The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-04
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS

BAPTIST.
sixteen churches in PIttsburg, Pa, are now
holding revival meetings as the result OF the visit
OF Messrs. white ana Bliss lay evangcrsts, o.
Chicago. Great spiritual success attends these
meetings.
Massachusetts, correspondent or the ErdHfncg
draws a doIeiul pic ure OF Baptist churcnes and
ministers IN that state. and adds that last October
there were 2Sl Baptist pastors there aud OF these
forty-one were there two years, nfty-four one
year and ffty nine began their ministry there
during the ear; twenty-nine have resigned since
October, and the correspondents adds that they
have all the evils OF the itinerancy without any
OF It's advantages, ana that Methodist ministers
have now longer pastorates than Bsptsts. lie
would have ministers hired for two or three years
and then let the relations be severed without lrc-
tlon or jar.
Massachusetts, Baptists intend 10 raise ia their
state $3.50, 900 educational purposes IN 81 SUBJ
scriptons. IL Is TO be Centennial gift, and Is to
be divided among the denominationaI colleges as
follows:-s1O0.OOo to the Newton Theological In
stitution; 100000 TO tho Worcester Academy
$4,000 each to Brown University anu Colby Uni
versity and 10 the American Baptist Missionary
Union; $4,000 10 the American Baptist Home
Mission society. the money raised TO be used Tor
pc ornament investments on buildings.
There are In OHIO sos baptist churches. SIS
DhutiSt uilHlcttTHt Ol WNOu 4ot arc OIudtHeu, ana
81 iicentates. During the past rear there we're
32ZZ adultipns by baptism and experience, and
l,2ss " 'eter. The total member snip OF the
cnurcnes anu 3 Fera prosperous missions, With a
membership or i,7y4; IN Dayton, churcnes ana
1.0l1 members: ana m Cincinnati, III churches,
including cOlOreu, aud white membership Of
In CattsKilI seventy.nve souls nave been con-
verted Ia tue Baptist revival there; in Canlllus,
N. ", twenty; In SOun New Berlin, twelve; IA
Hackensack, First church, thIrty.one; IN Eaton
k..NnN la "a "a Al n
Inc Rev. ID. u. Brown, OF Camilius, has accepted
a call TO Batavia, n. \.
ana q nall years. pas crate at soldiers kun, Pa.
Rev. JOSIAH Philips, recently OF MnestOwn,
church, North wales, Montgomery cOuntT, Pa.
Rev. James Rasuey has resigned the charge OF
the Tunkhannock Baptist church, IN wyoming
county, Pa, alter successful pastofate OF several
Tne Rev. =. R warren has resigned a. Burnt
Hills N. "; Rev. J. Y. OsterhOut, ~ darlem, New
YORK city; Rev. Mr.. Murcock, az Titusvtlle, Pa.
Rev. Dr. Parker, az WASHINGTON.
IN the second church, Harlem, I'VE converts
were baptized last SUNDAY; Ia the Pirst churcn,
two; IN the Central cturcn, ia F0rts-secOnd
street two; IN Noble street. Greenpoiat, twelve;
IN Marcy avenue church, Brooklyn sixteen. sew
eral were baptized in Lee avenue BApust church
last sabbath morning
Rev. Mr.. Jones. ol brooklyn, Is now stopping In
Bergen, wncre, It - said, ne Will succeed tie late
pas .or of the BAPTIST church, w. w. Hammond.
PRESBYTERIAN.
New YORK FresbJ terry contains l33 ministers
ana 80 churches. fne average monthly attendance
OF ministers aud elders the meetings OF the Pres
by cry Tor the last SIX months has been 40--a
small number to represent 80 large aud influential
q body on important church matters.
Madison square PresOytef1an church last Mon
day gave unanimous call 10 the Rev. W. J.
tucker OF Manchester, N. H., 10 become their
pastor and successor o. Dr. Adams.
The Springfield street Presbyterian church,
Boston, Is about TO reorganize as ireo cAurch.
Inc Rev. N. NJ. Parse as Is pastor
Additions BY revivAls and conversions are re.
ported a. foll0ws:-In LudlowvliIe, N. T., o; IN
Gorham, N. X, 10; ia greenwich, i. j., %; spring
Garoen church, Philadelphia, IL; Bethesda church,
same city, 81; Woodland church, same city, "A;
Mount Vernon, Pittsburr, g. SHADY side ohsrcn.
same city, IS Milford, N. j., %; Ess. Orange,
n. j., 10; olive street church, Nashua, N. u,
lQ and Beeneld church, PittsDurk. Pa, ~
Rev. =. n. Adams, OF Wilson, N. ", acce Is q call
10 New Hartford, Conn. Rev. n. Cutler mas re-
signed at Sodus, N. X. Rev. =, ". u Nells, or