The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-05
MINIS rERIAL MOVEMENTS.
BAPTIST,


In Cortland N. r., since tho beginning OF this year.
Dr. L. j. Matteson has addol l64 10 tho Church. 1T
Of thom by baptism.
Rev. DR. d. II. Miller has added 81 by baptism to
Noble street Church. Grecnpont within tho past two
months, and tho work Is stiil Ia progress
Mr. Adolph Gumbart, a licontiaIc OF Gethscmano
Church, Brooklyn, having studied theology under tho
direction OF Rev. A. Stewart Walsh Tor about two
years, ptcd unanimous call to the pastorato
OF tho Port Richmond tstaten Isand) Baptist Church
He enters hts abors there TO-DAY.
That's pretty fair work for a church and pastor In
three years and . hall, TO Increase congregations
from $50 10 500, and Sunday school from LIS TO 1926
and to pay OF mortgage debt Of S. 200, and noas
ing dobt OF $4,000, doubling the membership at
the same time, including an addition OF e,gbtyone
converted during tho past winter This has boon
complished ny tho Rev. J. L. Lodge and Summit Avo
nuo Baptist Church, Jersey CITY.
Tho Hartford clergyman who bought sumo lager
bccr on his way homo from revival meeting, and
was aitcrwnrd takcn 10 task by Mr.. Pcui ecoss has
preached a sermon IRON The text "rhs Son Of man
came eating aud drinking" no He ought 10 preach
another from Romans, XIV, II.
Icv. }. d. Van Housen, ono Of the State Convcn-
tons missionaries, las boon holding meetings In
Kosc0ury, n. y, where about thriy-nvc havo pro-
fesscd conversion He expects that Baptist church
will be organized thcre sOOu
Rev. r. l.. Mills became Tho pastor OF the Madison
Avenue Church Of Emira, N. T., last December.
Since that timc twenty members have been added
tho church, seven Of them BY baptism Others awnit
Tho south Baptist Church Of this city has sold its
property 10 tho Frco WIN Bapsts. who will tske pos
session go sHs rno price pad will give tho south
PRESBYTERIAN
The First Prcsby toran Churon OF Nyack, N Y, has
provided ior iss hoot Of $4,000 TO DO pad OIL In
short limc.
Tho United Prcsbyterans Of Scotland, during 1877,
gave $22 ujO Tor foreign mssi0ns anu SAB 400 for
other miss,ons making a total OF S455, 500.
Professor W. Robertson Smitn ~ out with pam
ia The Free Church Prsspyscry OF Acerdcon. some
WIN ne convinced by u, and Some Will not. T~o Of
tho charges against Professor smith have boon do
cided 10 be irrelevant Tho substance Of FIRST
charge was that he denied the Mosaic authorship OF
the book Of Deuteronomy, aud OF The sccono, ,ha no
lowered the Od Testament generally to tho level OF
uninspired book Tho nrst charge was rejectcd by q
vote OF 70 TO %; tho second by IS 10 10.
Tho Twenty third street congregation (Dr. Il. N.
Whitcs) have made their arrangements for rebuild,
lar to insure several dcccd improvements in
tho structure b, erected during the sprInx and
summer the old gito. Tho present front will DO
utilized but the church will DO considerably widoncd
thus s0ording sufficient room on .nc man floor with
out galleries. rhc pews viii DO arranged pro
vac sutiugs for small as we'll as large families
Tho Erangetia safes that Iresbyt ran onurcn in
she state ot Now York has recently engaged a Mctbo
dist m,o,stcr TO supply tho pulpit Tor SIX months,
with the express stipulation that he shall preach
Cavin,stc dVctrino." rnc Christian Kcgisfer thinks
that possibly no the MISTER they tell OF In
NAssach usctls "a church committee to whom he
offered services what h0
prcacncj and received ,or reply, ANY do.trins you
Wish; 4 understand them all.'" And shat Is lust
about tue of platform that these very aocomoda
thug ministers stand upon. They b~lovc In being 1T
crafty all things to ai' mon aud Just this they IRE.
