The New York herald., 1878-08-18

the General Conference OF the Methodist Church OF
CanauS Ias latter Conferences meets In Aos"sS'
rho Methodists of Quaker,own, N. j., are building
bell II is to cost 50 OOo They laid lis corner
recently and hope TO have II ready Tor dedication,
Tree o. debt, about the middle OF October
Ex-senator Reveis now pastor OF the African Meth
odist episcopal Cnurcn. al Richmond, Ind. has had .
stroke of paralyss
ieyan Methodist General Conference one OF us most
prominent members, Rev. J. Z. Fletcher, Pros sident
STONES OF The college stanmore just before
the Time 70 deposit tue stone his foot sippsi on a
rsa anu ne 'e pheasg Ies large bone o. INC s,
audience present. but he requested that the proceed
inss might 20 forward and Dr. Gervass Smith laid tho
stone III his place.
Thc joint committees OF the Methodist Episcopal,
Methodist Episcopal south and Methodist Protestant
churches Of Frederick Cuy, Md, have unanimously
agreed upon basis OF fraternity. lhe action taken,
Loxever subject 10 the ratification Of their several
official bodies.
rnc Methodist Episcopal Church has In the South
fourteen conIercbces Of white ministers and mbcrs
containing 2cG, POT members fourteen coored con-
ierenccs having ls9, sos members ana MINISTER'S max
IN. a total oi nearly lc0, 900 rhe value of church
property held by the whto conferences Is So S6 12S
aud Of that held by the colored, sl,O00,0O0
Seven years ago Arch Street Church, Philadelphia,
entered us completed church, having paid on The
giving in the time $50 10 outside charity. In the
past seven years II has paid SIS 300 TO wipe the
church debt ana contributed to The eight prescribed
collections Of the Church $43, I54 Tl-h year
more than the nstand to other outside bencvoienccs
$l3,2lO Is.
REFORMED CHURCH
Last Sunday evening tue Rev 4. A. Enos
dained aud Installed pastor oil tho Reformed Church
IN Asbury Park Mr. Enos Is q graduate OF tho Union
Theological Seminary, OF this city Ia the NOR ming,
IN Tue Same place. Rev w. C. Van Meter gave an Illus.
tratsd lecture ais mission schools IN Rome.
81 Marks Episcopal Church. at Grove aud Mont
gomery streets, Jersey City, has been purchased by
the members OF the Reformed Episcopal Church.
salary Of 5000 aud Vacations OF six months each
Tor tho next twO years onsr the Rev. f. A. RecI
OF Springfield, Mass, inducements enough To retan
him IN tne pastoruie OF The First Cougr cgational
Church there The Call OF a Metropolitan pulpit out
weighed all, and he comes to tho Madison n Avenue
Koiormed Church, lately vacated by Rev William
Lloyd, next month Mr.. Reed Is now enjoying vaca
The board OF Foreign Missions OF the Reformed
Dutch Church has appointed Rev. G. l.. Wells, ID. D.,
". T., ana the Corresponding Secretary Us las dele
gaios 10 the General Conieronce on Foreign Missions
to DO held in London during the week besinning on
October Il Ii these brethren 20 1t Will bo without
expense 10 the treasury OF the Board.
The meetings OF tho General Conference on Foreign
Missions, 10 be hold Ia London In October,
ing moro aud more attention. Such ~ gathering oil
the Christians who are engaged In tho epdeavor to l
up the world out OF dcgradutlon and pollution and
10 lead the nations TO The Lord Jesus Christ is
one OF supreme interest aud importance. There
should proceed from 1t mighty spiritual inausnce
aud impulse, and Will II II DO reuieIrbeIed IN the
prayers OF The people OF God. No other meeting OF
the year Will bear SO close Resemblance 10 ITS repre-
Psntecost, whom The Holy Gnost descended In power
JEWISH
says Tue JeUtSh SOuM,-"Dr BrOWu0'6 luueS6 tne6e
TWO weeks is visible ~ our columns" 'Not Tor two
weeks, " says New YORK cxcnapgc, 'but over since
the paper started, the eccentrcity vi Brownies
genius patent TO such Of his readcrs as are not yer
The luDAtic asy Iun."
The Hebrews OF Oakland, Cal, arc about to build an
$4,000 synagogue on $4,000 lot Thoy have already
An unusual number Of jewish weddings will take
place next OCTOBER munster Of this city having
no less than SIX couples 10 splice.
Rev. ). Wofensain, OF 81. Louis, has been elected
supernsudeus OF the Cleveland tohiol jewish Orphan
will probably be his successor IN 81. Louis
Rev. Dr.. Wechsier, formerly OF Now Haven, Conn.
has accepted tho cali from the Mount ZIon congrega.
