The New York herald., 1877-11-18


churches with wonderful success
The new church enterprise IN Boston, known as the
Peope's Church. take the place OF the old Church
street Churcn, Is advancing under the management Of
lhc Rev j. w. Hamilton, ana The prospect now is that
IL will be great success
uSIvERsALIsr.
The Rev William NJ DeLona Of Binghamton, n
his great reward He was faithful preacher oil Uni-
versalist doctrine.
Rev. Mr. Mason, OF Stamford, Conn, has accepted
call TO tho Shawmut Avenue Church tn Boston, Mass
Rev W. S. Woodbridge. graduate OF the divinity
school of Tufts College, has accepted call to the uni
vcrsalIst parish IN Orono, Me.
DR. HarlzelL OF New Orleans. has been visiting
among friends IN this vicinity for low days. lie
has preached to Mr.. Pullman's and 10 NJ Gunnisons
people. His services highly appreciated ard his
unique effective style OF oraory gave great delight
20 the large audiences that heard htm.
Tue Christian Leader says there seems to be marked
dr,it of orthodox ministers toward the univefsast
Cnurch ana quotes u Presbyterian minister lately
seissa In this c,ty as saving that III ministers
orthodox pulpts had but The courage 70 DC .lue
shcir convictions the Universaiist Cnurch "ou'a pe
the stronges; in the country"
Thc Rev A. Gunnson's society has made arrange
ments 10 start a mission SUNDAY schooi ~ s!oW,ng
section OF Brooklyn remote from any oil our cnurclcs
An that city THO locality Is The high land back Of
the city There already large and rapidly ncreas.
The pastor ana a committee appointed by the Church
Tho officers and teacher nave aiready
been secured and the outlook ~ promising its ses-
s,ons will be hold in d hall, Monroe street, corner
Of Ralph avenue. There will be preaching from tme
10 time and it is hoped that ultimately II may develop
into Church Sessions will be commenced ON the first
Sunday December and VIII be ned IN the afternoon
Twenty OF the Hartford and vicinity have
united TO invite Mr.. Moody 10 labor among them, and
he WITH be with them IN january.
Tho CONGREGATIONAL and Presbyterian churches OF
Albany oregon. have practtsed the plan OF comfy for
seyeral years the Congregaiionaliss furnishing the
house and tho Presby terians the minister similar
sate OF things exists between the Congregational and
Method,st churches at Forest Grove, Oregon, which
have agreed 10 work together Tor year.
The Union Church, oil Churchvie, near Rochester,
has engaged the services OF Rev. Mr. Lceper, ato of
Oberlin who commenced last Sabbath
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PROVIDENCE r. l.. either In December or March, as the
churches may elect .o,.. -.
An session at Sacramento, passed strong resolutions
against Chinese Immigration, aud demanding modih-
cation OF the Burlngame treaty to that end.
The Congregational Church at Poplar Grove, ILL.,, Is
one not easily discouraged for they havo rebuilt their
house which burned list January, and dedicated
over eleven hundred persons were added to tho Con-
grega,onal churches ia Wisconsin last year on pro-
f-sson OF aitn, and six new churches were formed.
There are lis ministers, or SIX more than last
year. The church proves Itself pioneer there.
The Co Ope regational State associations this
giving much attention to the use or disuso Of the
Bible In Tie public schoos They take the ground
generally that the culture OF the public schools
not be made irreligious IN order to preserve them
About tnirty churches OF Springfield Mass, and It's
vicinity have invited MT. Moody TO work with them
during next February, and Tho CITY Hall has been Gu
gagged for the whole month. during TINS time inc
churches will each have one prayer meeting OF their
own and the OF tho time viii be given up 70 the
City Hail meetings
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last week il was voted not to install the Rev. George
Merriam, lately Of Now York, over Congregational
Church in tnat city. Mr.. Mcrriam's disbelief in the
dogma OF endless punishment was the cause Of the
councils refusal TO Install him. He believes that
eternal punishment Is eternal dcath or annihilnton,
ana thinks the Bible silent the eternity Of pun
lshment HIS church request him to remain as their
pastor without Installation.
