The New York herald., 1878-09-15

the parish records, In TIA
The Epscopaiians building a handsome church
to the memory OF st. James, in New Bedford, Mass
Thcy hope to have it In readiness for worship In .
few months MORE
rhe Reformed Episcopal Church has established
tscf ~ Wilmington, Del Owing to a lack of har-
mony between Bishop Lee OF that diocese ana the
active workers OF Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church
an invitation by leading members OF the Church
extended to Bishop Faows to preaca at Wilmington.
AT the close OF The thirty persons presented
their names and he First Reformed Episcopal Church
OF Wilmington was orgauized.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Four ministers from the Methodist Episcopal
Church have Joined Inc Oregon Congregational Asso-
ciation this year as inin sters ana licentiates
The Michigan Congregationallsts have 224 churches,
with membership OF 1911. This rs net gam OF
1859 over last year
Connecticut has 296 Congregational churches with
membership OF a3,3oS an increase oi l46s9 N
two colleges made seventy hve d. DPS this summer.
Rev. Ezra Tinker, formerly Methodist minister,
has accepted Call 10 the pastorato OF the Congrega
uonai Churcn al Lockport, n. " and OF temporary
supply Tor the church at seneca Falls
lady IN Massachusetts, mas pledged S25 600 Tor the
endowment OF proiessorship in the theolog icai de-
partnsnt OF Obsrlin College. An effort be made
TO raise soo COO 10 endow the institution ougntto
succeed
part OF tho s25 900 gilt recently receiv py An.
dover theological seminary been appropriated TO
the long contemplated renovation of the old chapel
work rs already begun. and Is not expected 10 be
flushed before Christmas.
The number o Congregational churches In Verment
Is 1877 OF which 90 have pastors and 100 acting pastors
Ihs total additons the past year have been l,o0i
making total net gain OF 797. and an aggregate
membership OF l9, ,sSl Tho benevolent contributions
Tor the year were $44 lo5. OF which ST. sos
foreign missions. The largest membership IN any
church is at Rutand-i59. The First In Burlington
has 436.
uxIvERsALisr
Tho Unlversalist Church, winch was destroyed by
nre about year ago, IN Walton county, Fia, has
as he IJn rsulis Mi sIro
hold among the people there and Is IN as hourishng
aconditon as any other denomination.
Universalist church oi thirty members was
ganlzed IN Usage, Iowa. month ago Oy Rev. Il. r.
Bowles, VINO gees to pastorate in San Francisco.
The Rev. G. j. Porter, OF Towanda, Pa has resigned
his pasorate OF the Universalst Church Of that place.
10 take effect Ocloberl. He goes 10 Iowa.
The New York UniversalIst Missionary society is In
want OF iunds, especially TO AID the Harlem and
Grcenpoint societies, both OF which hope
yet strong enough 10 sustain themselves without The
usual aiG from the mss0na society. We're all the
themselves as members OF tho missionary society," ut
the trng cost OF 81 per year, the amount could be
probably expended aiding these socet and dong
other needed work
DR.. Galusha Anderson, President of Chicago Uni
versity, ana formerly Of Brooklyn is on the Pacific
coast leci uring aud preaching behalf OF his inst
tuition. the Rev. 5. ). Tait President OF the Baptist
College at vacavIlle, Cai IL also spending his vaca
ton visiting tho large towns cities Of State
In the interest Of ms college
engage In ovaugeisic work In the fall accompanied
by Mr.. Z. q. Luther, OF Worcester, Mass Mr.. Pratt
mas been preaching for Dr. Fulton during the vacation
Rev. {. d. Morris has resigned the pastorate of tho
First Baptist Church. rsledo, and accepted call to
that OF the First Baptist Church, Milwaukee, Wis.
he served the Ohio Church eleven years very
ceptaoly.
Second Baptist Church, Chicago, and the result is
call. The churcn IS the best in the Northwest, has =
membership OF nearly one thousand i've hundred.
Dr. Psddie has declined the call
Tne Baptis,s OF Chariotetown. Prince EJward
which they hope TO have ready for worship before
Christmas.
