, 1877-05-20
TILE CHURCH IN GENERAL.

The Reformed Dutch Church Of New Utrecht, L
l., will celebrate its 2oO.h anniversary this year.
The creditors OF the Park Congregational Church
Brooklyn, have Just forec1osed $14, 600 mott
gage. -:
The Chiefs OF the Cherokee, Delaware, snt
Seminole Indians are all members OF Baptis
churches.
It is said that the erection Of Protestant Epis
copal Cathedral will soon lie begun In Brooklyn, tt
be called the Cathedral Of the incarnation and tt
be presided over By Bishop Litt1ejohn.
The Rochester Baptist Theological Seminary,
though prosperous in every other respect, ia IL
financial straits. There IL deficiency Of between
81, 600 and IS, 900 in the current expenses
Tho Synod Of the Reformed Presbyterian Church
fold s1de) will meet In Allegheny City, Pa, May
whether theological Professor can, while occupy
ing that position, be also pastor,
i L estimated that the 800 600 pilgrims who will
gt da sse oef M f eash o Gie he
Add to this also the offerings Of the various Catholic
ehsrchcs I IthGoashRnt the world which are get down
to 70 hungry while he lives.
Georgia closed q lengthy session Friday week.
Delegates were elected to the General Convention
which meets In Boston in October next. They
were Instructed to vote for an amendment to the
constitution shortening the form OF morning and
evening prnysr and amending the lectionary.
In the Presbyterian Church Of the United States
there are + ~ ministers; Of these. 3,0l0 are
lists, preaching as they dnd opportunity; 402 have
retired from the active dutles Of the ministry and
$50 are without charge. whta the remaining GIL
ure engaged ns Professors chap]ains, Supcrin-
tendents, agents, secretaries, and editors.
great revival OF religion prevails in the neigh
borhood Of Seneca Falls, N. Y, where the Rev.
E. P: Hamond has been 'aboring- Sir hundred
and forty two persons have signed the ''covcnant
at Seneca Falls, the average age OF whom is little
over Is years. An open air meetingat Waterloo,
May 6, was attended by about 2, 500 persons.
Judge Wilcoxen, prominent citizen OF the region,
nnd recent convert, takes An active part in the
meetings.
The Baptist. Theological Seminary at Morgan
Park is rapidly approaching completion The
building is 1o2x7s feet four stories in height and
weeks, and will be occupied by the Seminary at
the opening Of the next session in September.
Baptist church s about TO organized at the Park
Apre1iminary meeting will be held during the pres
ent week, and the church will probably be consti-
tutcd within mouth.
The. Primitive Methodists in Darlington, Eng.
have hit upon new way OF solving the question,
ScEiptura drama in nine scenes in which they rep
resent the career OF Joseph. The performers are
all dressed in character and Pharaoh's throne and
sack with the cup in its mouth, and other details
are represented appropriate music also ia PROM
fnent feature OF the performance.
There has been considerable talk of late by those
interested in inan9urattng series Of reviyal meet
ln9s ut the Lincoln Park Congregational Church,
corner OF Mohawk AMI Sophia Streets and invita-
eions may be extended soon to some prominent pas
lots Of ths city and elsewhere to carry the govd
work The above church has been greatly blessed
pastor and membership will spare no pains or ex-
Of the Holy SpiEit. :..
Tho sfatisfics NJ fha prnah,,4.-r .s 11.., vi,
inst completed, show q total Of 10, 03S members
IN connection with the General Assembly. This is
T. falling on ct e43 as compared with last year.
persons were added to the churches on e1ani1a-
lion, and 601 by certificate. The expense Of the
;ongrsgations for ministerial support, etc, were
2Sla, Wy: The beneTolent contributions were:
TO the Home Mission Board, $0B, 995; to the
'oreisn Board, S35 640, with large sn1ns to other
:hurches
The American Home Missionary Society held its
3inle- House, New York, on the 9th. Mr. charies
@emond, OF Boston, presided. Tho Rev Theodore
7eg ~ A., Mas elected the
Aobott were elected Treasurer and Recording Sec.
etafy.' Thirty.four vice-Prcsidcnta, dfty d.
eeGtG5s, three Corresponding Secretaries. and On
aet anl selected IN Executive Committee com
osod OF the officers and a number Of prominent |
lergymen and gentlemen. :
The American Tract Society met in Dr., crosby's
A~oo2 *Ia4Au't *EW 1CFk, on WG11EHGNY,
be 9th inst, The financial report shows the s..
tety to be IN excellent condition. This receintx |
Or the gear: including 500, 726 Il in donations
~ legacies, have been s4t1. 1888 26, ana
7e 7e e expenditures in all departments S44l.-
u. ~ 2, including appropriations OF ST.
~. y to sinking fund During the year Tie
oaFd has lost aEc Of its Oldest members. four Of
nom we're Vice Presidents The deaths were
udees Shepiey, Of Maine, and Haines, Of New
esSey; bishop James anu Luclns Hopkins Of New
orK. and President StcaFns, OF Amherst Renorts
wofk Tor the year showed that 200 co]nortenrs |
ad laoored IN thirty two OF the United States and
"a addressed &, e37 meetings. made l52, 8O3 famt-
visits. aud performed much other labor Of inter
u. Nine new books had been issued in German.
ne IN Spanish, md one In Portuguese. Numerons |
acts had been published also. inFrench and Dan
Chancellor Haren. Of Syracuse univers,tv baa
cen appointed fraternal delegate from the Gens !
lai Conferehce OF the Methoaist Episconal Chnrrh
!, ne British Wesleyan Conference Dr.. Foss' ~
l4aletoWn University, and the hon, viii t,nm
ach, OF Indiana, have been appointed deye@ntea
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South: Dr
ph1am9, p!1s9 o. Boston, and Dr. Todd, Of,
n!ladelRAta- !! will Represent the Meth:
5ist Episcopal Church to ~ the NTH,
lists Of Canada; 10 tile African Method;st
ofscopol Church Of the United States, the Rev'
a!enune r. bulkley, Of South Carolina: to the
et1odisI Church, the Rev. William L. Uynes. ~
lncinnatt; to the Methodist Protestanr dhnrc6
70 AeV. Alexander E. Gibson, b. D., Of Baitis
ore; and to tue Evangelical Association. the
ev. John y. Freund, Of tue East Gcrman f,nns
THuCes to the African Na%ho3;.+ y4-f..--. |