The New York herald., 1879-07-13

installed into the pastorate of the Reformed Church
at Port Jervs, N ". and is now actively at work.
The Rev W. H. De Hart, of Jamaica IL. Il Re-
formed Church. will be away four weeks altogether
on vacation. He is expected back about the middle
During the absence on vacation of the Rev. c. B.
Durand, of Haekensack. N. j.. Dr. j. A. Lansing will
supply his pulpit in the Second Church.
The Re ormed Dutch Church at Blooming Grove.
n. Y, has paid off old debt of $4,000 and is now
Rev. r. X. Chandler. about six years successful
pastor in Rockford. H. prefers an Eastern church.
and has come to New York.
The nations that Protestant-and solely be-
cause they Protestant-says the Chrisaa Inteii-
geacer move onward with wealth OF influence and
with an accelerated pace toward certain commanding
heights whence may flow the light of the most ad :
vanced civilization over kingdoms and kim
dreds of the earth. The vital force which
IL is not of man. 1t can no more be arrested
in its operations than the force which, working in
earth and air and sky, brings on the spring time.
There can be no nober life for man here. it adds.
than life which is sympathetic in spirit. aim and
purpose with Christ 1t cannot be failure. 1t
not end in vanity 1t becomes part and portion of
grand energy which is almighty to the pulling
down of strongholds OF sin and the putting up OF
kingdom that can never be moved from its founda-
tions.
The Rev. d. n. vanderveer OF Brooklyn. will spend
his vacation among the mountains of Ulster and
Greene counties. The First Reformed Dutch Church.
of which he pastor will be closed during the month
of August. A morning service only will be held dur
ing the present month. Fifty members have been
added during the year, under Mr.. Vanderveer's min
istry.
pastor of the church at Rocky Hil n. j. couple of
weeks ago. The Rev. ID. $. Sutphen, of New Utrecht
L. L. is almost recovered from his recent attack Of
insanity and expects to return to his church and
people.
Dr. Isaac Wescott. formerly of this city, has closed
his pastoral work at saltwater N. Y. account of
impaired health. He will reside hereafter near New
Brunswick n. j. The Rev. Dr. r. c. Mills, of Sa-
lem, Mass. has been called to succeed DR.. Bos-
worth at Haverhill. Mass.
In Baptist chuch in Mobile an old colored lady
WA baptiZed who claimed q her 18th
year.
The Rev. DR.. Lorimer. Of Chicago. lately of Boston.
goes to Colorado Springs after July 13. His intention
is to leave his family 1T the Springs and trough it,
in Colorado and Utah.
President H. q. Weston, d. d., of Grocer Seminary,
and Mrs. Weston sailed last week for England, to be
absent till the opening of the fall term
The Rev. DR.. Bridgman, OF this city, is holding
large summer congregations, and is expected to
cupy his pulpit through this month.
One OF the most widely known Baptist ministers
of New Jersey, Rev. j. NJ Carpenter, has fallen heir
to $4,000.
The Baptist women's Missionary Society of this
State raised last year for foreign missions $1O972
Professor n. L. Andrews the Greek professor in
Madison University, will soon sail for Europe be
gone about year. Mrs. Andrews goes with him
and he will spend most OF the time in study in some
of the eminent German universities.
Rev. j. r. Kendrick. D. d.. OF Poughkeepsie. sailed
for Europe last week to be gone few months. He
goes for rest and recreation his church having
given him the needed ''leave of absence" Rev. w.
L. Brantly, d D.. OF Baltimore, sailed in the same
ship for like object.
Dr. A. H. Birmingham resigned his pastorate Of
Willoughby Avenue Church. Brooklyn, last Sunday.
The Rev. W. H. Felix has also resigned his pastorate
at Covingtcn KY, to take effect from September
Calls have been accepted by Rev. J. 4. lockwood
to Hastings Neb.; by Rev. g. A. Cressy Ken osha.
Wis; by Rev. j. L. Robinson, of Milford, Mass, to
FishervilIe N. H.. by Rev. c. II. Mabie to Indanapo
lis. Ind. and by Rev. g. II. Elgn of Rochester N Y.
