The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-19
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


Progress Of Religion in the United states.
We have reports OF the recent dedication OF twelve
new churches, besides number OF Catholic cathe-
drals, in various parts OF the country. Six Of the
churches were Methodist The largest OF these is the
new and comm0dious Iedi1ce at Meiden, Ct The
dedicatory services took place the Goth ult. and
were continued on Sunday, June IS. "a remark
able feature Of all these services was that during the
several meetings, not word not even whisper, Of
begging was heard and the only collection taken up
was on the day OF dedication. when the plates were
passed for the penny collection" Yet The new
edince cost about S75, 600.
AT Cortland in this State. the 10th ult. the new
Centenary Methodist Episcopal church, REV. +. G.
Curtis pastor, dedicated with appropriate SER
vices. Rev. Dr. Il. G. Andrews OF Brooklyn, preach
dist Episcopal church at Ridgeway, Mich, OF which
Rev. L. Ii. Dean is pastor, recently dedicated con-
venent house OF worship erected at cost Of $50 500
Smaller ediices have also been cOnsecrated at sun
Prairie, Wis, Falrview. Iowa. and Norfolk, Va.
Four Presbyterian churches have recently been
dedicated. IL is stated that eleven years ago there
was not single Presbyterian a person Presby-
terialy inclined, in Plymouth, Wyoming Valley, Pa
but on the 18th OF last month the new edince OF a
vigorous Presbyterian society was duly dedicated
Rev. Theodore l.. Cuyer ID. d., OF Brooklyn, preach
ing the sermon. About year ago the Presbytery Of
ha a nns honse Of worsSin was dedcsted by this
young congregation. On the same day Mr. William
swan, recent graduate OF Princeton Seminary, was
ordained 10 the work OF the ministry and installed
Us pastor OF the new church.
A correspondent OF the PRESBYTERIAN Banner, from
Salisbury, Iowa. acknowledges the aid Of $500 re-
ceived through the Board of Church Extension, for
the erection and competition OF house OF worship
for shiloh church, Presbytery OF Vfnton, Iowa
Synod. This church was dedicated on the
3ist OF May. The communion was held at
the same time, and the services were con-
tinued for one week. Twenty-Five persons were
added to the fellowship Of the church, OF whom
eleven adults received the ordinance OF baptism.
At Bowling Green Ky., the second Sunday in
June, a new house Of worship was dedicated by the
presby terrain church in that place. At Bushnell,
ILL., q Presbyterian church Of one hundred and fifty
members dedicated new edifce on the 2sth ult.
The Baptist church OF West Meriden, Conn.,, dedi-
Gated their new house OF worship on Wednesday,
July l. The house ID OF brick, with brown stone
facngs 1t $780, 600 and will seat about six hun.
dred persons. This church was organized seven
years ago, with twenty-seven members, and now
numbers two hundred and twenty. Nearly one hum
dred have been added since last November. new
Baptist house of worship in Fenton, Mich was dedi-
Gated the first Sunday in June The house had been
lour years in building. debt OF over $4,000 mad
been contracted in finishing 1t, but before evening
provision had been made for the whole amount.
Two small Lutheran houses OF wOrshlp-One IN
Bloomington, Pa, and the other IN Topeka, Kansas
were deQicated last month.