The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-19

Joseph Cook, the Row. Leonard W. Bacon, Judge
Strong Of the United States supreme Conrt Russell
Sturgos, OF Boston, and William L. Dodge, OF this
city.
meeting here in DIR. Omissions church tomorrow
evening to hear the report aud addresses from its
delegates to the late General Conference In Basic.
e.nectsd sS ape the Rev prs scna john Hall WASH
burn, Stoddard. Atterbury. Chambers Porter. Hurst
and Anderson. An occasion of much interest Is an
tcipated. Tho biennial conference Of the Evangcli
cal Alliance Of the United States will DO hold In st.
Louis. Mo-. week from next Tuesday (2sth) and
Sers . j. NJ. King Of New York. j. s. bush. Of Staten
Island. and T. D. Woolscy, OF New Haven. Conn.
to road interesting papers The latter will dis
the relation OF the public schools to Christian
morals. and the reverse, Harmony in Spiritual
Church and State and OF Churches" tho "Moham-
medan Power and Christian Missons' and "City
Missions and Foreign Populations" are among the
topics to be discussed.
LONG ISLAND DArTIsrs IN COUNCIL.
The Long Island Baptist Association will hold its
annual session next Tuesday in the second Church.
Ainslic street. Williamsburg. The opening sermon
will DO preached in tho morning by the Rev. William
wiely. and on Wednesday evening sermon will BIO
boon thrust out very unceremoniously few
years ago. or rather refused sdmi.tance to
nue. Church. Brooklyn. has resolved. with
only three dissenting votes. to apply for admission
about by intelligent and painstaking consultation
with OF the character OF Rev. Mcssrs. Albert q.
Lawson, Daniel Read, Hiram Hutchns, Wnyland
Hoyt and Emory J. Haynes; and 1t Is
enough TO say that the basis upon which
the church will make the application, aud
tho motion that will be made to IL into tho
association. have tho hearty concurrence of these
Eve men. who the standing committee OF the as
ISOLATION. This IL IL claimed will DO q consumma-
ton that has generally desired by tho churches
and when accomplished 1t will be hailed with salts
faction by the sisterhood of churches beyond tho
bounds of the Long Island Association. But Il will
probably lead TO the resignation of Dr. Jeffrey
as pastor of tho Marcy Avenue Church. There
ARE a few men in this church who have become cx-
cecdngly cnamored of close com munionism within
n fcw years, and who think tho Doctor Is too lib
eral to suit them. Having boon strongthened and
compacted by DIR. Jcffrcy's ministry they feel strong
enough now to toss him overheard IL he should
stand at all in their way. Indeed rumors have been
in the air for some time that the Doctor would
shortly resign, and an ecclesiastical explosion
frey came IRON the wost. no found the church
with only forty-fve members; to-day hc finds it with
over 700. Its church cdihco has been rebuilt and
cnlar sd three four times and now IL too
small for the congregation. few days ago the Long
Island Association held special meeting to consider
its financial condition and found itself In debt
So 3O0 caused by tho failure Of churches respond
adequately TO tho requistion of its Executive Com
mittee Ii was resolved TO roapportion this deficiency
among the churches, which arc expected to pay up
on before Tuesday.
Liberal, NOT BTGOTED, CATHOLICS.
To THE EDIron OF THE HERNp:-
read in your paper Of last Wednesday brief let
ter from Ellen 4. sherman twifs Of General shor