The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-11
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.

BAPTIST.
Offences and divisions will come, but it Ia by no
universal for churches 70 settle their troubles
with much good common sense az IL has bccn done
in the Baptist Church, at Erie Pa. The coutendng
parties were evidently advised by o common sense
council and the church was wise enough TO upon
their advice Tho result Is unity hope instead OF
division and despair. About las members had COMO
OF from the old church, under the bcliei that new
organization would be desirable. Both organizations
wcrc becoming dcmoralizsd-one church retained the
pastor but wero unable 10 pay him. tho other had NO
pastor A new charter ami new officers were chosen,
and now harmony and peace prevail
Dr. Daniel Read is happy again Some months ago
no asked the Baptist Mnsers' Conference for money
enough 10 purchase an elephant Tor tho missionaries
Mason and Phillips, iaboring among tho Garos or In.
dia he now acknowledges tho receipt OF s254 "a Tor
this purpose. But this Is hardly sufficient
Rev. D. Thomas MacCymont preached his farewell
sermon TO tho Second Baptist Church at Saltwater
N Y, on Sunday last, TO a largo audience During
HIS three years' pastorate there have bceu eighty
seven additions, seventy OF which have been by Dsp
tsm no leaves with tho best wishes OF the Gu urch.
Rev. II. 5. Lloyd closed q pleasant pastorate of
nearly ninc years In Waverly, n Y, III a very
pleasant manner. Sunday before last. With a mem
bcrship of over three hundred and sixty fpc prop.
erty unincumbered by debt without u ripple OF DIS
genson, with hourishing sunday ool iulI prayer
meetings and Sunday congregations and nquirors now
seeking Christ, tho church IL certainly in GOOD conc
ton TO part with IN old pastor ana 10 welcome q new
one. Brother Lloyd goes 10 Hamilton Financial and
Corresponding Secretary OF the Education Society.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Presbyterian Christians, says . correspondent arc
making three mistakos-thcy are doing only two
t,thes OF what they ought do help the freedmen
up; they are choosing Sites for churches now buld
Ing, away from the population. because tho site Is
slightly. They mss III they are not polite 10 new
corners In tho community tuulcss they Ue ha ndsomo
peope as they nigh, be- Or o'her people are. Thus
lhe Presbyterlans have go churches 2o5 minister's
and 81, ST. members In the state OF Virginia.
Tho Prcsbytery OF Elizabeth, N. j., proposes here.
ator pay mileage its own rs TO tho
General Assembly ANA refuses CHI urchcs or
members any SPECIFIC sun, Tor the General Comm,s
soncrs' iund. Its churches however. are at liberty
TO contribute US much ns they please this fund.
This action was called forth by tho Inst General AS
sembiy passing resolution Insisting hereafter upon
the by prcsbytorios OF iui assessnen
Tor this iund Tho presbytery of Elizabeth believes
tho presbyteries follow this suit lead 10 rc-
duction IN the number OF commissioners or tho dis
many ys sna and pSor
1876 churches, which gave Lass year $993, go about
one-third OF which wac Tor tho various benevolent oo
jects OF the denomination. Giving and growth seem
10 60 together AZ this synod has proved by tho add-
tion oil 2,472 members on examination and ,l44 by
letter. The Union Evangelical services cond uctcu nv
Rev. Mr.. hammond there have steadily increased in
interest and now absorbing tho attention OF largo
numbers IN city. Every evening during tho past
week MIR. Hammond. with some Of the ministers has
SPOKEN IN Gettys square to an audience varying
| eight hundred TO Twenty-Five hundred persons.
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to Pleasant Plains, n. Y. Rev. Isaac Swift, OF oak
nold has removed 10 Akron, N. T., and Rev. D. j.
BIggar, OF Vcrone, to North Litchneld, NY.
Tho Prospy torlaa Church 1T Phelps has called Tho
Roy. V. A. Lewis Of Port Byron, N. Y, TO It's pas
toratc
IL Is noted as pleasant incident OF iratorn,,y tina,
NJ the installation lust week VI Rev. H. NJ Parsons as
pastor OF tho Iaiayeue street Presbyterian Church.
Buffalo, Dr. Van Bokken. rector OF Trinity Protestant
Episcopal Church, assisted IN tho oxorc,scs
METHODIST
Hanson Place Church, Brooklyn, DR.. Reed pastor n
| the alrnDp hay a~hs,
property worth $02, 000 a membership numberip No
$50, with q sabbath school having so officers and
teachers and over 600 scholars Last yaar was a
year OF glorious rcvivaL Tho pastor reports ia
persons received on probation.
