The New York herald., 1876-12-31
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
PRESBYTERIAN

The Rev. W. O. Nicholson has been chosen success.
sor to Rev. J. Y. Mitchell in the pastorate OF the
FRANKLIN street Presbyterian church, Philadelphia
Rev A. H. Elder. late Of McKcesport, Pa, has rc-
ceved call from tho United Presbyterian church of
New Lisbon, Ohio
Rev. q. II. 5. Campbell has just taken tho pas
toratc OF the Presbyterian church. Phenixvlc, Pa,
and DR.. J. S. Evans formerly Of Brooklyn, has been
installed pastor OF the woodside Presbyterian church.
Now Jersey
Dr. Asa D. smith, for the past eleven years President
OF Dartmouth College, owing to severe and long
tinucd sickness has rendered his resignation. In
stead OF accepting u the trustees have voted him
vacation in the hopo that rest will eoct restoration
Of health. Tho Doctor is seventy-two years OF
age.
Rev. Albert G. Becbec. formerly Of Worcester, has
accepted invitation to supply tho church In Ste-
phentown. NJ Y
pastor Of tho Second Presbyterian church. OF Green.
field, Ohio, lew days ago.
Calls have been accepted BY Rev. c. Townsend to
Towlesvilc, n. T.; by Rev. D. A. Peck 10 Grapesvile,
NY
Rev. r. r. Smith, pastor Of tho Mount Pisgah Bap-
tst church (coorcd) OF Jersey City Heights, has
closed the church. and with the assistance of its on
debts Mr.. smith saws he only received x2 during tho
year he iabored in the church We have heard OF un-
profitable vineyards and this seems to be one OF them
Mr. George Winters was ordained and installed pas.
tor OF the East Union Baptist church. pennsylvania,
few days ago.
call TO the care OF the Thrd Baptist church. Atlanta,
Ca
Rev. c. X. Bunnell, late OF Woodruff has moved to
Canco and expects TO devote himself to the Masters
work there.
The Rev. J. NJ Whitehead. having closed six year
pasoate with the North Star church. Chicago taxes
charge OF the church at South Belvdcre, ILL.,
The Rev. J. J. Irving owing to the financial embar
easements OF the Western avenue church, Chicago has
resigned
Rev. L. c. Brckhouse has accepted call to the pas
torate of the church at Plymouth.
LIBERAL CHRISTIANS
Rev. John andrew has resigned charge Of All Souls
church. at Newark, NJ j. Unitarian sm does not -four
ish In that state any better than in New York
Rev. w. T. Clarke recently editor OF the Golden Age
and now on the New York Grophic, retires from the
Unitarian ministry, and VIII henceorth devote him
self TO literary pursuits.
Drs J. G, Pairey and Orville Dewey are the oldest
Unitarian clcrgymen IN tho country. They are ootn
octogenarans.
Rev. John Lyon, formerly of Ware, Mass. CON-
menccd his pastoral labors with the Cnversalist
church In Bridgeport, Conn, last sunday.
The Boston ciergymcn have formed Unversalist
Minister'S Association, with tho Rev N. Atwood as
The Rev. II. b. Butler leaves his Untversahst par
ish in Agona, Iowa, after threc years pas.oratc.
in the Dubuque (Iowa) universalisi parish, 70 take
The Rev. j. NJ Bailey has resigned his charge al
Peoria, Ill, and Rev. s A. Gardner, At Gaicsburg, Ill,
has resigned also. The Rev. c. z Nash, Of Kockand,
Me- has received call 10 the Universaist church at
Rev. Dr. Barry, OF Fond du Lac, Wis, recently
preached IN Presbyterian church there and rumor
went out that he had renounccd Unversalism. He
called 70 account, and replied that univcrsalists
do not make much they should Of the cross;
that hcnceorh he will preach the cross more than
before but thai MS opInons respecting the nrai des
tiny OF men are not changed
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The Vine street church tCongrcgational IN Boston
has extended invitation TO the Rev. A. NJ Bradford,
OF Montcair, y. j., to become their pastor
The church IN Versennes, W., has gwen call 10
n.
Rev. 7. l. Day has resigned HIS acting pastorate
with the FIRST church N Guiiiord, Conn.
Rev. ~ T. Bakssee has resigned his pastorate Of the
Congregational ohurch at Mason City, Iowa. Rev. X.
B. Thurron, OF New Haven has been invited 10 Say
brook. Conn.
Rev. DR.. Bacon IL quoted as saying that NIL unde-
nominationai churches which are Christian are Con-
gregationai churches. III sn says the Chystan at
Work. something like saying that all houses which
are not something else are houses'
Rev. j. w HubbcII, ier seven and a bali years pas
tor The College church, New Haven, has lee
dercd his rcsiRnatIon-
Rev. James Merriam succeeds Rev. Mr. Stone in
charge OF The Congregational church indian Orchard
springfield, Mass.
The Rev. r. H. Dale d. ID OF the Churcn 81 Eng
land has suspended for three months under the
Public WORSHIP act, for persistence in rtuasm alter
having been admouisbed by the Canon on the sub.
Jcct lie aened the evil law, but yielded obedience TO
the Bishop He writes TO the press as follows =: TIrca
open 10 aciergy "a my poson-to sub>
mt 10 scrcdc 10 sufer. nrst because
condemned me. ! cannot do the second, because am
hat .a II moi = hata 10 na