New-York tribune., 1879-03-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
Cu,NcEs m BROOKLYN CHURCHES.

CHANGES IN BROOhL1N ChOhChESS'
fuF REV. II. FALKNER, A CONGREGATIONAL
PREACHER, RESIGNS HIS PAsToRAlE TO ENTER
TuF EPISCOPAL CHURCH-A METHODIST CHURCH
SOLD FOR DEBT.
The Rev. Bishop Falkncr. for more than twelve
rcars nastor of the Congregational Church of the
Mediator, at Rochester-ave. and Herklmer-St''
BROOKLYN, has resigned from the pastorate, and pur-
poses entering the ministry of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church. at the close Of his sermon on sunday
he read letter announcing this determination III
is matter he said which he had had under cons'd-
Grafton for a long time; the conviction growing thaV
his usefulness would he wider in another organza-
ton than that in which he was. The Rev. Drs'
Storrs and Burlington, with whom Mr.. Faikner mas
been intimately associated in the Manhat-
tan Association, although sorry to lose
him from the Congregational faith, acqWesce
in his present action under inc clrcunS' AMccs' i
Mr. Falkner was graduated from the Union lheo-
logical Seminary in the class OF 1868 ana at LhaI
time was assistant superintendent OF me SChual-
school of Plymouth Church, of which he was a
member He severed his connection with Plymr
outh when he became pastor of the Church oil the
The Tompkns Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church was sold under foreclosure OF mortgage yes
iamsburG Savings Bank for $4,000, which, WIN
The unpaid interest and expenses o. the sai',
amounted to $4,000 For tins sum u was o99sme In
in al public auction yesterday by the bank. mere
was also a second mortgage on the church i9I
81 900. The original cost Wa S4O,OOO Inc bulld-
ing Will seat 100 persons and IS situated cohV1H
emily Cor church purposes at TOmpklns and WIZ
The trustees desire to mako some arrangement by
which the society can continue 10 use II. IL IS sali
that the friends of Miss Anna Oliver, gr3"Gate OF
IN, Boston Theological Seminary, who has Deei
preachirg f0r some time, although not appointed
bv the Conference of the Methodist Church nope 10
secure the cdhce for her She holds incense as az
evangelical preacher, but no Conference mas YET
lcCOgn .Zcu her.
NEW TRUSTEES FOR THE GLOBE MUTUAL
THEFREEMAN INTEREST ENTIRELY DISPOSED OF,
The election of trustees of the Globe Mutual Life
Insurance Company yesterday was conducted IN
the presence and under the supervision OF Attorney
General Schoonmaker The inspectors selected
were Smith sheldon, George Irull and Ira W.
Steward all polcy-holders. Frederick 4. Freeman
was present IN the custody Of DaputY-Sherit
McGonigal and he cast his vote for the ticket pre-
pared by the state officers. The trustees elected
YESTERDAY ere Gcorgc I1rillard At present truS-
Zee aud vice-presiicnt of the COMPANY; NlMlam
Sturgls now trustee and tathcr-ln-law OF Phny
Freeman: Gouverncur llllOts0n lawyer; hlci
ard Cox of the wholesale dry goods house 0I sii-
lock u Cox and OF the oid trustees; Edliiuhu
W. COrlIcs. a tea merchant; APpictoh HluielS, oIo
OF the present board and large shipping Ihrl-
chant i. .. KCrnochgn, a retired merchant Johh
w Harrow banker: John Stewart, importer; y.
A. HaTdenbcrGh, purchasing agent OF the eNeW-loIh'
Lake Erie ana Western railroad ana formerly VICE
president OF t9e Oiooe hutuu i'llOI y; az
]yu, steam !lp agent; lichlA Iah,HI, IeNviii;'I
f. j. Donnell cotton merchant, and Charles SIed-
lci, ex-Aiayor OF Jersey, City, There Is one more
trustee to he elected and II Is Thought that repre-
scotative of the Canada policy y-hOlders will he
chosen. it is claimed for William SiurgiS that,
though he is fahcr-iH. law to i!my Freeman ana
voted Cor Frederick 4. Freeman for vlcc-prcSldcnt,
that as soon as he heard Of his manner of dsposlng
of the Widows and Orphans stock, he drew up
ana signed letter requesting his resignation. 10
who had voted for Frederick \. Freeman, except
his father aud brother and 1t was sent 20 the Attor
ney-GencIal.