The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-14
MINISTERIAL AND CHURCH MOVE
MENTS.
PRESBYTERIAN.

PRESBYTERIAN
The corner stone Of the Presbyterian Centennial
monument in Paramount Park, Philadelphia, to the
memory of the patriot preacher John witherspoon,
will be laid next Tuesday afternoon. DR.. Adams, OF
this city, is to deliver an address on the occasion
committee consisting of Rev. Drs. Nelson Brown
son, Henry and Haydn and Messrs. Spence vermilye
and Chaplin, appointed by the last General Assembly,
has been in session during the past week considering
the proprety Of consolidating the home mission and
sustentation work Another committee, appointed
also by the Assembly will meet during the present
week TO consider and report plans for the econom
cal administration Of the affairs of all the Presbyterian
boards The Foreign Mission Board is now $226 900 in
debt
Mr. James A. Menau is to be ordained and installed
pastor Of the Centrevle PA church Tuesday next
The Rev w. Little has been called to the passionate
OF the Presbyterian church at Cross Roads, Allegheny
Presbytery Pa, and accepted the same
Rev. ]. w. McConkey, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, is to be
installed pastor of Centre and Pine Grove churches Pa
on Wednesday next
The Rev. J. D. Dunn's church. in Boston, have pur-
chased eligible lots for $4,000 which to build
handsome church edihce, in lieu Of tho old house sold
10 the city
Professor David Swing, OF the Fourth Presbyterian
church of Chicago, last Sunday morning read from his
pulpit a letter resigning his charge
The Rev Mr.. Parsons, successor Of Dr. ". Adams in
the Union church OF Boston who resigned his charge,
and with personal friends took charge of small
Presbyterian church in the city that
charge, having been as much disappointed with his
second as with his first settlement in Boston
Dr. Talnago thinks the election of John Morrissey to
the State Senate is the deepest humiliation that could
have been inflicted on U.s. The pext thing to do, he
says, is to turn the Tombs prisoners State Legs
lature and make Tweed treasurer Of tho city New
York, the Doctor thinks, needs soaking in food that
shall cover everything from the Battery to Central
Park and high the top of Trinity church seeple
The Presbyterian church OF Hudson. n. ", has called
to its pulpit the Rev. G c. Wesley associate pastor Of
the First Presbyterian church. Baltimore and he has
accepted the call Mr.. Wesley young of true
piety, OF conceded abilities as preacher, and will
most acceptably mnIster in his new field.
The South and the First Clinton street Presbyterian
churches oil Brooklyn have consolidated, and Dr. Van
Dyke retains tho pastorate OF the united churches
Rev. j. cemen French of the Westminster Presby-
terrain church. Brooklyn has been very i'll for three
weeks but is now recovering
BAPrIsT.
Tho union prayer meeting Of the Baptist churches in
this city was held in the First Baptist church last
Thursday afternoon.
The Rev j. " osterhout or this city has received a
call to the pastorate OF the Baptist church Brewster
NY.
the Rev n b Thompson, of Nyack N Y, has ac-
cepted the pastorie Of the Baptist church In Merose
Mass
The Rev. e. P Hammond, the evangelist has been
conducting revival services In the Berean Baptist
church. Philadelphia, during the past week
The Rev. Jabez Ferris will be installed pastor Of the
Baptist church at Nicetown Philadelphia TO morrow
evening
ing how they secure the opportunities and
avoid the perlls Of the coming Centennial They con-
cuded that they could distribute and strengthen
the hands Of the law officers Of the city; that they
could show brotherly love Christian brethren from
all quarters without surrenderng their distinctive
points OF doctrine
A call is made through the Examiner and CHRONICLE
on the Rev Robert Cameron late OF this city now
OF Branttord Canada, 10 engage in eyangestic work
rather than in pastoral IL is said he has special quail
hcations Tor such work
ROMAN CATHOLIC
The Catholic Reriew thinks II must have been pill
grimage OF hove for Cardinal McDoskey have visited
holy ireland, the land OF his latMrs, whose robes are
like his own-typica Of lhe CnnWan martyrs sacrs-
The Row Father Ubach who has had the Temecua
Indians under his pastoral care has issued card beg
ging assistance for them the distress into which
they have been legally plunged by the hands Of the In
dian Bureau
In the Of Esopus Ulster county " Y,
church has lately been erected by the Rev. William f.
Brady late Of 81 Budgets Iarish in this city That
esteemed clergyman has been only few months set
tied IN his new MISSION and addition TO The above
new church. which has only debt 1885, has erected
IN Port Even line pastoral residence, built OF brick,
which when finished will cost about s., 000
Next thanksgiving Day tho corner stone Of the now
williams congregation OF about $50, all told have
secured three acres almost in front OF tho
raised TO the brave mon or 1875. Last Aprllis
tenary viii be Sanctihcd bv beautiful church of stone
and brick which will cost SD 900 besides the land
which cost S., 600 For the corner stone the pastor
the Rev j. NJ Finott, Of Arlington has obtained some
wherein our Lord nwelt with His blessed virgin
mother and the Patron OF tho universal Church during
HIS ME previous 70 the three years OF apostolic life.
The Right Rev Bishop Gross Il making rernarkahie
progress Georgia among an exclusivelv Protestant
people Every town and village he visits gives him
FREQ ground and money to build a church on.
The ceremony Of laying the stone Of the new
ST. Marys church, Plandeld, N. J., takes place to-
day.
Cardinal McCloskcy cmbarks for New York TO-DAY.
The Right Rev Bishop McNicrncy, Of Albany, has