The New York herald., 1879-02-23
DENOMINATIONAL NOTES.
REFORMED DUTCH.

REFORMED (DUTCH).
The Sunday school OF the Collegiate Church on
Fifth avenue and Twenty ninth street. New York has
sent s225 to the Reformed Dutch Church at Pella.
Iowa. for the purchase of bell Other churches and
friends have contributed enough to free the church
from debt.
The German Evangelical Mission Church, in Hous.
ton street. New York. Rev. J. W. Geyer PASTOR cello
brated its annual missionary festival last Sabbath
evening. sermon was preached by Mr.. Schultz. of
the Baptist Church. and address delivered by
Rev. DR.. Seibert. Of Newark N. j. The occasion
one of great interest to the Germans.
The German Reformed Church in the United States
has six synods fortyve classes TO minister's 3G9
congregations. Ia. .7S5 members, 9O.993 unconrmed
members and 1887 Sunday schools. with 81. $50
scholars.
Bedford Aven uc Reformed Church. Brooklyn, has
succeeded in lifting its debt of $1,000 DIR. Porter
is to be congratulated upon this achievement
st. Peters German Evangelical Church in Brook
lyn. Z. D.. has had n peculiar experience. II was
organized twenty-five years ago. and In the begin
ming promised WE'LL but 1t built a house which
debt heavy for little band rested. They reduced
as well they could and then became discouraged.
One by one they dropped of. and in January. 1867.
when the Row. j. NJ. Wagner became the pastor. they
talked of selling the property and disbanding Not
public then. Eighty persons belonged to tho soci-
ety. Now the church is full the debt Of 81. 600 has
been paid of and the sabbath and parochial schools
are prospering beyond expectation.
EPIscopALIAN.
A pastoral has been issued by tho Bishop OF West
crn Michigan condemning worldly devices for the
purpose of raising money for church objects.
Since Bishop Jaeger. of the Protestant Episcopal
Diocese Of Southern Ohio. entered upon his duties
the number of parishes and missionary stations
about Cincinnati has been doubled.
The congregation Of the Church of the Epiphany,
Washington Of which the assistant bishop is rector
and the Rev. Dr. J. II. Elliott associate rector. has
raised $4,000 toward the payment of the the
new church cdhce. OF this amount Mr.. Corcoran
who is q member of the parish. has given nearly
one-haf. The church is located upon of the best
in the city. is built of white stonc is Gothic in
stylc and cost about $2UO,UOO.
The minister OF the Established Church of Gar
loch. Scotland breaches To three families numbering
u dozen hearers, while the minister of the FREQ
Church has congregation of yOO.
The corner stone of the first Of nine Episcopal
churches in Sheffield, England. has been lad. The
nine churches are to be finished in Ave years, and
E5o.ooo have been subscribed for their erection.
st. Johns Church, Jersey City Heights, has 400
communicates organized into several societies for
carrying its parochial work. Its contributions
last year for benevolent and church work amounted
to $1,000.
A correspondent of tho Churchmaa says :-"Judging
from church statistics that appear In the public
prints the religious condition Berlin In most do
plorablc. 1t Is not only In church going but In the
neglect OF other ordinances. that this anti religious
feeling is displayed. Among the children born Of
Protestant parents in 1878. one-fourth Of the leg
mate and nearly two-thirds of the ilegitimatc
unbaptized and only onethrd of the marriages were
solemnized by any religious service. II is. fortu
natcy. mainly in the capital and In few other large
towns that this neglect is crying"
The new Protestant Episcopal Church at Stafford
Springs, Conn, with the lot and furniture. cost
$500. The basement is OF granite and the upper
part Of wood. will seat $50 persons. Its style is
gothic 30 by ~ foot. with tower 10 feet high
UNIvERsALtsr
The Clermont Avenue (Brooklynl Univcrsalist So
ciety have taken the Initiative toward the building of
q new church edhce. The present church is ILL.,
contrivcd and poorly located neither adapted to the
needs or worthy of the wealth of the parish. The
society IL strong in numbers and financial ability
II has very many earnest ople who have made and
willing to make great sacrifices for their faith
and with an opportunity to sell the old church. with
the cheapness of BUILDING at the present time. to-
gcthcr with the pressing need OF such work does
not seom . difficult work to build such church ~