Rev. h. M. Myers, who has beea minister OF ,he
Engish, German aud Polish congregation has Just
A numuer OF Jewish gentlemen In Boston arc dis
cussipg the propriety Of establishing Young Mems
Tue pulpit OF tho Congregation Both Ahaba OF ich.
m0nd. Vac has been made vacant by Tue death of the
minister, the Rev Dr. A. HOLMAN. Tho congregation
advertises tor another minister.
II proposed 10 organize ut early date another
Heorew iree school ON The EasI siae, above Fi,,etn
schools bsing taxed TO their utmost the new school
becomes necessity.
R.v. h. Jacobs is now in Europa He will attend
Rev. DR.. Go,thsl has jus, returned from Niagara
Falls, via Milwaukee,.
Rev. DR.. Koher has Ielt for Chicago
Tnero Is talk OF issuing jewish quarterly for the
diffusion OF Hebrew sc,oncs and literature. Drs. Eel
senthal Hrsh, G0tneii and SonnescneIn iorm "A 10 III.
porary committee Tor tho purpose OF ushoriug lie
The new venture. New York viii probapIy DO The
place OF publication. Tho editor has not yet
c,ded upon.
ErIscoPALIAN
Rev. +. I. Morgan, who recently left the Protestant
Episcopal Church Win tho Rrlor med Eps.
copal Church. declares that the former teacnes aI The
doctrines and practices oil tho Roman Catholic
save papaL inialibiity and supremacy. he says the
Protestant Episcopal Church teaches that tradition Is
o equal Importance with scripture; that its minis
tcrs nave the same power Catholic prosIs forgive
sins oEer Tor the dead; That encourages
the WOrshtp OF Host uuflcuur CoUos5Ion.
cation Of saints commends tho doctrine OF pargtory
and many othor Thugs contrary 10 sound doctrine and
good sense.
ST. Jamcs' Protestant Episcopal Church, Brooklyn,
Rev. Ar. Homer rector. has sunday school number
600 children Ihe school s only old and
began with 100 children. over i've hundred have
BEEN conlrmcd since and admitted from the scnoo 10
the church and curing tho same period the school
has contributed $40 700 70 tho doc,san fund.- 81 900
TO domestic ant lorcgn missisns ana $1,000 toward
the funded debt oi tue church This doing we'll Tor
IN organization only teD years old.
Tue diocese Fond Lac, WIS.,. is scarcely as pop
uous ana lar irom being wealthy as many parishes
in this aiocssa lncluding men, women and ch ildren
thsrs arc only sou!s co with the Gu
z O2S vi whom communIcaBts. Tho sunday schools
nunosr twenty-hvo and contain - ~ scholars and
teaoher The an nual sncrtngs OF tho diocese amount
to $50 l0s. Including $l9,s29 tor church current
Dep5ea
vicar refused 30 read the barIai service over the
corpse ot an anbsptzod child Tho reverend gcnlls-
man visited the churchyard when the iitte body was
aid Ia the grave, but whan tho company present be-
gan TO sing saie In the arms Of Jesus he could not
Contain his holy Indignation but endsavorod to stop
the singing and told tie parents "1ts all hy pocrisy
tho chilu is lost
Bishop wnntc. OF vmg MIA, rsfasos to admipistsr
continuation to any man or woman VINO persists IN
tho practice OF round dancing
DURING tue two aud half years OF his cpiscopale
the Bishop oI Limos has confirmed 500 persons.
The Committee Tor Foreign Missions OF tho Proles-
tant Episcopal Church require $40, 900 between this
ane the oud Of August TO enable them to meet their
engagements and clear thom oi debl. They sn nou Id
mol he required to ask Tor II u second iimc.
he Episcopalisns have erected 81 chapsls for tho
freedmen, and have 81 ciersymen and teachers Labor
ing among them.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Father Garazzlc, tho famous Italian Free Church
minister, expects tnat 1850 there will 800
congregations OF his church tn that land. ln ls4S
there was but one evangelical church member IN all
Itay, but according TO his statistics IN 1872 there
100 congregations. 10000 commu nicaDts aud
10000 hearers In the chapel every sabbath. II s this
progress that gives him hope for tho future.
OF tho seventy public schools In New Orleans
twenty-tnres are Used exclusively ior eoorsd chll-
drcn Over - 900 children are enrolled, 4, 900 OF
whom coored. Thus tho colorcd people, though
furnishing only one nth OF tho school attcndant ts
nave onethird OF the schoos They certainly can
not complain.