The Morning herald., 1876-06-26
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
baptist.

smount equal to ten cents for each mem
sl an rnr the "Church Building Loan Fund, !"
pi ,o ay loaned free of interest to aid churches
uo,,no W their debts on church edifices, to
Paid Paid in ten annual instalments. If this
u ,,n should be adopted by all the Baptist
pssociations in the United States there
poud be raised 81 900, 900 to be held per-
,0,neptly for this worthy purpose. 1t has
r Inns far been adopted by associations in
psnnsylyania, puJ New Jersey, Maryland, and
virginia numbering over 100000 mem
berS.
The Rev. X. O. Broadly, President of the
Rpthe Theological Seminary, of Stockholm,
cweden. arrived in New York last week.
The Baptists in Sweden number 10 asso-
cations. 234 churches, and over 10000
members
Just at present the Strong Place Baptist
Church, Brooklyn, is agitated with a ques-
lion tha seriously affects its well-being and
|hIturc rosperity-namely, the calling of a
minister to fill the pastorate left vacant by
the resignation of Rev. Galusha Anderson,
b. D DR.. Wayland Hoyt, of Boston, it's for
mer pastor, is sought by the majority, but
respectable minority don't want him
again because of his manner of leaving them
ID 1873. He is popular and earnest
preacher.
Rev. Il. &. Mccall estimates the number
ol Baptists of every name and color in
Georgia at 1873 ,435, and the Methodists in
tac same State are reported to number 152,-
plj
Protestant Episcopal.
considerable excitement has been created
In louisiana by the withdrawal of the Rev.
b. T. Vaudray, of Batof Rouge, from the
Roman Catholic Church aud his accession
to the Protestant Episcopal Communion.
twenty-five years ago in the Diocese of
connecticut there were but 1l0 clergymen
oi all grades, now there are 200. Two hun.
dred and twenty-four candidates for holy
orders have been ordained during this quar-
Der century Of Bishop Williams episcopate,
SSS9 cIergymen have been dismissed to other
dioccses, and $50 received from other do
ceses IS have died, and 2 have been de-
posed from the ministry.
The Rev. Phillips Brooks protestant
EpiscopaD, of Boston, recently assisted
Bishop Nicholson, OF the Reformed Episco-
pal Church, in marriage service. He was
threatened with an ecclesiastical trial for
the act, but the threat was withdrawn.
The Sunday school of the Church of the
Transformation, West Philadelphia, is
Closed until autumn on account of the sum
mer,
Tie corner stone of the new Parish and
Sunday school building Of st, David's
Church Manayunk Philadelphia, was laid
. by Bishop Stevens on last Saturday after
noon, in the presence of a large number of
persons.
The committee of seven clergymen, Rev.
Dr. Paddock, chairman, appointed at re-
cent meeting of the clergy to ''consider the
necessity and expediency of holding special
Religious services in the vicinity of the Cen
tennaI Exhibition" have visited the neigh
borhood, and collected information, and
without suggesting any immediate action,
will continue in existence, and so be pre-
pared to meet any emergency that may
arise.
The degree of d. D. has been conferred
upon Rev. Samuel E. Appleton, rector OF
he Church of the Mediator, in Philada.
The degree was conferred by the trustees
f of Rutgers College, New Jersey, at the
commencement held on Wednesday last.
Lutheran.
At the session of the Southern Lutheran
General Synod, held at Staunton, Va, the
place of the publication of the Visitor was
changed from Charleston to Columbia S.
e. A resolution was adopted requesting
nuC tnr tn
mon, a sketch of the history of his church,
70 be deposited in the SYnod's Theological
seminary.
The Lutheran Synodical Conference, the
largest Lutheran body in the United States,
wlll hold its annual meeting at st. Paul,
MINI, July 12. The principal subject to be
discussed is church fellowship.
The Lutheran General Synod, South, has
Instructed a committee to confer with the
pther Lutheran bodies, to ascertain if an
agreement can be arrived at for the use of
Inc one hymn book and liturgy in all the
English churches in the country.
Rev. David Day, of the Lutheran Mission
~ Muenburg, Liberia, returned on the
U"r4ue Liberia. He can be addressed at
Selm's Grove, Snyder county, Pa.
Methodist.
The health of the Rev. DR.. D. r. Thom-
,s, who retired from the active ministry at
lhe late session of the Wilmington Confer
Ahcc, is now convalescent, with promise
~ least of complete restoration.
The health of Rev. Dr. Uric, pastor of
ne Salisbury, Nd, NJ. E. Church, is grad
ealIy giving way. He has been an effcc-
I'VE minister forty-fve years, but cannot
ohg serve the Church now.
ll'e week beginning August 3, has been
ppolnted week of prayerin the Southern
Methodist Church.
Or. birmingham, well-known physi-
Kan, has been appointed pastor of the Meth
llst Episcopal Church, Revere street,
Boston.
AT the session of the Primitive Methodist
Clurch of Canada, held last week In To-