN.
The Liberal Christian (Rev. DR.. Bellows),
noticing Mr. Horace Greeley's confession of
faith on the divinity of Christ and on future
punishment, thus characterizes the Unitarian
doctrine on the former subject
''Unitarianism leaves the question of
Christ's nature perfectly open. 1t does not
reject any who accept Jesus Christ as Lord
and Master in any sense, leaving interpreta-
tions and explanations to each disciples own
mind and conscience. A large part of the
Unitarian body, in all ages, have been Arians,
and, if not Arians, have recognized in Christ
something more than human. Possibly, HUI
manitarianism has increased in the body; but,
in our Judgment, it has reached its utmost
extent, and will heneeforth decrease
After the natural desire has ultimated itself
to offset the exaggerated tendency of
Trinitarian Christians to defy Christ, by
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humanity, the reaction will commence, by
which the something more than human-the
real element of His power in the world-will
again be made prominent. Meanwhile,
thousands of Unitarians have never let this
sense of the divine in Christ die out of their
faith. Mr. Greeley expresses, therefore, the
genuine idea of that part of the Unitarian
body which has been most permanent and
which, we suspect, will, from this period,
grow more abundant"
UNIvERsALIsT.
"A correspondent of the Uni0erSalist,
who lives at Reading, Pa, entertained mem
ber of the Philadelphia Conference of our
Church during its late session, and was visited
by other members. He acknowledges him.
self favorably impressed with Methodist
preachers. He writes this besides to his de-
nominational paper:-'The pulpit of our
church in Reading was supplied last Sun
day, both morning and evening, by ministers
from the Conference. The day was beauti-
full, and the attendance large. The sermons
were we'll received by our people, and the
preachers seemed to enjoy the novelty OF
discoursing to congregations unaccustomed
to their methods. l cannot learn that either
party were injured, and doubt not that
some good was done-if in no other way, by
thus learning in how many things two widely
different sects are found to agree. Though
there are diversities of gifts OF believing
there may yet be but one spirit.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The Pope and the Jesuits neglect no op
D portunity to show their dissatisfaction at tn
, italian occupation of Rome. Prince Humber
Q and the Princess Margherita being in the city
H. Is,,1. H.