The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-01
Religions Intelligence.
CITY CHURCHES.

preach TINS evening IN the memorial church, corner
| of Hammond street and Waverley place.
| An anniversary will be held in the John street
| Methodist church to-day, commemorative of the
| dedication of the first Methodist church in this
country, Tin John street) in l7es. Historical ser
mon at loA A. NJ. by the Rev. J. B. Wakey; at2P.
M. addresses by the Rev. J. W. Wiley late mission
pastor; at Z p. NJ. the Rev. Abel Stevens, d. D.,
Rev. Nathan Bangs and others will take part in the
exercises. To conclude with an experience meeting
Divine service will be held every Sunday in the
| Protestant Episcopal Mission church, Clinton Hail.
Astor place, in charge of the Rev. Robert 6. Dick
| son.
Divine service will be held to-day in st. Pauls
chapel Broadway, corner Of yesey street. Feast of
| All Saints.
| The Rev. P. Macmenamy, d. D., and missionary
friends will meet in Spring street Hail. No. 1876 Spring
street, between Thompson and Sullivan streets, this
evening to proclaim the Gospel to answer the objec-
| tions of Romanists, of the old apostolic plan Of
dealing with error.
Rev. DR.. Marselus will deliver discourse to the
Hollanders in their own language, this evening, in
the lecture room of the church corner of Bleecker
| and Amos streets.
| There will be divine service held in the North
| Reformed Dutch church corner of Fulton and Will
| liam streets, this morning and afternoon.
The regular services in the Central Reformed
Dutch church, tthe Rev. Dr. Van Zandt's), on Ninth
| street, having been resumed, will be continued,
| morning and evening.
! discourse will be delivered in the North church
this morning, by the Rev. DR.. Chambers, and col
lection taken in behalf of the school of the Reformed
| Dutch church.
Sabbath services will be performed in the Living
ston Dutch Reformed church northwest corner Of
| Thirty-third street and Eighth avenue, conducted
| by the pastor f. N. Zabriskie.
| The ministers of the Reformed Dutch church in
this city and vicinity, will meet on Monday morn
| ing for prayer and conference in the lecture
| Of the Fulton street church.
ORDINATIONS.
Rev. H. b. Slater was ordained pastor of the Bap-
tist church in Saratoga Winona county, Minnesota,
| on the 18th of October.
Rev. Branch 4. Cosby was ordained to the Pres
byterian ministry at Hepzibah, Chesterfield county
Va on the 18th ult
INVITATIONS
j. N. Voorhis has received and accepted q unani-
nous call from the Church of Glove, in Ulster
county, and will enter upon his labors by the lst of
November.
Rev. Charles W. Cooper, Of Washington, Pennsyl
vana has accepted call from the Huntington
South church, Long Island, N. Y.
Rev. DIR. vermye, of Clinton, n. Y, has accepted
the appointment Of Professor OF Theology in the
Theological Institute of Connecticut, at East Wind
sor, Conn.
Hugh s. Carpenter was on the goth ut., installed
as pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian church,
corner Of First place and Clinton street, South
CeIhou ny Al. htShe'Nh.
Rev. Washington Roosevelt formerly pastor of the
North Presbyterian church Of this city, having re-
ceved and accepted call from the Reformed Dutch
church of Bronxyille, Wesehester county, will be
installed by the Chassis of Westchester Sabbath
afternoon, Nov. Z. Rev. DIR. Ferris Chancellor of
the New York University, viii preach the sermon.
The Rev. Cornelius Gates was installed Wednes
day. Oct. u, AZ pastor of the Reformed Protestant
Dutch church Of Wolcott, at Fair Haven, Cayuga
county, in this State, by committee of the Chassis
OF Geneva.
Rev. John A. McKnistry, late Of Torrington,
Conn, was installed over the church in Harwinton,
Conn, Oct. l.
Rev. George W. Adams, late of East Jaffrey, N.
H.. was installed Sept. 30, pastor of the Congre-
gational church at River Point, Warwick, X. l.
Rev. John A. Seymour was intalled over the Con-
gregational church in South Glastonbury, Conn.
Rev. A. c, Baldwin, formerly pastor Of the Howe
street church in New Haven was installed pastor of
the First church, in Durham, Oct. 2s.
RESIGNED.
Rev. John w. Mears has resigned the pastorship
of tn Presbyterian church at Ekton, Md
Rev. Everard Kempshall resigned the pastorship
Of the Delaware Presbyterian church, Buffalo, on
the 18th.
DEATHS IN THE MINISTRY.
Rev. Or. Polhemus, pastor Of the North Dutch
church in Newark, N. j., died in Newburg on the
2sth ult.
The Port Tobacco (Md.) Times announces the
death Of the Rev. Mr.. Woodley, the pastor Of St
| deceased was native Of Virginia, and during the
prevalence Of the yellow fever AZ Norfolk, in the
| summer of 1855, was one Of the few who, from
sense OF duty regardless OF self visited that plague
stricken city aud administered TO the sick and dying
sEw CHURCHES.
The laying of the corner stone OF Christ church,
Stanford, Conn, will take place next Tuesday, No
| vember 3. Bishop Williams and several cergymen
will be present on the occasion and take part IN the
ceremonies
| The Nusces pallcy reports the completion Of the
Catholic church at Corpus Christi Texas. II IL said
to he very handsome building and an ornament 10
the town To the strenuous efforts OF Mr.. Rely IL
| due the credit of ts being completed.
The new Methodist Episcopal church, built on the
site Of Gatohs meeting house, in Baltimore, was 40
emny dedicated TO the service of the Almighty on
the 18th ult.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rev. Charles Jones, who for two and a-half years
has occupied the pulpit Of the Austin street Congre
gational church, in Cambridge, Mass, as the stated
pastor Of the society closed his abors on the 25th
ult, on which occasion he preached two discourses
appropriate TO the event
Rev. Mr.. Shields Of Iowa, having been silenced by
the Presbytery of Des Moincs for marrying a woman
who had been divorced by the laws of Iowa, ap-
pealed TO the Synod, and his appeal was sustained
The Synod expresses its opinion that the action OF
the Presbytery was correct in form, and suggested
by audable zeal in the service Of the church; and
although reinstating Mr. Shields does not approve Of
his marriage, " shown by the following resolution
Resolved, That, in restoring Rev. j. II. Shields 10
his former position in the gospel ministry the Synod
should not be understood approving the contract
ing Of marriage, especially by ministers of the gos
pei, with persons divorced for whatever cause be
lieving that such marriages impair usefulness, in
iiuence and standing, and bring into question the
purity and wisdom OF the parties thereto.
Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Of Millington, Conn, has
been dismissed at his own request from hs parish
He has been pastor for twenty-five years.
few years since the students and alumni OF Bur
lington College, New Jersey, resolved that they
would try to raise funds for the erection Of chapel
similar to the beautiful structure of st. Mart's Hail.
and ts sister institution considerable sum was
collected, and has been safely invested for future
use. The New York Churchmdn says that 10 aid in
this enterprise an engraving has been made OF the
Bishops portrait, which was painted life size some
years since and presented to the college and the
proceeds of it, sale viii be added 10 the sum already
collected.
Besides the thre Roman Catholic priests who
went out from England to India by the previous
mail, four more left southampton on Sunday, Octo-