The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-24
Religious Insellisencs

Epiphany as The convsrsien Of 81 Paui 81 ssp,us.
| gssima sunday.
The Very Rev Dr. Ryder Pres dsot Of the college Of
Peters Church Barclay street. this evening EFT O'Clock
The ladies of the Benevolent Society of g. Patrcks
Cathedral will hold their annual festival for the benefit
sh is ss'' the o'''' ''''''' evening" FOO
The catholics Of Dubuque, Iowa, are about erecting
cam ~ ras' - he W fo De 71
feet long and 100 feet wide The side walls so feet and
the tower ~ fee. high measuring from the ground
| in the North West.
| An editorial article Of the n y Bepti.t Recorder
the Of their body in the State of New
York. according to the annual report of Conversions"
have. in two years. decreased nearly nine thousand.
We regret hear that there is great deal Of sickness
Getty sburg We that about twenty ofthe
students down with some fever OF typhoid charac
| ter There was ono death on Sunday morning last
His Holiness has granted to the Congregation Of Sc.
cred Rites the permission requisite for proceeding in
the matter of the sa6cstion of the venerable mother
Margarent May Alacozne sister of the Order of the vi
18th century In connexiOn with the Jesuit father ;.
| lombere, it she who was made the instrument of
devotion the Sacred Heart of Lord and especial
ly Of establishing the festival that the church cele
brates within the octave of Corpus Christi Father CO.
lombere, during his perous and difficult mission in
| England, in the reign Of James IL, acknowledged
%ost secret and critical Her life has
been written in French by late Bishop Of Langress
and has been considered model for its asceca STYLE
The Presby terrain Board OF Publication has repubsh
ed very able pamphlet from the pen Of Dr. Chalmers,
on the subject Of church economics. II is preaced by
introduction TO the American edition which shows
of things in this country and on the basis Of this
pamphlet plan suggested for the adequate and
manent support of ministers in all parts OF widely
| extended land
RI. Rev Dr. Reynolds, successor Of Bishop England
had almost entirely recovered from recent attack OF
illness brought by great fatigue and exposure in the
visitation OF his extensive diocese. On Christmas day he
was able offer up privately the holy sacrifice of the
tis s en- that festival the very REV Father Yer.
hngen provincial of the Jesnts ia the East sang the
high ass land the Rev. SamueA Muledy s. J. preach.
| ed The very Rev Father VeYhegen was to preach ca
| the following Sunday
At meeting of the Standing Committee Of the Diocese
| of Indiana, held in Indianapolis, he It'll December,
| the following testimonial was laid before them
To the Standing Committee Of the Diocese Of Illinois -
We chie. head men, and warriors OF tne oneida ma
testify from evidence satisfactory to US, that Lahrop
Wilson Davis for the space OF three last past has
lived pously, soberly and honestly and hath not 20
far know, believe written, taught held any
thing contrary to the doctrine discipline of the
Protestant Episcopal church and moreover we believe
him person worthy to be admitted the sacred Office
Of deacon. In witness Whereof we have hereunto set
hands in council at Dusn Puck in the territory OF
wisconsin, this 18th day of November in the year OF
Lord, 1915 Elijah ScoDande VIM. Hill. Anthony Otre
Webster, Aaron Hi Isaac sas, John Dosknam. Elijah
Pauet, Daniel Daxtader Then follows the certificate
Of tho missionary estfyiDg that all these are commun
The number Of new candidates for the ministry in
the Presbyterian denomination in 1884, in ls45
H. and in 1896 g. The whole number Of candidates Ia
1884, was 364 ls45 there GAG and in ls46 there
were se9-a small dminution in each year.
