The New York herald., 1875-12-26
The new provinces

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Is 20 have rs seat and name At b Louis The houses
belonging TO IL TO be situated the States Of Louis
lana Mississippi ninoiA wcll as in Missouri. The
Very Reverend Father Nicholas Jaegel Is named az
First Provincial orSt Louis.
A solemn high mass Of requiem was celebrated last I
Tuesday In the chapel Of tho Good Shepherd Convent
IN nsemoram for the late Professor Henry James An
derson, who died in India
The Baptixf Wsekly notices an excitement in Iowa,
where a church authorized AN unordaned man 20 bap-
tie and administer the Lords Supper. council OF
Baptist ministers and churches was called and unani-
mousiy pronounced the action OF the church rregu-
iar Invalid and Of no authority whatever" The Bap-
right 70 ordan ministers; that council is called only
TO give greater interest 70 the OCCASION but the author
ty resides solely IN the local church This the truo
position OF ndependency and 10 stated by the ablest
writers the subject.
The Rev Dr. Banvard, for nine years pastor or the
First Baptist church, Paterson, N j. resigned Sun.
day last
Rev. NJ O Mabie, OF tho Oak Park Baptist church,
Chicago ILL., has received tho unanimous call OF the
church in Brooklne, Mass, 70 become their pastor.
The Rev. Reuben jeffrey, Of Brooklyn. has become
of the editors Of the Baptist Union Very
iul pastor his articles will add weight TO the cob
umns OF our contemporary
The BROOKLYN Bdptist Social Union having assumed
the labor and responsibility Of organizing and carrying
the centennial work In all the churches Of the Long
Island Association under the direction OF the Baptist
Central Centennial Committee OF the State OF New York
have issued circular calling the attention OF the
churches TO the fact suggesting the indspensabeness
OF pastoral cooperation IN order TO success invfLng
the pastors to preach the subject 70 day. meeting
of church delegates was held few days ago, when the
programme was adopted
The Rev. d. o. LitchAeld, lately OF Brooklyn, was
formally recognized pastor OF the Warwick church
tN " by appropriate services on Wednesday, Decem-
The work OF Baptist brethren In France at the
present time is most encouraging Az Paris and IN DIFF
10 OF which friends America and England
largely contributed supply their pastors with new
advantages for eyangeization and tne pubic with
The ''anti-Mssion Baptists'' abhor collections; but
they complain that the system has great nconven-'
encca "Peope JOIN them 10 dodge tho expenses" OF
other churches and finally they get all the mean men
in the town.
Rev l. D. King who has been acting as financial
secretary for the Philadelphia Historical Society," find
ing difficult 10 make any bcsdway In securing sub
scrpons for the building fund proposes to retire from
The Rev Samuel H. Green, Of Cazenovia is called to-,
the pastorate Of the Baptist church. Auburn, n Y.
Twelve Chinese have been admitted into the Baptist
church OF Portland ore during the year through the
abors OF Rev. ID. l. Pierce, IA bis Chinese school, and
Tho Rev u Wilson. D. b., OF baltimore, wishes to
hear Of three or four intelligent active young minis
ters. who would Ike TO do hard service for The Master
in Maryland. Salary, about 5000
The Rev. A. J. Frost late OF Chicago has commenced
pastoral work at Denver Col tho city has now
population Of co., and the Baptsts have an elegant
chapel
The Rev R. n spanord from Sandy Creek, N Y,
has recently removed TO Michigan, and ID engaged in
missionary work at New Buffalo and other villages,
under appointment Of the State Convention.
The Calvary Baptist church, under the ministry OF
Rev. Mr. Macarthur is enjoying great spiritual pros
perity. The congregations are usually large and
deep religious interest pervades them. The regular
service Of the Of revival service and
the Moody and Sankey hymns are sung in the great
audience room Perhaps no church in New ork has
SO large membership OF active young people
MErHomsr.
