The New York herald., 1877-09-23

Baptist evangelist at Naples, Signor Jahrcr. has
just baptized six converts in the Bay OF Naples. His
church now numbers 6feen members and has services
attract u considerable crowd OF outsiders.
Arrangements are making for tho purchase OF tho
church ed6ce in F,ty-third street, near seventh
nue. for the o the church lately worsh piping
ner OF Madison avenue and rnirty-nrst street
Alter Ave years OF service the Rev. NJ. Angelo
Dougherty. pastor OF the stoushlon Street Baptist
Church, Dorchester, Mass. has rendered bis resgna-
tion, and withdraws from the denomination TO unite
with the Coogresationalista
The Rev. George T. Bowling, late OF Syracuse, was
publicly recognized as pastor OF the Second Baptist
Church, on Euclid avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, on sunday
evening September o. The installation sermon was
preached by his iather. Dr. John Downg, OF this city
Tho Rev. G. f. Horr, OF Newark. N. j., is called 10
Pleasant Street Church, Worcester Mass His decision
Is not yet announced.
The First Baptist Church, Baltimore, has sent out
forty one useful mnisters
The new Baptist church ut Poughkeepsie Is to be
dedicated Tuesday, october O. Dr. Bridgman OK
pccted TO preach.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Bishop Mcc closkey, OF Louisville, KY, has returned
to their former parishes the following named priests
who had been transferred :-Revx ID. Russell, Holy
Cross. Marion county, Kentucky, to Nazareth; +. j.
Dc Frame Bardsiown TO Lebanon; J. +. Reed, Louis
vile TO Baras,own; p Fcrmont, ST. Johns. Harden
county. TO 81. Mary's, Marion county; h. DAILY IRON
the latter To sheibyve, aud L. Acriens IRON Shelby
vile to Bethlehem.
Tue Rev. IL. PIasgenborg has been transferred from
Bards,own 10 Shelpyviiie; Rev II. Westermann from
Owensboro to Mount Mcrino; Rev. W. +. Aoggarty
from Pewec Valley to st. Josepn's College. and Rev
d. Crane IRON Lebanon to Loret,o In the dioccse OF
Louisville. The Rev. B. J. spau!ding mas ieit ST.
Patricks Church anu The dioceso OF Louisville anu
gone 10 The diocese oi Peoria, ILL.,
BY ones ami twos the Clerical pilgrims are returning
TO their respective par shes aud churches and rcsum
tnU A thntrt c..ntn In Nuru Dau n al.h
Vicar General OF Philadeph accompanied by Rev.
Thomas O'Neil OF Paschaivilc, and Rev. b. Dornhsgc,
OF the same cuy, and kevs. +. Kite and }. Holland,
OF PttsOurg, Pa. returned from Europe few days ago
aud were warmly received by their rejoiceu parish
ioners
Rev. James Tuohy, OF Macoinb Ill, has been trans
erred 10 81 PAtrcKs Church, Lincoln, Logan county.
The Revs. John p. Bandiueli, Timothy Pacitti aud
Benedict Murnane, OF tne Passionist Fathers, West
Hoboken, left THIS vicinity low days ago ior mis-
sionary tour IN the diocese OF Grass Valley, on the
Pacific side OF the Rocky Mountains. On their way
they Will give MISSION al Salt Lake, In the den Of
Mormouism, AT the special request OF the Catholic
begin to-day. The first OF the missions In Bishop
Grass Valley, Oh the nrst sunday IN October.
Before the restoration me Cathoiic hierarchy In
England tue vlcarlae OF London embraced the whole
1851 the clergy VI th's whole vicariate numbered
about les, and the numoer OF missions about lC4
then tho London vicarae has been divided into
Two doccses. The Clergy OF tho Two dioceses
creased IN numbers 50 greatly thai tnere are 200
tue diocese o; Westminster alone The number OF
missions that diocese has Increased IRON Al IN 1851
to lOl, at the present Tine
METHODIST.
Bishop Harris presided over the Genesee Confer
ence, u Western New York. last week, and
travelling southwark to meet tho Holson Conference
on tne 2Ith ins the Ten Conference October g.
tho Georgia Conference October IL, the Alabama
October iS Central Alabama October 25 and the Sa-
vanuah Conference at Savannah November !. Tho
Bishop spent week In tins city before gong north
ward. The Goncsee Conference has $50 ministers.
