, 1874-05-10
PERSONAL.
CHICAGO,

Tho Rev. ". ]. Petrie, Rector or the church
Of Our Savior Chicago, Ii about to make short
visi. East.
The Rev. Arthur Brooks, Rector OF St. James
Parish, Chicago, has gono East to remain about
two weeks.
The Rev. J. E. Roy, D. D., is to deliver tho
annual address at the Commencement OF Garlic
ton {AIinn.) College, June so.
Mr.. j. E. Storm, from the Chicago Theologi-
cal Seminary, will supply the pulpit of the Con-
sregatlonal Church ii New Berlin, H., during
tue summer vacation.
1t will be an item Of interesting neTn to Blsh-
on C1arksou's many friends in this city that he
celebrates his silver-weddiag at Omaha, Neb.,
May II. Invitations to be present have been
sent to many OF his Chicago friends.
The congregation of the Western Avenue
Methodist Church, At their meeting Mouday
minister, the Rev. Alexander louEer, $500 a
year. His efficient and untiriog labors hare add
ed 80 much to the strength OF the church that
this action is only = proper recognition OF his
nerits. He Was also given vacation OF two
months.
Mrs. Van Cot. preached april as in Centenary
Church. Minneapolis.
The death of the Rev I. Car, Canon Of Dur
ham, born in April, 1878, ia announced.
The Rev. Robert West was installed pastor OF
the Congregational Church in Alton, ILL.,,
April 20.
The reviyaliBt Hammond estimates the con-
versions in Jacksonville, ILL.,. "a high a. GOO as
the results OF one weeks labor.
The pastor OF colored church in Richmond,
Va, is said to have baptized 105 persons by
immersion On single Sunday.
Miss Maria G. Ogden, one OF the first female
missionaries sent by the American Board to for
eign fields, died at Honolulu, April g.
The Rev. Dr.. Middleditch, Of Flushing. Long
Island, has resigned his paBtorata IN order to
take charge Of the Bdpiist Weekly.
Gen. Ausur, in command Of the Department
of Texas, has been elected Vestryman in St.
Marks Episcopal Church, San Antonio.
Prof E. q: Merrill, of Ripon College. Wiscon-
sin, has declined an urgent call to the pasto1ate
OF the Oshkosh Congregational Church.
Tbs Rev. Henry D. Moore, formerly OF the
Vine Street Church, Cincinnati, has been in
stalled pastor Of the Congregational Church OF
Springfield, III.
Howard L. Hanaford. son of Mrs. Hanaford.
pastor OF the Uniyersclist Church in Jersey City,
was ordained pastor OF the UniTersali5t Church
in Welldeet, Mass. recently.
The Rev. ". T. Moore, pastor Of the Christian
Church in indianapolis, has held series Of re-
vival meetings resulting in eighty accessions- a
son OF Senator Morton is one OF the number.
Bishop Harris, Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, has gone to Germany, and will visit
Bulgaria in May. Hc will 60 to the English
Wesleyan Conference, and then return to Chi
cAgo.
| Mrs. A. F. Bourns, wife Of tho pastor OF tho
| Methodist EpiscoIal Chtuch in Adrian, Mich,
| has issued circular asking the friends Of tenn
] pcrsnce to hold temperance prayer-meatings on
| Thuradsy Of each week, commencing with the
| last Thursday in May.
| field, N T., OF the Rev. ". r. Crafts, author of
Through the Eye to the Heart, +" and other Sun
dsy-echool works, to Hiss Sarah ]. Tltnanus, the
| rell-knovn primary class teacher, is announced
| by Zion's Herald as new sundAy-schooi union.