The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-05

Tho Methodsts OF Vermont are to have o seminary,
for which $4,000 are to be raised by q weekly ten
cent subscription.
II s significant fact that twenty out Of the twen-
ty-eight Episcopal churches in Maine are supported
by Sunday collections.
At Buenos Ayres the first synagogue In the repub-
lie has just been completed The Jews in the city
number Lightweight, but there are several hundred
III the republic.
The Free-Will Baptists now number 1875 churches
and I'd, 63l COMMITMENTS, an increase OF ninety
seven churches and 6,447 commandments during the
past year.
There Is now talk of union between the German
Reformed Church and the Dutch Reformed Church:
The example OF the Old School ana the New School
PresDy terlans Ii having It's effect
The Hebrew community OF London has been ad-
mOnshed by the Rabbts to desiSt from inserting the
Christian year upon the COMMISSIONERS Of their rela-
uveS, as IN this manner they tmplledly recognize
the birth OF Christ.
The full vote on lay delegation In the Methodist
Church now stands lO3, 476 Tor and 6l COG against.
Inc ministerial vote Included In This STANDS 2308
for and J0d against The requisite ministerial ma
jorlty has been secured, with l4o votes more than
are required
Convention at New Haven. 1T appears that the num-
Der OF AethOdist church members in Connecticut is
and OF las i0o va a,ega ~
$l,2osO0O. There are l69 ministers, includng sup
plies; ia Sunday schools, 1854 scholars, and GA $50
volumes IN the libraries.
IL
and CeyOn, 277 in South Africa, al in Guiana and
tue West Indies, 1876 Ill the. Pacific Islands and the
CHINA Sea, 1873 IN China and japan, 132 in West
Africa and 80 IN Western Asia. The large numbers
In South Africa and other British colonies include
many pastors OF feeble churches OF English settlers
who are not properly foreign missionaries.
The Low Church Blshops, McIlvaine, Alfred Lee,
Johns, Payne, IL. W. Lee, Bedeli, Stevens, Vail and
Whitaker have addressed letter to the other men,
bels OF the House OIL bishops, proposing That ater
nate phrases as modification in the olce for the
minSJratlOn OF baptism OF iufantS5 allowed They
solicit the cooperation OF the otner bishops In an
effort to bring aDQut this mild reform.
The statistics Tor the Methodist Church South are
summarlly Us follows
In 1868. IN 1867.
Travelling preachers 2,405 1850 Increase 1o7
Local preachers. 4,413 1852 Increase 46l
lite members. 500, 5y6 4724S4 Increase 81 liz
Colored MEMBERS. 32,0S5 64,l72 Decrease q, 0S7
In addition to the ABOVE there are 179 superannu-
ated preachers. There ia the HOlst0n Confer
encc rs Indian membcrs, ana In the Indian Mission
the coOred members. There are also bishops.
According to the american Presbyterian The
united Presbyterian Church raised last year
$60i7,042 for congregational purposes; for minis
teria relief, $50 1927 Tor the four causes of educa-
tlon, nome and foreign missions, church erection
and publcation 81, $40; for contingent expenses
OF the assemblies, $50, 1865 for miscellaneous pur-
poses $76O,690being total Of s., 166, SD. This Is
Considerably below the real sum. In numbers they
south, tue Baptsts and the Disciples. Next below
them In numbers come the LuLnerans, Congrega-
tionalsts and Episcopalians. Were all the denomn-
aons which accept Pre5by terrain polty to united
including the German and the Dutch Reformed they
would number over 100000.