The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-04
RELIGIOUS IrE7-s.
Bishop Haven is on a tour of churc

| RELIGIOUS ITE7-S.
Bishop Haven is on tour Of church
visitation through Montana.
Rev. DR.. Foss has accepted the Presi-
deney OF Wesleyan UnlVersity' AT Mid
dletown, Conn.
charge of the German Presby terian
Church OF New Frankfort, Mo.
DR.. Curry, of the New York Advo-
cate, arrived at home on the 2lst
ult., from fourteen weeks tour in Eu-
rope.
The Adventists have lost minister
and tue Episcopalians gained one; Rev..
W. l.. Hines, of Vermont, being the
convert.
1t is rumored that DR.. DeKoven, not
withstandiny his rejection, will be re-
elected to the Illinois Bisnoprtc at the
approaching convention.
Rev. Edward Bacon has declined the
call to the Orange Church, N. j., wheEe
lie has been supplying some time, and
accepts one to Springfield, Ill.
Rev. L. B. Andrews, of Beverly, Mass,
has been elected President Of Denison
University (Baptist) Granville, OHIO,
! thN W 40 PAOp@cAy oSOSPo viz OAhSSs
The Presbyterian Church at Green
field, ILL.,, nave called Rev. Andrew
Luce, OF CarDondale, ILL.,, and be has
already gone to his field OF labor there.
Rev. j. q. Hill, who recently resigned
the pastoral charge Of the church in
Princeton, ILL.,, has accepted a call
from the Presby yterian Churcn at Taylor
vile, Ill.
Rev. r. Cruikshank, d. D., OF Savan-
nah, Mo-, takes the place in Highland
! University, Kansas, OF Dr.. Reaser, who
mas been called to High Street Church,
st. Louis.
Rev. A. w. Mister, of Nevada City,
Mo. Ga member of the Southern Synod
of Missouri, has received q call to the
pastorate oil tne Presby byterian Church in
Arcola, Ill.
Rev. Cyrus Mutt, d. d., L. L. D., died
at indianapolis, Aug. 23d after short
| illness. For the past fifteen years he
had been President OF the Indiana State
University.
Rev. Edward Cridge, of Victoria,
British Columbia, accepts the office OF
Protestant Episcopal Missionary Bishop
to which he was elected by the last Cen
eral Council.
An earnest Presbyterian minister,
with small family, will find good
| field at Bingham, Utah. Address for
particulars Rev. Josiah Welch, Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Bishop Harris, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, says: "During the
past year our membership has increased
about 100000. We have in our commun-
ion about 1000, ,00S SOULS"
Rev. j. w. Allen is spending several
weeks in Southwestern Missouri, look
ing alter the interests of Pres by terian
Home Missions in that region, and will
return about the middle OF September.
Rev. Theodore A. Bald win, who has
been tor the past eight years a Congre-
gational missionary in Turkey, has ar
rived at his old home, in Orange. New
Jersey, for brief rest from his labors.
Rev. John L. Gage has accepted an in
yitation to the Presby terian church at
Trinidad, Colorado, and entered upon
his work. IL is a field of great pros
pective Importance, and should be well
sustained.
Some time since, Rev. W. D. Love, D.
D., of the Congregational Church at
East Saginaw, Mich, proposed to his peo-
pie to receive less salary in view of the
hard times, but they have decided not
to reduce it.
At meeting of the Z Street Church,
Washington City, on Wednesday, 4Gh
ult., it was unanimously voted to call
Rev. G. w. Samson, ID. D., formerly
President of the Columbia University,
to its pastorate.
Rev. Reuben Andrus, d. D., has re-
signed the Presidency OF the Indiana AS
bury University, OF Greencastle, Ind.
1t is understood that lie will go to
Trinity, M. E. Church, Evansville,
where he was pastor in 1858.
The bishops of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church have decided TO send some
one to Liberia to take the supervision of
the church matters there, made vacant
there by the death Of Bishop Roberts.
Accordingly, one of their number will
sail about October l.
Rev. II. Van der Lippe has resigned
the PASTORAL charge OF the Reformed
church of Salem to accept a call from
New Frankfort, Saline county, No., and
his address is changed from Foeger's
Store, Usage county, Mo-, to the former
pace, VIZ: New Frankfort.
The Methodists in the State Of New
Jersey nave $4,000 commandments, 4O0
pastors, 400 local preachers, 5o9
parsonages, valued at SS38,0O0. There
are ID, 900 children in the Sunaay-schoDIs.
During the year 1000 were raised for
all church purposes.
/ In a Convocation of the Reformed
Episcopal, held lately in South Caro-
llna, seven congregations were repre-
sented, numbering 635 members, all COL
ored. The new church at Piueville was
reported as already raised and inclosed,
and will soon be completed, the donation
received from friend at the North
($2s0), through Mr. Morgan, being suffi-
cient to finish 1T. The church at the
point OF meeting now numbers one hun
dred and tnirty-seven members.
Much opposition has been stirred up
against the Presbyterian Mission at Mt.
Pleasant, Utah, by visit Of Brigham
Young and his twelve apostles. During
two days meeting they took every oc
casion to den6unee Mr.. Mcmillan and
his work. The Mission is in great need
OF funds to make payment on their
builning. Parties sympathizing with
the work and intending to assist will
confer favor by remltting promptly.
Send checks to Rev. D. J. Mcmillan, MI.