New-York tribune., 1867-07-15
RELIGIOUS.

The Rev. H. w. Bellows has two Pans let
ters in the last liberal Christian.
The Catholic Church at PiermOnt n. Y, was
nm sunday last dedicated to St John by Archbishop NC
SlosEey, IN In the presence Of a fun congregation.
The new NJ f. Church in West Twenty
fourthst is complete, and VIII be dedicated on sun
day, the 24th inst :,
Protestant congregation has been organized
sn Lisbon Portugal; which, however, meets secretly on
Sundays for divine scrVlCe
Mrs Emma Hardingo is writing history OF
Pprtualism and asks that those who can urnsh latt
rals that viii be valuable in the preparation 81 Ion
work will forward them to Der, care OF MIS- M JH0A
No. 466 East Fifty-trstst this city
The Maine Conference of Unitarian Churches
met az Bangor, June 26 aud a. All the 1llieallan
Churches the State were represented anu u9iesdtes
present from number Of places "heIo ''O 'A
yet established
Mr.. Truman ]. BaclSus, a graduate OF the
University OF Rochester and for the last Two year d
cessfu Assistant in the Home MISSION Rooms hds hc
cepted the Professorsp Of Rhetoric and Engfsh ter
ture in Vassar College.
The late session of the Vermont General
Convention of more than ordinary interest haoS
especially by the reports from the churches, when
showed that the year had been one OF unusual Iegos S
prOspeTy The number received on profession is lOo4
The net gain, 629; the present membership, lls046'
Commencement week in the Ohio WESLEYAN
University closed Thursday, June ~ The NnlNuTSy &
OF tie Alumni Is slo OF these, SO are IN the mhSy
three being niss0nares IN distant iaas' 81 tb list fhe
present year.
The following corps of Professors have been
chosen fOI the Drew IhcOlOglCdI
McClmtOck d. d. is the President The PrOIess0rsnp V
Historical Theology be filed by the Rev Is n Naua
d. d. and the PrOessCrship OF EXegeteal Ibeo!0gy ny
the Rex J. w. Lindsay, ID. D., OF the New-l0rK CONFER
eDee.
The Rev. w. R. G.. Mellen, who may be ad-
dressed at the Office The Liberal ChT1SttGs NO 6I
Cedar-s has appointed secretary ana agenJol ihe
s'New- York and Hudson River Conference OF UNITARIAN
and other Christian Churches and has already entered
upon hs duties He will be ready TO correspond
with the friends Liberal Christianity, and to peach at
such place as his services may be desired within the
limits OF the Conference
Since the meeting in 1866 of the General AS
eocation Massachusetts Orthodoxy the tOlOWng MN
listers have died: Rev. William jerks, d. d. 5i heY. Al
fred Ely d. D. 81; Rev. David Holman, IS; Rev Salnle
"a Rev Ioseph Abbott D. d. Rev, sylvester Holmes, 7s
Rev Jom a. Albro ID. d., sc; Rev. Samuel NJ Worcester
D. d. ca Rev Thomas Boutelle, co. Rev. c. NJ Cordey
as Rev Timothy stowe, AZ Rev John 5. Zelie, AZ teV
John Sanford IS. The average Of these ministers
was not far from 10 years.
II is recorded of the late annual meeting of
the Hudson River Association, South that the c0ntDu
tops of churches benevolent purposes OF the past
wear have been very liberal The Madison Avenue chrch
over O0g: First church, Brooklyn nearly SUO fIsJ
church. WEiamsburgh, S. 793; tabernacle church. New
York $4,000; PierrepOnt. Brooklyn, AlOl Ihe ctrllE
Place church. BrOOk raised about during tle past
year. Hanson Place, $4,000. At this ASSOCIATION when
met with the Rev Dr. MOOres church, BroOkyh the KEY
C. c. Norton preached the opening Sermon the Rev H.
Lowry Moderator Fifty churches reported an accession
Of G93 baptized; total membership. 1862