The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-05


| School Union, and ten volumes for the blind.
! William Whitlock ESQ.,, WINS appointed Treasurer
| of the Society, an Office which had for some time
| been vacant
Religious Intelligence.
| Rev. D. F. Robertson will preach in the Westmin-
ster chapel, corner Of Sixth avenue and Fortieth
street this afternoon, at half-past three o'clock.
| APPOINTMENTS OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
sr BISHOP.
To-day forenoon, OF Sharon Springs, afternoon at
Cherry Valley.
| Tuesday, forenoon at Herkimer, conservation.
| Friday afternoon, at st. Georges church, New
| burg.
| Saturday, afternoon, at the Church Of the Holy
Innocents, at West Point.
INSTALLATIONS.
On the 10th ult., Rev. M. P. Kinney installed
| pastor of the First Congregational church at Ra.
cine, Wisconsin.
Rev. Philip Titcomb was installed as pastor Of the
South Congregational church and Society in Kenne-
bunkport village Me- on the 18th ult.
INVITATIONS.
The Utica Gazette says that Rev. II. A. Nicely,
rector Of Calvary church. in that city has received
call to take charge of new parish about to be
| gaDized in Rochester.
The Rev. j. s. Kallock, of Rockand, Me-. has 40.
cepted the invitation to become the pastor of the
fremont street Baptist church in Boston, and will
commence his labor on the first Sabbath in Septem-
Der.
Rev. E. Cutler, Of ST. Adams, VT, has accepted
the call of the Union Orthodoxy church and Society
in worcester to become their pastor. He will enter
upon the duties of his new Office in few weeks.
Rev. John Cunningham, late of Southbridge,
Muss., has accepted the unanimous call of the Con.
gregational church in Penn YAM N. Y.
Rev. Gardiner Spring Pumley, Of this city, has re-
ceiyed unanimous call from the Bl0omingdae Pres
byterian church, Fiftieth street, New York, and
similar call from the Presbyterian church Of Hick
man city, Fulton county, Ky.
NEW CHURCHES.
The Right Rev. Bishop Loughlin will dedicate the
Catholic church of the Visitation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, on Van Brunt street Red Hook, South
Brooklyn, this morning, at half past ~ o'clock.
The new ediice for the first church in Bridgeport
Conn.,, will be dedicated on Wednesday, the 9Th Of
August.
The corner stone Of the Middle Protestant Dutch
church, corner of Harrison street and Tompkins
place, was laid on Monday afternoon, the 30th ult.
with appropriate exercises.
On the 26th ult., the new Congregational church
at Oak Creek, Wisconsin, was dedicated to the SER
vice OF God.
It is in contemplation to erect new and beautiful
church edice in Troy, N. Y, upon the site Of North
Second street, now occupied by Christ church,
some time in the course of year.
The Rev. DR.. Hewet's new church at Bridgeport
Conn.,, is to be dedicated on Wednesday, August 9Th
There will be three public services that day, viz
at 70 ~ in the morning, o'clock p. NJ, and IL
T. M Rev. Drs. krebs and Thompson, of this city
and Rev. DR.. Hewet will preach the sermons.
On Thursday, August 9th, new and spacious ed-
flee in the eastern part OF New Haven, will be dedi
Gated to the service OF Almighty God. Sermon by
Rev. Samuel H. Cox, ID. d. late of Brooklyn, who is
to ofhciate as pastor, at least for the present.
The new Methodist Episcopal Church on the
Belair road, about three miles from Baltimore,
dedicated to worship OK the 10th ult in presence of
large concourse OF persons.
The corner stone of Emanuel Church, corner of
Spring and Dearborn streets, in Newport, c., was
laid on the 9th ult
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Reformed Dutch Church Of Seventh avenue,
CDR. Gordons,) will be closed during the month of
August.
Rev. Mr. Judkins, of the North Congregational
Church, and Rev. Ethan Allen, of the Episcopal
Church. have terminated their pastoral relations with
the societies recently under their charge at Nan
tucket.
DR.. Burr R. Able, medical missionary of the
American Board, with his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth s.
Abbe sailed in the steamship Canada, from Boston,
Wednesday last for Constantinople, via England.
They destined to the HISTORIANS of the Kurdish
| Mountains. DR.. Able is the son of DR.. Alanson
ven, Mass, daughter of Mr.. Nye. From CONSTANT
nople they proceed up the Black Sea to Trebizond,
and thence by land to their place Of destination.
The Methodist Camp Meeting, on the old battle
ground, near Freehold, N. D.. which WAS TO take
place on the 10Th Of August, has been indefinitely
| postponed the presiding elder having Withdrawn
his sanction to the affair, for what he deems good
| and sufficient reasons.
A letter from ST. Joseph, Missouri says:-0ur pull
pit has become vacant by the withdrawal of pas
tor Rev. T. S. Reeve; wish therefore to call the
attention Of ministers desiring to locate in the West
| to this fact We have good church building in a
growing young city, that boasts Of its 5000 inhab-
tants; and we can pay minister salary Of from
| five to eight hundred dollars per year. We want
Southern in his feelings; we care not where he
was born or educated; we do not want him, how
ever, TO preach politics, but Christianity and leave
politics where they legtimately belong-in the hands
Of politicians
The population Of Elizabeth City, N j., Is within
small fraction of 5000, and it has fourteen orga-
nzed congregations, each having its own church
edifce, occupied by the congregation which owns it,
follows, viz: Four Presbyterian, three Episcopal
three Methodist, two Roman Catholic, one Baptist,
one African-being in the proportion of one church
to each 642 inhabitants.
Rev. Mr.. Biggs succeeds Rev. James Davis in the
pastomte Of the Presbyterian church at Morgans
town, Monongalia, Va.