The Morning herald., 1876-06-19
RELIGIOUS NEWS
Baptist.

cnmnty. Ohio. There, are, it Is said, as
many as 100000 Tunkers, but they never
have have apy statistical reports, believing that
It is sin to number their people.
MEL. Hedstrum, of Buffalo, a Baptist
,.ymen, has given $500 for the delivery and
nnbication Of course of lectures in Roch-
ester Theological Seminary on the best
method of developing the benevolent work
of the churches.
There are three colored Baptist churches
in Boston. The congregations are quite
large,
The Baptist General Association, of Vir-
einnia, held its annual meeting ut Culpep
ner, Nav 81, to June 3. Forty-o -one State
missionaries are employed by the associa-
tiou. In the prosecution of the mission
work, the sum of $40, ,969 WAS spent. The
total receipts of the association were $25,-
65l. During the convention the "Virgin-
mia Baptist Historical Society" WAS organi-
zed, and report from the Centennial Com
mittee was read, which recommends the
Baptists in VirginRia to raise $40, 600 of the
proposed endowment fund of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary.
A Baptist Centennial Convention was
held in Oswego, New York, on June 6 and
7. 1t was devoted, as are nearly all the
Baptist Centennial meetings, to the inter-
ssts of education. The Rev. DR.. Sampson
delivered an address on "The Indirect In
auence of BaptHts on American Education.,A =
DIR. Anderson, President of Rochester Uni
yersty delivered an address on the on "Vol-
untaryism in Education" DR.. Dodge, of
Madison University, spoke on the "Relation
OF Baptist Principles to Education"
At the Thirty sixth Annual Session of the
Congregational Association of Iowa, held at
Burlington, beginning June /, $50 delegates
attended Among the topics Of the essays
were Systematic Benefcence," ''The Les,
sons of the Nations Centennial" "Mis-
sIons," "Church Building" etc. The
years contributions for foreign missions
we're $4,373. The total contributions for
foreign missions during the past six years
amounts to $25 ,669
At the celebration of the semi-centennial
Of the First Congregational Church, OF
Lowell, Mass, on the 9th of June, the Rev.
smith Baker, pastor, delivered the hlstorl-
cal discourse. There have been seven pas
tors, forty eight deacons, three deaconesses,
and 1868 members. The Sunday-school
which began with the church has had seven
supcrDtendents, and between 5000 and
5000 members.
At the meeting of the Illinois Congrega-
tonal Association held at Quincy, al essay
by Professor Clapp on the Christian Woman
created long and animated discussion.
The essayist strongly opposed all public
l. ;,,fr Nv hain ~
Scripture teaching, and as injurious to Wo-
mans highest culture and usefulness. The
opinion of the association was divided on
the question raised.
EpiscOpaIian.
Eighteen free churches and chapels have
been established by Protestant Episcopali-
ans in Baltimore within six years, with a
seating capacity of 5000, and having con
ncccd with them about 2, 900 communicates
and about $500 Sunday school children.
Rev DR.. Vinton, of Emmanuel Protes-
tant Episcopal Church, Boston, has issued
pastoral letter to his congregation in
which he says:
IA yeung clergyman of our church called
upon me and requested the use OF Emman-
ucl Church for his own marriage. l an
swered him Immediately that granted his
request with pleasure. He then remarked
that he was to be married by certain cler
gyman Of our church, whom he named, ano
that his own father (Bishop Nicholson
would likewise take part in the service.
told him that was concerned on that point
and that l loaned the use of the church tt
himself to be married by whom he pleased
Dr. Vinton contends that in giving this per
mission under the circumstances, no eanoI
of fthe Protestant Episcopal body was VIC
lated.
The election of the Rev. DR.. VIM. Steven
Perry as Protssta mt Episcopal Bishop OF tn
Diocese of Iowa, was effected with great un
animtv The Rev. DR.. Eccleston, who's
friends claimed that he was elected las
year, declined to allow the use OF his nam
as a candidate. On the first ballot the vot
for DR.. Perry was-clergy Al, laity 81. /
resolution was subsequently adopted com
meuding in the strongest terms the paclf
course Of DR.. Eccleston, and conveying t.
him the assurance of the esteem OF the con
yention.
At the ninety-third annual convention
the Protestant Episcopal Diocese Of Nc,
Jersey, it was resolved to divide the fund
of the diocese equally DC
cese of New Jersey. The invested funds al
reported to amount to $12O,OO0.
At the second Annual Convention of tn
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Wester
Michigan, held May so, Bishop Gillespie
the President, in his annual address, state
that during the past year he has made II
vsitations, confirmed $40 persons and o
ganzed 80 parishes. The Episcopal fun
amounts to s,O14. The diocese is now IL
gally organized.
Methodist.
The Methodists of Iowa will hold Sui
day school assembly at Clear Lake the la
OF the present month. Bishops Andrew
and Bowman, and the Rev. George +. M
goun are expected to toke part. lmmed
ately after the assembly the State cam
meeting will be held, beginning July 5.