The New York herald., 1878-03-24

OF the white Baptist churches IN kentucky only
iorly have preaching every Sunday. seven,y-hve
Others have preaching twice month and l.i42 have
preaching only once q month. In States further
south the case Is stun worse. OF the twenty odd
thousand Baptist churches OF the United States nearly
or quite three-quarters are OF the "once't month"
KIND
Canon Farrar's Ave sermons the future lie have
rounded themselves into book of225 pages 10 which
he has given tho title "Eternai Hope" the Rev. A.
G. lawson OF Brooklyn, has gwen the Eraminer aud
Chronice excellent review OF Il, IN which he shows
by copious extracts and references tha: tho Canon
contradicts himself In those and In what he
has written IN his io OF Christ that he Is illogical
and unscripturai, wrcss the Scriptures to teach
lhrce errors, as foows:-(l) Future punishment Tor
10 purify and many viii purified by H. ta) Vastly
many more will be saved alter than before death.
The Rev. B. r. Bowies Of Pn.adoiph h,a, is going to
Try Detroit aud see what prospect there is ior UNI.
versalisI Church.
The Row ". Z. Stiles has tcndered his resign nation
10 the parish ~ Orleans, Mass. 10 tako effect next
June The Rev. r. Nash has resigned the paslorals
effect next June. The Rev G. ". Whitney also ro-
signs AT Quincy, Mass. Immediately TO acceps call 10
Tue Univorssiist Church at Rockland, Me-, have
tended call 10 Rev. W. I. Stowe, OF Charlestown,
MasA TO become their pastor Ae expects TO DO with
Reveals ana accessions arc noticed in the following
paces:-At PLAIN City, onio 66 within few months;
Falls. WIS, IA. aud Springfield Mass., 43.
METHODIST
Lake George Las great many visitors In the sum
mer, but II has never had a Methodist Church Tho
Mothodists Of that place 20 to Wsrrensburg i've
miles distant to public worship. They now propose
10 build Tor themselves In the Lake village, and they
call Tor financial aid from their trends. For $3 00O
they can erect odlous and useful church. Mr.
W. Scot Whitney, OF tho County Clerks Office, at Lake
George, heads The movement
Bishop Paine, OF tho Msthcdist Episcopal Church,
BishODS Pierce tV-fO
years; Bishops poggett, Wightman and McTyeirc,
iwslvs years. and Bishop Keeuer eignt.
On Greenfield Charge, n. Y, John W. GOrse, pastor,
AIty persons nave 'slarted ior heaven, twelve have
boen oaptzsd, thirIy-s,x have been received pro-
baton, aud others will join.
The atlantic Conference OF Evangelical Associa.
ton Aiurecht Me.nodsts) to be held at Eastou. Pa
April 4.
Al second Street Methodist Episcopal German
Church In this city hore have been thirty accessons
70 the church III u good work Sill In progress. The
whole church Is greatly revived. Rev. c. Jost -
closing tue thrd full pastoral term In this church.
What rs hs-minister or laymans Benjamin +.
Cronse, Of Sharpsburg Nd, local elder in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, having received his
parchments from the Baltimore Conference. In
August, 1877, he Withdrew from tho Methodist Epis-
copul Church and has united any othor ecce-
siastical body since Nevertheless ho performs all
;Se iuScions OF minister Inc presiding elder OF
Just decided and Bishop Ames nus nd0rsod tho deci
I1at Mr. Cronises authority to preach and excr
the offices VI deacon anu elder coased VI the time
OF his withdrawal from the Methodist Episcopal
Church, aud all OF his min nsisat,ons since have been
OF this decision.
PRESBYTERIAN
The FREQ Church OF Scotland IS making effort to
raise hall million OF dollars Tor church extension.
II is proposed dvido the fund into pxrts-iour-
hhs 10 be available Tor tho erection of now churches
ana the remaining hth to bc devoted 10 the rebuild
ing and enlargement OF existing churches. Toward
this sum twenty-two gentlemen have already givon
rhe Presbyterian congregation Of Newroad Church,
W00wicn, England, was formed Ia 1862. and II IL be-
eved that at least u matters financial the past yeur
has Imam m fnn nFOe nal hnl n "a
eugheucd history. There has, however, been largo
increase OF mombers and Of tho congrega ion, whe
JOINT attendance OF tue Sunday aud day schools
about seven hundred.
The First, the Jefferson Park and now tho Fourth
Presbyterian churches OF Chicago have relieved them
selves IRON debt recently. Thus the good work goes
on, mere aud there Notwithstanding all drawbacks.
l, is the host s.gu OF tho times.
