The New York herald., 1874-11-01

| teen or more years Of missionary eff0rf
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association. Ne Jer.
sey, have offered an eligible church site to the
Letters received from tae Rev. Dr. Hoffman now
IN Europe GO confirm the reports previously an
the latest statistics or the Diocese OF cen,ra,
Pennsylvania are:-e7 parishes, 81 clergy canoni-
cally resident, candidates for holy orders. 5sds
commanicants. e,2s6 Sabbath school scholars 81
churches, p chapels and school buildings and
3S parsonages. the value OF the church buildings
is $3.50 ZOO and the noanclal offerings for the year
AH The next W session session oi the convocaton Of wes,
virginia Is to be neiS IN @ Craze , church, Ravens
November SSs !, and oiowins days. ~ ''A1s'
The Fiee Protestant Episcopal Church OF the
nay ana can 10 Eev
Thomas X. Conrad, d. ID. NOW rector OF the
cnaren OF the meayeny Rest Fortysixth street @
accepted and ne win enter upon his pastoral du-
The statistics OF the las Convention OF Wisconsin
| show thai there are II charcnes aud mis- sions
there, 81 clergy. Abs COMMITMENTS and ls,eas
| attendants ON worship, 462 Sunday scholars, and
year amounted 10 sIsl,4S7 o.
communicating and s,os4 attendants, $50 Sunday
scholars. and the offerings amounted TO s75,6i3.
gina City, New, have built a neat chapel IN the
| former place, where services are now held. They
propose building another chapel in the last-named
the Rev. g. :; stephenson has accepted the rec
/ N l..
The Rev. Henry L. Ziegenuss takes charge OF
CHRIST church, poughkeepse, during the Rev. Dr.
| Cadys absence In Europe.
Tie Rev. Edward L. stoddard has accepted the
fefforsn.p n 2, Sf 1ons Pars, a YORK, Pa
torshlp OF GRACE church, Mexico N T., ana gone
church Ottawa Ill., has acceped an ELECTION nre to
st. Panl's Key West, in the Diocese OF Florida.
accepted the charge OF st. Mary's Mission, Savan-
| nah, Mo.
The Rev. Thomas Belts, late OF weston, Mo-, has
| removed TO Wyandotte, Kan.
rhe Rev. James r. Fugett, late of Manhattan,
Kan. has accepted the rectorship of Grace church,
Rev. William s. Perkins, presbyter OF the Dio.
cese OF PENNSYLVANIA ana for many years rector OF
st. James, church, Bris to, Pa, has united with
the Reformed Episcopal Church, Ia.
gone to Marquette, Mich, as missionary among
the Swedes.
The Rev. DR.; Shaver has retired from the editor.
ceeded by the Rev. D. E. Butler.
Ihe Rev. d. .. Hughes, late OF Newark, N. j..
assumed the pastorate Of the Union avenue Bap.
tist caurch, Greenpont. last sunday.
me Gethsemane Baptist church have, by an al
most unanimous vote, Withdrawn from the Long
Island Baptist Association, on account OF its ie-
gal ana unchristan treatment Of DR.. Jeffrey and
Mr.. smith and their respective churches. 1t Is
rumorcd that seven other churches are likely to
Withdraw Also and that another association VIII
the Rev. J. Hyatt Smith reviewed the action OF the
association IN tul ming his church out. Dr. Thomas.
Dr.. jeffrey read to his people brief statement OF
truths and PRINCIPLES in which he believed.
The church OF which the Rev. J. v. Osterhouti is
pastor, formerly known as the First Baptist
cnurch OF Harlem. has been organized as the Tenn
| pie Baptist church OF New York CITY.
The Rev. A. D. Gillette, d. D., is called TO the
pastorate OF the Baptist church at sing sing; N, Y
The Rev. +. II. Osborne, OF MelroSe, N. j., has
accepted 9, call to the pastoral ONCE at West
The Rev. Lewis J. Gross has assumed the pas.
roIal charge at jamaica, Long Island.
IL Is safd tnat Dr. Fulton predicated his own sue
cess or failure IN Brooklyn on his ability to crush
DR.. jeffrey. He believes his success Is now as
sured.
The small sect known as Christians, OF disciples
OF CHRIST, and the open communion or Free Bap-
tists, have conference committees now looking
ior a basis OF union between the two denomina-
tons. They are nearly Identical In faith and prac-
The corner stone Of the FIRST German Baptist
churcn, Newark, N. j., was laid October %, In Mer
The Rev. 7. A. T. Hanna is so much OF an invalid
his absence Rev. NJ. c. d. oakley wiI supply the
pulpit OF the Fnsh Baptist churcn, Williamsburg.
The Missionary Union nave decided, In view OF
the unsettled condition oil affairs IN Spain to
send out any more missionaries at present ana to
continue bat one American missionary there ana
to AID the naGive workers already engaged.
The poverty OF DR.. Hague health has compelled
him to resign the pastorate OF the Baptlst church
at Orange, N. j.. and 70 spend year or more IN
Europe
Mrs. Van Cott, the evangelist, was in Brooklyn
last week preaching ard exhorting among the
Broadway Mesnodiss Episcopal church on Sabbath
evening.
The Kew. G. W. Woodruff, Of the New York East
and recruiting ms health.
The Rev. J. g. Castle Of Chicago, is going to
Colorado to promote his health.
the Rev. John Williamson began his ministry
with Wabash avenue church, Chicago, last Sunday,
The rev. MI. Mltigan, President OF the New
foundand Methodist Conference, was In New
York last week ON a visit.
Bishop Ames returned to Baltimore last week
from his Western tour OF visitation.
western New York Conference, died in LocSport,
October 20, aged sixty-seven years. lie had been
in the ministry fOrty-one years.
The Rev. Benjamin Kelly. pastor at Port Jervis
N. j.. died on Saturday. October "a, OF typhoid
lever.
Agenerous layman OF Camden, N. J., has removed
the debt OF 100000 from the Third street Methodist
Episcopal church OF that city.
copal church. Weathcrby, Central Pennsylvania
Conference, has just closed meeting IN which ITO
Rev. N. NJ. Skipworth and Rev. James =. Brad.
ley. Of Louisiana, have received appointments in
the OREGON conference, Methodist Episcopal
Rev. J. i. A. Ahrens has received his degree Of
Master Of Arts In course from the Texas Uni.
yersily. lie is graduate OF the soule University.
MIscFLLANEoUs
The Rev. Charles z. Darling, so long the Chap.
lam of the New York Magdafen Asylum, has re-
signed MS charge OF that Institution. His success.
sor Rev. Mr.. Battersby, and wife, in future will
conduct the religious and domestic AFFAIRS OF the
Miss II. G. Britain, Miss Marston, Miss Kendall
and Miss Woodward leave New York for Calcutta
on the Iith oil November.
Dr. John b. Thompson has resigned the pastor
ate or the Reformed church at CortlandttowD,
A. y, ana the Rev. William Brush, that ut Ford
ham, N Y.
The Rev. G. w, Labau has accepted q call to the
pastorate OF the Reformed church ut Blue Noun
tam, N. Y.
A can has been extended to Rev. Isaac H. Kip,
OF schodac Landing, N. T., BY the Reformed
church of PeekSSill.
j Rev. Edward AcSerman, OF Wurtsborough. N, Y,
| has accepted y call TO the churches OF CurrytOwn
| N. ".
The total number Of sunday school officers In
| Essex county Is 800, and OF sclolars n, 500.
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.