The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-12
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE
Religious Services To-Day.

ngt0n square, this afternoon az three O'CLOCK, on
| 'srhe Second Coming Of Christ"
| At the Everett Rooms Miss Fanny Davis Smith
win speak before the Society Of Progressive Spirit
ualists half past A. III. and half-past seven
Pm.
At John street Methodist Episcopal church Rev.
William P. Corbt win preach at past ten O'Clock
A. M. and at seven r. NJ.
The Church OF the Puritans will attend divine SER
vice to-day In Apollo Hall, corner or Twentyeignth
street and Broadway. Preaching by the Rev. DR..
Cheever at half-past ten O'clock "The Power OF
Apostolic Christianity"
Rev. George Hepworth will preach In the Church
OF the Messiah, Park avenue, this morning and even
ing. Subject In the evening" Honesty"
At the Murray Hill Baptist church, Lexington
avenue, near Thirty-seventh street, preaching at
halpast ten this morning and at seven this even
ing by Rev. s. A. Corey d. d.
AT St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal church, Forty
first street, near sixth avenue, preaching at half
past ten A. NJ. and at half-past seven p NJ. bg Rev.
DR.. o. ii. Tiffany.
Rev. Charles 8. Smyth viii lecture this morning In
the Eleventh street Presbyterian church.
At the Free Church or the Holy Light In Seventh
avenue Rev. Eastburn Benjamin VIII preach at half
past ten A. NJ. ana at narpast seven p. N.
Rev. DR.. Scott preacnes this morning ana evening
In the Presbyterian church IN West Forty-sec0nd
street.
The sixth OF series of discourses on ''The Family
Life" VIII be preached by Rev. DR.. William Altman
In the Spring street Presbyterian church this morn
ing. Subject-''Children's Duties to Parents"
AT the Church OF Our Saviour lSixth Universallsp,
between Filth ana Sixth avenues Rev. J. II. Pull
man will preach this morning and evening.
Services will be held at half past ten A. NJ and at
haf-past seven p NJ. In All Saints Protestant Epis
copal church. In the evening the rector win preach
an Advent sermon. Subject-"Tne Prophettcal Char
acter OF the Messiahs Mission"
At the Church OF the Reformation, Flfteth street,
Rev. Abbott Brown will preach at quarter 10 eleven
A. M. and quarter to eight p. NJ.
Rev. DR.. Morgan will preach on "Falen women"
in behalf Of the Midnight Mission, In Calvary
church, Fourth avenue and Twenty-nrst street, as
nalf-past seven O'Clock this evening.
Rev. Fred. Evans will be installed as pastor OF the
Laight street Baptist church this afternoon at half
past two O'Clock Prominent ministers OF this city
will onlciate.
At the Memorial Church Of Bishop Wainwright,
West Eleventh street. the Right Rev. Horato Potter,
D. D., LID, ID. q. L., Will preach this morning.
The Rev. E. +. Remington tn the evening.
New Church Enterprise. III Fiftieth street, be-
tween Broadway and Eighth avenue. Preaching in
the morning at half-past ten, evening at haf-past
seven, by the Rev. Mr. Smythe.
Rev. Dr. WescOtt will preach In Plymouth Baptist
church, Fiftynrst street, between Ninth and Tenth
avenues, at nan-past ten A. NJ and half past seven
P. NJ.
At tho Zion church, Madison avenue, corner Thir-
ty-eighth street. Rev. N. H. Chamberlain Will lecture
ON .Tne Church under Edward w." this evening at
eight O'Clock.
Rev. DR.. Joseph p. Thompson will discourse upon
"The Council at Rome and its Relations to the
Whole Church." this evening, at half-past seven
O'Clock, in the Broadway Tabernacle church. corner
OF Thirty fourth street.
The Morning Star Sunday school will be addressed
by Rev. Thomas 8. Hastings and other prominent
speakers at two r. NJ, In Apollo Hail.
Rev. s. Ii. Tying, Jr, will this evening deliver the
first of series OF lectures to young men, at the
new building OF the Young Mems Christian Associa.
tton
Rev. Thomas Street will preach this afternoon at
three p NJ, at National Hail, OF Fourth ave.
nue. and 12Sth street.
The Rev. John Miles will preach IN the Seamsn's
Union corner OF Dover ana Water streets to-day at
three O'Clock z. NJ.
Versions OF the syllabus.
The Freenaan's Journal ana Catholic Register OF
this city, referring TO the difficulty OF giving an
English translation Of the famous "syllabus,n and
stating that those published In the Catholic journals
of this country were false and worthless says
To be frank about It, q translation made In the
NEW YORK HERALD, In October last, OF the ''Sylla-
the scratchy version OF the Baltimore pamphlet's
rendering. The HERALD's translation was con-
woIE sy,ns to reproduce in Enssn the the
know who It was-had taken the pains to refer TO
the Pontllcal utterances from winch the PROPOSE
lions were drawn to interpret the meanings OF the
propositions condemned, his conscient0Qsy exc
cuted work would have been excellent.
AutI,or of ssI,uther,. Hym-0
In volume entitled "Christian Singers in Ger
many" by Catnarine Wnkworth, the hymn gsner-
ally known Is "Luther's Hymn beginning
Grca, God, what do see hear,
Tie end Of things created,
is said TO have been composed by Rngwalt. native
OF Oder the pastor Of little place
called Lanleldt, where he died in 1893
Church Statistics.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
The Methoists have lust completed their statistics
for this year. and report bishops $3.50 travelling
preachers 1o,34o local preachers 1lA 712 lay men,
worth s54 l16 2o7; 1884 $50 Sunday school teachers
and 94 scholars. In each or these figures there
an e rcma 1~U 20 per sn e1o
TONERS show q decrease OF 1854 The increase or
membership has been 14o, 600 less than the number
Of probationers last year. The deaths would not
amount 10 quarter or this number.
CONTEMPORARIES.
The minutes Just published OF the General COngre-
gational Association OF iowa, report 100 churches
OF which thirty are selfsustaiping. with member
ship OF 9,523.
Congregationaism has had very rapid growth
In Illinois. twenty-five years ago there were less
than a score Of churches or this donominauon now
there are $50.
EPIsCOrALIAN.
The Episcopal Church has in thus country Bishops
~; priests and deacons 1857; parishes 2,4i2 bap-
tlsms, 35, 702; combinations 2l,g5S; communicates
1874, $685. Sunday school scholars isao46; contribu-
lions, 81 57,s8s.
FREE WILL. BAPTISrs.
IA Ea nflafG lharl CHI ohio
and CD 63I comhunicans-an Increase OF 81 churches
and 5,ss1 communicates during tne past year.
Religions Notes.
The Massachusetts, Methodist Episcopal Church
Convention meets in Boston December Ia and Is.
revival Is In progress In Obern College, re-
shifting la the conversion Of great many OF the
students.
A Baptist papar In Texas tells OF A Mathndisr