The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-18

Middle Raddam. Conn.,. has been invited by the
American Board TO take charge OF the mission at
Monterey. Mexico, where there are eight Pr0test-
ant churches There are thirty-three Congrega-
tonal churches in the Suffolk South Conference,
and division OF the conference Is TO be considered
at the next meeting in October. The Shepard
in Rey
Alex. Mckenzie, ds}rsfed tie address. REV B. a;
~ LODE la}e os WatervIVe MassY accepts tne eau
pslst Rev. Augustus A: swain. OF NansuoK ,e.
recent graduate of Union Seminary, accepts
MS cal to the church in Needham and begins MS
aHM NJ there next Sabbath salary $1,000. Rev.
pastor OF the church in West Midway. May T. The
Hts0 ag church in Hyde Park have sold
at once to build more commod,oas house. Rev.
Man Sort1n has resigned his passionate at Montague
Mass, is on the Invalid list unable to preach.
Mr.. Burke = Leavitt was ordained at Portland.
Church the Ninth CoSsrcrstona ne oh Ms'G IN
that city which was recently formed. 1t is mainly
Fullerton, late OF Cumberland Mills has received
unanimous call from the First church in Bethel.
Rev. s. Hayward has resigned at South Berwick.
Me-, and Rev. D. b. Sewell, at Freyburg, Me. The
Congregational church, at windsor, VT. have re-
fused to accept Rev. s. p Cooks resignation.
Weybridge, VT, has turned Congregationalst and
BECOME pastor OF the Congregatlonaiist church in
salisbury. ". Rev; Aiken Of Rutlana,
Lee; Of =, Brooklyn sa n. ,o <, has become
pastor OF the First cnnrcn, Portland conn.,
The property OF Wesleyan University now
amounts to ssso,47e, OF which $a47,775 Is . per-
manent endowment. The number or students Is
greater than In any previous year. being lS9; OF
these 154are protested Christians and are
been raised by the Sunday School Missionary Asso
citation Of the Church Of the Covenant lPresbyte;
rianl, on Park avenue, IN this city, and expended
through the American Sunday School Union In the
South during the past eleven years. The Northern
Methodist Church, though only few months in
Mexico, reports now four preachers and one
teacher, two English and three Spanish congrega-
tions two church edifces bought In Mexico,
and foot-hod also IN Puebla and Paducah:
This shows something OF the spirit and energy OF
Rev. Dr. Butler, superintendent of the Mexican
mission The corner stone OF the new church at
son and James and Rev. DR.. Foss will dedicate the
new Memorial church at White Plains, N. Y, to-
spoat :" sd
length OF the building. They have purchased
house for parsonage near the church. The
new church Arrangements have been made to
erect q new Methodist church at st. Adams, vt.
Rev. w. Il. Wight, of the Vermont Conference, Is
slowly recovering from his recent illness. Bishop
Wiley is about to remove his family to Boston.
Rev. 9d has been zen by E
lornia Conference, filling the place made vacant by
the death Of DR.. Thomas. Bishop Morris entered
mo. Rev. D. Kennedy, M. A., b. D., of the Canada
Wesleyan Conference, alter a years leave OF alb
Sence ana traVel IN Europe anu In the southern
States, spent few days here last week en- route
to his home. President Cummings, OF the Wesleyan
University, at Middletown, is now on his way from
Liverpool to this port and will probably arrive IN
UNIvERsALIsT AND UNITARIAN.
Rev. G. w. Powell preached his farewell sermon
in the UniversallsJ church in lie Roy on Sunday,
April 80, to an immense congregation. He goes to
Baltimore. The Unversalists OF Brooklyn, Pa, are
building a 5000 meeting house. Rev. w. N. Van
denmark has resigned his charge in Pittsburg, Pa,
and gone to Black Hawk, Cal Rev, $: s. Davis has
Fannie ". Roberts bas begun her pastorate IN
Kittery, Me. Rev. G. w. Bickneil has become tem-
porary supply Tor the Universaist church IN South
quarter century pastorate over the Second Uniyer
salist church OF Boston, Mass, on the 4th instant
Rev. J: G: Adams, OF Lowell, is to take the pastor
cinnat Ohio. Park county, Ind, is said to be full
of Unlversalists, but there is not an ordained min
lister to gather the scattered sheep together Three
or four strong churches, 1t is believed could be or
gained in short time. The new Universalist
Rev. 7. c. Eaton has accepted the position OF III
nancial Agent to aid Rev. j. r. Sage in canvassing
Iowa in behalf OF Mitchell Seminary. The Univer..
salist Society in Sidney Me-, has recently engaged
the services OF J. o. Skinner, of Warervllle to
preach every Sunday afternoon at two O'Clock
during the season, commencing May 49,
MISCELLANEOUS.
or the l,2A Sunday schools Of New Jersey report
ing to the State Association for the past year $3.50
hold teachers meetings. ~jahis Is well as far as it
goes, and 1t leaves a wide margin for improve
ment. The spiritualists are to hold mass meeting
1t is to be hoped that there will be some unusual
manifestations" The Board OF Foreign Missions
OF the Reformed Church in the United States
have decided to establish a mission in ia
pan. They will Immediately endeavor to select
u suitable base of operations, and take steps
to secure proper persons to engage in the mission
airy work. Rev. J. w. Waugh, ID. d., after season
OF absence from his field in India has set MS face
towards 1t again. He goes out a man OF sorrows,
having in this country been bereaved OF the wife
of his youth and he now leaves five motherless
children behind him. In one Of the lowest, vilest
and most destitute portions of our city, the Five
Points, there is u regular church organization. At
the last communion members were received from
Italy, Ireland, England Scotland, Wales, France,
Africa, Jamaica, Madagascar st. Helena and
America presenting phase OF mission life
that was never before equalled in this coun-
try. Many OF these have been gathered from the
streets and slums OF New York, and have been
washed, fed, clothed, lodged converted. The
New York Legislature has passed the bill in
cooperating the Home for Aged and lnfrm Hebrews
in this city, and the Governors signature is now
awaited to make it legal The appropriations of
the Board OF Missions Of the Reformed Dutch
Church for the current year to foreign missions
is:-To Annoy, $13,500 TO Arcot, $751; 775; to Japan,
CURED to send and maintain two missionaries
among the Indians OF Arizona, and Japan needs
$4,000 more to complete church build
ing and nearly an equal sum Tor girls
boarding school, AT least $4,000 are needed
for foreign missions by this church during the cur
rent fiscal year. Rev. Eben $. Hammond, Of
Closter n. j. lett last week for Arizona, where he
is to act as Indian Agent, under direction OF the
Reformed Church Board OF Foreign Missions.