The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-28

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Tho Rcy Il. Livingston wells has resigned the rec
torship Of Trinity church. Southport, Conn. to take
The Rev r. n. Meade has resigned tho charge Of the
Church Of the Holy lnEo.ents Baltimore Nd, to take
ehec, April l.
Rev. Air Davenport, OF Vermont, has accepted
Queen Anncs county, Va
Dr. VAUGHAN, OF the Temple. Is named as likely to be
tho arst Bishop ofIruro.
Phillips Brooks Is the Lyman Beecher lecturer at
the yale rheo!osicaI Seminary this year
Rev. Ar Herernan. rector Of ST. Paul's Protestant
Episcopal church, Paterson, has been compelled 20 re-
sign his position because OF III health
low weeks ago the vestIy of the Meade Memorial
church extended a cali 20 Rev. j. j. sans " Christ
church; Richmond Va, who has accepted aud entered
on ais inbors.
tue universalists have held a mission 10 the south
srn part Of Philadelphia tor many years with wa1crlng
success They are now trying reJuvenae II and So
cure a pastor for It. Dr. Taylor, OF Baltimore,
preached there recently rhoy have completed
chapel. which opened last Sunday tor religious wor-
ship II Will seat 400 persons.
The Blocker street UniversaIist church of this city
is looking for location between Fourteenth street
and Twenty third street on which TO build. They
have renamed. they think, IN their present location
long enough and they feel the necessity Tor change
nov. They Will keep on tho west side OF the city.
The society, having voted 10 move recently Ut once
started building fund. Tho Unvarsalis,s OF Clifton
Springs, N. Y, have been presented with q building
LOT Tor parsonage by Colonel T. B. Dewey, one Of
their number.
A correspondent asks What benent or use was con.
fsrred on man by the grant-wthn certain limita
tonsof free WILL except As schoolmaser W teach
man au experienced! II man was utterly controlled In
all his moral duties he would consequently haze
responsibility-wOud be mere automaton. The
great Am cannot possibly he subject laws or DO
controlled IN any manner. II u human being has the
powerwhich he has-to close his eyes, and thus not
perceive or know what passes around him, cannot
God Himself exercise nj least similar power IN regard
10 Himself?
Rev. j. K. Howell has received u unanimous call to
the pastorate OF the church AZ kinston, NJ e., and
has accepted IL.
Rev. H. N. Sanders gave the hand OF fellowship on
Sunday TO eight persons baptized within the month
into tho fellowship Of the Yonkcrs church. Two had
been previously baptized by the pastor
There are nvo coorcd Baptist churches in Nashville,
Tenn In the largest OF these membership OF over
1000 ID reported. They have nearly completed a
meeting house, near the State House, ~ cost OF
probably SEQ 000.
Rev. l.. d. Robinson has resigned at Franklin, Ind.
Twelve converts have recently been added by mmer-
sion to Rev Frederick Evans church, at Franklin Pa,
and the religious interest increases
Tho Baptists OF Ohio have contributed $2l6.2l4 to
the foreign missions oil the Baptist churches aud sent
out fourteen missionaries.
The Free or Open Communion Baptists have but
church in New YORK. 1t is situated on Iwenty.nlnlh
street. and seems TO be also Tree Of hand TOR IL is free
OF debt and has $780, 900 IN hand Rev. N. l.. Roweli Is
the pastor OF this aourisning flock.
Rev. J. H. Van Housen, Il district missionary OF the
State Convention, has been holding meeting at Acra
Greene county N. Y Thirty persons requested prayer
and most of them arc hopefully converted
The Rev. Mr. Stratton has resigned his charge at
Rosele, near Newark, N. J. Or. Howard Malcolm,
the Secretary OF the Baptist Historical Society is In
his seventy ninth year. but vigorous and hearty as
ever He rs tho founder OF the New York Stale Bap.
tist Convention, and he is now aborng to secure
endowment fund for the historical Society.
The Rev. Ii. &. De Witt evangelist, Is now iaboring
with the Bcrean Bapsist church, Philadelphia, with
very marked religious success Rev 4 .. Lincoln
died at Bridgeton n. J on saturday, Goth inst, aged
sixty-eight years.
The First Baptist church, Philadelphia, have just
added 81 900 10 the salary OF their pastor The Rev.
Walter Cuttall, OF Berwick, Pa, has been called 10
Madison, Pa, and accepted.
Professor Richard ). James, n. d., OF Hillsdale Col
iege, has decided to return 10 pastoral work, and
cepts the call of the Baptist church. Clayton, Mich.
