The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-12

To-day, forenoon. at Tarytown; afternoon, at Sing
Sing.
Monday. at Picrmont.
Tuesdsy, forenoon. at Greenwood; afternoon, at
Goshen
Wednesday, at Middletown.
Thursday, forenoon, at Port Jervis, conservation.
INVITATIONS.
Rev. ]. B. X. Walker. of Roxbury. has received
unanimous coll from the Congregational Society Of
Mattapoisett to become their pastor.
The Chrisfian Inteyigencsr, of this city. says
| Several Of our contemporaries have announced that
the Rev. DR.. Bethune had received and accepted
call to the Ninth Street Church Of this city. II is
true that be has received cordial and earnest invi
tation become the pastor Of that church. but it is
not true that he has accepted the same. Should DR..
B. decide in favor Of the application referred to
above It would doubtless afford very sincere pleasure
to bis numerous friends in this city; but we appre-
bend that his relations to his church in Brooklyn
will present serious, II not insuperabe, arguments
| against it.
Rev. George w. Clark, Of Newark, N. j., has been
invited to the pastoral charge of the Baptist church
at New Market. He has accepted the call. Mr.. G.
is recent graduate Of the theological Seminary at
| Rochester, New York.
Rev. Joachim Elmendorf, of Ithaca, has received
| and accepted a call to the Reformed Dutch Church
| of Saugerties.
Rev. Dr. Parsons Cook, Of Lynn, has been called
Mass.
Rev. Daniel H. Temple has declined the call of the
Congregational Church in Sturbridge, Mass.
Rev. John Cunningham Of southbridge, Mass, has
been called to the Congregational Church in Penn
Yam, N. Y.
Rev. William A. Patten has been called to York,
Maine.
Rev. William C. Whitcomb. of Stoneham, Mass,
has been called to S0uthbrdge.
Rev. Z. c. Cogswell has received an invitation to
settle in New Boston, N. Fl.
The Salem Gazette says that on Saturday last
Rev. Mr.. Leeds, Rector Of st. Peters Church. an
nounced to his congregation that he had concluded
to remain with them rather than accept the invita-
ton recently given to take the position of Rector of
Christ Church, in Hartford. Conn. The salary Of
the Rector at st. Peters Church has been twelve
hundred dollars; that offered by Christ Church is
two thousand.
Rev. c. G. Baldwin was ordained as minister of
the gospel and installed as pastor of the Congrega
tional Church in Ridgeville, Ohio, the 18th of
June, by council of ministers convened for that
purpose.
Mr.. John T. Colt was ordained and installed pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church in Albion, New York,
on Tuesday evening, July 81.
Rev. A. C. Battel was publicly recognized as pas
tor of the Baptist Church and Society in Rockport,
Mass., on the 3lst ult
DEATH IN THE MINISTRY.
Rev. l.. Giustinani, d. D., well known to the re-
Igous public throughout the country, died in Gin.
cinnat OH the 18th ultimo in the ftyninth year of
his age. He was educated in the University Of
Rome, where he graduated in 1926, and was pro-
noted to sacred orders in the Papal Church. in the
Basilic Church of st. John in Latrean, in Rome
He left the Church of Rome in 1929 The circum-
stance which led to his change is full Of interest
In passing the Piazza NOv0na, he bought, for four
cents, of a secondhand book pedler, an old volume
entitled, Father Clement" which he supposed to
be the life OF saint but which proved to be dis
cussion between Jesuit and Protestant, and this
book led TO his conversion. He was, after abandon
ing the errors Of Rome, for time in the Lutheran
connection and for several years before his death in
the Old School Presbyterian Church. He preached
in Paris for short time, nearly five years in Lon
don, and over two years in Australia, then in Ger
many, and closed his ministry in this country.
Letters from Africa Of the 18th Of June, mention
the death Of the Rev. Mr.. Smith, missionary Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church at Cape Palinas.
Mr.. Smith left this city last fall, in company with
the Rev. Mr. Pinney and others.
Rev. VIM. Henry Hogshead, pastor Of the Car
thage and Union churches, in the Presbytery OF
Fayetteville, N. c., died at his residence in More
county, North Carolina, July 18th.
The Congregational Journal, of Concord, N. H.,
contains an obituary notice of the Rev. David Suth
erand, Of Bath, N. H. who died Of heart disease, on
the 25th of July, aged 7S years. Mr.. Sutherland
was ore Of the Oldest best known and most beloved
ministers Of New Hampshire. He was native OF
Scotland, and was educated in Robert Haldane's
Theological Seminary, under DIR. Wardlow and
others. He commenced preaching on the first Sab
bath OF the present century, and has been in this
country more than half o century. He began his
labors in America in the ncighborhood of Bath, and
remained in that vicinity up to the time Of his death,
preaching habitually, until June. He was the first
pastor OF the Congregational church in Bath, and re-
tained his pastoTate until ls43. lie was man of
many and great exccllencies Of character and I'M
common benevolence Of heart and purity OF life.
Though he wrote well he preached habitually, II not
uniformly, without notes, having most remarkable
command Of language. He displayed an extraordi-
nary familiarity with the Scriptures in preaching,
and turned over the leaves of the Bible he had oc
cason, quoting, or reading passage after passage,
with the utmost readiness and accuracy. He was
remarkable for his ability to adapt his dscourses to
special occasions and obably 40 man in the State
was ever called to preach more occasional sermons
than Mr.. Sutherland Altogether, he was an extra
ordinary man. While living he had as many friends
and few enemies fall to the lot Of the best Of
| men, and now that he has gone to his reward few
it will be found. have left fragrant memory
| than the venerable David Sutherland
NEW CHURCHES.
The Acknowledgment Church at Lake Mahopac
having been lately rebuilt, dedicated on Sunday
last by Bishop James. After the dedcatory sermon
collection was taken up to defay the expenses of
rebuilding the church when about 81 400 was col.
| lected
| New School Presbyterian Church was formed
at Chicago on the 30th ult consisting of some twen
| ty-nine members Col. Henry Smith was chosen
elder and others are TO be appointed soon
other persons procure their dismissons and unite
with this church. A call was extended to Rev. Dr.
Eddy, Of Newark, N Y. to become the pastor of the
church, which it is thought he will accept A fine
lot was purchased year or two since for the church,
| and it Is expected that arrangements will be com
| plettd to commence the building during the coming
| TALL. The church commences under the most favor
able auspices, and is the fourth church connected
| with the denomination in Chicago.
The corner stone of the Broadway Methodist Epis-
| copal Church. Camden, N. j., was laid with appro-
pirate ceremonies By Bishop James, on the 9TH inst
Addresses were delivered by the Bishop, ID. w. Bar
tine, ard Others The edificc will be substantial
structure, built in the modern style of architecture
| ard will be 65 feet long by AZ wide.
| The new A. NJ. +. Church on Hamilton above
| Dove street, Albany, dedicated ON the sth inst
| Sermon by Rev. VIM. p. Corbet, OF New York.
st. Paul's Church in Centrcyiile Queen AIMS Co.,
Nd having been greatly enlarged and improved,