The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-10
Religious Intelligence.

CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY.
10. Quinquagesima. Is, Ash Wednesday. II, First
Sunday in Lent.
SERMONS TO-DAY.
Blocker Buildings, Blocker street. Elder ]. r.
Freely terisn Church, Broome street. Rev. Dr. Chez
Church Of the Puritsns, Union Square, Rev. DR..
Adams; evening.
Univer..li.t Church, Fourth street. Rev. C. H,
Webster; afternoon and evening.
American Hall, Broadway. Mrs. Bishop; afternoon
Church q the Restoration, Brooklyn Rev. I. B.
Tabernacle, Broadway. Rev. A. d. Smith: evening
Washington Hall, Hester street. Rev p. whsstheri
Church of therfessish, Broadway. Rev. DR.. Anthem;
Methodist Church, Green street. Rev DR.. Peck;
Baptist Church, Norfolk street. Rev t. Armitsge;
Methodist Church, Mulberry street. Rev Bishop
James; evening.
Congregational Church, Fourth street Rev. d. N.
Merritt; morning, afternoon and evening.
Baptist Church, Twelfth street. Rev. s. A. Corey;
church of the Holy Martyrs, Ludlow street. Rev.
The Congregational Church of Summer Hill, request.
ed dsmssion from this Presbytery, to connect IL.
granted.
New School Presbyterian Church was lately organ.
lied In St Louis to be called the Union Presbyterian
Church II consists Of about forty members, more
than thirty of whom were . colony the First Pres
Sytsrsn Church iSI tDr, BullsrdsI The number Who
Is about forty Rev. William Homes has been chosen
pastor Of the church This is the sixth new school
church now In existence in st Louis. Some OF them,
however are small, and have to struggle with much
pecunisry difficulty.
members, organised ct Waltham Lssalle county,
III by council Of neighboripg ministers Dec 2sth
RevA. d. Gillette, Of Philadelphia, has been called
BY the Bsrean church, in this city, to be the successor
Of DR.. Bowling
The annual register Of the Protestant Methodist de-
nomination gives its statistics as foows:S.ations
Unstationed local preachers, 700; members, Is $685.
They have 79s churches and So parsoEage the valus
ton Of which Is s6s3, 72S.
The following incidents Of the travel of the saints
from Salt Lake ~ take great pleasure In communi-
eating to you for the Guardian, of the incidents
OF cur travels, and the objects OF our journey from the
city Of the Great Salt Lake to your beautiful little VII
lnge the frontier
The company principally left the Valley the 10th
accompanied it which lett on the ed We arrived at
Ola Fort Kssrney ON the 7th day Of December, all In
The following IL list Of the names Of the persons
composing the company, with their destination =
4. Rspe. Ioresro snew 60 .y hrs.,us 70 bsn
martl .; d hieh,rd' 20 Enslsnd.
tnu-eh BHsiHes'-kdShrd Hunter H. ID. Wooley' Joseph
%. N,;.;,s. to Essias;S- Jacob Gates. O. Wallace Ss
Joth :. Blsbee, and Levi sievsrt
o. Mssios . y saiS@Js.sgs Sorsa.s '''' 'A ''"' "
DtumuTk-PetCr
os sss%s'.1Rets!. ris!ss. .: w Yin, ". J. Steward,
sions o. smoot, j. n. Grant, Charles Decker Robert
Colonel John Reese merchant, Of New York; John II.
Kintsde, merchant, Of Sc. Louis Antonio Duva;
Mr kinkad.s, driver and Benjamin Homer, are re-
IL sppears TO be the generally conceived opinion Of the
people in the states that there would be large body
Of gold digg-rs who would have 70 winter In tue Val
ley This idea IL ineorsctthere are scarcely any Of
them remaining a the southern rosts ha, been taken
by those Who arrived too late for the Northern one
In relation to the various missions In which
sresgsdth. peculiar position In which We are placed
fsAiss aud the incon vensncss We had TO labor under
male these a. great and important ~ any that have
been entered upon since the COMMENCEMENT OF tits
work A few years ago few OF the Twelve, sccsmpa-
MED by three four elders visited England for the
nrst time The Church Of Latter day Saints was then
unknorn In that Kingdom; nos they number 10 that
county ~ near - We can judge, about $1,000.
Board OF Supervisors.
Fer. The Mayor In the chair. Very little bust
ness vas transacted Some small bills ordered TO
be paid ard relief from taxes referred to
H,rTspv Ch~ges.-Tbe committee in their report,
complained excessive charges Of the newspapers
them were larger than usual. They recommend .
standard scale for the prices Of Advertisements.
valuation Of property assessed and made some spor.
nous alterations the necessity Of which shovs great
inc potency on the part Of the vauators
Lot No lis Twenty frst street the property Of L. NJ
Holmes. valued at 5000, vas reduced By the commit
tee TO loco.
Personal tsS on John Presby, 81 Franklin, reduced
from 50 OCo 20 $1,000.
Tax on Richard Disiov, Eighteenth ward reduced
from $40 eto TO $500.
Tax on Rev DR.. McIlroy, No Ia Thirteenth street,
reduced from IS 900 to $4,000.
Tax on John " Allen, rs Clinton street, reduced
from s2cco 10 COO he being entitled TO the reduo
tiop. az Q member Of the artillery.
The personal estate Of Marret Jarrsy and esima OF
sp1b Broadway, reduced from 100000 to 5000.
Tax on Robert 8 Cooke, q Third ward, rsduced
frem $40 COO 20 $4,000.
There we're several other assessments, ranging from
$40 coe down to $3.50, entirely RENTED. The commit
tees report was adopted. Adjourned.
Frsr asp Lees ev Lrr.-The farm house Of R'chsrd
Richards In the town OF Marcy, was completely de-
siroyed BY Gre on saturday night and Mr.. Richards,
with q his children, perished In the sames Mrs
Richards seised her youngest child and succeeded IN
making her escape from the devouripg element, ~
leslips through . window With her precious burden.
she badly burped and also severely cut By the
glass but H. not considered dangerous, Her husband
had made bis escape once but TO recover some
property from the bureau, when the hoorng fell
through. ana he st epgulphed In the burning
mars He wss about thirty.hve years Of age Tho
neishbsrs after succeeded In rskng from the ruins
his ohsrred remains and those Of his child Two young
tleepisg In the house succeeded In mailing their
ecsps from the burning building. Utics Oss~so,
Pc s.