The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-22

Rev Dr. Lewis, rector Of the Church Of the Holy Trinity
Brooklyn, viii preach this evening In the Nensral
church, corner Of Hammond street and Waverey places
inc New Jerusalem church Of Brooklyn, Rev. Samuel
besw'ck, win hold public worship this morning and|
evening In Dodworth's rooms No. 81 Montague street,
tho choral services will be held In the Protestant
Epscopa church, at Rutgers Female Institute No. 264
Madison street, this morning and evening. =
Rev. Rufus W. Clark and Rev. A. Kngnan Noa will|
preach in the large hall Of the Cooper nsttuse the rme
In the morning and the latter in the evening ~,
Dr. Armtage, pastor Of the Norfolk street BapSs j
church. will preach this afternoon in Union chanel cor
ner Of Broadway and Thirty ninth street. )
In the old John street church preaching this mornj
and evening by the PASTOR Rev. T. L. James.
Divine service will be held this mornlug and evening
In the Protestant Episcopal Mission church, Clinton Han
Astor place, in charge the Rev. Robert G. Dickson
Rev. W. W. Holloway will preach at rrenors Academy
South Eighth street, Fourth, Brooklyn, D., this
morning and afternoon.
ihe Rev. s. 7. Aldrich will preach sermon 10 the Or.
der OF Cadets Of Temperance, jim the Eastern Congre
gationai church, Of Madison and Gouyerneur|
Streets this evening, May o. All friends Of the cause
are invited to attend Exercises 70 commence at half pss
seven O'Clock
Ine Tnnd Unitarian Society, Rev o. 3. rockingham
northeast corner OF Broadway and street
The committee in charge Of the Church Mission IN .be
Jews will hold public meeting Christ church Murrav
HILL Fifth avenue and Thiry.fith street, this evening
statement OF the mission work will be presented and
sermon delivered by the Ri Rev Horatio Soutbgase ID
series Of lectures the subject Of the Young Men
the Bible viii be commenced this evening, in the
Eighteenth street Baptist church, one door west Of E
avenue, BY the Rev. Sidney A. Corey.
ORDINATION.
Rev Mr.. Hitler was on the 9Th inst ordained and In
stalled pastor Of the Congregational church Brecks
vile, by the Presbytery OF Cleveland.
INVITATIONS.
The Rev R. J. Wilson, of Elnira, New York has "a
ceved the Cali of Lee street Bltlst churh
of Baltimore which he has accepted, and will enter upor
MS duties as soon as he Is able 10 remove.
The Rev. j. l. T. Coolidge the Boston clergyman Who "a
Gently seeded from the I'm rans has accepted invita-
ton to become the assistant minister with DR.. Crocker
milv connecon and ,s said ~ n. 70 49, " ~ noe1 "a
DR.. VIM. Ellery Claiming
Rev. Edward X. Alden of Lenox Mass has recAived 7
call from the Phillips church, South Boston, become tnsI
Rev G. H. A. Buckley now of winsted Conn. has m
cepted a call at Paterson, N. ].
INSTALLATIONS.
On the 18th instant Rev. JAS r. Reed D., was ntae
pastor OF the First Presbyterian church. S. in Brmng
ham.
The Rev. Francis B. Wheeler, late of saco, Maine, was
installed pastor Of the church Of Poughkeepsie by th
Preebytery OF North River, on the 18th inst
The Rev A. H. Sloat was iustaled recently ct Iibertv
Va, as pastor Of Peaks church.
RESIGNED.
Rev. Dr. Phelps has resigned the pastorce Of the First
Presby terrain church Of Dubuque, Iowa.
DEATHS IN THE MINISTRY
The Rev j. j. Hedstrom, OF the Scandinavian Mssion,
OF the West, under the of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, died at Victoria, Illinois, the morning Of thd
18th inst He was an excellent man. and has been the
means of doing much gooi to his countrymen at the fad
West.
Rev W. H Crenshew died in Baton Rouge, La, on the
9Th list, aged forty five years.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The seventy sixth ventiou of the Docese nj
New Jersey viii be held in St. Msrys church. Burlington
on Wednesday, May rs. Upon this Convention will del
Bshop Dosne.
