fnm'iait gtrslnjlmatL THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1860, KEV. JOHN W. HEARS, D. D., Editor. I V-. 1334 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, THE EDITORIAL COMMITTEE. Rot. Z. M. Humphrey, D.D., Pastor of Calvary Church. Rot. Herrick Johnson, D.D., Pastor of the First Church. Rev. Danl. March. D.D., Pastor of Clinton St. Chnrcli. Rev. Peter Stryker, D.D., Pastor of IT. Broad St. Church. Rev. George F. Wlswell, D.D., Pastor of Green Hill Church. Rev. E. E. Adams, D. D., Prof.) in Lincoln Uni versity. Jtev. Samuel W. Duflleld, Special Cor respondent. Mr. Robert E, Thompson will continue to act as Editor of the News Department. Correspondents in every Presbytery and Sy nod will promptly furnish us with fresh items of news from their respective fields. Half-Bay Christianity , t .Freedmen’s Schools in Shenandoah Valley, Missionary Touring in India, Correspondence in the West, The Bate Halsey Dunning, by Rev. Mr. Eva, The American Chapel in Paris, Page 2nd; Editor’s Table and Literary Intelligence , Page 3rd; Home-Sickness, by Jessie Glenn {Poetry), The DogSpitzi in the Reformation, in threechap ters, Chapter 1. The Golden Key, Boys You are Watched, A Dollar and a Thought, It's Only a Little While, About Spiders, Page 6th; Religious Intelligence: Reformed Churches, Episcopalian , Baptist, Methodist, Congrega tional, Page ,Ith. SUMMARY. [including two weeks.] Revivals in the N. S. churches continue to he re ported, in Minnesota, lowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, N.E. Pennsylvania, Central and Western . New York. The work of graoe in Rochester, N. Y., has attained great proportions: see letter of our correspondent. The secular press give extended reports of the meet ings, and promote the good object while revealing the current of popular feeling. In this city there is a good work going on in Whar ton St. and North Broad St. churches. Rev. Dr. James Eells, Jr., the former pastor, has been called to the 2d church, Cleveland, 0. * We note four calls accepted, seven resignations, two installations, nine licensures, three church edifices completed, one church organized, two ministers and one church received from the other branch, and two ministers from the Congregationalists. Dr. Sunderland has a call to Brooklyn, N. Y. The Presbytery of Troy has agreed to the recom mendations of our Re-union Committee as to striking out the clauses of the First, and the whole of the Tenth Article. , There will be no meeting of the Evangelical Alliance in this country this year. j Rev. A. M. Stewart preached twice, by invitation, to an audience of several thousand in the Mormon Temple recently. * See his letter in this paper. The labors of the N. S. Committee among the Freed men are chiefly educational thus far. They will open a normal school in Winchester, Va., soon. Oar Publication Committee offer $1650 in prizes for good books. ..Rev. R. G. Wilder has performed the entire tour of the villages of Eolapoor. The annual income of the benevolent institutions of London is put at $35,000,000 in gold ! Spurgeon’s College has sent out 178 ministers; there were 82 at the last session. The Laplanders skate to church, and bury their children in the snow outside during service. There are 2,000 missionaries to the heathen, and $5,000,000 in gold are annually expended for missions. The Baptists have had over 40,000 converts among Burmans, Karens, and Shans since Dr. Judson’s time —more than two a day. The most remarkable missionary success of 1868, has been in where the whole current is towards Christianity. Extensive revivals are reported in Presbyterian, Congregational and Methodist churohes. Four new churches: two Reformed (Dutch), one TJ. P., and one (German) Reformed; and six new build ings, five Old Sehool and one G. R., churches are an nounced. Rev. S. S. Mitchell, of Harrisburg, goes to the late Dr. Gurley’s place, in Washington. The Baptists have recently immersed a Presbyterian minister from England, Rev. A. E. Anderson. Dr. John Hall’s church, 6th Avenue, N. Y., (0. S.) contributed $40,000 last year, to aid in educating the ological students. A U. P. Presbytery of the West has resolved to deal with liquor-Bellers. Thp new Bishop, . Littlejohn, of Long Island, has made vigorous onslaught upon the Romanizing ten dencies in the P. E. Church. There are in Colorado Territory, a Protestant Epis copal bishop, eleven clergymen, nine churches, ten parishes) five church schools, and four young men, studying for the ministry. Pew rents are abolished in Calvary church, Baptist, in this city, with marked success. Also, in the N. S. church, of Elkton, Md. The H. E. Church, South, has an organization in Oregon. The assets of the M. E. Book Concern are $1,340,- 916; earnings last year, $102,882. A book iB about to appear, the result of ten years’ labor, to bliow that the world’s whole physical history is included within six thousand years. Of 4430 books published in England in 1868, by far the largest number in any one branch, were the The ological and Religious, 916. ~ The Receipts of the American Board for January were from Donations, $37,926.27; Legacies, $8,865.22; Total, $46,791.49, Of ibis Massachusetts gave .