The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-14


riors. An agreemcnt has just been signed by both,
in which they shake hands over 'yne bloody
Lis paper Brother Fulton, ell claims OF
his against tue Monitor are paid Why can't Dr. Full.
M,daicdilch aud take things cooiy during this
season. Blessed are tho pescemakers, 10.
KrIscorAHAx
Intelligence from India shows remarkable in
crease in the number OF converts. The Bishop OF
Madras reckons about 80 700 baptized natives IN ms
diocese, though there were not $4,000 IN 1862 In
emma some proxress Is made, but in Japan there are
only signty-eight native Christians There is such
thing as making haste slowly.
The Rev. Joseph y. Cameron has resigned the rec
Iorship OF 81. Paul's Church. Canton. Ohio, 10 take
effect ON or before October !.
Mr.. Isaac X. Yokohama, tho son Of an eminent
Japanese physician aud VINO has been student IN
this country Tor past six years. has been appointed
missionary Of the Protestant Episcopal Board OF Mis-
sions ~ japan.
Auricuiar confession in tho Church OF England
must be something more than a myth or bugbear
snco 400, 7O2 members OF the Church, including all
classes oil society, from nobemcn and titled ladies'
choolm masters and mechanics, have pctitIoncd the
Queen Tor ITS repression anu prohibition. And the
thing condemned Is making Roadway here as we'll as
fhe Rev wilham n. Dawes has resigned the rector
ship Of Cnstst Church, Alexandra, Va, AMI the
Meade Memorial Chajisi. IN the town. and ac-
cspted call 10 the Memorial Church OF baltimore.
Rev. Dr; stesrns mas resigned the charge Of his
parish Dsnton diocese OF Easlon, account OF i'll
health. he expects 10 come North AMI TO return TO
Easton In October, where the Bishop has work TO
The new diocese OF West Virginia reports for this
year 10 cierg, men, 70 churchss and parishes, lilo
A special council vi the diocese met Wednesday IN
Mar,insburg consider the report OF the committee
appointed confer with the diocese OF virginia IN
reference TO Church property.
rno diocese Of Massachusetts, has Increased very
greatly curing the i've years OF Bishop Paddock's
cpiscopatv. 1t numbers now l5l minister's agains
l29 IN 1875 l@S70 commandments, against IL Doll Il
new churches and parish cnapes nave been putt ana
7paisonases erected purchased during this period
Tho Bshop, at tho recent Convention expressed the
wish that the diocese grew us steadily ia piesy Us IN
statistics.
The Reformed Epscopsans have now eighty regu-
larry organized churches and ,y missionary stations
O these cignt Ia Cnicxgo Philadelphia, each
tour IN Brooklyn, two in New York ana eacu IN
Boston Washington, ID. G.. LOUISVILLE KY. +; Mem
pnis, Tenn. Jack.on Vile and Tallahassee, Fla, aud in
Montreai other places In the United States and
Canadas they have 100 ministers and 1000 communi-
cants
Rev f. d. Tomkins, rector of ST. james Church,
Long Branch. Is spending few weeks vacation IN
Massac huset,s Tor the benclt OF his health.
Tho Rev David G. Haskins, OF brooklyn. und Rev
J. Il. Davenport OF this city, have received Inc de-
gre. OF Doctor oil Divinity from COLUMBIA College.
The Rev. J. u. Head resigned the rectUrship OF
Grace Church, Say brook, Conn.,, u lew Days ago.
Bishop Burgess. the recently elected Bishop OF the
height and my years old. He was formerly pastor
copa Bishops OF the West lndies as Bishop OF Nassau
USIvERsALisr.
Rev. Mr. Biddc, Of Lynn, Mass, has sailed for
Europe, carrying with him not only the good wishss
OF ms parish but 500 OF their money 10 pay his ex
The Rev j. II. Cnapin, OF Merdep, Conn.,, SAIL u
days also Tor tho Comment.
The Rev. }. Marvin, OF Minnesota, has accepted
call to the parish ut Nashua. n. II. The Rev lie
Grand Powers has received aud accepted call the
church at Oak Park. Ill.,, and Rev. A. Z. White is
gong 10 the church at Lawrence, Mass.
The presidency OF wesbrook seminary has boon
offered 10 DR.. J. +. Weston. whose acceptance Is
awaited. Iunts College has couierred oegree OF
Ii b. upon Dr. E. H. Chaplin, Of this CITY aad that Of
ID. u. upon Rev a. st. John Chambre.
new ch uIcL IS soon 20 be ou',I ny the Universal.
at Trenton, y. j., has My members. The Rev. Will
lam Taylor, NJ y, o. pn'aasipni. Is pastor
been granted three months leave OF absence.
