The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-01
SUMMARY OF CHURCH NEW
EPISCOPAL.

EPISCOPAL.
The Rev. Edward Hale, rector of St. Paul's
Church, in Undertook Village, died at the
Utica Lunatic Asylum lately. He was suddenly
seized with lunacy the previous week, which
was first noticed by the public in the sermon
preached by him on Sunday.
"A correspondent of the New York Observer
relates the case of an Episcopal clergyman ir
that city who declined to attend the funeral of
a most estimable lady, a mem ber of his own
congregation. The reason was that the lady's
family, who all belonged to the Dutch Church.
desired that their own pastor should take part
in the services, which were held in private
house.
"A Mr.. Buss in the House of Commons. in
the discussion the bill giving to Dissenters
the right of burial in consecrated church-yards,
said he had no objection to the burial of Dis
senters in those grounds, provided they would
perform their burial service at their homes or in
their chapes, but he would not vote for permis-
sion to celebrate such services in the church
yards.
Rev. c. P Jennings, NJ. D., for many years
Presbyterian minister, was ordained in the
Episcopal Church in Columbia, Mo-, in February
last
Rev. Mr.. Schereschewsky, connected with
the Episcopal mission at Pekin, China, has been
engaged for three years in translating the Old
Testament into the Mandarin Chinese, the
official language used throughout the empire.
Much remark has been excited by the action
of the Rev. DR.. Cooper, Rector OF the Protest
ant Episcopal Church at Mount Pleasant, Iowa,
in admitting a preacher of the Society of
Friends to his pulpit, it being apparently so
contrary to the traditions of the Episcopal
Church. According to the Church Journal,
however the rule for such cases was so amended
by the last General Convention as to leave this
matter of the introduction of "sectarian preach
ers' into ''church pulpits" entirely to the
pastor. ''He can permit any one to minister
TO his church, and before its congregations, who
can give evidence sufficient to him Of. being duly
licensed or ordained"
PRESBYTERIAN.
AN educational convention of ministers and
laymen of the United Presbyterian Church was
held at Allegheny City, Pa. on March 7th. 1t
resolved to ask the coming General Assembly to
designate day of prayer for colleges and
schools, and to consider the propriety OF ap-
pointing University Board or Senate, to have
the management of educational interests; to fix
course of study for all the institutions; to
examine all candidates for degrees, confer de-
grees, etc.
been held in many of the Presbyterian churches
in New York during February and March. On
April I'd meetings are TO occur at the Rutgers
Church, and at Rey; yi, George s. Chambers
the Observer, sis one to equip the Church for a
future career of increasing usefulness, and to
accomplish this in grateful recognition of past
mercies 1t evidently toek its rise in gratitude
and JOY, was begun with prayer and it now
seems to bid fair to terminate in a general
thanksgiving"
The Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
give nOIlce tnhL unless LneY exceed, 10r LnlS
and the next month, the receipts for the cores
ponding months of the last year. there will be a
deficit of ga, 600. The members of the board
call for an earnest efforts on the part of the
churches to save il from such result of the
years labors for the first year of the union.
The new aud handsome Presbyterian church
at Midway, KY, was dedicated to the service o.
God lately. The services on this occasion were
conducted by the Rev. DR.. Stuart Robinson.
The Presbytery of Chesapeake has refused
to dissolve the pastoral relation between the
Rev. j. A. Lefeyre and the Franklin Square
Presbyterian Church, Baltimore Md. Mr.. lie
Church, st. Louis.
The Presby Leries of the United Presbyterian
Church axe discussing the question, SIS Papa
baptism valid!" Some vote aye, some no, SOM
both ways, some are mum.
Two German schools of theology are no7
sustained by the Presbyterian Church, one il
Dubuque, Iowa, and one in Newark, Nj
The Presby terians in New Zealand have
general assembly, synod, eight presbyteries
seventy ministers, and two hundred and thirt,
'ecclesiastical buildings"
METHODIST.
AS proof of the growth of Metho1ism I
New Jersey, it may be stated that in 1870 ther
was a membership of 5S, S32. while thirty year
before the number was II, 800. Last year ther
were 665 preachers and 433 churches, the latte
being valued at $3, ll3, 745; There were Ii
parsonages, valued at 1904 $50; an academy
Pennington, valued at 300, 600; one in proce:
of erection at Vineland, valued at $40 OO0 on
at HaekettstoWn, worth S75, 600, and the Dire
Theological Seminary at Madison. belonging
the Church at large, valued at $500 900, incluC
ing endoWments.
Bishop Ames has appointed the Rev. L. \