The session Of the Central church. Cincinnati has issued
pastoral letter against indulgence in fashionable amuss
meDts
Rev John Nicholas siansbury recently Assistant Rector
Of Christ church, Newark, N j., succeed Rev. r.
). Lowell, VITO removes 10 New Yosk State.
Rev. Alexander Gregg, of South Carolina, has beer|
UNANIMOUSLY elected Episcopal Blshop Of Texas by the
Episcopal Convention AT Galveston. The Bishop s id
the prime OF e and spoken OF as gentleman Of great
energy Oh character and zeal IN his profession.
The long staDding custom Of the Metho list Eriscora
Church. which requires ts cegymen change their paa
oral reeccnce every two years threatened with mo
even five years has been debated at Of the recen
conferences and there appears be strong opinion HI
favor OF change. The subject will be brought befor}
me General Conference OF the whole Church. which meet
in May, $780,
Rev David Eastman has been dismissed ut his own re
quest after postorete OF more than twenty years. from
the Cong regationai church il Leverett, Mass.
Rev. Henry Adams dismissed April TO- from hi
pastoral charge OF the Cong church Farming
ton, Iowa.
Rev. R. Crossett has taken the pastoral charge Of u.
second Presbyterian church at Beemeryillc Susge
county, N J. "
Rev. s. Hamilton, late OF Columbia, California. Ia
taken the pastoral charge ohe Frat Presbyterian Churc
San joe, santa Clara county, Cal.
Meetings OF some Importance we're held Yesterday sav
the Newark Advertiser OF the 10Th inst Library Hal
by members OF the Methodist denomination IL ia we
known that there Two divisions of Melhodists-th
Methoaiat Episcopal and the Methodist Professionalism
former being The most numerous and the latter wa hi
heve having no churches if this State, certainly not
tus Guy Inc difference does not consist DOCTRINES BIZ
IN The principles OF church In the Euiscop
branch the Conference supreme absolute but 70 20
Protestant considerable power is given 10 Inv memher
and 10 individual churches
Some time since there disagreement in the Broa
street Methodist Episcopal Church, which resulted in ID
Resignation Of the pastor Some OF his friends yesterda
procured Kew. Aessrs. Murray aud Bowers OF PhIads
pna, TO pre an in Library Hall Methodist protesa
Cnufcns Ilse principles, &c.-which they did in an
parenty acceptable manner The result OF the rooveme
may be TIE establishment OF church connected with tn
branch OF Methodsm. -
In OF the ehips which returned receptlv IN IN
port says the New Bedford Standard tbere ca ~,
who has been whaling for nine years. He wac FORMER
mlnsier bat taxing TO the intoxicating cup he fell ro
grace, let tde ministry aud bic wife family and wer
MS Trends KNOW not where. Ia dissipation he Tad was
the hard canned wages Of nile years seaaring life ar
1Ienas cotned him decently and Efforts TO refo
MN, as We hope with success A fey days ago he n
eeVed letter from MS son Ia Connecticut saying that
the family had long supposed him dead and lnst his W
naa married again. The poor has started for ca
necticut, but what will be ending Of this chapter
lie remains TO De
on Lyn Greek Giles county Tenp there ia hard sh
Baptist church, supported by number of wealthy cor
muncauts of that persuasion who for several years p
nave uao Tor their regular pastor negro man black
TUG ace OF spades, named George, known Bentley
Od George" ana belonging to the estate of Natthd
bentley, deceased George s said be a most excelle
man and good preacher. Some time ago he had not
pubic discussion, lasting four days. with white preac
er Cd the subject OF baptism ro which the white m
is said 10 have come of second best TIE church wan
10 guy Georges but he ia unwilling to BIO sold out Of
master family, ana Is, wtha regular Southern p
slavery IRE eating parson. George IL the preacher
cnarge Oh large congregation nearly all of whom
siavenoders, and who pay him salary Of 500 for
pastoral services.
THE BAPTISM OF HENRY CLAY.
By Inc subJoined letter, from the Rev Ed f. Berkld
Rector OF ST. Georges church ia ST. LOUIS, who was
many years hr. Gays pastor, ut Lexington, KY, a
noolDg the most intimate relations with him, have
settlement of interesting Orica fact Mr. Berk