Rev. J. A. Durkee mas resigned his pastorate At
Guelph, Ont the church voted MIN $2U0 extra
reuring and much regretted hts leaving
There are l.224 Baptist churches IN kentucky, OF
which l. l57 nave only monthly preaching, hfty nins
hA ve preaching twice month, three have preaching
three times a montn and tnirsy-lve have weekly
preaching
Bishop Herzog says the Old Catholics Of Switzer-
lard number ~ OoO momber ana seventy-nve clergy
men, that within q brei period he has confirmed
1000 young people. Compulsory confession
aoaIdoned among them and is lett TO each parish 10
say tney will receive the communion one
or two Kinds. public form OF confession and abso-
luton almost identical with that IN the English Church
prayer book has been provided.
Bishop Coke, oil Western New YORK, thinks that
Chateauoriand and Psre Hyacnlhe were the two
that tho Roman Catnol,c Church Is but u creation OF
the Council OF Trent and that s imperunenI claims
have f0undatton."
The Society Tor the Propagation OF the Faith, the
great missionary Of the Church oi Rome
an increase OF receipts over the preceding year.
mainly IRON France OF 2ll 976I But leaving France
out Of view there would be iaiing on OF ST. os2C OF
the countries that increased their Contributions
Aisacc- Lorraine gave an Increase OF lS6l7i Ger
many oil 6l,677i.; Belgium OF Sl,5i2f Portugal. OF
2,6S3. Poland and Russia, Oi $751; Switzeriand-
which mas been suffering conascatlonsof 1881. Cen
trai q .,o Amersa. Of l2oL and South America OF
triou.ons Spain tell of to the amount
OF 1884; Italy, 81. S9O.; North Amsrcs,
ll. "a IN Law
4,l4lL ASIA 206si., and Northern Europe, 14f
The dscreasc OF lributions In North America has
been going Oh Tor several years, If We remember
rightly. IL Is the more remarkabe, and the more 10
be iamentcd Tor 10 the ard furnished by tic Society
for the Propagation OF the Faith tho Church In North
America s largely Indebted.
PRESBYTERIAN
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church Is considering
plans for reauclng the sIze of It's General Assembly
Al tue meeting at LcbaLon, Tenn, there were 204
commissioners, and II was resolved with great
unity, to begin ut once the work OF reduction.
Rev. Dr. L,ndsey's church, nj Portland, Oregon,
contributed last year 200 to home missions. making
The third largest sum gwen by any PRESBYTERIAN
church. Dr. John halls gave $29, 2G0 and DR.. Pax.
toms $l0,336
Tney take roId OF things in the West with an energy
that nsures success. On tho 22i OF April last Row.
A. NJ. Dsrey VISITED Alabama, Col. Ou the oath he
organized Presbyter church OF twelve meInD Dera
On the 2jth lots, lumber and subscr ptons had
secured for u chapel ana tho building comm enced
and on the st OF July was dcd Gated the nrst Prcsby
tsrian church building IN San luis Park
Tho Brooklyn Tabernacle Church is begging IN Eng
land Tor Its lay college enterprise, una lew weeks
u
tor S544 rs dept interest," anf costs, which OF its
s0icers ADVANCED as the treasury empty SO large
"A membership should not permit such u tn ing TO hap
pen The amount Is TOO little Tor tho Sabbath at
tendants 10 anow judgment to be take1. Oae OF It's
late trustees tue creditor
Presbyterian church was organized at Adv ance,
Charleroix county Mich, coupe OF weeks ago, ana
already the lev msmbors are preparing to build
house Of worship
ln May, 1876 Rov. J. II. Eastman accepted call to
become pastor Of the church at Katonah. n " began
hts labors May % anu was ordained ana installed
pastor July s. Seventy-eight memDers have been
added to tho church duriug ne years his pas
torateforty i've profession thirty three by letter
Present membership, eigbty-threc.
The Presby terIan Cburcn nj Metuchen, n. j., has
paid all It's Indebtedness.
The Brick Cburcb, Rochester. N. Y, IL bein q re
constructed al cost OF about So, 900
METHODIST
The wesleyan Mission TO tho Friendly Islands, In
the South Pacific, instead OF beng "a charge to the
Socicty nov contributes about SO 900 year TO It's
treasury. Freely thov have received and now NJ
freely they are giving return.