The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-23

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the Papai States; that OF Bella, recently vsoated
by the death Of Monsignor Losanna, and that OF
italian government, 1t Is SAID proposes TO give the
heads OF the religious orders in Rome 1000 francs
| year out OF their former revenues
| PRESBYTERIAN.
| The Presbyterians in Kansas have 1872 organiza-
TONS iity-one church buildings, and over twenty
now IN process OF erection. For the last five or six
years the growth OF this Church ia that state has
been rapid; Their church in Leavenworh is the
| finest OF that denomination west OF ST. Louis
FreDch-speaking Presbyterian church was organ
lied IN brooklyn on the 9th inst. at which lorty
sion. The congregation viii mold their stated Sun
gay a. the s Fo ton
: can from the presOytsIlan 'e church q
present charge. He expects to begin labor in in
Cortland about the LIST OF May. The congregation
| OF the First Presbyterian church at Wiamsport
Pa, whose pastor was recently deposed py the
Presbytery of Northumberland have unanimously
passed series OF resolutions appealing to the
| public for a suspension OF Judgment, rendering Mr.
Kerr their earnest sympathy and profound regard
aaa ana mo men
Mr.. Kerr has appealed to the Synod from the deci.
sion OF the Presbytery. The Presbyterians in the
died at jersey cisy. on FRIDAY. March Il IL
graduated frem Princeton Theological Seminary in
1921. His early ministry was IN the Presby terian
! church OF BallstOn Spa and Mount Pleasant, N. Y
In lS4e he became the pastor of the Reformed
church in Ithaca, N. Y, where he remained three
and then resumed his relation to the Presbyterian
church. Rev. DR.. Gedde is the pioneer missionary
Of the PRESBYTERIAN Foreign Board OF Lower Canada,
| and the Halifax churches have Initiated measures
to raise sum OF not less than $4,000 as test-
monial for his benefit.
The Bishop OF Manchester, England has rebuked
| the ritualisn OF some OF the clergy in his diocese
He said that he had heard with Shame ana confS
sion OF face that banner had been carried in one
Of his churches on which was inscribed, "rhe Queen
! or Heaven" While he rejOiced to see revival OF
reverence devotion and piety, he could not coun-
tenance an imitation OF the practices OF the thir-
teenth century The Epscopalians haye purchased
plot OF six lots at Richmond Hill, ana propose
an early day to erect thereon new church, for
diocese Of Long island. There is already nour.
ishing mission S there-an oishoot Of the church in
the Wa b. e. a ,9e maRns
ARRANGEMENTS for the erection OF new church
vestry pledged Tta themselves for and
was subscribed by the congregation Bishop Pink
ney gave $500 During the past three years the
Church have received 100000 from mite chests.
dae Re Rev. j. Ellis prominent clergyman
Nashville has withdrawn from the ministry
OF that Church, because the dogmas and &C.
ministerial functions and curtalled his Christian
liberty. The Episcopal Church has now seven
eaasy na IN the ether South
West. The Episcopalians of South Carolina
hay taken steps to erect na
Bishop Davis, of that diocese 1t is to cost 1000
The Rev. Charles II. Tucker recently resigned the
Long Island and Went to Chicago, Where he be-
came the assistant of Mr.. Cheney. Contrary to the
letters from Bishop Littlejohn to Bishop White,
house. Bishop WhitehOuse forbade him to Ollciate
the cns anS ne sok who
him to appear and answer in New York on the 18th
OF May. Mr. Tucker refuses to say whether or not
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METHODIST.
Bishop Haven, now 'prospectingr Mexico for
ciety in the city Of Mexico and another in Pachuca,
about sixty miles distant. Bishop Wiley has trans
The Methodist Church Extension Loan ' Fund has
received another liberal donation Of $4,000 from
tires tSe E1a rs
order to re-enter the pastoral work at the ensuing
conference session. The following were admitted
on trial at the late session OF the Central Pennsyl
vania Conference as preachers:-A. d. M'Closkey,
+. A. G. Clark Nathan b. Smith, Jacob H. Block,
Black, Henry X. Bender, Thomas s. Wilcox, J.
Muller Russell, William d. Hook, r. L. Armstrong,
Marshall G. Piper, William A. Carver, W. S. Wilson,
George M. Larned, William Moses. Ten
deacons and nine elders were also ordained.
bounds Of the Conference have subscribed for mis-
! sionary purposes an average OF seventy-One cents
per member or $40, 600 during the year: st; James
church, In Harlem, took up missionary collection
OF $l,15O last Sunday. The venerable Bishop Rich
ardson, of the canadian Methodist Episcopal
gagged in ministerial and Episcopal work. He Is
universally esteemed by his churches. Rev. James
Thompson, widely known in the Canadian Wesleyan
ministry, is dangerously i'll. Rev. D. Mcdonald,
late pastor OF the Wesleyan Methodist church at
Japan, and will soon go out under the auspices of
the Canadian Wesleyan Missionary Society Rev.
r. Sapp, of the Michigan Conference, whose life
was despaired OF few days ago, Is better,
though still veryfeeble. HIS friends now hope
he will yet be able to resume his ministerial work.
BAPTIST.
Four church ediices in southern Iowa are liable
to be sold and pass from the Baptlsts at an early
day. The churches are poor and in debt. The
Baptists average eighty Communicates to a church
in the United states. Rev. q. d. D. Pepper, d. D.,
Maine preerring to Continue in the Professorship
OF Theology in the Grocer Theological Seminary.
In the territory now known as Virginia and West
churches, forty ministers and 1900 communicates.
In 1923 there were in the State about three
forty thousand communicates. There are
in the same territory 1883 churches, 747
church, OF Baltimore. reports. a number. Of
| Rev. S. G. Barber has resigned the care Of the
churches at Brookfeld and Cumberland, Ohio.
Rev; w; A. Robinson has also closed his labors at
| call from the church at Ark SPRING Ohio Rev.
Thomas Powell, OF Geneva, 0nio has accepted
! Ohio, which Rev. DR.. James has been supplying
during the last t, six months. Rev. n A. Bailey.
signed his Charge Of the Beulah church. hos Rus.
| seville, Pa, to take erect May A. The
Scranton church is In the midst of
most gracious work. Over one hundred
| have manifested concern for their saliva
| ton. Over forty have expressed hope in Jesus,
| and there Is no abatement in the interest. An
association of Baptists in Mississippi recently
warned Its churches ito be cautious in receiving
or countenancing Northern Baptsts, and espe-
cially minister's because it is their avowed pur-
pose to bring about perfect equality of In the
South; not only religious and political. but social
as WE'LL" Boshl The Iowa Baptists number
| 20,5O5 members, 374 churches, with 100 pastors,
| and 1888 were baptized in the past year. Nearly
all the Baptist pupits on the line of the Burlington
| and Missouri River Railroad are now vacant. The
| Free Baptists Of New York talk about raising
$4,000 Immediately for church extension ana mis-
sionary work.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Rev. Martin L. Schenck, pastor Of the Re.
i M ii al N Ill IN