Brother Deere goes on an extended tour to Europe.
METHODIST
The work OF the Wesleyan Missionary Society, Lon
don IN Australia cost last year $60 5OO Of when only
frisndly Islands have practically ceased to be mis-
siouary grouud and tho work there ID chiefly QUE Of
supervision In FIJI more than three thousand per-
sons have been auded TO the Church during TIC
year. w
Episcopal Church will meet In quadreunial session at
Jackson, renu, Tho nfst Wednesdays August. THIS
body was organized by tho Methodist Episcopal
Cnurch, South, u lew years ago. The body now has
IO0 046 members, indicating an increase OF from H.
teen 10 twenty thousand 10 the last four years.
rhe Methodisys vi America nave planted missions
in Italy, a. Rome, Naples, Milan. Venice. Modena,
Bologna, Forlio Dvvada, FIorence, Atexzo, Peruga,
TERM ana Narui ana from these towns ani cities az
centres they send out preacncrs Wherever door
opens 70 them. There are about SIX hundred church
members IN all those places but the congregations
are very much more. DE- L. NJ. Vernon Is SUPER IN
teudenI or the missions, and most o his assistants
Italian converts some OF thcm ex.priests. . y
pay risks upon churches Rev. Benjamin X. Preniiss
sends Christian Advocate, OF This city, plan
whereby any conference can insure lis own property
by un initiation fee or assessment OF a Of per
sent OF the valuation oil lis church pr0Dorty running
fos Ten year; a. per cen. sss anu yeAr
properly valuation .! So, 100 Ike that OF the New
ngland Conference these assessments would amount
$66, 0S3 20 In ten years, provided there wore no
Rev. &. \. Pratt, vi Monticello New York Confer
once still continues seriously III Of maiaria lover.
Rev. Or. :. A. Clarke, OF the Methodist Episco-
pal Cnurcn south, sailed for Europe on his special
mission as agent vi Wesley Monu meut Church, Sd
vannah, on Wednesday last
Bishop Foster dcdic,ted the chapel tho
Vineyard Camp Ground on Friday last! ho is also
announced one OF Tue Speakers ut Tho dedication
OF the Baptis! Tabernacle on Vineyard highlands,
Mass, August IL.
and daughter, sailed for Europe week ago, Intend
Ing TO JOIN tho Palestine excursion party, winch
leaves Inis city August ~, Ut Rome and DO absent
The Row. J. i. G. Sawyer arrived from Europe last
week safe aud well, and LETT Tor his home IN Albany,
Ny
rhe Rev. Thomas Harrison, evangelist, whose Iabors
In Baltimore added 400 converts 10 .nc churches,
going West to make aa evansclistic tour.
DR. J. Ii. Vincent has returned from Europe and
Will be ready TO attend the Sunday school assemblies,
parliamsuts ana congresses Lnat have already been
planned Tor him. During hrs absence In Europe the
Doctor received letter from Tue late W. 7. Bryant,
Designed 10 TO read at tho inauguration Vt the Chsu
tauQua Literary and scientific Circle
MISCELLANEOUS.
rhe swcdcnoorgans nave jus, tour students In the
over-suppy OF MINISTERS in that denomination, at
least, We should suppose
Professor Alexander Winchc has been dismissed
from Vanderbilt University, 81 Louis, for declaring
hts belief IN tue cxmteocs vi men before Adam
Messrr. Moody and Sankcy are expected In Baltt
more next winter TO prosecute their mission
gclss, under tho auspices OF Tho Young Mems CHRIS
tiau Association. Mr.. Moody has iatoly VISITED Bait
more " make the necessary arrangements, which, NO
lcarn, will not include an expensive tabernacle. Tneir
VIII be done in District throughout the city
DR.. Augustus BlauvcIt, of Kingston. VINO year ago
expelled IRON tho ministry VI tue Reformed
IDutch Church account VI noreticxl opinions held
by him, has become insane through mental overwork.
hu Is lodged IN the Boomiu gdaIs Ayyl um New YORK.
The First Congregational Church ot Westhrld, Mass,
have promptly called tho Rev Martin u. Kneeand
oil tho FIRST Presbyterian Church, Waterloo, N ".
the successor Of tho Rev. A. J. Ellsworth.
Rov. Richard Knight, formerly OF South Hadley
FAILS Mass, has been called TO the pastorate OF the
Cougreg ationai Church at South~ick, Mass.
The First Congregational Church at Madison, Conn,
has had only pastors snco II lied Ia 1901
The pastors presiding the present one never nsd
any other charge. and all died while holding tn pas