The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-23

Rev. George u. I. Bhuvelt Of Chester, N. j., has
accepted call to the First Presbyterian church at
| Racine, Wis
Rev. Or Baird, In his new edition Of Religion In
AMERICA, thus classes the five great evangelical
denominations in the United States The Oongregar
! tionalists and Presbyterians and Dutch Reformed
being, in many important respects, the same, he
places all under the head Of Presbyterians:-
| OAsveAss. kintstvs kemb~s Population
sss:''s g: s Is :ss e &c
Baptist .l4,o5o sl1c aSs 800 0 ooo
E EsssS'. issS ss ssssee 5000
At the recent meeting Of the Evangelical Al
lance Rev. DR.. Krummacher defended the Christian
character Of the King Of Prussia. In England this
monarch is spoken Of as an habitual druDkard; but
his chaplain declared the charge to be unfounded
and sanderous and that the Prussian king was sin
cere and consistent Christian.
The annual meeting of the Long Island Bible So
cety was held on the 18th inst in the Presbyterian
church, Jamaica. The attendance was very large,
and the meeting one of unusual interest.
Next year . general reunion Of all bodies
of Evangelical Christians throughout the world
Is to take place at Berlin, ct the call Of the
Evangelical Alliance, and on the invitation Of the
King Of Prussia.
A French correspondent of the Christian Advo-
cate estimates that the Professionals in France are
only about 1000 900, or oneeighteenth Of the popu
lation. The official census makes the Professionals
only about 100000, to 100000 Catholics and
1900 Israelites.
The agent of the American Bible Society writes
from Constantinope that he has sold 1876 copies of
Bibles and Testaments, in fifteen different Ian
guages, at their depository in that city, during the
first year OF their operations.
The Baptist church at Nyack, N. Y, want help to
build their meeting house. and their pastor Rev. G.
P. Martin is now soliciting it in this city, with the
cordial endorsement OF the Committee on Church
Edifces.
The Pilgrims Progress has been translated
by American missionaries in Athens into modern
Greek
The General Conference Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, at their late session, authorized the
Bishops to appoint committee to review the rituals
Of that church.
Louis Napoleon has sent, as gift to the Emperor
Alexander, a splendid copy Of the well known re-
ligious work of Thomas Kempis, entitled DE
Imitatione Christi"
of the first Protestant church in the Turkish EN-
pire. 1t was founded the 18th of july 1916, and
has now been strengthened by two more. The
three churches-at Pera, Constantinople and Hase
Keni-came together on this occasion They assem-
| bled at Pera, where the first church was formed
| The daily service Of morning and evening prayer
is said in only two of the forty fifty churches
which are within the limits OF the city Of Philadel
| phia.
| In India the Rangoon Mission has become sepa-
rated from The American Baptist Missionary
Union"
A joint meeting of all the Presbyterian churches
has been held, in view of the low state of religion,
to take measures for improving their efficiency and
to askthe vsitations Of the Holy Spirit
The Presbytery and Congregational Association Of
Presbyterians have been lately in joint session at San
Francisco, and mention Sabbath breaking as promi-
nent among the evils of society there.
The reports of the Presbyterian bodies in Iowa
show great increase in the number of churches,
ministers and members, within the past year, main
ly by immigration from the older States.
There are in Canada "a Congregational churches,
So ministers, sos communicates; amount contri-
buted last year for religious and missionary objects,
gational churches is ATS, with IS 1871 members;
during the year. from June, 1855, to june 1856, 60
pastors have been dismissed, "A settled and have
died In that State.
From statistics which were presented to the con-
ference OF the Wesleyan Methodists recently assem-
bled at Bristol, England it appears that the total
number Of members in the connection In Great Br-
tain IS 1868 s35an increase Of 1877 over last year.
The Pataskala Presbytery met at Roscoe, Ohio, on
the 4th inst. Rev. Warren Smith, Moderator. Among
other business, the following overture was adopted
Since the resolutions passed by the General Assem-
bly, at Detroit, In 1850, have become nullity mas
much as the Southern churches consider the ground
OF those resolutions as violation Of the constitu-
ton Of the church, and the obligations of guardian
ship, and the demands Of humanity, as covering
nearly or quite every case of slaveholding in the
specially ask that the General Assembly would
send down 70 the Presbyteries the following over
ture for their adoption, viz. Shall the word slave
holding be inserted in the to the l42d ques-
ton Of the Larger Catechsim, after the word man
steelng az among the sins forbidden by the eighth
commandment
Rev. William Townley, late of Crown Point, In
diana, has taken charge Of new church enterprise
at Aledo, Mercer county, Ill.
| Rev John F. Wright has raised nearly IS 900 for
| the new Free Colored Peoples College In Ohio.
| The Lutheran Church At Columbus, Ohio, was de-
stroyed by fire on the 18th ut. Loss from sl5 900
to $4,000. The organ, which cost 81 300, was also
| consumed.
A Baptist church has been organised in San
| Francisco California, consisting of thirteen men,
| bers, under the care OF Rev. J. b. Saxton.
Rev. T. NJ Eddy, Of indianapolis, has been elected
editor Of the North Western Christian Adcocafs at
Chicago, In place Of DR.. Watson, deceased.
The committee appointed by the Synod Of Penn
the distribution Of the portion OF the 100000 FUND
allotted 10 said Synod for the present year, consists
of the following members, vlz:-Rsv Robert Adair,
Hon. A. " Parsons, Mr.. ]. @. FAIR, Mr. J. H. Dulles
A. Naudain, NJ. d., Mr.. Thomas Potter, and Mr..
George G. Bower.
Hon. John NJ. Clayton, among the last acts OF biz
valuable life, gave 900 20 needy clergyman whose
necessities were stated in the Philadelphia reisio1s
papers.
Atarccent sem centennial celebration In Maasa.
chusetts, Rev. DIR. Worcester presented some i'm
pressive facts to the wsut Of permancncy OF the
pastoral relation among the Congregationalists Of
that State or the 356 pastors 2i4 have been set
tied less than six years, and ITO Tor less than four
years.
DR. Wade writes from Maulmain, July Is, that the
number OF pupils In the Theological Seminary is
now iortyeight. They are all young men OF much
promise.
The !" Deufsche Erangfiisch Lutherische Zions-
Gemcinds," German Evangelical lutheran Zion
Congregation Of Brooklyn, Rev. Y. w. I. Steimle,
p stor, in anticipation OF appropriate edifce,
held stated meetings for divine worship a. the
Juvenile High school, Washington street since
December last year. The organization being now
c0nsummated In the manner prescribed by the laws
of the State, and having acquired the building known
az the Concert Hail." IN Henry street, between
Perrepont and CLARK streets, Brooklyn the congre-
cation intend ~ have the church consecrated on the
first Of Advent, Sunday she 30th inst being the an
niversary day OF the first meeting for public wof-
ship.
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