The New York herald., 1876-07-30
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
METHODIST.

new Methodist church is on tho way at Democrat
Prairie near Eureka II is to be 80 by So feet
Rev. Charles NJ Gnin, pastor of First place Mctho-
dist Episcopal church. Brooklyn, preached the final
sermon his people last Sunday evening" prior to
spending six weeks vacation at Woodstock, the
Overlook, in the Ca,skill Mountains.
Rev. H. W. Feathersun,' of the Mississippi Confer
encc Church South, has been transferred to Los An.
gelcs Conference and stationed at Los Angeles, Cal
The Wesleyan connection in England report an in
crease during the past year OF IL. .359 members.
Rev. Dr. Fowler, editor of the CArisfian Advocate,
has assumed charge OF his Office here 1t has taken him
longer than ho expected to his connection with
the Northwestern University at Evanston, Ill, and to
transfer his household goods to home in tho East
He arrived here day or two ago
Rev. C. H. Payne d. D., OF ST. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal church. Cincinnati visiting Eastern cities
taking q look around town.
KrrscoPALrAS.
The new church cdihce OF the First Reformed Epis-
copal church, Rev. DR.. sabne's, to be erected at
MADISON avenue and Fifty ninth street. will be 66 by
e6 feet 1t twill be Of Newark brown stone rock face
with trimmings OF lighter tint OF Berlin OHIO stone.
At the corner will be square tower. with pointed
roof rising to height OF las icet within the church
will have open timber root, the ribs sprnging from
columns against the wall. All the work will be
OF ASH The large windows will be of coored cathed raj
glass. and the plan of decoration makes the whole
a of rich coioring. The seating capacity of
the church will be about 1000 The Sunday School
room in tho basement will seat 500 The whole cost
will he about $40, 00V
The Stewart Memorial church in Garden City, tho
foundation for which already under way will be us
feet deep, with transept Of $50 iccA 1t will be built
IN tha nth Nv of haoo 4.
be Of granite the outside walls of freestonc and tho
inside OF Caen stone, with elaborate decorations. II
expected >hat the church will be ready ior
some time during the summer OF 1877. The grounds
surrounding the church. comprising ten more
are to be planted with trees, shrubs aud flowers.
The Interior IN a very apprccislye notice of Bishop
Cummins' DEATH has the following truthful words
corning The church which he orrauzsd:- Ep,sco-
pal church which shall stand true to all the doctrines
OF grace, which shah not 10y ITS dogmas unchurch
other evangelical churches oil christ winch shall honor
Christ aud the truth more than any. mere external
rites and ceremonies, has been dcsdcratGm Chris
tendon for forty years-that Is to say, since the
OF the OXFORD tractaran controversy. The Re-
formed Episcopal Church fills this vacuum precisely
and, while never supplant tho old established
order, IL Is bound 10 grow and oil the land with its
fruit"
The Rev Robert White has resigned the rectorship
of ST. Johns church. Wythevillo. Va, owing TO III
health. he will take at iesst n years vacation. Tho
Rev. II. r. Lee has been elected his successor.
The Rev. A. X Stuart, OF Chilcothe, has entered
upon his duties as rector OF Christ church. George
town, .. c.
Rev. William kirkus, formerly OF Now YORK, while
reading the service at ST. Michaes church. BALTIMORE,
the olher day, taken suddenly III and obliged
to discontinue the services
BAPTIST
There several bodies o liberal Baptsts In North
Carolina One OF them. the General Conference OF
Original Frcewil Baptsts, reports 400 members
They are discussing tue necessity OF having college
The Rev H. oarilck has closed pastoral iabors wish
the church at West winneld y. Y. aud just began
labor pastor for the church Frankior; Herkmer
county. y. Y.
rhe Bap,ists OF England have all purposes
an approximate sum OF lsOp 0oO. k3 800, 600. Oi
this amount $3.50, 600 has been oontr buted for
strictly denominational objects of bcncvoencc
rho East Birmingham snd South Pittsburg pal