THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 18G9. OUH RELIGIOUS COLUrIT. Kfli-ct of Prnyer. Among tho elegant forum of limed lifo there. Is a little creature known to iiulurullxu which can Rather around it a mitllclciicy of ntiinmphcrlc, air, ami, so clothed upon, it dcuceiidH into the bottom of the pool, anil you mar see the little diver moving about dry, and at Ills r:ie. protected by lilx eryntal vesture, thiiiigh the wat.'r all around and above bo Htagnant mill bitter. 1 -raver is Mich a protector a transparent vesture, the vtoild U it ; but a real defense, it keeps out the world, l'.v means of It the believer can (father so much of heavenly atmosphere around Mm, and with it !i sccud into the putrid depths of this' contiiniinaling world, that for a season no evil will touch Mm ; and he knows when to ascend for a new supply. Communion with Uod kept Daniel pure in Babylon."'. UnmilUm. Kit nn Hani. The following clever diagnosis of .Uilu.i'.ism is taken from an English paper: "Klttialisni is mi'iiheval In the same way that, tlm lila.vs of Cornelllo und Kneinc were classical, and de serves Its di.sclples' (avorlte epithet, of 'beautiful' as much as the bloom on the cheeks 'repaired' by the urt of Madame line hid. The real men of the middle ages, puerile as were some of their notions and idle as were their scholastic disputations, were yet genu ine, the natural products of their ago. If they talked about the 'mind of the Church,' It was because there was in their days only one Church, and It had Homething like a mind. If they gloried in sym bols, it was because, before tin: art of read ing was universal, symbols, whether in Chiirrhe-H or over shop doors, served better than words. If they believed In trniisiili.stnntialiou, it was because they also believed in any amount ol other prodigies, winking pictures and bleeding roads. If they ate in 'refectories,' and slept in 'cells.' and read their books on 'lecterns,' and washed their hands in u 'piscina,' it was because the Knglish language did not yet contain the words for dining-room and bed room, reading-desk and washhand-lmsiu. lint our pscuilo-Modiicvalists do not do these things, and use these terms naturally, but only as Frenchmen, a century ago, aped the sayings and doings, dress, furniture, und ideas of the Koinuns and Greeks. Robespierre, with a wig a la llriitun, was jusl such an anachronism us Brother Ignatius." CITY lUXKJKM'M MATTliUS. HAITI ST. The Knon Ilaptlst Church having decided, at a meeting held May 8, 18119, not to rclimiush the held now held by them, the Fifth Church has resolved to take no further steps, at present, towards the estab lishment of a new church In the northern section of the city. The hand of fellowship was extended to thirteen persons on Sunday last, at North church, by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Cole. Thirty have been baptized as the fruits of their recent revival. In The evening, Kev. M. V. U. Miikninson, a young blind preacher from North Carolina, delivered an earnest an dim pressive discourse, lie read fluently from his Testa ment with raised letters. The object of his visit to the North, we are Informed, is to secure Hinds for publishing the entire Scriptures in tins lorni. Tlie fifty-third anniversary ol the Second Church Sunday school was held last Sunday afternoon. The exercises were deeply interesting, consisting of sing ing by the children, and addresses by Kev. David Spencer and lirother .1. K. Crawford. The Superin tendent reported that there were tl7 pupils In all tho departments of the school, with an average attend ance of over But) for the year. Forty-two of the scholars had been baptized (luring the year. The May meeting of the Philadelphia Baptist Suiiday-sohool Association was held recently in the Eleventh Church. Tho attendance was good, and considerable enthusiasm was manifested. The Frankford llaptist Sunday Sctiool numbers !M8 scholars and 47 teachers; 79 new scholars having been received during the year. The receipts amount to 04, of which over J4S,V4() have been expended, leaving a balance in the treasury of ?4S'i'4. The school library contains hik) select volumes, to which continual additions are being made. In addition to the alKive, tlulDorciis society connected with the school collected during the year gltil-Cii, of which a balance of fliw-72 remains in its treasury. The anniversary sermon of the Tabernacle Bap tist Sunday School was preached last Sunday. Tne services were rendered very interesting by singing and chanting by the children. A collection of nearly ioW) was taken up. Kev. Justin D. Fulton, pastor of the Tremont Temple llaptist Church, Huston, Mass., will lecture at Concert Hall, Chesnut street, above Twelfth, on Wednesday evening, June 12, in aid of Spruce Street Mission. Subject: 'Whom Shall we Trust ?"' The managers of the mission state, in their prospectus, that they feel, in present ing to their friends and the public so eminent and pleasing a speaker as the Kev. J. D. Fulton, they can assure all who will favor them with their presence a ricli anil rare intellectual treat, M'TIIKKAN. There are two Lutheran churches in West Phila delphia, and an effort is about being made to orga nize a Herman mission to accommodate those who cannot attend the other churches. The corner-stone of the new Zlon Church, in Franklin street, was laid recently. The congre gation having sold their old church, which had been used for so many years, are about to erect their "New Zion" in a beautiful locality and in the Iluest style of architecture. (1KK.MAN KKFOHMED. Jerusalem Church and its pastor, tho liev. Otto Meerweln, were formally received into the Philadelphia German Keformed Classls at a special meeting, held on the Gth of May. The con gregation is German, and has hitherto been in con nection with the Keformed (Dutch) Church. H w as constituted about seven years ago. by members who separated from Bethlehem Church, now under the pastoral care of the Kev. J. (1. Neuber, and was or ganized by the Kev. Mr. Granini, under the authori ties of the Keformed (Dutch) Church. PKKSBYTKRIAN. At a late meeting of the Presbytery of Philadel phia, the pastoral relation existing between the Kev. Dr. J. M. Crowell and the Seventh Presbyterl.in Church was dissolved, and Dr. Crowell was dismissed to the Presbytery of Rochester city. He has already entered upon his duties as pastor of St. Peter's Church In Rochester, New York. The members of the Seventh Church ami the Presbytery of Philadelphia have parted from Dr. Crowell with Sincere regret. . , Tho congregation of Ablngton Presbyterian Church, through the liberality ol some g.