JUNE 16. Rev. JAMES A. CLARK, late of Iowa, over the Cong. Ch. in Cromwell, Ct. 23. Rev. WILLIAM J. BREED, over the Cong. Ch. in Southboro' Ms. Sermon by Rev. E. N. Kirk, D.D, of Boston. 28. Rev. EDWIN SEABURY, late of Westminster, Vt., over the Cong. Ch. in South Royalston, Ms. Sermon by Rev. J. M. Stone, of Walpole, N. H. 23. Rev. DAVID PECK, late of Orange, Ms., over the 2d Cong. Ch. in Danbury, Ct. Sermon by Rev. S. W. S. Dutton, D.D., of New Haven, Ct. 24. Rev. THOMAS N. HASKELL, late of Washington, D. C., over the Maverick Cong. Ch. in East Boston, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Prof Phelps, of Andover. 30. Rev. CHARLES PACKARD, late of North Middleboro', Ms., over the 2d Cong. Ch. in Biddeford, Me. Sermon by Rev. Prof. Packard, of Bowdoin College. JULY 14. Mr T. A. MERRILL, as an Evangelist, at Bristol Mills, Me. Sermon by Rev. S. G. Thurston, of Searsport, Me. 14. Rev. A. S. CHESEBROUGH, over the Cong. Ch. in North Glastonbury, Ct. 21. Mr. JAMES M. BELL, over the Orthodox Cong. Ch. in Ashby, Ms. Sermon by Rev. A. Emerson, of Fitchburg, Ms. 21. Mr. FREDERIC ALVORD, of Bolton, Ct., over the Cong. Ch. at Chicopee Falls, Ms. Sermon by Rev. C. Hammond, of Groton, Ms. 21. Mr E. J. ALDEN, over the 2d Cong. Ch. in West Springfield, Ms. Sermon by Rev. S. G. Buckingham, of Springfield. AUG. 11. Rev. DANA B. BRADFORD, late of Raymond, N. H., over the Cong. Ch. in Salaon Falls, N. H. Sermon by Rev. L. Whiting of Portsmouth, N. H. 18. Rev. A. A. BAKER, over the Cong. Ch. in Cornwall, Vt. Sermon by Rev. C. Pease, D.D., of Burlington, Vt. 18. Rev. CYRUS BREWSTER, late of Orange, Ct., over the Cong. Ch. in Haydenville, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Z. Eddy, of Northampton. 18. Rev. I. W. SMITH, over the South Cong. Ch. in Durham, Ct. Sermon by Rev. D. Smith, D. D., of Durham. 18. Rev. FRANCIS V. TENNEY, late of Byfield, Ms., in Manchester, Ms. Sermon by Rev. M. P. Braman, D.D., of Danvers, Ms. 26. Mr. KINGSLEY TWINING, over the Cong. Ch. in Hinsdale, Ms. SEPT. 1. Rev. GEO. A. BRYAN, late of Cromwell, Ct., over the Cong. Ch. in West Haven, Ct. Sermon by Rev. J. L. Dudley, of Middletown, Ct. 1. Mr. EDWARD H. BUCK, as an Evangelist, in East Machias, Me. 2. Mr. GEO. B. SAFFORD, as an Evangelist in Northbridge Center, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Prof. Phelps, of Andover. 8. Mr. JAMES CRUIKSHANKS, over the Cong. Ch. in South Malden, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Prof. Phelps, of Andover. 8. Mr. A. McDONALD, over the South Cong. Ch. in Stanstead, C. E. Sermon by Rev. J. J. Carruthers, D.D., of Portland, Me. 22 Mr. EDWARD P. THWING, over the St. Lawrence St. Cong. Ch. in Portland, Me. Sermon by Rev. J. W. Chickering, D.D., of Portland, Me. 22. Rev. SAMUEL D. COCHRAN, late of Princeton, Ill., over the Cong. Ch. in Ann Arbor, Mich. 29. Mr. HIRAM MEAD, over the Cong. Ch. in South Hadley, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Prof. Park, of Andover. 