The New York herald., 1869-08-29
RcliGiOus Notes.

Several Philadelphia pastors have lately agreed
gether 10 atten. no more funerals the Sabbath.
except in those OF necessity in which the
certificate OF physician shall be produced establish
ing that necessity.
Meetings of considerable revival interest have
taken place In Walden, Miss, Unontown, Ala, and
Rusk, Texas.
Professor Junus II. seeye, of Amherst College.
has concluded not to accept :he presidency OF Mchi
gan University.
Mrs. Julia Goodrich, widow of Professor Chauncey
A. Goodrich, and daughter OF Noah Webster, died
suddenly at her home IN New Haven on Tuesday,
August IL, aged seventy-seven years.
Rev. T. Edwards Converse, a son of the editor OF
the Christian Obserger, proposes 10 start from
Louisville, KY, for the mission of the Southern
Presbyterian Church at HancnOw, China, about the
18th OF september.
Portsmouth, o.. has just laid the corner stone or
Its First German Presbyterian church.
The corner stone of a new prick PRESBYTERIAN
church. 15X46 feet, has been laid at Rockville, Ind,
under very interesting circumstances.
The new second Presbyterian church edifce at
Dubuque, Iowa, will be dedicated on sunday,
OctoDer 3.
Rev. solon Cobb, of the first Presbyterian church
OF Owego, n. Y, resigned his pastorate alter five
years OF acceptable labor, to accept call to the
Mystic church Of Medford. Mass, near Boston.
A Presbyterian church of sixteen members has
just been formed by Rev. Seth Smalley at ontana,
Kansas. And another of nine members has Just
been formed 10y Rev. MessEs q. Clark ana Geo. Ran
som ut stanton. county seat of Montcam connty,
Mich. And stiil another has recently been organized
at Edaewood, Ill, in the bounds of Wabash Pres
bytery
Rev. G. p. Nichols. OF Victor. y. y., has been
called TO the Oiyet church OF Chicago, Win salary
of $4,000.
IL IL now expected that the Rev. r. 3. Hudson
will enter upon the duties OF his charge IN
Clinton on the thtrd sunday in september.
The New York Obseryer STYLES Mrs. Stowes pre-
tended revelation OF the secreJ O Lord Byr0ns sepa
ration from his wife "a cunnngly devised fable'
rhe Indepenaent pronouices t startling IN acenss
In style, and altogether il-advsed In pubication'
| The South Bend ,Ind.) Register says the Roman
Catholics Ut Nore Dame In the vicinity OF thaI Guy,
intend erecting % magnificent church or cathedrai
of such size IA Will arrord accommodation 70 Az
even upon their greatest festival days. The founda,
| ton IL 10 tie laid the coming fall ana the wnole
structure will be completed WITHIN TWO years.
| Father Dc smer, the venerable Catholic indian
missionary, has returned to st. Louis, MO-, and N
occupying ;hIs old apartments ut the college. Ne
is in fair health, but greatly In need OF resi-, no
trbcs who are located on the new reservations
| SALE or THE HORSE "IIRNRy'i FOR $4,000
| Tuesday evening Mr.. Daniel W. Bell. Of the nrm OF
| Henry Bel x sons, merchants Of this city sold his
famous horse "henryv to Mr.. ID. A. Cremer, agent
for Mr.. - wallace, OF New YORK city, for $40, 000
cash despatch from Bells banker In New YORK
| yesterday noon informed him that the money had
been deposited to his credit and the was At
once completed. Subsequent 10 the sale Mr.. Bell
WAS offered S2b, 900 for 'Henry" BY the agent OF
Other New Yorker, who resched st. Louis 1--WE hours
after the sale, and had come West purpOsely 10 buy
| him. Of course he was too late. Mr.. Bell misses
that odd $1,000 It Is true but nevertheless he ought
10 consider II 80 big thing' IN the horsenesn line
own and sell horse Tor 500 900 In cash. 'IIenry"
IL Will De recollected the horse that made the un-
precedented time IN three successive heats at Buf
| !alo some tlree weeks since. IFS dam was Glen.
coe mare, and he was sired by Magma Charta lie
| IL now M Philadelphia, preparatory 20 maklueVpa
race ~ tha1 ctS'-S' LOUIS Reptbtcam AuonH u.