New-York tribune., 1870-11-14

bore tOSthe Seminary, and believed that the Bible was
the foundation upon which the Republic stood. In all
the mi ,sion fields there Decessity Tor men and
the Union Seminary mad fallen behind IN meinDeTs
needed but cement 10 resume its former posIto
1t was In the power OF the merchants OF Ne" orH 70
place 1t in such position IL was now proposes =, o
move the Institution above the Centinl PaIB anu VI 90
this and place It in good working ORDER SOI~1 WAS TO
CURED OF which $4,000 wa already suhscrlHen, thor,
were between 100000 and 5OO0 members, ana n escn
would but give dollar month the required SocogS
probably not he able to do the rest would ake p
their share. DIR. Murray advocated tho building OF
Presbyterian house where the business OF teo uenon
tlon could be transacted properly Remarks were also
made by Dr. Hall and ID. Willis James
THE DovER-sT. MIssioS-RRMARKABLE HISTORY
OF A REyIvALLSr.
The Rev. John Miles, reyiyalist from
Scotia, Schenectady, n. y. preached yesterday
afternoon the subject Of " Christian COmbative-
ness to crowded congregation Of all classes gathered
In tho Mission corner OF Water and DOver-sts The
reverend gentleman has remarkable personal history
coppersmithing and for a long time abored at il IN
he assisted building the lrst railroad ever con
tanned injuries from the first railroad accident which ever
occurred. Having preached nine years IN LurOpc, no
to this country in 1893, and preached in Albany,
particularly 20 canalmen and boatmen. He ia now
going Europe. believing that tie clnae there VIII be
Tinespun sermons he said might entertain those who
possessed knowledge, but the eyis "a society mnSt o
combated by the minister's first being man able 10
reach the hearts az the lowest strata in society ana ten
laboring with that object IN view, by suitable uera
in the simplest Language possible, aud by going among
those who most needed tcac hing.
Cant r. Richardson made the following statement;
The Mission organized May H. 1865. ny body OF -
ing the time ne had been AT sea he saw how sftess
violent many sailors become, and had concluded
that the merchant marine generally would be greatly
benefited II the sailors were approached ON the suJect
OF moral teaching and brought under ~ inbuenlc
day-schoo was opened IA connection witA tho hi'she
John H. Rue and Miss Sarah williams assisted and the
eniernSsc pr2ycd slccez thhre beA4g pow about 60
pupis scnoo. The Roy. Geo. W Jones and 1!s
fe luh
Tie Mission services regularly attended, by about 100
adults Some Of these have been redeemed FROM tAe
greatest wickedncss. About two years ago a sunday
school organized. and now has IS pupila wallace
p. Groom is Superintendent, and has ten ~ is.1nts
DEDICATION OF ST LUKEs GERMAN LUTHERAN
CHURCH IN BROOKLYN.
The well-known Methodist Church in Carlton
ave-. near Fort Greene Brooklyn, WAS yesterday dcd
Gated with imposing ceremonies. by its possessors
the German Lutherans under the Of the DeuScho
Eyangelische Lutheranische Kirche. The Methodists
sold tho building for 900 TO the Luherans vino have
since spent large sum IA eInDeIl-Ins aLu eniIS ~
onamented in other ways by the ladies' OF the cOhBleg
tiOn. The building s an ornate frame structure WIN
handsome COliuthan pillars Tho length from wall tO
wall Is % feet breadth, i0feet hight 30 feet it ia cap
bic OF eonaniag 1909 people new organ mas RoT ofen
Po, Messrs. Stahlman and Mannheim, aud few OF the
Sermon wa1 DrSsched by the Rev j. Ra6gener Pastor
St. Marks, New York, who chose for hs text philippians
IT, 3-ll Tho services ended with the singing Oi Lutrrs
grand old hymn, Een fest burg isi uusele GO!. Ide
Rev. j. ii. Baden Is pastor OF the Church.
INSTALLATION OF A PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER.
In the month of March OF the present year
the Fourth Reformed Presbyterian Church OF this city
organized, ana It's members met ior divine worship
in the large hall known the Harvard Rooms corner OF
Forty-secOnd-st and Sxth-aYe The congregation issued
a call to the Rev James Kennedy, at the time member
OF the Synod OF Ireland, 10 come and be their pastor
Mr. Kennedy accepted the call and has recently arrived
in this county, and became member Of tue synod OF
North America Yesterday morning he preached his
irst sermon before tie members OF ms new cohg,fga "a
ton aud in the evening the usual ODseryances Oh me
Reformed Presbyterian Church Was Installed IN Ais ne"
pastoratr.
THE WEEK OF PRAYER IN 1871.
The Hon. VIM. Il. Dodge, President of the
Evangelical Alliance Of the United States, and the Rev
Dr. Noah H. schenck, Chairman OF the Executive Com
mttee have issued the following programme, subssau-
italy the same that issued by the Eyangc heal AM
foreign countries for the annual week oi prayer.
beginning Sunday Jan. l, 1871
SUNDAY, Jan 1-Sernon5-Subcct: Inspiration or
Holy Scripture its suiclency anu solo authority Tor
religious faith and practice.
calling for Heaewed confidence and for increased de,
yOtedncss humiliation for the woridi1ness OF the
Church, and Tor national SINS provoking d7ho jug
TUESDAY Jan. s-Prayer for nations for oil in author
y; Tor sUleI5 ana saor5 Tor all who have suffered IN
! recent war and Tor the blessings OF peace.
WEDSEsDAY Jan. 4Payer for the conversion of chill
and the raising up more borers in Chriss service
THURSDAY. Jan. 5.-Prayer for the Outpourng Of the
tans; for the increase OF charity and OF nfrctOnae
munion and cooperation among all In every !dnd "hO
love the Lord Jesus Christ IN sincerity,
FRIDAY, Jan. CPrayer for tho circulation OF he Word
of God for blessing religious literature, Tor end
OF religious persecution, ana for the removal OI all nm
deranoes 10 the spread OF the GOspell
SATURDAY jan. 7-PrayCc for Christian missions, for
the conversion the world, and Tor te glorious ap
! pelYing vi our Lord Jesus Christ"
SUNDAY, Jan. S-SeFmODS- subject FIlth, Hope ana
LOye-csscntlal witnesses for the truth.
METHODIST MISSIONS.
The appropriations for mission work at
home and abroad were completed 10y the Missionary
Committee at its concluding session SATURDAY, and
the appoItoumcnt OF the following for Missions
dnring the year 1871 basis Of s700oO0 inclusive Of
SIS 900 reouired 70 meet drafts not yet fully due: