The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-04
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
PRESBYTERIAN

the Rev. Canon Carter, the warden Of the convent,
for rituaiistc practices.
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Presby terrain Church three Synods In Iii.
noisthe NORTH Central and tho South. These report
total Of ~ 2s1 COMMITMENTS Pennsylvania is the
stronghold oil The Pesby terans, there being that
State 49,, 526 members. In New York they have
$50 8lS com muncants.
Rev. r. r. Riddle, OF South Berwick, Me-, Is called
10 Wakefield, Mass; Rev. D. b. Cheney. d. D., oil
Chicago. to Elgin Ill, and Row L. Hall, Of GAINESVILLE,
N. Y, 10 Flatbrook, Columbia county, N. Y.
The Prespytory OF Kalamazoo has stricken from
,.s roll the name of the Rev. William A. Masker. who
Joined the Episcopal comm union without asking for
regular letter OF dismissal upon the charge that he
left the Presby terrain Church In 'rreguar and i'm
proper Manner
The New Brunswick Presbytery at Its next meet
Ing, will take action upon the letter of resignation
sent in BY the Rev John Miller, OF Princeton, N. j.
The Irish Presby terrain Church reports the largest
income before receved-&774, 1856 This Is almost
twice as much received IL 1865. The Church
has 7e. 157 families in Its congregations
The Presbyterian Church, South, expresses its dis.
approval Of Mr. Moody and other unordaned preachers
by adopting a report strongly condemuing lay preach
ing as contrary to the Word OF G cd.
SCObCu FTeSOytoIduS Mo Roou peOpe toT Wdlns
tanning their testimony against error but some or
them are easily troubled about little matters. Last
Christmas the Rev Dr.. Walter Smith held public
worship 1t so happens that 40 long ago 1858 the
General Assembly prohibited the holding OF service
ON that day. Consequently the Rev. Walter Balfour
hailed DR.. Smith before the Free Presbytery Of Edin-
burgb. Tor his grievous sin. Dr. Bog, who 10 espec.
motion OF censure. because everything that ded
to confirm the opinions OF those GRANT people, the
Romans,s, ought 10 be avoided. BY majority OF IA
matter, ana Mr.. balour announced his purpose to
appeal to the synod.
Bishop Smith asksd the Diocesan Convention OF
Kentucky, az us last session, for eoptinuan OF
PERMISSION to reside out OF the diocese ground
that the accommodating duties VI the prmus require
that the presiding Bishep reside at Of the great
centrea Bishop smith expressed the opipion tnat
the provincial system should be adopted The Con-
vetou regretted that they not able grant the
Bishops request on the ground on which hS placed II
II was creating new order Of things TO which the
diocese OF Kentucky was not prepared 10 accede rhe
Convention however, permitted Tho Bisnop 10 reside
out OF tho Diocese on the ground on which he orig.
inaily placed H. that OF Increasing age aud mfr ss.
He resides permanently In HoboEen.
An episcopal residence mas been gwen to the diocese
nounced 81 900 OF his salary, making 900 instead
Of 600. He resides IN Chicago.
During the past year-lS71-5-the venerable Eng
lisb Society for me Propagation Of the Gospel
ployed SAT missionaries and received an income or
Tnc episcopal Vicar of winchco IN be, England on
recent OCCASION buried Two children with one service,
except that In the case Of ohe VINO was the daughter
OF Wesleyan MethodIsts, he omitted tue words an
lhe sure and certain hope, !" but turned toward the
grave OF the other child whose parents church
In ia integrity. The wears discriminate beng
published no denied the story. Wnereupon Iour per-
sons who were present signed declaration declaring
his denial falsehcod
English b,snops havo been charged with sslnshpess
Of them certainly have suvec large fortunes
from their positions. Here Is Instance Of OF
"a very different sort. Dr. fyrreIl, Bishop OF Now
CASTLE Australia, Is bachelor Of seventy, who
" the antipodes 10 1874 and Invested his mcals
10 properly. He owns sixteen estates, winch bring
him IN about 100000 year net AZ mis- death
their profits arc 10 be put aside I'll they reach
81 $50 000 which SUN will then 20 to his diocrse,
$l50 600 Tor tho endowment OF the bshoprc, $55 900
increase the stpends OF canons aLd arenb,sDops,
$500 900 for clerical spends, $h0 00O Tor supcrau
nuassd $4,000 Tor sick clergymon, $4,000 Tor
additional clergy, $l250o0 Tor taang candidates for
orders and 500, 700 Tor schools
The ChurcAmda particular 10 call attention to the
fact that CorncnusJ Vsnderbt who 10 contcsting the
will OF late "Comm odore," Is rot the Cornelius
Vsnderb who has been and 10 identified with the
Chursh's missionary work aud with many OF tho
Chr stian charitable enterprises OF this city
state.
