The New York herald., 1872-12-15

Pnritans have rented for the season the small
chapel Of me New York University on Washington
Sabbath evening, commencing to-day. Rev. A: z:
sewaI. OF Newark, y. y has accepted the cali OF
Mass. and gone thither. Rev. DR.. TODD supplies
his former people In pittsaeld, Mass. this month
and Rev. Il. o. Bartlett win commence his pastor
ate with them In January. New Hampshire,
according 70 the just published minutes has l92
1921, OF whom O29 were received last year. $50 by
| profession.
Rev. DIR. BENJAMIN L. HaigBx has been chosen to
| the vacant bishopric OF Massachusetts,. The Rev.
II. Rowley OF the Central African Mission, has been
The Church Missionary Society have plans in con-
| temptation for the extension OF their East African
there. Arrangements have b en- made in the
! Church OF England, by the desire OF its two
a sy S
intercesson for an increase OF the number OF mis-
sionaries and for the divine blessing on their Ia,
borS. the Rev. M. N. Henderson, ID. d., Tor some
seventeen years rector OF Emmanuel church, In
Athens Ca, one OF the Oldest and most valued
dence, in Athens, on last Monday morning. Mr..
henderson was ioT many years rector a,1 o. hrnity
Sag Harbor, has accepted cali rector OF Grace
church, Bath, Me-
| The Bible Society at Allahabad India, have begun
and purpose to continue until they shall have FUR
nished copy Of the Holy Scriptures to every in
habitant OF India. The mission, undertaken some
years since, among the Laos OF Chiengmai, and
which was visited at the outset with cruel perse-
cuton, Is beginning to bear fruit. There are al
ready native converts in the country, who do not
fear to stand up for Christianity In the face
OF peril and death. Many interesting visitors
frequent the mission house, among them q
prince and one or his attendants, who seem
KING &c aas gysn To- e s
satisfactory passport TO facilitate journey In the
interest Of the Gospel. The Old Testament Scrip
lures have been translated into the mandarin col
loqual OF Pekin China, by Rev. DR.. Scherescl ewsky,
and the American Bible Society has advanced
IN hpu ttnvNt nfnI Nba Crnf fnt., hnrn
granted money to PRINT the Gospels which have
been translated into the Japanese language The
in New York, in the Zulu language, and sent to the
Zulu Mission In South Africa. A Congregational
Chuch Extension Committee for New York and
Brooklyn was lately organized in DR.. storrs church,
Brooklyn. The General Synod Of the Reformed
Dutch Church on December suspended from the
ministry " M and rom the Church Rev. Henry Knep-
per, OF Illinois, on the ground that he married alter
obtaining tans lN, divorce, which, though legal,
The Rev. James Martineau having retired from the
paatorate OF Little Portland street chapel, after
forty years ear labor in the ministry general 81 meet
when resolutions OF regret and sympathy, reluc-
tantly accepting the resignation, were passed and
afterwards forwarded to MIR. Martineau. The Rev.
Henry M. Powers had rousing reception" last
Monday night by the members Of his church on
mense basket or flowers, requiring three men to
lift 1t, was presented by Mr.. Henry rockingham to
entertainment in the kitchen and dining room at
tached to the church. Rev. s. Searle OF the Re-
formed Dutch church at Greggstown, \. j.. has ac-
church Of Paterson, N j., OF which the Rev. vii.
to its membership on sabbath December l. The
number Of additions to this church within the last
Js%s IL
near Fifth avenue, Is about to fall a
prey. to the fashionable uptown move
ment OF religious congregations 1t is to be
sold because the congregation want to 60 still
higher. DR.. Grant Of the American mission at
OF the Bible IN synagogue reported to nave been
built forty ynve years before the second temple
in the wall, teq feet from the ground, and could be
secured only by means OF ladder. There are
seyenty-six Reformed German MISSIONS scattered
over seventeen States thirteen are vacant; forsys
one are west OF the Allegiany mountains; twenty
MI nine in Pennsylvania Germans, n English glsh and
ing the year eight missions have % become s sefsup
porting. There are in the missions l25 congrega-
tiSns S6s 1000 members 1so Sunday schools, with
Mr.; Nh Hepworth's parish Is held in Rutgers
fSegs oaaps Street. in vs Eh
Madison avenue is building. The school already
nsls numbers about 22o. Philadelphia is to have new
cdmr6n Gnu Sn cn corner t OF Uam1a and streets which
W. Powers. tsMporary chapel will be open for
uIyiHe serylGe "a christmas. Rev. J. r. Brown, late
Rev. A. Il. Meyers, Of Saddle River has re-
seiyed and accepted call from the Re
Common, Hungary whose labors as pastor and
preacher have been attended with the most bene
1cia results for the last fourteen years. and who is
provided with large number OF highly laudatory
certificates aud addresses OF thanks from his
also from the rabies Of Pesth, Presburg, Vienna
Berlin and Hamburg, has been appointed as rabbi
preacher by the congregation Snaara Zedek the%mry %
The reverend gentleman has already entered upon
the discharge Of his functions: Rev. J. NJ.
Van Buren, has removed from East New York
to Nyack Reformed Dutch church. The Second
Reformed Dutch church of Philadelphia received
an addition Of fifteen members the Sabbath before
last. Mr.. Ad. Neuendorf, having offered a per-
formanCe In the Germana Theatre for the benefit
OF the Hebrew Home for the Aged the Messrs. Nor
genthan have accepted the services OF his orches-
the Academy d Music, January 20, for the beneit
pastor OF the Reformed church OF Flushing, on
Thursday evening, 9Th inst. Calls have been re-
maria, $: G.; ". r Ruttrauir, Lutheran, OF Akron,
Ohio, to Winchester, Va; A. Leathers, Lutheran,
aa TO TO sUnsr ssas asas
Lutheran, OF Lovettsvllle Va. TO smitsburg, Md;
Fs to S %sss
man, Lutheran, Of Anderson. Ind, to somer-
nnoss Sas a asS Mount Pleasant sg1s @sats csies Of
Gently at the following ponts:-Troy, Ohi0 Rev. A.
ders; Ellsworth. Wis, Rev. j. schadegg; Bay View,
Wis., FroItenac Wis, Rev IN Mr. BENDER KankaSss, M
Ssx Grove HsnfS AND s st SsS
tenberg, Ohio. There are 100000 S,Mndnavians
in New York and its environs. For all these
organized congregations, and but one of
these is selfsupportIng. Norwegian Lutheran
missionaries have, after encOunterlng much OppO-
sition, obtained permission to build church in the
capital OF Madagascar, and are vigorously prose-
cutting their labOrs on that island. The Lutheran
church begins her historical year on the 3lst of
October, her chronological year on the 1st OF Janu
ary her ecclesiastical year on the first Sabbath OF
December. This is the beginning OF the Advent
season, which continues till Christmas This
year, more than usual, Christians at the West
seem to be hoping and looking for winter OF re-
| vIvals. Especially among the Congregational
| churches is such an expectancy manifest A new
interest in home missions has been awakened.
Fellowship meetings" between the churches OF the
same local associations, started in Illinois, are
spreading in other States. The stronger churches.
! watering their weaker neighbOrs, are themselves
/ watered. At Oberlin, where the ia term scarcely
ever passes without more or less revival interest,