The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-14

The Baltimore Mirror gives a list OF seventy-fve
churches y that diocese where the forty hours deyo,
year from November rs 1870, 10 November 20 1915
me labors Of Fathers Vincent and John, Of the Pas
sohist order who have been, for the past weeks
engaged in conducting mission at St Francis Xavers
(co'oredl church, Baltimore have been crowned with
great success in the number OF attendants and the in
terest manifested.
METHODIST
According TO some Of the bishops OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church now in session in this city the
crease In membership throughout the country s much
less Than y was year ago There is however, good
religious feeling in the Church general
Mrs Bishop James is still slowly improving, though
yet entirely helpless from paralysis
Reyvas are reported at Glendale, N. J., where 20
have been added; in Greene, ~ ", 60; at Plattsburg
n T., where Rev. A. b. Earle the evangelist, has
been holding union services 100; at ST Paul, MINI,
under the ministry OF Messrs. Whittle and Bliss, OF
Chicago, about $50; Sulphur Springs, Va, "a at
Goshen, Tenn, "A; at New Salem, Tenn II CONVEX
sons.
The East Montgomery avenue church. Philadelphia
Is approaching completion.
The Rev. William Taylor the India evangelist is now
holding revival services Chicago He began In Clark
street church last Sunday.
The Rev. Mr.. Greenbury, who has been assisting
Frederick Bell, of Brooklyn, for month or two, sailed
ior England yesterday He is to return in the spring
and engage in evangelistc work with Mr. Bell, whose
congregation rs to build church as capacious as tho
Tabernacle
EPfscopALIAN
The annual donation visit TO the Homes on tho
Church Charity Foundation of Long Island made
on last Thursday and Friday Hundreds Hooked TO tho
Institutions on Albany avenue and Herkimer street,
and the contributions in money liberal, and in
provisions and stores sufficient to make glad the hearts
Of the lady managers as well OF the 200 inmates Of
the Aged and Orphan Homes.
About weeks ago a new Reformed Episcopal
Church interest started in the district OF
Brooklyn, over the Kings County Bank The Rev w.
H. Reid, Of the Church of the incarnation has been tho
organizer and guide Of this interest and last week
was deemed sufficiently advanced and strong TO become
Incorporated under the laws OF the State under the title
Of the Reformed Episcopal Church of the Atonement.
Messrs W. Wright MD, A. Buckham NJ. and IL.
Hannar, and J. NJ and I. Young were elected vestry
men.
Bishop Potter II is stated will soon lead to the altar
Miss Jay, member OF the historical New York family
oil that name
The Rev. Henry NJ. Barbour, rector of St. Johns,
Woodsde Newark, N. j., has been elected to the
torship OF Trinity, Trenton, N. j.
The Rev. Henry NJ Smyth will upon the rector
ship OF ST. PauPs, Greenwich, Diocese OF Albany, on
Sunday next
The Rev Charles g. Adams has accepted the rector
ship Of Christ Church, Oil City, Venango county, Pa
A deaf mute, a candidate for orders in this city,
is to be admitted TO the priesthood the first
since the day OF Pentecost The New York Deaf Mute
Mission Society supports home for aged and nirm
deaf mutes in East Thirteenth street, where reception
viii be given next Wednesday evening
The diocese OF Northern New Jersey will hold its first
annual Convention in Trenton next Tuesday
Bishop Wilmer, ofLouisana, has confirmed above 800
louisiana Roman Catholics voluntary converts TO
Professionalism He surprised TO lind that The state
ment attracted any asonishmentin this city.
The Rev Hugh Miller Thompson, d. D., rector of
Christ church, here, has received call to the
ship Of Trinity church, New Orleans
The Rev. W. T. Fitch OF ST. Marks church. Brook
Ign, having resigned, on Sunday morning last deiv
cred his parting TO his congregation. He is
to be succeeded by the Rev. Spencer s. Roche, late
assistant AT Grace church, on the Heights at Advent.
Mr.. Roche is the son of Methodist minister OF the
New York East Conference,
The Rev Charles c. Gillat, OF Grace church, Lock
port, having resigned his charge to accept call to
Pottsville Pa, the Rev. Joseph l. Tucker, who has
been rector OF Christ church, Rochester, N. y for
some six months, has received call TO the church at
Lockport
The Rev. Joseph Hunter has resigned St Peters,
Dansville, and taken up his residence in Hartford
The Rev. George S. Baker, for several years Of
hciatng in the Church of the Epiphany, Rochester N
Y, has accepted call to ST. James church. Batavia,
as successor to the Rev. Mr. Plummer who has ac-
cepted call to the church in Portland. Oregon.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Rev. Charles d. Hemer, d. D., of Chicago, has
been called to the pastorate OF the Tompkins
Congregational church. Brooklyn and accepted DR..
Helmer was visiting in this city last week when tho
i call was given and answered.
The Broadway Congregational church. in Norwich,
Conn, have called TO their pastorate the Rev. H. NJ
/ Storrs D. d., Of the American Home Missionary So
clety, of this city.
course Of Wednesday evening sermons has been in
augurated IN Boston. Prominent preachers have been
selected from different parts of he city and from other
cities and Canada The course has been run the
model OF lyceum Tickets have been sold for the
course and very large audience gathered Bishop
Simpson, who is very popular in Boston, preached last
week vigorous and evangelical sermon to very large
congregation The singing is quite feature choir
OF 200 voices with the big organ and two brass instru
ments, lead the assembly.
grand chorus OF 500 voices, big organ and big
sermon constitute the Sabbath entertainment provided
by the Rev. W. H. H. Murray Of Boston. Dr. Touriee,
as musical director, and Mr. George f. Whiting, or
| ganist. are thrown in.
Rev Washington GLADDEN., in the Con0regdttonalist,
expresses his belief that Mr. Moody makes a mistake
in insisting that the churches among which he abors
shall, during his stay among them, abandon all their
week day services and give their whole strength to the
mass meetings under his direction. The Church.
institution, is thus dsparaged put in the background
10 the detrment OF the work. He finds confirmation
OF this view in the statement that the revival Lon
don came to an instantaneous pause when the two
evangests left the city.
Rev. w. H. Arms, of Beemerville, N j., has accepted
unanimous cali 10 the Congregational church in sun
derland, Mass on salary of 81, 500 He expects TO
be installed December l.
The Unitarians of Brooklyn have been the first to
formally request Dr. Storrs TO decline the call of the
Brick church OF this city and remain where he is AT
meeting Of the Church of the Saviour (Dr Punams 81
last week, such request was unanimously adopted
DR.. Storrs remains undecided yet