, 1874-09-06

$4,000.
| ScventY-one persona have Joined the German
! Baptist Church, in Brooklyn, N. l., during ths
| past year. under the labors Of the Rev. J. q
| Grinnell-
| Tho Now York Herald says tho Ror. Ernest
! Wcslay. Methodist preacher from piornaons
! applied for BAPTISM in thu Lee Avenue Baptist
Church, last Friday evening, and WAS according
| II baptized. He had previously requested mr.
! knapp, OF Paterson, to baptize him. which he
wes 1'1ito ready to do, until lie found that he be-
ieScd i'll troe communion.
CONGREGATIONAL
The ongrcgationalists I,avo tho oldest church.
ganizsd in 1880 the Hartford First In 1886 tho
New Haven Firs. IN 1889, and one at Milford IN
tho same rear. Churches wcro also formed at
Stratford in 16A0, Stamford III 1Gi1, Woodbury.
in 1870, and at Old 9aybro@k in 1916.
Tho minutes of the Kansas Congregational
Gcucrul Association reports lis churchos, eleven
OF which have been organized during tho year.
Tho total membership IL 1850. The additions
during tho year havo be2n 600 6oyen yoars ago
thcro wcro but forty churches and about ], 600
members.
Tho Rc7. J, .. Baker, Of Plymouth, H., has
received ten persons on profession Of faith in
his church at Plymouth, and, assisted By re-
converting about d hundred persons in slx little
towns Gear Plymouth.
A Congregational Church has been organized
at Winnetkn, as the result OF o revival last
spring.
Tho new Congregational church at Oak Park
is drawing towards completion. It is finished in-
teror1y somewhat after the style OF the First
Congregational Church Of this city Tho au-
dicnce-room will scat about 1000 persons, and
will cogt somewhere near $4,000. 1t is expect
cd that tho main room will be occupied next
mcnth. II. W. Austin, Esq, a resident OF Oak
Park, h.a presented the Society with 1ne bell.
REFolsnp EPISCOPAL
The following dispatch from Toronto appears
in tho Montreal Witness, Aug. 20: "a move
Episcopal Church has beon set on foot Last
Tuesday deputation Of parishoners Of Holy
Trinity Church, who were dissatisfied with the
Rtlaliatic proceedings Of their clergyman, waited
On bishop Bcthuno and asked him to divide the
parish nnd nominate the Rev. Mr. Harris, OF
Orllha, aB pastor. Yesterday they received an
answer from the Bishop refusing their request.
Three hundred members from Holy Trinity
Church have seeded in consequence, and have
invited tho Rev. Mason Gallaghor to organize q
branch Of the Reformed Episcopal Church. It
will also comprise q number now attending st.
Gcnrge's Church. The Rov. Nr. Gallagher wil1
lecture Sunday and Monday svanings."
A large meeting of Episcopalana vas recently
hcll in NraEtford. Cauada, and request sont
Dinhop Cun.1nius to send them Reform minis
ter.
Bishop Cummins, although not entirely re-
stc1ed TO hcalth III answer to calls Tor aid in or
gauizing ner clAucchea. hes gone to New BrunB-
wick. ue breaches in Toronto, Canada, Sunday
Il correspondent in the Boston Herald Says Of
Bishops Ealnz.iug or Cheney should come this
ray DOW, they Uoulj Gnl fields wMta for the
harvest. -
r~,rrrs,,,sr.
c,.t. 1....t:.. ~ -T-:.,:.4 ,.,s
~ 1';t,a =. 'eaaef,,f ,,oot
luz. nad la-,al7 attended. Host Of tho prou1i-
netlt c!crSy;..en cf tho State were present, and
a., 1,uus1lally large number Of parishes repre-
g.,,tcl by Jclo.atcs. Tho Indications Of the
rcatinr gave csos,t encouragement to tho friends
of tim Naturalization ia, tho ensuing year.
ra,.,on,-
A'eoA 49,
McssIs. Anrd d HonGhton hnTo IN Press
" Ile Deliy service. Dook OF oiGces 1or da1iy
uso through all the seasona Of the Christian
nc "orsht2 Of taes chulcn-acapled also 1ot
private a:ad 1aml4y nso F; morning ana evening
service 1or esca senson nlso special services
fo- th1l5:maa eve, tasslon-tioe, nnd EasteI-
morn, and oE;ccs 1oS use OF the clergy hha f1a1-
tat:an OF t1o slck. iho calendar contains
t:no OF lessons for morning and esenn: ser
vic2h according TO each week OF the Christian
fIi, W. saG1o's "a nv s.,9 ~ nar sorannr so+
e,.;taa - e." eaasnn, r. ce,ta;ue
a',out t;itc csnticles from tha Scr;ntnros eoren
~ ,c .' ~, on1,t to nrara@a VIII ;nte1rcs.
e;cas for various occasions. 1t Till DO specially
suta;,'a for uso III schools colleges. aemiuaries,
and Suuday-schoo1s- Books Of similar aim have
boclf published for uso in tho English
Church. but this is tho first comprehensive anu
one undertaken in America, aud
will 10 doubt exc!te Wldo interest
rho Enx,i.,, r,b,,c,, 17,;on hoa -a;aod o1q mn
~ 1a5oII twn H;eh cb,,rc;, n1;p;ata-a s1o;nst
" 1o91 nrosor1f;o5a aro nend;nr for r3tnai;Itjo
oct;caa 1o
-,
1he troteafanf Epiecopai Baanop q Nc" iofk
aoes noe ASe shn proposes Chnrch congress TO
IIa refuses to nrosio ovcr ;ta del;here,;ons md
a;, written letter il, WHICH ha Etafcs that he is
;Lolfy op,oeoI TO tho modo in which the Com |
srcss vas c.llcd, and to the time and place Sc
cctcd Tor its meeting. Tue tirst steps were taken
'ltho0t consulting hlm a. all, ne says and no
.lsi THO clergy AaEe fuil enough to occupy them
nat week WITHOUT any new engagemenss: He
loes not oppose AZ schemes ZOE noldlng
' CnuFch congress, anu ne mlgnI DC 1ncnnod 10
,re3lo oSe7 one II 1t wero called IN THIS city ac-
;os'1itsg 70 LIS aacaa OF pfopr7esy AZ Inc proper
oerti,1en as exist in Enr1and WHARF there arc an
o,y GENERAL ayscmbeg of clergy nnd 1nitv: and 1a
~: t|,t nuccr, sortahln and nnrnl- snirita will
ret t{,a ,,1,uer lanl il, the nroDoeeI Conrrcaa.
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PSEsnsTEa1aS; a3,
,:natn. vii visit CMcaco this week to look