New-York tribune., 1867-04-09
RELIGIOUS.

An $4,000 church is projected at Auburn NJ l.
FRIDAY, April 49, is appointed for Fast Day in Yer
The Prcsbytery of Brooklyn will meet on Wednes-
day, the nth inst ,
The Amity-st Church has purchased St Timothy's
Church m Ffty-fourth-st
The Presbytery of Long Island will meet at Mat
tituck on the 10TH AT 2 p. N.
The Presbytery OF Newark will hold stated meet
ing at Paterson on the 10Th lust.
The Classon Avenue Presbytcrm tChurchl has
been lately formed Ia Brooklyn.
The First Baptist Church, Broome-st. has the pro
iect Of removing to an uptown locality under adNSe
Inc funeral of Miss Elizabeth Wise, aged o. and a
member OF the Methodist Church or 81 year. was atey
attended In BALTIMORE
DIR. Cobleigh. who has edited The Zioh's Herald
at Boston for three and half years, has resigned anu Is
succeeded by the Rev. Gilbert Haven.
The Rev. G. l. Shepherd having accepted call
from the Reformed Dutch Church at Ne"io"h' Long
Island, Will he installed on sunday next
The new Catholic Cathedral in this City will be 1|
feet in length one 90 De hnt ~ II L9sl' % WI" ~ 'OV o
A wealthy gentleman Of Springfield. Mass. did a
good deed al the rental OF the PNs Of the church
by buying all the gallery seats "hi,h ne proposes 10
'"Is' M Is oSd al tiat rnle the Catholics have only
30 Of the 307 churches IN ths CITY, yet their church
attendance nearly large that o al the other dc
nominations combined
The Rev. T.. :. Barstow d. D., OF Keene the Rev.
Amherst and the REV. G. ". Wallace. D. D., OF Man.
chester are among the members elect VI the neAt New
Hampshire Lcghlnture
The following Methodist Conferences begin their
annual sessions Wednesday next: Eastern German
Bishop simpson presiding, at newark y j.; North lhd
ana. Bishop Amcs, at Anderson Ne"lidinPshIe bishoP
Kingsley, at Manchester.
Union Prayer Meeting Tor ,Childron and Young
Peope has been established in the of the Young
Mems Christian Association, Brooklyn, and is held
every Saturday afternoon, at o'clock Tie rooms are III
FultOnayc., corner of Galatulplace'
The Rev. Cornelius +. Swope Of Trinity Church
Pittsburgh has received call 10 be assistant minister M
charge Of Trinity Chapel in West Twenty sxthst, to
supply the vacancy OCcasoned Dy te recent eceton o
the Rev. DR.. Neelcy 70 the Bislopric OF Maine
A special meeting of the Board of the Baptist Con-
venon OF the State OF New i9rk & VIII meet at 10 ~
Parkrow on Wednesday next The meeting called TO
discuss questions deemed vital to the Interests of the Zap
list denomination in this state ana an eiior s ~ DC hsue
to TeGyangelize the state
Tho Hon Robert Dale Owen addressed the First
Society OF spintuaists, in Dodworth Hall yesterday
morning subject illustrations OF spiIltuausm" He
selected number Of demOnsTablc OF spirit powers
medium manifestations. &c. These we're intended 10
| prove the truth Of spiriualism
The editor of The Christian almanac for 1861 has
compiled the following statistics of the Episcopal Church
In the United states Dioceses -; bishops - priests
candidates for holy orders 225 churches Ss
communicants, lGl22i sunday school G teacheiS 'V
scholars, 1888 contributions. 'S'o'i ,eo' o.
! The Worih-st. Tor Fifth Ward Methodist Mission
is soon to be removed to Ys:E chapel ,,dn Will
be opened about the ls Of May The Methodist niss;S
y9S & GtX 9W i9e is o Di s I6al IS % S pSses Of
tracts distributed, 10000 sermons preaehed 20O prayer
meetings held 2 2oV sessions so oi a
baptized, 80. . u ,.s;. of ,l,o ro.,ol;o
po,ecfory nj Westchester projected ana temporary
building is to erected at the northay end Of Union
sGuare Tor it's accommodation II will t 296 feet long 90
feet wide and have each end wing extending south
wardy so feet The space inside Will be divided into some
thirty commandments including kclen, refreshment
saloon &c s intended TO have the tundnS ready Tor
occupation by May1.
The following figures will show thestrength of tho
two proposed Episcopal DiOceses OF Western New
York Buffalo Doccse-Population, 767T2; area,
l3l5 square miles; sefsuppOTting Parishes 50; ms
sons 81; total parishes and missions Ga; cergymen,
so; church buildings u recories, 80 COMMITMENTS,
1922 contributions and 1868, S6J,G5 2 Utica
selfsupporting parishes, u missions, 6t total parishes
and missions, % clergylnen II churdI buildings 81
recores 49, communicates 1885, Contributions In 1865
and 1866, sl39,53s 70
There is generally expressed regret at the resgna-
ton OF the presidency Of Brown Unlyerty by Dr Sears
consequence OF his acceptance Of OF
the Peabody Trustees. An exchange says: - NO higher
tribute therefore be paid DR.. eas than to say
that the college has advanced IN hi, hands, that It's
course Of study has been improved its resources
greatly enlarged ard its reputation offended IL has
been brought into closer sympathy wiu the denomina,
on and into greater favor with tue peO)e at large anu
never, I'm its entire history, IN more prosperous
condition than at the present mOnen In the iace oI
many and perplexing difficulties he has administered inc
college in the spirit OF the charter has taned the gener
cooperation Of many who had neya before been IN
terested III It's affairs and has awakened an honorable
pride in its prosperity among the czes OF PROVIDENCE
and OF Rhode Island"