chicago has furnished some remarkable develop
mens IN us eccies,astlcal history, both az regards
colleges, churches aud oIorgymcn Tho latest Item Of
Is that The Rev. Robert w. Patterson, Presby-
tcran minister aud TIL rcocotiy president OF Lake
Forsst College, has niea voluntary pet,,,on
rupioy HIS secured debts amount 70 ti5, VO0 his un-
secured TO $i3.VO0 his nsscts vsusu at e12,JOu
incl n hs ttpuk Hurth
CONGREGATIONAL
Thcrc Is mortgage Of $2oo.O00 on the Copgrega-
tlonal House. Boston, Mass, which expires m July
next rns property cost, with improvements, over
sI5o,000 and NJ that tmo regarded Is worth halt
over S. 100 has boon received OF tho $4,000 asked
for by too church at stafford spr,ogs, COM, with
the Hood last Year they viii now proceed TO coiId
depending upon friends to furnish tho amount stiii
ack,ne 20 proven. acb Tho hoase will bS Of rough
stone, with a seating capacity for 800.
The Central Congregational Churcn, jamaica Plans,
Mass and tho South Congregational Church. Augusta,
Mc, nave encn paid inc whole o. i.s debt, tnc former
$40 900 aud tho latter $1,000 Tho Central Congrcga
.sonsi church a, Scwsonv,e, Mass, has secured
Tno Cnnrcu at The Disciples, on Maa,son sveruo, Of
which Dr. nopworth IS pastor, has hong Dccn heavily
ana his n rcss ur"n TO ysS
vioUs snil,ies Just now they arc trying 10 reduce
their mortgage deb, to k75,oov and u they do th,s
they arc promised reduction OF interest IRON seven
10 SIX per ccut-in that ono item decrcasng thor OK
ponscs $4,000 After taking years. rest tho plan Is
tho wnoo amount viii DO paid. success TO the move
mcnt.
The Lym Dccchcr lectures before tho Yaic Divinity
! School will 10 delivered next year ny Bishop Simp.
| son, of tho Methodist Episcopal Churcn.
/ Whom Tho now Cone rcgatona church at Johpsbury.
VT, Is completed u will mako inc sixth new church
i uuit In that village within i've years
| METHODIST.
Tho Ms,hod,sts have found man willing to brave
| tho dangers Of tho Liberia coast climate and taks
charge OF Monfovia seminary. Tho Rev. Royal j.
KELLOGG, Of Bethany, Pa, Is the man. They have also
appointed superintendent Tor The projected Bvporo
MISSION In the interior In ths person OF the Rev Mel
Vile Y. Bsysrd, OF Glen WOOD, Ind. The Kov Joe
Ogood has already sailed tor Africa TO enter upon ths
servics OF this mission.
Two native Cuinamcu converted TO Christianity at
the meetings held III the Chiuese mission muse Of the
Methods, Episcopal cburcn, IN saa Francisco, have
been licensed as local preachers.
z,ons Herald, Boston tMcshodstl. thus hits on :
growing evil In Protestant cburchcs-lt 10 the ms
fortune vi every Cnurch 10 be cursed with squad
clerical bumnicrs, mere naugerson. WOO use thcii
position In the ministry 10 secure some worldly al
vantage. They not mere drones, VINO bring ne
honey to the hive they make the hive for dep
| relations on The outiying world"
rnc BISHOPS OF tho Methodist Episcopal Church
| have arpoinscd Dr. q D. Foss, c Wesleyan Univor
sity, Middictown, ConB., and Hon. VIII CumDack, 0
uana fratcfnal delegates 70 the General Conirrcncs
OF tho Mcthoals, Episcopal Church South, IN
| Bion In Atlanta, ia