The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-18


Baptist church, The pastor has just resigned.
Brethren wthout charge" had better s.prospcctp az
The Baptists OF wellsvilie y. Y and vicinity will
hold visionary convention at tina, place next Tues
day.
Strong place church. Brooklyn, last Sunday, took up
81, 500 for foreign missions.
The xodus OF the Baptist pastors from ST. Louis 10
being followed by very commemorate attempts sup
ply the vacated places. Already Rev. Mr.. Lotion, OF
Memphis, Is occupying the pulpit left BY Dr. Yeaman,
and II 10 proposed TO secure Dr. Lormer, OF Boston,
for the place just lett by Dr. birmingham He has a.
ready been visited oy committee IRON st. LOUIS and
the prospect said 10 be good for his going there liz
has refused call to New York and a salary OF $4,000
year.
REFORMED (DrrcHl
In Pleasant Run amt Faisourg Reformed churches,
Now Jersey, there very gracious evidences OF
vivaL twenty persons have begun TO lead
eious lie the former, and several have been hope
fully converted in the latter.
The Rev. selah ". Strong, OF the South Reformed
Dutch church. wost Troy, n. y. has been granted
OF absence tor month. which he expects to
spend in Florida Mr. Strong has suffered from
work ana care
The Rev. X. Duiker, OF Milwaukee. Wis. has re-
ceived call to the Reformed church OF Cleveland
OHIO
Rev G. Saul has accepted call to St Pau's German
Reformed church. Pitsburg, Pa.
me Reformed church In Twelfth street, Brooklyt
tRev u D. Quick, pasior have paidol floating debt
OF $1,000. and thus kept their building out oil the
sherins hands.
EpIscorALiAx
The Interior, OF Chicago says that tho Episcopal
churches which held colby aoof from Tabernacle ser
vices IN that city Will unless they careful lose some
very valuable inembcrs We hear OF many who are
not willing TO go out OF the atmosphere OF the unior
meetings INTO their churches In their present condition
for fear OF 'catcuing cold. "
A Reformed Episcopal church has been
gained at South Chicago II Is TO be known as ST.
Marks and starts with about nifty communicates aud
The Reformed Episcopal Church now has nny.six
settled pastors, of whom Chicago has Jour- philadelphia
aud New York each i've aud Baltimore three.
The Reformed Episcopaans making steady prog
rcss in Toronto. The congregation Of Christ church
have concluded the purchase OF valuable lot for tho
erection OF q new edicc.
Rev. William pcnick Protestant Episcopal Bishop
elect tor Cape Pamas, Africa VAS consccrated IN 81
Pauls church. Alexandria, Va, last week. Bishop At
knson Of North Carolina, and Bishop whiitle, Of VIZ
ginia, officiating. The degree OF u. D. has been
icrrod upon tho Bishop by tho faculty OF Kenyon Col
ege.
coyGgEG ArioyAL.
Mr.. Dewitt c. Jcncks aud w,ic, OF Killngly, Conn,
are about 10 sail tor Japan to JON the mission OF tho
American Board He gives up u lucrative position TO
take charge OF the secular work the mission, draw
Ing his support in part from his own means
DR.. c. VI. Hyde, OF Havcrh!, Mass, will soon leave
for Honolulu, to take charge oil the OF preparing
native young men tor the ministry.
Rev. Mr. inglis and Rev f. A. Whittier, evaneelIsts.
are aborins, the former In Portland and the latter IN
Deerlng, Me.
Rev. D: Q. Mears, of North Cambridge has relin.
Rev. Daniel Lindley b. D., tor Iorty years mission
AIRY TO the Zulus IN South Africa, has been stricken
down at his residence IN this city by paralysis
Rev. G. 4. Hall has resigned his pasorutc at Little.
ton and goes to yirgennes "
Rev. T. J. h. Jones has closed his abors nj Nam
tucke! and will supply the Pacific church, New Bed
ford, Mass. until April
Rev. j. l. Jenkins resigned ut Amherst, Mass, last
Sabbath.
Rev. George Candee has accepted a call to the Con-
gregatona church IN Carson CITY, Mich, and Rev. G.
u. Ludwig has resigned at Ludngton, same State.
kew. W. Williams. who has abored three years
N Freedom aud Kaukauna accepts call to Mondovi.
