The New York herald., 1878-01-13

Bishop OF Springfield ILL., Tho other three gave con-
scnt
METHODIST.
DR.. Z. Il. Payne viii dedicate new Wesleyan
Methodist church at Toronto, Canada, to-day. The
Rev. Thomas Gerard, OF Baltimore, who went TO San
Francisco las, for his wies health, buried her
The Rev. W. II. Kincaid. OF rt.sburg. Pa. spout =
few days Of last week IN this city Rev: N. v b.
Methods, % Episcopal csSrsh' Ess. Boston '''''
Rev. w. J. Parkinson, OF The New England Confer
snes Is spsnaO. tho nu wn.sr % ~ Florida and Rev. '"
Pressing calls Tor missionaries come IRON the Black
Hills region Of the great West! There is only QUO
west Iowa Conference supplies one man ior Fargo and
Bsmarck, which arc 200 miles apart.
There ]. 200 seats in Simpson Methodist Episco
pal Church, Brooklyn tho rental OF which annually
reaches 80 200. But low evenings ago the annual
renting took place, and only So, 700 were realized.
The galleries OF the church are free.
Rev. L. W. Parker, OF India, reports having bap-
tizcd hi1y persons In single "round," AZ Presiding
Ninety -iour persons recently received into iull
membership 10 tho Firss Methodist Episcopal Churcn.
OF Plymouth Pa, being porlion OF the fruits OF tho
revival OF last winter.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Archbishop Purcell Is the pOssessor OF very
markabe copy Of the Bible, which bears the date OF
l47o
The Rev. John J. Conway (who Is succeeded rs as
s,stnt pastor OF the Church VI the Immaculate Con-
cept0n, Washington, ID. O., by Rev. Joseph Ganenl
has been assigned to u new and undevelopod ncld OF
labor. lie Is charged with the spiritual OF all
Calvert county, Nd which has hitherto been aesti-
OF priest churcn His residence ~ill be for
tue present vi West River (Anne Arundel county, 5or
derng on Calvert county
Or. O'Connell, OF Richmond, Va, being IN Rome,
has received the paum Tor Archbishop Gibbons.
This constitutes Dr. O'COnneii official delegate on
The part oi the Holy Father to Archoishop GIBBONS,
is expected In SultlnOro Immediately with tho
pulium. lhe date tor It's delivery has not been nxed
out Will be on the arrival OF tho Doctor. The pahum
Is the Archbshops Official badge ol Office, and coners
upon the prelae full metropolitan powers IL Is made
oil whito wool, woven by the SISTERS o 81 Agnes In
wil De fully installed the Archbishop OF Baltimore
and Prin,ate OF the Catholic Church IN America.
His Eminence Cardinal McCloskey has appointed
the Rev. Father John Barry, Of Rossvile. s. L., to
the pastorate OF The New Brighton Church, made
by tho death OF the late Father Conron Father
Barry nineteen years ago sent TO Rossviile
mote anu scatered district where, through his
energy has succeeded in building three churches
Father Barry VIII celebrate his rst mass this morn
ing at the New Brighton Church.
PRESBYTERIAN
Tho Noble Street Presbyterian Church, Gfeenpoint,
l.. l., has called the Rev. 'Chnrlos II. Taylor OF Le-
roy, N. r., 10 It's pastorate. He onicsted tor them
Tor lew sundays with great acceptance previous 20
The Rev. Georae y. Noble has removed from Nal.
den, ~ u. TO Washington, D. Z. The Third Presoy-
Church o. Pittsburg Is without pustor since
Rev. DR.. Kellogg was elected professor Ia Allegheny
Seminary
Ohio, OF whom only three were originally Presbytc-
rans, two Congregationaiiss, QUO United Prssbytc-
rian and Reformed Dutch All arc now in hearty
accord with Prcsbyterlanism and work together In
cordial fellowship.
rne growth OF tho Presbyterian Church In Kansas
has been very rapid. In 1856 the hrst white man's
cnurch was found IN Leavcnworth; now the whole
synod contains 207 churches. Eight new church
buildings have been occupied this year, making list
OF So ~ the state besides several yet unfinished
1he Rev. J. l.. Robertson, oi Rochester, nus taken
u pastorate ut Cleveland, Ohio; the Rev. J. W. Cole
man. OF Goshen, N. Y, has gone to u charge At Dav-
epport Iowa, and the Rev. L. =. Crawford, OF Lin
coin, H., has Gonc 10 Farmer CITY Presbyterian
Rev Matthew Hale Smith, whilom doctor. lawyer.
minister, journalist! author, has left this vicinity and
settled In San francisco as the temporary pastor OF
the Central Presoy Taber rnace OF that city He
asks no salary excep. The Sabbath collections.
