The New York herald., 1876-07-23


$40 instances the candles are lighted at the celebration
of the communion.
The Episcopalians OF Iynchburg Va are building
memorial church TO their late diocesan, Bishop Johns
The Sou.h,rn Churchmdn imagines that il won't be a
great many years before all churches we'll
will use prayer books IL thinks there Is at least
much sense IN using prayer books as hymn books
While tho Episcopaans OF Tennessee have during
the past added 800 scholars and fifty teachers 10
their sunday schools aud raised $50 600 more than
they raised the year before, the baptsms, conhrma-
tous and communcants have very greatly fallen or
No new parishes have been added but number D! old
ones without ihc services o the Church. The best
remedy that the authorities OF tue diocese
mend division OF the diocese and n largo increase OF
itncrant aId other missionary WORK.
Mr. Moorhouse IKE Mr. Maclagan, has declined tho
offer oil the British see OF Calcutta
The Rev. Hugh Roy scott has moved from Baltimore
TO New York.
Among the recent sccessions to the Church of Rome
arc the following clcrgymen of the English church =
The Rev L. : Grindlc NJ A. Oxon curate of 81
paul's, Brighton the Rev. William Lowell, NJ. A., some
time scholar OF Exeter College, and curate oi Vantage
and the Rev. Frederick W. Willis, NJ. A., Oxon Of
Brooking Totncss.
The University OF Mississippi has conferred on Rev.
Robert Price, Of Vi.ksburg, the honorary degree OF
d.. and on Bishop Garrett, OF Texas. the degree
LID.
Some OF the evangelical Episcopal Bishops are
endcavofng TO obtain change IN the election OF
vcsirymen so that no man not lrocssedly pous shall
have place therein.
METHODIST.
Rev. James A. Duncan on account Of his health has
resigned the presidency OF Randolph Macon College
lie has accepted the position President OF the Board
OF Trustees, and VII return To the pastoral work
the meeting OF the Virginia Conference IN November
The bishops OF the Methodist Episcopal church
South AZ their late session appointed week OF prayer
To be observed throughout the connection bcglnnlng
with the last on Friday Augusta
Rev. David feed formerly OF the Rock River Con-
ference, Us now officiating pastor of Wesley Methodist
Episcopal chapel, ccrner OF stanton Cannon streets
under the supervision OF the New York City Sunday
School aud Missionary Society.
Rev. j. d. Adams, D. d., pastor of Amcs church,
New Orleans. with hs family, is now a trip North
DIS j. /. Duncan, OF Georgia; James A. Duncan, OF
Randolph Macon College, and Jonn Posa OF Balti-
more spent last sabbath at Sea CHI and returned to
tnis city on Monday.
Rev. II. l. Ives Is to have the charge OF the Western
New YORK Conference camp meeting, to be he'd at
Silver Lake, commencing August %
The largest and hncst church in Saratoga is the
Methodist church minstered TO by Rev. Mr. Sawyer,
able and popular preacher. great many Meth
odists from New ork and Brooklyn spend the summer
at that fashionable place
keheiogsy the New orleans ChriAidn Airocae judges
the respective tickets for the Presidency 10 DO about
evenly balanced. that the southern vote II SAYS,
must bc determined by other considerations. Knowing
however, what the Methodist administration has been
for The past eight years they are wiling TO try the
Presbyterian tiidcn tor awhile
Bishop Andrews, on a visit to European conferences
has arrived safely IN England lie Will meet tho
Swedish Conference at Up-ala. August and the Con-
ference o. Norway al ChrstIana, August IL