DDrk t.a arl, n
gan nzed the hrst Swedish Conference IN America at
Galesburg, Ind. He Is on All Episcopal tour west
ward. which will keep HIM away until tho latter part
of October. He opened the German Con-
terence Quincy, ILL.,, on the 18th, and the southern
Illinois on M .hs na anu on ans ga o, oc
aud tho Wisconsin Conference AZ Waupun on the l7th
OF October.
Tho fraternity of the two Methodisms North and
South, us sc,tcd by the committees NJ Cape May, N
j., has just received another demonstration IN New
Orleans where properly OF three churches valued
now at $40 900, had been In dispute ever since tue
war. The title has Deon confirmed IN tie Motho-
DIST Episcopal Church tNor.hl Tno associations were
both sides. One alter another tue barriers giving
way. Time, patience and grace will overcome ell
things.
Rev J. +. Thomson, pastor Of tho Methodist mission
In Monlcvidco, South America, after spending q low
days very pleasantly In New York, has gone TO Adel
Iowa where he viii VISIT family friends He Will re-
turn TO this city early IN November
Rev. j. II. McCleliand has been steadily improving
ali the summer. He started with his ialny on Tues
day last Colorado springs 10 speud the winter and
hopes to return by the next conference iuy rccru od
for again. la accepting mis- resignation the good
people OF ST. Johns Methodist Episcopal Church, IN
this CITY, offered him many gratifying tokens OF SYM
pathy and estcem; among the rest generous Rt OF
grecnbacks q very substantial help Ia his enforced
pilgrimage The Rcv. e. Van Alstyne, OF the Genesoo
Conference, mas been appointed his Successor az st
John's Church.
Rev. William Baldwin Afileck, the eccentric English
preacher and lecturer, iamiIiariy known by the
arrive New York about November l. and will spend
that mouth IN ecuring IN this c,ty and vicinity He
seventh Street Methodist Eps,ops Church, New
York He Is one OF the most noted temperance Iec-
turcrs the field.
Rev G. H. Fraser, OF South Bay City, Mich, Is about
so leave tho Baptist ministry TO enter that OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
CONGREGATIONAL
The work Of the American Board Of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions from Its organization, may be
summed up lhus:-ln all $50 churches have been or
ganizcd, into which have been received eighty
thousand COMMITMENTS, wbic the missionaries have
scattered abroad through upward OF 1890 dnorcnt
600 600 pages OF educational rolg iteru-
ture. They have reduced twcnty-six languages to
wrling and prepared grampars ana diction ares OF
great value both 10 missionaries and 70 students OF
comparative pholoXy
Dr. William NJ Barbour, OF Bangor Theological Semi.
nary, has been elected ChtteDdcn Professor OF
Divinity at Yale College II is sad tnat Bangor
nary Called to fill Dr. Barbour's place, Rev. II. A.
Noble, D. D., INC pastor o the Contro Churcn IN New
Haven.
The Rev. r. W. Dale, do, who Is TO deliver tho
next course OF "iyman Beechcr' lectures to tho stu
dents OF Yale Theological Seminary, arrived IN this
country last week He has started for tour OF three
or four weeks IN the West, VIII deliver nine lectures
extending over four weeks, at New Haven, and Will
return England ON the 7th OF November. DR.. Dale
s probably, since MI Binney's DEATH the innuen-
tiai Nonconiormst minister IN England He leader
IN the movement tor the separation OF the Church from
tho Stae acoadjntor OF MIR chamberlain educational
matters, ana IN general fellow aborer with Mr. John
Bright in all movements that the wciiarc
the people. DR.. Dale rs the successor OF the Rev. j. A.
James in Carr's Lane Chapel, birmingham, ana though
his theological STANDPOINT Is different from that Of
predecessor, he has Deen great power IN his
department US the author Of "fhe AExIous Inquirer"
was in his
EPIsCOPALiAN
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, OF New York, has given ST. 200
TO the connected with the Episcopal Chapel OF
ST. John the Evangelist at Newport Point, ana the
git Will be used ln establishing reading room
A churchwoman IN Grace Church, Orange, n. j., has
sent $500 to Bishop CIarkson from foreclosure
the church at Fargo, Dakota
The EpIscopalIans In Earlvillc, Central New York,
were organized into church society about year
They now strong enough 10 buiid, and are building
a house OF wOrsh p TO DO called Grace Church.
Miss Elizabeth G. Purdy mas gwen glcbc and par
sonage, beautifully located TO the church at Cornwall
IIutsn mt IA bat drlo