The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-25
Religious IntelngcOcc.
gERMONa.

Religious Intelligence.
SERMONS.
Rev. Lyman Bessher, D. d., of Boston, Macs, will DO.
liver the twenty discourse and the Of this win
tsrs series) before the Young Peoples Assooiatco Of
Calvary Baptist Church. Twenty third street. neaU Flh
avenue, this evening, at half past seven o'clock
Rev Henry A. Boardman, DID, OF Philadelphia, will
deliver the twenty fourth discourse before tho Young
Mans Association OF ths South Dutch Church, Fifth
avenue, of Twenty frat street. this evening" at
seven and half O'Clock.
Rev John Dewitt, Of Milestone, N. j., will deliver the
fifteenth discourse beforeths Young Peoples Association
Of the Reformed Dutch Church in Twenty first street.
this evening.
The seventeenth OF the annual course Of sermons be
fore the New York Young Mems Christian Association
will be preached by the Rev. J. b. Ccndit DID,, Of Eliza
bethtown, j., this evening, in the Carmins street
Presbyterian Church.
To day, at three and O'Clock, p. M, BY Divine
perm Hion, q sermon will be preached by John or Mar
gAret Bishop about the ingstherng Of Israel at No los
First street.
Rev VIM. M. McJimsey will oaicate to-day n Platts
Hall lo2 broadway, at ten and half O'Clock, A. NJ,
and three and seven and half p. NJ
Rev William A. Miller, of Albany, will preach to-day
in the Reformed Dutch Church corner OF Broome and
Greene streets, at ten and half A. NJ, andthrs p. NJ
INVITATIONS.
Rev. Or. John p. Cleaveland, OF Northampton Mass
has received call from the Appleton Street Church and
Society in Lowell, to become their pastor.
Rev Massena Goodrich. of Portsmouth, n. H., has ac
cepted call to become pastor Of the Unversast Church
in Waltham, Msis
Rev. Walter Clarke D. D., of Hartford has declined
call TO the Benehcent Church in Providence.
Rev. T. G. Cotton of Ware, Masa has been called to
Monson. -
Rev. Mr.. Hogarth installed Friday evening, the
10th inst pastor OF the First Presbyterian Church.
Brooklyn late Dr. Coxs The Rev. Mr. Freeman, pastor
of the Prince Street Church. and the Moderator Of the
he'd le MeI IA9n
the charge TO the pastor and the Rev Dr. storrs to the
people The newly Installed pastor entered upon his
Rev. Rufus King, late Of Amssbury Mills, has been
installed pastor Of the Presbyterian Church In
| Jsmee town, Chantauque couuy, N. Y
Mr. Archibald McDoussll, licentiats Of the Prssby.
terry OF Ithaca and graduate Of Auburn theological
| Seminary, was ordained to the worx of the gospel
ministry, and installed pastor OF the Congregational
Church In sherburne by the Presbytery Of Chsnango
| on the second Wednesday of February last.
| NEW CHURCHES.
lumbia s. c. IL called the Church Of the Mediator
and 0rst opened on the l1th inst.
The beautiful Catholic chapel OF the Immac cuate
Conception opened fer Divine service last Mon
| day, feast Of st. Joseph, at Mount St. Vincent.
new Presbyterian church was dedicated AZ Mocha
melville Saratoga county, the 18th. sormon by the
Rev. DIR. Beman. :.
| A new Presbyterian church was organized on the
11th inst in Nauvoo, Illinois, consisting Of nine
bers. Nine ten others are expected to join them
soon.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
The 6rst Baptist preaching In New York was in 1856,
by William Wckercsm, itinerant minister, who
dned El0o for preaching without license. The frs
church formed In 1850.
Raw L. l. Hamlne late bishop Of the Methodist Church.
has donated S2S 900 towards the establishment Of
university atRed Wing, Minnesota, to bear his
The Rev Samuel Starr, for ma.y years pastor of a.
