The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-08
SUMMARY OF 0HUR0H NEWS.
PRESBYTERIAN.

The Seventh Avenue Church in the city of
New York, the late charge of Professor James
Harper now of the Theological Seminary at
Newburg, have unanimously called the Rev. s.
III. Graham, of Burgettstown, Pa, to become
their pastor.
The Seventh Church, Pittsburg, Pa. (the
Rev. w. H. Andrew pastor), has been much
prospered during the last year. Since the meet
ing of the General Assembly in May last, eighty
members have been received, twenty-four Of
whom were enrolled at the communion held on
the first Sabbath of March.
The Petersburg (Va.) Inder says-"On
Sunday, the 10th of March, the Rev. John Mil
Ter, the esteemed pastor of the Second Presby-
terian Church of this city, in an address to his
congregation, offered his resignation, to take
effect on the 18th of June next
The Rev. John E. DuBose, formerly pastor
of the Tallahassee Church, Florida, and now so
successfully acting as an evangelist in Florida
Presbytery, has accepted an invitation to Frank
lin, Ky.
The Second Presbyterian Church, Rich
mond, Va. (Rev DR.. Hoge, pastor), has for
more than year past been blessed with much
prosperity. The attendance has been very large
not only on the Sabbath, but at the weekly lee
ture also. On last Sabbath week twenty-one
persons were announced as members added to
the roll, having been received by the session, as
the custom in this church is, at various times
between one communion season and another.
OF these, thirteen were upon profession. The
whole number added since last spring is ninety
five, sixty-three of whom were upon profession.
The Sustentation Fund OF The Irish Presbyte-
rian Church has progressed so satisfactorily that,
taken along with the communication fund, the
committee expect to be in circumstances to be
able to pay to all ministers who entered into the
general arrangement the sum of ESQ on the first
year instead of the old payment of e69 6s. Sd.
from the Regiunl Donum. Upwards of e400 900
has been paid as communication money, and
twelve per cent. bonus by the Church Tempo
ralities Commissioners to the Treasurer of the
General Assembly of the Church.
The United Presbyterian Board of Missions
IN he Freedman raDnrt re frnn
their work. In Nashville the schools are full,
and the congregation and Sabbath-schoOl in a
healthy condition. In Vicksburg marked and
gratifying change is manifest since the last
staten ent was published. The school is more
than full this quarter. The first month of the
previous quarter 40 were enrolled; the first
month of the present quarter, 317. The second
month of the previous quarter 225 were en-
Tolled the second month of the present quarter,
400, and quite a number were turned away for
lack of Accommodations The attendance upon
ordinances on the Sabbath is rapidly increasing.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Rev. Joseph Greenleaf, Jr., recently
of the Monmouth Presbytery, New Jersey, was
installed pastor of the Congregational Church
in New Canaan, March 2l.
The Congregational Church in Pontiac,
Michigan have voted 3S to "a to unite with the
Presbyterians, the consolidation to be called the
congregational and Presbyterian Church of
Pontiac;" the Presbyterian Church to give a
bonus of $4500, and their parsonage to be decided
in trust to the new organization so long as the
societies shall remain united and the consoli-
dated church to worship in the consolidated
meeting house. The Presbyterians have yet to
act however, and there is considerable
opposition.
The High Street and Richmond Street Con-
gregational Churches in Providence, Rhode
Island, have united, and are building church
at a cost of $150,000.
-Four gentlemen in Boston have subscribed
$2l, ,5OOlfor the newCongregational House in that
city. IL Is necessary to raise $100 900 before
May 10 secure the success of the enterprise
and the matter is now before the Congrega-
tional churches.
The cornerstone of Plymouth Church in
Charleston, s. C., was laid March 90 The
pastor, the Rev. James T. Ford, gave an ad-
dress, in which he alluded to the fact that
since the burning of the old Circular Church
In December, 1861, this people have had no
church home. The new building is 10 cost
about $4,000.
EPISCOPAL.
An item in the daily papers, dated CHICAGO
able authority for the statement thai a
second trial of the Rev. Charles Edward Cheney
will take place in a short time because of his
persistency in officiating in Christ Church. in
defiance of the decision of the Ecclesiastical
Court, which was recently promulgated. a
formal deposition must certainly be the result
OF II, and then may follow legal contest for
tne church property, upon which there is said
10 be debt of e35,OOO.''
the Foreign Mission Committee of the
Episcopal Church have appointed the Rev. A.