, 1875-10-24
PERSONAL.

The Rev John Leiper, OF the Free Chusch O.
Scotland. is visiting Chicago.
] Tbs Rov. F. Oinger, Of the H. E. Church
China Mission, who has recently returned to thil
] country, is in the city.
! It is reported that George Macdonald has
joined the Euglish Church. bat is still willing te
preach IL Nonconformlst chu rches.
R!shop Foster has been spending few days al
home SINCE the cloee Of his full conferences.
He preached, on Sunday night last, ut Mt Au-
| burn.
! Father Hecker, Of New York, who haa bean
absent for over rwo years for the purpose OF
recruiting his health, is now ON his way home
from Europe
The Rev. G. ". Wren. for eeycral years pastor
Of the Baptist Church ut Highland Park preached
bis farewell sermon last Sunday morning, much
to the regret Of the cltizens
The Rev. Sherman c. Duncan, late Rector Of
st, Georges, Now Orleans, has accepted call
to the Memorial Church in this city. and will en-
ter upon the cuties Of bis new field about the 1st
Of November.
Mics Grant, the leader OF the Advent Chris
dan denomination has been holding series OF
meetings in tue DcKai5 Avenue Ieshodist Ep;s-
eopal Church. Brooklyn, of which the Es7. s. H.
Plats, who claims to have been miraculousy
CHFoA CA lAulaH6SH, II p38GOE.
The Rev. Wl1liem Taylor, the Methodist Evan
gest, whose preaehinss have awakened so nnch
1n.eres: alike in San Ecanc,eeo, Calcutta, Len
don, aad elsewhere. has lately beeu preaching in
this vicinity. Il is said La has been invited by
the Methodist churches to visit Chicago.
The Rev. Stuart Robinson Of Louisville, Ky,
who has just seen Mr. Spurgcon, says OF that
eInlnent Baptist divine: ''Ha does not seem to
DO afflicted with that diseaFe which impairs the
lar nf pf f7ic
Of the Atlantic-the disease OF water on the
braln.-which leads them TO sort OF ritcalstic
preaching that would naturally Cause poor sim
ner to believe it was the water rather than the
blood that cleanseth for ali sin."
The f;Av. Nathaniel Iall, OF tho First Congre-
gational Church OF Dorchester, Mass. (Which IS
now . part Of Doston}, Las rcsigued the pastoral
charge OF the First Church thero after minis
try OF forty years. His letter OF resignation was
read to the people last Sunday by the Rev. DR..
Eedga. The reason Of the decision is insnfi-
cicnt health and strength for the discharge Of
upon the communication, hui the psooa-
bility is, that Mr. Eall will ho invited
to remain at hlo post with colleague or assis-
tans. Ho is = graduate OF the Harvard Univer-
sitv Theological School Of thu class ct 1884, and
a classmate Of the Rev. DE-. William G. Elliot, Of
versity. He ia q man Of great feryor and single
nesa Of purpose and has tho respect and affection
Of the whole community about him. Dorchester
was settled in 1886, and a church caiEca yas
soon erected BY congregation which is, We be- |
ieve, now represented III the line of regular |
historical descent by lit. Ealls parish. His |
Predecessor in tho pulpit was the Rev. Dr. Thad |
iaus u. Harris, WHO was . classu,ata Of John I
QuincD Adams in the Harvard class OF 1857, and \
y ho died il 1872. Under the ministry OF DR.. |
the old Puritan congregation passed ovar
rom the orthodox to tho liberal ranks and Joined
ho C1itarians.