The New York herald., 1878-10-13

received 81 900 less than amoarts contributed
in The corresponding period Tor two years before.
There Is besides debt OF s25 900 the treasury. An
appeal Is made for increased contributions
The childrens synagogue, founded at No. 90 bow
cry by DR.. A. ). Isaacs, has been closed during The
holidays only. II will soon be opened with new
features OF interest under superintendeucs OF It's
founder. The Rev. h. s Jacobs also proposes TO IN
augurato Sabbath afternoon services tor children In
Ihirty-iourth street synagogue, which services
will be Tree TO all. Tho Bowery institution has been
sucn SUCCESS that children's synago2ues are keiy
to % started all over the city and IN time throughout
inc country, loo. DR. lsaacs' plan was to condsnse
the ordinary sabbath prayers aud add sermonetts
Tor the little ioik.
The establishment of a higher department Of the
Heorow Tree schools OF this city - bong agitated
and meets with general favor. Several jewish stu
dents from this city and vicinity are now pursuing
their stuaies In the Syracuse University etnodist
Christian.
A correspondent OF the JeDish Messenger calls Tor
the founding ot an American synagogue. He is u
resident OF Jersey City and New York College grad
he 10 THIS Sy 70 % oSn ne
miHhdgs German Polish, Portuguese, but not . sin
gle orthodox congregation OF American Jews This
lack, ne says accounts Tor the loss OF young Ameri-
can israelites to the synagogues. Toe Messenger
agrees that sucn synagogue is necessity, but
thinks the present time little premature.
orthodox rabb,ncai schools now successfully
carried on by Rev. Or. +. de sola Msndss IN Forty
Nineteenth Street synagogue.
KPisCoPALIAN
New Brighton (Ensland) correspondent Of the
Chuvcsndn tells OF country church which pays It's
rector So, 700 salary and 49, 47S or cur
rent expenses. but can afford to give only $685. to
MISSIONS nhrm clergy, The parish poor oiher OBJ
Jacts. anu goes IN debt do that As result, IN
poor or poorly dressed persons are seldom seen in
the church, and Accord TO the village DOCTOR many
OF this CLASS are turning 10 the Roman Cathoiic
church, and tho Episcopal church Indicated s almost
deserted so that on Ascension Day. the correspondent
says tuere wore not four At the service ana not
a dozen al the annual Easter meeting. the church,
moreover, has no week day service and does
among the poor. Its only parish WORK Is the main
tenance OF Sunday school for the children Of The
Rev J. P. Foster has taken charge oi St. Marks
Church, Newark, N. J. Ths Rev. DANIEL N. Bates,
Jr and wife sailed from San Francisco y lew Gays
ago missionaries OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church 10 China. They 60 from tnis diocese, and
had their farewell services IN this city.
The Rev. Dr. Van Rensselaer, has resigned the
rcctorship OF Emmanuel Cnurch, Geneva Switzer-
land, ana viii return TO the United Statea rhe
Rev. Isaac Van WinkIe OF Cold Spring, N. " has
been elected TO succeed him.
The coraer stone Of now church, TO bc erected at
Maitituck, L. l., Was laid last Sunday The CHURCH
OF the Redeemer, Brooklyn, is undergoing Interior
improvements which Will cost 81, 00O The SUNDAY
Rev. W. A. Leonsrd's ministry nils the house. st.
Aarys Church, Brooklyn, Is also undergoing
iargemcnt and beautityng at greater cost, and DR..
Jshnson's ministry 10 telling upon the community
around.
rne Reformed Episcopai,ans have started a new
church enterprise III Jersey CITY, under tue Rev Mr..
Esner, who was formerly missionary in Brazil Nj.
Esner is meeting with great success
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Rev. John h. Sneid has returned to his mis-
siouary work in Persia and Rev. Joseph L. Potter
has gone back 70 roneran, IN mo same country.
Ine late James Brown gave y plot 100 ieet square
TO the New York fresbytsry Tor Church purposes.
