The New York herald., 1870-04-03
Religious Revlvals.

deep religious interest exists IN the Ninth PresDy-
terrain church OF Troy, N. Y.
The Lutheran congregation In Centre Brunswick.
N Y. Is in highly prosperous condition Seventy
five persons were recently added to their communion.
forty two BY baptism.
At Chelsea, Mass, the Mount Bellingham NJ T..
church still enjoys an interesting revival. Also the
churches at Rockport, and Elm street and Riverdale
Gloucester, have been favored with great AWAKEN
1ngs OF late and churches OF other denominations on
Cape Ann nave shared in the spirit and results.
A series OF meetings "a held in Lowell Mass,
under the auspices Of the Young Mems Christian
Association which are 1ully attended and promise
to be productive OF good TO the churches.
Commencing with the Week Of Prayer very gra-
cious work Of grace has been In progress In Cedar
byterian, Methodist, Baptist ana Lutheran-united
IN an effort on behalf OF Che people,
Rapids, Iowa. Inc devil Is very % busy among m them.
paper Is now published there IN their language OF
decdely inddei character. Their language Is an
ef1ectual barrier against all attempts to do them
good In any OF tue ordinary ways. The churches
there recognize the salvation OF this people as a
highly important part OF their work. but as yet do
not see the way clear even for o beginning.
The week or prayer was observed IN Deavan, Hi.
nois by union prayer meeting tn the afternoon,
held IN the Baptist Methodist and Presby teran
churches alternately with evening service In each
church, and with such interest as TO induce a con.
JnuatOn Of them for five weeks. At the recent COM
muniOn season In the Presbyterian church forty
two persons came before the session for admission
to the church and It Is expected several Others Will
come forward at the next communion.
Very interesting meetings have been held In quite
number OF churches In the east end or Long Island
since the lst OF January The small Congregational
church at Lower Aquebogue has added third to Its
and two DJ letter Nearly all of the neignoorng is
churches are receiving additions Notwithstanding
several Of them are without pastors.
Religious Notes and Observations.
Rev. H. q. Brown (Presbyterian), formerly OF Ar
Kansas has been appointed Evangelist the Synod
OF Mississippi.
President McCosh has accepted the Invitation to
deliver the Phi Beta Kappa Grafton at Yale next
Commencement.
Hon. G. T. Cobb, Of Morristown, N. j., contributed
over 81, 900 to the new building or the NJ Il. church
just erected IN that place.
Rev. j. II. wagner, recently pastor Of the German
Reformed church OF Plttsburg has been confirmed
as a Catholic priest, at Lancaster.
One Of the members Of the Junior theological class
OF Washington University, 81. Louis was one OF the
famous "slx hundred" at Balakava.
Rev. William G. w. Lewis, prominent Methodist
minister OF Poughkeepse, has given out that he and
his family will soon unite with the Episcopal Church.
Intelligence has been received at Boston OF the
death OF Mrs. Parmlee, wife OF Rev. W. p. Parmee,
o missionary OF the American Board al Erzro0m,
Turkey.
Rev. Charles f. Harris, pastor OF the Washington
street M. Z. church, Brooklyn, has Deen presented
with check for $500 by the teachers and scholars
Rev. James Gibson johnson has accepted the
unanimous call OF the Congregational church OF Rut-
land, Vermont, made vacant by the resignation OF
The revision OF the authorized version OF the Bible
is opposed by the C0nvocatl0n or the province OF
York England, but the supporters Of the proposal
have the moral, II nor the numerical ascendanCy.
It is not generally known that 0ffciaJing cergymen
may adopt any OF the existing Bibles simply pc.
cause the ''auth0rzed" translation has no legal
thOrity except when quoted In the prayer book, to
the letter OF which the clergy are bound by their
dinatlon VOWS.