The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-27
Religious Intelligence.

- JOHN SMITH.
y. Religious Intelligence.
CALENpAR-February a. sexagesims Sunday. March
5, QuiIddsgesima sunday. g. The srss day OF Lsrr,
commonly called Asa WEDNESDAY,. IL, First Sunday
In Lent S'lo Ember Day. H. Ember Day 10, Embsr
ton Of ths Blessed Virgin Mary 49, Third sunday in
The Jssuits settled at Genoa have closed their con-
vent anfchurch and retired, SONS to Nice and the
remainder to th,lr country seat OF Montcbsilo
The Pope has lately conferred the Rose of Honor On
According to the halia Pisa journal OF tbs sth ut
number OF fsdmousese Bishops had protested against
It was even reported thai ssvers Of "So
proiefssd liberal opinions had resigned their
Tas ss'J1hn :, Church lEp.cCpaD located :. Ports
This church has been built hundred years. but has
nevsr as vt been consecrated
The following ara the regulations for Lent in the Do
ofNsw York For the present YEAR. viz IL All the
week days of Lent, from A,h Wednesday till Easter
allowance of . moderate collation. in the evening ..
The precept Of fasting mpes also that Of abstinence
from tn. use of flesh meat But BY di.p.nsation the
uas.of flesh meat Is allowed in this diocese At the
principal: meal the-Mondays Tuesdays and Thurs
DAYS OF Gent from the hrss Sunday until Palm Sunday.
after Wsdnsday s S@ 'd day Rsts
Week, immediately preceding Easter Sunday. There
sundayssof Lent, except Palm sunday, which is day
of sbetRencs from flesh meat but not dayp{ fasts s.
It isa1 k0..d 70 uDo ash Win n..h meat ~ same
cheese provided tho rules Of quantity the
fast ba complied with 7. The church sxS131p from
the obligation Of fasting (but not Of abstn from
flesh meat except In special Of sickn pr the
hks) u following classes Of psrsons :-lst q inrrm
whose duties arc Of an cxhAustng oIl4O6rious
chsreo@ =. 3D. persons who are only attaining their
growtH IN, women in pregnancy or nursnsshsir in
TheHf}Blis religious exercises during Lent, in the
ohurets2 the city, to commence each evening at 7
o'cHcks$ bs-09 Monday in the Church Of the Natl
witty eAdyH the Most Holy Rcdeemer, Germany On
Tuea4hyh st. James, st. Jossph's and st. vi9apnt Of
PAuI,S yssnch) On Wednesday, in st. Pr st.
ThuIsSsSSin tho Cathedral and st. Andrswys Ii 81.
ColumbSs Oa Friday, In st. Mary's and st. NtQ6blss
and TrAnfnguration
Thesta1ding ccmmttes have renewed their mutation
" Bishop Potter to perform Episcopal servio9n this
diocess.ssT hs invitation extends to the 10th AtS
Six pk@ Rural Deans and twenty. nine r. S1pss and
Curstes o. the Archdeaconry Of Bedford haJ4lant an
10 tho Bisop Of Ely, thanking him o. kis re-
monsAdnce against DR.. Hampden's appoint mt, ~
suripg him that they fully share in the app1 nsion
and alarm Which the Bishop attributed to the cNf4y
At St.sE4ry's Catholic church, Alexandra, Va, on
the l6shW the Most Rev. Archbishop Ecolsston con-
nrm.d " aersons Of whom IS were converts Among
Lawrenea,R urdle soldier of the revoutonAsybr In
On sunday, the aoth ult.. the Right Rev. Bishop
administeEAd 1.-The sacrament Of confirmation In st.
Benedictf phurchr Springfield Mass, to seveDf1nve
persons gfavhom upwards Of thirty were adults and
several FefE converts to the faith.
