The New York herald., 1876-01-30
YORK HERALD SUNDAY JANUARY 80 1876TKIPLE SHEET

church at Jewell City Conn was dedicated on Thurs
! day.
missions last year $l0 o53 49, increase OF 10 JOY 10
over the previous year.
The Rev William Taylor, evangelist OF India, will
begin series OF meetings at Winona, Ill, to-day.
From that place be goes to streator, Ill
Another veteran Methodist preacher has gone TO mis-
rest The Rev Reuben Reynolds1"Fa,.nes KEY
the eighty nth year OF his age Father Reynolds had
been Methodist Church member over seventy years
and minister about sixty-t years HIS genial iace
and flowing white hairs will be missed next summer
from the camp messings in this vicinity
PRESBYTERIAN.
The First Presbyterian church OF Glen Cove, L. L.
dedicated their ednce Thursday evening" Janu-
20 II is one OF the neatest and most comfortable
churches the island outside Brooklyn aud built In
old English chapel style with slate roof and campanile
tower and stained glass windows The expense OF
house heater and furniture Is covered by So 800 The
society was organized IN 1869
The installation Of Rev. Isaac Riley, lately Of this
city, as pastor of Westminster church Buffalo, N y,
occurred on Tuesday evening 18th inst in the pres
ence OF large and interested audience
ST Peters Presbyterian church, Buffalo, gave q
hearty aud unanimous call 10 Rev. Herman Q. Riggs,
OF Rutherfurd Park NJ J., at full congregational
meeting held last week There is no reason to doubt
its acceptance.
Mr. William Bewitt member OF Dr. Halls church,
Is doing successful missionary work among the police
stations OF this city, an interesting sketch OF which ho
Rev. Ferdinand Rogers, d. D. or Greene, N T..
died suddenly ON the 18th, while on railroad train
The Presbytcry of westchester, N Y, at its late
session received the Rev. J. W. Morton from the Pres
bytery of New York and dismissed Rev. James W.
Coleman TO the Presbytery Of East Florida In order
that he might accept the pastoral charge OF the church
The pastoral relation OF Rev. J. N. Freeman who has
been unanimously called to become the successor OF
Rev. Dr. Wsrer, at Lockport N. ~, To the First
church at Peekskill, has been dissolved.
The Rev. Thomas H. Gray has resigned his pastorate
at South Salem, n. Y, to take effect March Is
10 rd chWf f0Ffn Rhn N
unanimous call TO the Rev. Mr. De Witt lato OF
Boston, Mass.
Wis has accepted call 10 the Second Presby terian
church, Peoria Ill
BAPTIST
DR.. 3oardman, for many years pastor OF the Tenth
Baptist church, Philadelphia, resigns his pastorate
The Rev. Z; j. Goodspeed, D, D., Of Chicago, finds
his health will not warrant the hope that he can dis
charge the duties Of pastor to large church and has
resigned.
The Rev D. R. Watson, Of Lowville, has been called
Althe Berean Baptist church, Of this city, since the
settlement of their new pastor Rev. L. G. Barrett
quite an encouraging state OF things has developed
The services largely attended and o number OF
hopeful conversions have occurred
The Baptist Year Book for 1876 gives the statistics OF
the denomination in the United States for last year
81 255 churches 23 500 minister's l8l5 800 members
inc. noudlng aae Any, az MISSION VINO number
The net Increase during tho year Is 81 S or with the
Anti Missions 9 $685. 359 associations, failed to give
statistics, and their figures are taken from older
reports
rhe Rev. Dr.. Behrands OF Cleveland, Ohio formerly
of Yonkers, NJ Y }, has become tired Of the open
communion controversy that he has rendered his resg
nation not only to the church of which he is pastor
but 10 the denomination also He will henceorth labor
in connection with the Presbyterians or Congrega
tionalists.
The Baptist Convention of this State employed my
four missionaries planting new churches or keeping
alive feeble ones here.
