The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-02

nsnt hst week.
new Congregational church was dedicated at New
London, ", On the I'd ult.
DEATHS IN THE MINISTRY
Rev. Henry Mills Haskell cied II typbus fever at st.
Petersburg, on the 3lst Of October Mr. Haskell vas or
canned 10 March last at the Central church Ia Boston,
ao mhedntey afterwards departed Ia enter upon hi
charge as y liter Of the Brh and icao Cougre.
salelal chuiea ana Society" In 81. ieiersbufg via
Iay and entered a. upor the duties q his office
lie was seized with fever " in October, ADD alter
twenty days sspi Cd with perfect calmne,s with
great tuneiing Gov. Seymour, U. ,. Mimic or at st.
Petersburg took deep interest In Mr. HASKELL ana has
ssn mnnicated he tiogs Of b,s death to the
hr H., who retide In Dover, N. H., in letter iu Of
christian kindness and cons.laticn.
MISCELLANEOUS.
. missionary meeting was held ~ Newark ". j., on
the 9th uit., which ATTENDED by q largo congrega
hn, who 80. md deeply interested In the exercises. The
oiehng services we're conducted by he Rev D. ". Poor
who read the twentieth chapter otfogerbs ater which
Wr Rankin, Jr, Eiq, 81 this city, treasurer of the
"Iian Board VI Missions made int estiDg
nnsIks In relation 10 mi. iops and prin ,ipaly that at
hwsrs, and sisr, u the places where IL holds
nrdisputec sway The nanbers, customs, habits and
htion OF be people related the dific 4es met by
nh.lonafies and the encouragement recen ty given
ihen. He was followed BY Hon. Theodore Frelinghuy
sn who spoke In relation to the value of the human
hul me precious privileges OF missionaries convert
fouls IRON daikness to light the ppor ance OF pa
vents ccnsecairg their children to God. After the sd
oiotes mArrirg ceremony red and the copgre
galion were oisDissed with benediction.
The Cambridge Mass, Chronicle reports that at meet
ing Of he Baptist Society ia East Cambridge 4. nj
mony voted that there should be services In their
church ei$ng day II adds thai he church aud
sosey feel that they not consulted by their
pastor bef 'sking the responsibility ofdcoDnuing the
union meetings heretofore held II understood that
Tie VOC expression OF he society wish 70 attend
Rev. Mr. Hollands Untran1 church, as they would
hsve done the spirit ouuiy had been preserved in the
bends Of raeeo The Iews have thus rebuked tho pul.
pit in o most decided manner
Mr.. 1ilman G. Trowbriige graduate of the Union
theological senioary, ordained missionary Of
the American Board In Rev. Or. Spears church Brook
18th Wit.
Rev ]. H. Mcfe)and has baen dismissed from Hunting
Tor, hass, to acct pit q cal AZ Thorndike.
The Missing Registered Letters.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
POST OFFICE PHILADELPHIA, PA,
Nov. 80, 1855.
In the Herald Of this morning II q statement that
tain registered letters had b stolen In this Off THIS
entirely untrue and your correspondent has been mis-
informed The story Of the missing letters referred is
Is follow Several valuable letters mailed and
gfsrei at New York city the Goth ins foe Messrs
T. Bidule Co, Cav, Macaster g. Co, and Others in
Philadelphia but have not yet to hand The
Postmaster at New York informed me, this morning,
that the letters had been miss ent to Chicago III. Your
statement v III make fsl.e impression the public
mind Will you do me tho justice to correct it2
Yours, truly, JOHN MILLER, P. NJ.