New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-06

EPisCoPACT N WESrRN NEw-h oRK.-
The Diocesan Onyenflon % Weston Ne"-i orN
held last month. made unusually Interesting oy
TIE occurrence OF warm discussion on tA' >n''ec.
81 TIE Bishop. control OF he Missions mcnofita
was introduced complaining OF TIE undue !nauen"
OF the Diocesan n appointing home m.>'ior'He>
over TIE quolc churches. TWO reoor-s were ale
on the memuria- which. though taxing different
views of the subject. agreed IN recommending tAAt
no legislative changes m the plan % iuc MISSIONARY
Board oc attempted The minority. pr antl-c shop
psriv were led by Rev NJ. Rochester The defense
81 Bishop De Iancey very abe and touching. ana
'he Whole debate = caar2c' yed n remark oN
cecorous and iraiernaL The report OF lie BISHOP
stated tlat lLIlg ilt year SIX priests haI -tt o-
GAINED. eight CtaColS. four neS candidates ior hoN
Orders admitted. ami TWO rec,ors instituted -SI
persons had been confirmed n seventy eight con
gTegatoIS The Diocese LOW contains one oishoq,
10 clergyman. ten candidates. 40 organized
churches. forfv-ive MISSIONARIES. employed af an eN-
pense Of $5Ceo and he Jo'al amount contributed 20
benevolent OBJECTS S.o55@ ,.
VENERABLE DocUMENTS.-D. Gillette. OF
PhIlaoe phIa. has edited me Minutes OF the veneer
able Baptist Association II th't city tor the nr>t
hundred ears o. - existence. dd i ABOUT % lo-
lsh them IN an octave volume. The Association
formed o.. and = one 90 the oldest, rs Il aas
been the most prosperous Of the 2tist ecclesiaSii-
cal bodies this country. Rhode Island college,
uOn Brown University. VAS originated oy tins A.
ISOLATION, and u was also pioneer IN Education,
Temperance. Missions. Religious Publications. and
al other benevolent enterprises ROW approved oy
the denomination. The volume viii also contala
the sermon Of DR.. Jones preached IN lso7, on the
centennial anniversary Of the Association.
Dr. BEIHuNE's CHURCH The new
Gothic ediice now erecting By the new Reformed
Dutch Church ~ Brooklyn, for Rev DR.. Betnune.
rapidly approaches completion. and Will oe one 81
the most tasteful an elegant structures M that city
Il has TWO fronts. one iaclrg ON fleTepon->t, the
other on Mouroc-p.aDe. II has n rs internal form
some pecuharles which are SAID 20 o~e their origln
e. tie architectural taste aAO science o tlt Doctor
himself Nho has made n. We'll a> most other mat
ters of Art, Subec, OF considerable study The
OLD hurch If ms society. q Henry St. associated
with the name and laoOf> OF DT. bEodhead, J., 10 ot
sold on the iuthinSi.
CoNNECTICUr CHURCHEs.-1he largest
CITY church IN Connecticut is the North Church, IN
NeW-Hayen of when Rev. MI Dut;On is Pastor
the number OF which l> about o-I. Ile largest
country church j. the ,r>i Church. m Milford #
which Rev Nr Brce Pastor The whole NUM-
Der OF Congregational churches, 20 the whole num-
Der Of Pastors OF that denomination, pol The whole
number of admissions 10 these churches during the
past year. so the average Ministerial age OF the
Pastors Is ~ wears The mex, annual meeting OF
the General Association viii De held 40 Bethel on
The third Tuesday of June next
METHODIST PRESiDENrs-Th Presi-
dents OF prominent Methodist Colleges al the West
and South have recently resigned their Offices Tor
the purpose ~ resumlng the actSc duto of the MN
lstrv IN that Church-RC Dr. J. I Peck. OF Dick
ousOn COLLEGE Rev DR.. G.. I Pierce. of Emory Col
iege. Ga. aud Rev W. II. Ellison. of the Wesleyan
Female College. Macon, Ga. These rcSlgnauons are
prooab the fruit movement which mas lately been
made by the prominent journals OF The denomination
against leaving the ltnefant work OF the vicinity for
teaching ard other literary pursuits
GRAND LlGNE MiSSIoS-Thc Baptist
Mission 80 Grand Ligne { f., whichacquired years
ago great equation, IN connection With the laoors
Of Madam cIler. reports recently an encouraging
progress. several bapu>m> OF converted Roman
Catholics have taken place-on one occasion amid
great confusion and interruption on .e plrt of hos
Tile nclshboIS.
