The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-08
Ministerial and Church Move ments.
MRTHODIST

METHODIST.
About q converts have been reported in the At
tOrney street mission church; rs are reported in
Wesley church, Tompklns avenue, Brooklyn; IS In
Cook street church, Brooklyn, E. D., and 81 alto
gether in DeKalb avenue church, Brooklyn, during
the tal and winter up to last Sunday. The Brook
lyn Young Mems Praying Band, w. G. O'Donne,
leader, spent last Sunday with Rev. Mr.. GOthard
in Cypress Hills Methodist Episcopal church. Sew
enteen souls were converted during the day. The
meetings have been continued during the week
and many more have been saved. This band will
conduct the services to-day in the Methodist Epis
copal church in Cook street and Bushwick avenue,
E. d., Brother Barber. pastor, where an interest
is apparent among the people. The friends of Rev.
DR.. Chapman, OF st. Johns Methodist Episcopal
church, Brooklyn, will regret to learn that the
Doctor has been laid aside from pulpit duties
through Overwork in the past. His pulpit will be
supplied by different ministers until Conference
time. st. Paul's church. New YORK, which DR..
Chapman had agreed to serve from next spring.
has kindly given him leave OF absence until the
fall. Meantime the Doctor and his family are
spending the vacation in Boston, under the care
OF physicians. Revs, Inskip and Mcdonald, evan
gests, Will begin a series Of meetings in the Meth
odist Episcopal church in Thirty-fourth street
near Eighth avenue, next Sunday, 18TH Their
special ueSRu Will De the prOmOtlOn OF nOn ness
and services Will be held morning, afternoon and
evening. DR.. Nelson, OF the Book Room in this
city, visiting the South Carolina Conference lately
met with an accident by falling, which, by almost
miracle, did not prove fatal. He returned TO this
city day or two ago 'all right" again. Bishop
Harris was In Calcutta, India, IN December on his
way nome. He expects TO reach here in the spring
or early summer Bishop keener, OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, Is, with Bishop simpson,
Methodist Episcopal church at Great Neck l.. l.,
last sunday TOOK up missionary collection oil
$600-$l2 member. On Monday Of last week the
coolest local preacher in America Rev. Isaac
James, NJ. d., died at his residence in Busteton,
Pa, at the ripe age OF ninetyseven years, seventy
five OF which were spent in the ministry. Yester-
day there sailed from Boston Miss Ellen NJ Pierce !,
Miss Sarah +. Sears OF Ashland, Mass. missionary
to Mardin. They will be accompanied by Rev. NJ
IL. Bell and wife, OF Owatanna, Mimi, VINO also go
to Mardln. III Forty-thlrd street chnrch last
sunday, with Brother sam Halstead's Dand,
sixty persons were at the affairs and Iorty
prolessed conversion. Over 100 nave united
with Jane ST. eet church, this city, on
probation. the fruits OF a revival still In progress.
The Christian Advocate OF this city CLEANS rom Its
exchanges and correspondence she following
statistics or converts during the revival season
now passing over the churches New YORK, 3SS ;
New Jersey, 300; Pennsylvania, 1,39l Illinois,
s63; Iowa, Al Ohio. Az; Indiana, 3OOi Maryland,
70; Missouri, so. These, however, cover but iew
statistics, and are the geanings OF one weeks
mails. The Eighteenth street Methodist Episcopal
churcn OF TINS city took up missionary colection
OF $1,000 last sunday Hanson Place Society.
Brooklyn, have decided by vote that their church
shall be ree-seated. The new Methodist Episcopal
church OF Gcns Falls Will be dedicated next sun
day. revival Of great power, Y " progress 10