The New York herald., 1879-02-09

Rev. James OHaire Superintendent Apostolic
School of the Society of African Missions. Elm
Grove, Bally hooiy road. Cork. Ireland.
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
USIvERsALIsr.
The Rev. A. J. Chaplin has resigned his pastorate
ct Aurora Ill. owing the death Of his father and
the illness Of hts mother whose declining years he
has gone to comfort. The Rev. O. A. Bradley has re-
signed at Yarmouth. Mass but the society has not
yet accepted the resignation.
The late Ambrose L. Van Dusen. member Of the
Clifton Springs n. ~ Universalist Church left
1000 to the Hansen relief fund. He also gave the
same amount 70 the Clifton Springs Church. This
church is building parsonage. 1t will be ready for
occupancy next spring. and will cost. including the
lot, about $1,000
Rev. A. G. Rogers of Harlem, returning home from
conference in his church few nights ago. fell and
received injuries which have disabled him from pull
pit labors.
ooNGREGATIoSAL.
The Of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, who has
just been ordained minister expects to devote him.
self to home mission work.
Dr. Leonard Bacon and his brother, Francis Ba-
81. d. are reported to be seriously Ill with cry
sipelas.
The Rev. Samuel s. Freeland. late of Newton.
Mass last Sunday commenced his pastorate with
the Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church. Brook
lyn. from which DR.. Helmer has retired
Tho Rev. Richard T. Field is to be installed pastor
of the Puritan Congregational Church, Brooklyn,
next Thursday. by council represented by the
Manhattan Association. Another split in this soci-
ETY. is feared account of this action. which
sidered rejecting Mr.. Beecher and his assoct-
ates in the New York and Brooklyn associations.
Clinton Avenue Congregational Church has not yet
secured successor to DIR. W. 1. Burlington. though
o committee looking around. The church is in
excellent condition. numerically and financially. II
has 667 members, no outstanding claims of any sort
and little money in bank. 1t ought to hnd pastor
The Rev. Thomas II. slicer and his church had
season of rejoicing last Sunday over the payment Of
their debt of $4,000 The church raised $ll 900 and
stopped. Then Mr.. Beccher called together y few
friends to his house. who promptly gave the other
$1,000 aud additional S.. 900 with which to start
out anew.
REFORMED tpurcH).
The case Of Rev. Charles $. Haeeman against tho
Consistory OF the Second Reformed Church Of Free
hold N j.. to recover $1.166 salary. has resulted
verdict giving the plaintiff si.2o7 49, There isn't
Methodist minister in the land who could compel his
church to pay back salary due
The Christtdn InteA,9e'scer wants some Of Mr..
rsans ts @ .he ne
time ago that the Ten Commandments belong to q
barbaric state; that they are string OF negatives
and that 1t is only when one gets down to the New
Testament that he finds Thou shalt" The IateNi
gencer refers the Plymouth pastor to Deuteronomy viz
5, which, OF course. that the HERALD calls his
attention to 1t, he will read carefully.
The Rev. H. C. Berg. late of Philadelphia. was in
stalled pastor at College Point. l. l.. week ago.
Rev. w. D. Buckelew, late of Westerlo, has accepted
q call from the Reformed Church of Braymansville
(Howe's Cave). n. Y.
Very Rev. Vicar General +. NJ Bof. Of Cleveland.
has returned home direct from Rome. where he re-
ceived kind audience from the Holy Father.
st. Joseph's. Ottawa, Canada have just enjoyed .
mission which was preached to them by the Rev.
Father Hunt of the Oblate Fathers, lately ar
rived from England The mission has been very sue
and the congregation of St. Josephs parish
feel very grateful for the good he has done them.
Father Hunt is here on visit to the various branches
Of his Order in the United States. He has preached
in two three churches in this city and given
treat in st. Michael's Convent.
Bishop Ryan, of st. Louis has been requested TO
preach ut the opening of the new cathedral. New
York. next spring.