-ntlemeii friends, are about completing their church edifice by ' putting a spire on the tower, which will add much to the beauty of the church and be a line landmark to the surrounding country. The congregation also, by resolution of their members, on completion of the .spire will take about live thousand dollars of their money, the proceeds of the sale of the parsonage . farm, and pay off the remaining debt, so that their uewly-elected pastor, the Kev. Samuel T. Lowrie, having accepted their call, and joined the Second J'reBly,tory of Philadelphia, may come, with the bless ing of Almighty God, to his new people with no weight of debt hanging over him. Jle will be installed us pastor on the '27th Inst. Kev. II. K. Lee has addressed a communication to the Synod of Philadelphia, calling attention to the following resolutions passed at its last meeting: ";((, 1. That having heard the statement of tho Kev. II. F. Lee, in relation to the Kastlmrn Mariners' Bethel, in the city of Philadelphia, ami feeling the great importance and pressing necessities of that church, we earnestly commend it to the prayers and liberal contributions of all our churches and people. "Hi'miIvhI, 2. That each of our churches be re quested and most earnestly desired to take a collec tion for this object as early as possible during the year ensuing." lie therefore urges a spirit of liberality in behalf of his charge in accordance with the foregoing. At the First Presbyterian Church seventy-six per emu iiiive been lidded to the church during the year. fortv-two liv profession. Twenty-one thousand four lmnilred mill fllftV-OHO llOlllll'S lUVl! bei'll lMtSl.'d for uii noniuses, of which about one-half was for the expenses of the church. Thirty-five ti been furnished for the new mission icliers have in l.oinnai'd Th r..,,i,rt of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions for the year ending May l,s ate hats the i. -ceipts amounted to $:i:is,4iis, and the expend!. watotiHiUtK In connection with the Board are 83 missionaries and Mi assist aut miss o a es. i m schools have been attended by 1 411a ehildren, n.i u, ....i.iKMi'Miirv nf to McDowell il''St teriuii Sunday School IViM.ty-seco.id and K..lg,. uiu eel..inilei 11st week. I lie school now "TwBKlIesPresbytennn Church, Kev. W-"a, pastor, m room nu im iui"!'" - - - - - - .1 The audience c lamoer win imv'- k"'" . t he fimr sides. The lecture-room is above ground, and will accommodate Miu persons. PllOTKSTANT KI'ISUOI'AT.. The Kev Samuel Durborow, after an absence of four months, dining which period he has been tra- .... 1 o..i,,,,- mid collectlnsr funds In b-half of the Mission House, has returned to his pan .i..n..u ... tii., church of the Evangelists, an lnul and will . preach In his own pulpit to-morrow morning. -liev A Siilras, at the Mission House at West rhllBdeipulii, has addrebsed along communication to llev. Mr. Durborow, denying certain charges made I against the management of Uie Mission House. The nature or mioh Is Indicated by the respective answers as given numerically, and as tho document Is quite an Interesting one, we append it entire, as follows: "PKOTKSTANT EPISCOPAL MISSION 1IOITSR, W KsT Pim.ADKi.i'iiiA, May in, lsiitf. My dear Mr. Durbo row: The reports respecting tho Mission House of which you spoke to me to-day seem too ridiculous for any thoughtful person to believe. But, as you tell me that tliey are believed, and hinder your col lections for the Institution, It. iiuiv be well to give them the contradiction of which they are hardly worthy In thefnsclves. "1. As to a student (or students') having been dis missed for once attending at St. Mark's, I beg leave to say Hint It Is utterly untrue. We have disml is"d no students except lor conduct unbecoming Chris tians, or evident unlit ness for missionary work. Any one ac(Uiilnted with the Instructors at 'the Missini House would probably not expect us to approve the attendance of our young men on services so orna'e as St. Mark's, such services are not accordant, with our tastes or principles, and form, in my Judgment, an exceedingly unlit preparation for the severe sim plicity of those to be held hereafter bv these youths among the heathen. Still, granting a'large liberty of opinion and of action, such as becomes our compre hensive system, we have never put SI. Mark's Church or any other under a ban. Some of our students have attended there much oftener than was agree able to us; but that attendance, though It seems to have a bad effect in every ease, has not, to my knowledge, iuiliieueed to the dismission of a single one. '"-'. As to students not being allowed to have the published works of Bishop White, the simple answer is that thosw works stand unmolested on the shelves of nearly all. Having sat. In earlv life under the ministry ol the Bishop, and revered Mm as all th i.ie who knew him must, 1 should hardly be llkelv to object to most of what, has come from his wise pen. But 1 confess that It has been to me a very great reatterof regret that n of his works on iheCal vinistic and Armenian controversy was introduced without consultation with ourselves, because I think it inexpedient to disturb, with such speculative mat ters, the minds of young men going to the heathen. 