29. Rev. GEORGE BUSHNELL, late of Worcester, Ms., over the 1st Cong. Ch. in Waterbury, Ct. Sermon by Rev. S. Sweetser, D.D., of Worcester, Ms. OCT. 1. Mr. JOHN D. EMERSON, over the Cong. Ch. in Haverhill, N. H. Sermon by Rev. N. Lord, D.D., of Hanover, N. H. 5. Mr. G. E. FREEMAN, over the Orthodox Cong. Ch. in Manchester, Ms. Sermon by Rev. A. L. Stone, of Boston. 13. Mr. GEORGE L. WALKER, over the State St. Cong. Ch. in Portland, Me. Sermon by Rev. C. Walker, D.D., of Pittsford, Vt. 13. Rev. JAMES B. HADLEY, over the Cong. Ch. in Campton, N. H. 13. Mr. OGDEN HALL, over the Cong. Ch. in East Hartland, Ct. Sermon by Rev. W. H. Gilbert, of Granby, Ct. 13. Rev. GEORGE R. DARLING, late of Lowell, Ms., over the Cong. Ch. in Hudson, Ohio. Sermon by Rev. H. D. Kitchell, D.D., of Detroit, Mich. 19. Rev. ERASTUS COLTON, over the Cong. Ch. in Southwick, Ms. Sermon by Rev. J. Hawes, D.D., of Hartford, Ct. 19. Rev. W. A. NICHOLS, over the Cong. Ch. in Cleaverville, Ill. Sermon by Rev. Prof. Emerson, of Beloit Coll. 20. Mr. JOHN S. BACHELDER, over the Cong. Ch. in Jaffrey, N. H. Sermon by Rev. S. Lee, of New Ipswich, N. H. 20. Mr. CHESTER D. JEFFERDS, over the Cong. Ch. in Chester, Vt. Sermon by Rev. C. S. Porter of So. Boston, Ms. 20. Mr. HENRY WILLARD, as an Evangelist, at Pittsfield, Ohio. Sermon by Rev. J. A. Thome, of Ohio City, O. 26. Rev. D. E. JONES, over the Cong. Ch. in Columbus City, Iowa. Sermon by Rev. A. B. Robbins, of Muscatine, Iowa. 27. Rev. THOMAS N. LORD, over the Cong. Ch. in West Auburn, Me. Sermon by Rev. Prof. Packard, of Bowdoin College. 27. Rev. BENJAMIN TAPPAN, Jr., late of Charlestown, Ms., over the Cong. Ch. in Norridgewick, Me. Sermon by Rev. J. O. Fiske, of Bath, Me. 27. Rev. BENJAMIN L. SWAN, late of Bridgeport, Ct., over the Cong. Ch. in Stratford, Ct. 27. Mr. JOHN MONTEITH. Jr., over the Cong. Ch. in Terryville, Ct. Sermon by Rev. E. L. Cleveland, D.D., of New Haven, Ct. 28. Rev. CALVIN GRANGER, formerly of Cambridge, Vt., over the Cong. Ch. in Middletown, Vt. Sermon by Rev. A. Walker, of Rutland, Vt. 29. Rev. A. C. ADAMS, late of Manchester, N. H., over the Cong. Ch. in Lewiston Falls, Me. Sermon by Rev. G. E. Adams, D.D., of Brunswick, Me. NOV. 4. Mr. JONATHAN S. HASKELL, over the Cong. Ch. in Mt. Pleasant, Ill. 10. Mr. JOSEPH K. GREENE, as an Evangelist, at Lewiston Falls, Me. Sermon by Rev. J. B. Sewall, of Lynn, Ms. 10. Mr. ALBERT II. PLUMB, Cong. Ch. in Chelsea, Ms. Park, of Andover. over the Chestnut St. Sermon by Rev. Prof. 10. Rev. ELIAS NASON, late of Natick, Ms., over the Mystic Cong. Ch. in Medford, Ms. Sermon by Rev. H. M. Dexter, of Boston. 10. Rev. PHILO CANFIELD, late of Sheboygan Falls, Wis., over the Cong. Ch. in Sparta, Wis. Sermon by Rev. Z. M. Humphrey, of Milwaukee. 17. Rev. HARRISON G. PARK, over the Cong. Ch. in the East Parish of Westminster, Vt. Sermon by Rev. C. E. Park, of West Boxford, Ms. 17. Mr. ALEXANDER D. STOWELL, over the Cong. Ch. in Woodbridge, Ct. Sermon by Rev. L. Bacon, D.D., of New Haven. 