CNvRRsALsT.
In Wow Of the current discussion the duration OF
punish In the future hlo the Christian. Leader
s:"ls tho Univcrsalist Church TO be one OF Tho
forces OF Christendom in the futureY That depends
entirely upon its supporters. One theory Is very
dent-we must do something more than preach our
chief doctrine order 10 i've Univorsa.ism is
spreading SO rapidly among believers in the other
churches that we no longer have The monopoly OF 1t,
and hence do not receive those acccssions to
ranks winch we once made OF people davcn from
Orthodoxy by the preaching OF an iuhnmap DOGMA.
How, then, can wo liver by doing Chrst's work.
Otherwise we shall surely e.c weiyh.y responsi.
bili,y rests upon every true Univcrsaltst"
Rev. W. gSs Row
Guihris has accepted call to Lafayette Ind, anu
the Rev. J. Hughes Is to divide his timo boIweon
Dr. 7. b. Thayer Is supplying the new chapel at
Grove Hin, Mass
Tho American Bible society has recently issued
new edition Of the Bible. which Is oil the cheapest,
high price OF labor, OF paper and other printing
terais DUNG and utter me greatly Increased the
cost o manufacturing books but the society has just
printed, from entirely new plates copy OF tho Holy
scriptures, strongly and nUatly bound which is sold
twenty live cents. IL is OF small size. but tho type
fair aud clear. IL Is specially adapted 10 IN
Sabbath schools aud Biole classes rho same book,
with neat gilt clasp, Is sold for thirty cents. No
man, woman or cni:d neod be without u copy Of the
Bible.
Says Felix Ader:-"Ono is a majority" Said Fred
Douglas, at momeptous time IN our nnton's history,
''Iod and ono majority" Says the Je,vish Mes
senger:-"Lct the Jew who has cmancipated himself
learn from the negro who has been emanclpatcdl"
FUTURE LIFE AND PUNISHMENT.
LxTENT OF THE PRESENT DISCUSSION THEnRoN
NEW ORLEANS D. d. wEo BELIEVES IN
ETERNAL BUT NOT MATERIAL PUNISHMENT
AND TWO BISHOPS WHO BELIEVE IN DOTH
PHILADELPHIA MINISTER'S RKAFY1RM THE
OLD DOGMA
Tho controversy started few Sundays ago by Mr.
Becchers the future lie future punish
ment has almost become national theological prob
lem. IL has been discussed In the press and puipits
OF nearly every denomination In the land. Our
changes from California Texas. New England and tho
West come laden with the discussion. Ministers In
Now York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco st. LOUIS
New Orleans, Philadelphia and Baltimore and other
chief cities Of the land brought their intellectual
and theological guns to bear upon II. Laymen and
editors and college professors we'll as ministers
have mado their views and thoughts on this great
question known through the rcli gious and secular
press. Tho universally OF the discussion indicates
the Importance OF tho question The orthodox
Church looks upon It vital and iundamental
10 the growth ana pcrpetuity OF Christianity. rho
controversy ior there two sides taken In It, has
not been confined 10 the United States. In Britain
also II has demanded tho attention OF of tho
foremost theologians Of the land Dean Stanley and
Dr. Farrar gwen uterancc TO sentiments this
question that havo delighted the hearts Universal
lists here there aud which quoted approvnsly
in thoir publications.
But this controversy, though coming up with frcsh
vigor ana impulse, is not Lew It's historically AZ
old at least Aristotle II divided tho jewish Churcn
in the time Of Christ and his apostles, aud II has
never been settled. The party IN every age OF tho