1 should prefer to have their minds ami hearts tilled wholly with those practical and fundamental truths respecting w hich most Christians are agreed. Still, the work, once Introduced, has been sintered to r i lnain, though the manner of its introduction w:is distasteful to me, and though the controversial spirit which it fostered I should have wished to leave un stirred. "it. As to the third story, of students being forbid den to bow at the name of Jesus in the ('reed, It is as nearly without foundation as anything well can be. fin only one occasion, according to my present memory, has this matter come up In any exercises with the students, except in reply to questions asked by them. And on that one occasion, instead of bow ing being prohibited, they were told that no con straint was put on them with reference to such things that the ancient reason for the introduction of the practice, in the wide prevalence of Arian heresy, did not exist, In our country at this dav, and that the Scriptural texts relied on for it, seemed to refer to something much bevond the outward form. Still, It, was said that If anyone de sired to pay that outward token of respect to the Re deemer, there was, of course, 110 hindrance to his doing so. All that was asked was, that If the thing were done, it sliouiii lie done modestly ami humbly, not extravagantly, and siiould be the impulse of a true religious reverence, and not be degraded into a puny 1 uinge. "We are Protestant Episcopalians here, sincerely such : are opposed, and, I trust, shall always be op posed, to anything like Romish ritualism, with the doctrines Is meant to Introduce: but. within the lawful limits of opinion In our church, our plan has been to give all reasonable liberty of judgment and action, only striving to have our young men good scholars aild earnest Christians, "imbued with the holy spirit of the Gospel, and holding honestly its fundamental truths. We have our own views of th.; great questions which now agitate the Church, ami are not likely to relinquish them. But as we would not let our liberty be judged fiv another man s con science, so neither do we think of binding our Judg ment of these questions 011 our pupils as a rule. "We f-hoiild like to have them think with us, anil trust they may ; but, if they do, It must be from the convic tion of their intellect and conscience, not from any effort at constraint upon our part. I,. 1 tliem only tur:: out good missionaries, and we 1 be content to leave it to the Holy Spirit how I u 1 hey shall be party men. Speaking for myself only, but probably also representing my colleagues, 1 remain, "Very truly, yours, A. Shiuas." The Rector of All Saints' Church announces that mi addition is needed, in the form of galleries in the transepts, to make room for the increasing number of Sunday-school scholars who desire to attend church. He advises the people to raise the money first and by no means to run in debt. St. Andrew's Chapel Is well attended under the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Bringhurst. METHODIST KI'ISCOPAI.. We learn that preparations are going forward for tlie laying of the corner-stone of the new lirauily wine M. K. Church, on the 27th inst. The society which this edillce will accommodate is tlie third old est in the State, services being held there previous to 17112. The new church will be located near the his toric spot where Lafayette had his headquarters at. the battle of Brandywine, und within a mile of the battlefield. Bishops Janes and Simpson and Dr. Tiffany will take part in the dedication of the Camden, N. J., M. E. Church, 011 the loth of June, prox. Along and Interesting circular or communica tion has been presented to the laity of the M. K. Church by the committees of several States in rela tion to the subject of "Lay Representation," to be disposed of during the coming month. It concludes as follows: "You can vote, therefore, for lay representation with the feeling that you have, in so doing, the con curring judgment of the best minds of the Church. This question approaches its settlement without ftrife; our hope is that it will be decided bv common consent. Permit us to urge upon you the Import ance of a full vote in every church. See that ample notice is given to the societies to which you belong, and that all necessary arrangements for holding the election are seasonably made. Tlie twenty days' notice required by the General Conference can be given most effectually by being repeated on succes sive Sundays, see that this is done wherever prac ticable. Let the mind of the Church be fairly ex pressed, and the friends of lay representation have nothing to fear." Tlie ladies connected with the Front Street Methodist Kpiscopal Church are making strenuous efforts to raise funds to pay off the remainder of their church debt. f 2025 of Its debt was paid last year. CATHOLIC , The improvements now being made at St. Aga tha's Catholic Church, West Philadelphia, will add much to the beauty of tlie edillce. The paintings of the Crucill.xion over tlie main altar, and the Blessed Virgin and St. Agatha's on the adjoining one, are much admired. The Right Rev. Bishop W ood has purchased a lot at the comer of Front and Canal streets, In the sixteentn warn, mi ny ilia leei, upon which a new church edifice Is to be erected. The new church is to serve as an' auxiliary to St. Michael's and St. Au gustine's. st, tiosepn s 1 anioiie ciiurcii, at Downingtown. Rev. J. F. Prendergast pastor, Is to be enlarged ami improved. Over tiuot) have already been subscribed for this object. The concert In aid of St. Joseph's new church, Seventeenth and Stiles streets, on Thursday night last, was successful in every respect, and consider able was realized from it. An entertainment of sacred music is soon to be given in St, Domlnick's church, Harrisburg, under the direction of the leader of St. .Michael's choir, which will be participated in by the lirst vocal talent of the city. The commencement of La Salle College will take place at the Academy of Music on the iiitli proximo, when diplomas will be uwurded to a num ber of successful students. The college is at the corner of Juniper and Filbert streets, under the charge of the Christian Brotherhood, liro. Oliver, Director, and is in a highly prosperous and desirable condition. THE KKI'OKMKD l'HUSKYTEKIAN SYNOD. Ckdakvii.i.k, Ohio, May 21, via Xenia, O In the Reformed Presbyterian Svnod to-day, Rev. Dr. Doug lass presented a report 