The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-06

Statistical returns OF the British Wesleyan Con-
ference show total OF 34s, Iol memDerst net In.
trial IL 20,84l. The number OF candidates for the
ministry Is lOd Rev. Y. Merrick, d: D.. has no
yersity and Rev. +. H. Newhall, OF Lynn, Mass, has
been elected to the vacant position ana WIN b
10 I'll, the Fall Syracuse ss
Rev. N. J. Cramer, United States Minister to
Denmark and member OF the Cincinnati Confer
Christian Advocate, substantially reiterates his
charge that Mr.. Beecher, from his pulpit and
s soSsy s l o s s
effects In the Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop
Peck was IN this city last week: On the 18th inst
the California Conference. Rev. William West an
esteemed Wesleyan missionary for twenty-eght
years and at present CHAIRMAN OF the jamaica
district, West Indies, made o brief visit to this
city, and embarked for home on Monday last.
Rev. ". P; Abbott, Of this city, has taken bur
ried trip to Europe to bring back his wife, whose
health has been impaired rather than improved by
her visit. farewell meeting was given in the
last Sunday evening, to Rev. James Nudge and
wife, who sailed next day for India AT the recent
Ill, Revs. W. A. Jewett. OF the ROCK River Confer.
ence and @. e. FELTON,, OF the St. Louis Conference,
received the honorary degree OF Doctor OF Divinity
University, and Rev. J. s. Youmans, OF the Eric
Conference, were made D. D,s oy Baldwin Univer.
sity. Rev. Arthur Edwards has been so h0n0red
by the Northwestern University
MISCELLANEOUS
J.. At the recent college commandments the forcw.
Ing reverendS have been made doctors OF
diynty:-Wiliam Irvine. Troy, N. Y. and d. O.
Gregory, Of Ohio. by Princeton; Ransom Dunn, Of
lessor Thayer, OF Andover. by Yale; Columbia Col
lege, New York, has thus honored the Right Rev.
Rev. George Beckett, the Rev. ). stephenson and
the Rev. W: R. Huntington, chaplain OF the Ameri-
can no legation In Paris Cumberland Uniye lslty,
greensboro, KY; ]. NJ Merrill, Nashville, Tenn,
and J. 9. Proyine Nashville Miami University
Iowa State University Mercersburg. College, Penn
sylvania has served Revs T. s. Da\ 8, Chambers
s su sses vs
has served Revs. Charles Hutchinson New Albany,
Ind, Francis L. Patton. OF the theological SENT
son cosse ffG ssrsed Ness sylvester
Sranclsoo "a and Mo % omi mir iran
Washington and Lee, Va, has served Revs. J.
COttre Mississippi; II IIeroert Harris, Viz
val. Louisiana; John W. Pratt, Virginia. Presi-
dent futile, Of Wabash college, is astonished at
OF cergymen. After poring over several thousand
pages OF ministerial annals, minutes, amanacs
and mortality bills, he ands that IN the case Of
tween A. ID. 1876 and 1850, the average age was
over sxty-one years. He suggests that in
lives alta low rate upon such q showing this.
The Collegiate church, corner OF Fifth avenue and
FOrCy-elSnLn street (heV Dr. LUDLOW, paStOr), WlA
be open during the entire season. Rev. Mark Hop
kns, d. D., late President Of Williams College, Will
occupy the pulpit during the month OF july and
Rev. DR.. HornbOwer, Of Allegheny Seminary, dur
ing the month of August The Evangelical ALL
ance for Northern New York, auxiliary to the Evan
gelical Alliance for the United States OF America,
will, d. W. meet in the First Presbyterian Church,
WATERFOWL, Jefferson county, on Tuesday, 18th
inst. The small sect OF disciples threaten to have
another split among them. The Progressives, as
they call themselves, claim the right and practise
it, OF organizing and sustaining missionary sOcie-
ties of building handsome churches, employing
choirs, using organs &C., while the conservatives
true faith. Rev. Mr.. Hepworth, of this city, will
spend this month and the next at the Isle ofShOals
recreation after his return hither in Sc ptember.