Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-10-02
RelTaions Summary,

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Massachusetts, hold their annual State Con-
vention, in this city, during the last week in
October.
The Baptists of Vermont meet in State
Convention, next week, at Windsor of New
York. the week following, at Gloversville /;
and of New Hampshire the week following,
that is, during the third week In October, a
Exeter.
Rev. William Russell has resigned, on se-
count of i'll health and the severity of the eli
mate, the pastoral care of the Second Con-
gregational church. New Ipswich, n. H.
The Plymouth church in Syracuse, arc
now erecting new and commodious house of
worship. The church was organized about
| four years ago, with twenty members-now
it numbers about three hundred. This edi-
fee is to be built of brick, in the Norman
| style Of architecture.
| Prof Henry Fowler of Rochester Univer-
| sity, mas been installed pastor of the Second
| Presbyterian church of Auburn, N. Y.
The new "Brick Church." CRev DR..
| Spring's) in New York, is nearly completed,
| and only needs the attention of the upho-
| sterers and painters to fit it for occupancy.
| The ediice will be lighted by one large gilt
chandelier of one hundred lights. There are
| one hundred and forty-six pews, capable of
seating twelve hundred persons.
IN InUitation Declined.-An Episcopal
minister OF Philadelphia on his visit to Sara
| toga, accepted an invitation to preach in the
| Presbyterian church. On Sabbath morning
he sent word to the Presbyterian minister de-
clining to fulfil the appointment, alleging
that the Episcopal cergynen Of Saratoga had
| protested against the irregularity aud impro-
priety of his preaching in Presbyterian
church
Thursday, Sept. 23d, was observed as the
anniversary of the establishment of the daily
business mems prayer meeting in New York.
by great gathering in the old North Church.
The house was densely crowded nearly
three thousand persons being present. The
services commenced at twelve, and continued
till nearly two o'clock, and the meeting is
represented as one of great interest.
a State Sabbath School Teachers Conven-
ton is to be held in Brooklyn, N. Y, next
week. The evening meetings are to be held
IN Mr.. Beecher's church. A public process
sion of the Sunday School children, with
banners and badges, will march through the
city on the closing day of the meeting.
The young men of President Stearns's for
mer Society at Cambridgeport have estab-
lished new scholarship at Amherst. the in
come OF which is about $3.50 per annum.
Thirty persons were added by profession to
the First Church in Ware, Sept. 9Th, making
over forty by profession since the LIST of jan
uary.
The Boston City Missionary Society held
its annual meeting at Park street church last
Sabbath evening. Rev. Drs. Kirk, Adams,
and others, took part in the services Eigh-
teen missionaries have been employed, one
thousand and seventy-seven families aided,
and five hundred and ifty-one children in
duoed to attend the Sabbath School during
the year.
Meetings of great interest continue to be
held in the tent at Cincinnati. On Saturday
evening, the 18th, a laymen's meeting was
held, and on Sunday morning prayer meet
ing was well attended, and the time fully &C.
cupied. AT four o'clock audience of not
less than twenty assembled to hear discourse
from Rev. N. Colver, D. d. formerly of Bos-
ton, and in the evening Rev. B. w. Chidlaw
preached a sermon of great power. AT the
close of the service fifteen remained for con-
versation and inquiry.
A church was organized in Marblehead,
September 28th, called the Third Congrega.
tonal church, numbering forty-four members.
Six more are soon to be added by letter, and
several by profession. This formation is 10
meet the wants of the increasing population,
in the western quarter of the town.
Rev. s. S. Smith of Warren, has accepted
an invitation to supply the pulpit of the First
Presbyterian church, Chicago, for a few
months, commencing Immediately.
A Baptist council at Gloversville, N. Y,
recently refused ordination to Mr.. II. Llovd,
because he is a Freemason. They have not
forgotten the story of Morgan out in that re-
gion.
The Moravians have recently established a
church at Hall Corner, Palmer, Mass, The
discipline of the society forbids the use of ar
dent spirits, connection with any secret soci-
ETY., and the practice or sanction of slavery
and war
The mission who was driven from one of
the villages of Mount Lebanon, was not. it
appears. missionary of the American Board,
but one sent out by the Covenanter Church,
and stationed at Damascus.
The American Tract Society at New York
have issued circular to its friends. calling
for increased aid to enable it to carry on lis
work. The deficiency in the contributions in
the first five months of the current wear. as
compared with the last, amounts TO Sl5. 600
and, unless relief is speedily afforded, the So
ciety will have to curtail its operations. Very
many of the New England and Western
churches have withheld their contributions
from the New York Society since its action
on the slavery question in May last. and have
paid them to the Boston Society. To this foot
is no doubt to be attributed the deficiency
above stated.
Chtld Preaeher.-Tbe anniversary of the
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Walsall, Eng
was held on recent Sabbath, and it was OBJ
served in a somewhat novel fashion. In the
morning, Mrs. Colley of Madely occupied the
pulpit ; in the afternoon, Rev. Thomas Parr
preached and in the evening a brief sermon
wos delivered by Theophilus Parr, youth
OF ten years.
Rev. Joseph H. Towne, late of Bridgeport.
Conn, accepted call in July last, to the Fiji
tieth Street Presbyterian church in New
York. After an informal pastorate of about
SIX weeks, he has taken leave of his New
York church, and accepted a call from new
church at Rochester, with salary of S., 900.
The annual meeting of the Hampden
County Conference was held in West SPRING
field, September 23d and oath. The reports
presented to the conference on the state of re-
ligion, showed that with few exceptions. all
the churces in the county have shared in the
great revival. Last year only two churches
reported any religious interest. In Indian
| Orchard, there has been remarkable out
| pouring of the Spirit, and also in Palmer,
where the religious interest continues. The
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