The New York herald., 1871-12-17
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY DECEMBER IT, 1snrRIPLE SHEET

o'clock are free TO all who win stay TO enjoy them.
This Is the way TO make the house and the nall q
place OF pleasant resort
The Hebrew Translates OF n Letter from
Rev. DIR. Hileesheimer, Chief Rabbi Of Ber-
lin.
BERLIN. the sixth day OF the wear 5esi.
Peace TO the honorable and righteous men, Menach-
ern Goldsmith and Marcus Lichtenstein, OF the
city OF New York.
Your letter has reached me, and do exceedingly
rejoice thai there is yet God-fearinG man (Mr.
Harheldl among you who Is proficient In the vernac-
nar and able 70 stand up against these law
destroy our holy religion bv the custom OF female
singing in synagogue. Woe be unto the ears that
him In the holy laws and the lear OF God. And con-
cernin0 my interfering in hls matter, write TO the
committee, and we shall conJolntly use our whole
power and influence In the prevention OF the con-
Joint chanting OF females ana males In our syna-
DR.. HlLDEsHEIMER.
Religious Notes-Personal aud General.
Rev. william r. Alger, who returned to Boston
from Paris IN the fall In serious III health is rapidly
recovering. hN
Rev. Lyman d. Cakins, late of Brooklyn, L. l.. has
been installed pastor Of the Presbyterian church at
Muncy, Pa.
Rev. Horace Fletcher. D. D., pastor Of the Bap-
tist churcn In Iownshend. Vt, died November ~
at the age OF seventy five years.
Rev. Frederick G. Clark. d. D., OF New York city.
has received q unanimous call from the Genevan
Presby terlan church, Gates avenue, Brooklyn.
Rev. DR.. A. w. Iceland, OF Columbia. s, c., died
advanced age. He was Moderator OF the General
Assembly winch sat IN Cincinnati In 1861.
Rev. Thomas II. Skinner. lately OF Fort Wayne
Ind, son Of the late DR.. I. H. Skinner, Professor In
Union theological Seminary, New York, has ac-
cepted call rom the Second Presbyterian church
OF ClncnnaC.
The Prudential Committee OF the A. b. G. r. M
request the churches cooperating with the Board to
work in nomnaly Cnrstiam lan1sMa ed wnicn Gl e
was voted 10 occupy at The late annual messing.
The Church Journal Episcopal organ), Of this
sy T. ns Rsv " sm 1e
Rev. William 7. Gibson, d. D., heretofore known
edltoriaiy from long connection with the Gospel
Messenger.
Rev. J. H. wingneld, D. D., rector Of Trinity
church, In Portsmouth. Va, died on Tuesday, the
6th inst. On Sunday he oficiated at morning and
ceding Wednesday celebrated the fftieth anniver.
sary OF his rectorSnip
Bishop Baker, OF the Methodist Episcopal Church,
second paraytic attack within q few days. Bishop
Baker has Tor several wears been unable. through
physical inirmlty, to pc perform i any duty ana has,
A new Baptist churcn has been organized in
Rochester, starting with seventy-Lnree members
from eleven different churches. 1t Is an on.
shoot mainly from the Second church, and does not
originate from any disafectOn, but from desire to
plant house OF worship IN new district of we'll
tO-dO-citizens where promising field Is offered.
The American Peace Society will hold meeting
at Cooper Institute on Monday evening next 10 up-
hold the Treaty Of Washington, which instrument
provides for High Court OF Arbitration not only
Tor pacific settlement OF all pending difficulties
between the Unlled states and Great Britain, but
establishes precedent for the settlement OF oil Sc
rlous controversies between nations
Rev. Jonn Nelson, d. d., Of the oldest preach
ers IN Massachusetts, died at his residence in Lei
cester on the 6tn inst. He has been pastor OF the
w nd
though for some eighteen years past he has en- an
invalid he has been able TO preach occasionally uu-
til within year. Since 1874 he has had colleague
Dr. Nelson was born about the year 1855, in WOr-
cester, and graduated at Williams College. He was
ministerial life Of over fity-eight years has been
spent