The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-09-28
The National Republican
Religious Intelligence.

citation will hold their next anniversary AZ
Middletown, n. Y.
A Irr.s1zE bronze statue Of Bishop
Brownell of Connecticut, is to be placed
on Cedar Hill, Hartford. II was cast at
Munich, at a cost OF $4,000. The bishop
ia represented in full canonicals.
PRor. UPuAM, of Bowdoin College, has
taken up his abode at Kennebuakport,
Me. The professor served the college
forty years, and is the editor Of several
metaphysical works Of deserved repute.
A NEW NJ. 4. church, 40 by 60 feet, with
basement and gallery, and spire, is going
up at Rockaway, Morris county, N. j.,
the estimated cost Of which being about
$4,000.
THE Religious Union meetings are to be
continued on Sundays, during the autumn,
at LefIert's Park, Brooklyn, under the d.
rection Of the Rev. William Irvine.
The UNITARIAN Association is about to
publish liturgy for the use Of the Unita-
rian churches, and DR.. Palfrey, Of Belfast,
Me-, has been appointed to edit 1t.
The Winnebago wis Old School Pres
bytery, at its last session, voted in favor
OF union Of the New School and Old
School Of Presbyterians.
JouS MURRAY, reputed TO be the father
of American Universalism, landed on our
shores in September, ITO. The Univer-
saist Church proposes, therefore, CEN
tenary celebration in 1870.
TUE Observer, seconded by the Gazette,
enters q protest against camp-meetings.
Whcreupon the Church Union says:
What do these elegant Christians think
Of the camp meeting spoken ofin Matthew,
9Th chapter, and successive chapters? ?"
NEW HAMPSHIRE has 1890 Methodists,
with 1913 preachers, % Of whom are super
animated. Their l05 church edifces are
valued at $32O,25O. The Congrega-
tionalists number 1888, and have 1873
churches.
The Rev. DIS. ANDERSON, Park, and
Beecher, as q committee, have awarded to
the Rev. Enoch Pond, DID,, of Bangor
the prize of 800, offered some months
since by the Congregational Board Of Pub
LEGATION for the best essay on Congrega
tionalism.
The Rev. Dr.. Deems, formerly of North
Carolina, now at No. 22l West Twenty
fourth street, gives notice to strangers visit
ing New York that congregation, com
posed Of Christians Of the different Protest
ant denominations, has been organized.
The service is held every Sunday morning
and night, in the large chapel Of the Uni,
versity.
THE PEARI~srREEr BAPTIST CHURCH.
Bridgeton, N. j., have decided to remodel
and alter their church edifce. The edifce
was erected upward Of so years ago, and
was wo.shipped in by the Baptists, Of
Bridgeton, until 1857, when the edifce on
Commerce street was completed, and the
congregation removed there, closing the
old church.
The GENERAL CONFERENCE OF churches
in Massachusetts held its eighth annual
meeting during the last week in Fitchburg
the last previous to the consolidation Of
this body with the General Association
That measure awaits only the action Of the
joint committee in perfecting the detaili
of the union. 1t is expected that the frs
meeting will be held next June in the city
of Lowell.
THE GREENFIELD Church, in the Presby
terry of Chillicothe, Ohio, having suspended
member for having joined the Masonic
Order, an appeal was taken to the Presby,
terry. This body by vote of Is to 10,
sustained the appeal, and restored the
party appealing to the communion Of the
church. A resolution was also adopted
that the Presbytery in so doing, did NOT
wish to express appreciation Of the Order
of Masons, or any other secret society.
Mr.. JAY Cooke is owner Of an island il
Put-in.Bay, where Commodore Perry
landed after the battle Of Lake Erie, il
1913. He has erected on it a fine ston,
mansion, for the express purpose Of en-
tertaining, for brief season during tn,
hot weather, and in succession, many o
the Christian ministers Of various evan
gelical denominations, and especially sucl
as, from the smallness Of their salaries
are unable to afford such rest and recrea
ton for themselves.
THE Young Mems Christian Associa
ton of Pttsburg, Pa, and large numbe
of ministers of the different evangelica
denominations Of Pittsburg, Allegheny
and vicinity, have issued a call to o
churches OF Pennsylvania and Easter
Ohio, asking them to send delegates, col
sisting of the pastor and two or tire
laymcn from each church, to meet in cor
vention in the city Of Pittsburg, on Tuci
day, Wednesday and Thursday the 22t
23d, and oath Of October The object
to prepare the way for united effort t
spread the gospel among the poor.
In the neighborhood of New Haven,
faithful and capable minister, who is in tn
decline Of life, having preached more tina
quarter of n century has been oblige
to leave his congregation and the work G
the ministry because his salary was 8
pitifully small, and to labor at the benc
of carpenter. He never learned tn
trade, yet his natural ingenuity. enable
him to obtain wages which amount I
about $500 more per annum than the tott
amount of his salary while u preache
lie graduated at 4 college by the mos
ndomitable efforts, saving wood an
aboring out Of study hours, to obtai
means with which to support himself {
the university.
A YACHT RACE at Buffalo on Friday lai
Terminated in the cnnsizin0 of one of iii