MIsCBLLAyEoUa
There Ia always room for of force, and he
makes room IN any department Tor many Others he
opens the door and they enter.
some one has discovered the secret Of Bismarck's
hostility to Roman heathonsm, and It lies in his bo-
lief that Presbyterian faith and form Of govern
ment are better adapted than any other to Prot
estantism.
planets are nearest the run.
II seems to be a contagious propensity among re-
hgous people that the smaller the scot the greater its
claim TO be .'tne Church." The ''Christians," or
Church Of Christ 30 called, giores over the TACT tnat
its additions during the ecclesiastical year lately closed
celvcd ..irom sects among the Methodists Pres
byterians, Episcopaians and Catholics classcd.
And from these ngures II Is argued that 'the old dry
bones OF orthodoxy hey ond reach Of tho
Christians arts. 1t has beon thought heretofore that
the Church bearing such an % exceilen. Lent name was
Whenever the pulpit says the late DR.. Hopkins
abandons Christ, or merely alludes to Him to
period eniiven a sentiment, II has renounced its
mission and become cneat upon the world To aban-
don Christ as the great theme OF The ministry is TO
abandon Christianity.
II is almost as hard TO mako those most in danger
from intoxicating cup Of their danger It
Is the impenitcnt 10 the peril OF losing the
soul.
There are 1877 Lutheran churches, 90 ministers and
IL, ,1U0 members In the State OF Virginia
Unitarianism and Univcrsalism have no organized
existence in Virginia
cess of taking Sunday school chiidrcn's money pay
church debts with stalking the chiIdrcn's bread and
feeding II to a dog OF a church debt" The process
breeds senshncss and frequently leads To aban.
donment OF church and school by cndron ana youth.
,ba, the CSrisam at Work gives 10 MI FrosSinshams
statements about Christianity being "settinR faith"
aud having lost ts hold upon cultivated people.
REFORMED (DUTCHl
The Reformed Church Is losing ground as q mission
ary Church 1t has fewer men IN india and China
to-day tnan It had twenty years ago With their
SION In Japan, recently addcd and where six
OF this Church at work, the Church has only
four more MISSIONARIES abroad in these heather lands
Than II had 1857 and four less than II had IN 1872
The contributions of tho churches tor the support
Of missions do not supply much moro than hall Tho
necessities Of the work. The consequence debt OF
S35 900 the missionary treasury One OF the mis-
SONS must be abandoned unless larger contributions
year estimated at sd2 000 not including the debt,
which should be provided Tor. The membership OF
the Reformed churches hero numbers $4,000.
The consistory OF the Reformed Church IN Hudson,
n " have secured the services OF Rev. Denis Wort
man. D. D, formerly pastor oi the FIRST Reformed
for the months OF November and December. Hs
OF the past two Sabbaths have been very accept
able 10 tho congregation, and ho has already mado
many friends.
Tho Rev. Dr. Messer has just closed forty five years.
paslorate OF the Reformed Church AT Ruran, N. J.
burr ng those years he received to the mon Of
the Church 9S2 persons, OF whom GIG sun men,
bcrs Since lS45 the Church has had barren year.
There were only TWO communion seasons when there
was none admitted on profession and only ono when
there was mono at all admtted-viz, In October,
1875.
The Rev. II. Datcr, after nearly twenty-five years.
ministry with the church Mt Hyde Park ON tho Hud-
son, has resigned.
FORTY-FOURTH ST. SYNAGOGUE.
THE IDoLATRY OF SILVER AND THE IDoLATGY
OF MIND-sEKMoN BY REV. DIR. MENDES.
Tho attendance tho Forty fourth Street Synagogue
yesterday was quite and comprised many
Gantiles among them several theological students.
DIR. Mcndcs took his subject from the Hanoro,
ond lesson Of the day. In Hosea, XIII, TO tho end. Ho
remarked that Hosea OF the most mysterious
Of the prophets. Little than his name
and period had been handed down by the Tai
mud--lho storehouso OF jewish tradition His
style Is peculiarly abrupt and involved The Doctor