, 1879-03-09
PERSONAL.

/ "AoAoA%As
The Rev. ]. E. Phillips, OF shelbyville, Mo-,
has resigned the pastorate OF the Baptist
! church in that place.
| 4 dispatch from Rome announces the recov-
cry OF Bishop McQuald, of Rochester, n. T.,
who was seriously i'll in Italy.
! The Rev. Arthur Swcatman, the Bishop-elcct
of Toronto, was formerly head-master Of the
| Huron College, ut London, Ont
| The Rev. A. L. Hobart, recently Of Morris, N.
| T., has settled down III Cincinnati Is pastor Of
| the Mount Auburn Baptist Church.
Mrs. Charles Brook, who died recently in
| Lciccstcrshire, gave to the Church Of England
during her life not less than $780, 900.
| The Rev. Dr.. 1de, Of West Mcdwav, Mass, is
tue oldest Congregational preacher living. Hc
| is almost 81. His wife is In her 69th year.
| Kmbatl, the 'sdeht raiser" has, it is stated.
extracted reluctant niclkels to the amount of
| s2,500. 900 towards paying off church indebted
| ness.
| Spurgeon is Baptist, but believes that all
| Christians should be welcomed to the Lords
| table, whethcr baptized BY immersion or other
| wise.
The Rev. William Arnent missionary IN
| China, lately wrote to his friends in Owosso.
Mich, that he had achieved his first sermon in
| the language OF the FlowerE Kingdom.
Mr.. II. r. Clissold. well-known Baptist lay
man Of this city, has accepted the position Of
/ Sundav-schooi Missionary for the State, under
the appointment Of the Publication Society.
Only last fall Mr. Talmage thanked God that
his salary had been raised, for he could stay
| at home aud not lecture. Therefore he is now
out on a two weeks lecturlng tour.-AHiance.
Adam and Eve have been baptized BY the
Rev. Father Monague. Of st. Mary's Catholic
Church, in Virginia City, New They are the
parents Of the late Capt. Bob, Chief of the
Piutcs.
Bishop Gregg has left the Reformed Episcopal
Church, and intends to form separate organi-
zation with the title 1.-The Reformed Episcopal
Church in the United Kingdom OF Great Britain
and Ireland.n
The Rev. William Impey, the Wesleyan mis-
sionary OF South Africa who was compelled to
resign on account Of his views On future Dun-
ishment, has been received into the Church Of
England by Bishop Merrfman.
Tile Rev. Marshall B.. Smith has resigned the
Sec1etaryship Of the General Council Of tue
Reformed Episcopal Church. The Rev. Edward
Wilson, D. D., OF Mctuchen, n. j., has been ap-
pointed Mr. Smiths successor.
A Congregational Council, called to consider
the resignation of the Rev. NJ. L: Severance, Of
Orwell, Ut, has decided that his reasons we're
"wholiv insufficient and did not warrant the
sevcring Of his pastoral relations.'
The Eliot Congregational Church Of Newton,
Mass, by unanimous vote, have called the
Rev. 6. t. Walker, D. D., of Brattleboro, Vt,
to be their pastor, it being understood that he
declined call which he had received to 60 to
Springfield, Mass.
The stralght-laced Bapttsts OF st. Louis are
very much displcascd with DR.. Boyd, OF the
Second Church, for having comtnuned with the
Rev. DR.. Eliot, Unitarian minister OF that CITY,
DR.. Boyd's congregation is at present worship
ing In Jewish synagogue.
DR.. Fulton, in his letter Of apology for the
use OF certain words affecting brother minis
ter, was rather severe upon the members Of the
New York Baptist Conference. he was asked
to recall tue offensive words and on his declin-
ing to do SO was expelled By vote Of g to II.
The Rev. Arthur Nursell, of England, is yio-
lcntly opposed to close communion, and says he
tswili not affect to sympathize with system
which chains sectarian Cerberus to the leg Of
the Lords table to bark at every conner who
does not phrase our shibbo1eth exactly in our
perfect accent"
The Rev. George Thompson, who breaches at
Leland, in the forests Of Michigan, cieren miles
from any other minister, and who goes seven
and half miles one way and eighteen miles
another to his appointments, receives never
over $50 and sometimes less than SIS year
from his poor and scattered people