The New York herald., 1876-03-19
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
HApTIST.

BAPTIST.
Since the beginning OF the year the Rev Dr. Fish has
received into the First Baptist church. OF Newark lis
converts and the number OF inquirers present
ceeds 100.
The Home Mission treasury OF the Baptist church is
empty and in debt and official correspondent OF the
Examiner and Chronicle declares that 400 900 absolute
pagans and 600 900 needy freedmen looking to
the Bapsts help. Surely this appeal will be heard
and needed The State Convention Mission treasury is
in the fix and needs 500 al pay its mis-
sionaries.
During the year 1875 the Rev. A. Stewart Walsh re-
ceved 100 new members into Gethsemane Baptist
church, Brooklyn. The Rev. G. A. simonson has
added seventy-three by immersion to the Fifth Baptist
church, Newark, n. j., since January last
Just now there extensive spirit of revival all
| over the Dominion of Canada, from New Brunswick
| all the way west. Tho work done by Mr.. varley in
Montreal Toronto and Brantford very much felt In
the large number Of active and efficient lay workers
preaching the Gospel Church work is undergoing an
entire change in the Dominion, owing to the prom
inence OF the lay clement Cottage meetings held
Bible readings given, the Gospel preached in halls on
the streets and In country school houses TO
that makes the OF the churches look like
respectable death.
The Southern Baptist Convention have two mission
in Central Africa, two in Rome, three in Canton,
two Shanghai 1vo In Tung Chow and two in Che-ioo
China.
The Rev. Galusha Anderson, D. D., OF Brooklyn has
received call to the Second Baptist church OF Chi
cago and II is both believed feared he will accept
Ifhe should Brooklyn will lose OF its abcst min
listers.
There now In the city OF Key West, Fla about
900 Cubans who have fed from tho Intolerance and
oppression of their native land. The Methodist Epis.
copal Church, South has established mission among
them, aud several have been converted and united in
society. Two OF the number, intelligent and educated
have expressed desire to enter the ministry. day
school has also been established for the children, and
appeal for funds 10 prosecute this work more
geticaly is now made to The Methodist Episcopal
The North Carolina Conference Of the Methodist
Protestant Church has rciused TO concur in the pro-
posed convention for a union between the Methodist
Protestant ana the Methodist EpscopaD churches
which were separated by the
The American Methodists' iorco Of foreign mission
numbers los Americans and $50 native assistants
Their church members number 1S775 and their pro-
bationers S2S2 Those missions take In countries in
Europe Asia, Africa and South America The Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society sustans IS missionaries
besides those above gwen in the same countries The
Mission Sunday schools In those places number 450
and the scholars 81, l05.
Al Towsontown, Md, few years ago, the Methodist
Episcopal church authorized It's five trustees TO build
ior thom a neat house of worship at cost not to
coed 900 The trustees dcputcd the work to the
wcalthiest OF their number, man named Boyce, and
10 indemnify him they executed bonds their per-
sonal estate each Tor one-hnh OF the amount BOyce
went ahead aud spent $4,000 and then sued tho
church, but failed to recover, because OF the inyaidy
OF the act OF incorporation. He ~ now trying 10
So 900 from each OF his associates by the
The Methodists OF Boston are on tho hunt for relics
too. They pettoned the Mayor and Aldermen OF that
city the other for enough of the old elm
Common to make pulpit chair or altar table, They
give reason the TACT that jesse Lee the founder Of
New England Methodism preached hts first sermon
Meath us shadow July IL, 1890 The tree laid low
by recent gale, and the bids for souvenirs
mulatng rapidly
The Rev Mansfield French, long a chaplain in the
army and after the war government oficer South
Carolina, died at his homo in Pcarsas, l. l., on
lnu9 IIa otw yClw anfu
the founder Marietta College, Ohio and the organizer
OF tho National Frcedmen's Relief Association in this
city during the war. He was a member Of tho New
York East Conference.
On tho 25th OF May next the union OF the two lead
ing English Presbyterian churches tthe United PrcsDy
teran and the English Presbyterian will bo consum-
mated at Liverpool the place where their respective
Synods are assemble IN annual meeting. Row DR..
Anderson OF Morpcth, Is TO be chosen as the FIRST
Moderator OF the United Church.
The great event IN Elizabeth, ~ j. last week was the
dcdicaiion Friday, Of the Westminster Prcsbytc-
rian church, Rev. Dn Roberts, pastor Drs. Adams
Primo and Hal OF this city, 10 olcatc The cost
The building Is $500 0OO but there is not cent OF
DR. j. Clement French, OF BROOKLYN. and Dr. Arthur
MITCHELL OF Chicago both classmates in Williams Col
egc each given up 900 Of their salary Tor tho
current year owing TO tho depression ~ business.
The work OF removing tue material Of DR. Halls
former church, Nineteenth street and Filth avenue,
was completed last week
The Thirteenth street church (Dr 8. d. Burchard,
pastor received twenytw additions by profession
sabbath last Thrty-four persons united with tho
kondout Presbyterian church (iteV isaac Clark,
pastorl profession OF faith, also, on Sunday last
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
This being ST. Joscphs Day the Rev John Tugg
will be consccraod Bishop OF Pittsburg Pa, IN tho
Cathedral on that city. The Rev. Thomas Galberry wall
be consccrated Bishop OF Hartford, Conn, also this
time Archbishop Wood Of Philadelphia, wi oficiato
tho irst case aud Archbishop Williams OF Boston,
IN the second.
Last week at the Paulist church, In this CITY, Bishop
Corrgan, OF Newark, raised to the priesthood Revs
William j. Simmons, Henry NJ. Wyman and Louis
Brown Bishop LOughlin, OF Brooklyn, also Satur.
day ulthl ordained as priests Rev. X = Foley and r.
J. McChnchey.
Many new Catholic associations arc being formed IN
France Among them one Of the most praiscworthy