The New York herald., 1875-10-17

Gated to-day Rev r. j. OiConnell pastor.
Bishop Corrigan has issued circular letter 70 tho
priests of the diocese Of Newark asking for enlarged
contributions for the education and maintenance Of
students for the priesthood.
In Of the jubilee churches or Brooklyn last week
there we're 1900 pennies deposited in the aims box on
one day.
The city Of Tormorth, in Belgium, the birthplace Of
the late Father Do Smet, ; ~ has commenced the
erection Of monument in honor Of the memary Of the
Great Indian missionary.
The celebration Of the centenary Of St. Paul OF the
Cross founder the Congregation Of the Passonists,
will be celebrated at st. Michaels Monastery, West
Hoboken TODAY with unusual solemnity Yesterday
a iridium was commenced in honor OF the event.
PRESBYTERIAN.
DR. Talmage expects good share Of organized and
unorganzed opposition 70 the evangeliss Moody and
Sankey during their stay in this vicinity
The New York Presbytery, at its session last week.
received under It's care sx theological students and dis
missed two Of its members TO other presbyteries
Rev H. H. Blair pastor Of the Charles street Presby
tcran church, in this city s confined TO his bed and
very low
The Presbyterian church at Shamong station Bur
ington county, n. j., was dedicated Tuesday, octo
Der u
Dr. John Halls congregation propose to donate their
old church edhce, Fifth and Nineteenth
street with It's furniture &c, to the Central Presbyte-
church, by whom II VIII be removed 10 their lots
on Fifty seventh street. near Broadway, where II VIII
be rebuilt Tho Central church is not rich but il Is
ligous, and tins donation will be great help to IT,
Nine presbyeres have thus far voted IN iavor Of the
overture on reduced representation IN the General
Assembly, and two against it,
BAPTIST.
The Rev. c. II. spurgeon, in recent sermon on dis
penSiug with priests, touched the quick of rltuasm
that all the high church journals and ministers of Lon
directing their batteries OF invective and
ridcule against him, and pretty little muss exists
the other side OF the water.
The Long Island Baptist Association will meet on
Tuesday next with the Central church, Eighth and
South Fifth streets, williamsburg at ten o'clock A. NJ.
The annual sermon will be preached by Rev. Dr. j. b.
Thomas.
Washington avenue Baptist church, Brooklyn, last
week very reluctantly accepted the resignation of their
pastor Rev Dr. Moore, who has been in poor health
fora me ui dO
church. however to show their appreciation OF his SER
vices among them make him present Of $2O,0oo
The Rev. H. Angel, formerly Of this CITY, has re-
signed his pastorship at Newark, N. j.
The Sixth avenue church, Brooklyn have given
call to the Rev. L. B. Kelsey, of Passac, \. j. with
the expectation that he will enter upon his work No
vcmber l.
The Rev c P. Sheldon, D. d., of Troy, has accepted
the appointment of Financial Secretary OF the Home
Mission Society for New York and New Jersey. He will
enter at once upon the duties of the Office.
The Rev D. c. Litchhed, recently OF Brooklyn, &C
cepts the pastorae OF the church at Warwick, n. Y
The Baptist Tabernacle, OF Boston, is approaching
completion II is expected that it will be dedicated on
the evening Of the 25th inst
Rev Mr. Pentecost has been requested to preach a
few docrna before he decides leave Boston
Tor Brooklyn.
The installation services of Rev Joseph J. Muir pas
tor Of the Macdouga street Baptist church. will be held
at their house OF worship on Wednesday evening next
Rev. G.. f. Mosher, assistant editor Of the Morning
Star organ OF the Free VIII Baptist church. has been
elected editor TO m the vacancy caused by the decease
Of the late gifted DR. Day.
pected to spend with the churches Of this
country.
METHODIST
Last week the Rev. Mr.. Narrower of the Central
Methodist Episcopal church OF this city, organized
Ladies' Christian Association among the ladies Of his
congregation, and we should Judge by the manner in
which all worked that future Of great usefulness Will
be theirs, in which immense good will be done.
