, 1874-04-05

Two persons in philadelphia have given $40,
600 each toward 3 building in that city for ths
| Reformed Episcopal Church.
Tho United Brethren hive Just dedicated thei
first church in the City Of nhiladelphIa, city o
near 8oo, 900 people and 600 church-editcos
The pews in New York synagogue we're sold
at public auction, after an inspiring lunch, ami
brought 100000. The highest price paid fol
| oae was s., 900.
Dr. Porteous' new organization is called 1t AL
Souls Protestant Episcopal Church." 1t claims
to be loyal to the Episcopal body, and will ask
for recognition by the Bishop.
The Rev. DR.. Thomas, recentlyof the Michigan
Avenue Baptist Church, OF Chicago, baptized
four candidates in the First Church, ..on Pierre
pont street, Brooklyn, last Sunday evening.
The German Reformed Church, in Berks
| County, Pa, dates from 1850. The first church
| was built in 1753. There arc now III the county
ffty-four congregations, with ID, $50 members, Ut
whom ,O34 are communicate.
The Examiner and Chronicle (Baptist) ehal-
lenges recent statement in the Methodist that
fifty regular Baptists had formed Liberal Bap-
tist Union, for the purpose OF disseminating
open-communion arguments and sentiments.
The Christian Union aayB:
Thousanda OF persons, both children and adults,
who like to sing Frances Crosby's Is Sweet hour Of
prayer must have been shocked to learn that its
blind author and her blind husband haye had lar
row escape from starvation, - IN spite OF all their
efforts"
The time is approaching when the Baptist
Associations al over tho country are to 10 held.
The Standard notes the fact, and hopes that
clerks Of churches, Sabbath-school Superin-
toudents and Secretaries and pastors will begin
in to get their statistics and other matters
in readiuess-
A writer in the Pacific Churchman Protest
ant EpiscopaD mout1s the scarcity Of the
correspondent can ''count over twenty towns in
the midst OF populous Illinois, with populations
OF from 1000 to 10000, and the nano of tue
Church not in existence in them; but meeting
houses OF all sects scattered thick"
In theyear 1879 the following five denomina-
tlons in the United States rased for their church
expenses, for home aud foreign missions, for
theological institutes, ETC., the following sums:
The Baptists, ,s31 ZIG; the CongTe8ationalsts,
about II, ,00o, 600; the Episcopalians SO 3Q4 0O3:
the Methodists, 17,427, ,184; tho Presbyterians,
S11, ,070,325
The Rev. Mr. Jackson, the chief exponent of
RituaIism in Washington CITY, preached a few
evenings since on Private Confession and Ab-
solution. arguing that the Scripture the writ
iDgs of the fathers and English refoTmers and
tho praJer-book, all show that the priest mas
power to convey Gods pardon to the penitent
AAhCA sAAV aA1A AG%AAI5 Dl blQ8s ana ne
advises the aity to avail themselves Of the bless
ing whenever they felt the need If it, and to
value it ~ one OF the precious privileges which
the good providence Of God has reserved TO His
Church.
About 900 Of the 1900 clergymen OF Ma.sa-
chusetts have complied with the request OF tbs
State Bureau Of Statistics to furnish informa-
ton about themselves. The following is = con
densed summary Of the report:
Average age, IS JesEs from ~ to 40 years Of ace
21 from ~ to 60 year, 23 from co 80 years. S.
above 10 years. average erm Of B.rrice II years ID
moashs; longest e. yeaEs shortest, year average
annual remuneration during such serEace, 81 oG6
number NJ receiving An annual average OF Iess than
$780, 4o8; number receiving an annual average of
more than q 5oo 1 Dining the year, the highest
ssasy receved vas lowest saary, s1so OF 491,
the number that expended less than their pro{asgon:{
income w-s 12; number who expended entire income.
%; number who expended more than their entire pro.
fesstonal ncoc 1t3 Average cos. of living the past
ye.r Of 81 average amount p,id Tor house
reo1 by a6s $i highest rent paid. s., 200; loves.
owning houzes, II; average number in sarhes of SIS.