The Rev. Z. Il. De Long has had pastoratc OF only
tcu months with the Presbyterian Church ut Green
field, Iowa. and yet IN SIX months OF that time 100
persons were added 10 the Church, all except hve on
profession ot faith, and seventy inc OF during
the past three months. Reveals are In progres
Carlisle and Balslon Centre, Now York. Mr. A. +.
Veddor, lcentate, has accepted cali to tho church
ut Vest Milton.
Row b. q. Rankin, OF vaIdosta. Ca, has received
Gail 10 Tarooro N e., which, with The consent OF his
presbytery, ne will accspI Rev, +. Il. watring has
Mansfield Valley. near Pntsburg, Pa. Row. N. w.
Cary has resigned at 81. Paul, MIMI. and gono TO
Rev j. r. Scott, OF the United Presbyterian Church
Ia Detroit, has joined tho regular Presbyterian body
ana Is coming East very soon. Tho Rev. W. J. Chi
chcste OF Altoona has begun his pastorale With
church IN Titusvis, Pa.
Rev. j. H. Eccleston, d. d., OF Newark, N. j., has
Doe chosen rector Of The Mouumc ntal Church Rch.
mond. Va, In place OF Tho late Rev. George Wood
bridge, ID. ID
The Rev. LIcwefiyn Jones, NJ A., rector OF Little
Hereford, Tonbury, has accepted tho bishopric OF
Newfoundland.
INTO 81. Lazarus' Cnurcn, both churches 10 bo In
charge OF the rector oi the latter.
RcIigious teaching is not to DO caved at, and any
Sunday school which nc ually provides such teaching
SO lar 70 be commended. But says tho Churchmdn,
every Sunday school when processes 10 provide sucn
teaching and does not do 80 Is worse than useless
Is positively evil, IL wronguly occupies portion OF
the Lords day and moro fatal than that serves
empty excuse TOR parents themselves TO neglect TO
teach their cnidien.
Rev 5. Il. J. Hoyt, OF waverly, Iowa. who spen.
some years In China as missionary, but has boon
home aud comfortably settled In parish, offers hun
SELF again to the foreign mission work, " allow tho
R,v Mr.. Boone, OF nankow, whose health Is failing
from overwork, tho rest no needs for year two.
Mrs Hoyt ana family Will remain in ths United
STATES
noting Cnrstiauity Among the Jews" IN this CITY aud
ghouL the land with Bishop Potter its head,
has issued u earncst appeal 10 churcbmen Tor sym
pathy support IL has nopo ol SUCCESS because Of
wnaI has been done III the past. In 1902 when tho
London Society Ior Promoting Christianity Among
the Jews wus ioundcd Is suid that tho most dill
gen, search could only discover thrtynve Christian
Hebrews IN the whole Of England Since thcn more
than twenty THOUSAND have embraced the iai.h
ceplons. tnsy have been Intelligent, respectable
and earnest. They are TO DO iound Ia all tho
professions, all departments OF learning, commerce
and Industry, lending exemplary lives. More than
ono hundred have been ordancd clergy OF the Angi-
can Church, many OF wnou havo rircn TO pr0mi-
ncncc, Tour Decoming bishops-the late Bishop Aucr,
ui Cape paImas; Bishop Alexander, predecessor OF
Bishop Gobat ut Jorusaem; the present Lord Bisnop
o. Huron aud Bishop schercschewsky, OF Snanghai.
Rev. Jamos Lavelle, formerly Methodist minister
has become u deacon In tho Protestan: Episcopal
Cuurch III New Jersey.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
Rev. John j. Keanc, OF ST. Patricks Church, Wash.
inptou, d. G., ts confirmed Bishop OF ichnlond, Va,
ana Mgr Cnaturd, Rector OF tho American College IN
Rome, Is connrmea Blshop oil Vincennes, Ind
On March SIX Rodemptorist Fathers opened mi Is-
sion at st. Torosa's Church, Philadelphia, Rev. Hugh
Lane, PASTOR Tho mission iVr the women closed on
March H. rhe number vi ontcssions was 1854. Tho
| mission Tor the Iuen opened March l3.
Rev. Father Glackmeyor, with y band Of Jesuit
Fathers, commenced U mission IN the Cathedral at
[ UpaensGurg, n. Y, on ASH Wednesday. Father
GlacKmeyer preached the panegyr vi st. Patrick
| the evening oil March II.
Ou March 10 ten FatDcrs opened French mssion