The Rev. J. Milton stevens has accepted the rector.
ship Of Christ Gu urch. West Isp, N. " and entered
upon his duties August l.
W. Boyd and b. y. Newton have gone TO Europe Tor
one TO three months.
Tho Row. j. owen Dorsey has resigned the charge OF
st. Jonas parish, Prince George county, nd.
ooS0kkGArioSAL.
Eight AndOver graduates IN the last and present
classes chosen the foreign service work. fhroc
already 10 the work, Two 80 TO Japan In tue TALL,
TO Inda ana one to south Africa, aud another goes
Csy0n 10 holp his father, the Rev. f. r. Hastings
rhs Union PARK Congregations Church, chicago,
recently reduced the saiary Ut It's PASTOR the Rev. ID.
seems. previously notifying him OF their purpose
the reduction to take effect within four days In
oil tails action Mr. vandevcsr teudered his ress-
nation, which. al church meeting, was accepted
BY the eose vvte Of 125 10 liz. The
younger element IN tho church, by whom Mr.
Vandovoer 10 highly esteemed, are indignant at the
treatment he has received He has already received
another onargc
rbs growing affinity OF tho different demon nations
is a nopeiul sign Tor the iuturc. fne Rev. DR.. Bud
ington, OF Clinton Avenue Congregational Cnurcn,
Brooklyn, has gone to Europe to DO absent four
months, and his pulpit Is supplied every sabbath,
most acccp,ably by tue president of Methodist Uni-
versity, Dr. T. ID. Foss DR.. Cuyicr OF tho Lafayette
Avenue Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn 10 In Caii-
forn,a ana tho Baptist Dr. George H. Peatccost, has
supplied hts pulpit sabbath mornings. Tho Meth
odst Professor Butts OF Drew seminary, also sup.
plisd Dr. helmer's Congregational pulpit Tor several
weeks durng tbs iatcr's lIloess And INC beauty OF
these arrangements Is that no one can toll by the
prsachiog which rs Methodist or Baptist, Congrega-
uonal or Presbyterian.
Tho eight Congregational churches comprising La
among them, ana the thirty seven churches IN
Tour scuut,cs iu Northwestern Vermont have but
six ssttIsa pastors
REFORMED fpUTcHl
Rev J. W. Scudder, M. d., VINO recently sailed
from this port Tor India, carried with him novelty
for MISSION Held namely, OF goods suitable Tor
. on urch isr which MIRA scudder Is 10 open and sell
tbsir ARRIVAL The box OF goods was prepared by
tue ladies OF the Reformed Cnurcn ut Flaiousb The
outlay IN money was more than $3.50 Whatever tue
sum realized, II ID very ques,ionupe innovation on
regular mission work. fho proceeds sIc designed to
support Bible reader employed by mrs scuader
Tue pastoral relation between the second Reformed
Church, Of Freehold, and Rev. o. ). Hagenan, d. d.,
has been Mt MS own request dissolved py the Ciasss
OF Monmouth.
Tbs Madison Avenue Reformed Church has had q
,reubloas lie. Years ago tho congregation moved
from White street., west OF Broadway. to twenty third
street, and built church the Moorish sly lc
lecture Alter lew years tney Thought " best to
migrate agais, and butt new edBce on Mauison
avenue, corner Fity.seventh street. Dr. Gsnsc
preached good ssrnons but Tn deot was ovcrwhsim-
ing ana the congregation did not grow. The Rev.
wiIam Lloyd fe,Iowsd MIN, but owing TO dissstslsc-
ton resigned aud has organised . congregstoD.
Tbe lev that are eit have now called the Rev H. A.