The New York herald., 1850-01-06

Religious Intelligence.
SERMONS TO-DAY.
Baptist Chapel Eleventh strost-Rev. j. w. Morton,
Congregational Church, Sixteenth street DR..
Reformed Dutch Church, Washington square
Baptist % church Church, Twelfth str.st-Rsv. s. A. Carey,
evening.
Society Library, Broadwsy-Rsv Prof Bush morn
Methodist Church, Catherine st.-Rsv. J. MoClin-
took morning.
Hope Chapel Broadwsy-Rsv. DR.. Dowlins, morning
Universaist Church, Fourth street. morning
Baptist Church, Fourth svsnue-Rev. q. r Sheldon,
Church of the Epiphany, Stanton strsst-Rsv. E.
suffolk Street Church Rev E. O. Holland, evening.
| Presbyterian Church, Fifteenth street-Rsv. DE-.
Alexander morning and evening
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn Rev. H. w. Beecher,
Society Library Lecture Rosm-P Professor Bush,
Apollo saloon-Geergs storrs, usual hours.
| Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church-Rsv. DR..
Bosrdnap, afternoon.
| CALENDAR ron JAsuARr.-e. The Epiphany, the
Manesston ef Christ to the Gsntiles l3. First Sun
day after the Epiphany 20 Second Sunday after the
| Epiphany. 25 The Conversion Of St. Paul ~. Sep
| uasetims Sunday; third Sunday before Lent.
Nrw YonK BIBLE SocIETY.-At the monthly meet
ing Of the Board Of Manager', on Thursday evening
S2467; disbursements $250l Ihe treasurer reported
debt TO the parent society for bibles and tsstamsnts
as 81 23s.
Rev D. Dunbar, pastor of the Macdougal street
Bspti.t church in this city has resigned his charge
services having been requested BY the
Second Baptist church in Philadelphia.
Rev. II. G. Stewart has resigned the pastorship OF
the Baptist church at Cumberland Hill r. L.
Rev. R. A; Fyfe; late Of Perth, Canada West, has
church and society in Warren, r. l.
The project for forming . new Baptish church In
New Orleans, under the name Of the Magazine street
Baptist church. is Abandoned, and the projectors re-
to their former connection with the First church
Rev. william Penny, pastor OF the Bsptish church
at Brownsville Pa has resigned his pastorate. Rev
4. NJ. Miles has been called to succeed him.
MIR Walden. late of Troy. has accepted the call Of
| the Baptist church in Portsmouth Ohio.
The brethren of the Almont church desire the Michi
gan Chrton Hsrad to say that they expect alter the
Of January to lose the services of their present
in the pastoral relation. They think they would be
able to sustain young man, or one OF moderate sized
family.
Two daughters of the late Bishop Of Norwich we're
recently received into the Catholic church. 1t Is
stated that the real advances made by the Catholic
faith at the present epoch In England and among the
upper classes to much greater extent than sup
| posed.
There Is in pre.s Series Of Letters" addressed By
Protestant Episcopslan to friend In North Carroll
ma, the subjsct of Auriculsr Confession aud the
attitude assumed by Bishop Ives, from Of the most
able pens In the church.
| Rev. Gurdon w Noyes, late Of the Union Theolo
gical Seminary, in New York, was installed BY the
Hanover fresbytery Vs. pastor over the CD harch At
offered by the Rev. DR. Louusbury of Geneva Pres
bytery, New York; sermon by Rev J ? Hovey, from
Leavtnworb and charge to the people by Rev. Charles
II Read, of Richmond city. military steps have al
cemmodious house Of worship for this church. on the
site of the present one.
Mr. Samuel w. whitney was ordained to the work
| sam place and time Sermon by Rev. C. II. Read Mr.
whitney is lsborng at Acconack. Va. with the pros.
| psct Of usefulness and success bright before him
| The Rev M +. Liebeuau installed pastor Of the
First Presby church, in the town OF Lloyd New
Pats Landing Ulster county, N. y on the 9th ut by
| the Pre- by terry of North River. The Rev c. Lud-
low preached the sermon; Rev MIR Gray proposed the
constitutional questops Rev Jonathan Silliman deli
yersd the charge to the bisiop and Rev. Mr. LUDLOW
the charge to the people The services wero highly
interesting and well attended.
