The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-29
Religious Intelligence
CITY cHuRcHEs

DIT. Price.
A sermon oeeasioned by the death of Mrs John
B. Morrel viii be preached in the Reformed Dutch
church, Fifticth street, near Third avenue, by the
pastor Rev. C. NJ. Jameson, this afternoon.
In the Twenty-ffth street Baptist church sermon
viii be delivered in the morning by the pastor Rev.
A. n. Birmingham. Subject, Congregational singing.
tn the evening, preaching by Rev. J. II. Walden.
On Tuesday evening the pastor viii continue his
lectures on Bunyans Pilgrims Progress
In the North Dutch church, corner of William and
Fulton streets divine service is held every Sabbath
morning and afternoon.
Divine service is held in the Protestant Episcopal
Mission church. Clinton Hail. Astor place in charge
of the Rev. Robert J. Dickson, every Sunday morn
ing and evening.
In the English Lutheran church, Fifteenth street.
between Second and Third avenues, series of Sab
bath evening lectures by the pastor, under the title
OF Pulpit Pictures from the Life of Luther, will be
delivered on Sunday evenings Subject of the first
lecture this evenng-Luther Finding the Bible in the
Library at Erfrt, or the Influence OF the Holy Scrip
lures on the Reformation.
Sermons viii be delivered to-day in the John street
Methodist Episcopal church, John street by the Rev.
Abraham = Francis, of Williamsburg, in the morn
ing and in the evening by the Rev. Charles +. Har
Tis, pastor
Rev. s. H. Weston, assistant Minister of Trinity
church, will preach this evening in the Memorial
church, corner of Hammond street and Waverley
place.
The thirty-sixth anniversary of the Market street
Sunday School, will be celebrated this evening. Ad-
dresses will be delivered by the Rev. A. ID. Ganse, of
this city, and by the pastor, Rev. 4. L. Cuyer
There will be preaching TO day, usual in the VIII
hamsburg Gothic NJ. f. church, Grand street,
ner of Even in the morning by Rev. Charles T.
Harris, (the Christian Jew;) afternoon by the pastor
Rev. S. w. Francis, and in the evening, by Rev. c.
WEIGH, q convert from RomanlsIn.
ORDINATIONS.
Rev. Mr.. Harrington is TO be ordained as pastor OF
the Unitarian Society in Concord, N H., on the I'd
day OF December. Sermon by Rev. II. W. Bellows,
u. d. OF New York.
Rev J. f. p. Kumler ordained at Greenvile,
O.. by the Dayton Presbytery, Oct. IL.
Rev. Norwood Damon has accepted the invitation
~ become pastor of the Unitarian church at Billie
rica.
Rev j. B. Relyea, having accepted the call of the
Bedford Congregational church, Brooklyn, N. > has
entered upon his duties there.
Rev John Salmzer has removed from Junction,
n. y, to Richmond, Ind, where he has accepted u
call.
Rev. George w. Thompson, of Penn, has been
unanimously called to the pastoral charge of the
Central Presbyterian church, Baltimore Nd. and
Rev j. W. L. ker 10 that of the Fifth Presbyterian
church.
The First Presbyterian church of Keokuk, Iowa
have decided 10 call Rev. Charles Parker, OF Hoboken
Nj.
INSTALLATIONS.
On Sunday evening Nov. 30 the Rev. }. j. Porter
duly installed pastor Of the Union Presbyterian
church IN St. Louis IN accordance with the formuary
OF that denomination.
Rev. Washington Roosevelt was installed over the
church OF Bronxyille on the afternoon OF Sabbath,
November s.
INVITATIONS DECLINED.
~ d. Dw stYr Of rkeI f.rk an+
byterian church, in Petersburg, Va. who received
call from the church at Hampden Sydney College
sometime since has announced 10 his congregation,
that after serious and mature consideration of the
matter, he felt il his duty to decline the call
Rev. Thorndike C. Jameson, formerly of Boston,
has declined the call Of the third Baptist church Of
Providence.
RESIGNATION.
Rev Nelson Palmer has resigned the pastorship Of
the Harlem Baptist church, and is now without
charge. He preached his farewell sermon last sun
day.
NEW CHURCHES.
The new Episcopal church. in Galveston, Texas,
was on the first Sabbath in November, opened for
divine service, for the first time. 1t il beautiful
building, aud n credit 20 the denomination.
The new German Catholic church Of the Holy
Trinity corner oil Centre and Crawford street,
Ia Ptisburg Pa dedicated 70 the service of the
Almighty on the I'D inst Bishop OConnor ofici-
ated On the occasion.
The new N. r. church at Flanders Morris county,
n. J., was dedicated ON Wednesday, 18th inst.
The Plymouth church, Cleveland, (Rev. Mr..
whites) wa dedicated ON the 4th inst. Sermon by
Rev. Mr.. Dexter, Of Boston.
NrscELLANEo3
Last week, says the Srginian, the Rev.
Mr.. GoOdykoontz, WDo was sent 70 this circuit by
the NJ. r. Conference the week before last was bu-
ried In this place. The same day, the Rev. James
NJ. Wood who sent 10 the adjoining circuit by
the N. r. Conference about the same time, was
brought 70 this place r1lving maniac, and Is now
.,4f. I'D VA At liza ASSl
What shadows we are, and what shadows we pur-
sue"
Rev J. H. Farchild preached his farewell sermon
10 the people whom be has been settled for the
past twelve years, at the Broadway chapel, South
Boston. on the 22d inst
A writer in the Puritan Recorder says:-In the
space Of a few brief years, twelve ministers, in
contiguous parishes, have each buried a wife and
two Of them two wives And OF these ministers, not
more than one y yet an aged man. Their wives,
in almost every instance. have died while they were
young.
II i said that a worthy minister in Indiana who
had become somewhat mixed up In land specula-
ti0ns recently announced to his congregation that
his text would be found in ST Pauls Epstle 10 the
Corinthians, section four range three west
The pastoral relation between Rev. J. W. Mears
and the Elkton tMd) Presbyterian church, has been
dissolved by mutual consent.
Rev. Edward H. Cumpston, late Of Prince Edward
county, Va. has taken charge Of the Holmes Presby
terian church IN Northampton county, Va.
Rev. Joseph +. Drummond has been dismissed from
the Congregational Society in West Newton, Mass,
and Rev. g.. y. Little late Of Bangor Ne, installed
in biz place.
Rev. John Kidd has been dismissed from the South
church Of Milwaukee aud has accepted q call 10
Dundas, &. W.
PERSECUTION oF CHRISTIANS IN CocHns CHINA
Tie NOn,isur a, Ia E7oLe contains the following
statement Of the persecution carried against
Christians in Tonquin, formerly an independent
Kingdom, but now province Of Cochin China. Ac-
rording 10 accounts recently received churches
or driven away, and the Christian schools all closed
a spanish bishop, Mgr. Diaz, Vicar Apostolic 81
teuirm Tonquin, has been arrested and imprisoned
with chain round his neck at Nsm-Ting, a town
situated near the coast. This unfortunate preate,
wbe hsd teen condemned to death. was still alive
ON The lllh LuLx lat n. the .ria..r irt rhich hn