The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-30

al fratkOuTg. NJ \. Kew Arthur ~. Brueu, OF OrauSe
Woodruff, ~ Y Mr. W. l.. Austin. q licsutiate sup
plying tho Presbyterian church a. Naples, n r., will
be ordained there October %
For fifteen years DR.. s. w. Boardman has served the
Presbyterian Church at Auburn, N. r., and added 10
It's comm union about 6vo hundred persons. He has
now resigned because OF dpancia inability OF the con
srcgat;on.
BAPTIST
The first female missionary society organized among
Baptsts in America organized in the First Church. OF
Baltimore, to support Louis Richards, young Bur
man, while studying for the ministry. This OLD FIRST
Church, organized originally IN January, 1855, with
ten members, has had but vo pastors. including the
iession and BY letter. 24s6 members that date
Their church ednce, which they have vacated for
more convenient aud larger quarters was dedicated IN
The Baptists have Madison and Rochester un,ver-
stiles anu Vassar College, with twenty cght members
Of faculties. eight endowed protessorshps $40 stu
dents. 81 900 volumes libraries, 144 GIL Of grounds
and buildings, $706 0c0 o. productive funds giving an
income of 60 OF scholarships ana SOL 743
OF tuition receipts.
The Rev. J. Byington Smith, D. D.. accepts a call to
Pcekskl and enters at once upon his pastoral work.
with tho prospect of great usefulness
The Jubilee Fund or 500 900 for the endowment OF
shurte College, Illinois has reached 800 900 IN good
Although Mr.. Spurgeon has roiurnod to his work In
London from his trip in Scotland his health is not
rho Rev. Morris Henderson, pastor of tho Beai
Street Baptist Church, Memphis, Tenn, Is remarks
read he has nevertheless sathoreds congregation OF
$500 COMMITMENTS (coored) and In one revival Of
half year 1866 he baptized 900 persons. He bo-
gan his work among the colored people when thcro
were lew NO Baplists IN that CITY, but now he can
count several strong churches formed by colonies from
his own.
The New York State Baptist Convention will hold its
yearly meeting toward tho end Of OCTOBER about six
weeks hence II wants S5 000 before that time to pay
Its missionaries the field and to meet Its obligations
So, 500 have been contributed. The churches must
hurry up II they want 10 keep II afoat.
rho Rev. J. O. Adams has resigned tho pastoral
charge Of Baptist Church ut Newburg, to take ef
feet GU the LIST or November next
Rev. A. Is Earle, d. d., is expected tO commence
series revival meetings. In the now Metropolitan
Tabernacle. San Francisco. to-day.
Tho Rev. G. J. johnson, ~ d.. has accepted the ap-
pointmcnt OF District Secretary OF tho American Baptist
Publication Society Tor the district OF New York. He
enters his work with the new year.
REFORMED (DurcHl
Tho Reformed Church at Marlborough, N. Y, was
organized IFS years ago. IL worships present In
edice MY years DID, the anniversary Of both events
tue 5tn inst Tho church has had ten pastors, In
GLIDING its present one since 1902 One passionate OK
tended over period OF sixtythree years, another
twenty-five and another sixteen years.
The fifteenth annual convention OF tho Hudson
County sunday School Association will be held In tho
Bergen Avenue Reformed Church. Jersey CITY Heights
October 49, The annual report Of the Hudson County
Association shows the present number OF Protestant
schools embraced In tho organization 10 be l23, with
for 3d. 900 scholars The present total
Of teachers and scholars rs rs, 527.
Tue Rev. A. G. Lansing has entered upon his labors
as pastor OF tho churches Of New Salem and Carks-
vile, N Y.
Tho classs Of Bergen, N. j., have taken action to
the church Bt Fort Lee which has been closed
tor some years.
Mr.. Ernest Gutweiler, u hcontiate. having accepted
the call oil the Frat Reformed Church Of Long Island
City. his ordination. and instplaton Will tako place
October II.
METHODIST.
The good people OF Sparta Southern Illinois Con-
ference, some years since commenced building fine
church beyond their means. When they found thom-
selves swamped they sold out for what they could
get and built more modest cdlAco II "a, 900,
and no debt TO crush out their very vitality in alter
years 1t was deaicated recently by the Rev. G. W.
