, 1874-07-26
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PHESEyIEEIAN.

perance.
NOTES.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Tile New York Evangelist, quoting from the
Interior the fact that the Chicago Presbytefy re-
ccircs from the Missionary Board $1,000 per an-
nnrn and rai,es for faid Board only $4,000, says
aNa had taken it for granted that Chicago waa
doing something for the regions beyond whence
she draws so much business and profit" The
Erau7e1ist thinks S3,c00 is bcgsarly sum for
presbytory TINT spends 500, 900 Oh pastors sasa-
riea.
Prominent presbyterians in Indianapolis arc
prop osipg the establishment Of book house
aud church organ in that city.
The Presbyterian Mission in Zacatecas. Mexico,
is prospcr1ng greatly. Tlero are growing
churches at Cos with 200 members. at FroEnlllo
With 100, md at Zacateces With 12o. Que whole
town near Zacatocas has boon converted.
4 religious paper states that Dr.. CuylcE las
closed the fourteenth year Of his Brooklyn pas
torate. During that time tho membership OF
bis church has Increased from 173 to 5000 Do-
fore sailing. for Europe, for his simmer vaca-
tion, he MAS presented With s2,500, and his wife
with $500.
The ladies' Of the First Presbyterian Church In
Quincy, Ill, have succeeded in raising S5o'WHo
for tho building OF new church-edldce. The
ladies eent to every member OF tho congregation
circular detailing their plan, which divided the
$50, ,GO3 into ! ZOO shares OF $25. made payable
in tive equal instalnents, tho first Oh tile Let OF
September next, and the remaining four in four
annual payments.
Seventeen additions were made to tho Aurora
Presbyterian Church July -. The pastor, the
Rev. Thomas Gall. appearsto be popular man.
On the anniversary OF his SJth birthday. which
occurred last week, his people presented him
with purse OF G2oo
The First Bs2tis: Society Of Oshkosh lost
their house Of worship BY IRE on this day OF
our late CONFEDERATION. The membership WAS
293. but generally POOR. DR.: \. n. alnier, the
pastor, says. in the Standard, that the Society
propose TO build q church capaole OF &C.
colnnodating 5c0 persons, but they will need
help from their brethren in the Northwest
Tho Woman'b BAPTIST Missionary Society OF
the West will hold its first quarterly meeting
this year in milwaukee,, Aug.6
Tho union Of tho Ashland Avenue and union
Park Baptist Churches, OF Chicago, was com"
pleted last week. Tho frst-nsn2cd church
brings ITO members, and the Union Park $50,
making large united church.
a Southern paper SAYS: u The Southwestern
University OF the Baptat denomination is 1.~
Gated afte. considerable rivalry between various
plncee. The bids were "a follows: Murfrees~
toro, $3.50, 800 Jackson, $50, 900; Chattanooga,
100000 /; McMinnyille, 100000. Jackson,
Madison County, Tenn, having bid the highest,
secures tho institution"
Mr. Spurgeon, on his 40h birthday, wllich
occurred few DAYS ago, had the greetings Of
about 6,0oo devoted admirers in his great Lon
don Tabernacle
Daptis:s in gouth Csrolina have pledged
$780, 900 during the past two years for tae en-
dow1nent Of Furnan University.
Tho Rev. T. r. Barton has accepted call to
the pastorate Of tho Baptist Church at Rich
mond, Ind
Lunch, including tea, crackers, aud cheese,
heruiles about q hundred persons to remain III
fremont Temple Baplst Church for an hour for
Billie inst;uctiou,-& deyice Of the Sunday-selool
Superintendent.
REFORMED EPISCOPAL.
The recen1 action Of the House OF Bishops in
depos1ng Bishop Cunnios has provoked COM
ment BY nearly all of the, religious papers.
Concerning tha deposlug set the Methodist
ro1naras:
Bishop Cumn1tEs rs depoaed
TIE charge against hii was that he had abandon
ei1 The Communion Of The Church." no uo:;ce MAS
taken Of his perfectly courteous resignation
ognuon slads Of his right ct withdrawal from tho
church, which civt. Law SECURES to every na- He
thrust out aud, a. faT n9 could be by form OF
words, degraded.
Ihs ps5sa to the &C: we5e Ben|'1pta Roswo7th !;
kentucky and Senior Bishop OF the Protestant EE;sco-
pal Church Of tho United St1fes,7 and orc than tAr-
ty other Biehopa The act u one Is atiously
declared In the nama of the Father, and Of the SON.
Christian people OF the United States will consdcr
that the Eacred Of the Trinity ia hcre prot2nea
it always il when Used to covcr breach OF Charity
Bishop cu1n1ns has no. consorted with bass or "
gody he has not arozta.i=ed from ths true lai:h
Gosrel or handled it deceitfnly. Following his
Christian impulses, he has sought q wider CA17s4an
xod ne f m Whatever
may bs thought by those who Dissent from him. Of
tue c1pcdicney Of hia proceedings his right to 1eAyo
the communion to which he haa belonged is urques-
It nav bs said tlat the "canons do not admit OF
resntion but seaure n NAV - hrns out
Bishop with attempted circumstances Of tsnomny,
but only to mako his fellowship With Christians Csn-
er4lly closer and fIner. They cannot aee bJ par
iicc the Judgment OF tbs C1ictan world We are OF
opinion that his aet will not benefit tie chef actora
| init
The Episcopolian Says, awe have said be-
fore, and now repeat tie challenge, TIN. Bishop
| C1numine is to-day, by Divine call, historically
aud economically just as much Bishop IN the
| Church OF Christ ns is any in our own or IN
any other communion. He IS Bishop Of Q
i Church rot il, communion with the Protestant
Episcopal Church, but no Protestant can deny
his right CT his office on any scriptura1, moral, OF
| historical ground"
| Kentucky has furnished three ministers to the
|
| the Rev. Johnston MacCoru:ac, OF Ottawa, Can.
eda, and the Rev. DR.: J. D. Malone, noE oi
East Liberty, Pa.
EPISCOPAL.
A correspondent OF Church and STATE thinks
that the best 7ay to prevent further aecessioEa
from the Episcopal Church is general agree
ment Of declaration that the Prayer Book il Elm
ply directory Of public worship to be freely
nEed by tbs clergy, .s in their best judgment
shall best promote tho spiritual edifcatson and
well-being Of the people. In other words. tha:
portions may be omitted. or employed, according
| to the judgment OF the administrator.
st. Pau1s Cathedral. hondcn, is En- object Of
| interest to the whole English speaking world. 4
great fight is going On cbort its restoration. An
Executive COMMITTEES pledged to adhere to Si1
christopher Krcn's {the old larchitect) ideas, has
raised $500. 900, and appointed 3lr. Burgess as
manager. Tho Fine Arts Committee objected
that. to anish 8 corner OF tho building at price
making ths finishing OF the remainder iupos-
sibility. is eilly; and to alter tho ideas OF tbs
great architect By introducing the ideas of an-
other ia to spoil architecture; aud to promise
Wren's plans aud spend it oil Burgess is breach OF
| faith. So the Executive Committee dissolved
the Fine Arts Committee