'from part of the Pittsburg Presbytery adhering to the Synod, protest ing against the action of the sitspeiHionlsts as illegal, unwarranted, und highly disrespectful to the Synod, and resolving that us the suspension of relations was a secession from the General Synod, the names of these ministers und ciders are hereby dropped from the rol of the Presbytery, and Unit those therein who adhere to the Synod be recognized as such con gregations entitled to the names, rights, und privi leges, legal and ecclesiastical, appertaining thereto. Referred. Alexander Thomson, ol Nova Scotia, presented resolutions approving the conduct of Kev Dr Doug lass, liev. John Alioid, mid others, who refused to Mispend relations, and declaring their Presbytery to be the only Presbytery of Pittsburg recognized by the Synod; approving the deciarat Ions of the Pitts, burg Presbytery that the members of all e.ongreirii. tions under its charge who refused to suspend rci 1 tiolis are. and they only are entitled to the legal and tccicMiiiM-ui iiKinni'i mi.-ii 1 npecuve corporations and resolving that the Rev. George Scott, Rev. Join! McMillan, and others who have suspended relations to the General Synod, have thereby seceded from her control, and placed themselves beyond her jurlsdlc. tion. Adopted unanimously. Alexander Comvllle, commissioner from llfty. eight members of the Second Reformed Presbyte rian Congregation of Philadelphia, presented a me. mmlal declining tho authority of the Suspenslonists, desiring to maintain relations with the Synod, and soliciting her advice and counsel. Referred to special committee of ime;!roni;eaUt l,rcs''.vtery. Rev. T)r. McMasters, chairman of the committee 1 to confer with committee of tho Cnlted Presbyterian Church, presented a plan of organization on the "w " ' principles 01 standards held Hi common under the name of I nlted Presbyterian Church. An excited debate thereupon was terminated by ad journment. SUNDAY SCHOOL AVFAIR8 The Animal Convention of Sunday School Teachers and Superintendents is to be held' at Willi inisport, Ph., beginning on TuiMdav. Juno 1. Arran Jtement s have been made on a liberal scale to make this the most Interesting Sunday School Convention vet held In the Slate. Kai h Sunday School U requested to send one delegate. Ministers and superintendents are requested to give publicity to this announcement. The railroad companies have agreed to make the customary reduction to delegates who pass over their roads. MISCKLL ANEOt'S. The objects and purposes of th- "American Sun day School I nil in" are slated to be as follows: 1. To plant Bible Schools among the destitute", In destitute districts In the older States, especially at the South and West, and oil the frontier, along' th -line of the great. I'acllic Railroad bevond the church and the pastor, but when- the Mission Sunday School lurnlslies a cheaper and feasible means of home evangelization. '1. i o gal her In the children, and thus preach Christ to the little ones. it. To harmonize antagonisms, denominational or otherwise, and set to work for the M.ister all the re ligious element there may be in a given neighbor hood. Better to organize' mid set ten men to work, than to do the work of ten men. 4. To aid needy and especially newlv-org.inlzed schools, by donations of suitable books; in the im provement of existing schools, by visitation and counsel ; aiming to elm ate the standard of Bible in struction, ami to encourage better modes of tea-hlng. ft. Not so much to multiply largely the number of new schools, us to make the work permanent and efficient, and the schools self-sustaining forerun ners of the church and the ministry. How well adapted this agency is for the work In question may be seen from the following results of lis operation in ten years: Schools organized in ten years, in,2.rr; teachers, Si,:(.',2; scholars, fii'.ti,lli!l; schools visited in ten years, and aided tn their work, :;s,s:u ; tea hers, l!,.7,i!77; scholars, 2,1'.!,7!. Total of schools organ ized and aided In ten years, .V2,c,sti; teachers, .lsj,ii.i; scholars, '2,7ilii,2.'iS. A revival meeting of eighteen weeks' duration recently closed at "The Church of God," German town avenue and Berks street,, over one hun dred persons were baptized. The Rev. L. B. Ilarl mau Is the pastor. M .miAltY OF il".N'KIt.li 111 RCII NEWS. CATHOLIC. The Roman Catholic prelates of this country have concluded a secret conclave in Baltimore, ami their pastoral letter is published in the Catholic papers. The first, point they make Is a strenuous opposition to secular education. The faithful are warned that their children must be taken out of the public schools and put into parish schools, when Romanism shall be taught, as "thousands of souls annually stray away" from this cause. No doubt this is true. They then endorse their publication society, and then lollowsa denunciation of the "Mur der of the Innocents.'' This "crying sin of infanti. cide," they say, is "most prevalent, in those loeaitles w here the system of education without religion has been longest established :" and they coutldenllv be lieve that, those w horn they address "are strangers to the unnatural vice" of staining their souls "with the innocent blood of their own unborn, unrcgoii' rate w'. c unbaptized) offspring." Thev next attack dangerous amusements, including "obscene theatri cal performances,'' and particularly "German or round dunces,'' us "shocking every feeling of deli cacy and fraught, with imminent danger to morals.'' They then urge effort for the colored people, sup port Cof orphan asylums, mid submission of tlie clergy to the bishops. It is 1111 able and fearless document. H'eK'ncHf. There have been violent discussions in the meet. ings itf the committee which prepared propositions for the coming General Council at Home. I he S11 perior of the Benedictines, of Bavaria, indignant at the pretensions of the Jesuits, has relnsed to serve longer, and returned home. The majority has agreed on propositions asserting the Pope's infalli bility, the temporal power, and the impious nature of modern noeransin. About liinii people were