The Catholics of Philadelphia making Wig roui
effort to raise by sum Of money to erect
splendid Cathedral in that city The site for the edi
hasws understand been selected and the foundation
walls already carried upto the level Of the ground
will be paralelogramc its external form and cruel
form internally 1t is 1870 feet wide at the 'front.' and 2t
long. The front will be simple, yet majestic in appear
| q
coupled columns projecting twothirds Of their damete
and crowned by pedlmens with the name of Jehovah il
the by glory occupying the interior
the tympanum At the extreme ends four couple
pilasers There will be three doors Of entrance
mented with architraves and cornces-above each doo
there will be inches surrounded with impost mouldngs
the is intended to receive colossal
OF Christ and the inches each OF the side doors
intended to enshrne statues Of st. Peter aud St Paul
the patrons under whose invocaons the church ded
tended to crown the building wiz statues Of Faith
Hope and Charity-the first to be erect with the eros
over the pedimen and the latter to be at each end re
pssters and panels. The interior Is divided into
with Transcripts and sie aisles, all divided by arcade
ing Of the nave and Transcripts much higher than this
Of the aslos On the outer sides of the sses are arcl
trsnscept will be large altar, and the sanctuary
high altar will occupy the head Of the cross on etht
terror of the building will be arched and the vaults
), the and Transcripts will spring from o bockn
above the unbroken entsblaure over the pasers Tn
. and being properly tempered will jmpart solemn an
religious effect to the whole The building is dssgns
oampsnile bell tower, tho northeast Of Il
lot 1t will bs about 200 feet high when completed
required for the accomplishment Of this undertaking
which, when contaminated will add to the city anoh'
ediacs in the country Mr. L. Brun Is the srchtsc
whose suYerintendence the building of the cath
oral W III progress towards its completion.
1t Is stated, in letter to Consantnople. Of the ~
ult that Bederksn Bey the chief Of the Kurds after h
massacre OF HISTORIANS seLt three hundred heads
Chrsiians which he had cut OF to the Pacha of Mo
u s,ul informing him that If this present did not pea
% him. he would also send the heads OF three hundrt
rurss Tho Pacha had done all in his power to d.
vain It was believed however, at Constantinopls tn
J. tho Sultan would supply the racha with the means
Installed December sth by the Oneida Association,
the village of Manchester over the ID Congregation
church Of Kirkland, the Rev. s. W Raymond recent
a of Marshall, Oneida county, N Y Order of exercis
a. follows Invocation and reading Of tho Scriptures
g. the Rev. c.. Holcomb, of Winfield; prayer by Rev.
Q. Branord of Verona sermon by Rev. A. D. Gridey,
waerville installation questions proposed by the MOD
Of the associations; installing prayer by Rev Asah
,r Merton d. OF Clinton; charge the pastor by Rev
I'd q. vermye, of Clntvn right hand Of fellowship
Rev p Field Of Orskany Falls charge to the people
A. Crane, Of Citation agent Of Home Missionary sscie
Tho choir acquitted Themselves with credit and eve
part OF the exercises were solemn and performed WI
Is ability, and listened to with unusual interest
o. CLERICAL CHANoEs-The Rev William Walsh,
taken the charge of congregation in the Eastern part
>; wili.msbursh, L. l., ana also at English Kills, or Nj
rs peih, Newtown l. The Rev. David Kerr, has resg
ed the charge Of g.. Johns Church. Thibodaux, Lot
D. sians and accepted call to the Restorshp of Chr
81 Church. Jefferson county Mississippi The Rev. Char
- F. Peaks from St Stephens Parish Eutaw, Alabama,
the Rectorship Of hrist Church, Pensacola Florida
IN The Rev. r.. s. Elder from Worthington, Ohio,
!, JonesvIlle, Hillsdae county, Michigan The Rev g.
n sturges has removed to Keene, Cosnocton Co Ohio
" The Rev J. sandes has resigned the Professorship
ct Ancient Languages in Mercer Hall, Columbia, Ten
and accepted call to the Rectorship Of st. Johns,
Jacksonville, La. The Rev Philip Slaughter has rem
n we'd TO Fredercksburgh, Va.
~ SuOrtlng IntelllQouce.