The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-08

noe for tine Methodist Episcopal socety is nearly
nnisned. II win be deaicated about the IsG OF
sonaRe, costing $1,000. Is nearly competed TThe
Methodist church at Birmingham. Conn., is having
lighter. Rev. DIR. Maclay writes to the hsihoaist
that "a branch OF the Evangelical Alliance Tor
4. q. Haven Is mentioned in connection with the
presidency OF the Wesleyan University '"'
| PRESBYTERIAN.
DR.. Talmage's new Tabernacle will be dedicated
on the I'D inst The Mariners churon SabSaIh
atty NTH anniversary OF ITS organization, and at
the same time 20 publish a history OF the church
P s OF Of ' i44 south Twentynh S ssTast
Philadelphia, therefore wishes any who has
any Information concerning the same to communi-
church rev q. N. McCampbeT pastorj has its
second preaching service in the evening instead Of
meeting has been held since the Week Prayer
with good degree OF interest. The Third Presby
pastor. has membership Of about 900. over 200
| were admitted to its membership during the past
year nlty.thre united at the last communion.
voted unanimous call to Rev. s. Miller Hageman
sSs Ihe s
admitted sixteen to its growing membership last
sabbath six on profession, heads ofamilies and ten
| py ceitlncate. The Tompkins avenue Presby teran
| church. OF Brooklyn DIR. Fred. G. Clark ID. d., pas
tor, VIII dedicate It's new house o worship, cost
John Han Will preach the sermon. On the next
sabbath the dedication sermon Will be preached by
drawal OF the Rev. William NJ Parry, the pastor,
which are held IN Mechanics Hall. Not many mem.
beers OF the Old church have followed him. Com
and the Reformed Dutch denominations were
lately In session in this city, with view toward
the F chareS late M pastor
"a, mas dissolved his connection with them and
accepted call to the Presbyterlan church OF Rock
Island, ILL., Rev. j. w. Stark, OF Bloomfield, Iowa
Is pastor OF the First Presbyterian church OF Jer-
eyyllle, ILL.,, as successor to Rev. G: J. King, D. D.,
pN cached for 30 many years Is putting uD a spa
cioN IS house OF worship on Madison avenue. I'm.
VIM ng to have lecture rooms and Sunday school
roonA IN basement and not having land enough
for thu 'se accommodations in the rear the society
propose to try the experiment OF q large and
costly 'hurch eddce, without any Of the ap-
pliances now considered so necessary Ii will
rooms. ' e church wll be completed in the sum-
mer at a ca 1t OF $l20. 900. Mr. Mckenzie, OF Cam
bridge Maa T., who has come to quite sudden
popularity ia now named IN connection with the
Madison SquM re Presby terrain church OF this city.
The BrookynA 'resoytery nave done nothing more
terrain churchesA on the woman preaching matter
than to resolve q vat those churches did not mean
Smiley or any otha woman to talk about Christ
and His salvation n | their pupits again. THAT kind
says so Rev. 2. CA Tke Steele has resigned his
charge at White Plain on account OF Ill health,
ished under his sminissnv Rev Edgar L. HermaHce
a son-in-law Of PrOIessSA W0olsey, OF Yale College,
hs the ~ at %
adopted the Tree pew syst E. IN N
Rev. A. REYNOLDS w narsa rom Pitcher Nv
now IN progress. All the pa aces OF business are
the meetngs" Kew Frank has resaned
his pastortte at Brewster's, NJ r., after four years
ton. Of BrooKiyn, up to the execnation OF ali right
thinking editors and printers nleriting "tne dis
tlnctOn oil writing the most miserable or any min
Is
The sample OF the Doctors chlrogYaphy which 1t
gives is worse than that Of the late Horace Greeley
three years OF service, resigned the pastOrship or
the Hudson City IN. ~ church, to take effect Nay
very encouraging state of religious feeling. Four
young men were baptized on Sunday evening, Jan
N. j.. on the same sabbath 26 were baptized
and 200 are anxiously seeking salvation. The
tor Of the c armel " a. y BAPTIST As Church
on Tuesday, February 10. TINS IS his
the promotion of holiness" held last week, It is
reported that "by request" prayers were offered
not preach with worldly wisdom alone. but at also
with the aid OF The Holy Ghost" This conjunction
is suggestive. The First Baptist church in Camden,
Me-. greatly desires "a humble minister who will
visit from house to house. pray with the people
one that loves the cause OF God more than gold |
and silver" That means that he shall live on the
wind and die in the almshouse. One hundred and |
fifty conversions are reported to have recently |
taken place In the Hanson place Baptist church, |
Brooklyn, l.. l., Rev. J. d. Fulton, pastor. The |
Baptists OF Philadelphia have raised $125 900 for q |
publishing house. The revival at Port Murray, N. |
j., under the preaching and pastoral labors OF Rev.
G. f. Hendrckson, continues with unaba ted power.
over thirty candidates baptized on their last
ordinance day, making nlnety-ive converts added
to the church since the meetings began. On last |
sermon as pastor of the North Baptist church of this
city. The following statistics were given Added |
last year. go of whom 10 were by baptism; sermons
preached 1875; prayer meetings, 140; funerals, 81;
weddings, Al. During the five years 297 nave been |
added to the church, 144 by BAPTISM l42 by letter.
n hive nrinnnn Inv finn
bership. AGO. contributed to benevolent Organiza-
tiOns, $6,30S oS; raised Tor church expenses.
Wednesday to AZ new members at Marcy avenue,
Brooklyn, ~ Of whom were received by baptism, |
Bank, r. j., thus far, the Rev +. ]. Foote has led
forty-two into the baptismal waters. There are |
cheering indications OF a revival at Melrose the
last Sunday, both being heads OF families. At Port
Chester there is cheering state OF things in the |
seven candidates last sunday, most OF them heads |
Of iames :.1 The ,I Tabernace church Brook,
reported at the. Brooklyn ministers: meeting
1; Greenwood, s; Rockville Centre, 4; Sixth ave-
nue. IA First German, IL (of these were Roman |
Central, g. Hanson place AZ: First WILLIAMSBURG,
IL; Strong place, 10; Herkimer street, Concord
street, i Mariners temple, New York g; Marcy
ALL The Baptist conference OF ministers which
met at No. rs Ninth street on Monday last re-
OF the pastors failed TO report statistics OF bap
tisms. One of the reasons advanced by those
Baptists in Brooklyn who are moving for the es-
adjustment OF q headquarters for the denomina-
ton Is the necessity OF bringing about a stronger
sentiment Of union within 1t. 1t Is limited that
the little schism the open communicates are
erecting in the Church In that city requires q
strong and united counter action and that an
attractive and permanent central point OF meet
ing would help much to secure it.
EPIsCoPALIAN.
An interesting fair is in progress In the seventy
Church OF the Holy Trinity on Madison avenue
and Forty-second street. which Is rapidly ap-
preaching completion. Rev. r. II. Williamson,
rector OF ST. Stephens church at Wikesbarre, Pa,
has resigned his charge and announced his ad-
herence to the Reformed Episcopal Church. Rev.
Thomas W. Haskins has accepted the rect0rate Of
the Church OF the ASCENSION Greenpoint, l.. l. In
Brooklyn on Sunday, January 25, Rev. william $.
Adamson, late . Congregational minister, was
daned deacon in the Episcopal Church and Rev.
John 6. Backus priest. There Is a fair prospect
for the organization OF Reformed Episcopal
church in louisville. Ky About forty ladies' and