Tho new Methodist church In Goltad, Texas. IL CON-
pIete and ready Tor occupancy. church Is soon 10
be butt In Inc Greenwood settlement, Golad county
Texas
MISS Almira Losee, formerly and for many years
missionary In this city, has gone 10 pursue her
ton among the Mormons. At her farewell meeting,
In Wiet street Church, the Row. J. e. Searies SAID
that Mormons were oil all creeds nation atcs CT.
cept Irish and Jews. he said he had never mot an
Dr. b. H. Rawlins dedicated . new Methodist Epis.
copa church Ia OwcnsvlIlc, Ind, on SUNDAY last
bishop disney, OF the British Methodist Episcopal
Church lcoorcd) Dominion Of Canads, has issued a
pastoral address, designating December Q las day
Of tasting and prayer"
cop,cd the presidency oil .ho Female College At fills
borough, ono. IN place OF Rev. }. Mob Matthews, D..
Inc Row julius Nelson is paying of tho romains Of
old deb which Tor years has rested ON tho Oh
at Shccpsuead Bay. The Membership and coneroga-
ton arc increasing and good religious spirit man.
iiest,ns ITSELF
Rev Wallace W. Duncan. OF wonord College. < G.,
brother Of ibc late Dr. :. A. duncan, has been elected
President OF Randolph. Macon College, Virginia
Bishop Marvin. Of the Church south, writing from
Athens, says:-"rhe Greek Church seems wholly
largo inquiry TINT the people know absolutely moth
ing OF repentance OF living faith, and the great
Of tho new birth. IL great held Tor missionary
labor.
xPiscorALIAx
Mr.. X. U. Gould, OF FIRMLY school, TivoI, N r.,
corrects an item which apppcrod IN these columns
recently that certain evangelical bishops OF the
Anglican Church had refused ordination or would re-
fuse u hereafter 10 members OF the now prescribed
society mo Holy Cross BY declaring thai such re-
iusal ~ould be illegal Mr. Gould also snssts that The
Rov. Arnur looth's position - tho only logical aud
tcuablo ono in the English Church, and IN proof
thereof he cites the monster meetings And receptions
given TO that cntcman. tins be 80, there either
strange pcvcrsion OF iacte somewhere or appearances
very deceptive. Ii ~ hardly probable that Mr..
Tooth who dclcs the law OF Tho land nnd the law OF
hrs Church and It's oicers can 10 looked upon by any
fair.mindcd man IN any otner hight as will vi onondcr,
and who dcspiscd his ordination VOWS and set
his opinion above that OF the recognized authority
Ia both Church aud State.
A cturchman OF Chicago offers a house worth
$1,000 Tor mn episcopal residence In Case tho pro.
posed DIVISION into three doccses Is effected Thirty.
I'VE thousand dollars worth Of church depts have been
paid during The last twelve months In the proposed
Diocese, OF which s25 900 was paid BY Chicago
The Rev William Foster Morrison has accepted tho
rectorshp Of tho Church OF Our saviour, baltimore
Md
quiet only Tor week or two, and now, through tho
Kindness OF gooi iayman, In on It's feet again. trying
do good WORK Tor California aud tho Pacific coast
~. stcpncns Church, Beverly, N. 10 to be al,ored
and improved a. an expense of $4,000, Of which sum
Mr George II. krShnm contributes $4,000.
The cathedral system - 10 be introduced into the
diocese OF New Jersey, and at tho last session Of tho
conyocaon oil Jersey City and OF Newark committees
appointed TO confer the matter aud obsaiu tho
consent OF the bishops TO It's introdu ction
Tue Rev q. q. v. Eastman has resigned tho rector
ship OF Zion and 81 Johns hurche Ga Manchcster VI
The Rev william G. Starr has resigned the position Of
assistant minister OF st. James Church. Pniiadcp ha
rhc Rev y. ". Taylor has removed from Cleveland,
OHIO. 10 Highland, Ulster county, ~ Y
Inc kev. Leighton Parks, rector OF tho new Epsco.
pal Church In Gcncvm, switzerland, wanted Father
Hyncntho 10 lay the corner tho other day. but
tho Father was absent, ana bad 10 send letter OF
regret, expressing his "high esteem ana lively sym