The New York herald., 1877-12-16


missionary Society and revival meetings held IN
shs chapel TOUR evenings 10 the week. H.
has the Arees, Sabbath school OF any Methodist Eps
copal cnurcn N this elty. II numbers so7. rhe
church membership Us l80 with 40 probatioherx The
church property is valued At $40, 600.
Rev. ). H. Carhart has organized q new Methodist
episcopal Church 10 sherman, Texas
ST. Lukes Methodist Episcopal Church Of this city has
80 members and church property valued At $50 000
TWO sundays ago the church took up ,ts missionary
collection which amounted TO sll, 05O-a noble con-
tribution. But there are several wealthy IN the
church
Bsnop Haven has issued Ms cali for 70 lur teer mis-
uonsrss 70 20 10 Africa. He wants 10 send two men
out 81 once-one TO take charge OF the Mourovis
mary and another TO take charge OF Interior work.
The hev: joel !. osgood is under appointment and
VIII saii Tor Liberia next month
:. gracious revival 10 in progress at the Emory
Baltimore under ihe charge q Rev Thomas HARRISON
the young evangelist over l60 have been conveyled,
ana me meetings continue with undated interest
New Jersey Conference. Since that time thirty 1--WE
ministers connected with the former have died.
whose average Ministerial he was twenty-three
years Seven OF them preached forty years four
over ni'y years. two over sixty and one seventy -four
yearS n sts - .fs
CONGREGATIONAL
rhe CONGREGATIONAL anu Presbyterian Churches OF
Wales ana England have united 20 piant churches in
the Engllsn speaking portions and Of tho
Prlncpality They do this that there may be no
nomlnaIona condIct and that strong Church
may be organized where without such union Two
weak ones might exist.
Rev. Mr. Hllyer mas resigned as pastor OF the Wood
to California Tor his health.
In DR.. Eddy's Congregational Church Al Detroit
Mich, the sabbath offering has been adopted The
plan includes kind Of purse slipped into . rack
above the hymn books, IN which all deposit their
trcution at given nms. the pastor usanw read
Ing selections IRON scripture card also pasted
IN each slip, naming Tho ooect to winch the offering
Of zach Sabbath Of The year IS de voted.
The Congregdu0Rditst tells 'oi pastor Of Congrc-
gationa Church Long Island, MOI nity miles rom
New York, VINO breaches two sermons sunday with
salary OF only $500 year from MS people But he
4 a. nF hrtvt h,tat-
uess at thar trade six days IN tho week. Some one
undertook 70 read Que OF ms parishionsrs lesson Tor
dollar day was all MAT they were able to pay--in
fact was considerably more than the average income
oi tne men G the congregation. This story
myth" lne Congreganonat.st's editor lately heard
very good sermon irom this shoemaking preacher.
RBfoRMED tDUrcH) &4f ff
The Rev. David lngiis, ID. d, pastor OF the Reformed
Church on Brooklyn Heights Tor the last six years,
has resigned and accepted cali TO the Kn.x Pres0y-
teran Church, Toronto Canada, as assistant pastor
TIE Doctor wil greatly fssed from lne puimts OF
Brooklyn, where he was greatly admired aud always
welcome. s5f
Tue Uoion of Missions lately formed In Japan have
agreed 10 establish a theoiogca school IN rvkio to
which each Of the three MISSIONS forming the union-
Presbyterian, Amer can and Scoych aud The American
Reiormed--shail appoint Instructors. rhsy nave al
ready appointed Revs J. L. Amerman, William I'm.
ordained al the meeing In octoOef and twenty hive
are sti under inslrucLon. The council OF the union
have already organzeu for churches different parts
Of Toxic by request VI native converts. E ft@N
The Rev. Georgs Sebert has started the temperance
reform al Havana, H., with such success that
TOO persons many OF them hard nkers have signed
the pledge ana religious aud temperance revivas
In progress NH t#MA
Kew. John A. Davis has resigned at Pottersvilla N.
j. and accepted the pastoratc OF the Reformed Church
At Oyster Bay, L. l. Mt EMt M N9sH
Tne Reformed Church OF Flushing l. l., have oom-
pleted elegant parsonage, tree from debt The Re-
formed Church al Lafayette. j., are about 10 do ike
wise.
The North Church. ,ot Brooklyn tRev. Dr. A. r.
Thompson, pastor), IS enjoying e blessed revival
Extra meetings IRE now being hello, ana, SO far, alter
each service numbers retire 70 The PASTORS study
iul advice, and the hearts OF Gods people uch
! encouraged M4E fa
On the so'h INST, M George Il Cleveland is 70 be
ordained pastor OF the Reformed Church at CLINTON
station, n. j. DR.. insersoi OF Brooklyn, viii preach
the sermon.
MISCELLANEOUS o#
Tho American Bible Socety's ISSUE OF Bibles for the
month ot November. Was ST. 1874 and IT'S receipts,
$751; 73L Grants OF 22 900 copies Tor sale and distr.
button at home and abroad, were made At the last
meeting Of the Board Of Mana GERS, De- ember g.
lhe Rev Samuel Colcord has completed The first
quarter Of his second years services IN Chickerng
Hall, with congregations tnat crowd the nal thus
ranking Az one OF the three largest congregations IN
the ciiy Many more conversions are reported, also,
chs quarter than were recorded during the same
| period last year. f
Two thousand and for.y-one people at Newburg, N.
T., put their names 70 the Murphy Temperance
| pledge within the last Two weeks.
The Rev Dr.. Cyrus Hamlin has assumed the cutie.
OF the Buck Proessorship OF Christian Theology IL
bangor Seminary anu VIII lecture on .Church Poty
anu Pastoral Theology" tyIc
Rev James Mcleod, late Of Joliet, H.. has beon
el0Cteu superintendent OI tno lnStltulOn IOr tns
Blind At Batavia, N. Y. aud has entered upon his
duties.
Eight clergy men in Chattanooga, Tenn, have do
nounced the custom oi obtaining money Tor churches
by means OF lotteries
TEMPLE AHAVATH CHESED.
WORK IN HARMONY FOR. GODS GLoRy-sER-
MON BY REV. DR. HUEBscH
Rev. DR.. A. Huebsch delivered his sermon in the
Jewish Temple Ahava.h cnesed, Lexington avenue,
yesterday, taking tor his text Psalm Gill;, L.
-BeboIdl how good and pleasant IL orethren "a
dwell together IN unity"