The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-25
A BR1TIsHER.
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.

Bisnop Harris has recently visited several
Eastern con ierences and aroused the missionary
spirit By giving accounts Of MS recent Official visit
to the Methodist mission ia foreign lands.
Bishop Andrews has left THIS city Tor Maine, to
preside at the Annual Conference or that State
The Rev. II. +. spencer, or Turin, N. Y, has re-
turned nom the South recruited in health aad
ready again o resume mis- ministerial work.
The Rev. James morrow, pastor OF Ames church,
New Orleans, mas lately become a Benedict.
The Rev. J. J. Stoddard. OF Indiana Northwest
Conference Is seeking rest and improved health ia
the Southwest.
Rev. George ". Woodruff. D. D., has been trans.
ferred from tne New lcrK East 10 the Providence
Conference ana stationed &C st. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal church, Fail River, Mass
Tue Rev MIR 0nlinger. missionary In Foo
CHOW, CHINA, 10 nov en- route to this country, az.
companied b q son OF Rev. s. L. Bad Win, the
superintendent OF missions Ia China.
Or. J. Wild, late OF seventh avenue Methodist
Episcopal church. Br5oklyn, has accepted the pas
toraIe d the Union Congregational church Of tnat
city.
Rev. l. J. scott and famiiy and Miss Sarah Lem
ing, missionaries 10 India, are returning 70 the
United states Tor brief vacation. Iney have
been absent several years.
Sc. PGul's Methodist Episcopal c1urcn, Elizabeth.
has oyergroNn its limits, ana two societies have
been Organized Out % u ana Two pastors recently
appointed 10 them. Their O4d church properly ls
10 BE- sod and two new buildings erected, thus
giving that town our Methodist cnutc1es.
The Evergreen avenue Methodist Protestant
church, In when tie minister ana some of the
members Pad general row and lawsnit, - now
divided, one patty electng Mr.. Woodward as their
minister aud another GenoGncing him.
The Bisao : OF tie Me nodlst Episcopal Church
VIII mold their nexi SEM. annual meeting IN Chi-
cago commencing on fnurs1ag, May ~. On the
previous SundaJ, NAY ~. several ~ them are TO
participate 20 the missionary meetings IA Cincin-
Z al EfNn4l Tar ANMN amin.
missionary secretaries Ia similar meetags IN
chicago
term service OF elders, and thir yeight nave
one tie. This promise great zeal more than
the constitutional majority necessary 10 carry The
overture. Heretofore ruling elders ia tue Pfe5Oy-
terrain Church have been erected Tor life. bat DV
the ptabce OF tins overture every cuuFcn ~ At
liberty 10 continue the lie tern or 70 limit u TO
three or any other numDer OF years the ONCE
remains with the man elected, whether for long
or snort terms but the service cannot be rem
dered unless he mas been elecred rom time 10
time Exeldefs are DY TINS overture IA abe eligible
10 SYNOD or 10 Assembly a. wen as tnOse IN The
active duties Oi tue once.
Tue Rev. "A. h. Chandler, who Tor come two years
past has been preaching at BACK creek, n. O.
since the middle o. FEBRUARY last has been con
hned 10 bed In consequence oil u OuAd On the
Tne Fourth Presbyterian church, South Boston,
have completed tneir new house OI worship, a very
neat and tasteful edinee, seating about J0O, and
\ cOstlpR about $1,000
Il Inc rev. William itnbfie, pastor or the Lake
\ View Presbyterian cD1rch, Paterson y. y, has re-
signed his pastoral charke.
Tue FIrst fresDl terrain cnurcn OF cedaryllle, N.
/ r., mas gwen unanimous call 20 the Rev. James
X wilson, and ~ ~ understood be VII aceedt inc
NE Presbyterian church al Rordanto m ~ L.
f has ex enued a unanimous cal 70 the Rev. Fred
erck T.. Ia val OF Princeton 10 become tts paste \.
Rev. Or. Murray preacned ms farewell sermon
TO- tue Brick church oi Jhis CITY last sunday, ana
dunng the week lett i0r ms pro essional dIsies at
Rev. Dr. Flenvood, the missionary .cre,ary,
VINO rss Deen making Circuit u PTesDy terian
missions IN foreign lands, = On his way nome nov
aud - expected here IN a lev dayA
Ihe new pastor elsct OF Madison square Pres
byterlan cnurch, view YORK CITY, Rev. ". j.
Tucker, OF Manchester, \. "a, viii enter upon
his dutles here week rom Gcxt sunday.
Throop avenue Presbyterian ehufcn, Brooklyn.
are abOut 20 enlarge their elurcn edlnce 70 ac-
c0mmOdate growing congregations. oince rev.
1. x. F00te t0ok caarge here sixteen months ago,
seventy-One nave united VIA the cnurch by IetGGr
suO l65 on Profession " faIta. rs psssent mem
Rev. samuel Nichols, OF the Reformed Church,
having accepted the cal 81 the Fifst IfesbyterIan
cnurch al Aew BrahsUick, = j., wlA DO Installed
Inc caarches In the PresDstery Or New Bruins
WICK, ~ ~, nave received auring the past winter
additions numUcring ~ letter, 40 On profession,
3si.
h the corner stone "a neat cnGreh edlnce IN That
place.
I the Western Presbyterian cnurcn, Washington,
~. T..
40 at forty persons have been converted re-
Gently ia tue Pfes05 terrain Caufcn ~ MOgf0evllc,
Y ONO.
Il Rev. ]. H. Thornwcb lsen Of the alto able theO-
Il logan ~ the same Damel, pa tur VI the Poplar
Il Tent chuleu, ia the i-yunJ ~ NORM tar0Ina, mas
Il been severely ~ ir9n an attack Ot paralysis.
\ During the past year l09 persons have been
aided on profession atd Iortr " ietter 70 the
cnurcBes ia Harmony Presbi terry, NORM Carolina.
me Rev. EDeneZer uailey, y. ~, pastor ~ me
i Tnlrd Presbyterian cpu ca 81 Albany, NJ H.,
preached On sunday, tho l1tn inst, NE nltletn
anniversary Of ms entering the ministry, from ne
text, ~ nave been young and nov am 0iu.H Ills
nrst charge was ~ ~. Andrews, scotland, the
scene 81 lne laDOrs OIL John Kn0x. Thirteen years
I later he came 10 America, and MS been Tor
twenty years past the pastor ~ Dls presens
chaIRe.
4 Rev Josias stevenson late Of washin stoH, Pa,
I has removed 70 Buddo, IA,
BAPTI5r.
The Baptist Home Mission society, whose IMAM.
I eial year Is almost closed. mas received rom the
churcnes $4,000 or Its worK 1000 ~ re tnan ~
snv pTeY0us rear. ltDegan the rear Win deDl