The First church. Springfield, Mass, has reduced its
appropriations Tor the current year TO $25l. against
$S,i50 last ycnr The pastors salary Is reduced from
81 900 10 81, 500 and the music appropriation from
81, 500 to S., 600 Rev. Wash ngton Gladden. OF the
North church. Springfield has surrendered $500 OF his
salary, making u 50, 900.
METHODIST.
ST. Luke's Methodist Episcopal church, In this city,
last Sunday raised 81 100 the Missionary Society.
The Sunday school contributed $905 OF this amount.
Tho aggregate Is more than double that witch was
given last year w this church.
Mr.. Joseph Hillnan, Of Troy. ". Y, president OF
the Round Lake Camp Meeting Association has been
castsatng the New York preachers tor their recent
discussion on evangel,sts But DR.. Kcttel Of Brook
lyn has turned the tables his pous brother OF the
country, aud In the ates, Christian Advocate shown
that Mr.. Hillman Is blamcworthy circulating nm
truths anu charging them to the New York preachers
new church was dedicated at Hamden Plains,
Conn.,, last Wednesday. by Rev. Dr. Sims, Brooklyn
Rev H. Aston, OF Parkve L. l.. and the pastor. Rcv.
;. 8 hausn deot OF $1,000 on the building was
raised and surplus beside, 30 that II was dedicated
FREQ OF debt
Tho Elizabeth District Conference the Newark An.
nua Conference was held IN Elizabeth, N j. last Tues
day and Wednesday The Morristown district Confer.
encc OF the Newark Conference held succa.
sunna N j.. last wednesday and Thursday An inter.
esting programme observed each place.
Rev d. II. Muller, ID. D., now Of covngton, KY.
will enter upon the passionate OF Grace Methodist Epis
copal church, Buffalo, n Y, March l. The Doctor
formerly miustcred to this Charge. He will DO sue.
ceeded IN Covington by Rev. w. W. Ramsay OF Eris
Conference who Will enter upon his passionate there
about April !.
The venerable Dr. Lovick Pierce now in his niSety.
a m Qcpn nj fha
century. He Is the Oldest Methodist minister living
on this continent and probably the Oldest OF any
nomination here Hc points 10 the great difference that
exists between Mcthodism at the beginning OF this
century and now, and concludes that either primitive
Mcthodists were more religious than was neediui
else modern Methodlss less so. Awful dienilua!
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
Francis Xavier has perfected gcments for a La
Trappe monastery, three miles from Buffalo, for this
most severe order, who sleep upon the door, only
bread and vegetables, worship at midnight dig their
own graves aud observe perpetual silence.
Tho Rev Father Drumon, OF the Cathedral, Albany,
has been transferred TO the Church Of ST Francis
named parish, has been sent TO Syracuse iii the
cancy caused by the resignation oftnc Rev. Mr. Brown
who returns to st. Hyacinthe. near Montreal Canada
The Archbishop OF San francisco has made the fol-
lowing changes aud appointments In his dioccso,--
Rev. A. Cullen, pastor Of ST. johns San Francisco;
Rev J. Larean, pastor. Woodland; Rcv. T. J. Kaiser,
and Bondcga; Rev James Flood, secretary to His
Grace the Archbishop
The Xaver Union Of this city has given up tho idea
OF organizing pilgrimage from this country Rome
on the Pope's anniversary, May a. The trouble and
expense was too'great Tor them. Americans who de-
sire to go, however can fall into line with the Cana
dian pilgrims aud reach tho same cad that way.
Rev John Roddy was recently ordained in tho
Cathedral at Erie, Pa, and Revs. j. Coeman and j.
Snanahan were ordained priests in Chicago. Al AS.
sumption College, Sandwich, Canada, Mr.. NJ. j. Man
govan, OF the congregation OF ST. BASIL and Mr. Evan
gcIist Lco Stcbbina, OF the diocese OF springfield,
United States, was promoted to tonsure and minor
orders, aud Rev. Messrs Daniel Gushing, OF the COM
gregation OF ST. Basil, and Frank A. OBrien, OF the
diocese Of Detroit. ordained sub-dcacons.
PRESBYTERIAN
The Presbytery Of Central Texas reports that not
single doctor OF divinity Is found within limits II
Is q case OF total destitution.
Several weeks ago the Walnut street church, ST. LOUIS
No., severed It's connection the Assembly
and joined that OF tho Northern Church Twenty.ona
oi the members have since applied to the southern
Prosbyery aud been recognized as the Walnut street
church Tho Presbyiery directs tho church TO oil the