, 1875-08-22

vears the amount expended br the church
| I1pyu home missions, in the largest sense OF tue
term without including the an salar1es d1 q e1efsy
| spent for the benefit OF acomInunity numbotane
ID 0vO. .0Yo while the total contributions for the
last three years for foreign missons, for ponre
numbering 500. 000, 600, has been but s2ol,
He also says that tho pew rents for one year N ;
"we1e more than half as much as all our people %
| gaze for foreign missions in that year., Inc
largest expenditure in any one year Tor the 1os-
| eicn work Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
| was about S116,o0o, ''iuclud,ng everything"
Tho one hundred and thtrty-second annuAaes
! sion OF the British Wesleyan Church, the largest
Methodist body outalde tho United States, met
at Sheffield, July 25. Tho Rev. Gervaso Smith
WAS chosen President, the retiring Preeiaene
being the Rev. DR.. William N. Prnshoo. 1t was
reported that during the year the Committee on
the Theological Institntion had received ~ aoo
and expected E500 more, with whlch inc
income would still be El.ooo less than
the previous year. The Education Committee
reported the number Of schools in operation at
500, NTH ITS, EGO scholaEs; Sr:day-schools. o593;
scholars, !709, ,210+ The ConnectionA Sunday
school Union had boca organized the past year,
project Of consolidating all tho Conference Com
mittees OF Review into ono comultteo. to-
be- composed OF ministers and l.yme0,
it waa reported that the action OF the dtstrlcs
meetings, to which it had been submitted for
approval, were almost unanimously against it,
and preferred instead the admission OF laymen to
the Conference. The Committee agreed in re-
queating tho Conference to appoint mixed
Committee to consider the subject OF lay repre-
sentation. The Home Mission Cou1,uittee re-
ported the erection OF twelve new chapels in
London and suburbs, where mission work had
been very successful the past year. Ninety min
listers we're now employed. The increase OF
members bad bsen 900 l53 surday-achools had
been instituted; GOO regular aud 118 cottage
SERVICES began at mission stations. Ten cbapels
were in course of construction and tho receipts
had been Esl, ,257. The number of church nem-
bors reported at $50, 443 on trial. 26 524; in
crease, 6,3GG. The Irish Conference, q subordi-
nate branch OF the Euglish Wesleyan connection,
to the approval Of the British Conference, and
the adjustment Of legal difficulties.
Rev. P. T. Stevens, Of South Carolina, during
the month OF July has organized six Reformed
Episcopal Churches among the freedmen. With
total membership Of $50. These congreg cations
are all il small territory. Mr.. Stevens, in re-
porting to Bishop Cummins these facts, says
II am sure that these numbers will be in
creased considerably at several Of these points"
The churches he has put under tho charge Of
two preachers, assisted by lay reader. Mr.
Stevens learns that other congregations are
all the organized congregations, three delegates
being present from each. The Monthly Record
protestant Episcopal), of South Cafolua,
claims that these congregations were lost to the
Protestant Episcopal Church by the failure Of
the Board OF Missons to act promptly ia |
the appointment Of Missionary Bishop. It says: :
" When The question OF giving some mere COM
pact and effective organization to the black and
coiored people OF the South came up in New
York, ut the meeting OF the Board Of Missions
North Carolina that missionary Bishop be at
once. chosen. oonseorated and put in charge OF |
tile work Scarcely any favor, was shown to the |
and some Of its chief opponents
we're men from tho South. As usual nothing |
was done. Those men little thought that imme- |
diately upon their action becoming known d
ciandestine correspondence would be begun be-
tween DR.. Cummius and the ex-pastor Of several
Of theee congregations in bis diocese, resulting
in the final secession OF pastors aud people from
the Protestant Episcopal Church to the so-called
Reformed Church. But such was indeed the |
Of it, and while We write there are |
from Six to eight Of these colored congregations
lust awaiting the conservation Of Bishop over
hem BY DR.. Cummins. The very plan which
Ras yainly urged by our Bishop on the Board of |
'chismatics, and golden opportunity thus lost
% the Church by the mistake Of some OF her
BEST men"
APPEAL TO Ep1scopAL1Ays.
The Rector OF Trinity Parish at Highland
Park comnends the following appeal to the no.
ice Of all Episcopal'ana in the city:
70 2as Member. e e Congregation e aA Frotesans Epf.
cokat CAureh in Chicago
In another column will be found mention Of an |
fternoon lawn party evening social gathering 1t
he Highland Pnrk Summer Hotel, to take plsce On |
ruesday afternoon and evening, Aug ST. It Is gotten
Fhich we contemplate erecting for this young paria
which, it will he remembered, the only orga1
zed in the Diocese during the list year Of the
piscopate OF our late Bishop, and in which
10 particularly interested. This parish
1873 been commercially selfsupporting since
te dav OF tts organization, though the
membership IL small and now that We
eeded-we feel that we mAA5nstly call upon the MEM
Of tbs older parishes at Chicago to help in the
my that we have proposed. While the main purpose
4 the afternoon anu evening social assembly is to
ssist Cs In raising money with which to build our
haFe it Ia also thought to be cat admirable plan
accomplishing whut seems to be highly desirable,
iz the g.sherfng together for afternoons enjoy
asnt In the country. OF the members OF single
arfsh uaerey-but the members Of nil the parishes IN
,hicago and Its suburbs. Every arrangement has
een made to make the afternoon ut Highland Park
njorube to the representatives. Of the various city
aristes who may attend. We hope, then, that every
hurchman OF Chicago win endearor to be With us at
Highland Park the afternoon Of Tuesday, Aug. 81,
nd that thoae who incapacitated from attending
asfnR sctetB which for sale at the church book
tore Of Mitchell Hatheway, No. 1853 State street.
FRANK o. OsBonHE,
Rector Of Trinity Parish, Highland Park-
PERSONAL.
The Rev. Edward Bacon, son Of Dr. Leonard
'aoon, Of New Haven, has accepted call to