The New York herald., 1868-05-24

through its first year, which ends next October 4
subscription was then taken up and Mr.. Chandler,
the chairman, announced that about 300 had
been given.
Religious Notes.
ladies' fair for the benefit of the Church of the
Holy Innocents will be held at Everett Hall all this
week.
The Observer states that three church edfces in
this city now in process of demolition-the Con-
gregational on Union square, the Episcopal in Beck
man street and the German in Walker street All
three of them occupied important points for congre-
cations and ought to be filed with worshippers But
their sites are wanted for trade, and so they go.
Margaret Chambers Mcknight, of Philadelphia re-
Gently deceased, bequeathed to the American Bible
Society Philadelphia, $1,000; American Board Of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions, $500 PhIadel.
Children's Home $5O0 American Tract Society,
Philadelphia, $500. The remainder of her estate,
after paying certain private bequests is to go to the
Union Benevolent Association
The Monday evening devotional singing meeting
william Streets is doing much to recall the good old
days OF our fathers when singing schools were in
fashion
The late Samuel Gorgas, of Philadelphia, be-
queathed an extensive farm at RoxbOrOugh valued
at $5oOOO in cash, to found an asylum for INDECENT
women. He gives the life use to relative OF the
sum Of SOC, ,O0O the principal to be added to the
$5OoOo above named after the usufruct terminates.
1t is stated that the Rev. Albert Barnes Is suffering
from q renewed and serious difficulty in his eyes,
which threatens total blindness He has been obliged
toiwrte with the aid OF a machine such as was
Rev. J. G. Leonard and wife have arrived at New
Haven, Conn., after an absence of nearly eleven years
in Western Turkey and Asia.
The Hartford COirun relates that Jennie Bell, OF
New Bedford, Massachusetts,, went into the South
an army nurse, and when the war ended remained
there as missionary. She is living at Hasber's
Island, Cape Lookout, OH the coast of North Car
ona-by no means an inviting field
Rev. A. Crocker has removed to Coventry, Chenan-
Rev. Ezra Jones has accepted a call from the Con-
gregational Church in North Evans, N. Y.
Dnu ankt in lntn nf Gnnrt cIrrrs Do ho1
changed his field Of labor to Great Bend, Pa.
The installation Of Rev. Mr.. Strykef, recently Of
this city, occurred In the new Broad street Presbyte
rian church, in Philadelphia, on Thursday OF last
week.
G. vOse's have added $500 to his salary, and pre-
sented him with an endowment life insurance policy
for $40 OOO payable to him when fifty years Of age,
Rev. Israel w. Putnam, D. d., died at Middleboro.
Mass the sd inst, at the advanced age Of eighty
one years and five months.
MIR. Ansy Field, of Portland, Me-, deceased in Bos-
ton, left One-haf of his property in Spring street
valued at about s4,5O0l to Bangor Seminary and
the Maine Missionary Society after the decease OF
Rev Frederick IT, Allen, OF Boston, has lately been
installed as pastor OF the Congregational church at
1t Is estimated that there from 10000 to IL 600
Jews in Chicago. The christian Standard says an
effort is being made to them to Christianity.
II is next expected that the Hebrews VIII start
movement to convert Christians to Judaism.
tOrcl8n lIeu91OuS NIutterSs
The Court or Assizes OF Darmstadt will proceed to
the trial of a curious case. The culprit is man in
good circumstances but who years has carried on
the practice Of appropriating Bibles and school
books. Far from turning his thefts to any pecuniary
advantage, he made collection of them. The only
reason assigned for this mania is an nveterate hate
towards the clergy.
The London church Ne,rs reports that his Royal
Highness the Prince Of Wales has presented pair Of
A great religious meeting was lately held at Stock
holm, ana thousands OF people were present. The
liberty and how 1t could be extended. Before dis
persing 1t was unanimously agreed 10 soemnly pro-
test against intolerance or exclusion In matters Of
belief.
ceremonies Of the Holy Week and the Easter festivals
were celebrated with great p0mp. Measures OF pre-
the Ottoman troops OF the garrison, and notwth-
standing the extraordinary afiluence of pilgrims and
rmanan ,o U, hen9 bed ~ m e M LAIN anu
lie order was nowhere disturbed.
Mgr. valerga, Latin Patriarch OF Jerusalem at this
moment at Constantinope, was lately received by
the sultan. wnom he was commissioned to thank in
the name Of the Holy Father for the tolerance ac-
corded to all the Christians In the Ottoman empire.
At the conclusion OF the audience the prelate re-
Medjidif.
A letter from Rome May 81, received in England,
says:-The Evangelical chapel belonging to the Prus
sian Legation on the Captoline Hill is much FIRE.
quented. The Jews have Just celebrated their Pascal
festivities with increased soemnlty, well known
German rabbi who happens to be in Rome officiating
at the principal ceremonies. The English American
and Calvanistic churches In the suburb outside the
Flammanian gate are now too small to accommodate
the worshippers. on sunday last the Presbyterian
chapel resounded with the sermon preached by
Dir. Norman Mcleod. This clergyman Il the Queens
chaplain at Bamoral, In the Scotch Highlands.
The Right Rev. Dr. Thomas Parry, Bishop OF Bar
BADGES. who Is now in England, has resigned his
see, making no fewer than five colonial bshoprics
tot hn mn mol -In ~
resignation Of Dr. Harding; Maurltus, by the resig-
by the death OF Dr. sawyer Labuan, by
the resignation of DR.. McDougall, and Barba-
does, by the resignation Of DIR. Parry, with
the almost immediate prospect OF another
lonal secretary, has suggested to the Bishop OF An
tigua that the bishopric OF Barbados should be
merged In his diocese but the Bishop OF Antigua has
declined to accedc TO the proposal The bshopric OF
Barbados s worth c. 500 year paid out OF the Con-
soiidated Fund and the episcopal jurisdiction con-
sists OF Barbadoes ST. vincent, ST. Louis, Trinidad,
Grenada, aud TOBACCO
ENGLISH PASTORAL AID SocrErY.-The annual
meeting Of this society was held on the 7th ins IN
ST. James Hall, London, the Earl OF SALISBURY, the
president, occupying the chair The receipts OF tne
year, including fl6537 legaces announced 10 E5l,0lg
26s. ID, being flo3S4 more In legacies and 81 LAB
less in the other items than the receipts OF the pre-
vious year. special sum OF $5,l36 S. Id STOCK,
valued at f4725 S. Id, also received for the for
nation Of contingent fund. The expenditure for the
year amounted to G46,065 los. Sd. During the year
81 grants became vacant, and % were MADE
whose aggregate population is s90eso. There
are, therefore, sixty-two grants more this than
last year. The grants at present for COZ clergy
incusnbents, whose average population is 1850 souls
with incomes OF f21o per annum; 2o3 are without
parsonage houses. TO sustain these grants the
orcs hsps ar. san FOR
curatos and twenty i've for lay agents. benoftttng