Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-20
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There are now eighty ,foe Methodist minis
tiers stationed in California, with t,oenty-siz
stations unsuppled. The membership is
reported at 8, 627.
The five Congregational churches in Low
ell, and one of the Baptist churches, have for
several months past, and some OF them for
more than year, conducted the music Of the
sanctuary without a choir, the singing being
wholly Congregational.
Last Sabbath the addition to the Second
Church, Greenfield, made rs by profession
since the commencement of the revival more
than year since.
Mutitudes OF instances are related of the
exhibition of Gods grace in connection
with the Fulton Street PRAYER meeting in
New York, about week ago, a gentleman
spoke of little town on the western edge of
the valley of the Connecticut, of about 600
inhabitants, in which an interest commenced
about the same time as in New York. The
church resolved to district the town and visit
every family, and the result was, over one
hundred conversions.
A female daily prayer-meeting has been
opened in the basement of John street church
in New York, between II and o'clock, to
meet the wants of working girls. From 60
to 100 were present the first day.
Mr. William F. Dodge of New York, is
now sustaining, from his private resources,
twenty-five young men IN the Union Theoloqi-
cat Seminary, at an expense of from $3.50 to
5000 per annum each. This seems to be
using money with just idea of Christian
stewardship.
The Pensioners of Rev. MIR. Knox, pres
byterian) Long Island, recently called on
their pastor and left him $3.50 solid cash, and
enough more of the useful to amount to one
thousand.
Ordmat,on.- The Rev. Mr.. Erskine, re-
Gently licentate of the Mariners Baptist
Church, and formerly soldier in British In
dia, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the
Zion Baptist Church, New York. He was
ordained as pastor on Monday evening, Sep
TENDER 20.
The Methodist Episcopal Missionary Opera
tions.-The General Missionary Committee
of the Methodist Episcopal Church was in
session in New York last week, and deter
mined to send six additional missionaries to
India; to increase the work in China and to
form a mission in Salt Lake City, The en-
tire appropriation for the year 1859 are S26l,-
$40, distributed as follows Foreign mis-
sions, $500; domestic missions, Sl3l, $50;
contingent fund, $4,000; Office expenses,
5000; liquidation of debt, $4,000.
In 1889 there were only one hundred and
City chapes and churches in New York, and
now, in 1858, there are upwards Of three
hundred.
The expulsion of Judge Culver from the
First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, New
York, has led to secession of his friends, who
will organize new church. which they in
tend shall be progressive and anti-slavery.
On Sabbath, the It'll inst, Rev. Mr.. Smith
of Princeton, N. j., sixty-6ve yesrs of age,
preached in the Congregational church at
Egremont, Mass, and on the same day Rev.
David Smith, DID,, of Durham, CT, his
father, over NINETY years of age, preached in
the Congregational church at Sheffield, igno-
rant of the fact that his son was in an adjoin-
ing parish. DR.. Smith is still vigorous and
preached with great animation.
Rev. ]. M. Mace informs that gracious
work of the Holy Spirit is in progress among
his people in South Colebrook, CT. Meetings
have been continued five weeks. Nearly fifty
have been received to the fellowship of the
church since Mr. Ms connection with it.
The last Sabbath in October twenty three
converts were baptized. Nearly all the young
men in the congregation profess religion.
AT Catholic funeral in Philadelphia, on
Sunday week, alludirg to the dsconsolate
husband, whose cheeks wese suffused with
tears fresh and scadng from the fountain of
his grief the priest said 80" There is a histo-
ry connected with this The husband of the
deceased now before you is a perjured vii.
laid he should be a moral leper, q social
outcast, the leer and scorn of every Christian
man and woman. l am sorry to say that he
is a eountryman of my own, and am glad
that 1 can thank God that he is not an
American" The husband, who is a Protest
ant, has commenced an action against the
priest for SANDER.
Rev. r. G, Learned of Canterbury, Ct,
was ct his own request dismissed on the Sd
inst, from his charge of the Congregational
Church in that place, expecting to become
pastor of church in Berlin.
Rev. G. M. Preston, late pastor in Stur-
bridge after several months labor in Med
iord,s has been invited to the pastoral over
sight of the Baptist church and society in
that place. Mr.. P. accepts the call, with the
promise OF union among the people,
The Free Will Baptists, who had made no
progress for several years, report an increase
during the past year of six thousand.
Rev. j. X. Chase, pastor of the church at
Rumney, n. H., baptized, the first Sabbath
in November, fifteen persons, and gave the
hand of fellowship to twenty -one five receiv-
ed by letter. This makes sixty-thlee who
have united with this church since the lst of
June, fifty by baptism.
Wil5erfoyce University We learn from Mr..
French, the agent of the Wilberforce Univer-
sity, that a gentleman of Boston, a member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, has
made donation of $40, 900 to the UNIVERSE
ty. Mr. French has been eminently success
full in forwarding this enterprise.
On the 18th ult., the Rev. r. c. Putney,
pastor of the Second street church, received
into full membership one hundred and forty
three of those who were converted in the re-
viyal in that church last winter and spring
under the administration of Rev. S. w, King.
1t was a most interesting OCCASION Some
twenty more will soon be eligible Tor recep-
ton. The spirit Of that revival we learn,
has continued until now, and during the
summer and fall thus far some forty FIVE have
protested conversion.
Poughkeepsie. -The Congregational church
of Poughkeelsie, since the beginning of the
present year, has been greatly refreshed and
strengthened by the visits of Gods love-
Fifty have been added to the number of its
communicates, attendants upon divine wor.
ship have multiplied, and SIS, 900 have been
raised for the purpose of erecting a new
church ediice, in more central and desira-
bic location.
We regret to learn of the death of Rev.
Robert Peden, editor Of the Canada EDaRqel-
isl. He was born at Kllmarnock, Scotland,
IN 1915, and was one of that noble body of
ministers who made the disruption in the
Church Of Scotland.