$13,821.21, over, one-: fourth (nearly one-third of the donations), Con necticut and New York gave each over $6,500, New Jersey gave $4,827.08, nearly all a legacy,; Pennsylvania over $2,500, a1l contributions. The, largest specified contribution from any single, church in -this month, is that from the First: Church in this city, $2,000. Total receipts for; five months, $132,801.95. ’ THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1869. A SABBATH AMONG THE SAINTS, Kev. A. M. fttewart’s .Let-ters, XXXI- A strong desire had been cherished, while crossing the continent, and plans laid according ly to spend a few days, —and one of them a Sabbath, in Salt Lake City. This with a desire of personal observation concerning that most wonderful modern fanaticism, delusion, knavery, imposture or whatever alse it may be termed. There are in its workings, its marvellous de velopments and success, many grave and unsolved problems for the statesman, philanthropist and Christian. Because of various hindrances and delays in the rugged overland winter-staging through Nevada and Utah, it was late on Saturday night, instead of Friday morning, when we entered the Captol of his Excellency, Brigham Young. Two principal hotels.are in the city, one kept by a Mormon, the other by an intrusive Gentile. My visit being to Mormondom, to the Mormon house I went. The landlord is an important character among the Saints,’and keeps a quiet, comfortable, home like house. After breakfast on Sabbath morning I introduced myself to mine host, stating my profession, mission," correspon dence with the press, and desire, without im pertinent inquisitiveness, to learn as much of .the place and people as my limited stay would per mit. “ What do you wish ? Happy to oblige.” “ First, an introduction to Brigham Young.” “Me is away sixty miles South, on a mission tour.” . “ Who is next in authority ?” “George Smith, nephew of the sainted Joseph. He is at home arid it will afford me plea sure to give you an introduction.” We were presently away andsoon at the rather spacious mansion of Mr. Smith, Governor in the absence of the great Brigham. A meeting of fifteen or twenty elders, prophets, apostles and bishops, was being held in his reception-room at the time' of our entrance. My profession, mission and design in stopping to spend the Sabbath, was briefly made known to the assem blage. A seeming] p cordial and even gracious reception was given me, with an introduction to and shaking of hands with each dignitary. Mr. Smith, as leader, then addressed me, saying, •‘ Brother, we are glad to see you in the city of Latter day saints. This is the Sabbath of our Great Communiori, on which two of the elders preach. Will you take the place of them ? ’ “ Certainly, sir; preaching the gospel is my business.” At the hour for service, I was escorted into injto the Tabernacle of the congregation by the attentive and obliging landlord; and on enter ing, the elders motioned me to come upon the platform and seated me in the veritable chair of Father Brigham. “ Will you preach first or second,” was interrogated. “ Would prefer to follow th£ elder.” The elder accordingly opened and talked for two hours and a half; during which, time lie went over not only king James'Bible and that of Joe Smith, but also traversed al) the rest of creation. When finally through, my suggestion to the prophets was, “ You have had preaching enough for one diet.” “ Not at all, we continue our meeting four hours; occupy whatever time you wish.” My impressions were that should aught be said speciaily infringing upon or in direct anta gonism with Mormon notions, some of these shrewd leaders would follow with attempted criticisms and emendations. This, my desire was to avoid, and present before, that immense mass of listeners the simple gospel of the king dom not wont to be heard by them in-its purity. The Lord helped me, and when through, I felt no uneasiness about criticisms from preachers among Latter Day saints. There were none ; but before closing the service, some of the patriarchs came around me and inquired: “ Will you not preach again this evening ?” “ With pleasure ; preaching is my_ calling.” The Tabernacle. The Tabernacle of Congregation for Saints of the latter kingdom is by for the largest audience hall in which it has ever been my privilege to speak —much the most sapacious on the conti nent. The entire structure is wholly unique, and certainly without any architectural likeness in the world’s history. ‘The sainthood seem to have a pride in the belief that it baffles all in telligent description. The best comparison now thought of would be, an enormous elongated haystack; or half.an egg-shell; the convex side upward. The lengthened dome like roof rests upon [fifty-five abutments of sand stone, fifteen feet high. The interior’is an arch without ap parent support and no ornament, with an ex treme height of sixty feet. The floor of the Tabernacle is two hundred and fifty feet long and a hundred and fifty feet wide in the clear; on which there are seam for ten thousand