The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-22

OF Foreign Missions OF tho United States OF
SO 0Oo American Bible Society $40 O0o Trustees OF
the General Assembly OF the Presbytera Church OF
the United Statss, IN trust Tor The relief
fund.- Sl0,0 Board OF Foreign Missions In trust
the women's Foreign Missionary society, 81. 900 ;
trustees al Hanover College, at South Hanover Ind.
$40 900; Amsr,csn Tract Society So 600: president
and fellows al Yale College for Sman's fellows D.
$1,000. The residue OF her estate to the Board or
Foreign Missions OF the Uned States (Presbytsrian
BAPTIST.
There are now twenty Baptist churches in the
young Repuolc Of Liberia About hve thousand Con-
goes rescued from slave shiDs by American men
of war and they we're landed ana tor In Liberia
Not QUO relapsed into heathenism. Among the Bassa
peope many have become faithful followers OF Christ
The door OF access to the heathen oil Central Africa
seems Wide open.
Tao foundation OF the Baptist Church. Asbury
Park N. j., ID being put up, and when completed WILL
IRON present appearances 10 good nrm basis Tor The
noble structure.
Or. Eddy writes to DR.. Fulton, OF Brooklyn. that
Warren Avenue Church. Boston. which WAS switched
of tho demon track by the orrac fanclcs OF
ITS late PASTOR DR. George f. PentocosL will take its
place in line and settle brother who Is IN SYM
pathy with Baptsts. The church IS trying TO get the
Rev. o. p Clifford IRON Pittsled. Dr. Fulton reJoicos
over tho news.
DR. Fulton's esteemed brother DR.. Patton, OF tho
Baptist Weekly suggests that this would be good
time Tor The former TO 80 south to look alter the
colored people, who have hitherto failed to sec that
Educational superintendent which tho National Con
vention some months ago recommended to DO sent
We fear Dr. Patton wants TO get his dear friend out OF
the way aud hopes that the yellow foyer may scZo
Fulton IS ready tor heaven anu II does not make much
difference by what road no gots there Tho only
question Is, VIII he get2
There arc twenty churches In the Oneida Baptist
Association three OF which have more than Two hun
dred members and eight over one hundred. Their
aggregate membership 2 732 Some oil the churches
have had hard struggle Tor lite At their late session
tho association collected S35 81 Tor yellow fever
sufferers IN Memphis, Tenn.
The new church at Sea Gin is progressing rapidly.
The corner stone was laid by the Rev. Mr.. Yost, OF
Brooklyn couple OF weeks ago. Tho brick founda-
ton Is now completed and tho irimo ~ going up.
When finished II VIII cost So 500 exclusive OF tho cost
Of ground $1,000 more. 1t will DO ready Tor occu-
pancy before winter sets In.
Tho Rev. Thomas Guard OF San Francisco, Cal,
some time ago accepted "a cal' to the Mount Yer
non Place Church, ms passionate to commence next
November. Brother Guard has iclographed dcclina-
ture He preceded DR.. Peck in this pulpit, and his
return was greatly desired by his friends. As Mount
Vernon Place Church has never asked Tor preacher
connected with tho Baltimore Conference - pre-
sumed that Dr. Pcck's SUCCESSOR Will hail from some
other fold OF MethOdism
A mortgage OF $4,000 rested on the Methods.
Episcopal Church In East Saginaw, Mich. aud few
Sundays ago effort removeit Teo
thousand dollars were raised, and tho pastor Rev r.
Caster undertook TO make up the other s. 0O0 and
so the church free by next June
Tho Rev. +. NJ Wheeler. who went as missionary
to India in 1865 has home Tor rest and 70.
cuperation. The Rev. p NJ. Buck, who went TO India
IN 1916 and been home vacation, has returned
TO the mission work.
recently baptized SIX converted Chinese.
The Rev. Henry jackson, superintendent Of tho
South American Methodist Mission, has returned 10
the United States on brief visit, Tor rest.
The highest salary paid to missionaries and native
MetnOulst ministers III SWcuen Is SSOO Inc AS5iOn-
airy Society here pays tho largest proportion OF this
Bishop Bowman, who has VISITED Northern Europe
recently, says the churches Will do III Is year
than toward seli-support, and especially toward
paying their pastors salaries.
Rev. Mr. Taylor, worldwide evangelist, has re.
turned 10 South America having picked up several
ministers here to take charge Of churches tncro.
Rev. John w. Butler, having married q wife, has
turned to hts mission work IN Mexico. Miss 5. Is.
Higgins Is shortly to sail as u missionary to Japan.
Tno new house OF worship tor the First Methodist
Episcopal Church OF Rush, n. Y. will DO dedicated on
Thursday next
Ground has been broken for the foundation OF q
new Methodist church ON City Island Tho edilce
will DO 80 by 20 lcet.
UNIvERsALisr.
The Rev. I. D. Gregory, Of tho Canton Theological
School, has accepted call TO the Unversaist parish
ut Portland, Mo-
church aud installed pastor on tho Ash inst.
Tho Row. ID. q. Davis has recovered rom long and
painful illness aud resumed his pastoral work ~ Dex
ter, N. 7.
secured the pastoral services Of the Row. r. keliock,
OF Wavsrlcy, Iowa.
Tue Rev. H. W. Morse, Of Lowell Mass., breaches
to tho Unitarians OF hubbardston tho ensuing year
Tho oxford and Webster (Me.) parishes nave ex
tended call 10 the Rev. J. \. Simmons OF spring
VI.
Tho Row. X. X. Russ enters upon his pastor
| Alto ut Gorham, n. L. sermon preached there
year ago by him disclosed the fact that many Unver
salists resided In tho noghborhood and tho Row. A
Having resigned his charge Brother Russ has boel
secured as his successor.
The Harlem UniversaIist Church Ia an ously look
ing tor u preacher. The opportunity Is good, til,
society Is IN good heart, ana most, self
ing young man can ind profitable fold OF snor
there.
The Rev. George l. Perrin, lately ordained at Kent
Ohio. has settled AT Bisseli. Ohio.