, 1874-06-28

CHICAGO.
The Rev. Dr.. T, ID. Eddy preached last Sab
bath at the Union Methodist Episcopal Church
in St. Louis.
The .Rsy. IT,: H. Ryder, D, D.. delivered
an ad dreHs at the dedication Of Dean Academy
FrankliA, Mass, On Wednesday last.
The Rev 7. ]. Morgan. graduate Of tnt
Baptist Seminary Of Rochester, N. T., has &C
copted an appointment 70 the Profcssorship o1
Homiletics in the Baptist Theological Seminary
Of Chicago.
Tha Rev. John H. Pitchey has resigned hft
pastorate Of tho Presbyterian Church at Por'
tage, Wis.
Tho Rev. ". 8. Taylor {P1esbyterian) mas In
stalad pastor Of tho church at Monroe, Mich,
May 2S.
The Uniyerealist Church ut Bridsport Conn.,,
has called Mrs. Brown Willis to the pastorate o1
the church.
This is quite personal: The Independent asks
"Is the editor Of the Presbytc radn DGn7ssT'
Jesuit or m ign oramus z"
The Rev. Il. Slade, Of E1gin. has received and
accepted 8 call to the pastorata Of tht DoTaslac,
Mich, UniyorBaliRt Church.
The Rev. Mr. Mallory, late pastor OF the Bap,
tat Church in Lowell, Mass, has accepted Call
to Baptist Church IN Detroit.
The Koy. Dr.. H. c. Wostwood. for some time
prominent minister in the Methodist Church,
has Joined tho Nav Brunswick Prosbytery,
The Rev. Mr. Fuller and wife, OF Minnesota,
are soon 20 be sent to Mntab, Central Turkey, By
the American Board Of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions.
James T, Do Poyster, who died June is. 1874,
Was q member OF tho Vestry OF ST. MichAels
Church for dfty-six yeara, Treasurer tifty-hre
years. and Senior Warden forty-six years.
Serious charges are made against the Rev. 81.
". s, Packard. pastor OF the Congregational
Church in Boylston, Mass. He is accused OF
preaching other ministers' sermons and OF forg-
Ing certificate Of ordination in the Methodist
denomination, on tho strength Of which ho went
oFer to tho Cong1egatiouallsts.
The Rev. DR.. John Cotton Smith SAYS: " How
can We shut our eyes to tue fact that our Amcr-
icnn people nre tending strongly towards moro
historical religion, and that in the bald aud un-
romantic ne0ness OF prevailing church ways. We
are yearning for moro positive and growing
recognition Of the past. with its hallo"ed uaazes
and sasociationa.
Tho Rev. DR.. Neale OF Boston, in recent ad-
dress, spoke AZ FOLLOWS in regard to two proni-
nent theoiogians:
Churches too, in most cases. should bold On to the
1cctel, aud many man nade sirong By kindly word
a3d the pressure Of friendly hand The successor Of
tho celebrated Dr. Taylor pastor OF tht Central Con-
g1eaatiouai Church, New Haven, Conn.,, hsys under
STOOD had hard time Of it at first 1t WAS difficult 10
i'll = place that had been graudly occupied. Dr..
Taylor noted for h,s talents, eloquence and ne
personal appearance Hs still In the glory Of his
fame. Ha had been transferred to the professors
chair. Ths psopls were obliged to call snother PASTOR
They called Tho best young they could nnd-one
who had 1tood high 1t college, aud high st Andorer
He scholarly snd preached good sermons. But he
was not tho hono1cd and bsloved Nathaniel ". Taylor
DID. Th!s whispered from one to another Ths
detection graw and widensd II qutto certain that
tho young muat leave. At euzth one. Judge
Dagxes think suggested that thoy should has
ty. but talk rsh tho young PASTOR rho, he said. bad
evidently, marked abihty, though rory modest, and
word Of encouragement might DO him good: They
tried the experiment. and the result that the Rev.
Dr. Leonard Bacon remained With that church forty
years and followed Dr. Taylor to the theological chair
and in both positions has, say the least, suffered
thing by comparison with his illus.noua 2redecos-
eor."