New-York tribune., 1869-06-09
RELIGIOUS.
ACTION OF THE LONDONDERRY PREsBlTEEI on
THE PROPOSED UNION.

ACTION OF THE LONDONDERRY PREsBlIEEr On
THE PROPOSED UNION.
BosToN June Sat a meeting of the Pres
byery OF Londonderry Old School, held here today the
basis Of the reunion OF the Old and New schools agreed
Presbytery is undoubtedly the first 10 take action on the
question.
THE BAPTIST GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF yIR-
GINA
RICHMOND, June Sat n meeting of this AS
socation yesterday, e Secretary read h annual report
from which il appears that the contributions for the past
wear amounted to s2eO an increase Of $oO) over last
year The following statistics OF the strength Oh the de
nomination IN virginia WedS S, te ,6c,uer.bin
55GG7 cOlOred membership lOioyi toti memDciSH
CG,l36.
DEDICATION OF A CHURCH.
The Broad-st. Baptist Church of Elizabeth, y.
j. was dedicated yesterday. Services were held at 10
m and and D. IN. number Of distinguished clergy
men from this and neighbOrng cities participated In the
BROOKLYN YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AssoCGA
TION-ANNUAL MEETING.
The fifteenth annual meeting Of the Brooklyn
Young Mems Christian Association held at their hall
ON Fulton ave- and Gallaunplace last evening The OBJ
iect independent Of hearing the reading tho annual
reports was TO pass upon the act OF tho late Legislature
giving them a charter. The President Mr.. W, W
Wckes I'm the chair and after the usual opening eI-
ercses Mr. Alfred Wcks stated tlat he terms Oh 'ne
tho 18th OF April last He therefore moved that
the persons holding the olnces OF President ana
offices now held by them respectively until their success
ors shall be elected or otherwise superseded MI william
TdsaIl offered an amendment that all the officers be in
cuded, which was accepted and as ahehdeu the reso
norts incnding those OF the Secretary Treasurer SC.
The President In his statement appealed 10 the people OF
tho city for the continued tc lnstntion Wheh
cannot fail TO promote in the highest degree all their inter
ests intellectual moral social ana religious lhey ask that
(out OF the abundance OF then Wealt building may DC
erected the rentals Of which shall DC made sufficient To
cover tie running Of the Association where can
be provided thorough courses OF scientific aud hte-
Tnry lectures, and every suitable entertainment
ali that can meet their educatioLal wants, and when
shall be made attractive TO them as are already nhue
tLe hauns of sin In pursuance OF such plan the man
ayers have secured from the state Legislature an act OF
Incorporation which will be submitted 10 the mennS M
past year The finances reported as In good cond-
toD and, notwithstanding inc continued ana moIeas
A. $3.50 has expended on the library alone aduns
1900 volumes 1000 caalogues, ana several N9os % re s
amount paid out and payable Tor all purposes was slo
1856 4s leaving cash balance % Oh fU - h inc
The report the Register OF Membership shows lhat UP
TO May 81 1899, there was toai OF 2o's "a mshDH, ,
between the Central, South Branch, aud New wUtrecht
Associations The report OF te Library C9mmt'ee SNOW
| with special library fund OF S2DoO The nunDeT oi
volumes now on the shelves IS $3.50 being ~ he 0
! her OF regular readers who draw DOCKS from the
library Is l6h, and now accounts are Opeeu t aa,
THE reports the ROOM Committee, Lecture COnmltiee
&C. were also read together with that OF he t[aan @ ~
JJone The average attendance at the Sabbath school
the institution under charge Of teachers OF the Chst
Association, Is 4e There are only Ne teachers anu IN mo- ~
are Yeared After the reading and acceptance of nc 70
| nortA Mr. EnOs NJ Taft then moved that the charte
Granted by the Legislature OF tho state OF New1Oi on
StIed n Act To- Incorporate tho Brooklyn Young Men
Cbris ian Association passed May 1862 be accepted
this Assocatlon and that We do raiy ana concur III ~,
VatW w. Wckes, as President, ana Wilson, ,,e, as =
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