, 1876-01-09
PERSONALS.

The Rev. s. r. Craven, ct the Theological
Schoo! OF the Boston Uaiyersity. loft few days
eince for Me1ico whlther hs goes to 1einf0lce
the Mexican missiou-
Bishop Scott, Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, is to celebrate the iftieta year of LIS
ministerial life By sermon before the Whining
ton (Dai.) Conference At lts next Ecssiou4 The
Bishop Is now over - years Of age.
Amonunent has been recently dedicated at
Cranston. 3. l., TO tho late Rev. Dr.. George T.
Day. who was ons Of the leading men Of the
Free Viii Baptist denomination. Dr. Day Mas
for many years editor OF tho Morning Star.
The Rev. George Hughes ha. become editor OF
tito Advocate Of Christian Holiness, Phiadelphia,
! n place Of the Rev. William Mcdonald, who has
retired from the ed,torsa! osico in order to de-
vote himself to eyangesistlc work.
A. 10. L. (aIiss Charlotte Maria .Tacher).
well known in England aud America as writer
! Of enterta1u1pg Surcay-scnooi books, hns gone
from Eng.and to India to engage in Zenana
mission work. Mlss Tacllcr Is graud-nlece OF
James Eos6cl, 1t. J.lusou'a famous bog
laiAe-.
A correspondent OF tke Eciiona1 Baptist Of
Ph,iadefph:a te1ls q romantic story OF young
uEn nA.ned Rancal!, formerly res:den. of New
o-I. who WAS captured in Syria oy the Bedouins.
mar1ied She,h's daughter, and has convertsa
ler and otLets OF the trio to the Christian
faith.
Jchn Sunday, an old 1nd;aa Chief and u we'll
known .!e.Lods. missionary .uou, his own peo-
pie. died. age 8u yea:s, Dec. II. DC begau his
mission work over forty years aso. During tweu-
ty-fre Of these ve3:B he lab3Ie1 amons lis own
tibe-the 0j,bways- ite once visited Graat
Br.tal,. the interest Ut the Methodist missions
III Canada, where he attracted considerable a.
teasioa and y as prosecuted to tie pueoa.
Among the rec"nt important events in the
Unitarian denomination we record the Graduation
Of tho lev. John Andrew as {as1or Of Ali Souls
Of the Rev. Gustasus E. Gordon. Dec. 8, as
pastor ef the Unitarian Church il Milwaukee,
Wls. a,ri the orlt'satlon Of tae Rev. J. Lewis
Marsh pastor Of tue Unitarian Church in Ware,
egped the charge Of The Unitarian Chu. Gu In Dux-
bury. Macs. alter q ministry Of forty Qua years.
The Rev Charles Babblogc, OF Pepperail, i'tnss..
has had tbs longest pasto!a!e among the Unita-
rian clergy. and "as settled in 1888.
TDe Rev Joserh uav. Of Neubursport. Mass,
las acceEted ca' to succeed the Rev DR.. Far
ise*s ln The pa@torate OF tie Frs. Cn1taslan
Church. Philadelphia, position which The latter
has d.ed for moro than half q century. Dr.. Fu--
ness il known ONT OF tie sL!est preachers OF
the Unitarian denomination, aud nas trOmlrent-
IL connected With the anti-alayety movement,
of which the Rev. Samuel J. Mav, nf
Syracuse, was n cons stlcuocs cham; ion. Between
Ii. Furuess AMI AE. Iay there existed the NOS:
ultimate irieudshll,, each seapcct.o: the earnest
uess aud worth of the other. And now tue soa
OF tue latter is cslied to the ch::zeh 20 winch the
former has so lurS l,.iulstered most Gt and ap-
propEl&te succession. Tue ,ouager May. who
thus is cal;ei to the charge OF oce Of tho leading
churches Of his determination in tho county,
WAS graduated At Cambridge in 1857, and from
tae Divinity School in 1851. Ills first settlement
was At Yonkess, y. T., but his logest pastora.e
Was at New bu,rpo7t. winch city he now 1eaves
after eight years OF earnest AID faithful ac.k-
The call of the Rev. Dr.. Langdon to the charge
OF the Christ Church, Camarlu3e, MaAj, in con-
necilon with the Kev. George xaDrlakle Grar's
acceptance Of the office of Dean OF the piotes-
tanr Episcopal Theological ocoool theie. ousus
new era IL tha ecci-slastical lifa OF that unlgar
sitg <owp. Christ Church is the oldess house Of
worship now standing 1T Cambridge. unless Ea
except Holden Chapel Enich Was built in 173t-
seventeen yeAra before Christ Ch1rca {l7iD
bnt 10 1914. when the NOW chapel IL University
Hall Was begun. Holden CHAPEL was fitted up ftz
q medical museum. Tho 2rchitect OF Christ
Church was Peter Harrison. who had planned
King q Chapel. Boston, seven years bsfore. The
hrst Rector WAS the Rov, East Aptborp, natlse
OF Boston, and he found SO little sympathy from
his nolghtors that he seems net to have been
sorrg to saeh d moro cuusouial home III England
aud q stall IN st. palli's Cathedral there. Tho
new Rector. DR.. Lanedoo, Is man Of much ax-
p:rlence. learning, and ability, aud has peculiar
qualifications for presenting the history and
principles OF Lila church to the .honehtrul and
cultivated community in which he Is TO i've atd
labor.