The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-07
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEWS.
METHODIST.

METHODIST.
1t is currently rumored in Methodist circles
presumed to be well informed, that Rev. Alfred
Goodman, of Grace Church, will be selected to
take charge of one of the largest churches of
the denomination at Newark, N. j., in the
spring. Mr. Cookmans labors were urgently
desired by church in New York city, as well
as others, but the judgment of authorities high
in the Church, as well as other Influences lead
to the conclusion that Newark will be his
next field of labor. Meanwhile, Grace Church
is earnestly seeking pastor, and we understand
the Rev. Jacob Todd, an eloquent aud effective
Young minister, now of Philadelphia, would be
acceptable to many of the congregation, but it
is not yet certain whether he will desire to
accept the charge Wilmington Commercial.
-Twenty-four years ago American Method
ism had not one representative in China. Now
Chinese Methodism sends the first native mis-
sionary to America.
The friends of Rev. John Farrar, President
of the Wesleyan Conference, England, have
presented him with marble bust. The unveil-
ing of it was an interesting occasion.
Rev. d. D. Davisson, superannuate of the
Cincinnati Conference, died recently in Dayton,
Ohio. He was very aged man, having been
born in 1855. He entered the itnerancy in 1911.
"A missionary meeting held in Texas by the
Church South recently, yielded 800 acres of
land, horse and saddle (has some one given
up this old Methodist fashion of itinerating p,
and 5000 in cash.
The missionaries who recently left the
United States TO reinforce the mission work in
India, arrived in that country on November H.
Their voyage from New York to Bombay was
made in fifty-one days.
On Uniontown Circuit, Baltimore Confer
ence, Rev. A. Foster pastor, not less than
ninety persons have been converted since
August last. In less than three weeks forty
three conversions Lave taken place in one
church.
The state of our mission work in South
America is represented by the following figures:
Churches, 3; minister's 4; members, 220. The
cornerstone OF new Methodist Episcopal
nhI Mt UrnE q m a
II, a number of disting dlshed persons being
present.
The Pearl Street Methodist Episcopal So
ciety, Buffalo, recently held a meeting to raise
funds to build new church. The amount they
asked of the congregation was $20000 but
$26627'50 was cheerfully subscribed, and this
sum has now nearly reached $25, 600. The
Buffalo Methodists evidently know how to raise
money.
Bishop Marvin tells a story about steward
on one of the circuits in the West Texas Con-
ference who paid as quarterage one hundred
pounds of bacon, worth ten cents pound. At
the quarterly meeting, however, he brought in
a bill charging fifteen cents a pound, and
offered in explanation for charging five cents
more than market price, that all he gave to
the Church was $50 much treasure laid up in
heaven, and he desired to swell that account as
much as possible.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Congregational General Association
recently in session at Boston unanimously
adopted the declaration, That it is eXpedient
and appears to be clearly the voice OF the
Churches that national conference of the Con-
gregatonal Churches of the United States be
organized.
The Rev. DR.. Dexter, editor of the Congre-
gdtiOndiSt, will sail for England the present
month, to be absent about year. 1t is under
stood that he goes abroad for the sake of pur-
suing in England and Holland his studies into
early Pilgrim history.
AT Oberlin, Saturday comes on Monday
or, rather, the weekly holiday is Monday in
eta of Sotu is tD al
ladies attending the college who manage their
own domestic affairs, an opportunity of observ-
ing the traditional household washlng-day.
The Central Congregational Church in
Brooklyn, N. Y. has extended a call to the
Rev. DR.. Henry NJ. Scudder, of San Francisco,
Cal, to become their pastor.
The Rev. Frank P. Woodbury., late of Flint,
Mich, accepts call to the Second Church,
Rockford, ILL.,, declining Professorship in
Beloit College.
The Rev. George H. Wells goes from the
church at Amboy, H., to the American Presby-
terian church in Montreal Canada.
The Congregational church of Memphis,
Tenn, has extended a call to the Rev: a. K
Baldwin, lately of Lincoln, Ill. He has ae
cepted, and will at once enter upon his new field
The town of Princeton, Mass, recently
accepted bequest of $4,000 of the late DR.. War(
N. BOyston, of which the interest, after keep
ing in repair family tomb-ground, is to go Il
the Congregational society to supportpreaching
EPISCOPAL.
The Protestant Episcopal Church Almand
for 1871 furnishes the following statistics of th
denomination in the United States for 1S70:-
Dioceses 80; bishops, 80; priests and deacons
27S6: parishes, 2605; baptisms, infants, %, 76s
baptisms, adults 72l4; combinations, % lis
communicates, ,2l8,3l5; contributions, So 002 72l
PRESBYTERIAN.
Five years ago there was not a Unite
PRESBYTERIAN church in Western Missouri
probably there were not twenty members o
this Church in the west half of the State. To
day there is presbyteTy, having under her car
eleven organized congregations and few sta
ions not yet organized. Some of these con
gregatons have from forty to one hundre
members The statistics in the minutes of tn
last Assembly show membership of 463 in th
presbytery.
The Theological Seminary at Columbia
s. c., has its full complement of professors an
thirty two students.
-The Rev. r. McInnis has recently closed
yery interesting meeting at Dry Grove, Hind
county Miss The services were continued aboI
nine days, and resulted in the organization OF
church consisting of twenty members.
Interesting religious services at Cantor
Miss, have had the happy result of a large a
cession to their church membership.
LUTHERAN.
The German Congregation in Easton, Pa
have purchased Reformed church for $1,000
and with the addition of several thousand NOR
will make it beautiful house OF worship.
BAPTIST.
"A revival is in progress in Pittsford, We
mont. Fifty-nine have united with the Bapt
.chureb there eleven of whomi are convert
Catholics. Thirty-six OF the whole number q
heads of families