HurhV RcllcVIIe. If other churches would
ego and do likewise" and many more learn wisdom
and not project what they arc unable 10 carry through
II would be great blessing 10 MethOdism the West
But churches we'll as individuals arc slow TO learn
from the disasters OF others.
Tho fiscal year OF the Methodist Missionary Society
closes October 81 and up the beginning oi'he sum
the receipts ut the treasury OF tho society hud TX
ceeded the expenditures by s2733S. who Tor 1876 the
expenditures TO the same period were $SS, 2Sy In cx
OF receipts. Tho Increase in INCOME plus tho re
duction IN expenditures, Will express the improve
mrnt OF the present year over last years. policy TO
the extent OF $ll55S7 this reduces the dcbt of
society less than $4,000 he iali conferences will
now be IN session for three months, and i they DO as
well AS Is expected the debt may be reduced by
more before spring opens
Tho Church Extension and Freedmen's Aid soci-
eties OF The Methodist Episcopal Church have ex-
pended chiefly for tue colored people, 81, l01, 757
1--WE have to show for this, says tue Christian AdpO
cate 'in tho south thirteen institutions for higher
education, with twcnty-six professors 1900 pupils
anu property valued ut $250,OO0 Sixty thousand
colOrod children are now annually taught ny tho teach
sont out from our schools and coegca"
Rev. John Rottenbury, OF tho British Wesleyan
Conference, has been doing grand work raising
special fund outside OF tho Conference collections
the support OF WORKOUT ministers In the four
past lie has secured Ia promises $50 FOG, OF which
f52, 1877 has been paid At the next Conference he
IL expected tha II his Lie 10 spared will be able to
report the magnificent sum OF flO0.00O, secured to
brighten the c oil and ward oil poverty from the poor.
The work has been wrought IN comparative silence.
story Is told Of late DenefacliOn TO the Church
Extension Society OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
from IN old man whom Bishop Ames mad much inter-
the work. He auded codic TO his Will, CIV
ing 500 600 TO the society," nut failed sign
Gil The two ladies who were his heirs declined TO
take advantage Of this legal flaw, saying 'That Is
fahers will. That codicil is just as binding upon us
as though 1t were signed" Rather different from tho
usual conduct Of heirs in such cases.
UNivRRsALsr.
The Univcrsalist Church ut Chrisman ILL.,, dedi-
Gated last Sunday.
Inc Chcnango Association of Universalists will hold
conference at Rockdac, N. Y. next Wednesday, and
Thursday. There VIII DO a two days. meeting ut Sher
man, Ohio also, on Wednesday and Thursday and the
week following (0th aud 1lth) the Chcnango IN. W
Association will hold conference at Upper Lsle On
the 18th and 18th Of October conference will DO held
al Henderson, N Y These gatherings are designed 10
strengthen tho cause In weak statiOna
UuIversasts throughout the United States number
al this time 20 000 and correspondent OF the Chris
tian Leader suggests 10 the General Convention thG
pr0priey OF collecting from this membership tax of
three cents per day, which would give 1918 $50 year,
and winch, he thinks can be- collected This should
be divided between the General aud the State conven
tons Tor their work.
Rev II. Slade has resigned at Lansing, Mich, and
goIe TO Esin, III. Tho Rev. G. h. Angel was ordained
to the work oftho ministry at Ptisheld, Me-, Septem
Der 20.
Rev. Frank 8. Rice, Of Waterfowl, has accepted q
call 10 the parish OF Hermon N. ", and will begn his
laoors thcre next SUNDAY He graduate Of the last
csss of Canton theological School aud TINS his rst
pasioratc.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tho American Chapel Paris, Rev. DR.. Hitchcock
pastor, closed the rst halt ycar Of 1877 with balance
IN the treasury. Nineteen have bceu added in that
time to the number oil members.
There is talk Of "Worlds Missionary Convention, 4"
to be held in London 10 the autumn OF 1878.
Asbury Park, n. J. ocean Gruvel has two church
cdItccs. Epscopalian and Re med Baptist society,
recently organized and another rcngious society IN
progress VI organization.
The sixty-eighth annual meeting OF the.American
Board will be held IN Providence, H. October TO g.
President J. H. Faircnd, OF Oberlin College, Is the
preacher.
An organization under tho OF the East Con l.
gregatonal Church has just been started Brooklyn.
Those concerned--chely late members of tho hDan-
cialIy embarrassed Puritan Church-propose to erect