The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-25

ground on their new site. corner OF Hill and Broad
soonest ecclesiastical edlflces in Newark at q cost
OF over 100000. The site Ii one oil the most egi
bic In Newark
Among the Quakers-Oliver CrOnwelps De-
scondants.
This celebrated general statesman and friend OF
the people and OF distressed humanity, died over
two centuries ago. He has, however, an immortal
memory which will never die among the lovers of
liberty and haters Of tyranny while the AngloSaxon
race lives. A descendant in the female iine who
was in New YORK Lao sunday afternoon, attended
the Friends meeting House ON Fifteenth street. He
poured forth to the meeting his ideas OF glorious
Christianity, beseeching those present, by the
devoted life. declaring that for those glorious
principles these friends had lived ana died. and tner
Of the bower Of az to conort the sf
quoting the beautiful hymn OF the dying clergyman
beginning
Abide with me-fast falls the even tide
The darkness deepens-Lord, with me abidel
When sI Other hspers fri and comforts cont. h mel
He besouglt his hearers to 90 out into the dark
places OF the city distributing tracts and relieving
the poor as they might be able. HIS address. whcn
perhaps occupied half an hour, was listened 10 Win
profound attention. Some remarks he made did not
please member present. who got up and asked si
down. showing himself worthy OF the great man
nom whom he sprung. Rising again, he told TINS
.'Friend'' that he had spoken only as the Spirit
moved him, urging him to state what he had SAID
amiss and then sat down. All was profound silence.
While the members broke I'D the stranger had
staked awav ana was lost to their gaze, greatly TO
the mOrtIncatiOn OF some OF the lady Friends, VINO
were Interested IN the great unknown"
1t s reported that he Is descendant or "Old Noll'
in the female line, and is an Englishman. now
travelling in this country
Religious Notes, Personal and General.
Rev. d. w. Mont, OF Georgetown, u. G., has re-
ceived unanimous call from the First Presbyterian
church OF Fort Wayne, Ind.
Rev. Mr.. Ware OF Baltimore has been invited 10
the Arlington street Unitarian church, Of Boston, OF
which the late DR.. Gannett was pastor.
Rev. A. L. Brice, Presiding Elder OF the Jersey
City district Of the Newark Conference Of the Metho-
dist Church, has been presented with $700 by the
members OF MS district.
Mrs. Smith, widow OF Rev. Daniel Smith, died re-
Gently In Newark, leaving bequests to the leading
congregational Boards and the Tract and Bible So
cietes amounting to $4,000.
Rev. DR.. Newell, Roman Catholic priest Of Men,
phls Tenn, now In his seventy-fifth year, has
nOunced his faith and joined the Episcopal Church.
the diocese,
Rev. Peter Cartwright, the noted Methodist divine.
was stricken with paralysis on the Sth instant, at
his home In Pleasant Mills, Sangamon county, Ill.
He Is eighty seven years OF age, and has been sixty
eight years IN the ministry.
Rev. B. G. Noruhrop, Secretary of the Connect.
cut School Communion. has just returned from q
trip to EUROPE wnere he visited some twelve nun
dred schools In all parts OF the Continent, and
facility was given him to get all the Information
possible on the subject OF education.