The New York herald., 1877-09-09

hundred domestic MISSIONS ana during past year
1856 persons added 10 the roll OF members In the
mission churches.
The Rev. william G. schaufHer, D. D., the vener-
able missionary TO Constantinope, has arrived here
intending 10 spend the remnant OF his days among
his Amer friends. He has attained the venerable
age o four score years, and has spent .ortyhve OF
them missionary labors in Turkey Dr. schaudler
has all the vivacity though not the vgor OF his YOUTH
and his heart still agow with love TO the cause In
the service OF which he has spent his lite.
The Rev. w. H. Ingersoll has opened the Stone
Church" at Fort Lee. j., ana now maintains regu,
other years broke up the congregation
PRESBYTERIAN
The Free Church OF Scotland has inaugurated a new
nome mission scheme for scotland, and two subscrp-
tions OF s25, 900 each have been already announced
Rev Or. Dods, of the Free Church OF Scotland is to
be arraigned before the Glasgow Presbytery on
charge OF heresy respecting the revelation and inspra
tion OF the Bible
The Rev. :. H. Kellogg, pastor OF the Third Presby-
terian Churcn, OF Pittsburg, Pa, has accepted The
chair oil theology iE the Western theological Seminary
In Allegheny. Pa This char was lately occupied by
Dr. a. A. Hodge. now OF Princeton Seminary, and was
declined by DR.. Van Dyck, OF Brooklyn.
The FIRST Presbyterian Church OF Louisville, KY,
change lis associations and join the Northern Church.
The pastor Dr. Wilson, and his congregation asked tor
letters ol transfer but were refused. The only way
LETT open for them was to withdraw summarly. This
they did, save small handful who held 10 the South.
ern Church. These brought suit against the majority
loT Duva has decided against the minority who. how
ever, have appealed
The Rev Dr. Duryea s said 10 have received
unanmou call from the Central Presbyte Church,
Hamilton, Can Or. Duryea will not CO. probably
Tho people OF Waihala s c., have subscribed
SIC 900 tor Presbyterian College, TO be located at that
place, and the presidency of has been unanimously
rendered to the Rev. j. B. Adger, d. D.
The Presbyterian Board OF Home Missions has COM
menced the first Protestant mission OF the American
churches to Alaska. The station selected is among
the Stckine Indians at Fort Wrange, wnere few of
the Indians had already renounced their heathen,sm
and accepted christ as preached to them by con-
vertcd Indian from British Columbia.
CONGREGArIoSAI.
The Rev F. W. Dickinson, lately OF Grass Lake,
Mich, has accepted call to the pastorae oil the Con-
gregational Church. Vermontville, Mich.
Rev. Robert Morse, having served the Church in
Aedo H. three years accepts the unanimous call of
the Church in Springfield, Ill
The Congregational Church Of East Saginaw Mich.
has gwen call TO Rev. Warren T. Day. oI Union City
Micn.
just published, report 2il churches PIG ministers,
% 500 mcmbersan increase of $40 IN the ycar. The
addilons on profession Of faith were OIL; by letter.
9SS-au average OF WE'VE to each church. he total
of con trbution Tor church expenses and benevolent
OBJECTS is $5O7,3s5 H. an average oil s22 to each
member
The American Home Missionary Society Is $4,000
behind IN current expenses for this year aud running
behind at he rate oil IS, 900 month. IL will be
sad plight May, 1873, unless It's trends
promptly and literally TO its aid. The Amer MIS-
sonary Association also appeals TO It's friends TO mako
up deficiency OF 81, 600 in lis August payments.
METHODIST
OF the members and probatloners Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church one in every nineteen belongs to
foreign populations not using the English tongue.
The Maine Conference has organized and put into
success nj operation Home Missionary Society. The
object of tue society is TO aid the feeble charges but It
is not designed to interfere with the General MIS-
sionary Society.
The Rev. Samuel Van SAINT, presiding elder OF the
Trenton district New Jersey Conference, lies danger
0usly III ut ms residence.
The Methodist Church Extension Society has re-
ceved DONATION of properly valued at $40, 000 aud
consisting OF two store buildings and lots The donor
and wife are to have life ntcrest IN II, and at their
decease the property will be SOLD and the money
realized Will 90 the loan fund of the society, DO
used perpetuay IN aiding churches upon the frontier
The name OF the donor aud location OF the property
are not stated, except that both belong TO "a pros
porous town Of New York State"
Bishop simpson, OF the Methodist Episcopal Church,
Is recovering from the serious illness contracted at
Ocean Grove.
