The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-03
Ministerial and Church Movements.
BAPTISTS.

hands on the mead OF the astOnlsned minlStoE ana
retired.
The Rev. O. W. Burnham, OF Valley Falls, r. L,
goes to the Baptist church at Hinsdale, N. H.
Rev. George A. Williams. late OF War WICK, Mass,
has taken charge Of the Baptist church st Ashfeld
mass.
Dr: Middledl.ca Of FIusnine, l. +, has resigned
New York loses . good pastor and Ohio gains
saltwater or the call to Middletown. OHIO.
Rev. 8. r. Way closed his passionate 1t Pitcher,
y The , Greenwood a church. Brooklyn. are taking
measures to erect new edi1ce. II is to be built
OF brick, with seating capacity Of 0oo and Is ex-
Rev E. o. Taylor, OF Topeka, Kansas, has &C
cepted call to the First Baptist church OF Ionia,
The Rev. John Carey, one Of the oldest minister's
years OF age, and had spent sixtyfour in the MIN.
Rev. Or. whedon is expected from Florida this
The new Methodist Episcopal church at Pitts
field; Mass Rev; :. F. CIymsr pastor. VII. BE- , de-
send and DR.. Ives will ofticiate.
The New York Conference gave last year for all
the benevolent collections 5000, nearly 81
The trustees OF the New England Conference
report that they have nearly $1,000 in trust Tor
various benevolent objects.
Last Wednesday Bishop Haven dedicated new
Methodist Episcopal church at New Baltimore, n.
Y. This week ne Will dedicate another $4,000
During Mrs. Van Colts ministry in Amos Merho-
dist Episcopal church, New Orleans, lately, the
trustees refused to permit c0lored people to the
body Of tne house. The galleries were open TO
them. but the invidous distinction has worked
The Eighteentn street Methodist Episcopal
church, Brooklyn, will be reopened to-day, when
the Rev. Dr. Curry, Or New York, win preach.
Among the venerable men OF the New England
Conference are:-Bartnolomew Otheman, VINO
united with re Conference IN 1914 ana has just
try Though seventy.eight years Of age, he is still
effective. Isaac Jenns0n united with the Confer.
ence in 1919 He Is now eighsy.iour years g. age
N. s. Spaudlng and samuel Kelly united with the
Conferences in ls22, and consequently nave been In
The Methodist Preacners' Meeting OF Philadel.
phia has unanimously voted against the attempted
repeal Of the Sunday law.
Rev. @. B. Strong, Of Roslyn Presbyterian church,
intends to start with his family ON European
six months, during which time his place will ibe
filed by one or his student friends.
At the recent communion In the scotch PresDy.
terrain church In Fourteenth street twenty-seven
members were added, sixteen on profession and
eleven on certificate, making seventy1seven aadl
in October last.
The corner stone OF the Memorial Presbyterian
The Presbytery OF New Brunswick, at It's late
meeting in Princeton. licensed Messrs. Jonn X.
students OF the theological seminary.
The Dutch Neck Presbyterian church at recent
communion received fifteen on profession OF whom
ten were baptized. The FIRST fruits OF a revival
Mr.. o. >. Vincent, Of Auburn Seminary, has be-
come pastor OF The Presbyterian church at Turin.
Mr. Robert E. Cutler. Of the same institution, has
accepted call to SOdus N. Y.
The new church on Madison street. Chester, Pa,
will be dedicated to-day.
A new church on the Chester Valley Pa-) MIS-
The committee OF Presoyterians appointed
during the meeting OF the Evangelical Alliance to
make arrangements for Pan Presbyterian Coun-
tue world to express in a formal manner les ap-
proval OF such council, and to appoint . com.
bodies Tor the furrherance OF the object.
The Presbyterian church. whose house was
sol 1 Streets have purchased and rented . church
building In Eleventh street, west OF sixth avenue,
into which they purpose 10 remove next Sunday.
church will in consequence seek other quarters
not so near to this society.
Patton to revise his charges and specifications or
heresy and pastoral neglect against Professor
Swing, and have fixed May (tO-mOrrOw) for the
trial The gravamen of those charges is tnat Mr..
Swing, in sermon, eulogized the late Mrs. Mary
aid OF Unitarian chapel. Rev. Robert Laird COL
ner, now travelling In Europe, is supposed to be
an important witness for the prosecution. He Is
not expected home before TWO months and the
prosecution would like postponement, out the
defence and the Presbytery object. At the session
OF the Presbytery last Monday DR.. Patton admitted
that he could not prove all the allegations spe-
cifcaly, as required BY the BOOK OF Discipline, but
ne could generally. Dr.. Thomas, q Methodist, has
preached In favor OF Mr.. Swing.
EPIsCOPALIAN
In a newly-tssued charge Bishop Wordsworth
has delivered scathing remuneration OF slm0ny,
which he airns to be increasing In the established
Church OF England
ton, Rev. Mr.. Reid rector, Will hereafter worship
In the Cumberland street chapel, between De alp
and Lafayette avenues. This will be their perma-
nent abiding place. The parish is said % be In
DropreSSlve state.
T6e Vicar Of Richmond, England, created some
excitement in MS parish by building hlgh wall
in the cnurcnyard so as to separate the elect dead
| from the nonconi0rmist dead. The friends Of the
latter rallied and tore down the wall, aud eccle
Siastical court has prohibited him from rebuilding
| 1t. common ioOtpaln now, as heretofore, oil.
vdes the ''dssentlng' dead from the established"
dead.
the Low Church men OF England are calling for
anew ecclesiastical tribunal to be created by act
OF Parliament, hal clerical and hall lay, with q
bishop &C Its head to deal with refractory priests
IN each diocese. The rtuaists are dead against 1t
because they see IN it a Toe.
Bishop Niles, OF New Hampshire, ignoring Tho
host OF Methodist, Baptist, Congregational and
and otner ministers IN that state, mas issued q
pteous whine over Its spiritual destitulon, where
In there are nearly 400,UJO souls and only lfteen
parochial and missionary clergy. sad. indeed
Dr.. Porteous' friends have engaged the Hall OF
the Young Mems CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, Brooklyn,
where he Will hereafter preach twice each sunday.
The First Reformed Episcopal church OF TINS city,
seventh street and Madison ayeaue 70 WORSHIP IN.
and the Rev. w. 4. Sabine, late Of the Church OF
the Atonement to minister to them, viii begin
their regular services to-day IN their new home
under more favorable auspices than ever.
Rev. L. Van Bokkelen, D. D., has taken charge
OF the parish Of the Church OF the Mediator Brook
Ign, and VIII enter upon his pastoral dunes to-day.
Rev. George Thomas Packard has been installed
as pastor OF Holy Trinity church, Jersey CITY
Heights.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The Catholics OF the Nineteenth ward OF Brook
Ign are about to erect q 800 900 church building
at the intersection OF Hooper street and Marcy
avenue
Archbishop Purcell. or Cincinnati is the only sur
viving Bishop OF the Roman Catholic church APP
pointed by Pope Gregory
Rev. J. j. Keane, assistant pastor OF St. Patrck,s
cnurcn, washington, ID. g., mas been giving u mis-
sion at Winchester Va, and Will soon give another
at Harpers Ferry.
The Rev. Archbishop OF Baltimore administered
the sacrament OF confirmation last Monday In ST.
Mary's (German) church, Washington, ID. g., to
ninety persons, and In ST. Josephs Germany
church. Capitol Hill, to fty-tnree persona
n w q VI az In Han M