The New York herald., 1873-12-07

sinian BAPTIST church In this CITY, or which Rev.
ne av Spei,an s , y pastor mas Looo men,oers me
been appointed one OF tho wee presidents OF So
ciety founded in Bengal "ior the suppression Of
public obscenity." The Florida Baptist says that
should the denomination increase In the same
rafio for 20 years to come as IL has Tor years
past, the Baptists will number 10. 600. Rev. w. =.
hunter closes his labors with the Baptist church at
independence on the last Sabbath In December
mnI WITHIN q year $50 souls have been added to the
ooIman Daptist churches In the West, making the
number l! IN the Western Baptist Conference $500
lucy, lucy averaged 81 so apiece TO missions,
KEY. q. M stone, d. D.. recently OF the First Bap
sist cnurch, Milwnukee, has entered upon ms duties
Rev. Noah Harper. OF Indiana, has be come pastor
OF the Baptist church. al Pomeroy, OHIO Rev. w.
\. Tower has resigned at cortlandvle, N. Y. Rev.
NJ. Barnes has resigned ut Reed City, Mich. Rev
Ahnopee, Wis Rev, j. q. Webb has resigned resigned at
has accepted call to Charlotte, Mich. Rev. Il. WI
Bicknell. OF sullivan. Ind, has accepted cali 10
Gated at Maysville, ILL., In lew weeks churches
will be dedicated also at Newtown H.. and at Blue
RAPIDS, Kansas. Revlvals are reported IN the
vile, near tnat city, T.; IN kosyilc, Iowa, 100; at
Carbon, Iowa. iS: at Westport Mo-, 2s. Rev. B. p.
Russell has resigned az White Pigeon, Mich, and
Rev. J. q. Portman, at Benton Harbor. Mich. Rev.
g. 7. Osborn. OF the Chicago theological seminary,
has been ordained and installed pastor OF tho Bap-
tlst church at Hudson, Mich. Rev. j. NJ Ta,lor, OF
Mount Pleasant, Pa, has accepted call TO the
Baptist church at Lower Chest creek Pa. Rev. z.
.
Baptist church at Wlllistown, n. j., . few days
ago.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gardiner, Me-, with It's suburbs rejoces in Is re-
hglous societies Tor population OF only 5000 peo-
pie. Ihe town has its CongregatonalisLs, Baptlsts,
Freewill Baptsts, Episcopalians Methodists, Uni
versai,sts, Swedenborgians, Complexities Second
Adventsts, Catholics anc Ref0rmers, and these do
not include, probably more than half the nhabi-
tants, one-haf not attending worship any where
regularly, II at all. The Rel0rmers, 30 named, 1t
appears is a society OF reormed men and their
and IS mainained with much interest The
text OF their services is general temper
ance Rev. Theophims Lessey, OF Arundel
square chapel, London, has seeded IRON
the congregational ministry and united himself
with the sect commonly known as Plymouth Breth-
rem. There are 237 congregational churches in and
around London, 81 OF which have been established
since 1852. Fourteen OF these are the result OF mis-
sionary labor: so owe their existence to the efforts
OF individual Christians, Ii OF whom were laymen
and l6 ministers. Congregational union has been
formed, about 100 having united therein. Rev. IL.
the Re ormed church at Ebenezer, n Y. Rev. J.
Davenport Is ohliged to close his laDors with the
III health. Rev. nj. J. Steere entered upon mis- du-
ties as pastor Of the Unlversalist Society IL ME-
chanic a, h FANS, Me-, last sunday. Uniyersallst
parish has been organized in Fort Fairfield, Me.
Rev. 5. r. Carleton OF GAINESVILLE, Onio, has ac-
cepted call to the past0rate OF the FIRST Univer-
salst church In Plttsburg Pa. Rev. S. b. Rawson
has accepted the pIOlessorshp Of Ancient Lam
gueges IN st. Lawrence (Uniyersalist) University.
An Evangelical Alliance meeting Of the highest
interest was held last week in Charleston, :. u.
There were II ministers upon the patorm--four
Epscopallans, five Btptists four Presbl terians.
two Methodists and tso Luherans. Mr. Williams,
OF Princeton Theological Seminary. has accepted
a call 10 the Reformed church OF Griggs town, N j.,
ana entered upon his duties last Sabbath The
first OF q series OF Sabbath evening meetings Will
be begun IN Cooper Institute tonight by the
city Missionary society. Rev. DR.. 5. II. Tying, Jr.,
will preach. a letter from India, rom Sasihada
Baneriee, an educated Brahnn and founder OF
sort oil Tree religion association, asks DR.. Bellows
OF this CITY, to allow his name to be entered the
roll or the ASSOCIATION as a corresponding member.
The objects OF the society are TO break down caste
and TO abolish idoatry and TO promote the worship
OF one living and tue God and Father OF all men,
Hence the name OF the society IS "rhe Religious
Association tor ALL" They nave prayer meetings.
lectures, sermons and other adjuncts OF Christian
worship.