The New York herald., 1878-01-13
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
CONGREGATIONAL.

with everything no can lay nis hanoS on
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Cleveland Copgi egational Club had for It's
themo Of discussion, last month. "rhe Indian
Orchard Council" All present expressed Arm be-
ei In the doctrine OF endless punishment, and all
but agreed with the maJorLy III that council IN
voting against installation.
DR.. Scudder's Congrc gational Church, Brooklyn,
contains 342 pews, the premium OF which at the re-
coat renting amounted TO over $1,000. The rcL tai
itself aggregates less than $1.o00-$s93. For apew
that rents for $50 year member pays premium
OF $50; another pays SIPS tor a rental OF $50, an
other the Same amount TOR pew that rents for So
year, and another $1co for rental OF 81 year.
The Rev. Alexander M'Kenzie, pastor OF the First
Congregational Church Of Cambridge, writes in warm
euloay OF the manner and spirit with which the re-
cent a-day campaign against their debt of $92, 600
was carried on anal success 1t has Lett tho con-
gregaton not only iu the best OF spirits, but IN In
creased expectation and longing Tor spiritual I'D
vAncement.
The Rev. w. H. II. Murray, formerly OF the Park
stree. Church. Is still oil the popuarites Of Boston,
and has largo congregation every Sunday III the
Music Hall. But Judging by the old standards, his
experiment has not been successful He has parish
oners ra,hsr than church mcmbers and attracts
hearers while ho does not SO often make converts or
commandments Stil he may do good, even II he does
not 10 quito SO far he should. II Is something to
start msu in the Christian life even though they are
not brought ~ TO the goal. Some OF the stric-
lures ON Mr. Murray and his methods overlook the
fact that Boston still largely Unitarian city. and
that he adapts methods the conditions he works
10 and the people he works upon.
BAPTIST.
IT. Dn~~E e nyap loso of pnpl has haco ma
pastor at Bennington Centre, n Y.
The Rev. W. Il. Maui, late OF Hoboken, N. j., has
taken the pastoral charge at Maroers Hsrb. Staten
Island.
The Stamford Comm church has very generously
granted their pastor, Rev. Dr. alhrop. leave OF alb
for six months the state OF the Doctors health
requiring ci ango ana rest
A company Ol Christians, heretofore holding Metho-
dst sentiments a. Sdensburg, ~ T., having changed
their views desired recognition as Baptist Church,
and were SO recognized Wy council Inst month.
States They have periodical IN their own language
uni u toacher I'm Chicaso) OF students Tor the min
lstry.
rae English Bapts.s arc going to send missionaries
70 tho Upper Congo
hold pubc religious services at eleven o'clock tho
seventh day Saturday. IN tho hall OF the Historical
Society corner Eleventh street and Second avenue.
Tho Rev. David Philip Lindsley ~ supplying their
pulpit
In jerusalem known as The community Lilly OF
Sharon, to whom their Co-rcigi IN the United
States send money from time 10 time. This money,
they now wr,,e mover reaches them, and hence they
that the newly appointed United States Consul be
requested to receive and distribute the sis 0f their
American brethren. Their poverty has largely grown
ou: OF the present war in the East
the Ahavath Chesed Fair netted over $3o,000 with
which sum the congregation Will be enabled 10 do
something toward getting out oil debt. Once they
rns Jewish MESSENGER, commen ting on Mr Bcecher's
stnta n he v
ship lovca love Us patient AS that OF mother with
SICK child, adds:-'rhis is very well II the ch,ld IL
really sick but suppose It to be refractory what thenY
Tho mother spanks IL, OF course" THIS In Justica.
tion OF the doctrine OF iuturc punishment.
rhe Chrstidn at Work reports u nnission In opera
ton Tor u long time among tho Jews the Isle Of
skye, and the good missionary now testines that ho
Is not yet aoe to verify one positive converson Tins,
adds the Chytst.dn at Work IL specimen Of loves
labor lost which might as well bo suppressed. Even
the Turkish missions can make petter showing,
though most OF tho converts are from the Armenans
ana Copts, who profess u bogus sort OF Greek re-
hg,on, and, It may bo added, practise none.
KifScoPAL!AN
The Rev. w. strothcr jones' OF Cazenova- Fauqaer
county, Va, has received call TO the rectorship
OF 81 Peters Church, poo!esv'lle, Nd
Rev. j. G. Minngerode has resigned the rectorship
OF ST. stephens Episcopal Church ut Cupepper Court
House.
Mount Calvary Church, Baltimore, Md. The Rev. +.
A. Shoup, late rector OF Grace Church, Waterford NJ
Y, has removed to Nashville Tenn, and Rev. W.
Thompson has succeeded him ut Waterford.
The Rev. o. y. A. Belly has accepted tho rcctorship
OF 81 Mary's Church, Buialo, N. y, ana Rev. J. T.
Franklin mat oil ST. Stephens Church, II .ddlc5ury
W.
The Rev. W. d'Orvnls Doty has recently resigned
tho rcctorship OF the parish at Waterloo, N. y, ana
accepted that OF Christ Church, Rochester
The Churc.pldp gives sketch OF DR.. d. g. Knickcr.
booker, tho blshopclcct vi Arizona From IL learn
he born IN Schaghticokc N. y, 1888, that
he graduated from TRINITY College, Hartford, Conn,
IN 1898 three years later from the General Theo
logical Seminary In this city, and Tor twenty ono
years ho has laborcd as missionary and pastor III
Minneapolis, Minn.. which place has grown within
that period from hamlet OF lew hundred people 10
DO o CITY OF 10000 souls He Is FREQ churcnman and
low churchman, too.
At the recent diocesan convention OF Missouri II was
resolved TO organize one or more additional diocescs
in the state. committee WIS appointed 10 report
ths year what action should be taken
during tho past year l34 doacons were ordained In
the Protestant Episcopal Church. But "a cleraymen
died ana 10 eit the Church. so that the increase
only 51 There now In the Church 3,27S
clcrgymcn Of all ordeTs ami tho candidates orders
At this time number only 337 Taking The average OF
years for candida:esnip tue ordinations would
crease less than Two per cccI And at the rato
IT would take sixty years 10 double the number OF
ministers IN this Church The population doubles
every thirty years
In u letter published BY Bishop Potter, yesterday,
no bears testimony, alter twenty years. intimate
knowledge OF DE- seymour, Bshop-clecl OF spring
hold, Ill, AZ preacher and college professor, that
he never saw IN hun Tho lolst approach to ast0 for
what Is commonly termed ritualism. The Bishop
never beard him mako = statement at variance with
the generally received doctrines OF the Church OF
whiob he rs a distinguished member "Hc is," says
Bishop Poster, "a plain, honest, loyal member oil the
Church. and abors in her and In the service
OF his Divine Muster with devotion and efficiency
which mako MIN worthy example for us ALL" The
Bishop IL panied ~ the wanton and acrimonious ~