The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-18

not likely to be made again in hurry; and, just
here permit us to correct you and others who ap-
from the Hebrew word "shabat," meaning "to
rest" or "sheba" (which is said BY some to be
o. the Jew what to the
modern Saturday, and dates back from the time
God himself designated the day as described so
when the children OF Israel subsisted npOn mamma
for forty years In the wilderness and were CON-
manded to gather 1t every day except the Sabbath.
That the attempt to lay aside for succeeding day,
except on the day Immediately preceding the Sab
bath, failed by the substance becoming w0rmy and
offensive, &C. Such testimony as this makes 1t
reasonably sure that saturday Is the Sabbath, or
seventh day OF the week, whereas Sunday Is the
Lords day. or first day OF the week, and has ts
origin some three hundred years after the death OF
Jesus OF Nazareth, who, Jew himself religieusy
kept the Sabbath OF the Jews.
affection for one day OF the week than another or
Is worship on Saturday or Sunday more pleasing to
Him than 1t can be on Monday or Fridays TO state
the questions is to answer them, and we cannot
therefore see wherein we should offend God were
we to abolish the present Jewish and Christian
Sabbaths and substitute any other OF the days OF
the week for the contemplation OF His character
and the worship OF His name and Godhead."
We have too good an opinion OF you, Mr. Editor,
Ideas Of the spirit and letter Of the law relating to
the Sabbath as found In the Bible, and are rather
oat replies from Indignant readers and thus create
a beneficial excitement In the public mind.
Lest however you are really In ,o earnest NEST
what reply Christians will make to such 'liberal'
sentiments these, but Tor the Jews permit us to
say that the Fourth Commandment Of the Deca.
logue, "Remember the Sabbath day to keep 1t
holy" Is obviously SO emphatic In contradlstnc-
ton to Sabbath day that there Is no room left to
Give youIsel no uneasiness, Mr.. Editor, "Ju-
dasm will be maintained on this COntinent'' and
OF its checkered career, and Jews Will continue to
read and admire the NEW YORK HERALD for the
Intelligent liberal and disinterested views of them
and ali other religious denominations so frequently
or '' " ~ '' w sEMIoCcAsIoNAL.
WASHINGTON, D. G., August 1872.
Ministerinl Movements, Changes, &c.
METHODIST.
The new wabash avenue Methodist church,
Chicago, will he ready for occupancy about the lat
OF October when the congregation will move in
then and SIT under the ministrations Of Rev. ]. f..
McClelland. Eleven old-lash0ned Methodist Prot
estants withdrew recently from country church
because Instrumental music was introduced into
the Sabbath school, and to be consistent they united
with another church in which are three organs. At
the Annual Mission Conference or Switzerland and
Germany, recently held at Zurich, seven preachers
were received on trial and six into full connection.
The increase of members during the year has been
495 and of Sunday schools o. with S55 scholars, 30
that the Conference reported 1856 members and
1901 Sunday scholars. Alexander Winchell, Ill.
d., now professor of geology in the University OF
Michigan, has been elected president ofthe Syracuse
Methodist University. The Meth0dlsts of South
Carolina number sixty thousand communicates.
DR.. Long writes from Constantinople that he has
returned from tourOf inspection of the Methodist
missions in Bulgaria He says" Passing first to
Tutcha, l visited our Russian brethren, who,
though few in number, found making good wit
ness for Christ The brethren at Sistof have done
and are doing well, considering their position.
There Is only one other place in Bulgaria where the
truth has gained so much OF position as in SistOf
and that Is in mountain station in the field of the
American Board" new Methodist Episcopal
church at Baldwns, L. l., will be dedicated on
Sunday September u, by Rev. Bishop Harris 1t is
proposed to call q special session of the General
Conference of the Colored Methodist Episcopal
Church at Augusta, Ca, to elect new bishops. In
consequence Of the death of Bishop vanderhorst,
Bishop Miles will have to attend all the confer
ences. handsome new church at Rutherford
Park, N. j., is in prospect. Bishop Harris
will dedicate the lecture room of the new
church at Oxford, n j., on Sunday, Au
gust IS. Rev. DR.. b. F. Crazy, late editor oil
the Central Christian Advocate, has been trans
ferred to the Colorado Conference and appointed
ton pastor OF Union church, ST. Louis, has left for
six weeks vacation. A fine and commodious
brick church has just been completed at Eleventh
and Christy avenue, St. Louis, by the African
Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. DR.. Whitcfcather,
O distinguished Indian preacher OF the Shawnee
Nation, was present at the Philadelphia Preachers
Meeting last Monday. He addressed the meeting on
the condition OF the Indian tribes In the great West
Bishop Peck has been suffering much for many
weeks past His friends have been apprehensiye
improved as to admit of his going to Clifton Springs
N. Y. Open air services are held in Jersey City
OF the Young Mems Christian Association, at Hamil-
ton Park and on the Cunard docks The Methodist
pastors of the city do full duty in these services,
and find that their camp meeting training stands
them In good service for these occasions On last
Sunday Rev. John Atkinson preached at Hamilton
Park, and Rev. X. Il. Yard, assisted by full choir
from ST. Pauls church, conducted the service at the
docks. Commodore william voorhis, OF the New
York Yacht Club. has given the Nyack Methodists
land and stone whereOn and wherewith to build a
new church, which they are about to begin at once.
They have sold their old church, and have built o
beautiful parsonage for their pastor, Rev. s. b.
K00ney.
There are $4,000 white and So 900 coored Baptists
in the State OF Louisiana. Rev. T. c. Richards has
resigned at DOwner's Grove, ILL.,, and proposes to
engage in educational work. Rev. William G.
Wilkinson has been elected Professor Of Homiletics
and Pastoral Theology in Rochester Theological
Seminary, N. Y. Mr.. Wilkinson graduated from
the University OF Rochester in 1857 and from the
Seminary in 1859. There are in the State of Missouri
tynnc Baptist associations, PSI churches 76 ole
church members $40 ministers, 500 Sunday schools
containing 54,50S teachers and scholars, and the
money raised and expended during the last flnan-
cia year by the scholars Is $ls346 10. TwOthrds OF
the churches have Sunday schools; there Is one
minister for every ninetyone church members,
and the Baptist membership comprises about
acknowledgements or the population OF the
State. Rev. W. G. Gum has closed a pleasant
passionate in Rose, Wayne county, N. Y, to engage
in another department OF the Masters vineyard.
The Rev. f. A. Woods, after pastorate of five
years, has retired from the Baptist church at Fem-
tngton, N. j. During his ministry there the people
have erected new house OF worship at cost of
S42, 900; 100 new members have been added and the
Sunday school numbers 295. The church has raised
$51,794 and the Sunday school 2,206 during Mr..
woods pastOrate. The sixtynrst anniversary OF
the West Jersey Baptist Association Will be held in
the Haddonheld Baptist church, commencing Sep
TENDER 10. Rev. >. I. Catlin has changed from
Osceola Mills to Bangor, La Crosse county, Wis.