From tbShnnusi catalogue of the Bangor Ths6l6Ecal
ssnina1y8 learn that the number Of studeDtsh this
nstituto senior class, IL; middle class, 81 junisr
-
The RSSiiwiniam T.. schenok Of this city having &C.
ceptsd tins from the First Prssbyter church Of
Prince New Jersey has been released bytbq prss
bytcry. freef his nssiora connection xithst11fA
The Rev Mr.: Kirk presented the appeal from the
Evanse6AsSoclsty of Geneva, in the Mercer street
Wa: on * s. H. III sssi:
object. - *
The asapM meeting OF the Maryland branch Of the
American ract Society, held last week in Balti-
bee w
suxiliy society. The annual receipts for the year
cesd the Expenditures six hundred dollars. ~
We learn from exchange paper thst the oBarch Of
the Holy Trinity, recently erected In Brooklyn, New
York. was built by L. J. Barlow, Esq., ut cost Of
$3.50 900.
Among the papers seized at the College of the J.sus
at Frbarg, catalogue Of the members Of the So
itself =,
AT attsi.d meeting Of the Executive Copnlttss Of
FL Anfa4Han Tract Society, In Nav York; February
lets6tswore read from tina American Board of Com
missonss Foreign Missions ths Presbysrian Board
Of Foreign Missions and the Apetican Baptist Mission
Unionfa Southern Convection, designating the
WHICH it 10 desirable this society should remit the
sill to si5 sos These applications embrace the several
missions it Canton, Annoy, Tuh-Chou, Ningpo, and
shanghai China the mission at Siam and Burnah
in N6thern India and at Madras Madura. aud Csylon
In Africa, and at The Sandwich Islands among the Ar
menians snd HISTORIANS and those In France and Ger
societies the continent Of Europe 0e
the amount Is 900, which it Is unquestfonably de-
7
April ensuing Letters read at the meeting from Rev
Mr. Whiting, Mount Lebanon, speak Of native ooi-
portsurs going out with muoads Of Arabic books and
mcn women boys, and girls, asking for books Kew
Mr. wight at Constantnope earnestly requests $3.50
for Issuing books for the Armsnisns
In the course Of debate, in the Legislature Of New
York application for special grants Of In hold
ing the property made BY the Shakers Of Nsksuun In
that State the following rules orders existing in that
into any bargain that tho deacons have made contrary
to order to 90 to church with sins unconfessei con
b s s elders
order to shake hands With worlds woman, without
contrasting it, oontIAyto order to shake hands with
hs world unless they arst tender the hand contrary
order to play with dogs cats contrary to order for
brother and sister to ride together without comp,ny
other on thsstsrs contrary to order for person to
out Of the yard after evening meeting to
t. rer 70 S
newspapers in dwelling houses at any time unless In
diligence for that 4 granted By the elder: con
prayer or when standing mp in Worship contrary 70
order to kn.e with tho left kses nrs conrpry to order
to knee with hsndkerchisf in hand contrary to order
put the left foot on the s'rs r, wbsp ascending"
CLERICAL CHArsss--Ths Rev. James Ellison Van
Bokkeen deacon has been receved the diocese Of
yand by letters dmissory from the Right Rev tbs
Bishop of North Carolina Mr. Van Bckkelsn 10 minis
ter Of craze Snorsn TX Hase La Landing, ana v,os
D. d has been chosen Rector Of St. Mchssl's Parish
Talbot county, Maryland. The Rev G. oardiaer, re.
centy Orualneu, empoytu parish OF OF
phia a. assistant to the Rev Mr. Move. Rev.
Marcsus A. Hsrrck has taken charge OF the parish at
Woodstock, Vt.
The subject to which the following address relates
having been brought before the attention of tho minis
Of the city Of Boston, considered BY them In
series OF meetings ut which the vsrou. Protestant de-
nominations were represented more than seventy
clsrgymen having been prsent ut dGrcnt periods In
tbs course Of the proceedings After oonsdorable dis
euson In regard to the steps which might Dc ken or
to. suppression of centiousne.s The following resolu-
ton offered ,,,.
Resolved That COMMITTEES OF three be appointed to
prepare an address to the citizens OF Boston upon the
pro prety and Importance OF bestowng attention on the
opportunities which exist for the nduigence OF hcen-
lions passons In this COMMUNITY which address, with
on 20 spred before he public the details Of
yce or u,cssiing methods for It's suppression shall
fine itself the consideration OF the opinion entertain