The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-13

son, ana he will cease to be troubled about this
ns aDa ne mi fully IN
that he has come to regard It OF more impor-
tsnGs sSan the 81 s
once inquired OF swedenborg as to the
state OF friend who had died some time before;
conversed with him In the spiritual world, and
that he was getting along passably well, but was
stu % M greatly me IN 1nS Ais sas
tormentiug himselfY
The Lord is good to ALL and His tender mercies
around all His creatures SwedenD0rg mas
shown rs that the Lord permits no one TO stray on
into hell who Is willing to De led by His angels
who attend every man at death into heaven the
angels never leave the new conner, we are told;
but the evil man parts from the angels for ne does
not like their company. Neither here nor hereafter
does the Lord compel any man to love Him ana
his neighb0r supremacy. >. f.
Roman Catholic Church Mission to tho
Sultan.
Monsignor Paul, Patriarch OF the Syrians, one OF
the Oriental rites in communion with the See OF
Rome, has arrived in Turkey from Diarbekir, and
ia staylnp at Ghedik Pachas, In StambOul The
object OF His Emlnences visit to COnstantinople is
to obtain renewal OF his frman OF investture
from the Ottoman government and to arrange
some other Sy Ran matters with the Porte
The Methodist Church In China.
The Rev. W. N. Hail, English Methodist mission
airy, has been presented with q purse Of fifty
III
held by the foreign community at Tien-tsin. The
list OF subscribers TO the testimonial includes the
names of the COnsus for Great Britain Germany
and the United states. the Commissioner OF Gus
toms and most OF the merchants and other
idents Mr. Hall goes home on furough, alter
nearly fourteen years. service In China.
Ministerial Movements and Changes.
BAPTIST.
Rev. J. r. Merriman, of Angelica, N. Y, has re-
moved to Schenectady; Rev. Thomas Leyse, Of
Cymer, n Y, has taken charge OF the church In
Oakland, Pa. Rev. G. M. Preston, OF Independence,
Iowa, has gone to OldtOwn, Iowa: Rev. L. v.
Bunker. of LacOna. N H.. has commenced pas
torate in East Enosburg, same State; Rev. r. II.
Bowles, OF Greenbush, N. Y, has removed to Jew
EFT City, Conn.,; Rev. Q. Tilbury has resigned at
Mount Ayr to take q charge at Leon, Iowa; Rev.
Jonas Woodward has resigned at Bristol ILL.,, TO
take charge at TamasOa, Ill. Rev. W. w. Wilgus,
a graduate of the Union Seminary, at Chicago, has
accepted call to the Pine street Baptist church,
ST. Louis, Mo. The colored Baptists OF Kentucky
have organized q General Association for them
selves. They are to meet in council in Paris KY,
August IA. Thirty-six years ago the Baptists num-
bered 10000 members In Kentucky. They now
have so associations, 1900 churches TOO minister's
and 10000 white and $4,000 colored members.
The Complexities have 900 members in that State
BY novel method Of gathering together old
paper, through the efforts OF the children the Sun
day school of the North Baptist church has re-
celved about one hundred and sixty dollars. the
proceeds OF nearly two tons and quarter Of
paper. 1t is to be devoted to the purchase of
banner. We shall expect to hear Of more old paper
festivals. Southeastern Nebraska, according to q
correspondent has only one selfsupporting Baptist
church, and very few pastors who devote them.
selves solely to the work OF the ministry. Rev.
Isaac Elkin dedicated a new house OF worship re.
Gently. ar washington, Ind for the Mount Olive
congregation. Rev. s. G. Moore, of Pennsylvania,
has settled with the Baptist church ut Alton Iowa.
The completed church edifce belonging to the
First Baptist church OF Hastings, Mimi,
was dedicated to the worship of God
June 90. Rev, w. H. Batson has resigned
at st. Charles Mimi, for the purpose Of CON-
plotting his education in a theological seminary
Rev. J. r. MunrOe has resigned as pastor OF the
First Baptist church in Oakneld, Mich, to take
effect the last Sabbath In August. Rev. Charles A.
Hayden. Of the Chicago Seminary, has accepted q
call to the passionate Of the Baptist church at
Akron, o. Mr.. Thomas Moore was ordained on the
2Sth ultimo, at youngstown Ohio. Rev. II. Z. Mabie
has resigned as pastor at Rockford ILL.,, and &C.
cepted call to Oak Park, one OF the suburbs Of
Chicago. Rev. G. W. Clark, ID. D., has resigned his
pastorate at Ballston Spa, where he has labored
the church in Somerville,. N: j.. Rev. David
Coyne, olthe Presbytery of Marion Ohio has Joined
yunk, has accepted the cali Of the Calvary church
OF Philadelphia, to take effect the LIST OF Sep
Baptist church, Philadelphia, was laid yesterday.
The Manayunk Baptist church, under the pastor
ate of Rev. j. II. Parks, has commenced the
erection OF brick building at the rear OF their
meeting house, so as to improve the pulpit recess
and furnish ample retiring rooms on baptismal &C.
supply the pulpit of Mount Zion Baptist church,
Philadelphia, for six months. The North Star
Baptist Mission has bought lot Soxs4, at the
corner OF Seventeenth street and Susauehanna
avenue, Philadelphia, and proposes to have
iIT Snaay s ch e now ss.
over two hundred and is constantly increasing. The
Gethsemane Baptist church hope to enter their
builltng, now In process OF erection, IN september
next.
The statistics OF the Lexington (colored) Con-
| ference show the total membership to be 9,472,
while the aggregate OF sunday school scholars Is
2,167, or only about one-iourth OF their member
Rev. Dr. Crooks, editor Of the Methodist this city
was Tor some years professor has conferred on
| Willis. formerly OF this city, now OF Stamford,
| Conn.,, was the poet OF the day at the late COM
mencement OF Dickinson. He is reported to have
won golden opinions. The services at Sea Cliff
! camp meeting have been solemnlZed during the
week by the announcement OF the sudden death OF
vOus to the last session OF his Conference was the
pastor OF the village church there and one OF
the orgnator rss OF the camp meeting enter,
heart, from which he had been ssnering for a
few weeks, but was apparently recovering when
relapse came on, and ne passed away suddenly on
Saturday morning July s. Brother Kurdish was
one OF five brothers who are in the Methodist min
istry. younger brother, Rev. W. W, Kurdish, IS
pastor OF the Second avenue Methodist Episcopal
church. in this city; another brother is member
Of the Wyoming Conference and two belong to the
Minnesota Conference. Brother Kurdish was
thrty-nine years OF age. Rev. Dr. Howard, late
President OF the Ohio University recruiting bis
shattered health in Santa Clara, Cal Rev. A. b.
Gregg, p. f. OF the Herkimer district, Central New
York Conference Is spending his vacation in Cali
forna. Rev. Dr. Wild, of the Seventh avenue
Methodist Episcopal church. Brooklyn 0atcly of
Canada), writes to the canada Christian, Advocate
in opposition to the proposed union OF the Method
ist bodies in the Dominion. If the Methodist Epis-
copal Church remains faithful he anticipates re-
turning to her iod again; but he declares he never
can be q member OF the United Church. Rev Dr.
Thomas Pearson, Indian preacher and interpreter
at the Klamath agency, writes to the Pacific
Christian AdcOcdte concerning a revival at
that place which has closed up nearly all the gam