Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-10
Religions Stems.

morning and evening. Preaching to-
morrow as usual by the pastor Rev. DIR.
Miller.
The Elizabeth-avenue Methodist
Episcopal church in this city has been
favored with gracious revival OF relig-
ion. In the past few weeks fifty have
protested faith in Christ.
A \. S. Presbyterian Church was
recently dedicated at Atco, n. j.
A new:movement is making at Bricks
burg. for a liberal Christian Church.
At the anniversary of the Central Nj.
e. Mission School, Newark, the 1st inst
over 400 scholars and so teachers were
present. Mayor Ferry, of Orange, and
Rev. j. *. Burr, made addresses.
Rev. s. Siegfried, having filled up
his three-score and ten years, has re-
signed the charge of Weart's Corner
church, n. j., and is about to locate
with the relatives and friends among
whom he commenced his ministry in
1926. a .H4#
The Toms River M. e. Church, Rev.
w. w, Moffett, pastor, have raised the
past season for current expenses, 81
500. Fifty-siY persons have united
with the church during the year.
Rev. Geo. S. Mott, OF Newton, has
accepted the call rendered by the Pres
byterian church of Pennington n. j.,
and entered upon his duties on the LIST
of April.
A house of worship is about to be
built by the NJ. E. church in Hacketts-
town, N. j., at a cost of $1,000 600 $685.
600 have been already subscribed.
Rev. Dir. HILL late President of Harv-
ard, has received call from the Uni
tartan church at Waltham.
, The Tabernacle Church in Chicago
has received two hundred and fourteen
to it's membership during its first year
of existence.
There are 46 Baptist churches in Cal
ifornia with 2,501 members, and 46 in
! Oregon with [ ,491 members.
The evangelical Episcopal clergy OF
Philadelphia have addressed to Bishop
Coke a cordial letter, approving of his
late pastoral and its fearless defence of
"the simplicity and purity of the Chris
tian life. 81 AEfES k
One of the candidates lately confirm
ed by Bishop Stevens at Trinity church
Philadelphia, was ninety -four years of
age.
In 1850, Philadelphia contained 30
Baptist churches with 7, 445 members
now the city has 40 churches with A.
600 members.
DIR. +. D. Huntington has chosen TO
make Syracuse his episcopal residence.
Rev. Dr. Huntington is the seventh
Protestant Episcopal bishop selected
from rectors of Boston churches since
1853. A residence worth $3.50 has
been bought for the new bishop, by
the members of his diocese
The Right Rev. Bishop Lefevre, of
the Roman Catholic Diocese of Detroit
died of erysipelas in the head, at
! Detroit, Mich, on the 14th ult., aged
G5 years He was native of Belgium
and was ordained Bishop in 1S41
The Rev. William e. Monsey of the
Baltimore Conference, Methodist Epis
copal Church, South, has been elected
Corresponding Secretary of the Fore
ign Missionary Society of his church.
The Baptist Annual shows New York
State $40 churches, ISL ordained or
! licensed preachers, 4,94l baptisms last
year, and 96, 7O3 members. Hbta
Rev. Dr. Isaac N. Wyckotf for thirty
two years pastor of the Middle Reform
ed church, Albany died in that city ON
Sunday, the 2Sth ult., at the age of rs
years. His pastoral life was spent in
the Reformed Church.
The American Bible Society closed
its financial year with the end of
March Its receipts, from all sources,
have been more than $731, 000-never
exceeded by any previous year except
one. 1t is making arrangements for an
anniversary of great interest. We trust
the week will be unusually pleasant and
profitable to the religious public.
Rev. jeremiah S. Lord, d. d., for
twenty,o years pastor of the Reform
ed church in Harlem, died the I'd inst.
in the 81 tn year of his age. His long
ministry at Harlem has been greatly
blessed to the people of his charge, and
church, which has become vigorous
and flourishing through his devoted la