17. Rev. H. B. ELLIOTT, late of Stamford, Ct., over the Cong. Ch. in Columbus, O. 26. Rev. N. A. HYDE, over the Plymouth Cong. Ch. in Indianapolis, Ind. Sermon by Rev. Prof. Haven, of Chicago Theological Seminary. NOV. 30. Rev. JOHN P. SKEELE, late of Hallowell, Ser Me., over the Cong. Ch. in Wilbraham, Ms. mon by Rev. Jas. Drummond, of Springfield, Ms. DEC. 1. Rev. ROBERT C. LEARNED, over the 2d Cong. Ch. in Berlin, Ct. Sermon by Rev. Mr. Field, of New London, Ct. 2. Rev. CHARLES TENNEY, over the Pavilion Cong. Ch. in Biddeford, Me. 2. Mr. JAMES G. ROBERTS, over the 2d Cong. Ch. in Frankfort, Me. Sermon by Rev. G. W. Field, of Boston. DEC. 9. Rev. JAMES WELLS, over the Cong. Ch. in Dedham, Me. Sermon by Rev. Prof. Harris, of Bangor. 9. Mr. J. S. HOYT, over the Cong. Ch. in Port Huron, Mich. 15. Mr. F. E. FELLOWS, over the Union Cong. Ch. in Kennebunk, Me. Sermon by Prof. Phelps. 30. Rev. E. W. ALLEN, late of Salem, Ms., over the Cong. Ch. in South Berwick, Me. Sermon by Rev. James M. Hoppin, of Salem. Congregational Ministers Married, DURING 1858. JAN. 12. Rev. L. H. COBB, of No. Andover, and Miss H. J. HERRICK, of Malone, N. Y. 14. Rev. E. H. BYINGTON, of Royalton, Vt., and Miss ANN ELIZA, youngest daughter of Rev. D. S. Hoyt, of New Haven, Vt. 31. Rev. J. BRACKETT, of New Salem, and Mrs. SUSANNA UPHAM, of Ware, Ms. MAY 4. Rev. G. N. WEBBER, of St. Johnsbury, Vt., and Miss CHARLOTTE FAIRBANKS, of the same town. 25. Rev. BENJAMIN SCHNEIDER, D.D., of Aintab, Syria, and Miss SUSAN M. ABBOTT, of Framingham, Ms. JUNE 6. Rev. LYMAN B. PEET, of Fuh-Chau, China, and Miss HANNAH LOUISA PLIMPTON, of Southbridge, Ms. 10. Rev. AUSTIN PHELPS, D.D., Bartlett Professor of Sacred Rhetoric in Andover Theological Seminary, and Miss MARY A., daughter of Samuel Johnson, Esq., of Boston. 16. Rev. CLARENDON WAITE, of Rutland, Vt., and Miss HARRIET G., daughter of Mr. JAMES Baker, of Phillipston. 23. Rev. WILLIAM CARRUTHERS, of Sandwich, Ms., and Miss MARTHA BAKER, of Goshen. 29. Rev. LYSANDER DICKERMAN, of Gloucester, Ms., and Miss LOUISA., daughter of Joseph H. Thayer, Esq., of Boston. JULY 6. Rev. AUGUSTUS C. THOMPSON, of Roxbury, Ms., and Mrs. ELIZABETH, widow of the late Rev. Lyman Cutler, of Newton Corner, Ms. 21. Rev. W. W. ANDREWS, of Wethersfield, Ct., and Miss ELIZABETH B., youngest daughter of the late John Williams. JULY 25. Rev. ALFRED STEARNS, of Westminster, Vt., and Miss HARRIET N.. daughter of the late Amasa Wood, of Millbury, Ms. 28. Rev. WM. HUTCHINSON, Missionary to Turkey, and Miss FORRESTA G., daughter of Prof. Forrest Shepherd, of New Haven, Ct. 29. Rev. JAMES P. KIMBALL, of Keokuk, Iowa, and Miss MARY P. DICKINSON, of Granby, Ms. AUG. 1. Rev. CHARLES BROOKS, of Byfield, Ms., and Miss NANCY L., daughter of DANIEL ADAMS, Esq., of Townsend, Ms. 5. Rev. HIRAM MEAD, of South Hadley, Ms., and Miss ELIZABETH S. BILLINGS, of Andover, Ms. SEPT. 14. Rev. JAMES M. BELL, of Ashby, Ms., and Miss SUSAN F. FRYE, of North Andover, Ms. 28. Rev. WM. C. FOSTER, late of Lawrence, Ms., and