Rev Or. Gloss, Presiding Elder Of Wilmington dis
trict OF the North Carolina Conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal church. South, last week was the guest
of DR.. Deems in this CITY,
Rev. r. HorDs OF Jernyn Charge, Wyoming Con-
ference, wntes-"Up to December l6 there have been
scventy-two conversions, 1fty-two Of whom heads
of families and still the work
Rev b B. Andrews viii be inaugurated President Of
Dennson University, al Granville Ohio on Tuesday of
Rev A. L. Haygood, D. D., late editor of the Sunday
school publications OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South has accepted the Presidency OF Emory College,,
revival of great interest has been IN progress dur
ing the last six weeks In the First Methodist Episcopal
church, Gloversville, T., Rev II. Sexton, pastor.
On Sunday, December IL 100 received ON proba-
ton. The interest is still increasing
AT Fobyhanna Appointment Stoddartville Circuit,
Wyoming Conference, Rev. r. NJ Mott, pastor, there
has been gracious revival during tho last few weeks
resulting in about fifty hopeful conversions and forty
acccssions to the church
In White Plains First Methodist Episcopal church a
very promising revival is in progress Tho meetings
commenced IN q schoolhouse, which became
thronged that many were compelled TO stand during
the exercises while others were unable 70 entcr. The
interest is exhibited in the long disancesrom three
30 five mes-which many travel In order TO be present
In Union street church, Trenton, N j., revival
probatoners' list
Lexington avenue Methodist Episcopal church, tn
Holy Spirit Some forty-nve or more persons mostly
young people and children Of the Sunday school, have
been recently brought TO Christ
The Methodist Episcopal church in Howard,
Centre county Pa, was dedicated last Sunday by Dr.
G. Pershng
Rev. N. shumate D. D., has removed with his
The anniversary OF the Missionary Society OF the
Church was held n Indianapolis on Friday Saturday
and Sunday last Several OF the bishops and many
prominent ministers and laymen from different portions
OF the Church were present
off fho ath hnhfC Enfa~ oil (hF1rph
South, recently appointed missionary by the Tennes-
Conference Brazil sailed from Baltimore Decen-
Der IL Tor Rio Janero.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Church militant on Long Island is Just at
tracing attention. where two ministers Methodist and
Baptist have come into such sudden contact and col
lision as 10 make a case for the courta
The Congregationalists and Mothodists have united
In revival services IN Ashabua Ohio, and great success
At the close OF the second quarter Of the operation
OF the plan OF weekly offerings in Plymouth church.
Syracuse II had proved successful that all arrearages
were hqudated and there was large increase OF the
benevolent fund.
ON the day Of our last American Thanksgiving the
Rev. l. Bevan who will be remembered here having
occupied Dr.. Scudder's pulpit during the summer be-
fore last In London, held special a. fotten
ham Court road chapel in sympathy with the event
The congregation was principally composed OF Ameri
cans and communion service was celebrated before
the
on December ID Rev. Frank A. johnson was in
stalled pastor OF the First Congregational church
Chester N j. This the Oldest Congregational church
Rev. Father Chiniquy has received a letter written
by "a Canadian" IL reads -eChiniquy- Charity
obliges to you that II in short time hence
you do relieve the city of your infamous presence
have sure and simple means 70 make you disappear
from the world, even at the cost OF my life II am
discovered because ! consider would die martyr
for the faith in relieving tho city Of being nfa
from his scandals and constituting the shame aud
dishonor OF Canada You have TO choose between
death or quitting Canada am man to do what
decide on, matter at what cost
The church at New Utrecht s old time Dutch
church Ii is OF tho oldest Long Island. II
stands next In age the society in Fatbush IL holds
the town IL did in the oldeh time Many OF the old
and quaint Dutch customs, which elsewhere havo
passed away forever here held In honored observ
ance The minister is Rev Mr.. Sutphen, an excellent
preacher, with fine gifts pastor and marked popu-
larity as q man.
On the 1lth Bishop Rcnkens ordained three
priests at Bonn being students OF that university
and the other-destined for Switzeriand--having
studied at Arras The two Germans curates
20 Dortmund and Breslau The Deutscbey Heylzr says
sl,ut -. ham