The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-01-05
Churches and Ministers.

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The Methodist bishops have ap-
pointed President Hurst, of Drew
Theological Seminary, as frsternal
delegate to the national Copgrega-
tiOnal council.
The cost Of maintaining a monk
or nun in Russia averages $40 year
ly. There are $40 monastsries In
the empire, the revenues of which
amount to $6,500,010.
The colored Baptists have seven
churches in Cincinnati, with q MEM
bership of about 1900, and church
property worth 100000. Their nrst
church was formed in 1881.
Bishop Williams. (Anglican,) of
Wsispu, New Zealand, has resigned
his bishopric on account of age and
| infirmity. He began missionary
work in New Zealand more than
fifty years ago.
The Lutherans in the United
States are increasing more rapidly
than any other denomination. They
now number more than GAO, 600 COM
municants, the gain for tho past year
being 67.276.
Rev. DR.. John Hall, of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church, New
York, has been engaged to give four
lectures next March before the stu.
dents OF Rochester Theological Sem
mary, on "Christian Giving"
Rev. Narayan Sheshadi has under
his charge the Indapoor aud JaIna
| Presby terian mission of India, W hich
has two ordained missionaries, thir-
ty-seven christian agents in ali, two
hundred and forty-six communi-
cants and one thousand, and sixty
nine scholars.
| Another new rituaiistic prosecu-
ton is reported under the English
Bible worship regulation act. Mr..
Randall, OF ALI Saints, Clifton, q
clergyman of considerable promi-
nence, is to be the defendant.
American Presbyterians have the
most extensive and flourishing mis-
sions in Egypt. For the last ten
years they have organized on an
average church every year. These
churches have an average of forty
members each.
The Hebrew free school associa.
ton of New York city reports $50
scholars in it's schools. The presi-
dent advises increased exertions to
provide more facilities for Jewish
children, many of whom have been
gathered into the mission schools.
The Baptist union of Scotland
held its annual meeting recently at
Edinburgh. The statistics showed
that there are in association with
the union seventy-three churches,
sixty-feur ministers, and 1851
members. The net increase for the
year was AL.
The Wesleyan Year Book for
1867 states that the British Yves
leyans have 651 central stations or
circuits, $500 chapels and other
preaching places. S84 day schools,
with 1883 scholars, and $500
Sunday-schools, with 725, 312 schol-
ars. The income for missions alone
was S950.44O.
The Calvinistic Methodist of Eng
land report the following statistics
for 1876: Churches, 1,O9S; chapels
and preaching stations. l,212; min
listers, 522; preachers, 305; deacons,
1898; communicates, LOG, 742; pro-
baiioners, 6,2O5; children in the
churches, 1914; scholars, 1872, 1853 /;
total collections, S770,215.
The overtures sent down by the
last Presbyterian general assembly
concerning representation in the as
sembly are received by the presby-
teries with marks of indifference
| or irressolution. The PHILADELPHIA
presbytery refuses to act upon them
at all, and other presbyteries have
postponed the consideration of them
| till spring. Only two have ratified
them.
The Liberal Christian, DR.. Bel
lows paper, announces . change of
name and form. After January LIST
it will be called the Inquirer. 1t
also states that "ihe publication will
be intermitted from the middle of
Jaiy to the middle OF Septem Der, q
prsctice which has been found ben
efcial to the general standing of
several English journals of the same
class which have adopted it."
The Baptist Union of New York.
which was established and has been
maintained as liberal Baptist pa
per, advocating open communion
and the doctrines of the Free Bap-
lists generally. has been consolidat-
ed with the Morning Star, of Bos-
ton, the organ of the Free-will Bap-
fist general conference. 1t is net
known whether DR.. Ball, the editor
of the Union, will have q place on
the consolidated paper.
The Swedenborgians of London
have organized a "New Church
Auxiliary Missionary Society,"
whoso principal object is to dissem-
mate a correct knowledge Of the
doctrines of the New Church. A
prominent feature of their work
consists 10 noting every allusion
made to the church by writers or
speakers and where the reference
is unfair or incorrect, to enter into
friendly correspondence with the
parties. giving information and I'm
parting correct knowledge.
The Presbyterian board of foreign
missions makes the following state
ment: "The year began with debt |
of S36, 1875 for which has been |
ICCC1NcO IOsOOOs 0o expenditures /!
for the current year, authorized by
the board, Were SASS, 646.S6. The
receipts for six months ending Oct.
81, 1876. for general purposes, were /
SIS, 1925. (F0r the same period |
in 1875 they were S97, 23880.) ToI
meet its engagements the treasury
will need to April 30, 1877, incIua-
ing debt, S437, 6S7 "a, or nearly $73.
600 per month"
In consequence of the action of
the Lutheran general council in
adopting the rule, Lutheran pul-
pits are for Lutheran ministers only |
Lutheran alters for Lutheran COM
municants only" . motien was
made at the recent session of the
eastern synod of the Reformed |
German Church, st Reading, Pa,
TO discontinue the exchange OF fra
ternai delegates with the Lutheran |
synod of Pennsylvania, 3 custom
which had prevailed . hundred