The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-01

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Evangelical Sontaoso,au published In gtuttgart
Germany. expects that the delegates to the Evan
gelical Alliance in New York will ase their nuence
with that body that the Methodists be compelled
either to withdraw from Germany or be expelled
from the Alliance. SO writes DR.. Jacoby, the great
0erman-American Methodist missionary to West
ern paper. The First Methodist Episcopal church
Boston was re0pnea ana ,ee saS last sun
The Naine Conference at Its recent session made
provision for semi-centennial celebration, to be
held at ITS next or fiftieth session. Rev. i. L.
Blood. Of the New England Conference. has left for
visit South for his health. He Will visit the prln-
pa Southern cities meeting was ned e IN
terests OF the Philip Embury monument enterprise.
Rev. Bishop Simpson, Rev. Thomas I. Tasker, ST.,
Bishop Foster sailed yesterday for Bremen.
c ne was ana accompanied by Two o. MS MS
ARRIVAL anu Br Ssver he Sener viii e9 40 AZ onoe
in Sweden and Norway. Thence ne win proceed
session opens July 2. Thence the Bishop win
saiI rom Lisbon for Montevideo. Buenos Ayres and
other points In South America. The statistics Of
ss Methods b IN for
ioilows:-Number OF halls and preaching places,
1856; increase during the year, Preachers assist
and exnorters, Sc; Increase, a. Sunday schools,
Is; increase, 8. Sunday school teachers, 65; In
s s S. On
trial. 40 increase, G. Hearers 6,27s; increase, s47
There is great revival in progress at Au-
gusta, Ga. There have been already over 150
conversions and the work continues with great
power. More than two hundred and fifty members
growth OF Methodsm In the West is very remark.
able: year ago Rev. r. n. Crane, of the Detroit
Conference, was transferred to the Michigan Colony
in Nebraska, nearly one hundred miles west OF the
presiding elders limits, and where, but snorl
time since, the bowling OF the wolf and the tramp
that wilderness April is 1879, Witnessed the or.
ganizatOn of the first religious society in that re-
az m up me H. sa a. 1a
made into presiding elders district, with the
presiding elder residing at Kearny Junction, thirty
of the Canada Wesleyan Conference, sailed for
England on the Gath instant. He IS announced to
u tn If Of 'ns ss
party OF Virginia Methodist ministers left Ports
mouth on Wednesday evening for an excursion to
water. The party consists of Drs. l. =. Edward9
aad J. q Cranberry, and Revs. A; G. gledsoe and
Of petersburg and Rev. P. A. Peterson Of Norfolk.
Presiding Elder of the district. They are mnster1
OF the highest attachments and the first orators Of
the connection. Doubtless many OF our cOngrega-
tons would be pleased to have an opportunity OF
listening to these distinguished clergymen during
their trip North. ,,rs, -
The average salary Of $1,000 Protestant clergy
men in the United states Is computed at $500 an.
nually Probably more than one-third OF the whole
receive not more than $500. According to Com
missioner Wells report, trained artisan receives
for 313 working days an average OF "a per day. OF
81 $50 annually, almost double the payment OF the
clergy. The General Synod of the Lutheran Church
holds its twenty-sixth session in Canton Ohio. on
Wednesday, June H. The sixth annual convention
OF the Susquehanna Synod will be held In the Evan.
geical Lutheran church. at Hughesville, Penn, be.
resigned the Rebersberg charge and accepted call
to the Jennervie charge, Penn. The Reformed
on May Is. Il is a handsome stone structure
in which the GermanicGotnic style of architecture
prevails: The voluntary principle having been in.
Pa, by Rev. Mr.. Hoffman, the benevolent contribu.
tions have trebled under its influence. Rev. J. j.
Leberman of the Theological Seminary at Tifin, O.,
has taken charge OF the Reformed church at Louis.
Vile, 0. The General Synod OF the Reformed
Church in America will meet IN stated session In
the Second Reformed church Of New Brunswick, on
Wednesday, June 1, 1873, at three O'Clock p. n.
The Synodica sermon will be preached on the even.
the President of the last Synod Five hundred copiei
OF the Bible in the Chinese language are in crcula
ton in Japan among the more cultivated Japanese
who can read Chinese. The Bible in Japanese viii
soon be ready for distribution. On the 7th
OF June the foundations OF the. new tab.
Mr.. Talmage's congregation. Nearly all tho
prominent ministers OF the city are to bear part.
During the month Of May eleven mis s arr
pointment OF the American Board. OF these i've
return to their former fields OF labor. The re-
mainder are beginning their mission work. Nearly
twenty years have elapsed since a mission was
started in Casarea. The first Sabbath c0ngrega-
tlon numbered tMrty, VINO lsteneu atCentlvely 70
the Gospel, and soon q church was organized with
eight members. The work has continued to bros:
per, and now we find q Protestant community of
more than thousand: Sabbath schools number
ing over seven hundred pupils; four strong
churches, with nearly three hundred members,
active and earnest in the support OF their pastors;
schools for the education OF their children; the
Gospel preached In more than dozen towns out
side OF C@sarea; lively interest awakened in
behalf OF the women, aud fine class
OF young men in preparation for the ministry.
Rev. u. III. Helman has resigned his
charge of the Reformed church Of Lewisburg. Pa
The Hermitage church, in Tennessee, was robbed
last week of the Bible and hymnbook on its pulpit.
The Bible was presented to G0neral Andrew Jack.
son by lady at Washington during his Presiden-
tial term, and was used in his family until his
death, alter which 1t was presented by Mrs. An
drew Jackson TO Mrs. Marion Adams. For long
time it was taken from the Hermitage to the church
every Sabbath and returned after the services. At
the close of the IL had become so worn that it
became necessary to have it rebound and some OF
the lost pages replaced by those taken from other
Bibles 1t remained at the church after that until