The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-04

York city. are the leading candidates for the va
| cant Bishopric The Churchndn reports the ioi-
lowing accessons to the clerical list OF the diocese
| OF Delaware since the last Convention, viz. The
| Rev. Messrs James II. H. Brooks, rector or ~.
Luke's, seaiord; l; W. Gibson, rector OF Christ,s
church, Dover; william q. Butler, rector or 81.
AIMS, APPOINTMENTS; Dudley ID. smith, rector OF
Christ church. Christiana Hundred, and by
Georges, Indian River. me diocese Of Ken
| lucky has Al clergy and 80 congregations
ana as.S communlca mt the cnsrcaes ana ID
| Lexington, Newport, CovingtOn. Henderson and
Paducah together loot up ,232 so that the remain
| ter N. Dorman, OF Manchester, and the Rev. II.
Whitlock, OF Rockville, were recently ordained at
The Bishop Of New 0 jersey S IN St. Msrys cSuica,
Burlington, recently admitted TO the Order OF Dea-
cons Mr. George ". G: Van Wrinkle Of Jersey City
He ghts, and advanced to the priesthood the Rev.
Samuel Gregory Hines, deacon. minister OF st.
Stephens church. Florence. A great Protestant
press English sympathy with Germany In Its strug-
| gle with the Papacy The Church Of England has
churches-recently At the rate Of 10 year. One
hundred millions OF dollars have been expended in
TINS way, or at the rate OF $30O00o0 year Tor l0or
Our Methodist exchanges Tor the past week con-
tain statistics Of l,9I1 conversions in different
Methodist Episcopal churches throughout the
country during the present revival season; btshop
ths SeHca ana ney h Davis are 20 Fnscona
church, Weeping Water. Neo., January H. The
new church az Bavport. l. l., on the sayville
to-day by Drs E. o. Haven and W. O. Steele. OF this
city. the Rev: Andrew D0e OF Diss, Norfolk, has Sc.
| to the Wesleyans. He was educated at Spurgeon's
Tabernacle College,. Bishop Foster had formal
reception from his friends Ia Cincinnati on Friday,
at the Old Wesley chapel, and measures were
taken 20 procure Tor him suitable Episcopal resi-
dence. Rev. William Wilson, OF the North Indiana
Conference, has been compelled by continued Ill
health. to resign his charge, Button station.
Rev. Dr. Nelson, Of this city, lett during the
| Concern to the southern Conferences. He will be
absent about month Drs Dashed and Eddy,
missionary secretaries, have also gone on months
! tour among the southern Conferences in behalf OF
| the missionary Society. DR.. o. II. Tiffany cele-
brated his silver wedding on Friday. December 20.
town, N. Y, was dedicated last Sunday by Bishop
James and DR.. Curry. DR.. Newman, when re-
Der 80, was thrown from a wild Monaghan
horse and suffered fracture Of the clavice, near
the lett shoulder; bur alter SIX days confinement
he was able 10 resume his journey. Rev. J. ID.
King, of the New Jersey Conference, has gone to
California for the benefit OF his health. At Usage
Louisiana Conference at Baton Rouge, January 7.
Haven from the New England Conference to the
Georgia Conference, and stationed at Atlanta.
Bishop Andrews has transferred Rev. R. Il. sparks
| from the North Indiana Conference to the
S% RsF iowa Iowa conference c The sna new aGesS
VI, was dedicated on New Years. Day. The
Louisiana Conference has an eloquent colored
name OF Emperor william, with the prefix reverend.
Rev. I. D. Sleeper has been transferred by Bishop
Scott from Mullica Hill charge to Moorestown
charge, New Jersey Conference. Grace Methodist
Episcopal church. Jacksonville, Ill., is to dedicated.
The Christian Guardian gives the following re-
turns SO far they heard from, OF the vote in
the Wesleyan quarterly meetings of canada on
union Three hundred and eighteen quarterly
meetings reported vote as follows For union with
2.
union with the New Connection-yeas, 308; nays,
10. For representation in the General Conference
ings-yeas, 1872; nays, %. Change IN the cOnstltu-
ton OF the quarterly meetings-yeas 292; nays, 20.
not-yeas, 2e3; nays, SIS. There are considerable
number OF circuits that have not yet reported.
o e
government expedition to take observations on
the transit Of Venus.
Faith Is an especially important element In the
lives OF the Lutheran ministers IN Missouri. or
the AIS in the Missouri Synod there are not 10
81, 600; not 100 who receive more than $500; the
rest receiving $500 and less, or indeed, 5000 and
less. Sixty-One Congregational ministers died
during the past year; the average age OF 81 was
81 years. 10 were upwards OF 80 and were 90 and
organized Rev. o. j. Squires, District Agent OF
the American Bible Society or Northeastern New
Marshall resigned his pastorate OF Warren street
Congregational church. Brooklyn, last Sunday.
Rev. s. q. Clark has removed to Brooklyn Village,
Ohio, from Highland, Kansas. Rev. Charles Kings
ley, Of England is soon to visit the United states
as lecturer. Centenary Church, Newark. DR..
Chambers, pastor. Is enjoying growing prosperity.
to 26O. Rev. Phoebe A. Hanat0rd the pastor Of
the Unversalist church at New Haven, accepts her
call to the Unitarian church, Jersey City, but
she will not leave her present church, over which
she has been settled for three years, until April.
Rev. J. B. Miller OF New Franklin Ohio, has been
appointed financial agent OF the Lutheran Board
OF Publication. Rev. Il. j. Wolf, OF Baltimore, Md,
has accepted the Profess0rshp of Church History in
Gettysbnrg Theological Seminary, and VIII enter
upon bis duties April l. Rev. S. kaufman, for
nfery OF Memphis, has been elected minister Of the
Congregation "Bpal Abraham" Portsmouth, Ohio.
w. Va, recently opened both branches Of the
State Legislature with prayer. The California
Congregational churches have taken q step for
ward in organizing WOmans Board OF Missions
for the Pacific Coast, and already local auxiliary
societies are forming as different points The
question OF union between the American and
Foreign Bible Society and the Baptist Bible Union
is being considered by committees from the Boards
OF the Two societies.