The Rev NJ B. Scribner has resigned his pastorate Of
the Second Baptist church at East Providence, r
The Rev. r. Dennison has resigned at woonsocket
The Rev e. A Woods, OF Saratoga Springs, has been
called to Providence.
Rev. Mr.. Pendleton, recently Of New York city has
become pastor at Deep River and is conducting meet
ings OF much promise evening by evening.
Seeding members from the First Baptist church OF
Ithaca have organized Second church in that place.
and on the 18th inst council recognized them an
independent society.
The Fifth street Baptist church OF Troy N T., have
extended call TO Rev l. J. Mattesen, D. D., Of Ham
ton, TO become their pastor
The South Broad street Baptist church OF Philade-
pha has just been organized and on February B. will be
formally recognized.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
correspondent of the Moniore di Bologna, writing
from Rome, says that the Sdcrd Pcnitcnzdrid sort
OF ecclesiastical tribunal which decides to Of
conscience &C. In consequence Of the most earnest ap
peas OF certain Catholics and OF the Catholic Congress
at Florence, has decided grant absoution to all
Catholics who, whether as voters as officials take
part the government and the administration Of pub
lie affairs and Catholics urged 10 become consti-
tutional party and cease their petty strifcs-
Dominican Fathers will open mission at St Stephens
church. Brooklyn Father oReilly pastor. 1t will last
quently they will open St Pan's Court street,
Brooklyn closing their abors there TOR this year on
Palm Sunday.
Tho Prussian government will close the Ursulne
Convent in Berlin on APRIL
Allegany City, Pa, has been erected into an epsco-
pal see, and the Right Rev. DR.. Domenec, hitherto
Bishop of Pittsburg, has, at his desire, been
transferred and named first Bishop of Allegheny City
The Very Rev. John Tuigg, Vicar Foraneus Of Altoona
Pa, has been appointed Bishop of Pttsburg
The Monks OF Mount Carmel from Clondalkin,
Dublin have lately established branch of their Order
atG
Mgr Auguste Ciuse, Superior OF the Lazarists, has
been appointed by the Holy Father Apostolic Nuncio
at the court OF the Shah OF Persia
Very Rev. Arnold Damen, s. j., and his companions
from the House Of the Holy Trinity, Chicago will
Philadelphia to-day. Immediately after the dedication
Of this new edihce.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Rev. Father Barry, Of Rossville Staten Island has
now almost entirely recovered from = serious illness
MISCELLANEOUS.
Joseph H. hartman, Syracuse, Is informed that the
Riverside Press has issued Rev J. M Bucklev,s nam
phet on Supposed Miracles, and Rev. S. II. Platt OF
Brooklyn, has published hts ''cure'' in pamphlet form
BY addressing either party Mr.. hartman get the
complete story from both standpoints which he could
not get from the HERALD nor from any other local
The Jansenst or Old Catholic Church OF Holland has
archbishop, two bishops twenty-sx churches and
twenty five priests.
As indication Of the increase OF the religious
tment workshop meetings are being held in different
parts Of the couBry The hour OF noon is selected,
and workmen In the workshops spend their In
prayer and praise The size OF the meeting with
the style Of business from 10 TO 100 The meetings
originated in tho workshops Of Boston
Dr. George B. Bacon, who has for fifteen years been
pastor Of the Orange Valley Congregational church. and
whose health has lately been very bad offered Sun
day January 16 his resignation to the church. meet
ing the church held to consider the resignation
and II voted not TO accept It. II was also resolved
70 give the pastor long leave Of absence to extend TO
jane l. 1871 or longer If his health required III to
tinue his salary at haf-viz, 81, 0O0-and to perma
nently supply his pulpit during his absence.
DR.. Mitchell, in The Free Church Record estimates
the number of Protestant converts gathered in India
during 1874 at 1000, with 900 more in Burmah and
Ceylon. The chief progress has been made among the
aborgnes especially the Kols and Santais Among the
more prominent conversions to Christianity have been
those Of prince and two princesses in Travancore.
RELIGION IN THE TOMBS