The New York herald., 1873-08-17
NEW HERALD SUNDAY AUGUST IT, 1873-TKIPLE SHEET

| Is reported throughout the conference Rev. G. w.
to resign his charge at MiddIeville, N Y; Rev. A.
| r. klmm0th takes his place. Ten conversions
Gently closed az Shelter Island. Rev. W. n. hal.
| missionary OF the Methodist New Connection at
Tentsin, China, has been presented with purse
| which he is held by the foreign community at that
port. The list OF Subscribers to the testimonial in
| Germany and the United States, the Commissioner
| OF Customs and most of the merchants and other
| residents The Metropolitan Methodist church III
Toronto is the largest and most imposing church
ediice In the CITY, It's 2l6 feet by l04. with tower
80 feet square and 100 Ieet high. 1t has seating
| accommodations for 2,400 persons, but has
| held a congregation OF over three thousand
four hundred The cost was about one hundred
| and forty thousand dollars. The collections dur
ing the dedcat0ry services amounted to the large
sum OF $50, 900.
EPIsCoPALIAN.
The Diocesan Convention OF Iowa, at its late ses-
sion. through Rev. O. S. Percival reported in favor
OF establishing national league or guild for the
sought and thirty three bishops reported that OF
the 24S2 ministers in the Church, ninety are
fore based on these figures, or one in twenty-five,
and allowing each disabled brother an annual IN
Sno 81 9h s Mould Involve i've tax OF $50 year
5000 be deemed sufficient $24 year WIZ be the
amount Of tax required. The laity Of the Church
the Of their clerical
Jonn b. Morgan some months since by the vestry
OF the Church of the Holy Trinity Paris, France,
has at length, after much consideration, been &C
the Roman Catholic diocese oil Columbus, Ohio,
was on Sunday, August 3, received into the minis
Georges church, Flushing, L. ]. TheodOsius s.
Tying, son OF the late lamented Rev. Dudley Tying,
ol Philadelphia, and grandson of Rev. DR.. Tying, OF
this city. was ordained to the ministry at the last
commencement OF Cambridge Theological School.
yns ay oap S mSstay % Rey
u. +. Smith, OF Whitewater, Wis.,, has been trans
srred to the pulpit Of st. Thomas
have begun the rebuilding Of the Church OF the
Ascension, Baltimore recently destroyed by fire.
the diocese Of Long Island show that IL has 94 resi-
dent clergy, SO churches and chapes and l1.O98
members Its Sunday schools contain $50 officers
and teachers, and 14,975 scholars. The parOchial
and benevolent offerings OF the diocese Tor the last
ecclesiastical year amounted to S493,6s2. The con-
at Brentwood, l.. l., which was postponed from
July 2s took place on Saturday last: Bishop Little
several prominent clergymen.
MISCELLANEOUS.
for the pastorate OF the Music Ha society Kos. y.
ton, declares that he cannot under any clrcum-
stances accept it. The sraelites are agtating tne
subject or erecting synagogue at Long Branch for
the hundreds OF Jews who spend their Sabbaths, II
not their entire summers in that fashionable re-
sort. Rev. Thomas j. Whtcomb has removed from
cambridge, Pa, to the Universalist church in
Canisteo, st, NY The new Universaist church at
UniversaiisS Society has as M lately been organized in
San Francisco and Rev. w. N. Vandemark, OF Pitts
burg, Pa, has been chosen minister OF the same.
Rev. W. G. Leidel a graduate of the Lutheran
Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa has become pastor OF
the churches at Davis aud DacOta, ILL., Rev. p s.
Mack, OF WatsOntOwn, has taken charge OF the
Lutheran church at HummelstOwn, Pa The
lsraelites OF Chicago have asked the Mayor Of
that city to protect them in the quiet observance
OF their Sabbath and to prohibit the carrying Of
trade In the vicinity Of their sylagOgues. Foun-
tain j. Hartley, OF the London Sunday School
Union who came to this country in May to bring
the greetings OF Sunday school workers in Great
Britain to their American brethren, and to become
better acquainted with the American Sunday
school system, sailed on his return trip from New
YORK on Saturday, August 2. The condition OF the
Jews IN Servia Is pitlable in the extreme All Jews
residing for the past ten years in the cities OF Sha
batz, POjarevatz and Scmendria are required to
leave their homes and to migrate to Belgrade,
where tney nave to rec0mmence life under less
favorable conditions. Rev. G. B. Wilcox, of the
Tabernacle church. Jersey City, N. j. has received
call to the pastorate OF the congregational
witz has been unanimously reelected minister of
the Congregation ..Beth Israel Blkur ChoIimn The
Portuguese synagogue at Montreal Canada under
the pastoral charge OF Rev. Dr. Dc Sola, Is to be
larged, the present building proving insufficient
for the wants Of the congregation. At special
meeting OF the Congregation "Anshi Chesed, l." held
on the 7th inst the Rev. DR.. Isaac NJ Wise, of Gin
clnnati, was elected as their minister. The tenn
pe-there are no synagOgues nowadays-which
has been erected at the corner OF Lexington avenue
and SiXty-third street, at cost OF $225,0O0, is
rapidly approaching completion, ana will be con-
Secrated early in September.