The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-09
Religious Intelligenoe.


pav s,.,ev A. Corey VIII preach In the lectur
room Of the IN avenue Baptist church. now beiu,
erected on the con-s, OF Inirty,nfth street, I'll
morning, at i0a O'Clock, ana ~ the evening q u
/; o'clock.
/; Rev. Nicholas +. Smith, of Brooklyn, will preaoI
to-day, morning and ar ernoon, In the Reforme,
Datch church corner Of Br >ome and Greene streets
Rev. DR. Gordon wti preach IA the Reformed Pro
testant Dutch chapel. corner OF 6n~ "mi1 ana Hick
streets, South Brooklyn this evening. Inc morning
service will be conducted by the pastor, NV u.
L. Quackenbush.
The Rev r. W. billiard, Of Washin zton county.
n c., was ordained on the I'd inst, in Raleigh, q
deacon In the Episcopal church. by Bishop At
kiDson.
Rev. Edward p. Crane was ordained and installed
pastor Of the Rockand Lake Presb, terrain church,
20. 81 Nov. IA.
The ordination Of the Rev. Alfred e. Putnam, as
pastor of the Mount Pleasant church, in Roxbury,
Mass, will take place on Wednesday, the 10th inst
Rev. Richard B. Duane, rector OF the Episcopal
church In HoDesdale, Pa, has received call to the
Iectorship Of the Episcopal church at Elizabeth,
New Jersey.
Rev Richard Thompson for the last ak years
county, n. y has accepted call to become pastor
Of the Baptist societies at Bantam Falls and College
street, Ltchfeld county CT He entered upon the
duties Of his position on the 1st December.
The Elm street Baptist church in Manchester,
N. H., have extended a unanimous invitation 10 Rev.
j. M. COburn to again become their pastor.
The congregation of the House of Prayer, (Epis
copal ID In Newark have extended coll TO Rev. j.
w 8. Shackellord, Of st. Mary's church. Brooklyn
L. L. TO become their rector, which he has accepted
The Rev. c. s. Hedges, Of Indianola, Texas, has
accepted call to the rectorshp of st. Luke's
church, New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Rev. VIM. j. thinner has accepted the rector
ship Of Trinity church, Swedesborough, NJ.
Rev. S. G. Specs, Of Galena, has received and &C
cepted call to the passionate Of the First Presbyte
risn church, Milwaukee, and has entered upon his
duties.
Rev. Daniel Clark, of Fredonia, has received and
will probably accept call to the Presbyterian
church, in Lyons Iowa.
Rev. A. c. futile, of Sherburnc, has accepted
call to the Presbyterian church in Paw Paw, Mich,
and may be addressed at that place.
Rev: w. s. Spaulding, Of Nelson, 0 has accepted
the call of the Congrega tonal church in Mesopota
mia, o.
Rev. W. d. Sands, formerly Of New Haven, Conn.,,
has received and accepted call to take charge 81
the Congregational church in Keosauqua, Van Bur
zen county, Iowa.
INSTALLATIONS.
Rev. Mortimer Blake, of Mansfield, was installed
as pastor. Of the Winslow church and society in
Taunton, Mass, on the 4th inst.
Rev. 4. B. Turner was instalIsd pastor of the First
Congregational church, in Morris, ILL.,, Nov. %.
Rev Mr.. Crawford, of Scotland, was installed over
the o. S. church, IN Crookve, Pa, the 25th ult
The Rev. Mr. Elliott was on the 4th inst, installed
pastor of the Presbyterian church, at Stamford,
Conn. The Rev. Dr.. Skinner, OF this city, preached
the sermon.
REsIGNRD-Rev. ,. C. Burroughs has resigned the
pastoral charge of she First Baptist Cksrch, in
Chicago, and accepted the Presidency Of Shurtleff
College, located at Alton, in this State.
The Rev. H. J. Lee has resigned the chargs Of st.
Thomas church, Abingdon, Va.
NEW CHURcREs-The corner stone of the. Church
Of the Immaculate Conception TO be built on the
conner OF Fourteenth street and avenue A, in this
city, will be blessed by tho Most Rev. Archbishop
Hughes, this afternoon, at.4 p. NJ. The Archbishop
Is to give an address on tho occasion.
The corner stone Of the nsw church Of the United
Congregational Society was laid at Newport, r. l.,
On the 5th inst, with appropriate religious services
An s. church. was dedicated ut Trustvile, RIA,
on the 2lst ult.
fine new ediHce is erecting on the west side Of
North Fizhugh street Roche ser for the use of the
First III. +. Church, the exterior Of which is in the
fair way Of speedy completion.
The new German Reformed church at Columbia.
Pa, will be dedicated on the 10th inst. The Rev..
DR.. Heiner and the Rev. s. W. Nevin. Of Baltimore
and the Rev. II. Harbaugh, of Lancaster, to par
ticipate in the ceremonies.
The ceremonies Of laying the corner stone Of the
Universalst church Oh Wabash avenue, Chicago
took place on the 30th ult.
The new Episcopal church in Eaton, Madison
county, N. 4, VIII De ueOlCltcU % bnc lotn lksS
The now church of st. Johns. protestant Episco
pail in Montgomery, Ala, was opened for divine
service ON the I'd inst.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Right Rev. Bishop Hopkins, of Vermont. has mr.
rived in New Orleans, Tor the purpose Of delivering
o course of lectures there.
The Home and Foreign Record says 1T gives us
pleasure toreport that the number of candidates
continues to increase. Since the meeting OF the last
Assembly IN TO November lst fit, Ave new candi
dates have been received, agninst thirty six during
the same psyi0d last year; making an increase Of
nineteen during the first months Of ecclesias
teal year.
The Gospss Messenger in ticing the dedication
Of Trinity church IN Syracuse, says The site is
. donation frem Ex-Governor Seymour, and his bro
tter John B. Seymour, Esq Of Utisa-
The Northern Methodist C0nere sec proposed the
raising OF the of 100000 for the promotion Of
the Methodist mission in iceland.
Rev. Ezra Scovel has taken the pastoral charge of
the Presby tartan church Of Tnang.A Bsoome county,
New York.