The New York herald., 1874-12-27
MINISTERIAL AND CHURCH MOVE
MENTS.
EPISCOPALIAy.

The Rev. Daniel G. Roberts, OF Brandon. VT. has
been called to Rochester, N. Y. Grace church.
Randolph, and ST. Johns, West Randolph. VT. are
vacant. Grace church, sheldon, VT, are building
a new edlnce, Rev. DR.. Bailey rector.
There are now sixteen clergymen canoEically
resident IN oregon, twenty-five churches and
chapels and 744 sunday school scholars.
DR.. Porteous writes TO correct an item copied
from the religious papers into the HERALD cou-
pie OF sundays ago, which charged his congregation
with converting the vestrY OIL their church INTO
dancing room. He, however, admits that they
danced IN the lecture room one evening, but hnd-
Ing tnat II was not approved by the trustees they
waived tnis feature oil their social pleasures IN
subsequent gatherings.
The necessary consent by the bishops OF other
dioceses having been given TO the election of the
Rev. DR.. scarborough. Of PlttsDurg, as BisnOp of
tne new diocese OF New Jersey the consecrarlon
Will take place In ST. Mary's, Burlington, during
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
Rev. Joshua Morsell, ID. D., mas been called to
the reetorshp OF Grace cnurcn, Clty Island, West
chester county n. Y.
Bishop Odenheimer's CNew Jersey health has
greatly improved oy his voyage to Europe. so
says the Churctnldr.
:, Dr. scarborough WIN be consecrated In ST.
Mary's, Burlington, n. j., duriug the month of
January, and che sermon viii be preached 0y the
Bisnop Of Pittsburg.
The Rev. Brady E. Backus has resigned the po-
sltlon OF assistant minister OF ST. Peters, New
YORK, and entered upon the rectorshIp OF Christ
cnurcn, Cooperstown, IN the diocese OF Albany.
The Rev. E. Huntington Saunders has been
transferred from tine diocese OF Albany to New
YORK, and Is At present assisting at the Church OF
the Heavenly Rect, New YORK city.
The Rev. Charles W. Turner, late OF Oakland,
Ca has entered upon the recforshlp OF ST. Jonnis,
Long Island City. Queens county, \. T.
The Rev. RoDert b. Van Kleecx Jf. mas accepted
an election to 81. Pauls. Kinderhoov IN the do
cese or Albany, AMI Will enter upon hls duties.
The Rev. George Emlen Hare, ID. d.. has re-
turned from Europe to Philadelphia, benefited in
health, and resumed his duties In the Philadelphia
Divinity School.
The Rev. George ". sninn, associate rector OF
ST. Paurs, Troy, n. T., has rendered his resIgna-
ton, TO take enect on the 3lst OF December
Bishop LittleJohn mas licensed Mr.. A. q. Roberts
as lay reader at Lattlngtown chapel. ana TO assist
the rector Of St. Paui's parish Glen Cove.
METHODIST.
The Methodist Episcopal Church South has sent
to the several annual conferences a disciplinary
clause prohibiting It's members from manufacture
ing or using alcoholic spirits except as medicine
TweEty-0ne conferences nave been heard from
anc the result is 626 in lavor OF the measure and
g0l against IT, some OF The ministers vote against
the prohibition not because they are IN favor ol In
temperance, but because tney deem 1t an inter.
their Christian mannood-Implyng tnat they are
given 10 the use OF intoxlcauts that they must
be restrained thereIrom by law.
Bsnop Andrews Will dedicate a church at Ne
brasKa city, Nes, to-day, and at seward, Neb., on
Tuesday next.
According to the latest statistics the Methodist
Episcopal Churcn has TO- 702 Itlnerant ministers,
1903 local preachers and l,520,g76 members and
parsonaRes 4,Is2, OF The aggregate value OF
fs2S5S,l25 Ten oi the Northwest Conferences
number, OF ministers l,oo9 members los, 1856, and
probatloners l8, 535.
The new Methodist Episcopal church at Hamil-
ton square, trenton District, n. j., viii be dedi-
Gated to-day.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Arcnbshop BaYey ordered the annual collec-