people. At one end is -an - immense platform, which will accommodate as large an audience as one of our churches in Eastern cities. Here are the speak ers, desks an'd' where all the [dignitaries of the latter kingdom are assembled onset occasions. On this platform there is also being erected by Mormon architects an enormous organ of eight thousaud voice power. Not a seat was empty, some groups compelled to stand as I preached. The largest audience I ever addressed; army experience not excepted, attention was given by all present. It was their great communion day. The bread was' blessed in scriptural language by a prophfet, aud banded from seat to seat on silver plates by a dozen elders, occupying an hour in its distri bution, during which the saintly preacher con tinued his harangue. A bishop then asked him to wait for a moment while he blessed the water. This element is instead of wine, for what reason was not ascertained—perhaps on account of the expense of giving such a multitude wine; perhaps, from the fact that the Mormons,- with respbet to intoxicating drinks, are teetotilers; or the sainted Joseph or uncle Brigham may have had- a- reve’ation on the subject. During the hour’s distribution of water the unwearied elder preached on. The communion was over when I rose to preach. ■ s'. Evening Service. . The assembly was more, crowded than during the day, and myself the only formal preacher. Never had minister more attentive or seemingly interested audience. My text and aim in preach ing was, “ Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” It was an unspeakable privilege thus to present the scriptural plan of salvation to this immense mass of deluded, human beings. After closing, a leading Bishop arose and eomplimented the speaker, by saying: that he would make an ex cellent Latter Day saint-preacher; that he wished I was one ; and that I loould be, if I would only believe the revelations from the Lord, which he and the bishops would tell me. At which grave announcement I could not refrain from laughing, in which the large bench of holy magnate* good-naturedly joined. In one thing the Bishop went onto say, he disagreed with the speaker, stating to the audience his point of Theology. I arose and stated, that the Bishop had misapprehended, and showing his mistake; whereupon he turned to me in the blandest man ner, thanking me for the correction, and expres sing sorrow for his misunderstanding'. It was then announced that a young lady was about to receive her Endowment, and must first be confirmed. By endowment was probably meant her intended taking.-by some elder as a fifth or tenth wife. If present she was asked to come forward. A plain' looking girl about ■seventeen, arose, came forward and took- a chair place 1 for her. ThVee Bishops stood rouhd the chair, placing their hands upon the head of the candidate, and one of them saying in substance; “We do hereby confirm and establish you in the church'and kingdom 1 of 'the Latter day saints.” Binging by a large choir closed the exercises. ‘ : That Sabbath, amid this mysterious community was one to be remembered. New and strange conditions in preaching—a mass of human be ings earnest to fanaticism, yet strongly deluded —their leaders shrewd, active, worldly and far seeing; with whom, after-seeing and Hearing and talking with, you are in doubt whether to locate them in the category'of dupes or knaves. Of Mormondom in general in my next. A. M Stewart. FROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT. THE REVIVAL AGAIN, We find it difficult to write of anything just now but the glorious revival which is in progress in our city. We have tried hitherto to speak cau tiously. We did not wish to overstate anything. But. we risk nothing now in calling it a glorious revival. Great progress has been made since we last wrote. The blessed influences from heaven are spreading and deepening. Our esteemed fellow-citizen, Hon. Frederick Starr, stated in one of the prayer-meetings', that he had witnessed all the revivals that had visited Rochester since 1821, and: he felt confident on no former occasion were the people generally more really to talk on tlje subject of religion than now. And we doubt if (fhrisfcians were ever more ac tive and faithful, jmthis .gity than at present. , *slany are giving! almost their whole time to Christian labor, goimg from house to house, in viting people t.o the sanctuary, and urging them now to (urn to Christ and be saved. Ladies are even visiting the gambling hells and liquor sa loons, and kindly urging the inmates to come to the meetings and now to attend to the salvation Yesterday also two ladies, of their own accord, went to the Mayor, and begged that all the police of the city might be permitted to come to the Sanctuary, that they might have part and lot in this matter. He gave his consent ; said he would see them himself and invite them to come. . Several complied, with the invitation and came. The preaching this week has been in the Ply mouth (Congregational) church, Rev. Dr. Bart lett’s, which is very large ; and yet the house has been uncomfortably crowded every night but one, when a very severe storm interfered somewhat with the attendance. On Thursday and Friday nights about two hundred rose each time for prayers, and almost the entire congregation re mained at the inquiry meeting, hundreds ready to be conversed wiih, many inquiring, some deep ly distressed, and hundreds of Christians, with several ministers, passing from seat to seat deal ing faithfully with anxious souls. It was a time of awful solemnity —it was a scene upon which the angels must have looked with peculiar inter e.