The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-27

looking for successor.
Drs. Porleous, Rutherford and Rcade, OF ST. LOUIS,
Cenienniai,zng IN Philadelphia Dr. Marks, OF tho
former cily Is III Minnesota summerng.
Tho STATISTICAL summary vi the Presbyterian Church
exhibits 7O5 candidates Tor the neutrality-suspicious. iron
last year. 49, hcensures, l59eight less than last year
ordinations, 1910 less than last year; ministers.
I, 14I--an increase OF SO (53 from md ~
dismissed to other denominations, making tho
from within ~ churches, 5,O15
Two young men applied Tor admission into the
Seventh United Presby terrain church OF Pttsburg
angeinan aud Odd Fellow, the other an Orange.
anu Good Tcmpiar. The Session declined ~ re-
ceive them because they refused to abandon their
connection with named that they might
joy the communion aud ordinances OF The church,
although they SAID they would willingly abandon their
orders III a. any time they should be convinced that
such associations contrary to the teaching OF the
Word of God" The matter was referred TO tie Pres
byiery who decided against the applicants but urged
the churches under its care 10 exercise such wise DIS
crction DO for the peace and edIhcaiion of the
church In other words. they must not press the RUE
agaiust secret orders TOO closely.
BAPTIST.
The Rappahannock Is the banner ASSOCIATION OF the
Baptist deDominalion. II has scventy-two Sunday
schools aud S2 teachers and scholars clear gan
the latter last year VI l2l6 There yet 5000
children within the bounds OF the not con-
nected with any scroo, and effort to be made to
gather some oil them IN
The Rev. W. Il. Wright, OF Rutherfurd Park, N j., 10
supplying the pulpit Of the First Baptist church, OF
Paterson.
The Rev. A. ". Bourne. of Madison University, has
oeen called TO The sherman Avenue Baptist church,
Rev. Dr Robinson, President OF Brown University,
Is spending his summer vacation III examining tho
mines OF Colorado.
Tho iO7th annual meeting Of the General Baptist AS
soc.ation OF England a DERBY. included 40 churches
and p, AIS memters
Rev. DIR. T. U. Lincoln. OF Philadelphia, Is suffering
from pnralyic stroke and ~ expected
The alumni OF Chicago University have subscribed
81, 27j no the nAcicus Of alumni endowment fund
for that institution.
About two years oeo accident occurred In the
Central Baptist church of Syracuse, OF which The Rev.
George 1. bowling. son OF the venerable DR. bowling,
Of this city was aud 10 pastor several persons were
nhcd among them Mrs. Mary A. Grow, whose hug
band has been prosecuting suit Tor damages against
the church society ever since Alter frequent trials
aud appeals na decigon has been rendered Ia favor
OF the cnu,cn society. who are acquitted OF cupabc
Careassness charged against them and tue plnintE
denici damages Though thus subject 10 iitiga-
the society has continued to grow IN spiritual
and temporal prosperity, and the congregations
large nj this season as at any other
clear gam Of $50 members during the past ccciesias
cal year. and the total church cmbership Is S3I,
organized into l0l churches The Metropolitan church
Francisco has 5;2 members and the FIRST church
2s3 The former, with Rev. |. :. kaiioch pastor, are
building $40 0oJ house OF worship when will
900 people.
KrIscorALIAx
Tho Rev. r. II. Barnard mas resigned Trinity, Hough-
ton, Mich, and accepted tho Tcc,orsnip oi Cnrist
church. Albion. ". 7.
The Rev. George Boslcy has accented the charge Of