The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-08

before meddnng In the doctrines ana discipline OF
our neignbon and applying 70 them names which
provoke animosity rather than Christian GOOD VIII
Religious Notes.
On. Joel Waterman and the good people Of Camp
bell dedicated their new parsonage last week.
Rev. 8. r. Bacon has resigned his place "a pastor
Of the Presbyterian church OF CORTLAND.
The pious and the believer shall not omit TO learn
wisdom, even nom heretics.-Tulnud
Rev. Mr.. Harlow preached his farewell sermon 70
the Presbyterian church OF Bath week ago last
Sabbath.
Rev. Peter Burghardt, of westchester, has accepted
the invitation Of the Presbyterian church Of Painted
Post to become Its pastor.
Sewing machines are offered by religious papers
a. premium for the largest number Of subscriptions
obtained by any one person. The Evangelist Ia ahead
In the field.
The First church Of st. Louis, rendered vacant by
the removal of Rev. DR.. Nelson 70 Lane seminary,
has given q call to Rev. William Hogarth, d. d. OF
Detroit, to become Its pastor.
Rev. Otis Thatcher; recent graduate OF Princeton,
Ia to take charge Of the Presbyterian church OF TOg
Pa, made vacant by the death Of Rev. J. J. McCuL
Tough.
But one Old School Presbytery 80 far votes against
reunion. This 10 West Lexington, KY, which DR..
Robert j. Breckenridge represented IN the last as
sembly. There are but four other ministers In 1t.
Jay Cooke Ia the President of the Evangelical Adj
sperse moral and religious truths among the misce-
laneous advertisements OF all the leading periodi-
GALS"
Sunday. November (to-day) is the day appointed
for concerted prayer for the association cause by the
late International Convention OF the Young MEMS
Christian Association The subject Ii earnestly COM
mended TO the prayers OF all Christian people,
revival OF religion OF marked interest Is reported
as In progresssi III Howard, Steuben county. The
Presbyterian, Baptist and Methodist churches are CO
operating The Presbyterian church Of Howard IL
q.
to New Jersey.
course Of sermons to young men, under the
auspices OF the Western Branch-2sS Hudson street
town churches, west side, Will be commenced this
morning, November s, by the Rev. John Bowling, d.
D., In the Berean Baptist church, Downing street.
corner OF Bedford.
The Congregational Sabbath school In Harwinton,
Conn.,. realized fifty dollars from recent auction
the EMISSION School Enterprise" OF the American
Board This s the third year OF their efforts and the
plan Is Increasingly popular with both parents and
children.
A lecture upon Luther and the Reformation" will
be delivered this Sunday evening at st. Teresa's
Roman Catholic church, Of which Rev. James Boyce
is pastor, by Rev. s. 7. Hecker one of the Paulisi
Fathers Father Hecker has the reputation Of being
an eloquent and learned divine. His lecture will
consequently be well attended.
The Spare Hour states that Rev. Addison Jones
and his wife, OF Santa Clara, Ca have recently beer
excluded from the Baptist church In that place fol
believing in and practising free communion. Mr..
Independent congregation at Mayneld, gathered
through his ministry. Is making steady progress
The new chapel Is about to be commenced.
letter In the Juvenile Instructor, published by
the English Church Missionary Society. says:-"Eve
his pillows to that there Is snake there Once
papa had in bed with hun, and twice he awoke
thnSna cobra Was uod UTs his u Dow Snt
found 1t was a rat. Not pleasant bedfellow was
itf But better than cobra"
we are told that when Dr. McCosh closed his ad
dress at the College Of New Jersey the college stu
dents responded with three cheers the usual tiger
and "rocket.n This rocket q thoroughly Prince
ton institution, and ID given with fz-z-z-bo0m-
al The first exclamation Is supposed to initiate
the flight OF rocket In the air. the second the ex
poson and the third the admiring exclamation OF
the enthusiastic spectators they witness the burst
OF c0l0red fire.
John Seys, United States Minister Resident and
Consul General for Liberia, sailed from this city last
Saturday In the Samson, to resume his official du-
ties at Monrovia This Is his tenth trip to Africa,
having gone there as missionary in 1884, He was
| ton, speaker OF the Liberia House OF Representa-
tives, went out In the vessel after brief vsi
has been in Liberia for fifteen years. Religious fare
well services were conducted by Rev. DIR. Terry, o
this city, and Rev. T. S. Malcolm, OF Philadelphia.
l Deacon John Hitchcock, who lived in Springfield
Mass, was q truly muscular Christian BIC
4 graphical sketch says of him :-"He would III
the axle in STOPPING ' posture ' and throw
empty cart over with one ~, hand by takinl
the emu OF the aXletrce. when lOaulng grail
in cart he would take bag by the teeth and with
hs the dd Of from ee e knee
would hold q tenpenny nail by them and break 1t Oh
with his fingers. He used to say he did not know
| man he could not whip or run away from. The day
he was seventy years old he remarked to hts wife
| that when they were first married he was wont Il
amuse her by taking down his hat with his toes,
| added, i wonder II I could do 1t nowp ThereupoI
he jumped from the door, took on the hat with his
toes, came down on his feet like cat hung up TIN
hat on nail. turned to the table, asked blessin,
| and eat Of the repast then ready"