-t. It was the deciding point for eternity with many there present, and we have the best, of rea sons for believing that many decided aright. Every day something of new and touching in terest comes to light. Io one of his sermons Mr. Hammond, to the surprise of many of his hear ers, repeated Tennyson's thrilling poem, the Charge of the Light Brigade. Yesterday morning before he was dressed, he had a rap at his door. A man had called to thank him for repeating that poem. It was the means of his awakening; and now he and his wife also are hoping that they have passed from death unto life. That man was in that awful charge of the immortal six hundred. He was one oftbe thirty six who survived the fearful carnage. And when Mr. Hammond recited those stanzas and put such meaning into every line, as he did by his vigor ous and feeling elocution, the man began to real ize how mercifully God had spared his unprofit able life This set him to asking how he had requited such kindness, and he found no peace until he came to Christ for help and safety. The man is residing in this city, a man of education and culture. Since his conversion, his wife also is indulging hope. On Wednesday evening Mr. Hammond refer red with great effect to the conversion of Thomas A. D. Feßsenden of Maine, a brother of the dis tinguished Senator from that State. It occurred a few years ago in connection .with Mr. Ham mond’s labors in that State. Mr. F. was a large, strong man, a lawyer by professsion, with vigor ous, clear, calm, well-balanced mind, the last man in the world to be moved by any mere animal excitement. But he was moved by something else, and be gave a very simple, modest account of his conversion in one of the meetings, which was taken down'by a reporter and published in the daily paper, and afterward inserted in the book called the Harvest Work of tbe Holy Spirit.” Mr. Hammond'read his speech, .and we have seldom seen a .congregation more thoroughly melted by lt. Hundreds were weeping. We hope that some, strong men received impressions which they cab never shake off until they do as Fessen den did, go to Christ, and find peace believing in Him. But the story of that strong man's con version is so interesting and suggestive, that we copy it entire, and hope others may read it and profit by it. Mr. Fessenden spoke nearly as follows:— '* I can not refrain from saying that it is repugnant to my natural feelings to speak of myself, but in the hope that it may possibly, with God’s blessing, be the means of some little good, I will speak. 1 feel im pelled to Bpeak for tbe cause of Jesus and of my late experience, though my words be feeble. My story is a simple one. But a short time since I had supposed that I was possessed of a strong will, o( good nerves, and of a clear judgment. I did not think I was emotional, and I remarked to a friend with whom I was conversing, and who mentioned that Mr. Hammond was creating an excitement, that if he could raise any emotion in me I should like to have him, for it was dull, and had been so long since I had felt emotion, that I should Jke to feel it. One Sunday evening it entered my mind that I would go arid hear. I went and listened in tently, but it was with no expectation that it would afford me any pleasure, except that of hearing one who; from report, appeared to be an earnest and im passioned speaker. “ I listened to him and went away. I descanted to my friends upon his power of illustrating, and told them that he drew upon his travels for his fig ures of speech. I was utterly indifferent so far as my personal state was concerned. Some time after, I attended again, and listened attentively. I fasten ed my eye upon the speaker, and for some moments his gaze was riveted on mine, as he addressed me in tone of impassioned earnestness to come to Christ. It was thus I began to think, is this real? Is it ne cessary? Is it a duty we have resting upon us? But when the sermon closed, I - walked down the aisle, and out of church alone. I thought then, there is no necessity of my stopping here to talk with these people; it will do well enough for per sons not in the habit of thinking for themselves, but not for me. I concluded that I would not go again ; but. on reflection, I said, I will go. . I am not afraid to hear tbe man. I went. I was inter ested iu the sermon ; I was interested in the expe rience of Mr. Wight; I was interested and moved by the affecting prayer for physicians and lawyers, more particularly, perhaps, because I had been in troduced to Mr. Hammond during the day, and thought that he might have meiii his mind,and my heart was somewhat softened ; but I did not heed the invitation to stop, but steeling my heart I walk ed to the door. “I was overtaken by him. He urged me and a friend who was with me to remain. He said my old father was pray ing for me, and kindly pressed me to stay. He asked me to promise him tiiat I would pray that night, but I refused the promise, and said I would see him the next day. As I walked down the still street my feelings overcame me, and I wept; but when I neared my home I endeavored to crush out all my feelings of remorse, so that I might en ter the presence of my wife calm and unmoved, for I would not let her see, that a man in the prime of life could be so wrought upon, and appear so un manly. I sat down, but.my grief came over me, and I covered my face with my handkerchief. She sought to comfort me. I choked down my sensa tions for the moment and said, * This is excitement —it will pass away;’ but she replied, ‘lt is the Spirit of God struggling with you,' and begged me to yield to its influences. I was softened. I asked her to pray. She did so, and, asked me to pray, and for the first time since I was a young boy, I knelt and prayed. The next morning, Mr. Adams met me. He talked a moment with me in the street, and I invited him to my office. He then talked and prayed with me, and I tried to pray. He left, and during that day I was, overwhelmed with mental anguish.- My sins were before me. The memory of my past life came vividly to ray mind, and temp tations and suggestions of all sorts pressed upon me to shake off these delusions; but I prayed constant ly and fervently in my mind that the Spirit of God would not leave me, but would contiuue to strive. That evening I attended meeting and heard the story of the Son of God ; that He came to save the lost; that for our sakes he was treated as though a guilty rebel ; of his agony on the cross ; and when I listened to the words of the dying Jesus, in the extremity of agony, ‘My God I my God! why hast Thou forsaken me? ’ my heart melted. 1 stopped at the inquiry meeting, and on my knees I'promis ed God, that, if He would forgive my sins, I would take sides with J'esus—that I would gland up for my heart to Him, and would trust to Him and be His. I was at peace. Hence I am willing to stand up and speak to you to-night. This may seem to some a simple story, but appears a solemn reality tome.” The strong man who thus told the simple, touching story of his conversion, ,has . since been called to give his account, and died triumphantly in the faith which he then received. That was his day of special mercy. How well that he im proved it. This is a day of special mercy for thousands in this and other cities. May they improve it as Fessenden did. Mr. Hammond is to remain in our city one week longer, to preach in the Central church. Hundreds will bless God forever for his visit to our city at this time. Genesee. Rochester, February 27, 1869. grins af fra: tjntttjre?. Revival*. The Church of Northumberland, Pa., received an accession of fifteen persons February 21st twelve on. profession. , There are other encourag ing indications of progress. The church has re cently become the pastoral charge of Rev. A. D. Moore. Washingtonville, N. T. —The two,Presbyterian churches of this place gathered in a rich har vest Feb. 14, the result of special united effort, ranging from the aged grandmother down to the child of fourteen years. About sixty or seventy in all have been converted; some sixty have join ed the church. . Buffalo, N. 7. —The North and Lafayette St. churches hold daily prayer-meetings, the first in the morning and the second in' the afternoon. Both have preaching at night. Campbell, N. T. —This church (Dr. Joel Wakeman, pastor), having recently dedicated a new house of worship, has begun to find it a house of mercy, where many are being called out of darkness into God’s marvellous light. Parma, N. 7— -This church has seen six or eight brought to Christ recently, and is hoping fpr greater blessings to cope soon. Big Flats, N. 7— This church is enjoying a season of revival, in which many are believed to have passed from death,unto life , Freestone, 0. —The religious interest, begin ning with the Week of Prayer in the.M. E. and Presbyterian Churches of Rome, has resulted in the addition of fifteen members to our church four of whom were by letter. Large accessions had already been made to the M. E Church The two churches have doubled their former membership. A marked feature of the work is the apparent lack of all organized opposition, and the satisfaction with which all have seen then acquaintance engaging in the service of Christ. Indianapolis, hid. —The Second church had a very valuable addition of thirteen members on the first Sabbath in February. Wabash, lml. —This church has had a time of refreshing, the fourth in seven years and the greatest of the four. The membership have been roused to a new censeciation, the Subbath school has received largely of the blessing, and between thirty and forty have been added to the church on profession, as others will be hereafter. The people though not wealthy, raised §lBO for the Church Erection cause, uiue times what they gave last year. Neoga, 111. —For four months our church at this place has enjoyed the ministrations of Rev. W. B. Faris, during which time there has been an increase in the membership of thirty four. At the last communion, twenty were received on pro fession of faith, others are expected. Churches. Wilkesville, o.