The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-24
Religious Intelligence.
vRCuWS.

Religion
C,rv I'm ~RoHEs.
Rev. Mr.. Converse assistant ,Snister at TIM Churf
of the Ascension, (Rev. Dr. Bedell ~ will preA ca
the Free Church Of the Holy Martyrs, SorS' TN siAe
near Canal street, this evening.
The Rev. w. R. G. Melen, of Gloucester, Mass
will preach in the Sixth Univeralist church. Iwsnsy
fourth street, this morning and afternoon.
Divine service will be held this morning and even
ing in the Protestant Episcopal Mission church
Clinton Hall, Aston place, in charge u tue Rev
Robert G. Dickson.
Rev. II. T. Montgomery, rector of the Church
the Incarnation will preach this evening" in thu
Memorial church corner Of Hammond street ant
Waverley place.
Rev. A. S. Fssncis viii preach this morning, in tho
John street Methodist Episcopal church
Rev. Sidney A. Corey will deliver q sermon to
young men this evening, in the Fifth avenue Baptist
church
Baptism will be administered in the Apostolic
form to quite number of the Sons Of the ocean, at
the Baptist Mariners Bethel 234 Cherry street. this
evening, by Pastor Ira r. Steward.
Divine service will be held N usual this morning
and afternoon in the North Dutch church, corner Of
William and Fulton streats.
Rev. DR.. Macauley will continue his Sabbath
evening dscourses to the young this evening,
in the South Dutch church, Fifth avenue and TWEEN
ty-frst street.
the Rev p. Macmenamy, d. D., and missionary
friends will resume the public conference on the
"Anti-Scrptural Character of Romanism," in Spring
street Hall, No. ls5 Spring street. this evening
The Rev. j. Howard Smith, rector Of the Church
of the Intercession Carmansvlle will preach in the
Church of the Epiphany, 1870 Stanton street, be-
tween Essex and Norfolk streets. this evening.
A discourse commemorative of the late Rev. DIR.
Knox will be delivered this evening by the Rev. DIR.
De Witt, in the Middle Reformed Dutch church. cor
ner Of Lafayette place and Fourth street.
To-day the uniting or annexation sermons Of the
First Colored Congregational Methodist church.
Sixth street, between Bowery and Second avenue,
will be preached. Servces-in the morning by
Rev. S. T. Jones, in the afternoon by Rev. l.. Tlmon
and in the evening by Rev. W. II. Bishop.
NOVEL ECCLEAsrICAL ACTION.
A Congregational Council approved and installed
Rev. S. A. Baker pastor of an Independent Metho
dist Church in Lawrence street, Brooklyn, last Tues
day evening. DR.. Storrs preached the sermon, and
DIR. Buddington gave the charge to the pastor elect
Mr. Baker said, in his examination, that he was
member of no church whatever, and was connected
with body Of Congregational ministers, but was an
Armenian, and the President OF the New York Yves
ed by Weleyan minstersl Drs. Storrs and Bud
dington are Calvinists.
ORDINATIONS.
James l.. Andrus, recent graduate Of Madison
University, ordained Ia the Baptist ministry at
Martinsburg on the 9th instant.
A. ]. Rogers was ordained as a Baptist minister at
Scott Pa on the 9th instant.
INVITATIONS
The Pilgrim church and Society, in North Wey
mouth Mass, have extended unanimous Call 10 the
Rev. Samuel l.. lockwood, of Hanson, to become
their pastor.
in the Temple street church Of New Haven for
nearly twenty years, has received and accepted a
call from the Abyssinian church, in Portland, Me-
The South Congregational church and Society
Of New Haven, Ct, have extended unanimous
call to Rev. G. W. Noyes, who has been associated
as colleague with Rev. DIR. Stiles for the last four
years.
The Holmes Congregational Society in North
Cambridge, Mass., have extended call TO Rev. O.
I. Lamphear, formerly OF Lowell. Mr.. bamphear
has also received call from Exeter. N. II.
Rev. j. II. Brooks, pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church 90. 81 at Dayton, O., has received call ia
the pastorship OF the Second Presbyterian church
! Qately DR. Rice's) at St. Louis.
Rev. S. n. Dickinson. of Chatham, has received q
unanimous call from the First Congregational so
ciety in Foxboro, Mass.
Rev. w. +. Graves has received unanimous call
Hornesvic, n. Y.
Rev. r. II. Greeley, of Haverhill, N. H., has ac.
cepted call from Nashua, in the same State, and
will enter upon his duties there in q few weeks.
Rev. VIM. II. Reed has received and accepted n
call from congregations In Williams county. Ohio.
CALLS DECLINED.
Rev. Arson Dubois, of Kingston, Ulster county.
N w. has declined tie call to the Second church Of
New Brunswick
Rev. r.. II. Tmlow, pastor Of Presbyterian 30
cety in Newburypors, has declined n call To Brigh
ton, with offer Of twice his present salary.
INSTALLATIONS
Rev. Charles Morgridge for many years popular
pastor in New Bedford, installed OVER the First
Congregational church in lyannis on tina 2lst inst.
Rev. Smith Sturges was installed pastor of the Re
formed Dutch church at Whitehouse, Nj, on the
Central Railroad. on the 9TH inst.
The Rev. J. s. Foulk pastor elect OF the Third Re
formed church. corner Of Saratoga and Paca streets,
Baltimore, regularly Installed by committee Of
the Maryland Chassis, ON the 18th inst.
Rev. G. w. hidgman, pastor Of the Baptist church
at Morristowr, N. j., vii! be installed on the 27th
inst Sermon by Rev A. s. pattoa, Of uobolten;
York; charge to the pastor, by Rev. W. II. Parmly,
Of Jersey Cay; charge 10 church ~ Rev. H. I. FISH,
Of Newark.
RESERVATIONS.
Rev. W. C. Brooks has rendered his resignation Of
the pastosshp of the Universals Society in Madden
Mass, to take effect on the first Ct April next.
psATEs IN THE MINISTRY.
Rev. Holloway ". Hunt Ssnr., died in Mercer
county N. j.. on the llfh inst, aged 20 years. Mr..
Hunt licensed to preach In 1894 by tina Presby.
terry of New Brunswick.
We have the painful duty - announce the death Of
the Rev. Jacob Norton. which took place at his resi-
de,cc in Billerica, Mass. Sunday morning last
the 18th inst, at quarter past O'Clock. Mr.. Nor
ten was the son of Saunci Norton; was born In
Abingdon Mass, the nth of February l7Gf, and
consequently had attained to th2 great age OF 81
! years III months and S days. He was prepared tcr
college partly at bingham Academy and partly with
| the Rev James Briggs, OF Cumnington. He grsdu
ated with distinction At Harvard in l7sG and AZ the
/ time Of his death he was the oldest surviving grad
| uate Of the college. He studied divinity wiz the
| Rev. Perez Fobes, sf Raynham, and was ordQ1 net
over the Congregational church, in Weymouth. OF
| the 10th VI October, 1851, whore he continued hi
pastoral lsbors for thirty seven years, until 1874