Bethany Presbyterian Church is therefore building
= commodious chapel on 18Th street. east OF Wiliis
avenue. North New York, with the intention uit,-
maIslv 70 ni up ,nls plot The cnurch Is SIX years
ED, ana tho RIv. George W. +. Birc0 10 very sue
csssiul IN hts ministry among the people.
d. J. p. Strickland, OF BrldgehampIon, l.. l., has
illpsss OF Ars. Strickland He viii make his future
home Now York. Dr. Strickland was formerly
Ae,nodist pastor ~ TINS city, but Tor me last four
teen years has been pastor OF the PresDyt terrain
ChurcD which ne now gives up. He was moderator
Of the synod ., Loag Island last year
On Saturday, btn INST, there sailed from New York
10 isregn holds AS missionaries Mss Lathrop OF the
Ladiss Union Missionary Society, who returns 70
Aishabad, lodia; DR.. Phillips wife snd tour chill
drsn, and iwo lady missionaries, VINO 10 Orissa
Iners mad preceded them 10 Persia the Rev. Joseph
E1ay aud The Rev. i. W. Harch, and 10 Cn.na the
Rev. john Wherry and wife, MISS Jennie Anderson.
Of wa.n,ngson isva; a,ss =. D Oh, y Kelsey n D. Of
ialo, N. T.
Tho Rev. George Gutrey, OF Mount Pleasant Church.
Newark, N }, having accepted call to the Central
| Baptss Church OF Oakland, CAL, will leave ior
| new aela lew days He the pastors n
| terence here last MONDAY saying ''Roodby."
DR.. A. Q. Osborne, icrmeriy OF this csy, has been
4 year pastor NJ North Adams, Mass, wncro,
through mis- Iabors 13I persons nave been baptized
and many others added 10 Inc Chufcn hy letter. Ths
present membership oil the church Is oOo.
The Mount Vernon IN " Church have recently
improved and beaa,aed their house Of Worship. and
under the preaching u Dr. h. I. Hiscox Is rapiuiy
becoming ono oil tho snosen neds IN tho suburps or
| New YORK. Its present membership Is l6l.
| Dr. James L. Philips VINO mas bes0 this couu-
Try during the past three years trying TO raso en-
oi S25 0O0 tor the FREQ Will Baptist College
India, has succssded MS effort aud Saturday,
9th insI. thrcc other missionaries, Two aaies
aud native Burman, educated here, sailed from this
A letter IRON Rev. Fred Bell tells Of very success
s..l ffc lo ina oE
pose Of taxing Two mootns' rest, except preaching
.a sunday. he says is his intention return
open Tor extensive useialness IN Englana. He has
worked much among inc Baptists An ardent ad-
~ all they have come out with considerable
money ahead. No COLLECTIONS taken up, aud Toe
ero~ds are Orderly. nn.,vs Many ooavsrsons occur.
Mr.. q. w. Kent . late graduate OF Canton ThAo-
log zeal school,, ordained fcw days ago al James
town, N. r., ana installed pastor OF The Univsrsaist
parish tesre
The Rev ii. Ciosson has been seven years with the
MsrbIeheai tMassI PARISH. He organzed the oh urcn
WIN LOO members, but nas since baptized 430 per-
soes, gathered large congregation ana rsducsd tho
debt ei ms parish about one hall, making the aver
sge yearly expense avout IS 200.
The univefssiist Convention OF Massach usstts has
sa aud dsoosed from lheir ministry the
Rev q. A. sampson. VINO had collected ani msappro-
priated funds belonging to Abe Unuersdsf while aot-
ING as its agent
Bishop keanc, OF Richmond, IS 70 dedicate new
churcn IN Lsesborg. Va, to-day The Bishop 10
making his nssl visitation vi his diocese since his ap
pom tmsnt aud conservation.
Las, sunday the new Church oil 81 Andrew, In Bal
timore, watch Rev. u. Dauscn is pastor, was deu-
icatsd ny the Archbishop. When aao,ncr church can
be bum inis Que Will oe used ior school purposes
METHODIST.
Dr. w. n. Pesrne, OF the New Jersey Conference,
has been elected chaplain OF The ssaman's Friend
society IA ans city, sItersd on his work. He
pastor oil the hetnsdiss Episcopal Church ~ Free
hold, n. J.
simpson Church. Jersey City Heights. since DR.. l..
H. Duna's appontmest tnero.o last sprins, has been
anil q AL Dxa { n
nov hod 100 more hearers the audience
also give Increased accommodation 70 the Saobatn
school.
The Rev Charles Garrett, member OF the British
Wssley. On Csaicrence. ratsiEg S5usVO0 privately,
with waich provide hall q dozen homes IN most
saabrlous parts OF Tue country, where Disabled nm
Rters mgnt be boarded aud lodged until their time
Of coavsescssce. Tue New York aud New York
kast coasrssces of the Msta Episcopal Cnurch
suemptcd q similar work here lew years ago, but
fsisd. They sought, bowcvrr, 70 toued permanent
homes tor supsfs .tsd preaohors