The New York herald., 1873-10-26

100 OF Its members to form another society, 70 Do
known as the Ashland avenue Baptist churcil, OF
that city. The new church at Lawndale, near
Chicago, will be dedicated to-day. Ihere are III
Baptist churches In Minnesota and only % HOUSES
OF worship: 6,437 members In these ORGANIZATIONS
are minstered TO by l22 minister's; 20 new edilces
are in process of erection; 365 additions by I'm.
year Just closed 80 missionaries are sustained
partly by the State Convention and partly by the
Mission Board in New York.
METHODIST
To-day Is the l07th birthday OF Methodism on this
Continent The event viii be duly observed through
out the day In the First Methodist Episcopal church
OF America In John street, this city. Rev. w. J..
Parks, weliknown minister OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, died at his home in Ok
ford, Ca, October 49, OF congestion OF the lungs
Rev. DIR. Fry, OF the Ohio Conference, sailed last
week for Europe, to be absent one year. Rev. J.
the l4th inst. to Miss Anna 8. Randolph, OF Man
nahomhin, N. J. The Broadway Protestant Metho.
ast church ~ % BALTIMORE % reports blessed revival
fifty conversions and accessons to the church.
The Port Jefferson Methodist Episcopal church
site So'Hs in the Village. Twenry.one persons were
added to Snow Shoe station Central Pennsylvania)
cse
at Dickinson Seminary, Wiamsport, Pa. re-
vival which began in st. Peters Methodist Epis-
cOpal church, Reading, Pa two weeks ago, re-
suited in sixty-fve conversions in one week and
the affairs are crowded nightly. Second avenue
W. Bowdish, pastor contributed. on Sunday even.
ing last, collection OF over $500 for city mission
work. German Methodism Is prospering IN Balti-
more. Since Rev. Mr.. Seidle has been on the dis
trict twelve new churches have been built and six
remodelled. The Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church. West Philadelphia, Rev. w. M. Ridge
way PASTOR Is building q new church
edihce at Forty-frst and Bridge streets, the
corner stone OF which was laid on Monday,
october Is. The Rev. John Parker and members
OF the Seventh street church have arranged for
series OF sermons in their church by representative
ministers OF different denominations. as folloWs:-
Sunday Evening, October 70, Rev; Dr. 7. N. Eddy;
Monday, 9th, Rev. DR.. Cuyler, OF Brooklyn; Tues
day. 2Sth, Rev. DR.. Armitage, OF New YORK;
Wednesday, 18th. Rev. DR.. Tying, Jr.; Thursday,
30th, Rev. Or. Hepworth: Friday, 3lst, Rev. Dr.
John Hail. The object OF these meetings Is TO Illus
trate and promote the spirit OF Christian unity
cent meeting OF the Evangelical Alliance.
On November l, the anniversary OF the
saturday night union meeting Tor the promo
ton OF holiness at Hedding church, Jersey City,
with appropriate exercises The Rev. James Wall,
Baptist minister at Rome, reports the baptism by
him OF the Rev. Father PaOl0 Grassi, incumbent OF
the Basilca Santa Maria MaggiOre The candidate
made public recantation OF the Roman Cata0lic
faith.
MIsCELLANEOUs
Thursday, November 27, has been appointed Tor
thanksgiving throughout the country by the Presl-
dent. Rev. Dr. O. w. Shaeffer, OF Germantown,
Pa. was lately installed as Professor OF Ecclesias-
tical History in the Lutheran Theological Seminary
at Philadelphia. The average age OF American
ciergymen deceased the past year was about sixty
one. or 236 whose deaths and ages were reported,
were over co. 20 between so and 80, 40 between 10
% between 40 and SO, % between 80 and 40 and
between 20 and 30 Rev. II. M. Kieifer, recently
ordained, has become pastor oil the Reformed
church at N0rrstown, Pa. Rev. Z. p. Herrick, OF
has been appointed missi onary TO Monterey, Mex
leo, by the American Board.