The New York herald., 1879-08-10

are called for by the programme. Drs. Everts. of
orange N. j.; Taylor. of Providence; Clifford and
Gordon, of Boston, are among the preachers who
will render service there this week.
The Rev. 4. X. Hewlett has received a call to the
church at Nyack, N " and the Rev. W. III. Marshall,
of Elzabethport, N j.. is called to Bedford N. y.
The Rev. Geo. A. Guirey after brief pastorate of
nine months with the Central Church of Oakland,
Cal, has resigned.
paid of $4,000 of their debt since DR.. Miner became
pastor: Over fifty were baptized during the recent
The Rev. o. Dodge. widely known among the
churches of New York and New Jersey the Dis
rict Secretary of the Baptist Missionary Union has
been prostrated by stroke or paralysis. He Is at
the home of his son near Demarest. n j., and his
condition excites serious fears of fatal result
monsly elected to the presidency Of the Institute at
Woodstock. The Rev. p. L. JONES' of Catskill. has
been called to the First Church. at Merose, N. Y.
The English Baptist Missionary Society has just
accepted the services Of three new missionaries for
foreign work-viz.. Mr.. T. d. Edwards. OF Ponty-
Hants, for the Cameroons, West Africa; Mr.. HILBERT
Dixon, of Regents Park College, after twelve months
peneou,h, of the PASTORS college, for Hayti. The
latter has already sailed. He is the son of Russian
count who has for many years past devoted his
time to eyangelstic work in Italy.
AuscELLANEoUs.
The one hundredth anniversary of the establish
brated there next year by series OF services.
ferences. &c. The proceedings are expected to ex-
tend from June % to July 4, 1880.
The Council of the Evangelical Alliance have an
nounced that Prince Bismarck has given permission
for those who attend the International Conference
in Basle this month to travel free of charge the
return journey the railways OF Asace-Lorrane.
The Great Eastern Railway Company of England
have also issued return tickets at greatly reduced
rates. and numerous other facilities and compl-
mentary favors will be shown to the members from
all countries. The meeting promises well to sustain
the great interest awakened by the previous gather
ings under the auspices of the Alliance.
There are in Europe, exclusive of Denmark, Swift
zerland. Portugal, Greece and Turkey. "a. $4,000
Evangelical Christians, 1885, 466 900 Roman Catholics
and 63,i7SQO0 Greek Christians-in all about
264, ,000, 900 Christians.
colored preacher refused to supply church in
Cleveland county. N. O., because the congregation
would not give him q mortgage to secure his salary
for the year. He evidently had little faith in his
preaching.
Last Sunday the Rev. Mr. Acres. of Brooklyn,
preached in Lefierts Park to $500 people Two men
who swore and blasphemcd aud otherwise ''carried
on during the service remained to pray. A COM
mittee of Christians prayed with them for an hour
and half. One was converted, and the other was,
Acres is visiting New Brunswick, N. j., and. though
rector Of an Episcopal church in Brooklyn he will
preach to-day in the First Methodist Episcopal
Church OF New Brunswick.
The Spanish aud Portuguese Hebrews of London
have elected the Rev. Abraham Perera Mendes to be
their preacher in place OF the late rabbi, Dr. Benja
min Artoni. Dr. Mendes studies for the Jewish
ministry in London, and officated In Jamaica, w.
where he succeeded DR.. Raphall who came to this
country in 1851. For the last fifteen years he has
been principal of Northwick College, in London,
besides delivering frequent courses Of sermons in
the competing candidate with DR.. Hermann Adler for
the premiership OF the Bayswater Synagogue, then
founded. He has published volume of sermons
and several Jewish schoolbooks besides the current
English translation Of the Jewish Prayerbook. DIR.
Mendes is the father of the Revs. DIR. De Sola
Mendes and Henry P. Mendes of this city.