continued last Sabbath in two Catholic churches ol lirooklvn. An! ecclesiastical dictionary, in t.vo large octavo volumes, comprising theology, canon law, hugio- graphy, liturgy, ecclesiastical geography, history, biography, and bibliography, has just been publish' by the A bin; Glalre, Paris. We anticipate that this w'ork will lie a great success, for the Holy Father has stumped it Willi his special approval, conveyed in ; letter written at Ms command to the Abbe by Fran cois Mercurelll, the Pope's secretary for Latin letters. Tlie Russian Government is said to have under consideration a new plan for the reorganization of the Catholic church throughout the empire. For long time every measure of the Russian Government with regard to' the Catholic, church or to Poland has been 1111 act of barbarism, unwurthv ol fie civiliza tion of the nineteenth century, and there Is reason t fear that the new plan will in no respect be better than the previous ones. The Feast of St, Paul of the Cross, the found of the Order, was solemnly observed at Highgato, 011 April 2s. High .Mass was celebrated by .Mgr. i-.vn and a panegyric of the suint was preached by tin Right, Rev. Dr. Morris, Bishop of Troy. The total amount of tin: gifts presented to tin Pope on the occasion of theftnth anniversary of Ms entering the priesthood Is estimated at twenty mil lions of francs. The offertory collections for the Holy l athers Jubilee ut the various Catholic churches and chapels in London, 011 Sunday, the 11th of April, amounted to something more than 500. rHESHYTKKI AN. The Presbyterian church In Kansas City, Mo., was blown down a year ago. was rebuilt wit li con siderable effort, and has now been burned down. The Declaration and Testimony Presbyterians of Kentucky have perfected the arrangements for an organic union with tlie Southern Presbyterians. It will be consummated ut the meeting of the General Assembly which began at Mobile on the'iuth Instant. The Svnod of Texas, in their published report, fijate that though the Presbyterian Church has ex isted in that State more than thirty years, not u single young man born in that State, or even grown upon Texas soil, has ever entered the ministry of that Church. The Synod of the English Presbyterian Church, at its session, April '22, passed a resolution authoriz ing the establishment of an order of lay-evangelists In tho Church. That Church contains only 1211 con gregations, which had last year a membership of l!l,ii'j7, ami 19'29 Sabbath School teachers and 17.7U4 M'holars. The average stipend of the pastors was A 2t '9, and ihe total collections of the Church for all purposes was xua,oui, or nearly 815 (gold) for each member. Dr. Albert Smith, of New Kochelle. has pur chased and presented to the Presbyterian church ot that place a line house and lot, to bo used as a par sonage. A worthy example for others. The First Presbyterian Church (New School), of St. Louis, Missouri, of which Dr. Nelson was the late pastor, have tendered a unanimous call to the Rev. Charles A. Dickey, of Pittsburg, Pa. Mr. Dickey is a minister of the I'nited Presbyterian Church. At the recent meeting of Cayuga Presbytery fourteen students in Auburn Seminary were licensed to preach the gospel. As a part of the fruit of the great revival in Buf falo, an were received last Sabbaih to the First Pres lAtcrian Church ; 70 to the Lafayette street Church; aiid on the previous Sabbath tie to the North Church ; In I.ockport, 1:10 have united with the First Church: about the same number to the Congregational Church, and 47 to the Second Presbyterian. The Southern Presbyterian Assembly comprises 10 Svnods, 4S Presbyteries, 7sti ministers, M licen tiate's, D'2 candidates, l'2'.s churches, and 7i!,9l'J com municants. i lie I 'nlted Presbyterian Church has 7 Synods, fill Presbyteries, uud about 700 ministers, and dft.Gia cominiiiiicanls. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church lias 21 Syomls, !i Presbyteries, l.iu'u ministers, and i:io,uimi communicants. The Kelorineil Presbyterian Sy,vd has 77 minis ters and ms7 communicants. MKl'IIOPlST. According to a correspondent of the Clii-iitiun Jic'tittti; the. 1 uitaiiuii lion and tlie Methodist lamb are lying down together in the sweetest harmony In Meadville, Pa. The graduating theological class In cludes live liiitarians and one "Christian;" while the junior class has four Methodists, two colored brothers, und two ladies. "The fraternal feeling between the l llilliriau und Methodist students Is quite us close us that between the l unarian and Hi" 'Christian."' Methodist and liiit.u'mn ministers exchange pulpits there; und the .Methodist profes sois of Allegheny College have aided In the ordina tion of liiitarian ministers. ii(ci e,-i. in Cincinnati there ure four German and twenty Knglish M. K. Churches. For local church Improve ments, and in centenary offerings, tho Knglish diuretics have lately contributed about J;irsl,iinn. On Sunday, May 9, the Free Methodists of Brook lyn, N. Y., dedicated u house of worship. Clark Street Methodist Church block, corner of Chirk and Washington, Chicago, erected a few years since, ut a cost of two hundred thousand dollars, has been rented thlsyeur for ninety-two thousand dollars, all the church rooms being reserved as usual. There are now ut work In the Methodist Kpls copal Church 7130 effective itinerant ministers. '1 he demands of Hade have decreed the downfall f Light birect church, Hulilinore, the old citadel u( Methodism, somewhat renowned In the past history of the denomination, end Intimately associated t f tne recollections or tne old itinerants wn.11 me reveren Dames of Asbury, Coke, and their coadjutors. CONdKKdATIONAL. Some of our exchanges state that the "Cimpvn- fiimtf ifvnrlirly reports f7S churches not, supplied w iin preucmng. ami litu ministers uncinpioyen. mis Is hardly true. The Quarterly reports Mi without rtuted preachers; but says that most of tiles' churches have regular preaching. It reports h;i) ministers not In the pastoral work. This includes 101 missionaries, besides teachers. The Washington (Iowa) Vm says that, the Con gregational