The New York herald., 1878-02-24
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.


The prolonged and disastrous troubles at East Bos-
ton seem now proximating toward an adjustment
The pastor, Rev. q. F. Warren, has resigned. and
large number Of the members, who have been his
firm friends throughout the whole controversy, have
Withdrawn for the oundation Of another church, with
him as pastor.
The First Charlestown Church has called Rev. Dr.
Brackett, OF Lynn. The First Church, Salem N. j.,
has called Rev h. A. Cordo d. D., Of soath Boston
Tho number OF Baptists In Great Britain Is 269, $685.
Tho number Of communicanis for the whole world Is
1866, ,esl. The BsptIsts in London number 1920
members, an increase OF l.0o7 They are much
stronger proportonaely In the great metropolis than
outside OF IT,.
Tnc FIRST Baptist Church, OF Portland, Oregon, rc-
Gently received six new converts from Its Chinese
mission, one OF whom was tho first Chinese woman
ever baptized in this country.
The Rev. W. A. Granger Is greatly encouraged in
his laDors at Long Island City The meetings are
largely attended and nfeen have recently professed
conversion.
The Rov. Henry varley's visit TO Australia has re-
suited in more EXTENDED and fruitful revival than
was ever experienced there. Some thousands in
Melbourne and It's suburbs have prolcssed faith IN
CnrisI
Tcu Baptist ministers laboring In Italy had place
in the funeral procession OF King Victor Emmanuel,
carrying banners inscribed, United Italy,"
EPiscoPALtAx.
The Caivnists and their sinister progeny, the Unit
yersulists, says tho Churchman, are ngntIug over
again their old battle about future pun uent and
the latter claim hat the former weak eniug In
gar d 10 their old dogmatism upon the subject, and
that tney themselves have gained substantial VIC
tory OF course Churchmen eprcatly interested
In he matter They abide IN the old iaith, Il be-
ievc IN the lie OF the world TO come" They 90 not
pretend ~ understand all about that lie, knowing
that but the outlines reearjng nave boon revealed
Rev. Frederick Brudn, resident canon Of Wells
Cathedral England, s.ncc 1872 has recently cele-
brated his hundrcdth birthday. He graduated from
Trinity College, oxford, In 1900
The Domestic and Foreign visionary Society make
an appeal to the sunday schools Of the denom nation
to contribute at least an average of two cents pcr
member per week during the six weeks ol Lent ensu-
Ing Tor tne mission work Of the Cuurch. THIS, tho
secretaries say, would givc them $780, 0O0 and the
which sum Is greatly needed This plan carried
last year in country school in the diocese OF
Pennsyvana and resulted In raising 5000 IN the
Lonten season.
Tho largest foreign doid OF the Church Missionary
Society IL in India, where II has 70 Stations 120 Eu-
ropean missionaries, W native clergy, 400 naive
teachers, 1910 schools 43 0O0 scholars, 5000 nutve
Christians Last year thore wore no less than go
adult baptsms. Tho work. which absorbs nearly halt
OF socety's large income Is carried twelve
or fourteen different lauguagsa
At a recent meeting OF tho members OF ST PauPs
Church, Hartford, Coan, II was voted to convey the
properly belonging TO tho parish 70 Christ Cnurcb,
un,er conditions md vaticns The church
always TO be Tor the use VI the Protestant Episco
pal Church.
Bishop Sterling, OF the Falkland Islands is making
head among the sayages OF the inhospablc II rrn del
Fuego. Some oi these natives are nov rssuiary en-