The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-06

will Insist that all the testimony about the Perseus has
nothing so do with the subject.
Nr. Ncyes denied information from Mr. Brady as TO
What defence he intendeGo adopt and said taa he would
20 cosc their side of the next Saturday
O'Clock. kixdUE
Religious Intelligence.
Rev DR.. De Witt will deliver discourse to the Hol
lapder In their language, this evening in the loc
tuIe Of the church Of Bleecker and Amos
streets.
The Reformed Dutch church of Bloomingdale. having
been c sed for rerovaion viii be reopened for divine
service to-day Rev. Dr. De Witt will preach in the
morning, ard Or. Vermilye 10 the afternoon.
ORDINATIONS.
The Rev. Mr. Drummond was ordained pastor of the
scopd Congregational church and society in West New
ton. Rass, on 'he "a inst.
The ordination and installation of Mr. Charles T. Beach,
pastor of the First Presbyterian church of ringfe
osego county, n. u, expected to Thursday
JanusIy 10.
INVITATIONS.
Rev John C. McCabc, who has for several years past
hnc change Of the Protestant Episcopal church at Hsmp
teD Va, has received and accepted of St. Paus Episco
pal congregation OF Baltimore call TO the asss ant
Iastoishp Of that parish.
call (unanimous) has been tendcred by the Fifth
Sbset Baptist Society Of Troy, NJ Y, to the Rev. Mr..
soeoon, Of Baralson, Madison county to accept the
phaloitee q Slh congregation which has been vacant
since lie resignation last summer Of the Rev Mr. War.
Isn. hi. s. nods the invitation under consideration.
The Rev. Il. N. Abercrombie, rector of St. Johns
church Clifton Staten Hand has receiyec and
call to Chrrt church. hartford, Connecticut and will
erter upon his duties the first Sunday in February.
Rev ~m, Barrett late OF Ohio bas accepted call Of
the ctulch OF Mosds Creek, N. " to become thcic pas
tar, snd has entered upon hi ators in that place.
Rev Elijah W. soddard, formerly Of Hawley, Wayne
county, lenn., has resolved unanimous Call TO the
Piosbyte ian church at Amenis Duchcss county n. X
Rev Nehe,niah COBB, of Springbrook, n. Y, has &C
ckpted cali 10 Strykerevhe, N. Y.
Eev S. n. Robinson has doclined call from the Re-
formed Ouch church Of Cicero where he has labored
ltint, Ny.
R.v. W. G. Hubbard, Of Summon H,il N. Y, has ac-
cep'ed cali to tho church in Dryden "
and Dhs entered upon his charge.
Rev. Hiram roane, of Carthage Jefferson county N.
y, has accepted cell from the tirst Congregational
chulch OF Norwich, Chenapgo county.
IssrAlLA11crs.
Rev. Z. r. Abbott ns allcd over the Trintarian
Coz a 1eeationa, church OF Dablin n. III.
Rev. Aber, Coles was installed at Limerick, Me-, on
the 18th nit.
DIsMIsSED.
Rev Aonzo Hayes has Oeen regularly dismissed FROM
the charge ct the TrIitarian Congregational church at
Inbhn, n. FL.
RESIGNED.
Rev r =. stantcn formerly OF cohoes, y. Y has re-
sig.ed the PASTORAL charge ut Derby, Conn
NEW CHURCHES.
vhe Westminster Presbyterian church was ccnst
tnted as religious society, 10 South Brooklyn last
week and application made to tho Pretytcry Of Brook
yn for its ioimul Organization under It's Seven
tustses were elected and snbscriptn renced for
The c Of edice probably 10 bc located on First
Place OF large cimen i0s and attractive aspect. The
e'ce'y Pep ses to commence public worship on the
next 5oHth, temporarily in Union Hall, corner of
Court aid Sacset st ee's TO be continued Sabbath
rgs evening" Tho services OF Rev. Professor tch
ek Of the theological Seminary have been secured
for he morning service
The exercises at the dedication Of the Maer church
(CrthodoS Cor gregatonal at Jamaica Plains Mass took
place cn tho I'd instant.
cbs nr E,;ac
OF Virginia was consocrated, tho 10Th ut by the RI
Rev E;shcp Johns, to the servile of Almighty God.
weso,en ,sar1e,os A,nTsna,a ona the no'.rn from
hood Of tho Seminary.
The deoicati; of the Methodist Episcopal church on
E'ereAer street, Ltica took place thursday, Janu
NY 9.
MIsCELLANEoUs.
This s the hundredtn year since tho building of the
pMt, Mass, ard time during this summer,
dcrterd that society will havo centennial celebration
On two accounts that church s worthy of notice 1t is
tho last resting place Of Whtcleld, and has whispering
gallery that is excced by this country, and
ony cqus He'd in Great Britain by tie celebrated gallery
of 81 Fuua in Ia ndon II in the broad aisle of that
cnu,ch too. that nep came forward on Sunday in the
days ri the Royoutiou at the call Of their pastor and
eni,stcd in the War for independence.
Eev JaS D. McCate having accepted call es assistant
DiLstor St. Pau.s church. in Baltimore delivered his
farewell rcImon in st. Johns church. in Wheeling,
Sunday last.
Tho Rev. y. Ferguson has become the pastor of the
secerd Baptist church, in Milo, Yntcs county, n Y
Rev r. ). Reeve formerly Of st. Joe eph, Missouri has
Engaged to supply the pulpit Of the Congo egatopal
church in Warsaw, Wyoming county, \. l., tor the
present.
COST OF KEEPING UP FASHIONABLE CHURCH.
Ore thousand dollars Sunday Is about the expense OF
foshionatle church 10 Boston, we learn, from recent
paragraph in tho Boston Transcs im We viii figure up
The expenditures Of church in this city the affairs
Of which We happen 10 be somewhat acquainted with.
fte church, parsonage, library, &c., cost in round
Numbers 500 0uO the annual interest of which sum- ut
PER cen, is St4 0C0
The PASTORS eslay is 81 600 that of his assistant Is
$500
The presents annually given tn the pastor believe
do not S'rsgo ess than 5000 presents to his assistant
say FIVE =; tsrs.
The srg, with the salary Of tho orgsnist repairs Of
the gan snd wages Of the blower, costs very nearly
St,0c.
The cost OF cleaning including the ealsry Of the sex
Ton, vii nvera.se about 5000 year.
Tie snuuai depreciation Ia value Of building aud it's
contents, by use ard tre may be computed Sc $1,000.
tfesrTTlIAIioN.
Mmc Cost.
Interest cost or church &c............SI4 &c SI4 600
asttr's salary. ........................ 1900
A..t tie esotrr