minister there was recently I'.ouglit out by n German who Had received f 14 ill ny the acci dental death of a brother In I'.urope. Ho tho ,ig!it one-hall of It. belonged to tho Lord, and begged to leave Tim with the minister, to be distributed ill Ms discretion among the benevolent societies. -I he pews of the Centre Church, .New liaven, Conn., lately rented for fisjmo. on a SUb-iequent Sabbath the pastor, Rev. G, L. Walker, took Dec i sion to express, In decided terms, Ids rcrtvt. at tn result. The prices paid, he said, could not but be regarded as extravagant, and the gross amount re ceived was lin ger than the exigencies of the ch.ircti demanded. If the debt of the church was allege I as an excuse, the speaker thought that in a church em bracing so much wealth, many of whose members were Individually able to pay it without embarra w ment, and w ho, unitedly, could expunge It at once, without a twinge, the debt could not but be con sidered as, In a measure, a disgrace. r.rnii'ir'ixt. Congregational churches were organized In Mis souri, at oxark, January 9, w ith eleven members; at Springfield, February i:t. with eleven members; at, Lagrange (German), March 2s, with twenty-nine menibeis. By vote of council, Rev. A. McLoud was dis missed from the Congregational Church In Topstleld, Mass., on the 27th ult., and most, cordially com mended to the churches. His pastorate hits con tinued more than twenty-seven years, and he has had the contldeiice of his ow n and I he neighboring churches. Thei Boston TtnrrVer says: "No other reason seems to have been given ior this change than that some of the people wanted a new minis ter; and the council say that they are reluctantly Im pelled to the conclusion that the opposition to 'Rev. .Mr. McLoud has sprung from a spirit of personal hostility to him. rather than from any desire to secure the real good of the Church Itself." On Sunday morning, 2d Inst., a large accession of new members (liity on profession and twelve by letter) was made to Mr. Beecher's church in Brook lyn. Notwithstanding the tempestuous rain, the liouse was crowded to lis utmost. The first Sunday in May has, for several years past, been an occasion of a large ingathering by this church, and each re curring anniversary is looked forward to with pecu liar interest. The" pulpit was laden with llowers the preacher standing like a florist in a conserva tory. The College Street, Church, of New Haven, have called the Kev. 11. II. Stcbbins, of Riverdale, New York, and 11 graduate of Yale in Istii. The KllotClty Mission Society, In Roxbnry, Mas sachusetts, has formally transferred lis properly oil Parker street, consisting of ihu chapel and lot, to the newly organized "Highland Congregational So ciety." The new church worshipping there Is in u flourishing condition, and the congregation lias already outgrown the chapel ; so that the subject of enlarging, or of building anew, Is pressed upon Im mediate attention. li APT I ST. During the past year above 1011,000 persons were immersed in Kuglanil and the I'nited states, accord ing to the Baptist "Almanac and Hand-book." '. 'mt'K A'h'nrntr gives interesting accounts of re vivals ill Auburn and I.ewiston, Maine; also at Kast Di.Mield and Finery's Mills. In the tirst-named place a new house of worship is in process of erection, at a cost of ?:.s,(inn. Tlie First Baptist Church in Newport has ob tained n charter which includes both sexes In the corporation. The report of Baptist progress In Great Britain for the last year shows that 49 churches have been organized the past year, making an aggregate ol 2117. The increase In membership lias been 9:is. a larger accession than any since i-i;n, and bringing up the toial to 2,".l..io( members. There are 2tii,!:tti scholars In the Sabbath Schools, and no doubt over a million of the British pnptilaTi 111 dependent on the Baptists for religious instruction. The churches of Greene and I'lster counties, N". Y., have been in the habit for many years past of doing their own domestic mission work. 1 hey are united In a Missionary Conference which very effi ciently prosecutes the work of evangelization in those" two counties. They have already planted several churches, which arc not only self-sustaining, but aid In preaching the Gospel in tho regions be yond. Two missionaries are now employed at J720 iind g7ni respectively. Within the past year a very neat and commodious meeting-house has boon erected at Aera, and soon another one will be built within the bounds of the conference. They have quarterly 111 -etings with the churches, occupying one day and two evenings, when, in ud lition to the transaction of the business, four sermons are preached, and social conference meetings ure held, thus promoting brotheriy love and zeal in the work. J-'xiuitiiwr and ('Inmiiiir. Rev. Dr. Samson says, in reference to the recent meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, at Macon, (la.: "Our meeting has been one of the sweetest Christian harmony, of unusual practical d votlon and efficiency, and rich with promise for the future. 'Ihe I heological Seminary was put on 11 stable basis by the subscription of (ir;,iHKl additional to lormer collections. ( onii'ibutions to lorelgn mis sions were reported from Kngland and Scotland one-sixth of all the contributions to Domestic Missions, a noble generosity, i.-aine from Bal timore alone. 