The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-29

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Presbyterian
Calls have been accepted by Rev y r Gilland
IL erry
W. Va. by Rev J. r. Baker, OF Jerseyville, Ill., to
Hannibal, Mo, BY Rev. O. DennistSn Of W ns
Thomas Street. Of the North Presbyterian church Of
this city Ninth avenue) to the First Presbyterian
annum. The death OF Rev. A. A. Porter. d. D., OF
Austin, Texas on the Sth inst, Is announced. Rev.
o@ te charge Of the Church
| at Bolivar. Tenn fine church has been com.
peted At Topeka, Kansas, and formally opened
Independent has become editor OF the Herald ana
Presbyter, CINCINNATI. The Presbyterian church OF
ishing condition Its fine house or worship built
| two years ago at cost, with lot, OF VIZ 600 is
added to the Communion ron Of this Church as its
| last quarterly communion. Rev. James Is. shaw.
D. D., has entered the thirty-th year OF his
organized last month, has sixteen minis
Sraska north Of the Platte River. Rev. 4.
T. Rankin has resigned his charge IN Lonea-
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ter to the Presbyterian church there: Mr.. j. 4.
Ward. OF the senior class OF Princeton Theoiogcai
Seminary, has accepted the call OF the church at
Dansville N. Y, at salary OF 1880 year. Rev.
Thomas Aitkin, for over thirty years pastor Of the
III. Rev DR. $. 3. Bell has terminated his passionate
with the Presbyterian church at Lyons ~ T.. In
one rss revival IN North Broad
street church, Philadelphia, Rev. i. ID. Harper
pastor, has brought in TWENTY-FIVE on pro
ings continue There Is considerable relig-
ions interest at Hunters Point. Meetings
weeks, and quite number have made themselves
known anxious inquirers. Also the Baptist
church at Flushing, DR.. Middeditch's, Is enjoying
tokens OF revival. Rev. +. W. Hitchcock, late Of
the Fourteenth street church OF this city, has been
invited TO become the settled pastor o.
Eleven members were received into the Oivet
Presbyterian church, Indianapolis on Sunday,
Grindstone City, Michigan on account OF iii health
Rev. Q. N; Smith has gone to the Indian church on
dale goes e Utica, N. Y. Rev. 4. Spencer, Of
Evansville, N. Y, gees TO Byron Michigan: Rev. G:
Il: Hulin, a prominent Pre- preacher and editor, died
Of paralysis Rev. John Mccoy has resigned
the passionate OF the Broadway Presby terian
on Thursday evening last installed pastor OF the
| Spring street Presbyterian church in this city,
Aiken and others. Mr.. McCampbell is young
man, very earnest in all his mnistrat0ns and in the
ne ss ne
| Virginia has organized church at Pleasant Flats,
in Mason county house Of worship is going up:
the late Rev. II. A. Maley in the passionate OF the
Presby terrain church in Milford, Del Rev. j. Baille
Churches Of Cold Spring and Georgetown Del The
latter expect to dedicate meeting house to-day.
The Second Presbyterian church OF Cincinnati have
purchased $4,000 site and are about to build
! magnificent house. Rev. Dr. 7. Fl. SKINNER Is pas
tor Rev. DR.. Wood, OF Geneva, has been sick with
| severe attack OF lung lever, from which he Is
slowly recovering.
In the Spring Of 1871 Rev. Dr. q. J. Gibson, pas
tor or Grace Episcopal church at Petersburg, Va,
gave to each OF his 260 Sunday School scholars
six grams OF corn and directed them TO plant it
The corn, on being delivered was found to amount
to about five barrels, worth about twenty dollars.
Wooa has the Of St.
Paul's, Lansing, Mich. and will enter upon his
duties on the lst OF January. Rev Charles Brock,
Knapp has become rector Of the Church
Rev. John I. Quick and vile nave
just left this country, to resume their missionary
e M
Dr. Elliott, Of Cincinnati has accepted call to the
Church OF the Ascension in Washington, to be as
sOciate rector with Bishop Pinckney. Bishop Hun
tington, Of Central New YORK, issues an appeal to
Episcopalians for increased contributions to the
the sixteen years OF its existence he says, 1.-THE
society has helped educate nearly three hundred
! whom would never have taken orders but for this
/ help.
MISCELLANEOUS.
! Three years ago the Church authorities OF Prus
STA consented to open Sunday schools. At the pres
| ent time twenty-five churches in Berlin are en-
gagged in this work and report 5000 children re-
ceiving religious instruction from these schools
In every province efforts are being made to estab
lish them in the large towns and cities. Rev. =. p
Birch, President OF the LAGRANGE Female College,
| Georgia, has resigned to enter the ministry. Rev.
9. ?. Keenan, d. d., VIII take charge of the Mount
January. There were IN 1872 1000 sunday
schools, numbering 10000 scholars. con
United states and the total A'n humber OF Of
sunday school scholars Of the Reformed church in
Of sSS'S ss F. ma
| N. j. reported an addition OF 240 persons to the
membership OF the church during the six years OF
/ his passionate OF whom l07 have been added on
profession OF faith. There have been raised for
congregational purposes during the same period
twice As much as he Whee ent sSissn peing
the previous ten years. The receipts OF the Ameri-
can Board during the past three months have been
penditures-Sl22S $50 below the receipts OF the same
period last year. and $27 1877 below those OF the
at Georgetown, Madison county, n Y, has been sold
| for $3.50. The house has not been in use for many
| years. the society being too small to support a
minister. The proceeds OF the sale are TO be de-
voted TO benevolent Objects Rev. +. F. Wilson, OF
/ Cato n. u, has received unanimous call from
the Reformed church OF Boonton, N: Rev Alfred
i. Meyers, formerly OF Brooklyn, has undertaken
to supply stately the church at Bronxville, West
chester county for period Of three months. Rev.
call rom the Reformed German, charge at Green
vile. Pa: Rev Ed Lodeyick has been installed
pastor OF the Reformed church in st. townsville, n.
y. Rev. 0. II. spoor. who has been pastor OF the
vermcntvine Congregational church. Mich, for
HleeH years, accepts a CAL 10 GT4Hu traverse,
same State Rev. ". B. Bachtell, OF oxford, has
accepted can to the congregational church at
Stuart, Iowa. Rev. Charles II. Allen has accepted
the charge OF the Congregational society at West
boro, Mass. Rev. J. u. Shoup has received and ac-
eepted call 70 the Loysville Pa Lutheran charge.
! Rev. j. 1. Reinmund recently installed as
pastor OF lions Lutheran church. Lebanon, Pa.
Rev. H. Wells, OF Columbia City, has
taken charge of the Lutheran church OF
North Manchester. Wabash county, Ind. The
Lalrdsvie Lutheran church in Lycoming
county, Pennsylvania has been without
regular services one year. Rev. c. b. Whtacre, of
New Britain. Bucks county, Pa, has received and
accepted call to the Lutheran congregation of
Cobleskl, \. y. The Rev. G. II. Davis writes to
the London Record announcing the preparations
made for the PRONUNCIATION OF the Gospel through
the press at the Vienna International Exhibition OF
1873. An absolute refusal was given to the propo-
sal to erect within the grounds a kiosk such as ex-
listed in Paris for the distribution of Gospels or
tracts. An effort to secure spot in the avenue
leading to the exhibition also aiied the