The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-11

San Frapcisce; ,ne NTH a. Dss Moines, Iowa; the
sixth at Cleveland; tue seventh at Pniadepnia The
eighth oil The seriss was held ~ Basic IN swHzer nd.
And the Base Congress- DR. Vincent writes yas equal
Ia practical interest TO The bssi OF the Which
Rows. N. Coys. OF North Hector N T.; s. "
Lsech OF Baltimore, ana DR.. j. d. Bsyiiss vi Indian
apois nave sailed tor Europe. Tue later VII at
tend the International Congress OF the Young Mems
Christian Associations at Geneva next month, and be
excursion priy IN October and spend M onta IN the
Holy Land. ana me- Leech VIII spend three months
on the Continent
The Rev. DR. ". II. Psarne, OF Asoury PARK, n j..
has been appointed general agent OF the seamen's
Friend Society, whose headquarters are ~ inns city.
Episcopal church al North GrayvilIe n Y. IA. re.
ceivsd the degree OF ii. A. from Mcdlsbury College
MISCELLANEOUS
Rev. j. t. Rex succeeds Rev 4. v. Ten Eyek a.
pastor oil me colorcd peoples church IN Monmouth,
N. J. The latter mas returned 10 Philadelphia
The eighth session OF the National Conference OF
Unitarian Churches Will be held al SarAiogs next
month. oas essay only VIII be read Al each morning
session, aud the discussion upon II win be opened by
two previously appointed speakers
The Worlds Conference of Young Mems Christ,an
Ia 10 20.
rue Monmouth county IN. - Sunday school A n
nual Convention viii be held At Jamesburg ON Wednes
Tine Reformed Dutch Church has sos churches $40
ministers, 1s,4lS comnunicants. tlS sunday schools
ana BAL scholars. me contributions OF the people
for congregational purposes amounted durtng the last
ecclesiastical year to $751; i26 49, and tor religion snd
Uenevolen: purposes TO $780, 79s. There increase
In the latter oil ~ per cent upon those oil the preced
ing year.
Greece contains 9. 500 Protestan.s to ool3 Roman
Catholics.
Italy contains 80, $50 Professionals 1924, QUO Roman
Catholics.
Women's Mission Boards and their auxiliaries, IN
this country alone, are said to number 5000.
Berkeley street Congregational Church, Boston,
Mass, has cleared away its debt OF $25, coo.
The "Discipics,' generally called Canbeiies, have
just opened their hrsI chapel Ia PARIS.
Dr. Cuyler says there are over 5000 drinking ga
looms IN fu blast ia san Francisco, with popula-
ton OF 302 900.
Rev Dr. Biauvelt, whose insanity recently
noticed Is improving both in mind and body. Though
his HE was at ore time despairod Of considered
he Is now IN far way OF recovery No one however
IL allowed 10 see MIN, and ne VIII Kept quiet or
some time YET lie Is a. bIngnamton.
Three members OF the family OF ocrdder
connected wan tue mission OF the Reformed Church
in nda, oil which Arcot is The centre--the Rev. W.
Scudder, NJ. ID the Rev. john Scudder, NJ. D., aud
d. al. Scudder, NJ. d. Daring the famine this mis-.
sion mas taken charge ot medical relief camp which
had IN II al times as many as 900 inmates. The
missionaries also Opened day nurseries, In seventy
places, aud saved theroby hupdrcds OF children. As
consequences OF This cnartuble work, tho
Of the natives against CHRISTIAN teachers teaching
reported 10 have greatly diminished