Various committees were appointed, such as ways and
means, visiting and distributing Why these ladies'
associations in all the churches?
The Raulmsyle Methodist Episcopal church, Penn
syvana, will be dedicated to day by Bishop Scott.
The new Methodist Episcopal church at East Hampton,
Conn., VIII be dedicated next Wednesday. The new
Methodist Episcopal church in Camargo, Ill, VIII
DO dedicated October "a. The building of the First
Methodist Episcopal church in Pemberton, n j., one
hundred years ago will be celebrated with appropriate
services October 26 % and 2S
Bishop Simpson sailed from Liverpool on the 10Th
inst, homeward bound
Rev. Dr. Crawford, Presiding Elder Of the New York
District New York Conference has removed his resi-
dence from Sing Sing to this city.
The condition Of Mrs. james, wife Of Bishop James,
has not improved within the last few days Her pain
has diminished but her strength has constantly grown
less and her friends have not much expect
her recovery She is however, in the perfect Of all
her faculties
AT the western New York Conference resolution
adopted pledgng the minister TO raise and pay
into the hands OF the Conference stewards thirty
per member Of churches in their respective charges,
for the support OF the Conference claimants.
Reunion service OF the former pastors and members
with the present pastor and congregation OF the Lex
ington avenue Methodist Episcopal church viii be held
on Sunday next
EpIscoPAuAN
A mission was begun in St Johns church. ST. Johns
place Seventh avenue Brooklyn, Sunday even
ing, October TO- II is to close on Tuesday evening"
October 10.
mission began in ST. Paul's church, Brooklyn, L L.
on Monday last.
The Church Journal says OF Father Behring's sermon
published Ia last Mondays HERALD:-''When il is borne
in mind that Father Bjerring could not express him
self he has done the subject of the reunion OF
Chrstendom without official sanction the importance
Of his remarks Sunday last will be appreciated
Heretofore the words Of Russo Greek Church officials
have been words OF courtesy and Of charitable hope
Now they actiOn.o
The Rev Dr. Hills dean Of the Convocaton of Bur
ngton laid the stone Of church at Red Bank,
Gloucester county, n. j., on October The building
viii be the rst OF the kind in the place for religious
II was appropriately named st. Faith's-0cober
O. being in the calendar Of the English Prayer Book,
the day Of her maryrdom, A d. go.
MGscELLAEEous
memorial window TO the distinguished Irish scholar
and planthropst, Bishop Berkeley, in Yale College,
Rev Mr. Riley, Of the Reformed church on Thirty
fourth street. resigned last Sunday and TO
Buffalo. His New York church was once very strong
II IS unable to pay the pastor his salary and
he leaves for new field The church at Buffalo is a
very eligible and very strong one.
A subscription Of 81 900 from the Sunday School Of
Messiah Lutheran church, in this city, is made to
the fund for completing the church buildings ofthe
parish.
At tho Carmel Chapel in the Bowery, near Grand
street. under the auspices OF the City Mission, daily
prayer meeting at twelve O'Clock noon has been held
for three years The third anniversary was observed
on Friday with appropriate exercises
OF BISHOP LITTLEJOHN.
The Episcopal Church OF the United States has
chapes and missions in many, If not all, the large
cities or the Continent OF Europe Tho English Church
has similar institutions connected with its consulates
and representative establishments These churches or
chapes especially belonging to the Protestant Episco-
pal Church. ministered to by visiting and travelling
clergymen, with few exceptions here and there,
where settled pastors have been provided.
Reports come rather irregulary from those
stations and il is necessary that they be held in
munication well as in communion with the home
Church Some Of their pulpits are now vacant and
be filed very II the Church would not receive
damage thereby. Dr. O. G. Langdon has resigned at
Geneva and is returning home For these and other
reasons therefore, Bishop Smith, Presiding Bishop
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church IN the United
States, has appointed Bishop Littleohn Of Brooklyn,
10 visit those foreign chapes and lie sailed for Europe
yesterday
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.
The American branch Of the Evangelical Alliance will
hold the FIRST of bicnniM conferences agreed upon
nj the general meefur Of the Alliance in this city two