Miss MYRA G. ELLIOT, of Middletown, Ct. OCT. 20. Rev. EZRA ADAMS, of Gilsum, N. H., and Miss ALICE M. WARE, of Swanzey, N. H. 20. Rev. WILLIAM SEWALL, of Lunenburg, Vt., and Mrs. MARY B. DAVEE, of Portland, Me. 27. Rev. ALBERT H. PLUMB, of Chelsea, Ms., and Miss HARRIET ELIZA, eldest daughter of Joseph Dart, Jr. Esq, of Buffalo, N. Y. NOV. 9. Rev. ERASTUS COLTON, of Southwick, Ms., and Mrs. MARY A. MATHER, of Cromwell, Ct. DEC. 11. Rev. HENRY C. FAY, of Northwood, N. H., and Miss CAROLINE E. TALLMAN, of Richmond, Me. 14. Rev. GEO. F. ALLEN, of Cambridgeport, Ms., and Miss MARY A. LINCOLN, of Norton, Ms. Congregational Ministers Deceased, DURING 1858. JAN. 5. Rev. ISAAC CARLETON, æt. 50, in Oxford, Me. 11. Rev. HOLLOWAY W. HUNT, æt. 89, in Patchogue, N. Y. 25. Rev. THOMAS SNELL, æt. 41, in Wethersfield, Ill. FEB. 9. In Bridgewater, Ct., Rev. FOSDICK HARRISON, æt. 76, many years Pastor of the Cong. Ch. in Bethlehem, Ct. 18. Rev. HORACE WOODRUFF, æt. 54, in Huntington, L. I. 22. Rev. JONATHAN BARTLETT, æt. 93, in Redding, Ct. 24. Rev. JOSEPH BLOOMER, met. 30, in McGregor, Iowa. 27. Rev. LYMAN CASE, æt. 66, of Coventry, Ct. MARCH 2. Rev. T. A. TAYLOR, æt. 49, Pastor of the Cong. Ch. in Slatersville, R. I. 10. Rev. N. W. TAYLOR, D.D., æt. 72; Dwight Professor of Didactic Theology in Yale Coll., New Haven, Ct. JUNE 19. Rev. ELISHA ROCKWOOD, D.D., æt. 80, in Swanzey, N. H. 21. Rev. LUTHER WRIGHT, æt. 88, in Woburn, Ms. 24. Rev. GRANVILLE WARDWELL, æt. 38, formerly of Kalamazoo, Mich., in Westminster, Vt. JULY 5. Rev. ORRA PEARSON, æet. 60, in Peacham, Vt. 14. Rev. LINCOLN RIPLEY, æt. 97 years, 10 mos., in Waterford, Me. 29. Rev. JEREMIAH ATWATER, æt. 84, in New AUG. 28. Rev. EPHRAIM G. SWIFT, æt. 76, in SEPT. 1. Rev. BENJAMIN SMITH, æt. 43, in 7. Rev. JOSHUA R. BROWN, æt. 46, in East Long- OCT. 14. Rev. JOHN SAWYER, D D., æt. 103, in Rev. AUSTIN O. HUBBARD, æt. 50, in Brattleboro', Vt. Rev. JOHN FERGUSON, æt. 70, in Whately, Ms. NOV. 13. Rev. AMOS SAVAGE, æt. 60, in New Haven, Ct. DEC. 7. In Garland, Vt., Rev. HENRY WHITE, æt. 67, formerly of Longmeadow, Ms. 16. In Sheffield, Ms., Rev JAS. BRADFORD, æt. 72. 24. In Fitchburg, Ms., Rev. JOHN E. FARWELL, æt. 49. 26. In Georgetown, Ms., Rev. ISAAC BRAMAN, æt. 88. The average age of the 36, above recorded, is nearly 67 years-an uncommonly high average. The percentage of mortality is as 36 to 2,408, or 1,49. QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE CONGREGATIONAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. THE Conductors of this Journal, as the public have already been informed, intend to report the doings of the body above-named; and they hope also to enrich its pages by occasionally inserting a paper communicated through this medium. The meetings, which occur regularly on the last Wednesday afternoons of February, May, August and November, are open to all members, and have generally afforded an ample recompense for the time and trouble of at- tending. At the last meeting Mr. David