The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-12

Religious Intcilia enee.
Rev. A. Willets, Of Philadelphia will deliver the
eleventh discourse before the Young Mems Associa.
ton Of the South Dutch Church, Fifth avenue, this
evening.
Rev. DIR. Hitchcock, OF Bowdoin College, Maine,
will deliver sermon before the Young Mems Chris.
tian Association 1t the Fourteenth street Presbyte
Iian Church, this evening.
A series Of sermons win be preached in st. Ste.
phens Church corner OF Broome aud Chryste streets,
the frat OF which viii be delivered this evening by
the Rev. DR.. Tying.
The sermon "on the Sanctity of the Grave a
protest against the dissertation Of Trinity Cemetery,
preached by the Rev. S.H Weston in Trinity Church,
last Sunday, will, by special request, be repeated at
st. Paul's Church this evening,
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PROVISIONAL BISHOP.
To-day forenoon, at st. Barnabas Church, New
York; afternoon, at the Church OF the Redeemer,
Yorkvile.
Andrew Oliver was admitted TO the Holy Order OF
Deacons at ST. j obn's Church, Portsmouth, N. H.,
by the RI. Rev. Bishop Chase, on the 9th ult.
INSTALLATION.
Rev. VIM. f. Hansell, late of Philadelphia, wasin-
stalled over the Ninth street Baptist Church, Gin
cinpat, on the 9th inst.
INVITATIONS.
The Rev. Jacob Fry has accepted of a call from
the Evangelical Luthern Church at Carlisle, Pa, to
become their pastor.
Rev. jonathan Edwards, of Woburn, Mass, has
received call from the Benefcent Congregational
Gate DR.. Cleyeland's) Church, in Providence, r. l.
Rev. DR. Smaller, of Brookline, Mass has accepted
the call of the First Baptist Church and Society Of
Portland to become their pastor. letter to this
efec. was read from their pulpit on Sunday. He
will enter upon his charge after the lst of
March as practicable.
Rev. Frederick II. Brown, formerly Of Medina, O.,
hes accepted the chapaincy Of the Bethel church in
Cleveland
Rev. j. Z. Pomfret, formerly of Providence, has
received cal to the pastoral charge Of the Univer
salist Society in Hayerhi Mess.
RESIGNED.
Rev. Willis Peck has resigned the pastorate of the
Baptist church in Danvile, Ky.
Rev. D. G. Page, d. D., in consequence Of con.
tnued i'll health has rendered his resignation rec
tor of Calvary church, in Memphis Tenn. and the
same has been accepted by the vestry of that
church
DEATH III THE MINISTRY.
Rev Mr.. Mason, pastor of the Baptist church in
Bloomington, H., died recently in that place.
NEW CHURCHES.
The new Baptist meeting house lately erected ia
Frankinville, Cattaraugus county. N. y, was dedi
Gated to the worship of God on Wednesday, the sth
inst.
The Baptist church in Wesvlle, Allegheny coun-
ty, will providence permittng) open their new
meeting house for divine worship with appropriate
services, on Wednesday, the 18th of February, at
halepast ten O'Clock, a. II. Rev. 7. Armitage d. D.,
OF New York, is expected to preach the first SER
mon.
The dedication of the new chapel of the Presby-
terrain church in Bridgeport, Conn, took place on
Wednesday, Feb. lat. Discourses were preached in
the afternoon by Rev. DR.. Phillips.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rev. Nathaniel Hall, pastor OF the Unitarian
church in Dorchester, has been compelled by i'll
health to suspend for season his ministerial labors
The Mississippi Synod of the Presbyterian church
lately resolved to raise $500 900, to establish book
depository in New Orleans.
We learn from the Worcester Spy that Ichabod
Washburn OF that city, is about to erect at his own
expense, substantial brick chapel for the free use
OF the public for religious worship. The building is
to be forty feet by eighty fee; and in portion of
ii there is to be dwelling house for the Minister at
Large, who is to supply the chapel and who is to be
supported by the evangelical churches Of the CITY,
THE METHODIST CHURCH WEST AND SOUTH.
twill be recoected that the legal difficulty between
the Northern and Southern Methodsts ari.ng tout
Of their respective claims to church property in New
York, was settled on the recommendation Of Judge
Nelson, The funds of the Methodist Book Concern
divided, and other conciliatory acts effected by
8 compromise. The friends of both branches OF the
church, North and South congratulated themselves
upon the peaceful end to the dispute, In Cincinnati
n similar difficulty has arisen, with less prospect of
50 happy termination, If we may Judge from the
strongly expressed opinion of the Western Christian
-ddrocafe, OF Cincinnati, adverse TO a settlement
similar TO that in New York. The yAdrocate aays--
We see, in teversl quarters the Ssh sxpsas,a that
the western Conlmrianer would ana Ii il conaisnly
believed that thy will procsd, at once 10 make ne dI
tbrt on arc thus pscs ther under tse decision Of
Jv 'sc Nskoa Ia ms Rev York We speak sdvissdy
wi en- this IL MT the They wise, 3ien
..ous men, who have studied well the srounds OF this
Their uSgmf MT and sciences II lot allow them
TO do could wish thsm 10 do They believe drm
y that they have power right 70 meet these
qcir They have made all the ovsrtzres in their
TO the southern and therefore,
do They have proposed condition that the
South will suspend the prosecution OF their appeal to
ALLOW them time TO have tbs mater laid before tbs
nual conferences, and ascertain Il constitutional
iority BE- obtAned suspend ihs sixth restrictive
rule the specific object of distributing the property
Cincinnati Aud this reasonable propoiop has bsea
jec',d By the Southern Cor mis soners They viii there
fore vheut :hipg or vavslnS dee1d tbs rights Of
the Methodist Epcops Chnrch, and OF al the churches
10 tn United states before the highest legal tribunal OF
the country. 10 which result the Methodist Episcopal
Church South have compelled the Hehccis. Episc pal
Church 10 ftfortsl solemn oonstut oa,l stat1 DRY
teclssteal eornpActe IN this case being rejse:ei By
the M.fhtdist Fctfcnuxl Church SontI