The New York herald., 1877-03-04

The Rev. A. Countryman has left tho Univcrsast de-
nomination and Joined the Congregaonalists lilo was
pastor Of the Universailst church Dubuque. Iowa
Tho Rev A. Gage OF Canlndaigua, N. ". has retired
from the ministry andwill try farming He has gone
The Rev G. D. Babbitt was ordained and installed
pastor of the Univcrsalist church ut waterown cou-
The Rev IT. ". Tabor. OF Decatur, Ill, has accepted
the pastorato OF the Univcrsast church In Middle
town. Conn and Will settle there at once.
The Univcrsasts OF Manchester, Mich, lately or
dancd Mrs. \. NJ. Gistte to their ministry and set
her over the church there
The Christian Leader rcpcls the statement that Uni
versalism Is slowly dying out On the contrary, IL
presents statistics showing that u IS slowly saning
The 600 societies ana congregations oil 1882 have in
$50 parishes tho 100 church ediccs 10 756,
and the 800 preachers 7os, including lcenilates and
superannuatcs.
The Rev. A. Mcqueen has resigned his pastora~ OF
held since 1862, and during which the church has
greatly prospercd
Ur TaImages sermons are now printed regularly in
cigat American and Canadian Journals, and IN ive
British and two colonial journals, all Of different de-
nominations
First Prcsby church. Boston, as associate pastor
with the venerable Dr. Ncac, the arrangement being
that each shall preach once on the saooaih while .ns
other moro active duties
The Interior, Chicago, reports 'ol conversions ana
nddtons to Presbyterian churches In one weeks gcan
The Rev. Mr. Mlddcmiss, OF East Saginaw, has ac-
copied a call TO Birmingham, Mich the Rev. a. H.
Thornc, Consrcgatonalist minister, Of Dundee has
accepted the pas crate OF the Presbyterian church Of
The Rev. G. D. Stewart, D. D., has resigned his
charge of tho First Presbyterian church, Omaha, Neh
10 accept charge At Fort Madison, Iowa, at me chd
oil this month. The Rev. Charles Thaycr, OF Min
ncapolis, Minn, has gone 10 parish IN Cherokee
Kan.
Tho Rev. Dr.. Parkman has resigned tho rcclorship
OF Christ church, MiddIctown ~. J. Tho Rev +.
Uamvasy has resigned his cure ~ Tyler 10 accept an
other al Huntsville Texas The Kev. ". G. Earring
ton, d. D. Of Orauge, has accepted call TO Christ
church, bloomfield, n H.
The Church Charity Foundation on Atlantic, Albany
and Herkimcr streets, Brooklyn. is IN an excellent
financial condition. notwithstanding the hard tunes
The estimated value OF the property all Dcum-
branccs Is $2l5000 The receipts from all sources
during The past year about SO, 000 OF this sum
nearly $l4 600 was Tor general purposes The amount
received Tor general purposes tho previous year was
Sl3 900 The endowment fund al present amounts 10
s4So and the SPECIAL fund Tor memorial chapel to
$l2 747 Forty old people are at present connected
with its Homo, sixty are in ills orphanage and 10
persons we're treated in It's hospital last year.
The Church Guild Of Buffalo in 1874 founded Ger
mission, which now has In that city property
valued at 81, 000 church OF fifteen COMMITMENTS
and u sabbath school of 400 children and thiryhrec
teachers. Tho Guild itself numbers 143 members.
The Rituasts OF England have formed union
whose purpose to tho Church above the state or
failing In that put the TWO In antagon,sm II In
cludes In its membership sevcn bishops, 2501 minis
tiers, 5,792 laymen and 5,e25 women And In har-
monious action with this union Is tho Church oil Eng
lands Workingmcns Society, which has about IL 900
members SO that the Rituasis clam 20, 900 lay ad
hcrents and 200 clergymen IN organized societies.
METHODIST.
Bedford street Methodist Episcopal church, Now
York city, OF the oldest and strongest in tho de-
nomination 1t has been tho parent OF half score OF
churches on the side OF this city. 1t has now
membership Of 900 and sabbath school OF $40 per.
sons and It's church property s valued at S62, 000
1t is now In the midst OF a revival
In Eighteenth street Methodist Episcopal church,
New York. tho Rev. W. f. Hatfield received nity con-
verts on PROBATION February 49, in the Central church,
Seventh avenue Rev. G. S. narrower received twenty,
aud in mission Of First place church. Brooklyn,
forty conversions arc reported. Twenty persons re-
Gently joincd tho Bethesda Methodist Episcopal
church, at Blue Ball, N. j.
