The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-25

coming together to ask for prayers" At
present upwards of four hundred have been
converted
The Eastern Congregational Church of
Montreal was organized lately with about
forty members transferred from Zion Ohurch.
The movement originated in the labors of
Bible woman in the neighborhood, followed
by O ragged school.
The Oakland Congregational Church
building, situated on the Lake Shore, about
five miles south of Chicago, was completely
demolished by storm Of wind and snow on
Friday night, the 18th inst.
PRESBYTERIAN. &c 'C'.'
The Presbytery of the Church of Scot
land had an interesting discussion on Mr.
Gladstone's letter about the Pope. resolu-
ton was finally carried, by fourteen to seven,
that the Prime Minister'S explanation to Mr..
Kinnaird was such as to warrant the Presby-
terry in believing that he contemplated no
action inconsistent with the Professionalism of
the country. A singular feature in the debate
was statement made by the Rev. DIR. Wal
lace, the successor of the late Dr. Robert Ise.
and belonging to what may be called the
Broad School, to the effect that he could see
no objection to the English Government pay
ing handsome subscription to the stipend of
the Pope if he should lapse into poverty.
"Ihe theological professors connected with
The various Presbyterian denominations in
Scotland Established and non Established
have just united in sending to DIR. Thouck
of Halle, on occasion of the fiftieth anniver-
sary of his professorste, most genial and
cordial address, in which they express their
gratitude to God for the eminent services
which he has been the means of rendering to
theological learning and to the great cardi-
nal principles of evangelical religion at a
critical period in the history of the Church
OF Christ IN Germany, and also for the essen
tial services which he has rendered to our
common faith, not only in his own country.
but on every field of international associa-
tion and intercourse.
The Presbyterian churches of Scotland
ore greatly distracted on the question of
union. Eight of the Free Presbyteries have
decided in favor of it, while the opposite
party are doing all they can to hinder the
movement, and have adopted resolutions to
the effect that 'the union cannot at present
be accomplished without the compromise and
surrender of truths which the Free Church
has hitherto held to be vital"
BAPTIST
MIR. Spurgeon, in the February S,o0rd
and 1fOacet, remarks: 1--WE have been called
to account in several papers for calling the
Church OF England an apostate Church. We
marvel that her best friends do not sorrow
fully confess that there is all too much ground
for the charge. What hope is there of peo-
pie who are so blinded as not to see their
faults? To say that there are some dissent
ing churches which are apostate is not to
better the case, but to mention another cause
for SORROW"
The Baptists of Iowa are an enterprisine
class, and are keeping pace with the growth of
the State. Recent reports show that .they
have Is associations $40 churches, 1873 pas.
tors, about 10, 750 members, and 158 meeting
houses
The Rev. Jacob Legare, colored, pastor
of Morris Street Colored Church, Charleston.
South Carolina, has baptized over HOO per-
sons since the war, and maintains good dis
cipline in a membership of 1850.
The four Baptist churches of Albany have
built four mission chapels during the past
year, where they have large and Interesting
Sabbath schools.
From the Minutes of the Thirty-fourth
Annual Meeting OF the Missouri Baptist
statistics:-51 associations; 1862 churches:
total membership, 62,211; net gain during
the year, 4402. The association has 80 mis-
scenarios in the State, who have organized
p Ssbbath-schools, 2G churches, baptized
100 persons, and collected on the field
$1225'O1.
The Baptist Social Union of BROOKLYN
have determined to purchase the Pierrepont
Baptist Church, with the adjoining lot of
u
church now standing they propose to erect a
free temple, similar to the fremont in Bos-
ton, capable of holding four thousand people,
To complete the undertaking $3.50, 900 will be
required.
METHODIST
Within ten months the Methodists of the
State of New York have raised half million
of dollars to found university at Syracuse.
The erection of buildings will be commenced
Rev. W. H. Miles and Rev. r. H. Van
derhorst, colored ministers in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, were recently ordained as
Bishops.
Within ten months the Methodsts of the
State of New York have raised half a million
of dollars to found university at Syracuse.
The following statement thows the cond-
tion of the two Methodist Book Concerns. the
New York and the Western, up to Nov. 187O
Real estate, $1,2O1, $685.; merchandise,
1852, ,OS4 SO; cash on hand, $50, 258'15 notes
and accounts, $617, SOP '6S total assets.
81, 701, 525 So. Liabilities: aud ac-
counts, 81, ,207, POS; earnings, 1915, ,2S7'12:
paid by order of General Conference, $780,
541 '56. Net capital, 81, 494, ,32O'56 increase
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