'Ihe colored people in South Carolina, even, are seeking the uid und counsel of their white brethren; and those of Georgia seem ready to make contributions to send colored missionaries to Africa. The only visitors from north of Maryland were the Rev. Dr. Arniitage. with Brother Root, a member of his church, from New York. He was cordially hailed, and invited to address the convention, besides sharing In the ap pointments ior preaching and public addresses. Tlie sessions from commencement to close were charac terized by gracious dews from on high. Next year the convention meets ut Louisvnle, Kentucky. ' KEKOKMKI), The Rev. Dr. Brown, w ho has been pastor of tlie Dutch Reformed church near Auburn, N. Y., for the last eighteen months, and who was formerly mis sionary to Japan, under the employment of the Mis sionary Board of the Dutch Reformed Church, has been culled to return again to his foreign Held. 011 Sabbath last he preached his farewell sermon to his people, who part with Mm with sincere regret. UNITKD l'RESKYTKUIAN. The Rev. James Prestley, recently deposed from the ministry, and excoinm-iuicated from the Tinted Presbyteiia'u Church of Pittsburg, has settled down 011 a farm within a few miles of that city. HOSIERY COOPS. J WILLIAM II O F M A N N, No. 9 N. EIGHTH Street, Philadelphia, Dealer in Hosiery Goods, Offers for sale a largo assortment of Hosiery, for Ladies', 1 ((cuts', an children's wear; Socks, throe, (iiarti r Novks, ami Lout; Hose, of Knglish and tier man manufacture. U X X 23 22 XI V7 23 A II Of Cartwright7.l Warner's manufacture, acknow ledged to be the lies i.nported. Also, tho Norfolk und New Brunswick, acknow ledged to be the lies of American CJoods. These Hoods in all sizes, for 4 T wsly Coring1 and Summer Wear. DYEINQ AND PRINTING. ST A li L IJSJI 15 D 18 19. E The New York Dyeing and Printing XiSiaDusnment, STATION ISLAM), No. 40 North KKillTH Street (West Side), Philadel phia; No. US UUANJi btreet, and Voi BltoAJJWAY, New York. This old and well-known Company are prepared, as usual, with the highest degree of skill and. the most approved machinery, TO DYK, CLKANSK, and FINISH every variety of LADI ICS' ami UENTLU JIKN'S tiAHMEMN und lUECK GOODS, In tliulr usual superior manlier. UAKIUKNTS CLEANSED WIIOLR. TS It thstuj NOTE This is our only olllco lu Philadelphia, TO THE PUULIC THE FINEST AND lurneBt oKrtiiient of the latout my log of Hoots. .uilBiB, KUU buoea (or Muu and Hon cun La bad lit JCKNKHT HOPP'8 Larue F-Mtablisiiinent. 4 2fluT No. tillO N. MN i ll buoot. . SUMMER RESORTS. QAMDEN AND ATLANTIC 11AILHDAD. NOTICE. THE SUNDAY MAIL TRAIN Advertised to Hun on the 3d Inst. 1 Ins ElocMi Im jidiumI UNTIL JUNK C. D. H. IT.UMDY, f) 1" AUKNT. UMWSEn RESORT I IN 1HH LINK OK UlllLADKLrillA AND KKADINO HAIL- KOAD AND KUANCHIW. ttAXSIDX llnfSK, HOI'ST r,ii:iu. Mil CuioIiiim Vumhr, I'oIImviIIo P. O., iichuylkill county. TI M'.l Holt a norm., Mr!-. M. L. Miller, 'I npcarora P. ()., Schuylkill county. V. K. Smith, Mnhaniiy ( ify V. ( ., Schuylkill county. Mill M VAHXn. HitUSK. Cliurl.-n ( ulp, Mount Caruiel P. O., Northaiiiborhiud CO. Will it: llol sr., K. A. Vom, KcailiiiK P. O. A SUA II til A, Henry Weaver, Kentting P. (. J. II I.M iil i.o.l ll"ir.i,. Vt. A. .'.nutli, Wernernvilli! P. O., ltnrk. ctnnfy. rol. li M7.7.u..s tii 1 1 1. 1.. i.f.iM.i'o i hi .vr. William I.er, h, Pino (irnve P. O., Schuylkill couuly. , III) I r'l TO H A .S7-. M.V A II I , F. S. StioitbT, Hoycrlown P. O., liorks comity. ,- Kruixutt, Ucoree K. (Iroulor, I .it its P. O., Lanciuitor county. t I -II HA 7.1 SI HIM.S, John 1 rodnrirk, r.pbnitu P. O., Lancaster county. rtliSIDMry iiKiniit: iiuif i.. DaviR I miRnkcr, I'rccland P. O., Montgomery county. Hunt 'r'l I I K 1 II A i I-:, Dr. Janipn Palmer, I'rwland P. O., Montgomery county. WHIM! MILL lIF.IIiUTS, Jacob II. ltrcish, I 'ouohohotkeu P. O., Montgomery CO. IHtl TV UDI'KF.. Theodore Howell, Sliamokin, Northumberland CO. 5 4 2mrp E ? P II K A T A M OUNTAIN SfKINGd, LANCASTER COUNTY, PA. Thin popular and well known RUMMKK RKSOKT will bo oponeil for tho reception of frueHtsnn tho l.th of June, nndor the uuHpices of J. W. 1'KKDEK.IOK, the former proprietor. The entire establishment has been ronovated and refitted with new uud ek'cunl furuituro. 4 J7 2iu ON(;iU'.9S II ALL. CAPlf MAY. WILL OPEN V7 for visitors on JUNK 1. For Room", etc., address K. OA KM. 2(1 thstuftt Proprietor. ICE COMPANIES. CUl ICE! ICE! ICE! ICE.! Ice ! Ice ! Ice ! Ice ! Ice ! Ice ! Ice ! OFFICH OF T11F, KNICKERBOCKER ICE CO., No. 435 WALNUT St., Philadelphia. Established 1KS2. Incorporated 1WI. Wholesale and Rotail Dealers and Shippors of EASTERN ICE. THOMAS R. C A HILL, President. K. P. K.KK.MIOW, Vice Proaidunt. A. HUNT, Treasurer. K. 11. COU.NKLL, Secretary. T. A. HKNDRY, Superintendent. ICK delivered daily in nil parts of the c insolidatod city West Phihidt-lphia, Mantua, Richmond, llridesbunr, Tio and ;r nmmtowu. Prices lor funiilius, office, etc., fur lxiiH: 8 lbs. daily Ho cents por week. 12 " " 75 " le " " !ki " " 20 " ' $1-115 " " Large consumers at wholesale pricos. Orders sent, to the Otllce, or nny ol the IoIIuwihk lopots, will receive prompt altelltion :- NORTH PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD AND MAS- T1-:U STKK.F.T, WILLOW STKKF.T WHARF, Dola ware Avenue, RHKiK ROAD AND WILLOW STUKKT, TWFNTY-HFCOND AND HAMILTON ST R K FT, NINTH tVl'KFIT AND WASHINGTON AVKNlfK.and PINK tj'l'KF.F.T WHARF, Schuylkill. 15 3 lmrp Ice! Ice! Ice! Ice! Ice! Ice O T O R COLD! WAKM WEATHER! GOOD ICE!! SUPPLIED BY THE CARPENTER ICE COMPANY, :o. 717 WBI-LOIV St., Plilladn. EASTKRN ICE exclusively at, market rates. Lurge trade supplied on fair terms. CIIAS. L. CARPENTER, 1 JOHN GLENDENlN'li, t Pronrletor, .His. M. TRUMAN, Jr., 1 roPnuors BIMra JOHN R. CARPENTER, J CCHOOLEY'S NEW PATENT SELF. O YHXriLATIXIi AMKK1VAN REFRIGERATOR :d,zJ,k .;.AJJ.-::.v. 4. 'iw uvr&.L. : L tilBw? IS THE BEST AND ONLY PERFECT SELF VENTILATING PRESERVER in tho WORLD! And will keep Riich article us Vegetable, Fruits, Moitts, Oiimo, Fl.sli, Milk, Kkits, etc. etc., lo liror, drier, und colder, with less iue, tliaii any otiier Refrigerator now in use. E. S. FAHSOSJ 6t CO., HBwsnHin 220 DOCK ST., PHILADELPHIA. g A V E H Y ' S P A T E N T coMiir.xi:) Disixa-nooM Water-Cooler and Refrigerator. This article has a tank for iee and wnter, of iron, ena meled, un united in urh a milliner us to cuol im enameled iron chuinbev, both heiiiK covered with an ornanumrul wal nut case; in the chamber, butter, milk, ami other provi sions can lie kept oool and sweet : the ice in the water-tank is not wuHted, hut supplies at all times cool water tor driuk iiiK purposes, ail beiiiK perfectly free from the tisto of ziuo. or any other substance that can in any way tie detrimental toheulth: undas thiaaiticlu is intended for tho iliiiinK room, its superintendence is easy and convenient, and it