The New York herald., 1877-10-07

and Innatcism surpass anything that could be imsg.
olics In entire population OF 80. 900 souls IL has
eleven churches or chapels one school for boys and
Two Tor gris Two orphanagcs, two converts Of nuns
Several members OF Tho lately disbanded Broad
Street Church. Elizabeth. n j.. have reorEanized
themselves into q church, and hold services
In one OF the Methodist churches taken In exchange
II Figures don't lie" the tendency backsiide Is
exceedingly prevalent In tho only .sospc cnurch in
America During series OF seven years the "cxclu.
sons" from the Baptist denomination have exceeded
the deaths by from 1000 10 5000 year. During nnc
years. from 1867 10 1875 inclusive omtting 1S7i the
deaths numbered o. $50 and tho exclusions 1872, 120
IL looks if one-half the members OF the Baptist
Church are unconverted ana TINS result - chaseaoie
In part al least 70 The impatience and haste Of evan
ccsts TO have their converts baptized IN every aeld
OF labor before they start for the next held II sounds
well Tor the evangelist to be able to count his .'con-
verts" by hundreds oven II the work has TO bo done
| over dozen times after him.
Tho Rev. DR.. Henry c. Fish, OF Newark, NJ last ac
counts was IN a dying condition. HIS physcmns had
gwen Up all hope OF his recovery President Ander.
not expected TO live, is now recovering slowly but
surely.
Tho Rev. Dr. Pentecost, or Warren Avenue Baptist
tor because the Boston North Association has placed
his Church It's ban Tor year on the ground
has essentially departed IRON the faith and order Of
Baptist churches The Church, however, sustains the
| Tho Rev. Dr. Elders Church. recently worshipping
In mo building on Madison avenue and Thirty-hrst
street. have leased the building Fiity-third street,
Church, and will hold public there to-day.
They have tho right oi purchase also II the edace
| Messra 5. r. Kerr and George b. simons were or
dained u few day ago, the former as pastor OF the
tor OF the Baptist Church at Lebanon, N. Y.
brother A. j. Lyon has also been ordained at
ws WORK IN vsS Sor,hS,, ms enfy
EPiscoPALIAS.
Tho Rev James f. Coley has resigned tho charge OF
| ST. Peters Church, Monroe
The Rev. John +. Potter has resigned tho rectorshp
Of 81 Johns Church, Canterbury Orange county,
| Tho Rev. John Coleman has declined call to tho
charge OF the Church OF the Ascension, Grcenpont,
Brooklyn. L. L. aud has accepted tho rcctorship ST.
Johns Church, North Haven, aud OF ST. Andrew's
| Church, Northiord Conn.
Forty eight years is long pastorate to spend with
one church in these days OF change. Tho Rev Dr.
Shelton has completed that term with ST. Paups
brated by parshoners He also passed his seventy
/ eighth birthday fcw days later
There a number OF vacant parishes and missions
In the Diocese Of Minnesota NJ this time clcrgymen
well to apply to tho bishop-st Paul's, winoua; All
Luko's, Hastings; Christ Church, Austin; wabasha,
Moorehcad, Waseta. Somo or these are parishes Ct
support TO u clergyman. others mission stations
and cannot do SO much. But all should DO supplied
Christ Church, Westerly. r. L. 10 TO be enlarged and
| improved at cost OF 81, 500.
- By beques. tho protestan. Episcopal Hospital OF
Philadelphia will receive SOL, 900 In bonds from tho
| estate OF the late W. L. J. Kiderlen.
The Rev. Augustus q Hohlng, for twelve years past
missionary OF the Board OF Missions OF tho Protestant
Episcopal Church. and attached to the China MISSION
has resigned his connection with the foreign fold and
with tho Board and returned to this CITY, where he is
The Rev. Mr. Yokoyama Japanese student con.
vorted AT Kenyon College while pursuing hs studios
thero having pursued u theological course AT the
seminary In Virginia, was recently ordained, and IS
| now under appointment as missionary 70 his native
land. He will sail very soon.
According the London Chrisian World the bishops
have privately agreed TO exclude IRON all prefernent
N OIL IN hndu frta I'm
membcrs OF the English Church Union, Society OF
the Holy Cross or the Confralernlty Of Tho Blessed
Sacrament, amounting TO some three thousand
ber true, this Is clearly step In tho right dircc-
tion.
kev Dr. Bernheim, Lutheran pastor has returned
to Wilmington alter q three months Europe.
Church In tho United States will meet IN Philadelphia
on the 10th OF October This body assemblies yearly
and Is one OF the four General Synods Councils OF
Luherans IN this country. Tho latest Lutheran sta
tistics show for the United Satos So synods 2 1896
minister's 4,S22 churches and SOC. 1853 communicates
The General synod met al Carthage, ILL.,, May, 1877.
and the Synodica Conference Chicago, July 18. All
these bodies arc independent of each other.
The temperance people have opened twonty ty.nve
cocoon rooms IN Liverpool. In week they sold
1000 gallons OF cocoa and tea, ana took neary f700
Al these cocoa rooms no less than $500 pledges Of
total abstinence had been taken.
The consumption OF whiskey has wonderfully do
creased In Pennsyvana either under the influence o
hard umcs or the Murphy movement. lew years
ago many counties In tho state had ten Twelve dis
tleries each; now, by tho Internal Revenue Report,
there arc only nine stills In operation In the
State with manufacturing capacity ot l.427 gallons
Constantlnoplc IS wcl supplied with saooaths; It
has three every weck-thc Mosem on Friday, the
jewish on Saturday and tho Christian on Sunday.
Mr. Moodys health is SO far impaired by his labors
for tho past years undertake no series
Of meetings in the large Cities but work during tho
winter In the smaller towns Of New England. Mr..
Moody has offered his Tor four weeks Hart
ford, Conn., and the meetings will be begun immc-
diatey.
WEEK IN GODS WORKSHOP.
SERMON by REV. DB. HUEBsCH IN THE TEMPLE