, 1874-05-24
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CONGREGATIONAL
j A great religious awakening has taken place At
WaverlT. I'll.
The Congregational Club, OF Boston. holds its
fifth annual festival in Faneuil Hall, Mey %. :;
An association called s;Willing, Hearts and
Hands has been formed among tho converts Of
Plymouth Church, Adrian, Alich. - IS, -
Fifty-three New England Congregational
Churohoa report the reception OF 814 .nembe rs
Of the May Communioa-; 1853 of them by: pro-
fession. i. i:
Two members Of tho Anegan. Mich, Congre-
gntionnl Church, Mrs. Booth and DR.. Goodrich,
have presented the socioty With tine los For q
house Of worship
Tho Congregational Church at Grand Haven,
Mich, after several years Of Suspended ANNA
tion, caused BY the burning OF Its house Of
worship, has been reorgaulzed, and welcomed to
the fellowship Of Congregational Churches.
The twenty first reunion Of tho Congregational
Unicn, which Was held on the evening of Mny
! II, In Now York, WAS presided over BY DR.: T. M:
Post, of St. Lonis: Addresses were delivered
by DR.. Post, the Rev. H. H. Gallahsr, Dz. Hall,
and DR.. Nicholson. Tho principal object Of tho
Union is to aid feeble churches in building their
houses "ot worship. The contributions thus
made last year amounted to {G7,0H,19. During
the year aid has been given forty-siS churches
located in the various States and Territories Of
The Union.
Tho Chicago Congregational Association held
ita tucnty-frst annual meeting With tbs Forty
seventh Street Church last week. Tho Ro7. F.
Eascon1, at his own 1equoHt, Tas dismissed, and
recommended to the Fox River Union. Tho Rev.
Moses Smith was recommended to the Jackson
(Mich.) Association. The churches Of Maywood
and South Chicago were received into fellow
r. .Cnambor1in, and James 6coviu, Esq, were
elected delegates to the National Council, with
the Reys Q. D. Hclner md E. n. Packard and
the Hon. s. B. Gookins as alternates.
REFORMED Episcopal.
Bishop Cheney preached last sundaT to very
largo congregation in the First Reformed Epia-
copal Church. OF Now York.
In column and d half on the progress and
prospects Of the neu Church, the Philade1phla
Press editoria1y says, "a It cannot fail to re-
ceive large accessions, and, with its broad and
liberal platform, speedily become q great power
in tho land -
An Eastern paper gives severnl facts indicative
Of the progress OF the Reformed Episcopal
Church, The Rev. William 7. Sabine, pastor of
the First Reformed Church, is likely to call to
his new sphere largo numbers from the church
which he 80 recently left. About fifty families
have already gone to the new connection.
The proceedings of the Second General Coun-
ell OF the Church have received marked atteu-
ton by the public rress. TAe'Now York II7b-
une says:
Tho most important decision made By the Council,
which touches the vital point Of Christian brother
hood, that concerning the admission Of others
thAn mombers OF ths Episcopal Church to tho Lords
supper. Here the broadcast aud most Christltks
bers Of other Churches, but III Who love our Divine
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ n sincerity, arc adec-
tionatcy invited to Ps5ahe In .h,s symoo 81 nFohsr @
any sectar1on distinctions, save one like th1s WHICH
marks tho progress Of greet religious b2dy toward
that deeper sense OF unity betwe.n I'LL uea arriving
for true and right ends which ts the suEot indication
of the advance Of Chrsts teachings in tha ahnpe in
tegrity, undaunted By dogma or prejudice
The First Baptist Church Of Detroit has er-
tended call to the Rev. NO. Mallory. OF Low
ell, Mass, offering him q salary Of $4,000.
!. Tho Baptists OF Decatur, H., have purchased
grounds for 11uw church edifce. They will
proceed ut once to erect wing OF tho new build
ing, but will occupy the old house until it il
doue.,
Three persons were baptized in tho First Dap
tist Church last Sunday. The Rev. DR.. Eyefts-
tho pnetor, preached c sormon commemorative Q,
Miss Mntia Bronson, d missionary LII India, To-
chiefly deal. .'a"
Tho eighth anniversary Of Deacon E. s. AIbro's
Dlble-class, connected with the Second Daptiat
Church Of this city, was held Monday oYoning OF
last week. The average attendance Of the class
during the year has been 1872, and it has con-
tributcd $422.4G to meet current expenses aud
to all young men studying for the ministry.
Several addresses we're made, and Mrs. G. T.
RlacksH read selections from Sir Launfan's
Vision
| The Standard says that at meeting of tho
Advisory Committee OF the National Baptist
Educational Commission, held few days eince
IN this city. three vacancies upon the Com
mittea we're found to have been made by death
and By removals. These places were filled, as
follows: that Of DR.. Talbot, deceased, BY the
Rev. 4. j. F. Dahrcnds, OF Cleveland; Of Dr.. j.
3. Teomas, removed to Brooklyn, By the Rev. D.