The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-06
Religions Inteissx~moe.

Church Of the Nativity, this day. at the half past ten
O'Clock service, and collection will be taken up in
behalf Of the Half Orphan Asylum.
The Presbytery Of Brooklyn will meet according to
adjournment on Monday, Dec iath at PM, In the lec-
trre room of tho first Presbyterian church.
>, The twentisth Anniversary Of the New York City
Tract Society and twenty fourth Of the Female Branch
viii Dc held at the Broadway Tabernacle, Wednesday
evening, 10th Dec.
Society VIII be held at 100 Chambers streeon Thursday
Dec. Q. at II AM
The Presbytery Of Delaware will hold its ssmisnnusl
sx q the First G GnuSn " sh Of pe
csmber next, at O'Clock, PM
The Prebytery Of Albany viii hold their next annual
the third Tuesday, 18Th Of December next o'clock
P. NJ.
The twenty.third anniversary Of The New York Bible
Society viii Be celebrated In Tie Reformed
evening December 9th at hslpast7 o'clock Address
Is viii be delivered By the Rev. Dra Patton, Tying and
Peck, Of this city
The monthly Missionary Prayer Meeting Of the New
York and brooklyn Foreign Mi.donary Society will be
held in the Broadway Tsbsrnscle on Monday the 7h Of
December at o'clock, p. M. The Intends Of the late
Dr. Armstrong, smong the clergy and ether members Of
the Society are particularly invited to attend ON this oc
ss w " % S
lamented death.
The Bible Society Of Vermont, at its recent annual
meeting, voted TO employ Coporteurs for the supply of
every destitute family in the State with copy Of the
scriptures.
BensdIctins Monastery il about to be established at
St Joseph in Pennsylvania the FIRST establishment
Of the Rev Father Bonifacs WINNER Prior; F Maximi-
Ian Goetnsr two theoogians four schoascs, and
raj laymen.
The ssetts des Mid; says that the universal Jubilee
usual on the accession OF new Pope fixed for Decem
the Roman ststss and the rest Of Italy s1S for Js
mony Of the Possessio il not yet fixed
The corner stone of the Presbyterian Church in
Astg.-s ras laid Nov. 80 The Rev. Mr.. CLARK, Pastor
Gle Church. commenced the exercises BY giving
ton Of people drawn from the various Christian denom
nstions of tho village united harmonously in prasng
zoo or sno gopc M % o. hs inc ns
4 few observations from the Rev ME- Clark upon IN.
by the benedctisn BY the Rev Mr. Lindsey closed the
interesting and imposing ceremonies Of the day
On Monday, Nov O. Bishop Potter laid the corner
stone Of ST. Pauls Church, kittuning, Pennsylvanis
According the Constantinople correspondent OF the
and for which Parliament voted 75O 600 ancs do not
those Of city Of more recent origin We copy the fol-
lowing sxtract from the letter in the Journal DIES De5sfs
sot;s h". been ;uccssdsd By LsysI in b. ar
rance worthy Of the greatest praise The place Of the
now almost year since NJ. Layard commenced his Ia.
bors.. Under mound through which he has recently
dug he has discovered the remains of magnificent tenn.
pie hch like that Of Kborsabad seems to have been
prey 70 the aans AZ t,t the last scSoun ne hsd sue
from them two hundred and fifty has reefs To under
stand the tepsgspha position OF these ruins read
ers have hut to consult xenophon That author says,
that having Zab the Greeks in that ex
pedition found short distance from it's banks the
ruins Of city the banks of the Tgris. In that city
the name Of which was Larssa once inhabited by the
Medes. there was large pyramid This description
1i
der the esrth, easily be every where. The d.
mensons given By xenophon also correspond with those
Of these ruins and the distance from the Zsb of which
he speaks s also sbout the only the Tgris which
formerly flowed under the walls If the CITY, has since left
s sncient bed and is now about mile and halt from
these ruins 1t has been attempted show that the city
called Larssa by Xenophon. was other than Kesen
ciy more ancient still and even one OF the very Oldest
in favor Of this superstition is that Kesen, in the Sama
ritan dialect, is called Lashissa M. Rawlinson the
hores in the matter reject this Hypothesis and regard
Nimroud the ancient Ninevah capital OF the first As
syrian empire, which ended with sardanspalus. %
The Catholics of Cincinnati were honored and pleased
in the city recently On Sunday he only sang high
Mass in the cathedral, but also preached; no small
blessed him He is now in the seventy ninth year Of his
sge. and the 6fty third Of his mnisry-a ministry.
which in hi: hands through all that length of time has
We regret to have to record again dreadful persecu
ton Of the hIaronites They had yet from
the ruin brought them in the early part Of the year.
fifty Of their churches have been utterly destroye =!
They without churches schools affairs bshops,
or priests The sword of the Turk and the schemes
the missionaries have left them without any
relief from their but that which death can bring
The Emperor Nicholas 10 surprising all his former at
temps pei secution In all parts of his empire this
hend IN heart and head, Is torturing his Catholic sub
jects The "details which the foreign journals publish
Of the cruelty Of the Russian emperor and his savage
sgsns. exceed all which have heretofore sPpssrsd Of
also severely tried but they find the exercise Of private
judsms. exceedingly doce when the wlds Of Siberia
appear In the distance.
which will probably be initiated In Of the other
Cantons The Catholic Csntons anticipate the blow
they are preparing manfully 10 meet them in the field
where they ready to perish in defence Of their rel-
gious rights and freedom.
letter from the Rev. Father Rodriguez Superior of
the Spanish missions China and Tong King gives very
oling accounts of the success Of the Dominican
Fathers. The mission 10 composed Of 50 members, 10
priests
The town of sydney, Australia contains 5000 inhss
btsns Catholic college has been established Perth,
esschs,s have been placed tho mission in various
places. This zeal OF the Catholics has walked up the
ProeEsus Bnd all the their disposal has been
put in requstion TO stop possible the heavy tide Of
Cstholiciiy.
Tho Right Rev Dr.. Chabrst administered the sacra.
ment Of Confirmation; in the Church Of st. Charles,
persons The Rev Mcguire pr sched the occasion.
His scourse was on the obligation Of the Christian who
hs be- sealed with the unctcn Of the Holy Spirit and
VI has enlisted under the banner Of Christ against the
WORTH Satan and the paseiens Our correspondent re-
marks that his discourse twas listened to with the Deep
attention by crowded audience and must have pro.
duceo sslutary emotions in many hearts.
TuR FRx AT CHICAGO We find in the Chica-
go Journal OF the 25,h Of November, the partcu-
lars OF the fire in that place, noticed in yesterdays
psperfn the warehouse occupied by Mr. Psrdee there
about 900 bushels of wheat belonging to diGe
owners, upon which there insurance Of 1880
in the Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance Company
OF Milwaukee, and $1,000 in Boston. The building was
total loss Of $1,000 insurance considerable lot OF
stored merchandise taken from the warehouse but
being moved but short distance. was consumed The
building the Point, occupied by Peter Deleics AZ
grocery end owned by A. Gsrrett-ne insurance: loss
$500. strs buildings, occupied BY Ill NJ Strait and
Bsnlin Day; loss $500 insured in the National Insu
rance Company for $1,000, and $500 in the n W. Insu
rance Company. Hsmlin 4 Day. on goods, loss about
$1,000 insured 5000 in the Hartford insurance cops
MES. Messs strails loss 5000. which partially
insured A small building, owned by Mr. Blasey and