—This church advertise their waDt of a minister after the first of March. They are united, generous, and awake to spiritual things. Cleveland, O.—We learn from a private letter that the announcement of a call by the Second church to Rev. A. Erdman, of Clinton, N. Y., which we copied from The American PresbyteHan, was incorrect. Last Friday the church voted a cor dial and unanimous call to Rev. James Eells, Jr., D.D., of San Francisco, i s former pastor, and hope that he will return to them. The church has been painted, frescoed, and carpeted anew at an expense of §5,000. — The Christian Herald. Jefferson City, Mo. —The new chapel of this congregation’s house of worship was dedicated February 14th. The church has grown steadily in the face of coldness and opposition since its organization in the Senate chamber of the State Capitol in January, 18(36, and now numbers thir ty-four members. The worship has been mostly conducted in a hired hall, but a house of worship was felt to be indispensable, and a central and tasteful site was secured and improved. This chapel has cost $ll,OOO, and is the finest house of worship in the city, and will be supplemented by a church in the same style. Gov AlcClurg, and U. S. Senator Drake, both elders, worship here while in the city, and assisted the session at the last commuion. Dubois, 111.—A. new church of nine members was organized Jah. 24, by Revs.'Dr. Horton and Halsey, at this village On the Illinois Central Railroad, twenty miles South of Centralia'. ' Mr. Halsey is to give them half his time for a year. This is the forty-third church in Alton Presby tery, the arch-episcopate of that energetic Home Missionary, Dr. Norton. Cairo, 111. —This church is growing in strength and liberality, paysslBoo salary and with prompt ness, and has expended SIUUO on a new organ, besides other improvements. Anna, lll. —'This church, not two years old, has built and paid lor a tasteful house of worship costing $4,000. Middlejield Centre, IV. Y. —This church will be vacant after March Ist. Addison, N. 7. —This church has paid off all debt resting on its church and parsonage. The pastor, Rev. W. J. Parott, M.D., is lecturing on Geology. San Francisco, Cal. —The Mission School for tho Chinese, lately established by the Howard Presbyterian church is already a great success. As many as sixty pupils have been present at one meeting. They appear to be greatly interested, and there is no doubt that they will induce a large number of their companions to attend. The following notice is printed on red fire cracker paper, in English and Chinese, and circulated in all parts of the city: Notice. Mission St., at Dr. Scudder's church every Sunday, at 2 o’clock, P. M, A school is opened for teaching the Euglish language, with out charge. Any Chinaman who wishes to learn may come at that hour. Ministerial. Rev. Jas. B. Fisher has accepted a call to our church in Providence, Luzerne Co., Pa. leaving the churches of Uiiiondale and Pieasantinount vacant. Rev. James D. Wilson was installed pastor of the Central Church, New York, by the Fourth Presbytery, February 28th. Sermon bv Dr Win. Adams. S ™ th , D -B; of Union Seminary, sailed last 1 hursday for Europe by the steamer Bremen. Overwork has compelled him to rest and change of scene, but it is expected that he will be home again by autumn. Rev. Wm. Aikmati was to be installed yest»r day as pastor of the Spring St. church bv the Third Presbytery of New York. Rev. A. J. Buell, of Oriskany Falls, N Y has accepted a call to.Northville, Mich, and will’ enter on his new field March Ist. ’ Rev. M B. Thompson has closed his labors with the First church of Peru, lad. Sunny Side. —The church of Almond N Y have raised the salary of their pastor, Rev. j. g’ Ogden to slsoo,—The Park church of Newark, N J., have carpeted and furnished the residence of their new pastor, R ev . Prentiss De Veuve mSr&S, v* 00 ? 1 ’Sr ri “ » h T h ; n salst, of their |nsio t one-siMb, com a recent entertainment given in a nnhii* T, a || presented him with $265® P ° N™ a i?' a^ Presbytery met at ms7ort ti y ;- Ind K’ 18th ’ dissolved the pastoral relation heretofore existing between Rev. •C. Hovey and the Second church that be i™ ehi T rr r *> the .hu,o"v£‘j‘,: with him y menV 0D • re °° rd thelr re S ret at parting kbors the £? S aS a , m ° ng the reBalt » ° f his labors— the addition of 150 persons to the membership of the church, the dee D Stores Sab tath-school, and the reS tion of this house of worship.” The ehnrph re tea-set, and several other tasteful gifts as nrooft °L!l ast J St ; Louis r ni -. congregation Hat’ oare of that of Distrint Q* * k&saccepted the appointment cietv and b^ y of l he American P Tract So ciety, and is to be located at St. Louisa
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