The Rev. William Ashmore, Jr., was ordained at
Rochester, N ", few days ago q missionary to
China, for which field he will shortly sail. The Rev.
I. I. Crawford. missionary in that country has
just received the honorary degree Of d. d. from
Richmond College
The Rev. Francis Lobdell, after ten years rector
ship with st. Pauls Church. New Haven. has
signed to take charge OF St. Andrews Church, New
York. During his ministry in New Haven 706 COM
municants added to the church and $176, 100 13
raised for parish and benevolent expenses.
The Rev. DR.. Fair has succeeded in raising
$4,000 to free the Church OF the Ascension in Balt
more from debt.
gina not satisfied of the existence of vacancy
in the episcopate of Michigan and therefore refuse
to approve the election of Dr. Harris thereto. DIR.
Harris has accepted his election, and will doubtless
be approved by sufficient number Of dioceses to
insure his conservation. The position of Virginia
deposed or that bishop cannot be deposed. The
annuity Of s1.5Oo allowed to Bishop McCoskry will
cease with the current month But it is said that
legacies left him during the year places the late
Bishop above fear OF want.
The diocese of Tennessee was organized in 1929,
and the journals of it's conventions show the clergy
to be follows In 1922 81 in 1899. II; in 1s49 20;
IN 1859, 25; in 1869. 81 and in 1872 So
American churchmen being about to buy to
build cutter for Bishop Pennick to use in his mis-
sionary along the coast and rivers of Africa he
writes to ask that they refrain. II would cost him
$500 year to keep and her. whereas he hire
in Mourovia for 500 year, which is quite q
saving.
One-.cnth of the members OF the Methodist Free
Churches of Great Britain foreign mission
stations. The increase for the past year 237,
making the total 100. The receipts of the Mission
Society were SS93OO
Dr. ID. D. whedon editor of the Methodist Quarterly
of this III and Mrs WhedOn very
antly located at Ocean Grove for the season.
The English Wesleyan papers report that there
bership of their denomination. 1t will be remem-
bered that there also falling off last year. The
statistics Of the Wesleyans are singuary exact and
their tables respond very readily to any general
causes that reduce their membership. For two
years great depression OF business has led to large
emigration of the classes who mainly compose the
Wesleyan body. and the result is loss OF 3.3OS mem
bers The total number of new members added dur
ing tho year exceeds 80 OOO ard still the losses
ceed this increase by the number given above. The
manufacturing districts such as Leeds. Manchester,
Brmingh ham and Cornwall, the heaviest losers.
Forty years ago Methodism weak in the Brit
ish metropolis There were then only seven circuits
in all London; now there are thirty-six Previous
1861 there did not exist in that city accommoda-
tion for 40 900 persons in Methodist churches. Be-
tween the years 1861 and 1871 twenty large chap
els built, to seat $1,000 people, but this only
raised the number of sittings to less than 10000
Since 1871. including several that are now being
built thirty chapels have been added, in which
sittings provided for $4,000 people. that
they can accommodate over 100000 people every
Sabbath. The congregations in the greater part Of
those churches number 900.
July Is Is Fast Day in the Methodist Episcopal
Church OF Canada.
After an existence OF eighty years the Metho
dist New Connection of England numbers only
g. 6SS members. Its increase last year May to May
was only 500. 1t has missions in Ireland Australia
ana China. union between this body and the
Wesleyans is talked about.
The Methodists of Sea Cliff, Long island, will
dedicate their handsome little Gothic church to-day
Bishop Harris and DR.. Dashell, of this city, to
officiate and preach. The church over $4,000,
and is nearly paid for.
UNIvERsAIIsT.
The North Avenue Unversalist Church. Cam
bridge, Mass has raised during it's fiscal year 5000
for current expenses and 81 100 for debt The men,
bership numbers SO persons.
The people in and around Plattsville put up
meeting house in the village two years ago, and
somewhat over year since Rev. j. ID. Lauer organ
lied a church, and 1t now contains one hundred
members.
DIR. L. H. Chaplin Of this city, will spend next SUM-
day with the church at Charlestown, Mass. DR..
Fletcher of Fort Plain, N Y, will take his vacation
among the mountains after to-day during which