Rev. c. J. Jones has resigned the charge Of the
Biockcy church, Philadelphia. Pa, and breaches his
last sermon to-day. He goes TO Providence, X. l.
The Rev. C. II. James has accepted cali to Skane-
atelcs, N. Y He has recently closed y successful
pastoratc at Schcncvus.
PRESBYTERIAN
The Rev. w. W. Newell, D. D., has resigned the pas.
torate of Eighty street Pre,bvter, hurch In
this city, 10 devote himself to literary pursuits And
Rev. IL. II. Blair has been called from labor in the
Charles street United Presby church. Of ths city
TO reward aud rest on high.
MIR. William D. Mosman, iicentiate OF the Congre-
gatona church and professor IN Bddle Institute, N
e., has been ordained AZ an evangelist IN the Presby
terrain church and missionary among The freedmen
The college has at present ninety students
Rev. +. Z. Lawrence, OF Brooklyn, has received
cordial and unanimous call from the Presbyterian
church Of Mor,ches, n. T.
Row. George Morrison, who was censurcd by tho Pres
bytery OF Baltimore Tor making charges against Rev.
Mr. Shryock and failing TO sustain them, has appealed
from he decision Of the Presbytery TO the Synod.
The Rev. Isaac w. Davenport OF iaI risDurg Pa has
been called tho Plane street Presbyterian church.
Newarx ana sccep'Ga the same rsS , Rev a
.
orary degree OF Doctor Of Divinity from Arkansas
College.
Brooklyn, a graduate Of the Union Theological Sem
mary, has accepted a call to the church OF Morris
Plains
The Rev. Hugh Mcneil Cumming, OF London tson OF
tho venerable Crown Court pasor) having become dis
satisfied the Established Church vi England, has
entered the London Presbytery
A Presbyterian church composed Of twenty mem.
bers all Mexcans, is something OF novelty. such a
church has bcer organized by the Rev. J. N. Roberts,
n
In the Thirteenth Street Presbyterian church. Rev.
Dr. Burchards. twenty persons were received into the
church tho last communion Sabbath the most OF
whom have been recently converted
The Prcsbytcry of Monmouth has organized now
church with nifty nine members at Engishtown, N. J.
Most OF the members come from the Tenncnt congre-
CATION and with good edifce when tho society
has purchased, It promises TO become self.suppor;ng
Rev Mr.. McKelvey Is conducting . series Of pro-
tractcd meetings in Wcsthcd, n. }. II is announced
that members Of the Presbytery OF Elizabeth will take
turns preaching In Wcstneld this winter.
the trends Of Rev. MIR. McKclvey have just pup
lished largo edition OF Thc WestheId Church Case"
20 called being review OF the action Of the General
Assembly and tho various proceedings OF the minority
before the higher judicator'es OF tho church. The As.
senbly decided with great unanimity against Mr.. Mo
Koivey's remaining IN the Westfe.d pulpit, and
joined the lower courts TO dissolve the relation
US practicable. the Synod OF Now Jersey has three
times declared against the relation. The Case a.
now published n0muriaZes tie Presbytery OF Eliza
beth with great earncstness that Mr Mckeivey Is not
In contempt while acting as supply for the Wcstheld
church, and urges that several OF the most prominent
members Of the Prcsbytery assured his friends that he
should be kept AZ stated supply, Notwithstanding the
dissolution. The Case also, through the committee
OF Defence expresses tho bclcf that the Assemby's
decision null and VOID, aud doubts the constitutions
ay OF the requirement that tho lower Indicator es
dissolve The the pastoral relation Of Mr. Ackeyey TO
tho congregation OF Wcsthcld
ROMAN CATHOLIC
The Rev Richard j. Barry, OF jamaica Plain, has
been assigned 10 The passionate OF the church at Fest
IoxDury, Mass
Fnther Fiere, the esteemed assistant pastor OF
81 Vincent de Pnuls Church, Detroit has been ap-
pointed pastor OF ST. Mary's Church. Marshall, yice
lcv d. Calert. Rev Father Bruckc, assistant pastor
OF St Augustne's Church. kalamazoo, has been
TERED TO the position lett vacant by the appointment
OF the Rev. Father Fierle.
Six priests OF the Archdiocese OF Philadelphia died
during the past year Two priests OF that diocese havc
boon elevated to the cpscopate Ut Hartford and oil Me-
braska All these losses have, however, been in part
supplied by ordinations during the year.
new Catholic Church has been opened for service
At GrIndstone Island, n. :.