New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-02
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of the Congregational Church at Wi16oI
Conn.,, died suddenly IN Dorchester No.
week ago. He was descendant OF 9oy9fn(
Bradford OF the Mayfower, and began l&e
acknowledgement how many men. ~ the vay.y
have risen to honorable rank In tho pro1ea6S64I
once were shoemakers, not to mention <f
many shoemakers who have reached poG4X4
eminence Mr.. Ketchum for several year. ~
as his first duty the care of his parents Wn4
released from this he studied at Dartuloutk ~ +
finally got into the ministry. His labote MI
local antiquary were considerable, and it u ~
that he had done great deal Of work n ~
pairing an elaborate dictionary OF New-h9ny'
shire biography. He had written out upWnr0
of thousand sketches, and had gathered dan,
for twice as many more. !
New CHURcHEs IN MIssogRI.--A mistonsy5
who went to Missouri several years ago, writ9o,
to friends in the East that In 1874 IN cSrfup;
village of twenty families he found that hftec4'
of the families possessed no Bible. ne starteQ
a Sunday school, and in five years clyroeI
with between twenty -five and thirty membeU
was organized. One year ago he founded D
school In another place, where he had been tod
the leading men were accustomed to play ca1Q
on Sunday, and he has since organised . onuza4
there with membership Of sevens{Ss&s
was Sunday amusement, giving no heoq ~
warnings, which were thrown out to him TIT
be had better not 60. Soon ne had re8u!qk
preaching there, and last Fall a revival wa IT,;
cause OF starting church with membership ~
thirty two. 2tt. III
Mr.. Spurgeon has written q second letfe4
about the voting for the Devil story. He oes1
clares that he has not written q single line III
reference to the Northampton elections ~ ~
so happened" be scys, that l heard pcsfan4
about Northampton, and knew nothing OF ~
proceedings, and therefore was under no temp
that even if man is quite silent ana remote
from the scene of action, he Is still liable 70 "a
assailed by wicked tongues"
In October will occur the 25Oth anniversary
of the Society Of the First CongreRattonG
Church, Of Boston, and steps are already on 1905
the four signers of the first covenant u thu
church were Governors Winthrop and Dudley
The first book of records and silver Coolies
which Governor Winthrop gave to the church
are still in the society's possession.
Authorities at Cambridge, England, intend to
destroy the old timbered house where Jeremy
Taylor ia believed to have been born. Th4
others near it are characteristic featGre OF the
town, and deep regret Is felt at the University
that the step should be taken. 1t Is hoped that
something will be done to prevent their destruc-
ton. q
Among the leading Oxford converts to the
Church Of Rome, which Cardinal Newman
numbers among his friends and cotempOrarieg
of that time, was John Brande Norris who died
fortnight ago in England. After bis convsr-
sion he published at Oxford mystical poem In
several books entitled "Nature: q. Parable.
and an elaborate essay on the doctrine Of the
Incarnation.
DR.. F. NJ. Ellis, Of Denver, COLI. has ac..
cepted the call Of fremont Temple Church, OF
Boston, although efforts were made at Denver
to retain him. He has been very popular In the
West, and has bad pastOrates in Illinois, Kansas
and Colorado His age Is forty-one, and he was
born In Ohio. 49,
At Mercersburg, Penn, DR.. Thomas Oreigh,
Presb yterian minister, died recently at the age
of seventy-twO. He had been in the ministry
fOrty-nine years, and was never settled over any
church except the one at Mercersburg.
DR.. Hervey D. Ganse, for several years
pastor of the Madison Avenue Reformed
Church in this city, has been called to q church
III Buffalo. Recently lie has lived In st. Louis.
A decree now in preparation at the Vatican
will proclaim ST. Thomas Aquinas the pro-
tcctor Of all Catholic educational institutions.