, 1864-01-03

Cen n7tfc:dl -4dttitiee3- Gays 1T seems that
the desire to remove some Of: OFF churches
further np town still prevails Within the
recollection Of many Of cur readers the
''Grecnwich village Church." ut, the corner
Of Blocker and Amos streets, {now West
Tenth street, Wns ont OF the city, and far re-
moved IRON business operations. That for
nerly remote location is ROW considered too
lar "doWn town." and It's office bearers hare
secured eligible lots, LIZ feet front, on Forty
sixth street, between the Fifth and Sixth
avenues, ard wi1l commence The erection of
new building carly next spring. When the
Eer. Dr. Rowan Tas tho pastor Of the pres
ent church 1t was known as IN ''out Of town
church,
a-Tlc church Of the Messiah (Rev Dr..
CEgood's) on Broadway, has been sold. The
Eccie1y hes bought lotg on the corner OF
Thirty-fourth street and Fourth avcn.,e, and
Will proceed to erect q ncW building ut the
OPENING Of Spring.
The Beard ofForcien Missions Of the Prea-
bytcr3an Church %. s. haEe recently Issued
circular from which VIC learn that for the
teven mouths Of the fiscal year, the receipts
1Tere SCOOPS. Last year, during the Same PEI
1icd. they were $55, ,G10, showing an increase
Of s., ,4nj. The rate of foreign exchange calls
Tor grfat increase Of expenditure. For ex-
change, the treasurer Faid for. the seren
months, above alluded to, s1e,12, If the
hae9Rsnt hgh te Of eseEange s: continues u-
CURED. '0 " 49, ~ ~
This annual meeting of the Cougrega-
tforal Union was held In Liverpool during
The month Of September, in the church of
the late ID. Rafles- There Verc present near
i dix hundred clerical aud lay delegates. The
ject Of Church extension. The county ofLan-
cesbjIe Ind undertaken to rsi6e thirty 1ue1n-
oria1 churches; OF these, eight had been al-
ready orsned, another was finished, and sites
had been procured for thirteen others.
Like other missionary societies, the noble
Fcrors year. The past rear the receipts have
been over saco,c More tilnn double any
I4cyfuur yoar. --.--..-
Mir. Bonncy made an excursion up the
North River in August, In company with
Ksv. George Pierey, e the English Wesleyan
Macao, H1E. Bonney, Mrs. Jones and three
children. They went cs fnr rs shec.ue-Chow.
Foo, ESQ miles north from Canton, where the
principal civil and military officers invited
the gentlemen to visit them, and tho ladies
to visit their iulniliee The invitation was
accepted, they were received very kindly,
and copies OF the New Testament and other
books and tracts were given away, the Chi
ncse General speaking decidedly IN f:.yor Of
"thefc good books.'
'.-Kcr. l.. Smith wrftcs from Honolulu,
that the Oahu Evangelical Association held .
EASc4AA VI LAA%l AAf . IL GELIlG4AOE4t ~ HA6
resolved to organize three new churches on
the leland. and 6ix persons we're licensed to
preach the gospel Those who are to consti-
tute one Of the new churches had invited thu
Rev. II. Knaea, Of Honolulu, to become their
1getor, and it was expected that the church
carly in October. ,.Kaph and hia wife, Of the
kaneohc Church, were expecting to go as
missionaries to Micronesia by the next op-
porunity in the Morning Star. There was q
lord call for two more t:milies 10 60, but
they knew not where to find tLona,
There is priest now in Turin, the capi-
tal Of Snrdinia, named Don Ambrogio, who
breaches in The public squares to the people
with great energy aud .boldnees against tho
errors Of the Church Of Rome, cxhortins the
reorleto to read the scriptures. &c professes
still to be Roman Catholic, and not to hare
by the police, and led 10, prison with hand
cuffs on, but next dny he is always ut his post
again, preaching to the people.
1t is stated that every man belonging to
little church not far from Springfield, MISS,
(Aiittineagne) is regular and constant in his
attendance on weekly prayer meetings. Ono
Of our Boston contemporaries well inquiries: !:
Is there any other pastor so favored, or can
any other church In the State show such a
record?
The Second Church, Danville, Ky., have
elected Dr.. ". L. Breckenridge, President Of,
Centre College, aB their stated supply for one
wear. DR.. Breckenridge was recently chosen
President Of Centre College, located at Dan
yille.
AGED MINISTERS IN new HAarsuIRE.-
Rev. Peter Clark+ Of Upper Gilmanton, aged
-, has been In the ministry about 50 year5e.
Rcr. Enoch PLACE, Of Strafford, aged = years,
has been in The ministry 50 yehrs. Rev. Nm
thaniel Berry, ,af New Durham, aged Il years.,
las been in The ministry II years Rev. Tios.
Perkins, Of New Hampton, 81 years, has been
in the 1nfniat1y ii years: RcY. Joseph Boody,
Of New DuSl,aun, aged 90 ysar5, Ans been In
thc& &ninfstry CG years:
Rev. Jonathan s. Willis has resigned
the charge of the Spring Garden Street Al. Z.
Church, Philadelphia, and accepted cell to
the "Wesiern'' told School4 Presbyterian
Church, ut the corner Of Sc N:nteanth aud
Filbcrt street, Philadelphia He preached
his farewell serEon Oh Sabbath evening, De-
ccmbeT IS. d.
LIBERAL OFFER AccEpTEp.-Th Christian
7'tney Of New 1o1a, says: We understand
| tia. 4 member OF St BartholnmeW's Church
has offered to buy and hold for the vcstrT tho
vacant lots On tho corner Of Fifth avenue and
] Thirty.sixth street. When they are paid for
| lie engages himself to build q church; chapel
| aud 1ectory, to cost together $l25,0oo, reser-
| iipg claim upon the corporation to, he paid
| ct their convenience. The proposition has
already been accepted. We Congratulate DR..
Cooke on this most favorable event.,