, 1874-02-22
NOTES..

REFORMED LPlSCoFAL.
The New York Observer OF last week Gays:
Tho Union meeting Of Monday morning w.s signal
lied by tho appearance tbs platform Of the Rev. air.
Cheney {now Bahop), Of chicago. He made most
stirring address, End ea IN pfa5es- Efom ~ wnoIe
the eloquent man had been accustomed to prescribed
forulary nf Worship 1t vaa also apparent that he Is
entirely home themes nearer the c1ohs and Chris
tan experience than all controversies about church
Jurisdiction, about the word rc2eerae In ths bap-
tts1uzl 6erTice-
correspondent of the Courier-Jou'7sal de-
fines tile difference between the Regular Epls-
copal and tho Reformed Episcopal Churches as
follows:
One party lands tho Church. the other tho Bible.
Ono aims to increase the other to lossen the power Of
| Bishops. Ono makes the minister ambassador
priest tho other denies that he is priest Ono in
vites men 70 the sacraments and through them to
erise Of repentance and fatth and through Christ to
eavation. Ono breaches continually the Church tho
other the Gospel One understands tho other denomi-
nations tho other does not ono believes that I'll til.
infants receneraed By tho Holy Spirit in baptism
tho other does not but nterprots that expression
nssa st.ta or tae One bee1e. the ooec1e
Of Christ in the Lord Supper, e. in tho ele-
spiritual present only in the heart Of the faithful
recipient.
A Reformed Episcopal Church has been
| formed at Moncton, n. =:
Rev DR.. Mcclure, Of Virginia. has Withdrawn
| from the Episcopal Church and gone over to tho
| Reformed Church.
Church and State, edited by the Rev. John
| Cotton Smith, says Of the Reformed Episcopal
Church:
character Of the men engaged IN it, aud have canady
considered vnrous causes which have naturally leo 10
It, we havo never had one word Of apology for tho
with OF It. Of eoe of theae 80 ac
| and especially tho circumstances Of its occur
ou IN s .s been
restrain those who might have any sympathy With the
general views Of Bishop Cummins from joining IN he
must .llow wids diyersities md do it generously,
o shall nd that It IL trhing matter Tor to have
III whom We IRE inclined to suppress OF restrain.
find that the Church Is intensely moved In regard to
to the Church. but determination siso ihat ths
Church shall not be governed N the interests OF any
party, but upon broad, and comprehenstTe, and
catholic basis.
The Presbyterian ministers meeting, which
WIS to have discussed the question OF tho "Bible
in tho Public Schools" last Monday, laid the
question over until the meeting tomorrow, and
the hour was given to reports OF reVlVnls.
The Westminster Church in Chicago has
prosperous sewing-achool connected with the So
ciety. About 100 young ladies meet each Satur-
day afternoon st z P. m.
1t is said that tho membership OF the Fifth
Presbyterian Church Of this city has greatly in
creased since the Rev, G. L. Thompson took
charge Of the church eighteen months ago. Tho
congregations IN that time nave greatly IN
creased ...r
destroyed by fire last week. Loss several thou
eand dollars insurance, $4,000.
The Interior says there is dne young Presby-
terian Church at haywood, and the Congrega-
tionalists are starting another. There is not
room for both. United, they can sustain pas
G sPd 2as M .ks sbs 3MEssSas M9opT Rrogs9s gda S T
have to pay half the expenses, 4 similar un-
pleasant tendency towards differentiation is
visible in many other rural villages.
The Rock Island Car-shops sabbath-school,
An outwork Of the Englewood Presbyterian
Church. held its first anniversary last Sabbath;
The, school organized with forry-eight
scholars, and now numbers $50. Much credit iB
said to be due Mr. Verbrych, Mrs. Verbrych,
and Miss McClary for organizing and success-
fully conducting this school.
The members OF the several local Conferences
Of the St. Vincent de Paul Society Of Chicago
will approach holy communion at s o'clock to-
day ia St. Patrick's Church.
The Vindicator says: Tho Rev. F. Corbett, Of
the Church OF the Sacred Heart, is coon to begin
the erection OF his new pastoral residence on
Luke street, between Ha1sted and John.
Lent will be observed in all the Catholic
churches of Chicago, by services on the evenings
OF Wednesday and Friday Of each week. On the
former evening the service will consist Of tho
rosary, and . sermon, followed by benedic-
tion. The usual service Of the afternoon viii
take place in the night in those churches which
usually have no night service.
CONGREGATIONAL
Tho church at Wyanct, the Rev. q. n. Bald
win, pastor, have just raised bell and set it
swinging that cost SITS.
The Congregational Church at New Haven,
Mich, dedicated new house OF worahip Feb. 4
NETHOD1sTH.
L union meeting OF MethodBts, Baptists, and
Presbytenans WAS held in Austin last Sunday
evening. The Rev. T. P. Mensh, Of the Metho-
dist Bociety. preached.
At recent society meeting Of Trinity III. E.