, 1860-03-03
RELIGIOUS NATTER !.

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Rev. James Pratt Of Philadelphia has accept
ed the call to Trinity Church in this city, and
will enter upon the discharge Of his duties on
the 18th inst. i. Rev. Ar. Staples has accepted
call to the Episcopal Church in Waukesha
(Wis.) and has commenced his labors. Rev.
Marcus Cicero Stanley has resigned his charge
over the First Presbyterian Church Of Manito-
voc, (Wls.) This step WIS qalte unexpected to
his congregation. Rev. Mr. Cooper, formerly
OF st. Johns Church, Aaoito"oc, ("ls,] has
entered upon his duties rs Rector OF Christ
ChuEch' "aakegan' l".)...'he'' james =!
"a'Aef' y. H. "ho recently resigned 'ne ffesl.
dency OF Harvard College, ms recelsed call
IRON 1ne society o1 hlng eoape'' bosson' 10
become ns fastor. IL Is thonea1 ne Will accept
:ne'. ffeaef'ck L. Huntington, ~ ~ inc
distinguished Professor OF harvard University,
who recently a5lured unltaF1au'sm, was on
Sunday last confirmed BY Bishop Eastbufn In.
the Episcopal church Ut Cambridge. Dr.
Thompson, late Of Badalo, commences his Ia
oors as Pastor OF the Second Presbyterian
Church OF cinciunst' tomorrow. -Rev- Mr.
Nest, Faster OF the Central old School Pres6y~
terian Church Of caoc'nne.' tas been called to
Brooklyn, N. ~ rs the successor to Dr.. VIII
lis Lord. ..KeV. DF. Lewis late OF the Holy
TRINITY, bfooGlyns1N. LII nas oeen caneo 10
the recsoFsh'p Of Christ Church, Indianapolis,
tln".} TO succeed hes' Df. 1a4oo'' just e4ee'eo
Bishop ol the Northwest. Ills rot known yet
whether he will aceept... Rev. n, r. High has
accepted u call to take charge Of the EPisco-
| pal churches at Logansport and Delphi, 1ndi-
! ana.- Rev. Charles u. Cooper has declined
the call to St. Johns Church, Cincinnati It is
understood that m edortis being made to obtain
the services Of the Rer. Henry A. Wise, Jr-, Of
| Philadelphia, for this parish. The Episcopal
parishes Of Dixon, Norris, Woodstock and War
saw, in this State, are still! vacant. Rev. Sam
uel D. Pulford has accepted call to tue Church
Of the Redecmer, Elgin, aud entered upon the
discharge Of bis duties. J. F. Esch, formerly
Rector Of this Parish has removed to Msryland.
NEW CHURCHES, ETC.
Efforts arc being made TO secure the erection
of new n. E. Church in the South Division Of
this city, near the Protestant Orphan Asylum.
The new Methodist Church at Crystal Lake
was dedicated on Wednesday last....The Uni
versaists Of fremont, ILL.,, have organized So
ciety in that town, and will hold their meetings
in the building formerly used By the Episcopa~
lians. Rev. c. G. Rowland has taken the pas
toral charge, aud services will be held regular
u every Sunday morning. 1.-The new Congre-
gational Church at Chester (Wis.) was dedicat~
cd to the worship Of the Almighty on the 9th
..An Old School Presbyterian Church was
organized IN Pana (lll) on Thursday OF last
week, by Rev. Il. n. Lewis, Of Taylorvlle...
The Methodist Society OF Hebron (lnd.) hare
made oil necessary arrangements towardserect-
ing church at that place, the coming summer.
The building is to be IS feet by 50, and tue tim
Der and lumber il all Oh the ground ready for
operation, md the job, for its erection was
let on Saturday the s'th ult. They have al
ready succeeced IN raising about ssoo to"ards
deiraying the expense .Ihe baptist ooc'etE
Of Maquoseta (loWa) intend building church
edilice the coming summer. Its now almost
year since their house was burned, aud they
NAVE ou''og Luz aAne' LEU 'hees1Da7 III tho o'"-
CT enurches' anu III toe scnool'aoase' ihc5 are
oAefeo selne aSels.anee '3on' ao1oaa u lucy Will
| uuue'taAe ~ ou''o Ae4s 7es1sont "uu 4oteno ~
a'a.' 'nsnss':es y tic ohef' - 1oe i'ap''s'
oc'e'y OF !os' 4aaisoa >'owal are couecune
Tue n'as''1as' ''' ee.le''s 1s" enntcn n 'has
place. - ~" oes' o. toe new Ae1hoaist Church
e''''ee ~ Se" A'fA, .. "n'en ". y e'utocA
Is pas'oF' IS s'a'eo ~ e''o'ooo. 1hefe afe la
pe"S On LIE srouno noor' aoo " IN Tue sue
galleries. sho'u.ag s"unGs sor some 1,'oo pco-
pe' 1he membership Is aoout ooo' o1 which
nu"oer @o7 regularly m1eno class anu prayer
meetings'--'.. 4 nc" napt'st eaurcn' 10 be
called the First baptist Church of Ten
pessec. xas instituted al Tennessee,
| u,nonou,.,, r. m, -, +ha cth ~
'.s"oAoosa w. t."*} VI 'us o''' uit' -
The Presbyterian church OF Clifton, Staten
| Island. y.Y.) has by unanimous vote. trans-
fa,raa -, o..,as;,s,;.,, ro,,+;ons f,on, +ta vou
4e'4 40 'e'4l'on' 4'oA4 sue 'e"
to the Vld School Frcsbyter1an BODY. The rea'
son for this change, we understand, yas their
.ho;ca or n,s,or ,,a,octod ,r;t,, 49, t,,a S,ho,,
iFesoytesy'.' An va SCHOOL cnuteh III lll1nolsa
has recently divided, the larger portion forming
| n View School Church.
REs1T4ts, ETC.
The Desplaiues street Methodist Church, Of
49,, w - As's0o' -
vival, In Which some sixty persons hare mani
| tested faith in Christ. Thirty.fye have united
with the church. and others are still seek;,o
.,a~, 49, ". s,, NJ eAA ase~'ue
the pearl oi great pflee ...'Ihe revival If
still progressing at the Tabernacle church il
this ejty. Ten were baptizcd last Sabbath eva
.;.u A, a.. r;xst u,1.;a, r,hvro, ~. C-t,
a'os' ~ 'u' ss N"e''SI ouu'en' o1' 1faf1s
baptized two on the same evening. -. In Free
mort. Il,) the religious interest still continues
Four+eeo ncrsons 1,orc ;o;ned ,hc n r chnr.,
.oa..esa r. soua a'o 1oaee ~, =" e. enufe. !.
i Inst SaObnth, making nearly one hundred IN all