The New York herald., 1868-03-01

mans march to the sea. After three years the
good people have succeeded in completing ne"
house Of worship. In Philadelphia, the 18th FEB
rHary, beautiful Sunday school chapel, costing
$50 200, was dedicated for the Bethany mission.
1t will seat L. 700 scholars. Presbyterian church
was constituted at Hoton, Kansas, last March,
and late in December its twenty.three members
consecrated house to the worship of God. The
North church. Allegheny, Pa, under the pastoral
care of Rev. DR.. A. Hodge, dedicated their new
edihce the 10th February. A house of worship
has Just been completed in Solon Iowa, at csst
of $500. The first United Presbyterian church
of Western Missouri has been lately erected at
Greenwood, in that State.
OF the Baptist churches dedicated tive were in
this State, at Yates and Randolph Centre; two in
Connecticut, one at Middeville. Mich, January
%, and another at Clinton, Wis, the 18th ult.
The new chapel for the Bethel mission in Hartford,
Conn.,, has been consecrated, Rev. DR.. Turnbull
preaching the sermon. The Bethel church of
Marion county dedicated their house of worship
early last month, and at Cummings City, Nebraska,
. Baptist church edifce has just been completed.
Congregational churches have been dedicated
Mich. at Wttemberg, Iowa; Geneva, Ohio. and
at Guelph, in the Dominion of Canada. Five of
these seven churches cost in all, 100000.
Three Methodist churches have been dedicated
at cambridge, Ohio; West Union, Iowa. and Inae-
pendence, No. Two are in course Of erection at
Saginaw, Mich, and Waverley, Iowa.
new Lutheran church at Casstown, Ohio was
consecrated the I'd February. The mission chapel
was dedicated the 4th February.
A new Presbyterian church has just been
formed at Cayuga, H., by members from the
church ut Pontiac. At Decatur, also, in the same
State, fifty three members of the Old School
Society have united to form a new church. At
Big Rapids, Mich, . church and Sunday school,
under the charge Of Rev. E. B. Miner, has just
been organized. Sixteen members of the Han
over street church OF Wilmington, DEL, recently
united to form the "Olivet Presbyterian church."
At the first communion nine were added to the
number on profession of their iaith. In Omaha,
Nebraska, United Presbyterian church Of eleven
members has been formed. 1t is a noteworthy
fact that of these five new Presbyterian societies
three were colonies from other churches.
The First Colored Regular Baptist church of
Allegheny City was recognized by council the
18th ult. 1t is composed of eighteen members.
A new Baptist society at Chittenango, in this
State; two in Iowa, at Grand Meadow and Council
Bluffs; two in Missouri, at Greenfield and YER
Huron and Kennckuk, Kansas. have been duly
recognized. In oil, the formation OF eight Baptist
churches is reported.
Congregational churches have been lately
gathered in Rcyaton and West Dover. VT; in
Frankford, Mich, and in Augusta, Wis. A colored
church of twenty-five members was formed the
I'd Of February in Memphis, Tenn.
new Episcopal parish has been organized in
the towns of Boonsboro and Montana, Iowa. 1t
already contains fifteen communicates.
About twenty members Of the Reformed church
in Montville, N j., have united TO form new
society at Boonton, and commttse OF the Chassis
of Passaic organized the church on the I'd Of Feb
ruary.
In Saginaw Valley, Mich, and in GAINESVILLE,
Wis. Congregational, Baptist and Methodist
churches are building at cost of $3.50 900.