The New York herald., 1878-03-10

presbyterian u
illness, has accepted u call TO tho THIRD Presbyteran
Church. OF Fort Wayne aud expects to enter upon hn
lahors to-day.
Rev j. Markie of tho FIRST Prcsby teriun Church oi
Jefferson Schohare county Is 10 close his aoors with
The Rev. james u. Dunn, OF the Columbus Avenue
Presbyterian Cburcn, Bosioo. declines 10 Withdraw
his resignation. and has gone South.
The Second Presbyterian Church, OF Troy, N. Y,
containing ABOUT six hundred COMMITMENTS, now
more than half q century old, notwithstandiug tho
loss Of several OF It's active members including
Elder Henry Church. continues 10 grow and pros per.
Drs. Field and fucker oi this city. ana Duryea Of
Brooklyn were pastors OF It, Its present pastor
Is Rev. William lrwin
BAPTIST.
Rev. Dr. Bracket has entered upon his new pas.
torate ut The First Charestown Mass Church under
very encouraging auspces There are several
La,ght Street Baplst Church, this city, which few
years ago was about TO be abandoned because "too
FAR down Town." now Que OF the strongest churches
In the cty. II has membership OF 800, Sunday
school OF $40 average last month) and congregations
OF debt pays all current expenses ana is IN almost
perpetual state Of revival. Aud tho pastor Is a man
who docs business IN Washington Market during the
week.
GsIusemane Baptist Church, Brooklyn. having called
now pastor from KeyporI, N. j.: has now asked 10
DO reins member OF the Long lsiand Baptist
Association. Tho church went out voluntarily u low
years ago becvuse OF the action OF the assoclauon
toward Lee Avenue aud Marcy Avenue churches.
one oil the strongest Baptist churches now In
Brooklyn is The Greenwood, to which Rev. A. T. Law
son mas miuistered Tor eleven years Its membership
has Increased within that time from 175 to SAT, and
Mr. Law SOU has baptized 1856 persons, and new
house OF worship has been butt and nearly paid 'or
METHODIST.
Fleet Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Brook
lyu, Rev. l. Simmons, pastor, mas u membership ot
Ing sunday school and church property worth $1O,OOO
without debt revival has been in progress Tor some
wccks width has added hity converts TO the church.
Washington Square, Rev. James NJ. King. PASTOR
is OF the stroug churches In this city, having
mem6ershlp OF over ooo SUNDAY scnooa n1mOe.,us
Tne year just closing has been one Of marked pros
porty A..
following conversions are reported-Andovcr george
Millor, pastor. seven,y-iour; the o.d Red Cnurca,
Monmouth Junction nity have bcen converted, ths
majority OF whom have joined tho Church.
Tho Newark Conference committee, 10 raise SIC, 000
toward the James Profcssorship IN Drew SEMINARY,
have divided the amount into shares OF 500 each,
aud three years will DO allowed to all subscribers who
need II 10 pay the amount The New Jersey Confer.
the Now York and Now York East confer:
ences have pledged themselves 70 equal amounts and
mittoes tor raising the entrc sum within tho time
specified. 1t liz 10 be done privately, without inter-
iering with tho conneotionaI 0enevoences OF the
Church
The Methodist bishops urge IL as a duty OF tho min.
istrv OF their Church to ''pr. claim with Its utmost
energy that the law holiness III the New Testament
Ii law Of holiness Tor men under all conditions aud
under all circumstances OF life. Many Of tho religious
guides and teachers OF tho people address themselves
little TO the conscience ana aim at other ends than
the formation oil character IN tao principles OF Chris
tian righteousness therefore the land Is daily hum,l.
ated by financial crimes, frauds dealcatons and be.
tray ais In its trusted cltizcns "
MISCELLANEOUS
Tho Jeioish Messenger referring TO some recent lee
gwen this and other cites thinks wo arc paying
dearly in America Tor our enlightened lecture platform
and the liberty which every gi0 spenker and writer
enjoys to fling about US nuch mud as he can.
Tho doctrines OF Uuivorsalists are getting specia!
airing Just now in the columns OF the Uniuersdttse
Herald whose editor, Rev. Z. Burruss, has opened
paper for thorough discussion between himself
cnsson 20 Ce carried on about six months each DIS.
putaut being allowed twelve letters The hrst ap'
pearod January 10.
