The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-13
VIEW YORK HERA1p TUESDAY April - 185touADRUPIE sHEEr

were made ana their election was 1xea for this
morning. case OF restitution Of Presbyterian
churcn IN Lone Tree. Kansas. WAS presented ~
DIR. ,. j. Prime, and the Presbytery granted bal
ance OF $3.50 which remains Ia hand from the
Cnicago Relief Fund 10 THIS church. Reports u
tue state or religion IN the respective cnurches
were gwen Dy most Of the pastors and elders
present, from which IL appeared that lew OF
them mad met with marked success during the
past Presbyterial year. Among the Items Of IN
tcrest given In these reports we CLEAN the follow
.lng:-ln Canal street church Tour were received
ast Sabbath and an increasing interest IS observ-
able Ia the Sabbath school, twenty-five have
united with the Central church, about balf
OF them on profession. The congregation
has paid on mortgage that rested on
Its lots and reduced Il $4,000 mortgage ON Its
building by nearly $4,000 Tee additions 10 the
Cnurcn OF the Covenant have not been n large as
could have been wished or expected. nor have the
collections oeen as large former years.
FIFTH AVENUE CHURCH HAS OVER ELEVEN HUN
DRIED MEMBERS,
and the size or the congregations would necessi.
tate All enlargement OF their building or new
one. They expect to go lnto their new edlnce
next month. They regret TO leave Nineteenth
street; but as there are SO many Presbyterian
churches IN that vicinity the people VIII NOT be
neglected. Next tuesday the Fourth avenue
church Will celebrate the fiftetn anniversary or
the Bleec9er street church, whose successor IL Isl
20 nave been added 10 the Harlem church during
the year. out It's pastor has been SICK Tor some
time, aud THAT mas retarded their progress The
Madison street church has good SABBATH school
ana day school. Tne pastor OF the murray Hll
church nus been and Is still quite sick; so have
united with the North church during the year, ana
Its revenues have increased asoi between so and
40 were received into the Scotch church, most or
then from the sunday school. Tne Cnurch OF the
Sea ana Land mas contributed $500 10 Its own
support during the year, and 60 have united with
the church, IL oil whom joined on last sabbath.
shilon (coloredl has existed here htty-two years;
n has received II oy profession ana shy letter and
has $50 persons in Its sunday scaool Its present
pastor, DR.. Garnett has known IL lor forty years,
aud IL was never III more perfect harmony than IT
Is now but its success IN the future depends
upon It's getting into house OF Its own. IL Is
now worshipping IN nall Ia sixth avenue. Thr-
teentn street church begins 10 iee the pressure
OF being down town. ana the centre OF
GROUP or THIRTEEN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES,
whlcn can be reached by five minutes walk IN
any direction. Its pews have not been rented this
year as largely as usual. and It's finances have
laden or thereby. The University place church
has added 10 on procession and go or 20 by letter
70 It's membership; so have been added to the
Forty-second street church. The Westminster
PresDyer cnurcn has mortgage debt OF $50. 900
resting on IL.
The Foreign Mission committee made favor
able report lt has received an aggregate OF
S3S5,OO0 during the year, S3l, S42 or which were
legacies. me treasury Is likely however, be IN
debt $1,000 on the lrst OF MAY. The Home Mis-
sions are not we'll cared for and ministerial
sustentation has hard time OF 1t. The old
CHURCH IN Forty street having lett their
building. which Is to he sold, Will be disbanded.
and DR.. Hastings Will give letters to the members
to JOIN other cnurcnes.