Pulsifer, who was expected to read a paper previously assigned, having been unavoidably prevented from making the requisite preparation, took up the case of the Jewish child Mortara, whose abduction and Popish baptism have produced such a stir throughout Christendom, and entertained the audience with an unwritten statement of the hardships imposed on that cast-off nation. The same gentleman also read, and subsequently presented to the Association, a manuscript letter from Rev. George Whitfield "to the Honorable Josiah Willard, Esq., of Boston," dated "New-town in Maryland, May 6, 1747," expressing deep concern about "dear New England's sorrowful circumstances." We give the following extract: "Glad would I be to come and offer myself once more to do New England service; but I am afraid many ministers, and the heads of the people would not bear it. However, was this my only reason, it would soon be answered. But here are thousands in these southern parts (as you observed, Honored Sir,) that scarce ever heard of redeeming grace and love. Is it not my duty, as an itinerant, since other places have had their calls and awakening seasons, to go where the gospel has not been named? Those that think I want to make a party, or disturb churches, do not know me. I am willing to hunt in the woods after sinners; and, according to the present temper of my mind, would be content that the name of George Whitfield should die, if thereby the name of my dear Redeemer could be exalted." The Editors of the Congregational Quarterly beg the indulgence of the public for a slight delay in the printing of this their first issue, which has been made unavoidable by the illness of one of their number. They also hope that the contents of the number will be judged with leniency in the recollection that, with the exception of the brief article on "Father Sawyer," which was prepared beforehand for another use, every line has been written as well as printed within the last five weeks. Hereafter the tables, statistics, &c. &c., will be so made up as to evade some liabilities to error which have been unavoidable in the haste with which everything has been necessarily done. They have such arrangements in progress that they feel sure of being able to give to every one who may be pleased to become a subscriber to this Quarterly much more than the full worth of his subscription, in various kinds of matter, not easily to be had elsewhere. They especially bespeak the kind patronage of the ministry and deacons of the denomination whose interests, biographical and otherwise, will be specially had in remembrance. If only every Congregational Minister and Deacon should become a subscriber, we should at once gain a list which would enable us greatly to enrich our pages, without increase of price. Several biographies-including one of Dea. David Goodale, of Marlboro', Ms., and one of Dea. Moses Webster of Haverhill, West Par., Ms.,-in type, have been, unavoidably, crowded over to the next number. |