The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-23
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many OF their beat and nusicai seectious A wea
as dancing bur'oequcsi and witticisms.
NAToSAr HALL.-Tho concert which was given A. thSa
establishment last Sunday evening gave general ss.S-
faction The vocal aud Instrumental seec,ons fos to-
night beautiful and must attract large attendance
| C.srLE GARDEr.-Tbis establishment offers this
evening programme Of the most attractive description.
Dodworths Bard will execute several Of their most de-
iigbtful and fayorite airs and French and eiser wiz
furnish the vscrs With all the delicious be whio
the affords Those who call at the gardcn this
evening will experience the utmost pleasure and delight
Religious Intelligence.
SERMONS TODAY.
FouRTH CoSGREGATIosAL CiUncH, Sixteenth street
Rev. IL. ID. Schermcrhorn. Afternoon
OLvE BRANCH CHuRcn, corner Mont tgomcry and Msdi.
son streets--Itev. Isanc Lawton Forenoon
Cuvnou OF THE ErtruAs,, 100 Stanton street-Res
DR.. Muenscher. Evening.
CHuRcn THE SECOND ADVENT, corner Bowery aul
Hester street-Rev L. d. Mansfield Evening
NnrH STREET MrruooIsr ErrscorAL Cnunon, corner Z
Ninth street and avenue B = Rev. Dr. Mitohcu.
Morning.
LAMARTNE HALL corner Of III ghth avenue and Twenty
ninth strcet-Kev. DR.. Barnett Afternoon.
PnorrsrASr ErrscorAl FR,r CnuncH or Sr. JuDs, No
% Sixth avenue, opposite Amy strcet-Rev. II. b.
Ward. Morning and afternoon
LECTURE FUTURE DESTINY Man, will be de-
lvercd this evening ut the Lutheran Church. Mulberry
street, near Grand. suhcct-r Heaven place. WhsEs
Is it, and what is the nature OF its enjoyments
FirrH UryfRsALIsT SoolEry-licy. Nelson Smell VI
preach this morning and Rev H. H. Chaplin this After
noon, at the lecture room Of University Medical College
Fourteenth street, near Third avenue.
FInsr MARINERS METHODIST ErIscoPAL CHURcu, In
Cherry street. between Clinton and Montgomery. Rev.
Randolph Foster in the afternoon Rev. Prof s Fitch
in tho evening ..
Tnt SAnuA1u ScnooL M'ss'oSARv Association, co.,
nfcted with the broadway Tabernacle viii held pub,is
meeting in the evening Addresses by Rev Joseph =.
Thompson and Rev. W. ~ BOardman, Missionary OF The
American Sabbath School Union In Michigan.
LECTURE RooHs. Union Buildings, No. l8s Bswcey-
Elder samuel s. Snow Morning and evening suhjset-
The seven laat plaques.
before the city Missionary Society Of the Reformed
Dutch Church win be preached this evening by the Rev.
John MacAuicy.
s MISCELLANEOUS.
The first French Methodist church in the United
States II Is said is to be built in tho city Of Detroit tia
coming fall.
! The last Christian Adpocote and Journal notices
the deaths of Rev. Eleazer Wells of tho Vermont oonl
renee who had been f0utyex years tnernnt minister:
Rev H. j. Wooiey, also Of the Vermont conference aged
fifty one and Rcv John Tackaberry, Of the New Yssk
conference, aged fny-two. a
The trustees Of Rutgers College, at their late
meeting in New brunswick, the 18th ult, resolved
that oarn@t efforts be made to raise the sum Of sixty
thousand dollars thereby to enlarge tho endowment q
this institution, that more sertan provision might b
occurred for the reasonable compensation Of tho profeso
and that library and philosophical apparatus worthy
Of the college and its friends might by yearly addoaS
be obtained
On Tuesday, March 9, a meeting was held in the
town OF Jcnerson Ilsae county, Michigan, pursuant
to previous arrangement with the Of consttuting
church in connection with the Reformed ProtestsaA
Dutch church Of North America. The church was o.
gsn.cd with twelve members
The Epi copalans Of Canajobarie, Montgomery
county met at the Lutheran house Of worship ths
afternoon of Wednesday May 5th and prooeeed osya-
nzc themselves into Protestant Episcopal congregation
taking the name OF st Polycarp's Church.
