The Evening critic., 1882-07-22


Mr.. Surgeons sermons have been trans |
lated Into the Russian language.
A new church was dedicated over n week |
ago at Manassas, Va, and 1t is free from debt |
Rev. NJ. ID. James has been appointed |
pastor Of the NJ. L. Church South, Winchester, |
1t Ia said that five denominations have
100000.
There arc over 100000 children In |
America outside Of any direct Sunday.school |
influence.
Fifty children of tho missionaries of the
American board are now laborng as foreign
missionaries.
Tho Rev. Moses Hill, another New York
clergyman, died suddenly at Norwalk, Conn.,,
aged 1S years.
A new Methodist church was dedicated
last Sunday ut Long Branch by tho venerable
Bishop Simpson.
The sale of Bibles has recently been very
large In Bulgaria, and there arc signs, 1t Is
said, OF deep religious Interest.
The receipts of the great Wesleyan Meth
odist Thanksgiving fund In Great Britain have
reached the largo figure OF S1,517,O0O
The. work on the new Trinity (EpiscopaD
Chapel In Wilmington Is bravely progressing,
and Will probably DO occupied In the fall.
Mr.. William p. Pressly, q brother of DIR.
j. p. Prcesly, has given in all $4,000 TO the
work OF tho United Presbyterian Church In
Egypt
The board of managers of the American
Bible Society have undertaken the fourth gem
eral supply Of tho United States with the Holy
Scriptures.
Grace, Gumption and Greek are the G's
with which speaker at tho Congregational
Union meetings at Edinburg wished ministers
might be endowed.
The net increase of the Methodists of
Great Britain for tho year was 12,G7f. Tho
total membership In Great Britain is returned
at 303,63O, as against 3S0,050 last year.
Mrs. Mary Russell, of Bath, England, has
bequoathed e1O5,O00 to the London Diocesan
Home Mission for the extension of the Church
Of England operations In tho metropolis
st. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rochester,
n. Y, In accepting the resignation of DR..
Foote, after twenty three years service, voted
him house and 1000 rer annum life.
The British and Foreign Bible Society
has Just Issued the Bible in the Basuto Ian
guage at n cost OF 100000 This makes the
guages.
recent religious census in Prussia
shows that tho country contains 170l5, 1862
Irotesiants, 0,205,135 Catholics, 363,79O
Jews, 42,61s Dissenters and 22,O05 protesting
no religion.
Trinity Church, Episcopal, Newtown,
Conn, celebrated Its ono hundred and liticth
anniversary on the Sth of June. The day was
also the centennial Of the death OF Its founder,
the Rev. John Read.
Dr. w. Ii. De l'uy, asslstanD euitor OF Une
New York Christian Adrocate, has returned
from his European trip, and Will again enter
upon the duties of the office he has so ably and
faithfully illed for over IS years.
The first welsh.speakipg church in Ohio
was founded nearly eighty years ago. Now
there are forty churches, with about 1000
members. In the coal regions OF Pennsylvania
there are many churches and members.
Rev. DIR. Bugbee has resigned the presi.
dency Of Allegheny College, Pennsylvania, and
enter
college is In 1ourlshing condition, and the
trustees regret the resignation of such a
worthy man.
The Salvation Army are creating no lit
| tie interest in England among all classes of
people. Their strange methods are criticised
| freely, while 1t must be admitted they have
| done much good Even the British Parliament
is considering the subject, and bishops deliv-
ering their Views.
| A great. granddaughter of Jonathan Ed
| wards, now dwelling in Hartford, Conn.,, has
ordered that polished granite shaft shall DO
Northampton, Mass. OF course, 1t does not
mark the place of his burial, for his sepulchre
10 at Princeton 10 this day.
Union M. L. Church, of this city, on
| Twentieth street, near Pennsylvania avenue,
will soon be beautifully improved with new
frontof modern and attractive style. Tho
plans arc being arranged and money raised
for this object. Rev. W. l.. II. Weech, the
pastor, is popular and enjoying prosperity.
The Rev. W. IT, Sabine, of New York, and
DR.. j. Howard Smith, of Newark, N. j., have
| gone to Europe, where they wll remain for
some months. They are among the most IN
fuential ministers OF the Reformed Episcopal
Church, who withdrew from tho Episcopal some
years ago In connection with Bishop Cum
mings.
The census of Calcutta shows that there
are $1,000 protesting Christians In that city
OF this number 1905 are Catholics, S67S bo
long TO the Church of England, and 1850 to
the Church of Scotland; 1857 are Baptists, 75S
1lasa lodi and ants k.n nnl.r
are classed as unitarians and Theists, and 4o
are Agnostics.
Next week will be memorable for Sun
| day.school conventions and great gatherings
| at camp,meetinGs. The National Temperance
| Meeting 10 now In session at Ocean Grove, and
| able speakers are there. Tho meetings begar
Wednesday and will close next Monday
Mountain Lake Park Will be tho scone OF Sun
day.school effort next Tuesday and following
days, and the Chaptauqua meetings Will begir
| next Saturday.