At West Hebron and Lockport, N. u, revivas OF
great interest and power progressing In tho for
er church 100 have added and In the latter 300
by conversion. In Pine Plains. N. Y, fifty persons
have been converted and III Red Bank IN d. Mctho-
dist Episcopal church revival meetings increase IN in
tcresL On Tuesday night eight persons were at the
altar seeking pardon.
During the last summer vacation the students OF
Richmond (Va) Institute were instrumental in the
OF over 1000 souls. This is an excellent
plea Tor It's continued support
The Blptist who sni!ed for Burmah last
October reached Rangoon IN safely aud good nc sal!h
The party composed OF Rev. Il. A. Stevens, d. D.,
and wife; Rev D. A. W. smith and wife, Rev II.
Morrow and wife, Rev. A. V. Crouch and wife, Miss Z.
II. Payne and NJ Miss NJ. Sheldon.
Tho Rev. q. W. Bliss has resigned his pastorate of
tho rioga and Barton churches Rev. ). W. Ainsworih
has resigned at Hartwck, N T., to take effect April l.
Tho Rev }. X Smith resigns at Livonia, N T., ut tho
same date.
Baptist church, Utica. TO Toga, N. Y. Mr. Thomas $.
Barbour OF Rochester Theological Seminary accepts
call to rockport N r., and will begin his aoors there
after tho commencement In June next. The Rev. ".
J. Kcrmott goes rom Coventry street church to Hal
stead street church, Chicago
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The following named American bishops wcro in
Rome at the last accounts:Blshop Corrigan, OF New
ark N. J. McCloskcy, of Louisville, KY; Batos, OF
peced there. aud ii was believed that Cardinal Nc
Closkey would be there early in May at the head OF
the American pilgrims Bishop Mcintyre, OF Char
Iottetown, T. f. l., was also in Rome. but expect ed to
return about the middle OF February. Bishop Corri-
gan anu Father McConomy wore about to leave Rome
for Naples, and Mgr. Chatard had started for the
UnitCd States.
Tho Rev Father Dc Wolf has been transferred from
Trinity church, Georgetown, ID. c., TO ST Thomas
church, Maryland, aud Is succeeded by Father Matre-
CUES, who IS in turn succeeded by Father Casey, Of
White Marsh Mission, Maryland.
The Rev. Father Ceci, OF Trenton, has been trans
icrrcd to s.. Marys church, Hoboken, as assistant
Metucncn, n, j. Tho Rev Father Byrnc, Of Trenton,
has returned IRON Europe.
The Roman Catholics Of New Jersey number lse, 900
persons with 100 priests, 122 churches and ~, 900
children in tho parochia schools.
Very Rev. John Halpn, p, r.. v. r., KGnanc. is
now pastor OF Ralhkcae. Rov. 7. Lee, OF Fecnagh
goes TO KiHnanc.
Forty Roman Catholic schools have recently been
opened IN Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana, in which
colOrcd men and women may be educated free.
That was remarkable pastoratc covering ntty-iour
years in one parish. which ended u few days ago by
the death OF the Very Rev b. Keenan,, V. e., of 81
Mary's church, Lancaster, Pa. lie ninety eight
years Of ago and fifty six years priest
MISCELLANEOUS
There arc twenty-five Roman Catholic churches in
Montreal sixteen Presby tcrian nine Methodist, four
Congrcgatona, four Baptist, one German Protestant,
one New Jcrusalom anu two Jewish synagogucs
The ccrgymcn OF Hartford, Conn, have held meet
ing and appointed n committee To visit Messrs. Moody
and Sunkcy Boston and them the Connecti-
cut capital.
NINETEENTH STREET SYNAGOGUE.
LECTURE by REV. HENRY J. MENDEs.
Rev. Henry J. Mendes, of Manchester England, who
is preaching in the nctcenth street Synagogue on
probation delivered his third lecture that edi1ce
yesterday morning before a largo congregation.
The attention Of tho worshippers was distracted ro.
pcatedly by the movements Of couple OF unlimited
guests which had gained access through window and
had not the grace TO rcmaIn quiet and attentive
auditors. Even so small thing a Wander
ing pigeon claim the attention OF those whose
thoughts arc supposed TO be set on higher things
Mr. Mcndos selected his text from Exodus, xxxii l.