, 1874-07-26
Last year !, ,04x persons wcro baptized, and oTet
$25, 900 Was contributed by tho Churches.
PERSONAL.
CHICAGO.

me Spr!n gtle1d lsetuOttcdH 6A!os
Thu Roy H. J. sasnge Mho Leaves ~ ta 9n'ISd 1nity
at Boston, is entering hs new he!a u'!uet aasa go
couragjng circumstances. According 70 son :s nsS
mr. ScEermerhoru the retiring pastor OF the churcn
has been trying 10 dssuade ME Safa5e aui
the es o2 tie ground .h: oa s hst the
church was secular and 'nlfactieaoe, anu ~ 5.o NJ
way generality that tho bet weanes II mtsa
to start new pociey tbat ey badIy broke in ths old
church, and taat it would bc service 70 dne
Christianity Of Boston to break 1t up. n anotnee
letter Mr. Schermerhorn describes his old hoek a.
hodge-rogo composed OF Uniyersaliss, unitar'ahs'
orthodo5 Fres nsgientss snsttaiiss and AsnS-
Prof. Bartlett has returned from his trip to
Egypt and Palestine, and will DO at his post IN
the Congregational Theological SEMINARY AZ '1s
next term
The Rev. Dr.. ". n. Patton breaches at Prince
ton, ILL.,, to-day.
The ncv. G. S. F. Savage was IN the CITY last
week, having returned from the Eass
The Rev. Dr., Baunistcr, President OF Garrett
Biblical Institute, has gone Last Tor ahofs W.
cation.
The Rev. J. H. Hartzcll, editor Of the SoyM-
,ceste,7. Christian .Adrocate. Now Orleans, has
been spending few days in the city.
The Rev. Dr. c. 7. Kelley is supplying the
Church OF Our Savior during the absence OF tbs
pastor. tho kev. W. ]. PetEie. in Nova Scotia.
The Rev. Dr.. Bugbeo, President of the Wes-
lcyan Female College OF Cincinnati preached IN
the Evanston, II. {. Church laat Sunday to
large audience.
Tbs Rev. J. Fl. Walker left last week for Iowa
and tho Upper Lakes. to be gcae until Sept l.
The Rov. G. c. Lamb, 1ate1y Of Yale Theo-
logca1 Seminary, having preached tTo Sabbaths
at haywood. has received and accepted unRul-
NOUS call to the Congregational Church, to enter
upon esrriee Sept. l.
Tho nov. Dr. McKown, OF Wabash Avenue Il.
E. Church, has returned from P!ttsourg WILL
bus wife, who ia much improved in health.
Tho Rev E. o. Taylor, pastor Of the Baptist
Church iu Iouia, Mich, was In tha city last week.
Ho reports the church to be in q gosd state Of
progress.
A number Of ladies and gentlemen connected
with tho Western Ayeuus Baptist Church. &C.
compaaled By their pastor, the Roy. John Cor
don, will leave on an excursion to Lake Superior
next week.
ELSEWHERE.
Tho Rt.-Rev. Bishop O'Gorman, Roman Cath
olc Bishop OF Nebraska, died al Omaha July l,
after a brief illneas. Ho WAS bora in 1859 in
Limerick, Ireland.
Tho Rev. e. G. Westmors, D. D.. recently
transferred from the Indians to the Baltimore
Conference, has united with the Presbyterian
Church, and hos been received into the New
Brunswick (N. - Preab5tery.
Dr.. Samuel Adler has been At tho head OF the
Jewish Congregational Tanplo Emanuel, Of New
York CITY, for sa1enteon years. Now hs con-
grogation has retired Li1a On competency.
It il stated that the various denominations in
London hayc invited Brethren Moody and s2n-
key to hold meetings. in the metropolis.
Presbyterian Church in Hartford, las applied
for orders in the EpiscQp1l Church.
Mrs. Vsn Cott, the regivslist, says that in ono
year she has spent 766 hours in religious meet
ings, travelled 1908 miles, written go letters,
conducted 623 prayer-meetinss, preache1 33o
times, and convarted ]. 1856 people,
The Rev. r. l. Brown, Of Union Groye, Wis.
(Congregationalist), sailed for Scotland July ..
He wlll not rsturn till October.
1t tho recent commencement Of the Louisiana
State University the honorary degree OF $. T. D.
Strong, Rector Of St. James Church, Baton
Rouge. DR.. Strong has many friends in ChicaEo.
Among the American church tourists now in
Europe Are DR.. Stevens, of Brooklyn, tEe his
toriRn Of hethodism the Rev. 9. II. Griffin,
also OF Brooklyn tia Rsv: w. W. Rowdish, Of
T.; DR.. J. W. Lindsay, Of the Boston Un;ver-
gity; Dr.. Mccauloy, Of Dickinson College.
and many others in educational institn--
tions and in the pastora:e, oil Of
whom 8r8 from LQo 01aLuCulok
The Presbyterians are represented by Or. Mc-
Gosh, OF princeton College; DR.: cuyler, OF
D1ook1yn; Dr.. Ell1nwood, the Missionary Secre-
tazy; the Eov. c. B. Strong, OF Roslyn, L. l.;
the nev john Ewing. Of Clinton, y: J.; Dr.: Can-
nineha1n and Prof. Noodaon, OF Phlladelphla-
and others. Tho ConSregationahsts have sent
forward Dr.. Taylor, Of tie Broadway Tabeznecle.
New York; Drs. Burlington and Il. IL. 6torrs. OF
Brooklyn; the Rev ]. D. Copeland, Of Water
bury, Vt; DR.. Mahan, OF OberHn College,
Ohio, aud others. Tee Baptists will be rep
roscnted ahroad BY the Rev. Frederick Evans,
OF New York; Dr.. Ponseeost, OF Boston. former
" Of Brooklyn; Drs. Boardman and Peddla end
,ho Rev. &. e. Reee. OF philadelphia; Dr..
Moore, OF tho Washington Arenue Baptist
Church, Brooklyn; she Row Duncan Young, Of
GrAnitayiue, s. L, and Prof. Judson, Of Yon-
kers.
Tho Archbishop of New York and the Bishop
OF Portland, Me., viii spend tbs summer in Eu-
1oQo.
Tho Rev. John g. :Emley, 'one Of tho most
prominen: ministers Of the Wesleyan Church in
CanaGs, has COMO over to the Episcopalian
Church, aud received q curaoy at London, Ont
Father O'Farre1 OF New York, will. 1t is un-
derstood, succeed to the Bishoprie of Kingston,
Ont
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.