Rav. Dr. H.rman Adler, OF London, England, Is lit
orally workingman. Not only does he conduct Ia
part hts fathers correspondence, teach at the Jews
College and attend to his own synagogue pdlpt aud
mnistrations but he lectures before various London
associations, aud writes lengthy letters 70 English
thooogians HIS recent lecture on the ralmud led 10
u valuable correspondence In tho Times on tho an
tiquity oil insurance, TO which ne also contributed.
The people OF New Haven have put up building
Tor Mr. Moody which will seat 4, OOU persons he has
now visited live OF the SIX New England States.
The expenditures OF the American Bible Society for
the year have thus far exceeded tho donations
by S50oOo II has made grants oi 200 ooo copies Of
the SCRIPTURES during tho yeur and appropriated
$ll0 900 10 the foreign 1old.
Mr NJ Lerman, OF tins city wants the editor OF the
Jehctsh Rcformer and HERALD reporter 10 60 with
him and nc will convince the former that therc are
more than twenty-five and moro than ntty respecta-
BILE Jewish converts IN TINS CITY, The Rejormer has
standing offer o 500 for either NUMBER and Mr.. Lcr-
man wants get the donation for Christian benevo-
lent INSTITUTION as we'll as to satisfy tho public tnas
Jewish converts tot which he Is one) are not all o the
class that tho Rjo,mer represents them to be. Mr..
Ierman sends his proposition 10 the HERALD, whores
oil course, tho R.ormsr Will sec It.
THIRTY-FOURTH STREET SYNAGOGUE.
UNION IN IsRAEL-sERMoN By REV. HENRY 8.
JACOBS.
Tho synagogue OF tho congregation Bna Jeshurun,
Thryiourth street. had Its usual large attendance
yesterday ut lis sabbath The minister Rev.
II. s. Jacobs, preached on tho topic OF 'Union in
Israel" IRON Ezekiel, xxxviL, l6, l7:-"But thou.
son man, take unto thysef one stick Of wood aud
writc upon It, 'For JUDAH and for tho children Of
Isruel his companions:' then tako another stick and
writo upon IT, For Joseph, the stick oi Ephraim. and
for all the of Israeli his companons; and join
them to the other unto thee us ono stick; and
they shall become one IN thy hand"
The commencement OF the chapter from which the
text Is selected represents the prophet carried by
Divine Inspiration to 'tho valley which was full Of
bones" Tho vision Is one OF subimity, grandeur
and significance. While some ommentators consdeS
II allcgoricaly referring 70 tue resurrection OF tho
dead, r Jacobs rather inclined 10 the opinion OF
Redax n which the Bur concars) that II aludes 10
The period the children Of Israel should 20 fortn
their exile, and III which thcy dry bones,
lacking vitality and power dsorganized aud spirit
less, but IRON wnicn deplorabe condition they would
provdent ally DO resuscitatcd. Keinstated IN tner
own land tnen would Their despair be thrown of und
lie DO inuscd III them. ihls view seems 10 DO
borne out ny Tho immediate connection wh Gu We hnd
later IN the chapter, where tueIr dlsiniegrat0u 10
pointed out the apparent cause Of thcir caamtous
dcatIEo state, ana tue assured means OF national
habilitati0n, and restored national lie and vtsor
distinctly suggested. 'Union IA lsrael Is the means,
and THIS is tho lesson presented IN tho text.
THE USE METAPHOR.
The prophets of old oeat largely In metaphor 10 on.
force iheir Lofty teachings fhey empioyei visible
OF surprising nature thut tho DehOders might
be Iucted to asx th r IMPORT aud tnus afford The up
portunty OF DECLARING the Divine will. They INDUCED
bod aeyory. which appealed to The reason OF
endowed with nigh Intellectual capacty and lastly,
they spoke III PLAIN prophetic language referring TO
wnat would happen IN the iuture lu tho passage Of
scripture CONNECTED with The text these three
are all employed. Tue lesson Is therefore presented
10 us with VIVID orce startling IN It's Effects power
iu III It's emphasis.
ADVANTAGE UNION.
II is the advantage of unou--a union which is Just
and perfcct-which appeals 10 our reason
sentiment Ii Is lesson which Is applicable to-day.
winch continu d the minister, desire to enforce
with AL the power tue puipit Possesses. raise my
voice Uulon IN lsraeL" By moral siren yh
Will be consolidated, our diviuey decreed MISSION
furthered. II We would not EXHIBIT u weakness which