The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-25

nrst foreign mission on the Island OF Trinidad,
where Drs. ). I. Anderson and McGlrk are now re-
Pr0fessorship OF Systematic Theology in Union
seminary, New York. on account Of continued III
tseretc "I Rev Thomas Se n or
has united with the Presbytery OF western Texas
The church at MiiDurn, Broome county. N. Y, re-
has been enlarged and modernized at an expense
OF about 81 600. Rev. j. M. Bayney has just re-
turned to his work as pastor Of the First church OF
Albany, after an absence OF several months in
Europe.
BAPTIST.
Rev. j. M. TtteriDgtOn has resigned at Trenton,
Mich; Rev. b. H. Cairns at Madison, Ind; Rev. q.
w. Varnum at Frankhnville, N. y; Rev. Il. X.
A. bev ey n Io IN Wes =.
neld has been called to Kingston, N. Y; Rev. T..
@. BounL OF Lafargeville 10 Clay ton, N. Y. RevJ
Y. The German mission at Harlem was organized
into u church on the 18th inst. by council called
OF the Second Mission Baptist church and the in
stailatiOn OF Rev. samuel Altman as pastor will
take place to-day in the Stanton street Baptist
pastors will take part. Dr. Armitage has nsti-
tuJed weekly meeting for ladies in his church to
get them interested more in church work and to
utilize their talents for the increase OF Gods
Kingdom. The first meeting was held on Friday
at half-past three p. M, and every Friday after
noon similar meetings Tor the study of the Bible,
Tor prayer praise and conference will be held. DR..
ArmiLage addressed the ladies last week on "WO-
mans Work In the Sa,vatlon OF the Household
the ministry OF Rev. Dr. jeffrey, Is rapidly increas-
ing. The membership has risen from 1Orty-hve to
nine ty eight. The house Is crowded every Sab
bath, and twenty-one converts have been bap-
tized on three sabbath evenings OF this month.
Rev. A. c. Edwards accepted call OF the Moor's
Hill church, Michigan. Rev. +. N. Barton has re-
signed at Aipena on account OF ill health. The
First church OF Detroit have extended unani-
nous call to DR.. Phelps OF Rhode Island, to settle
as their pastor, and have rendered him salary
or So 900. The Washington avenue Baptist church,
Brooklyn, have lately by subscription OIL $4,000,
ayffu tl.AO
worship.
Rev. DR.. Butler writes from mexico that he has
established Methodist mission church in Pachuca,
sixty miles from the city OF Mexico, which numbers
eighty persons and IS mlnistered to by layman,
Dr. Gurrero. Six or eight OF the congregation are
Spanish, the rest are Aztecs or TOltecs. In Real
del Monte, three miles distant, another society OF
twenty persons has been gathered, and four miles
beyond Real del Monte. another smaller society
has been organized. The revival influence con-
tinues with the churches, and our latest reports
give nearly 100 converts at Geddes, n T.. so at
Vaysburg N. Y; 40 at Serbia, N T.; 10 at Osceoa,
N Y; 30 at Walton, N. Y; so at Walden, N Y;
Il. D.; 90 at Milan, N. Y; nearly 100 IN Cen
tenary church, Chicago, during the present month;
80 1t Muddy Creek, Tenn; rs at Kansas City, Mo-,
and 16 were converted In the Free Tabernacle,
Thirty-fourth street, last Sunday evening On
Wharton circuit, Pennsylvania, during the aii and
winter up to January O. so nave given their hearts
to the LORDS IN Jane street Methodist Episcopal
Church, this cIty-maklng so since last conference;
70 were received on probation in Thirtleth street
church at the same time At KnightstOwn Ind,
l2I have recently united with the Methodist Epis-
cOpal church. The revival at South Easton, Phiia-
delpha Conference continues, with increasing
power. Between $50 to 200 have been converted,
l25 OF whom have already joined the Church and
many are yet seeking. A revival has been in
progress in the Alexandria district OF the Louisiana
Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church South.
for half year past, during which time $50 persons
have united with the Church. On the Weatnerlord
district. Northwestern Texas Conference, nearly
1000 accessions to the Church are reported for
the Conference year; 100 have united with the
Church on Bristol circuit Hoston Conference,
during the last eccieSiastieat year. The North
Mississippi Conference, Methodist Episcopal
Church South, has 25, 800 members, 212 local
preachers 253 sunday schools, TO- 100 teachers and
scholars 39l churches, valued at $685., 1882; Is par
s0nages, valued at $22.200, and other church prop
erty worth $l9,520 The Mississippi Conference
has 49, $50 members 166 local preachers, l85 Sun
day schools and 8, 403 teachers and scholars Rev.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The English exploration party In Palestine nave
come upon SarcOphagl containing inscriptions on
the Mount OF Olives, not lar from the site OF Beth
any. They contain the bones OF Christian Jews,
and among the names given are those OF Simon,
Martha, Lazarus. The English Evangelical Al
lance proposes universal exchange OF pulpits at
both services on the second Sabbath OF every year,
but 1t leaves the subjects OF discourse to individual
tastes, suggesting only that the sermons should
aim at the salvation OF souls. Last Thursday (22dl
was observed as a day Of prayer Tor colleges and
seminaries OF learning by the Reformed Church Of
America, and also Ior an increase OF the ministry