The New York herald., 1876-03-05
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
EPIsCoPALIAN.

ErIscorALIAS.
The Rev. Henry l.. Phillips, missionary, has gathered
n little church OF eighteen communicates in Gcltys-
burg, Pa, for which no Is seeking means to erect
church building The society at present worship in
old, dapdat and forsakon Methodist church struc-
ture whose roof is nearly ready to TALL in that people
fear to enter It, Gettysburg, account OF its mineral
springs, is becoming place OF summer resort for in
valids. and this church is the only Episcopal In
Adams county, Pa little house In York Springs,
fourteen miles north. II fow wealthy Epscopalians
OF this city wished they could very materially aid this
self sacrificing missionary whose annual salary does
not exceed months salary of an average book
keeper
The Rev. W. y. B. Jackson has resigned tho position
Of assistant minister OF 81. stephens, Philadelphia,
Pa and become rector Of tho Church of the
Advent, in the same city.
The Rev. Magrudor Maury, who, six months ago,
signed the ministry OF the Protestant, Episcopal Church.
has been formally deposed
There has not been an Episcopal church consecrated
in New York city for seven years. Reason-They are
all debt and the Bishop sterny refuses to
mortgaged houses
The latest suggestion substitute for the epithet
reverend is that incumbents OF Episcopal churches
shall take the OF their parishes Bishops do OF
their dioceses This, it is believed, would be com
plete bar TO imitation by the nonconformists.
The Row Herbert b. Turner, Secretary OF the Gen.
era Council OF the Reformed Episcopal Church, writes
To the false impression that has gone out that
that body its late session Philadelphia abolished
the observance OF Lent This Church has retained all
the OF the ecclesiastical year which the Prot
Episcopal Church except saints days,
and does not propose TO commit so grave an error as
TO abolish Lent
A Catholic missionary In North Carolina, brother
OF Rev Dr. oConnelI, OF Brooklyn, has congrega-
Catholic faith THIS will, doubtless, stimulate
others to realize that to do the work Of 81 Francis
Var, onan aad nj no IN 0r Mav mi htoua
On the 10Th inst. Bishop Galberry will be con
secrated to the See OF Hartford Conn., in ST. Peters
church, in that city. Archbishop Williams, Of Boston,
will be the consecrator and Cardinal McCoskey will DO
present
OF lie Grand Iockw oods mansion, in South Norwalk
Conn., with the intention OF converting IL into Roman
The mission that was to have opened in ST Bene-
diets church. Brooklyn, last Sunday was unavoidaby
dominican Fathers Byrne Daily, Hoban. Collins and
Quinn will begin two weeks mission in ST. Stephens
Keogh Powers, McKenna and Dinahau will open two
weeks mission also oday in Father Lanes church,
Boston, Mass
great event has occurred at Jerusalem. The Nus
sumans have permitted the Christians, who dispute the
possession OF the Church OF the Holy sepuchre 70 put
bells in It, Such sound has not been heard In the
building since the day when the Sultan Saladin en-
tered the city in the Twelfth century The Moham.
mcdans as is known, do not make use OF bells be-
cause they fear dsquet the souls OF the dead. who
necessarily wander in the air TO protect them and to
conduct them TO Paradise.
The revival at Princeton continues with undated
power and many have been hopefully converted. In
the Second Ward Presbyterian church. Lockport, N.
" thirteen converts have been received In Williams
College there is greater religious interest prevailing
than has been known for years. and many students
have been converted In Pleasant Grove Presbyterian
church, Pennsylvania forty-ive have been received,
and into the First church. Ptsburg, Pa, forty yfour
profession OF faith
The work OF God still goes on in the Brooklyn Teber-
nacle and without any cessation, after three years ast
Sabbath week there were over 200 cases OF religious n
quiry.
burg % have been received confession at Jamaica
Plain, Mass, So at Rshway N j., 62 at staunton,v Va
49, at Henderson, KY, IL; In Fisk University, Nash
vile Tenn, 3s students and 81 boarders; at Chester
Pa, 81; at STILL Fork J., IL at Uhricksville, j.,
The contributors OF the Fourth Presbyterian
church, In this city (Dr Crosby's) for 1875, demon
strale the advantages OF system IN giving Exclusive
OF the support OF the Gospel in their church they
gave follows
Church collections. s22 q
Monthly concert collection. 329 10
Communion collection. on...................... 9l5 30
Hope mission collection. on.................... 212 IS
Grace mission collection. 300 3S
Home Sunday school collection. ............ 4i3 O.
Contribution for reducing church debt..... 100 rs
These contributions were divided among various
objects according 20 the direction or donors or by
church illustrates the truth, rhorc is that gveth and
yet increaseth"
Churches have recently been dedicated at Spfingdale
Roxburv charge, New York East Conference, cost
81 2O0 at Baltimore Nd, Grace church, s115 OOO
Churches completed arc yet to bo dedicated at Tuck
ertown, ~ j., next Thursday; at New Haven, Conn,
Howard avenue Methodist Episcopal church, Rev.
n. Hubbell pastor, next Sunday. Other churches
in process OF erection at Ocean Grove, where the Camp
Meeting Association have given a lot and 81 OOO and
New Brunswick, which viii bo completed and dedicated
rsnized at scabright n j.. and Iot has been pur.
chased which church Is to be built during tho
Rev. A. A. sutton OF Minnesota Conference. has
come to Norfolk NJ ", to recruit his iaiIng health.
Tho Rev J. A. Monroe, at Port Jorvs, reports 7Ol
conversions and sol probatonors the result OF
weeks meeting On the Andoycr charge Newark Con- 1
ference forty have been received on probation. Good
work at Rod Bank. n J. iorty-nine have Joined on
The coored ministers composing the South Carolina
Conference addicted 10 attending cirouses and
travelling shows that the Conference at it's late
sion in Charleston adopted resolution prohibiting
them from so doing hereafter
After three years hard labor In JaDan the American
Baptist missionaries had the pleasure, November 4
1878, OF baptizing their first convert At Toxic.
The Rev. c. y. smith, late Of New Haven, Conn., has 4
become pastor % o. The FRS, church ,n syraeuss
Newark, \. j., has accepted call from the Calvary
Baptist church, Albany.
Tho Baptist church az Grcensburg, Ind, has re-
Gently enjoyed powerful revival Over seventy have
been baptized
town. N. j. where Rev r. N. Fuller, OF Providence Is
assisting Brother knowes.
The Rev. A. J. Hastings, OF Doylestown, Pa has ac-
cepled call the Spruce street Baptist church OF
Philadelphia, and will enter upon his work on next
Sunday
The Missionary Baptist Church OF the State claims
that one Of every OF the population OF Georgia
processes the form Of religion which she holds; aud
giving due proportion to other denominations, nearly
one half OF The population OF the State profcssodly
religious.
Tie Rev }. B. Hartwell Of South Carolina, for nf
teen years past missionary TO North China from tho
Southern Baptist Board. now arousjng missionary
interest by preaching aud ec'urng ~ the chief cities
Of the South.
The English Bdptin Hand Book for 1875 reports
600 Baptist churches in England 3b4 chapes 1867
pastors charge 263 2o members and 312 2i2 Sunday
school scholars. The number Of ministers shows do
crease the past year Of 40.
Converts have been added within the past week
two 70 tho Central Baptist church Of ihis city last Sun