New-York tribune., 1867-07-29
RELIGIOUS.

The liberal Christian of this week has two
European letters from the Rev. Dr. Bellows.
The late Mr.. Lawson Ives Of Hartford left
$4,000 for the Hartford Theological seminary
subscription of 1923 has been secured
FOR the proposed Bible House at COnstantBOple
William II. Brown of Chicago lately de.
ceased et about $4,000 each 70 the American Board OF
Foreign Missions and the Presbyterian Board.
The Young Mems Christian Association of
day services.
Chris,s EpiscopaD Church at Tarrytown the
Rev j. = Spencer pastor is TO be enlarged TO nearly
twice its present size.
The Rev. Joseph Richardson, senior pastor
OF the Fst Church at Hingha Mass is said 10 be tho
oldest Unitarian minister living, and the churCledihee
Is the oldest IN the United States
A writer in The Vermont Chronicle states
that the number OF infant baptsms reported I'm the
90 and that the most remarkable revival OF religion THAI
has occurred within the state, in the period took
place In tte mountain town, where the people were
the most faithful In the observance OF this sacred rite.
Mr.. John Glass, a resident of the village Of
jamaica, l. l. and prominent member Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. has given $1,000 in gold for tho ereo
ton OF chapel and schOOhOuse In his native town Of
the building will be ready for dedication IN June, s6s
| early ncighbors In their new place Of worship.
The mansion formerly owned and occupied
by the Gibbons family at Madison " j. having been
Gently purchased at cost Of $4,000 Tor the Drew TheO-
logical seminary is now being out IN state OF pIepara
ton for the purpose for which it purchased The
architect is az work on the plans and contractors have
be made contain students and 10 be completed
by October next The architect is preparing plans for
ulty and building for the library The mansion itself
Dr. McClntOck, and Of the Professors DR. NadeL
D Lindsey President of GeneSee College has not vet in.
faculty.
The allegations by certain clergymen of tbs
Baptist denomination that the sermons the Rev Henry
ciS were danscres aT tt ~ 45s E@Gnsr aHa Ghy9nt
Journal met with their strongest Instrumentation has
provoked warm discussion in religious circles At a late
indirect alluson to the charge He stated that ne was
the only Savior OF in the word Holy spirit
IN the need OF new BIRTH and in the nal gment was
imnoyabe and was, II possible more SO today than at
upon the case saws: in The first pIace Ny
dangerous. We refer 10 the rush and crush at the
Beecher unhappily ia totally unable to retori
upon his clerical critics Ol Nev-IOrk and Brook
n although similar charge might be laid al the doors
OF Mr. spurgeon, and also n the OF tins latter gentle
mani the additional charge of having lately forfeited
somewhat OF his former standing IN the Baptist denom
nation, through an attack OF COut which c0mpes him
now to preach on one leg In the second place the pro-
test says that the publication OF Mr. Beechers teachings
The Examiner eNces In the minds OF the conferrina
pastors their strongest disapprobation, feeling IN
WHICH we entirely concur for the publication
OF Mr. Beechers teachings in that paper has always
net win oar strongest dsapprobation. But, IN the
religious teachings OF the Rev Henry Ward Beecher are
uns0und ana dangerous
These good are behind the age They do not com.
pehend the progress OF the times They suppose that
Wule every Otlcf makes progress the
theology stands still Accordingly. they seek 20 stand
stall with IT, But this, too, like all other things
they are left hehnd-perifed relics by the such
men, II they had lived In the elder days would never
have had the courage To seek country found a
new church. They induStrOusly work up To line which
has been drawn for them by past generation, but
do nothing toward drawing lines for the pres.
ent. Moreover, these Baptist ministers and
some others OF other denominations in their evangelical
zeal against Mr. Beccher to be shutting their ewes
10 the patent act that he is to-day, than other
wing man. or any body OF men, the representative tho
average evangelical sentiment OF the American churches
MT Beecher has long been the leading evangelical
synan or the United States I'm saying which, do noe
mean merely 10 say that no other evangelical clergyman
has achieved an equal reputation but also that other
,Iergy man, whether of national limited reputation,
l0w SO accurately expresses embodes, and represents
Vhat are called evangelical views as these views are
led 10y majority OF evangelical Christians In this
country IL is high time, therefore, that the lame,
he halt and the blind-and all the other mednval man
gers Of ecclesiastical associaons-shoqd know that the
evangelical churches which they have hitherto crippled,
heir exclusive guardianship control Here aud there
TIL faces backward instead OF forward But let
elical church-member make pilgrimage among tho
evangelical churches OF this countrfrOm State TO Sate
rom family TO family from prayermeeting 10 prayer.
Meeting, from Sunday school 10 SuDdayschoo-and ho
viii SEQ that wherever the platform OF the Congre-
utional Association of Illinois, or of the Baptist
conference of New-York represents the OF a few,
he pulpit OF Plymouth Church represents ths views OF