The New York herald., 1872-09-15
Aesignation OF Right Rev. DR.. Pcrsico,
Bishop OF Savannah, Ga.
st. Johns Chapel.

redemptorist preacher.
st. Johns Chapel.
st. Johns chapel, In varick street, between Beach
and Laight streets, has just been newly painted.
The chancel Is very pretty designed, and the
coors are both chaste and cheerful. The body Of
the church has also been much improved by the
new colors Hitherto this church had been almost
entirely white, without any relief for the eye.
The painting has much improved the appearance
OF the chapel, freshening as 1t does, the entire
interior. The mission work Of the church is on the
increase, there being now $500 children in the
attached to the church, made 10000 visits during
July and August.
Ministerial Movements, Changes, Sc.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. Samuel Carlile of this city, has been called
to the pastorate of the Walnut street Presbyterian
church at Evansville, Ind He has accepted the
call and will commence his laDOrs the first Sabbath
in october. He has also received and declined
call to the Presbyterian church at Sag Harb0r L. l.
Rev. F. L. Nash has resigned the pastoral charge
of the Westminster Presbyterian church, Sacra-
mento, CAL, on account of impaired health.
Rev. 8. w. Webb, who has occupied the
pulpit of the Presbyterian church Of Alameda,
CAL, for the past two years has assigned
and returned to the East. Rev. G. L. Foster has
closed a pastOrate of nearly five years with the
Presbyterian church at Howell, Mich, when the labor
was great and the pay small On account Of the
unhealthiness of the place Rev. A. s. Reed has re-
signed the charge OF the Presbyterian church in
Wabash Ind. The new Second Presbyterian church
Of Chicago is lifting its head above the basement,
and is rapidly growing into goody proportions.
Rev. W. B. Truax Of the Presbyterian Theological
Seminary in Chicago, has accepted the
pastorate of the Presbyterian church at
Santa Fe, N. Mex and will soon enter upon his
duties there. Calvary Presbyterian church Of Mil
waukee, Wis.,, has called Rev. j. B. Stewart, of
Davenport, Iowa, to be their pastor. Rev. Andrew
Luce has resigned the pastorate of the church at
Rolla, Mo. Rev. G. s. PomerOy, pastor of the Ross
street Presbyterian church, Brooklyn, who has
been travelling in Europe since June, is ex-
pected home In a few days. He is out
on the ocean sailing. Rev. DR.. Burchard,
of this city, has spent the last month
in Oswego preaching for the Second Presbyterian
church there. Rev. J. G. Mason, of Jonesboro,
Tenn, having declined call Of the Presbyterian
church at Kingston, Tenn, mas accepted one from
the North Presbyterian church OF Washington d.
c. The Presbytery Of Brooklyn has, through its
Secretary, recommended the General Assembly at
its next meeting to take action prohibiting women
from entering their pulpits or teaching In their
public assemblies, and that Presbyteries through
out the land shall be earnestly requested act in
concert with this refusal Rev. DR.. Hatfield has
brought out a new "Church Hymn Book" and the
Presbyterans are likely to crack voices If not
heads over 1t. 1t Is not orthodox enough.
University Place Presbyterian church, in this city,
Rev. DR.. Booth, pastor, Will be reopened to-day.
The SustentatiOn Committee OF the Presbyterian
Church have made their first report They are
now aiding $50 ministers who are pastors in full.
SION, sion m has recently made tour among The Stations
in the Island OF FormOs0, where the cause OF the
Gospel has made remarkable progress within the
past year. At TOasia, instead OF private house,
before, for purposes OF Christian assembly, he found
q chapel. At Laisia marked progress has taken
neat chapel has been built In the circular plain Of
Posia, surrounded by hills, are scattered about
thirty villages, each having population of about
three hundred. In this district at least one hun
dred and sixty families have accepted the Gospel and
become sincere Christians. Everywhere the success
Of the preaching Of the truth Is observed to be
Cinnamon. The Rev. Frederick G. Clark, ID. D., has
gone east-One mile-from his church in Gates
avenue, Brooklyn, to q new church In TOmpkins
avenue, taking with him to his new and promising
feld without any quarrel, we believe, portion OF
his new congregation. Tne new church has pur-
chased five lots on the corner OF MCDOnOugh street
and TOmpkins avenue nearly opposite the orphan
Asylum. on these fine chapel has been built, in
which they will worship till their church Is erected.
Rev. Mr.. Dickey, FORMER pastor OF TOmpkins avenue
Presbyterian church, has been chosen Professor in
Lincoln College, Pennsylvania, and has accepted
The Free Baptists of Nova Scotia are organizing
their small churches into pastorates. Two or three
churches located near each other are placed under
the charge Of pastor, who gives his whole time to
their service. Rev; John Tecumseh Jones, an o.
terial education In Kansas. Rev. Henry More
house, of Manchester, England, Is visiting here and
Street Free Baptist church. Rev. W. s. stock
bridge has not gone over to the congregational
ists as previously reported He preached last Sab.
bath as candidate for the pastorate OF the Free
Baptist church of Lynn, Mass. Rev. a. L. HaughtOn
has just entered upon his labors as pastor OF the
Free Baptist church in Lawrence. Mass his first
charge. Rev. James Pattison has resigned the
pastOrate of the First Baptist church OF Westerly,
r. |. He is an able and excellent minister only
little too liberal for the straightest sect OF Baptss
Rev. II. s. James, OF the Baptist church in James
vile, has resigned that charge to accept q pro-
Grn a,e Of WeymSuth England succeeds him
in the pastoral relation. In England and Wales
the Baptists have 300 churches OF not more than
% members each, 1,o4O Of from 25 to 100 members,
to 500, and 80 of 500 and upwards. Pro-
lessor H. Wilson Harding has resigned. the
and accepted a proless0rshp in Lehgh University,
bethlehem, Pa DR.. 5. E. Shepard has closed three
Ohio and returns to Troy, Pa. Rev. b. L. Hayden,
a graduate of Hiram College, goes to Muir, Mich,
to Sr Ge Of A
ance College, more recently OF Hiram, has accepted
a position in the University OF Michigan, at Ann
Arbor. Rev. DIR. Neae, OF the First Baptist church,
Boston, has reached the thirty-ffth year OF his
settlement. Such long pastorates are uncom-
mon. The two Baptist churches in Trent0n
N. j., have combined to form the "Trenton
Baptist City Mission Board" and the Rev.
James Thorn has been appointed as its missionary
Tabernacle Baptist church, Philadelphia, has
called the Rev. }. f. Rees, OF Cornwall, England.
The Rev. Jacob Knapp, for many years well known
valided at Rockford, Ill. The Rev. Frederick Deni-
SON, Of Mystic River, Conn., has been called to the
Beers street church, New Haven Rev. A. g. Law
son, pastor OF the Greenwood Baptist church.
Brooklyn, N. Y, after an absence OF three months
spent In European travel with Rev. H. NJ. GAIA
her and A.. W. RunyOn, OF Plainfeld, N. D.,
and others, occupied his pulpit again last
Sabbath and received cordial welcome from MS
people. His pulpit was decorated with pr0fuslon
of richest flowers and he was surprised to find that
in his absence his people had purchased first class
piano to enhance the interest OF their social gather
inps Rev. $. Segiried, Of Newark accepts the
call OF the church at Port Byron, MY. Rev. DR..
Robinson entered on his duties as president ol
,rhoa EnIted States Is remen.