MFRcERsBURGH REviEw-This able pc
rodIO al OF the German Reformed Dutch Church, for
September contains an article from the pen Of DR.
NcyIn. on Sacramento Grace which VIII attract
attention both bv It's vlgOr. SOld'y and the enghto
which i goes IN defending the doctrines hitherto
characteristic of the oxford Diyines. The position
OF the denomination has special importance. from It's
sympathy with the Evang eica parry Of the Prus>an
Church
ANDoyER ALUMNI.-The whole number
Of clerpymen educated al the congregational Semi
nary al AndOyer. Is SAID 20 De LII OF tins number
2Oi have deceased. leaving y07 living. Of whom log
are Foreign Missionaries rs Home Missionaries at
the West. and 90 connected with Colleges as Pro
fcssors. DC About 100 students have been con
nectoc with the Seminary for longer or shorter
period 1t was from this Seminary hat the founders
OF the Tract Society, Education society, and Tenn
peraIco Society proceeded.
\. \. CONGREGATIONAL ASSOCIATION
The Genera. Association OF CONGREGATIONAL Churches
Il
tie Plymouth Church 10 BrOOkiy n. TIE present week,
commencing with Ntfuc,dtN. Rev. julius :.
Clarke. Of Pen IN, Moderator. The Attendance
was quite large, and the services Interesting The
AssocIatoud Communion WAS celebrated on ihurs-
day afternoon We VIII give particulars hereafter.
DELICATE ATTENTION. While Rev. DR..
lde the ua tor or tho venerable Fist Baptist Church
Church IN Philadelphia, was recently absent on de-
ncminatl,nai business, tine ladies 0i his congrega-
ton aware of his intention Ia remove ms family 10
a new house. quietly raised SUM VITA 70 iur-
ni>h in net ma appropriate manner ms ce>tined
abode. 20 greet nm on his return. The public meet
ne at which Dr. lte expires h.s gratitude "iS one
Of great interest
GERMAN MISSIONARY AssAULTED.-Ihe
diligent Methodist Missionary among the Germans n
tins cry Mr.. Jostwas recently assaulted while giving
advice TO some OF his emierant countrynan Just AZ.
rived. OF the docks He badly injured and traced
his lnury 10 the interference Of parties ~no thought
their chances of pecuation were abridged by tne
miss.orarys intelligent advice The hoors Of Mr.
Jost are highly approved by hs brethren
HARVEST SERMoNS-The German Re-
formed Churches OF PENNSYLVANIA have a pleasant
custom derived from Fatherland of holding special
religious services at The completion OF the haryests
v hen annual collections for DencToent purposes are
taken up. In circle OF churches around Hanover
Pa the present year. the harvest sermons were wei
attended. and donation Of : - taken lp for cAau-
table objects.
New BAPTIST CIT RCHEs.-A new Baptist
Church was organized last week N the hOurshlng
village OF NonkerS. The PleuepOnt-st. Baptist
Church IN Brooklyn, having been entirely repaired,
has been Ie0pened for pubic worship. BsptisL
churches IN Jersey CITY and MOrrsanla are also N
process OF erection.
PREsBYTERIANlsM IN ST. Louls.-Ihe
first Presbyterian ChlIch. IL y Louis. was organized
IA ISL there are now twelve churche, OF that faith
Id the city slx new schools. three Old schools and
new ore just forming, one Associate Reformed, and
oYf Reformed PRESBYTERIAN. embracing about
teen hundred commumcants.
SYNODICAL SENTIMENTS. - The New
school synod Of Geneva. which closed Is meeting
Ia Syracuse last year. among other fmngs, passed re-
solutions urging The Churches within It's bounds 20
a,>l>, N Indorirg the ProfesorshIp Of MORA Phi
lCsophv IN Hamilton College strongly IN favor OF
QrOhlttory avs against traffic ARGENT spirits, and