Rev. Leicester A. Sawyer. formerly OF New Haven
Conn and late President Of Centre College Ohio, has
church in sackstts Harbor, ~ T., the county OF MS
nativity.
Rev Ebenezer @ Townsend, late pastor Of thu Pres,
bvterian In Sacketts Harb NJ has aocepted
call the pastoral charge Of the church st Camden
Oneida county N. Y.
An interesting revival is nov in progrsssin Taunton
schosl. About 30 have INDUCED hope-most OF whom
are your: -ss. The work Is sils-; out onward
1t Is fumered that Mes,rs Forbes and Preston have
that they charged with schim, not spostacy and
hsresy Is IL fact that DR. Forbes ofhcated at
on Sunday last, in the Roman Catholic church in
There are e3 Baptist churches In New Jersey, CO
pastors lo2 ministers including licentiates and or
dained ministers without charges 26T members Of
whom there we're baptized during the year, 729.
From Of the religious papers OF this city,
pubsh the following statement Of the church contr
buttons OF the following churches In Philadelphia
sr. GroReE's-Averase number Of members during
the last eight years e4o average amount per annum
s22 a. or 23h ceats per member per annum, for the
UsIOs Average number Of members during the last
eight years go; average amount per annum so6S TO-
rtsh cents per member per annum, for miseioas.
EhENEzxR.-Aversge number Of members during the
last eight years, loi5 average amount per snuum
siI1e or l7h cents per member per annun, Tor
ST JoHss.-Aversge number Of members during the
att eight years, TSs average amount per SIS
"a or ! cents per member pr annum, for missions.
kxNsiN.,or.-Average number OF members during
81 30 or AZ cents per member, per annum, for the
s.L.m Average number Of members during the last
eight years ob1 average amount per annum, t1O6 81
or 10 cents per member per annum for the cause OF
| NAT.Errn -Aversgs nun Der Of members during the
last eight years SIS average smouRt per spnum $40
Is or 27k cents Per member per aunum for missions.
the last eight years TC7 average amount per annum,
siso So or is cents per member per snnum for mis-
stone.
Ereuru srRrrr.-Aversgs number Of members dur
iEs the last eight years 77T average smount per
nun. SOS 90. rsh cents per member per snnum, for
Nsw MssE,r Average number Of members during
the last eight years 272 arersge amount per sunum,
sll So CT "a cents per member per annum, for mis-
sions
Tsrsrr,.-Aversse number of members during the
last eight years ESQ average amount per abnum,
s4fS ca CT IS per member per sunun for MISSIONS
WrsrESS Cnusca Average number OF members
during the last eight years 26 average amount per
annup siO o. nearly cents per member per suuum
fer missions
THE TsSiH PnrsnrrrRi.r CuuRen having 4Tt mem
bsr contributed for general benevolent purposes dur
ing the last year. ss.9b5
THE sIrrH ParsrvrrsfaS CHuEcH, having asa men,
bers contributed general benevolent purposes the
lstt yesr, s27o6.
Tss SCOTS Pnrsrrrrniss CHuRcH, having 3al men,
befs contributed general benevolent purposes the
last year. 81 tSg.
The folo.ing Methodist Episcopal churches stand
frst for benevolent contributions -
Sr. GsoKaEs with q membership OF 500. contributed
for general benevolent purposes the last year ssi3
UNTor, with a membership OF 600 contributed Tor
general benevolent purposes the last year, sst8.
TniNIrY with membership Of asa. contributed for
general benevolent purposes the ls . year, SssI
The following Protestant Episcopal churches are
exam pies q liberslity
sr fsrtr's, with a membershiP of $40. contributed