The New York herald., 1878-12-15

stances. The Baptist Weekly Of this city win take
charge OF any sums Of money sent here for his ben
eht To be helpful IL should be- promptly given.
Rev. Dr. Gardner has declined the call of the Mas
sachusetE state Convention to become General SUI
give it up. Rev. George W. Bosworth ID D., of Hsv-
erhi has been invited to the service declined by Dr.
Gardner.
The installation of Rev. j. H. Barrows over the
broadway Church, Boston. took place last week.
Rev c. b. Crane. D.. preached the sermon and Rev.
Drs Pollard. Eddy and Rev. X. q. Seymour conducted
the other services.
The Rev. David N. Beach. who the class poet
OF the class OF 1872 ut Yale College, has just closed
very successful pastorate of the Congregational
church at Westerly. H. l.. and accepted call Of the
Free Congregational Church at Providence.
Rev. II. I. Stsats of Bristol. Conn. has just CON-
pleted his twenydfth year as pastor of the church
at that place.
Rev. j. Avery, late pastor at Central Village. has
accepted = call to West Woodstock. Conn.,. and has
commenced labor there.
Mr.. M. Ii. Mead, OF Hartford Seminary has been
ordained and installed pastor OF the Congregational
Church at Norfolk. Conn.
The Rev. Edwin s. Williams returning from a six
months absence in Europe finds his church (the Sec
ond Congregational Minneapolis just ready to move
into new and commodious quarters.
The young people OF the Phillips Congregational
Church. Boston. have welcomed their new pastor.
DIR. Meredith. with purse OF $1,000. We suspect
this may make some other Methodist ministers dis
satisfied with itinerxcy.
The Rev. J. n. Freeman. of Lockport, N. Y. has
been invited to the pastorse OF the Union Park Con-
gregation2l Church. Chicago.
A few days ago DIR. Scudder's church Central Con-
gregxtional. brooklyn. sent up song of praise be-
cause the society during the year had paid on
OF its dcbtnot III bogus subscriptions. out in NC
tual cash. There remains only 81 100 to be
paid and the society will then have free field before
it. The church has .04y members who raised besides
242l for benevoence and .O0U current expenses
MISCELLANEOUS
The winter lectures OF the Young Mems Hebrew
Association. OF this city. will be inaugurated this
week by Congressman Coe aud Mr.. l. A. Isaacs. who
will review the past and show the wonderful growth
OF the association.
The Rev. Thomas A. Davis pastor Of the Zion
African Methodist Episcopal Church. OF Peekskill.
n " Is here trying to raise funds to complete new
meeting house. which his church putting mp.
It has already cost the congregation $4,000, and
81. 4UO more IL required to complete it. There IL q
debt OF 81 SOo also the property and Mr. Davis
poets TO raise that and the besides dollar
subscriptions from benevolent friends in New York.
Mr.. J. Is. Farley. OF Mott Haven. sends 'Ap-
peal to Man. to accept the loving promises Of God
touching forgiveness to believe the Bible history Of
and to go III and sin He believes that
God Is the friend Of the sinner the estranged the
tired and the tempted. and stands pleading that
the sinner may trust Him aud thus be made free
from the law OF sin and death We hope this appeal
will be needed.
The Independent. having completed thirty years of
its existence last week. presented fac-simile OF the
editorial matter and principal articles which the
hrst number contained The type IL, of course,
much smaller than the original appeared It con-
tains articles and congratulations from the original
editors. Drs. Leonard Bacon j. p. Thompson and Il.
State and the Treasury and from Congressman and
others who favored its principles wrote for its
pages in the exciting contests OF other days between
the abolition and pro-slavery parties The annver-
sAry number IL exceedingly rich in remnscences of
the past.