The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-01-05
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES.
Continued from LIST page.)
Other Churches.
er MemoriaI HaII Rost,

Parker Memorial HALL Boston, is in
danger, appears. The Free Religious Inder
publishes double loaded appeal for help to
pay off the mortgage and save the Hall, for
which the trustees have received an offer to pur-
chase. This Hall, it says, twas built to per-
petuate the memory. and work of Theodore
Parker. His name is inscribed on its walls.
To divert it to any other uses to let 1t pass from
the hands of those who are its special guardians
is like taking down a monument Are there
not gratitude, pride faith, public spirit enough
left among the Liberals of Boston and Massa-
chusetts to avert this disgrace2"
The two almanacs published for the
Protestant Episcopal Church-the Church
and VhiHGker's-differ somewhat in their
statistical summaries The Church Almanac
has the following dioceses, 4S missionary dis
tricts 10 bishops and bishops elect, Sc; priests
and deacons, 1886; whole number of clergy,
1882; parishes, about 5000; ordinations, 125;
priests, So candidates for orders 374 churches
consecrated, II; baptisms, 1852; confrma-
tions. 1862; communicates, 33S, 1888; Sunday
School teachers, 81 ,6l4; Sunday School scholars,
297407 contributions, Sc, 727, o43.37. Whit
takers almanac gives the totals thus: bishops,
and bishops elect, 66-increase 5; other clergy.
3,369-increase, III; parishes, 2,936-increase.
o; missions, l,l55 candidates for orders, 49,
increase, 50; ordinations, deacons, 136-increase,
30 ordinations, priests, 96-increase II; bap-
tisms, 47,963-increase, 2,4S7; combinations,
q, 9O3-decrease, 1,453 communicates 345,-
S4l-increase. 20S46; Sunday School teachers,
34,O4l-increase, Al Sunday School scholars,
299 ,070-increase, 16,0S2; contributions, ST.
013, 762.S6-increase, $3.50, 7S3. IS ndepen-
dent
The Southern Churchman expresses pain and
surprise to learn that The Churchman is inter
ested, through its editor and publisher in a New
York theatre. 1t would get further light from
the reports of suit brought by an actress of the
Madison Square Theatre against the manager,
in which it was testified that her engagement
was revoked at the solicitation of Mr.. NAL
lory."-Ib.
MI. Laid, principal of the Congregational
Academy at Santa Fe writes -" A remarkable
revival of religion. and such as Santa Fe has
never known, has been manifest in connection
with our work. With the Methodist pastor
have been called into the movement while SUP.
plying the Presbyterian church The union
meetings of the two churches with the Young
Mems Christian Association are continued with
sometimes large attendance and increasing
power of the Spirit.
T. Dewitt Talmage.-The injustice and
indecency with which the Press, portion of
the public and even of the Presbytery pro-
nounce against DR.. Talmage at every alleged
discovery of damning proof" against him, is
again illustrated by the war whoop which rises
from various quarters. The great body of man
kind are too fair minded, as we'll as experienced
in this kind of business, to condemn a man on
the parte statement of his prosecutors or
e" trial by newspaper" Rev. DIR. Spear, who
knows what ne is talking about, is willing to
stake his reputation on being able to show that
" the evidence purporting to have been fur
nished by DR.. Van Dyke does not at all sustain
the conclusion of false swearing" and that there
is nothing for Presbytery to take up THAT
would not be blown to atoms under judicial
investigation. '-Christian hutezligencer