The New York herald., 1877-11-04
BAPTIST.

BAPTIST.
The forsy-eir an nual meeting OF she New Jersey
nspusI state Convention was held A. keypors Iast
wsdnesday, when important topics were discussed
mon In 1863 at the West End OF Boston. there weru
2 baptis, churches. with 1929 members Three OF
these remain-Bowdoin square, with 420 members:
Bethel, 404; fremont Temple, I,47o making total %
294 members The Tempc contributed last ycar. in
spite Of the business depression S2l1.I Tor religious
purposes During the past tour years T5 have
been received into membershp. There 10 u good re-
iigous interest at the undcr ab,e and
eficienl ministry OF Or. Lorrimer.
Nebraska has Is; Baptist churches. but many OF
them have neither pastors nor houses OF worship.
Tho South Boston Baptist Association held It's an.
nual meeting few days ago, and reported genera,
prosperity In all the churches rhe addlt,ons during
the year were 500, and the present membership is
1881 The Boston North Association, which mot
about tho same tne reported 80 cnurcnes with net
gain during she year OF $685. ana present
The Rev H. s. Lloyd OF waverlcy, N. r., has 70.
signed psstorae accept tho olco OF correspond
ing secretary OF the Baptist Educational society Of
the Stale oil New York, headquarters AT Hamilton.
years DID, baptized forty persons IN twenty seven
minutes Il was therefore easy tor Peter and Ills as
verts. So say the Baptlsts.
JEWISH.
The newly elected officers oi Jewish congregation
the Pacific slope resigned because their minister
was reelected Peace good brethren; settle your
The Israehtes Of Portland, Me-, have organized Z
congregation under the name OF "ohabe snaiom" and
elected officers
4 Jewish lady by the name OF Davis, who resides on
East Fihie.h street, this city, is 100 years OF age
One hundred and nity cnildrcn attended tho opening
OF tho Sunday scnoo Of tho congregation B'nai
Jeshurun sunday last new feature OF the
school viii DO the organization OF teachers meetings,
normal class, tact, which will OF benefit TO
the teachers, and W ~ Also be open members OF The
congregation. A library is IN process Of formation
and will, no doubt, prove a valuable adjunct 10 tho
school. An evening lecture viii be delivered in tho
synagogue the last Tuesday OF every month, COM
pnencing in November
And now The Forty-,our.h Street Synagogue talks
OF Introducing congregational singing and having
trained voluntary choir tor that purpose
".
elected minister Of tne congregation 'Adas Israel" In
washington, D. =.
encouraging progress has been made IN raising the
sum necessary to take tho Board OF Publication OF the
Reformed Church out or the hands OF the receiver
But prompter action is needed. IL only the Church
could understand the true OF the casethai tho
honor, ana therefore tho lite OF the Church is In
volvcd-they would surely bestir themselves
Mount Vernon ~ - parish has recently entered
they built new and elegant church. having on
tirely outgrown the building they had occupied. rhis
argcd tho old building which stands directly opposite
the new church. making u substantially new and al
ording nne facilities Tor Church work. Tue walls OF
the building carried up five lcct tho roof
removed An addition, 70xl9 buit rear,
deeply coyed, was thrown over Ih. whole al a no,sss
OF twenty feet above the iloor Tho whole may bo
swa n.o oao anse room Or aS os h Dy
bcrshp Of the church Is 273 and constantly increas-
Rov. y. ". Kodcnborg has accepted a call TO tho
Church at Harrisburg, H.. recently organized with
tnir.y-avs memDerS Rev J. W. warnshins, OF
Geneva N Y, has also accepted call TO the Re-
formed Dutch Church ut East Orange Iowa, and Rev.
H. H. Van vranken, OF Newark, N. j., . call 70 tna
Church At Irving Park. III.
UNIvERsALIsr.
Mr. q. +. Angel was recently ordained 10 tho min.
istry and installed pastor o the Universast parish
In PittsaeId, Mass. The Rev. J. IL. Farnsworth uas
resigned his pastorate OF tho Unvcrsalis Church At
New Bedford, Mass.
Rev. l. J. Mead. Of Hiram. has becu appoint mis-
souary Tor the State oil Maine. Tho Rev. W. W. Nut
ting, OF Maine. has accepted Cali to Cedar Rapids,
Mich-
Aicr ministry OF ten years with the Unversaiist
Church In Hartford, Conn, tho Rev. Z. A. skinner
has resigned his pastorate.
Rev. J. X. Mason, now of Stamford. Conn, has ac-
coptcd unanimous cali 10 tho Snawmut Avenue
Church, Boston.
The parish Hamilton has extended a call 10 Rev,
J. r. McMcan, which has been accepted Mr. McMean
commenced hts labors last Sunday.
MscELLASEoUa
There arc 396 Protestant Evangelical churches,
chapels and missions in the city, having attendance
IN the aggregate AT the most OF 25U 900 men,
and children. 10 the hundreds OF thousands OF tho
poorer classes gathered these churches city
missions are projected 10 the Gospel rne Old
est OF the organizations operating In this ne the New
York CITY MISSION ana Tract Society VIII soon
10 she close Of the nifty nrsl year OF bcnchcent op
erntions.
Dir. Henry Morehouse. the English Bible rcade and
evangelist has arrived IN tiis country ana ID
laborns with Messrs. Moody and others Ia Vermont.
Mr.. o. W. Sawyer, who laborcd efficiently in tho
ings and elsewhere, holding meetings IN
Eainburgh, Scotland. Win good success during tho
summer. Hc has now just returned homo.
Twenty-Five counties IN Virginia have refused grant
licenses Ior the sao o intoxicating liquors The tidal
wave OF the now temperance movcnirn NJ has reached
Georgetown, Col, and Is DONG much good.
NINETEENTH STREET SYNAGO1IJE