The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-16
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Seventeen Sunday schools for the Chi
| nese are in operation in San Francisco
and Oakland.
Rev. James T. Lettwich,' D. D., has re-
ceiyed a call from the Presby terlan
Church at Lexington, Va.
The church building, in the City Of
Mexico, belonging to The Al. E. Chur ch
| South, was dedicated August ~.
An increase of 81, ,107 So was reported
| in the Missionary collections at the re-
cent session OF the North Onio Confer
ence.
The Grand Rapids and Indiana rail-
| way have donated sixteen acres OF
ground for camp-meeting purposes to-
the Methodists OF Michigan.
James l.. Hubbard, of Norwich, Conn.
has given to the Park Congregations
Church of Norwich an organ built at
Wurtemburg, Germany, and costing
$40, 0O0.
| Rev. James Britton has resigned the
1 charge OF the Episcopei Churcn at Ur-
bana, ONO, and intends to join Rev. MIR.
| Messengers colony in South Carolina
this fail
Rev. w. j. Lowry, D. D., 1t is said
l will accept tue call from the two congre-
cations of the FIRST and Seventh street
Presbyterian churches OF Louisville,
4 kentucky.
At the fitty-sixth annual Convention
of the Protestant Episcopal Charcn, IN
the Diocese OF Maine, Bishop Neeiy re-
ported that he had confirmed lS0 persons
tduring the year.
There are six ordained Presbyterian
1 tis,fa / n,,I i..rt
OF the Presbyterian urges that SIX adui-
tional Presuy yterian ministers are needed
at once Tor the work.
Rev. Samuel Wilson, d. D., resigned,
at the late meeting OF the Second Uulted
Presbyterian Synod, his professional
connection with the theological semIn-
AIRY at Xenia, ONO.
AT camp meeting recently closed at
Smyrna Church, III The Presbytery oil
Atlanta, and under the pastoral care OF
Rev. Henry QuIgg, twenty-five persons
were aduea on profession of faith.
i Special services were held IN the Sec
ond Presby yterlan Church OF Alexandria,
Va, by Rev. Z. NJ. Howard, in june and
July. ForLy-six persons have been add.
ed 10 the Church; eighty-six during The
year.
Rev. John G. Backus, ID. D., has re-
sigued the pastoral charge OF The First
Presbyterian Church i'll Baltimore,
which he has held for iorty years, and
preached his fareWeal sermon on Sab
bath, the 10Th inst.
The Wesieyans have, in the Fiji Is
lands, 6S3 chapels, 2S3 other preaching
places, 66 missionaries, S93 catechis o,
rs go COMMITMENTS aud LA ,3O4 attend
ants ON puDllc worship. Tneir missions
date from tne year 1896.
There are ninety-eight Methodist
churcnes reported on tue General MIn-
utes In tue Kansas and Soutn Kansas
Conferences. Of THESE, forty i've. OF
nearly hall, are ON The list iVr ana fIUm
the Board OF Church Extension,
: The Preachers Aid society OF Indiana
Conference have u capItal stock OF $l5, ,G56.
W. y. DePauw contributed VI 0V0 W Al
} during the session OF the Conference.
Q fhe Society sent W Lhe Conference $I, ,437
TO be distributed among tne needy.
ReY.W. Il. Newton, late vi Drew Theo-
log cal Seminary, was received into the
ID icnigun Methodist Conference ut its
: late session, and appointed a missionary
, 10 India, 10 Work IN Inc department un-
der the supervision ot Rev. MM. lay
lor.
Mir. Moody is to begin in the late ati-
tumn series OF meetings In New York
, IClLy, under the auspices OF tne Young
III MEMS CnrIs.lan Association. Tue IN.
mense building known as the Hippo
, drome has been engaged iOr these sefy-
. ices.
! The Presbyterian papers Of this ceuh-
try are still engaged III discussing plans
ior reducing the representation i'll tneil
y General Assembly. There Is strong
: disposition shown to retain the prlnci
| | pie OF the direct representation of the
I presbyter
Il Rev. George d. johnson, Rector of St
Pads Episcopai) Church, OF Newbury'
port, has accepted a call from AN Epis
3 copal Church in Staten Island, N. Y.
a anu will rem0ve>with his family at al
early day. Salary three thousand dol
(, lars and a parsonage.
The Second Presbyterian Church, Lou
II tIsviile, KY, Rev. Stuart Robinson, ID. ID.
r pastor, mas b35 members, 3 elders and l,
v deacons, and go non-communiBg mem
' beFs. 1t instructs T66 SabDalh-scho
Il children. Last year l50 persons wer,
7, added to its communion.
8 At the annual convention of the Prot
q esiant Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska
!. held lately al Omaha, an amendment y
y the canons Of The Church was propose,
n "admitting female members To all tn
d rights and privileges enjoyed by mal'
members" After discussion, it's iurthe
. consideration was postponed for ON
year.
D. The statistics of the Reformed Ger
e mau.) Church show 625 ministers, l,35
n churches, 145, 900 members, and 1850
sunday-school scholars, being an iu
y crease lor the last six years AZ the rat
'e OF "A per cent. in the ministry, Ia pc
cent. in the churches, % per cent. /
membership, and 20 per cent. in Sunday
scnooi scholars.
= The Methodist Episcopal Church |
~ New Jersey has 63.000 communicable
:, 40 pastors, 4Oo local preachers, 81
" churches, valued az $4,0JO,D0J, aud q
ro parsonages, valued at $S3S-p90. Tner
81 are 6z,vV0 children in the SUNDAY y-schoolt
o. During the year the sum Of SOD, 200 wa
e. raised for church purposes.
A. The Churchmap Is OF opinion the
Mt modern camp-lneetings, where religion
exercises are mixed up with fshin,
y sailiag and cfOquet, may be good 10
I'd hote keepers ana railroads, but la spi,
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