The New York herald., 1870-01-30
Religious Personals.

the Detroit Conference.
Archbsnop Manning, Of England is talked Of at
Rome az successor to Pope Plus TX.
The Rev. David Aofat, OF Indiana, has finally &C
cepted the call OF the Bridge street church OF
Georgetown ID. q.
The veteran African missionary, Rev. Mr. Moffat,
Is expected very shortly to return TO England. He
Is now seventy-slx years OF age.
The Rev. william G. Browning succeeds the rccre-
ant Cooke as pastor OF the Seventh street IN. "
Methodist Episcopal church
The Rev. George q. NJ R0Derts ID. D., L. D., OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, died in Baltimore
on Saturday, aged slxty-four years
Rev. X. Welser and Rev. O. Leply have terminated
their connection with the american Lutheran, OF
which they were editors.
The Baptist Home Mission Society has just re-
ccivcd $40, 900 from pious isdy, whose name Is not
Rev !. A. Tiffany. Presbyterian minister, for
merly OF Indiana, ID now member u the Kansas
bishop Marvin, Of Missouri has consented 10
write the history OF Methodism IN tnat state
Rev. Donald Morrison, u missionary In New Zoa-
land OF the Canadian Presbyterian Church. died at
Onenunga on the Esd OF OCTOBER, aged forty-one
Rev. Frederic A. FIske Congregatioaalist minis
ser In Massachusetts, has applied to be admitted
a n for aoy orders 10 the 0nIrcs
Methodist Episcopal church, in New York. recently
made vacant BY the transfer Of Rev. Mr.. Putney to
An old lady recently gave $500 to the American
Education Society iCongregationaD with the remark,
Rev. John IL. HeYsrman; Of Blooningdale, N. Y,
has received call to the pulpit OF ST. Paus Protest
ant Episcopal church, Paterson, lately vacated by
Rev. JOSIAH sprlggs (Methodisr died on the nth
| inst OF pneumonia, at Campbell Court House, Va.
MI. Samuel A. Hitchcock, OF Brimneld, Mass, has
Just given $40 900 for the endowment or the Hebrew
l prOesSOrship In Andover seminary.
| Rev. J. Is. Morse has accepted an appointment as
/ and Home for Little Wanderers In New YORK.
Ray wi q IN taai0 nft tho nop,a M,o
slonary society OF Connecticut died at Memphis,
Tenn, December %. aged sixly.tnree years. no
graduated at Yale College In 1888. Most Of his life
was spent IN ministerial work at the West.
Rev. G. b. Hubert has accepted call to the Belle.
He was Installed On The 18TH inst, when Rev. DR..
l.. Rankin, OF washington, d. q, preached the SER
mon.
church In Lawrence, Mass has become u Congre.
gatonalist He informed his people that he had de-
cded the step after TWO years OF investigation.
! Rev George w. w0odrun. OF the Alanson Meth0.
dist Episcopal church In New York, mas obtained
years leave OF absence from his congregation, and
Will spend the summer IN Great Britain and on the
| Continent.
Chauncey W. West, q Mormon bishop, died sud.
denly In California not long since IL Ia said OF him
"that he embraced the Mormon Gospel when young,
and held u name honored among tthe SAINTS"
Religious Notes.
Our exchanges from oil parts OF the country
contain accounts Of revvals in churches OF oil de-
nominations
The statistics OF the colored Baptist churches In
Virginia show a membership OF ~, 3Is exclusive OF
those YET In communion with the wnitc churches.
The nrst Young Mems Christian Association was
organized in Boston In 1851. In June last there were
reported $50 associations with 1000 900 members In
the United States and Canada
"A Methodist minister In Montana tn q letter,
says:-"As far as our own church is concerned am
solitary and alone as its representative-not one
local preacher or exhorler In Montana"
A Jew proposes starting National Young Mems
Hebrew Association, not ~ he says after the
sectaran idea or the Young MEMS Christian Asso.
ciati0n, but on national bass, progressive and
SOCIAL.
The Episcopal diocese OF Albany reports for the
being s7400 more than the previous yoar; also 772
combinations ana 7,s4o members, an increase OF
The Universalists In the United states have 702
societies and S8S minister's connected with eighty
two associations. Their denominationai schools
consisting OF three colleges, two theological semi
naries and hxe academles-numbered last year 400
students and have an aggregate endowment Of
ters The Northern States show decrease aud the
Southern and Western an increase.
A Mormon society has been gathered In the town
snip OF Leon Go0dhue county, Wis. man calling
himself Elder Kelley has been preaching " them
with considerable success. Among other things thus
"aidn'I believe in marriage snyway.H few daVs w
since Rev. Mr.. Hitchcock, sho Methodist minister OF
Mant0rvle, met him In Leon and charged him with
marrying LADY near Nantorvie, which Was his
nlntn wife, ali Of which he ackno wledged to be true
and Immediately absconded. new Mormon teacher
direct from Salt Lake, now deludng the people OF
that neighborhood.
At the Installation OF II. J. Adams over Baptist
church In h0lyOke, Mass, quite discussion took
place IN the council on the question OF restricted
communion. DR.. ide placed this practice simply on
the basis Of expediency, and FOR some time It was
question whether the person examined was the pas
tor elect, or DR.. lde, or Mr. Trask, the Congrega-
iona pastor, VINO happened to be present.
The Eastern (GermRnj Reformed Synod has been
discussing the question Of lay Baptism. A mother
had baptized her child In infancy when sick, there
being no minister ~ hand. When the child grew up
and was to De confirmed the mother would not allow
rebaptisfn, claiming hers to be valid A committee
consistng OF Dr. Nevin. Dr. Gerhart and DR.. Callen
der. admitted its validity, a. It had been performed
IN the name OF the Trinity. The synod was hardly
ready to admit It ana left the matter over.
The Norwegian Lutheran Synod was organized In
Wisconsin IN 1888, with SIX ministers and eighty.
eight congregations In threo States. In now con-
tAins sixty ministers, 2<7 congregations In twelve
states, and 81, 600 commuDicAnts But one minister
confines mis- labors 10 single congregation. The
others serve from two TO twelve congregations
each.
Rev. O. Gibson has had great success IN exciting
Interest ii the instruction OF the Cninese In Cali
fornia.
Thursday night Joe Wood attempted to murder
GOuyerneur Weller OF Ithaca, striking him with n