Clark Wright, formerly of the New York Confer
ence, mas been appointed by Bishop Wiley pastor OF
the Church in Jefferson City, Montana Conference.
he sum of $35 Isl Is still needed 10 save the
Southern Methodist Episcopal Puosning House at
Nashville, Tenn. The amount proposed TO be raised
for It's relief was S6o,0 000
EplscoPALAN.
II may not be generally KNOWN says the Church
Journal, That the bell now in use in Trinity Church
chapel on Houston street, near Second avenue, was
originally hung IN the wooden spre OF old Trinity
Church aud was gift from Queen Anne.
Grace Church, Linden, N. j., which was sold few
months ago Tor deot. has been repurchased aud re-
stored to the congregation rhree-lourths OF the
CURED sum was raised oy the people OF Linden and
one-ourtb oy the congregation OF ST. Johns Church,
Elizabeth.
ST. Johns Church, Portsmouth, N. H., has recently
organized q workingmen's association with iorty
members. 1t has rented a comm odlous building for
are to be distinctive features. The large number OF
English workingmen in the place makes such an
organization very desirable.
Tcn jewish converts have been baptized into the
Episcopal Church (St Stephen's), East Forty sixth
street, as the fruit OF mission conducted by Mr.
Lerman, himself u Christian Israelite.
Bishop Crowther has left England Tor Africa. The
steamer no asked Tor is being built at Glasgow and it
s expected, will go IN January. Important plans
have been matured tor tho development extention
of the Niger Mission.
The Rev. Henry NJ. Baum has accepted the rector
chi or rrtut Pm tn nka Tact
September 80
the Rev. John Coleman has declined an election to
the rectorship OF the Church OF the ASCENSION Green
point, Brooklyn. n. y, and entered uoon the rector
sh OF ST Johns Church, North Haven, and st. An
drew's, Northford, Copn
BAPTIST
The Rev. A. J. Gordon, pastor of the Clarendon
Street Baptist Church, Boston, did not take vacation
during Inc summer, but abored more assiduousy
Than lis flock and now rejo,ces the al
diton OF more than one hundred converts since May
/. Dld he DO rghtY
has accepted call TO the Baptist Church scranton,
Pa. The Rev. Thomas Doughty, a primitive Moth
odst lad aside because OF i'll health, has joined the
baptists at sydney Plains, N. Y.
DR.. Anderson, President of Rochester University,
who has been very III aud nigh unto death, is now
ported convaicsc,ug. Prayer was offered for HIM
the churches Of that city last sunday and IN the Bap
tist Ministers Conference OF THIS city on Monday.
Last Monday tho Baptist ministers in conference
gave brief rectals OF their experiences The
Rev W. G. Van Meter, lately arrived here from Rome
gave interesting sketch OF his WORK, chiefly iu the
Vatican Mission, Frascat and OF It's struggles Tor
isence He hopes to DO sent back again to Italy, but
If not, he says ne will beg money 70 bring his family
to America and will then 70 into the Howard Mission
some similar work here
There is a Chinese Baptist preacher In Salem, Ore
gon, who has been trcked out oi wife. He
verled Canton and local missionary society which
needed his services in California proposed to
money send for hun If the Missionary Union would
send for his wife. me money sent for the latter,
ont used in bringing tho Chinaman out to the Pa
ciac coast, while for lack OF funds his vile lett
China still hcathen and the California society don't
want her. The Baptists East are asked TO send tor
her.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Rev. Joseph Costa, ). G., formerly OF Lincoln, ILL.,,
has appointed to the mission at Galespurg Knox
county, ILL.,
The dolly Sec has proclaimed st. Francis de Sales a
Doctor OF the Ecumencal Church. Several miraculous
are mcLtoned as having taken place at Marpin
ger last month during the pilgrmugcs.
Now that the lecture season Is drawing near the
Catholic Young Mems Lyceum, which has had one
years experience at No. 30g West ihrlythird street,
has presented s report, which shows that It's assets
rated at $31, ,O0O and its liabilities at Sl4531 50,
and that us receipts last year were Sl0257 ~ and It's
expenditures $l2 660. Tne young men propose 10 do
better than that this coming season