The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-29

Tho PRESBYTERIAN press are little troubled Just now
70 know whether the Church has too many ministers
or too tow. They both sides Of this question,
somc maintaining that the ministerial market Is
glutted whilo others insist that churches are multi
Piled faster than ministers correspondent OF tho
Observer shows from the Assembly minutes that last
year there was net gain OF scvcntyeght mlnistcrs
ana OF churches though the contrary appears
10 be the result
Row Dr. Thatcher Thayer, Of Newport, r. l.. has
received a bequcst OF $4,000 from tho late John
Aston, OF Brooklyn, n. Y.
Rev, Dr. +. W. Blydcn. Of the Prosbytery OF West
Africa has been appointed Consul at Monrovia, In the
Republic OF Liberia, by the King OF Sweden and Nor
way.
The minutes Of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church show 1899 ministers, 263 lcentiatcs and 19i
canddate making total OF 693 at work In prep.
aration for the ministry. An approximate estimate
gives 1000 congregations, 100000 COMMITMENTS,
81, 600 persons in sunday schools; vauo OF church
property 81. $50 900; contributions during the past
year, $3.50 900; twcnty-cight ministers have died
during tho past year.
Rev. Norman seaver, D. D. la,o of BROOKLYN, has
accepted the call OF the Fourth Prcsby Church OF
Syracuse. The Rev ". 5. stiles has accepted call TO
the second Presbyterian Church. Pnssburs. Pa
NJ, Carl Damn who has Iaborcd earnestly and
eic,cnty among the Germans OF South Brooklyn. and
gathered church there. was last week ordained and
Dr. RainDaut pastor OF the Tabernacle Church,
Brooklyn, has baptized forty-,hro persons into rs
fellowship January !, Dr.. Rambaut IS TO be one
OF the preachers the National sunday School Meet
ing, 10 held in Boston next month and aiso one Of
the critters At the next commencement OF the William
Jewell College, IN Missouri, OF which bc was at one
The Rev j. spencer Kcnnard was installed pastor OF
Grace baptist Church IN this city last Tuesday The
Rev William Haync Lcavc OF stanton street Church,
New York; mas accepted u call 10 the FIRST Baptist
Church, OF Manchester, y. H. He breaches his fare.
els uer
Inc Rey C. l.. Van Aleu- OF New Marlborough Mass,
has accepted a call to Paving n. Y. Rev Sir. Bald
VIM OF Albany. mas accepted call to oxford, n l.,
and Rev. James Rancy begins his pastoratc with the
Carr has closed his pastoral work al Picrmont. y. T.
The Rev. u. Macgregor who recently returned from
ONO 20 Great Britain has settled as pastor At Rhy
a movement Is on foo, IN Philadelphia to have
Baptist orphanagc
been .,ne or great power Forty -four have been
ceived SINCE the Isl 0, February Rev. +. Lucas pas
the First Church az Trenton, y. j., has baptized
sevcnty.,wo since January
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Rev Thomas KsA,ins, D D.; Pas,o, o. ST. Mary's
Bishop Corrigan, OF Newark, y. D., returned from
Europe las. week. lie was welcomed BY hrs brother,
Rev q. W Corrigan, o! seton Hall College, and other
ccrgymen. who accompanied hun home
The Popo has determined TO send special delegation
to Canada Dr. George Conroy, the Bishop OF Ardagh,
ireland, has been chosen Tor this important ofce Ito
tor timc secretary 10 Cardinal Cullen. H's
jurisdiction will include the whole OF British North
America He is Rome receiving Instructions
iron, the Propaganda He may be expected here to-
ward the latter OF May aud in the fall he will re-.
turn 10 hts diocese, which during his absence will
be placed In the handa OF an admlDstrator
The Rev stephen Huber OF Wheeling, w. Va, has
recently COMMUNICATED his ..silvcr jubilee''-the
twcniy-Gnh year OF his entrance into the Catnolic
priesthood.
METHODIST
The Methodsts nj Fayctte Iowa, recently dedicated
a new church cd.nce which cost Them 5000.
Mss Mary Porter. who went out 10 japan undcr the
ausplces 81 the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
vc ycars 40 has returned 10 her home IN davenport
Iowa Her health rapidly improved during the nome
ward voyage.
81 pauls Methodist Episcopal Church in this city
contributed 10 benevolent objects during the confer
year Just closed the sum OF sl4,Ia 90 besides its
current expenses about ss,O 0c moro inc General
Missionary society received 1895 48 OF this sum,
and tho City Church Extension ana Missionary society
Sl47t IL
During the shrss ysars passorass Of Rsv W. Q.