Mchaels Episcopal church, OF Trenton New Jersey,
has determined 70 leave hs chargs and emgrate TO the
West.
Rev j. p Brown, pastor OF the Universalist Society
Iaunton Mass, has resigned his Ones on account of
| BISHOP IVES AND his WIFE.
! correspondent OF the Boston Journal says-I ses
that report Of Bishop poverty has reached your
city been published in OF your papers.
The history of Bishop Ives is peculiar He married
daughter Of the late Bishop Hobart, and all that
that great is held in peculiar alton by
the churches in the middle and southern States Bishop
| Ives probably his elevation to the Bishoprc
North Carolina 10 his family competitions lie Ia not
especially stirred BY the s0xfofd Tracts" new life
seemed 10 be infused into the Established Church by the
Tractsrans regard for the poor and delicate the sick
and negle :ted classes, followed these papers
want 30 long felt among many, 10 make religion 4
more practical thing was apparently realized. Dr. l.
affected But he was greatly moved by his personal
friend, Rev. John Murray Forbes, Catholic clergy
man in New York, then Episcopal clergyman by pro-
| fession, though not one in reality.
Dr. Forbes rector Of a respectable church called
| IS. Lukeis, situated In Hudson street II a
fashionable church. His tendency towards Rome had
been long apparent He had in his church sort of
fessionai 70 which persons invited not in name,
but those who wished personal conversation with him
religion To this place Bishop Ives often before
his inclinaons to Popery manifest to the public.
! he visited Rome and became a member Of the Roman
church.
His wife resisted for long tune all the influences
brought to bear upon her Among other used 10
win converts TO the Papal church is establishment
retreat tn which persons invited who have any in
cinaton towards this faith whom the faithful feel II
10 be their especial duty TO win To this retreat
Mrs Ives was invited. II an elegant abode Deli.
cious music awoke her In the morning Elegant and fra
grant lay open before her for recreation Refined
most delicate and tender attentions bestowed upon
her Not word said about the Catholic faith
was however daily set before her in ways in
the most attractive forms that could be devised All
! that repulsve carefully excluded.
| Thus she lived while her husband preparing to
make his submission TO ihe Roman church, TO yield up
bis Episcopal stan and allow II 70 be hung beside the
| altar Of Rome.
Mrs Ives woman of warm and aaestionate sym
pathies She was devotedly attached 10 her husband
and at length yielded 70 the Influences of the hour and
bowed with her husband at the altar They came
back 10 New York-Bishop Ives published his book--it
fell stborn from the press IL is allowed all hands
to be feeble reissue Of ths old arguments for the
claims OF the Romish church This book proves that
little be expected rom his pen, His marriage for.
| bids his entering the sacred calling.
lie has pos: Of literary connection with an nstitu
ton nesr New York. But he has earned neither pos.
the story Of his poverty. His friends would not
tons Of bis wife very wealthy and would cheerfuly
support them both IL Necessary IL IL supposed that
/ III - NOT ehActly IN right MIND lie may IN
asine be ia great ssner and that some penance Ia ne
cessary he may wear poor and old clothes and appear
destitute and forsaksn Bat that Ia Ia want, has
no support that he must be- believes At least
! those 80 say who have the best means Of knosins
The North Carolina Standard Of the 18th nat says
Ths following Is extract from letter Of Or. Ives
csysd in this place which publish in refutation Of
the story going the rounds Of the press representing
him a. n destitute crcumsssnces II not intended
by him a. denial Of such report but merely giving 70
friend the news OF his situation, which he knew would
| bs Welcome
"WeaI nov pleasantV situated mere on the North
river, In the summer house Of Archbishop Huyhe Ny
employ ment that Of Professor Of Rhetoric and Paint
Ee9uenos IN the theological Seminary st Fordhsu, and
as Lecturer IN two neghboring eonVsnts, while sup
| port 10 ample"