The Bishop of Pennsylvania, during the month of
Ap, preached ut nineteen or twenty different places,
and confirmed lG5 persons.
On Easter Sunday, fity-ivo persons were confirm
Church, Norfolk m
Pacl's. by Pshop Johns.
The Pittsburgh Daily Ga.eac publishes report
,aas m s ~ u vbs Msp r. rJr On tse Drinking
lishcs, with the remark that IL cannot fail to make n
strong impression upon the more conscientious Of the Ad
voeatcs i"r moderate drinking amongst us.
The number ofbaptsms reported at the ministerw'
conference (Baptst in this city, May 3D. is So. These
are iiom only about onothird Of the churches in the
city.
The corner stone Of a large Catholic church vas
lately laid in Ncvblypo in the presence Of two thou
sand people The Bishop and more than twenty priests
Mr. McLe Roy delivered an address, in which he
spoke Of the great increase Of the Catholics in the United
sratc,-in .ory years from only one Bisllop and forts
churches and priests, thirty Bishops and fourteen
hundr churches and priestand estimated that there
hundred additional churches in process a
erection. Kew England contained a Catholic population
Of three hundred thou and Of which sixty y-fvc thousand
were in Boston and about one hundred churches and
priests
The Rev Mr. Sheld, of Bndcsburg, Pa, has
accepted unanimous call to the Presbyterian church
Of Astoria Long Island. The Prcsbytery Of New York
meets next Monday to make arrangements for his in
stallaon.
The High street Presbyterian church, on the
corner Of Count and High streets Newark, N j., under
the pastoral care Of Rev. D. W Poor dcdcated on
Tuesday Sermon by the Rev Mr. Prentiss Of Ner
York.
The late DR.. d. y. Edwards at the time Of his
q ah ma IN progress Of preparation several works oo
lCorinhiaps, nearly ready for the press
The Presbyterian church of Oxford Ohio, Of
WI Mmsn my Mr wGrrs + pastor has ,ecently received
rcviyal which began in tho University Others have
united with other churches in the place
Mr.. Myron Barrett, n liccntiate of tho Presbytery
Of New York has received and accepted unanimous
call from the Presbyterian church of Pontiac Michigan
lie viii be ordained ana installed by the Presbyery Of
Michigan at lis next regular meeting the last week in
June.
Rev. Thomas l.. Hammer, General Agent Of tho
American sunday School Union informs the Charleston
papers that the late Edward Wright Of Baltimore few
days previous to his death placed in the hands cf HIS
pastor the sum Of 900 10 aid in supporting the branch
Of the Depository Of the Sunday school Union about to
he established in Charleston
Rev. Messrs. Payne and Nazareth Of the oelored
" H. Church Of this city have been elevated to tho
Epcopncy The ceremony Of conservation took place in
the Second avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rev. Elias Mason ordained as pastor of tho
Church aud Society III Satick. Massachusetts, on Wed
nesdsy Of la't week.
Rev. D. McGee Bardwcl recently installed
as pastor OF the Frt Congregational church Of Michigan
city Ia by a council called for that purpose
Mr. John Crozicr was ordained 10 the work OF tho
mil try as an evangett by the Palestine Presbytery,
ut lie last meeting.
The Presbytery Of ST. Louis, on the evening Of
May ordained 1r s : Laws and installed him pastor
OF West church IT. Louis.
Rev. Edward EelDs has accepted an invitation
from the Presbyterian church Of Rchwood Ky and has
removed from Absecon N j. Ills address will be WAL
ton. Ky.
II is said that Rev. Mr.. Wright, Of Acworth, N.
IL, lately received call from the church in North
Brdecwatcr Mass with the offer ofa salary Of $500 per
annum which he Notwithstanding the assured afee-
tons Of conddng people with salary Of $3.50 and tho
parsonage worth perhaps $50 more.
At the Convent Of the Visitation, in Frederick,
Nd on the 1lth inst Mis- Mary Punkett and Miss Julia
Wernig were received 10 the White Vel the namo
Of former in religion Is Sister Mary Catharine.