The New York herald., 1873-11-23
bodies .rhe Presbyterian Church Of British North

America"
The Rev! DR.. Washbnrn, rector OF Grace Protest
ant Episcopal church, Cleveland. bears testimony
10 the luli success OF the iree seat plan In tnat
church. The voluntary contributions ave been
ample for all needs. Rev. X. II. Jones has assumed
the rectorshp OF Bath Parish, Va. kew. A. ID.
wagner, of the Established Church or England an
nounces in a piacard NJ 81. Pauis Church.
Brighton, that on certain days and at convenient
hours he will be in the vestry 'ior hearing comics
sions or giving spiritual ADVICE" Rev. MIR. 0keson
mas introduced conversational SINGING at old st.
Pauiis Episcopal church, Nor ok, Va. A number
Of Episcopal clergymen OF this city have issued
circular begging their country brethren not
20 come here begging during these hard tines Ihey
are bard set enough Just now to take care o their
own Church matters without giving also to country
cousins Rev. s. IL. Tying, Jr.'s, new church edi-
Ice on Forty-secOnd street and Madison avenue, IS
approaching completion. Rev. @. H. Mcllyaine has
been elected rector of the parish at Towanda, Pa.
Rev. Clarence Buei has accepted the rectorship OF
Trinity church. Mount Vernon, WesIchester county,
\. Y. Rev. Edmund Roberts has become assistant
az st. Marks, Philadelphia. The Rev. J. a. Greaves,
NJ. A., or Lincoln College. OXFORD and lately Vicar
OF Towcester, in the diocese OF Peterborough, ing
land, has resigned his English benehce and has
Abemare county, Va. The Dean OF West
munster is TO go to st, Petersburg to per-
burgh with the Grand Duchess Marie OF Russia.
The report OF Bishop Whitaker, from Nevada aud
Arizona to the Board OF Missions, showed that M the
members Oh the Episcopal Church In these Terrific
ries increasing In numbers and influence.
There over 1900 children in the various sunday
schools with IS teachers. The Church property IS
valued at $4,000, with $50 COMMITMENTS. The
Bishop OF the d ocese Florida has removed his
residence and school from Fernandina to Jackson
vile.
BAPTIST
Rev. Dr. Phelps has resigned his charge at New
Haven, Conn. Missionaries Clough ana Campbell
sailed on saturday, 10th INST, for their foreign
fields. Rev. A. c. Osborne, OF Brooklyn, has peen
called TO the church at Watertown, n. Y. The
Rutherfurd Park, n. j., Baptist church has Just
been recognized. The new stone church IN West
Honoken i nearing completion and in a few weeks
VIII be ready for dedication. The Rev. j. G. Pike
Commercial road, East London. in order to
proceed as missionary lor the General Baptists to
Orissa. Rev. +. sawyer has resigned his pastorate
at Adams Centre, n. ", and the church has called
Rev. Il. f. Maine, OF Walworth, N y, to the vacant
pulpit. colorel Baptist association at Columbus,
ny, mas decided 10 practice leet Wasning as y
token OF humility ana love LOT one another Tne
Rev. Joseph Muir, OF East Marion, l.. H. has re-
ceiyed unanimous call TO the pastorate OF the
Tconderoga church, and will enter at once upon
his new field. There are 40 Baptist churches IN
Philadelphia divided among the three ASSOCIATIONS
They have ST ministers and so lcentiates, and
membership OF l4,S64, on which during the year
they had net increase Of Isl. They have 90 sun
day schools, and 10 ,290 teachers and pupils in those
schools Their benevolent and church contribu-
tons Tor tue year just closed amounted TO $32. 492.
Rev. W. W. Willis, OF Philadelphia, has accepted
call TO Danve, Pa The Maryland Baptist asso-
Citations comprise so churches and 6,ssl members,
during the year. Ten thousand dollars was
received lor missionary. benevolent ana church
missionaries assisted and new meeting
houses were dedicated. In 40 sunday Schools
there are 1,DIl scholars ana teacnerS. Kew.
Waters OF Wilmington. DEL, has accepted an ap-
pontment from the Bible and Publication Society
as District secretary Tor New York city and VI
entity. Rev. franklin Johnson, ID. d.. OF Newark,
N. j. has been unanimously called AZ pastor oil the
BaptIst church at Old Cambridge, Mass. the Erie
Baptist Association has engaged Rev. Butler Nor
ley, 0! 0nondaga, to labor as a missionary within
its bounds; salary, 81, l,2o0a year. Rev. a. D. Bush
has resigned at Frewsburg, n: y, and the churcnes
oil Westteld and Dunklrk N. y, have invited him
to be their pastor. revival at May1eld, KY, has
given $50 conyicts to the Baptist CHURCH. and one
la1,, knpg infrC
at Eaglesvlile, Pa. revivals are IN progress Rev.
Andrew Mitchell, OF Montreal, has become pastor
oil the Ba tist church at Chester. N. ii.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rev. Dr. Adams IN ms reply to Bishop Potter's
defence OF 'Tozer OF Zanzibar - on the Evangelical
Alliance communion controversy, declares tnat
'tne only voice expressive OF anything Ike con-
tempt which thus ar has been raised against 1t
(the Alliance) throughout the whole OF Protestant
Evangec.l Chrstendom, has proceeded from him
sell''--the Bishop OF taIs diocese. There Re
formed church (Engush speaSing) west Of Filth
one (St. Paul'sl, Until we come TO Bloomingdae.
The israelites OF New York have subscribed s5,574
TO and tAer afflicted brethren IN Memphis Tenn.
Rev. L. \. Read has accepted q cali 10 the UNI
versalist church at Westminster, Mass. Rev. e. A.
church al L. nm, Mass. There are IN Massachusetts
rs Universallst churches 1o2 parishes and 5000
Cnesed,n in Lexington avenue are still offering
$4,000 10 suitable English German preacher but
though they nave several applicants, ,r for the po-
siton they cannot make selection. The salary IS
probably too large. IL they take of couple OF
thousands they viii probably be suited more easily
The German Protestants OF Washington are
scandalized by the conduct Of German pas
tor, Rev. Robert Reizel, VINO has become the
head Of newly-organlzed ireethinkers' club
Mr. Charles NOBLE, OF Washington, D. q,
has accepted call to Franklin, N. \.
Rev. William Clark, u. d.. has resigned the Office
OF secre tarJ OF the New Hampshire Missionary So
ciety, which he filed Tor many years. Al the con-
ciuslon OF a discussion between .father lgnatlus'
and tne Rev. Dr. Cumming, as the Catholic priest
retired utterly worsted from the conflict, he said
rither Catholicism IS true or II Is Satan's master
piece.' Rev. 7. A. Long, OF Navarro Ohio has ac-
cepted call to the Reformed Duch church OF
Taneyt town, Nd Rev. John A, de Spelder, OF Hope
Seminary, mas been called TO the pastoratc OF the
Reformed Dutch churches at Macon and South Ma
con, Mich. Rev. l. ). Weiss, OF stone church,
Northampton county, pennsylvania mas accepted
a cali from the Parau Sc charge reformed Dutch).
York county, Pennsylvania, formerly under the
care OF Kew. Jacob Iegle. The Rev. j. Ii. Stepler.
formerly OF Sharon Reformed Dutch church, Penn
sysanla. has removed to Attca, Onio. The Rev.
q. A. Lmperg has changed from Williamsburg, n.
u, to Butler, Pa. TIE whole number OF Congi ega-
tonal churches IN the United States Is 1923, of
which 7T6 have vacant Dulpits and 1862 are under
the care OF "acting pastOrs.o