, 1875-10-24
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY,

TIE CHURCH IN GENERAL
4 special session Of the General Conference
OF the British Methodist Episcopal Church (col
ored) has been called to meet in Hamilton, On
tario, Nov. IT, to elect Bishop to succeed Bish
op Marcy, who died recently,
The Standing Committee Of Illinois have re.
ceiyed certificates from seventeen parishes of
Iowa represented In this Convention, aud voting
in the decisive ballot when thirty-threa votes
we're cast, that they did not on that ballot vote
for Dr. Eccleston.
During the last thEty-Ave years four colonies
have gono out from Trinity Lutheran Church,
Reading, PenasYlyania their membership being
as follows: Trinity LOO !; st. Johns, LOCO; st.
James 500; St. Matthe1'B, 200; St, Luke's, 200
in the aggregate, 5000 members.
The New England Congregational church edl-
| fee approaches completion. It is now expected
that the general opening will take place in
| November. 1t will contain one Of the finest au-
dience ROOMS in the city. A large new organ
! that wil1 cost about $1,000 Is boing built. The
| congregations Of this society arc quite large.
The vcstsy Of st, Jcn,ee' Parish. Goose Creek.
| 8. c., haYo directed the old Episcopal Church to
| be repaired aud opened for public worship. Tho
chu1cla was built in 170G and was not burnt bT
tho British troops during the Revolution tho
British coat Of arms (stil to be seen) over the
chaacol protected it. II is stated that coo per-
Sons. mostly Northern tourists, have visited the
church within the last year.
When Dr.. John Hall led the Monday meeting
in Lyric Hail, New York. two lai1ies took part in
prayer and addresses. The Doctor spoke yeha-
mentlv against it: and insisted that women
should not participate, Next daY bishop Cnu,-
mins led, and expressed his qualification that
there was one praveH-moetiug in New York
where women could take part And thew did
take Part that day. But the different views OF
the theological dienitar,es caused no little SEN
sat1on.
A wresched instance Of mieanr1virp actin. aro
was afforded by tie SENSATIONAL Talmarn in
opening tie course Of wocL-day ser1nons IN the
Boston Mus,c Hall. the other day Far one
thing, he estimated that there must now be-
about 15,00O, ono children 10 white sending IN
reason for the necessity Of stationiur Ieepe1s s
at tue gates, in the fact that if msar cot ia be-
would 20 to tearing up the GOLDEN payementsi
rha u,u.,ous r,,,.,,.,. - c,u,.s,.- 49,
to VIII rof wi1I;a, a,a,, u Iaae11omn ~ ass
70 WHICH iIG1. william EYelest. OF Harvntd gnl,
velS' nus neen cal!ea as pastor vas essab,s ned
N l5io oy SECESSION i1om Ine olu CONGREGATIONAL
its foundation-the Roy. Drs. Samea Wn1ler and
George r. Ellis. md tba Rev, Chnrlea + Grin
nel Edward Everett, father Of Tho pastor. elect.
was for msny yesrs member and a conatant at.
tendant Of this church dnrinp r. Wal;ors min |
istry and for msnv years It ha5 tha 'andinp nnsi
ton in point Of social influence '
|
lne ulno4a1 pnt4ss1n pos1eo AZ hl1tcnel! ID
; 10 ataee sslees SHOWS Me tolow
tu6 auoi11ons 10 toe snteen otocoses reported |
lePoI.eu 1ass "ee1 ~ haslne vosed TER tne con-
ssctnsio1 OF II. MGLaten: DelaTaEe, tlorida,
noitn oatvnna; or.lE sotnone, Misslss1ppt ana
AIaausas. t1 lhE t1tEeAG 1a1egTaph.e eo3amns
papesa nave not come TO hand. Ihasa last two
make the votes cast, up 20 dato, tweDty-four,-