Bishop Toebbe of Covington. Ky. has condemned
q secret order known as the Knights of Honor,
which had recently sprung up in his diocese The
objects of the Order said to be purely benevolent
Some of its members appealed to Cardinal McCloskey,
who advised obedience to the wish of their Bishop.
Rev. G. A. Van Dormenden, Lutheran minister.
and his wife lately received into the church by
Rev. Father Pribyl of Owatonna, MINI. Before
leaving the congregation to which he attached
Mr. Van Dormenden explained his reasons for join
on his hearers. So much he esteemed that he has
been invited to preach according to his convictions
in Lutheran church at Owatonna.
Last Sunday Rev. Francis Malloy, the newly or
dained member Of the congregation of Holy Cross
celebrated his first at the Church of the Sacred
Heart Of Mary. New Orleans. La. Rev. Father Boras
pastor Rev. Father Marine preached q on the
occasion.
METHODIST.
The Texas Chrisfidn advocate has very serious con-
Germ lest Bishop Gilbert Haven, Of the Methods,
Episcopal Church (North). shall not land in heaven
about the Lone Star State. The advocate calls him
irebrand and disgrace to Northern Methodism, and
not mt to sit at meat with Christian and truthful
people,. This is harsh language for Christian min.
lister to toward q Christian bishop. OF course
the Bishop will reply in his characteristic style.
The Rev. w. b. Afheck pastor Of the Helping Hand,
in this city Beecker and Morton streets is to spend
three months this year visiting churches and tenn
perance societies on Long Island in the Interest of
the Long Island Temperance Alliance.
Three ministers of the Baltimore Conference are
sick and unable to fill their pulpits They are Drs.
Brother Ockerman is not likely preach before
ference. The preachers meeting offered prayer to
God on behalf Of these minister's last Monday. and
filed their pulpits with supplies on Sunday The
Rev. J. X. Bryan Of Passaic. N. j.. who laid up
for several weeks. Is again able to be out and at
work.
The Rev. Arthur Mursell. OF London now travelling
in the southern States. expected in Boston about
the 1st OF February. He is TO sail for England the
middle Of that month.
The Rev. o. p. Giford. of Pittshed. Mass. has been
Warren Avenue Baptist Church. Boston. His salary
is to be $4,000 year. and he to begin his pulpit
labors there on the first Sabbath in May.
The Rev. Christopher Rhodes left New York for
Brooklyn Ave years ago. Since that time Inc has bap
tized 26l converts and received l by letter and
perience. His people have built fine house of wor-
ship-not quito free from debt Mr. Rhodes believes
in pastoral work. he having made l276 visits during
1876.
Rev Mr.. N.whall reports $50 baptisms among tho
Teugus of India within twelve months at Rama-
patam, with membership of |. .290. He has carefully
revised the church records and knows that this num-
Der OF Christians are in good standing.
EPBcOPALIAN
Rev. George Howell pastor OF Christ Church. Rah-
way, n. j. formerly OF New York. has received call
to the pastorate Of St. Johns Reformed Episcopal
Church, sussex. N. Il. IL is announced that he will
accept. The Rev. J. II Furey has gone to Bermuda
to take charge OF St Psul's Reformed Episcops
Church in St. Georges
Dr. sullivan, Of Chicago, gives mp big church
Trinity with big debt, big congrcg alton and big
salary he cannot Withstand the worldlincss
OF his church induce them 10 take up church
music they ought nor 10 pay their church debts
rs they ought Hence he goes back to Canada.
is the man who could not stand on the plat
form with Reformed Episcopal ministers the late
prophetic conference IN this city.
The Rev. A. J. Tsrdy has resigned the rcctorship
Of ST. Johns Church. New Orleans, La The Rev. 4.
s. Tying resigned his charge of St James parish,
Cambridge, Macs, TO enter upon the work Of
sionary he had been hvc years In Cambridge.
The Rev. Francis Il. Stubbs. lately minister In
ch .rgc OF tho Church Of the Beloved Disciple, New