cannot lull to recommend itself to ail housekeepers as a useful as well us un oi-nameutal piece of furuituro. N.a. fi and -1 ure set on Il-ks uud uuswor the purposes of side tables in dining-rooms. We iminuiaclure four sizes: Nos. 1, 2, H, and 4 -holding respectively 4, ti, and H Kidlons. No. 1 is small, uud is sui i a bio only fwr very small tn milios, or for milk and butter. No. 4 for lai-;o families hourdiutf-uouseb, etc. Nos. 3 ami 3 ur intcrmeiliute sizes. They can be had oi' any responsible furnishing store, or of tho luauul'uuiurei's, SAVKItV Nub. 1114 and tllti MAltKKT btroot, Corner South ViiONT and KFi'H Streets, fillllm Philadelphia. ICE CREAM AND WATER ICE. y H E NEAPOLITAN ICE CKEAM AND WATKJi ICES. THE PUREST AND BUST IN TUK WOULD, have iii'i.'lliiiiK never beioie seen in t ie United Kuiei, INSURANCE "THE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY or tiii United States of America, WASHINGTON, D. C. C'llAlHEKin) ItV SPECIAL ACT Or CONGRESS Al'PKOVKl) JULY t. liiw. CASH 11'ITil,, I, OOO,OO0. Hit AM II OITICEi FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, llllLAPKt.PHIA, Where tlm luminous of tlie Company Is trnnsardrrt, and to wtiii li a.l gem-rat correspondence BlioulJ lie addictwd. 1HUKCTORS. Cl.AHVNCK H. Cl.AI'.K, K A. Riil.l.fNa, Hkniiy I). Cook, Wll.l.lAM I'.. ClIANDI.KIl, John 1). Dki-'KKKS, KPWAIU) Doihik, 11. C. FAUNKrilXMJK. .1 A Y 1 (1KK, John W. Ei.i.m, W. (i. MOHKIIKAO, (iKoiioK F. Tyi.kii, J. lllNCKUSY Cl.AKK, I'M C WIS. Ci.akrnck II. Ci.ahk, Philadelphia, President. Jay cookk, Clmiriiiuii Finance and Executive Con niittre. Hknhy 1). Cook r, Wimliiiiirton, Vice-President. E.ikh.)N V. Pkkt, Philadelphia, Secretary and Actuary. E. S. Ti 'knkh, Washington, Asslntiitit Secretary. FlIANCIS (i. Smith, M. 11., .Medh ul Director. J. Ewinu Mkahm, ,M. D., Assistant Medical Dlroc- tor. MEDICAIi ADVISORY BOARD. J. K. IHiiKKtt, Siirgeon-Oeiicral U. S. A., Wash- ihKton. P. J. Hokwitz, Chief Medical Department, U. S. N., Washington. D. W. Ri.iw, M. D., Washington. SOLICITORS AND ATTORNEYS. ITon. Wii.i.iam E. ctiANni.KR, Washington, D. C. OKOKUK liAKPlMJ, 1'lllludrlpllla, Pa. rn 1TZ ADVANTAG Offered by this Company are: It Is a National Company, chartered by special act of Congress, Imw. It has a piild-np capital of 11,000,000. It oilers low rates of premium. It ftivnislies larger Insurance than other companies fur the sunn: iiiunry. It is definite mid certain In Its terms. It is a home company In every locality. Its policies arc cxruipt from attachment. There are tio unnecessary rcslrlctlounln the poli cies. I'.very policy Is non-furfcltuble. Policies may lie taken which par to tho Insured their full niniMitit and return all Ihe premiums, so that the insurance costs only the liileiesl ua the, au tinal payments. Policies may lie taken that will pay to tho Insured, after a certain number of years, during life, an an nual income of ouu-teiitli the amount aaiued in the policy. No extra rate Is charged for risks upon the liven of females. It insures not. to pay dividends, but at no low a cost that dividends will be Impossible. H S wsrp SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY. EM OVA OP It THE SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY TO Their New Fire and Burglar-proof ISulldhiff, Nos. 329 and 331 CHESNUT Street, Which will bo open for the transaction of business ON THURSDAY, Al'RIL 8, 1809 The Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company. CAPITAL, $ 500,000, FULL PAID. DIRECTORS. N. B. BROWNK, I F.DWARn W. OT.ARK, CI.ARFNCK 11. CLARK, ALKXANDK.lt HF.MtY. JOHNWF.I.S1I, IS. A. CAL1MVK1.L, CHAS. MACALKSTKR. (tKl)K(iK F. TVLKlt, 1IKKKT O. U1WON. President N. B. HKOW.NK. Vieo President CLARKNCK II. CLARK. Secretary and Treaaurer-KOBKKT PATTERSON. The Company bars provided in their new Building and Vaults absolute security against loss by FIRK, BUK GLARY, or ACCIDENT, and RECEIVE SECURITIES AND VALUABLES ON DK POSIT UNDER GUARANTEE, Upon thelfollowing rates, for one year or loss period Government and all other Coupon Seou l rities, or those transferable by de- $1'U0 per $10UU liverv 1 Government and all other Seouritiesi registered and negotiable only by en- dorsement ) Gold Coin or Bullion Silver Coin or Bullion 50 im loou 1000 P25 2U0 Silver or Gold Flute, under soal, on) owner's estimate ot value, and rate; l'OO 10U 100U subiect to adjust innt for bulk ) Jewelry, Diamonds, eto 2a0 Deeds, Mortgages, and Valuable Tapers generally, wh of no tiied value, $1 a year each, or according to bulk. These latter, when deposited in Tin Bozos, are charged according to bulk, upon a basis of 1$ feet cubic capacity, $10 a year. Coupons and Interest will be collected when desired, and remitted to the owners, for one per cent. The Company offor for RENT, the lessee exclusively hold ing the kiy. Safes inside its Burglar-proof Vaults, ut rates varying from 20 to $75 each per annum, ac cording to size. Deposits of Money received, on which interest will be al lowed ; 8 per cent, on Call Deposits, payable by Check at sight, and i por cent, on Tim Depositb, payable on lea days' notice. Letters of credit furnishod, available for travelling pur poses iu all parts oi l-uiope. This Company is also authorized to act as Kieoutors, Administrators, and Guardians, to receive and exoout Trusts of every description from tlie Courts, corporations or individuals. N. IS. BROWNE, President. ROBERT PATTERSON. Secretary and Treusurer. 4 6 tuthMp2ra fERRA OOTTA WORKS. QLOITESTI :r tekim cotta works DIXEY A CO. STORE AND OFFK-'K NO. 122 .NORTH SIXTH STREET, AKOVB AKC1I, PHILADELPHIA, M A N 1 FA CT II II E li S OF DOUUI.K GLAZED VITRIFIED DRAIN PIPKS, With Uranches, Bends, Sleeves, Traps, eto. DRAINING Tll.K, PAVK.MKXT TILE, PLAIN AND OKN AM ENTAL CHIMNKY TOPS, HOT-AIR FLI ES, HOPPERS, GARDEN VASES, STATUARY, ETC. OWNERS, BUILDERS, AND CONTRACTORS t Will consult their interests by (,'lvlns us a call. Having a largo supply of nil kinds constautiy on hand, and delivered at the shortest uou es. Respectfully soliciting your orders, we are, yours, BStr DIXEY A Co.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers