New-York tribune., 1874-03-09
RELIGIOUS GLEANINGS.

A debt of $1,000 remaining on the Reformed
Church. at Long Branch N j.. has been provided Tor ny
subscription through tie efforts of Its PASTOR the heV
j. b. wilson.
At the First Baptist Church in Trenton, N J9
the Rev Elijah Lucas, pastor, an extensive revival
meeting is in progress and thus far 81 person have been
baptized. The present membership is 760
unanimous call has been extended to the
Rev David Mitchell, pastor of the Canslst. Presoyie-
nan Church. by the Calvin Presbyterian Church of ST.
John, n. b. His decision has not been announced.
The Rev. John H. WyckOff, now in the Sc
nor class at the New Brunswick Theological Institute,
has been appointed missionary to the Arcot Mission,
ILda by the Board OF Missions OF the Reformed church.
At the Newark Baptist Pastors Conference
to-day, the First Baptist Church, the Rev. e. E. Horr
will read an essay the intermediate State" which
viii be followed by discussion between other clergy
men.
There are at present "a students connected
with the Newton n. j., theological Institute, dstrib
ued follows In the senior class, "a in the middle
class 26 IA the junior class, I5 beside 9genera stu
dents.
The Rev. 6. II. Meeker is now in the 5Oth year
of his ministry al the Bushwck L. l., Reformed Church
During his pastorate che has attended 1176 funerals,
baptized 1900 persons received into the Church 6i6
members, and married loo couples The ehurch edlhce
Is more than 100 yeals old
The Association for the Extension and Pro-
lection OF the Reformed Church in America will meet
at Rev. DR.. Ormistons Church, at Fiithsve. and
LII
will read ansessay The Helps and Hinderanees to
the Growth OF the Reformed Church in New-1ork.'
The committee of gentlemen who have or
eauized to consider the adyisaDity OF forming new
cbnrch with Dr. Porteous it's head, held coDsulta
ton last Saturday with that clergyman and have deter
mined 20 call meeting for the purpose OF submitting
report of conference and TO take measures for CIV
ing him official call TO Brooklyn
The Board of Missions connected with
the Reformed Church announce that their expend
lures for the current year have been $1,000 In
excess Of the receipts chat $4,000 will be required
March and April 70 enable thoin 20 meet their oDga-
tons. Very little apprehension Is felt however, as dur
were $32O Co., '"0
The Jewish temple at LexingtOn-ave. and
sixty-third-st, erected by the Congregation Ausbi
Chesed last year, taken possession Of by new
gregation-Beth El-On Saturday. This body is
formed the of the congregation Ansh Chesed
and Adas JeShurum and IL is believed that the cOmbi
viii add greatly the strength Of their church
IN this city The services OF the Rev
David Emaorn and It's prayers written in English
and German instead OF Hebrew. The service SatuI
day was well attended.
The revised plan of Episcopal visitation
adopted by the bishops OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church for the Spring conferences given below The
Wilmington Conference held Its session at Sails
bury, Md, Bishop Wiley presiding; the ST. Louis Con-
ference held its annual session at Warrensburgh,
No, at which Bishop Andrews presided; and Balti-
Conference convened Wednesday at Baltimore,
Anna tho