The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-12

in Latin, Deus; French, Dieu: Creek Zeus; Ger
man, Cot; Scandinavian, Odn; Swedish, Codd;
Hebrew, Adon; Syrian, Adad; Persian. syria; Tar
zuel; Turkish, Add; Egyptian, Aumn. or Zuet; ia
panese, Zain; Peruvian Lian WallAchian, Zenej
Etrurian, Chur; Tyrrhenian, Eher; Irish, Dieh;
Crcatian, Doga; Magyarian, Desc; Arabian, Ala;
Dalmatian. Rogt.
city have retained their pastoral charge for period
Of over twenty-five years-Rev. Drs. Spring, NIGEL
roy. Phillips and Krebs.
st. Peters church, on the corner Of Clinton and
Washington streets, Buffalo. the commandments of
which are French, was closed on Sunday BY the
priest, owing to some difficulties having arisen be-
tween him and the congregation to the title Of the
church.
On Sunday. July 20. at Rose chapel, Gambler,
Biphop Mcllvaine admitted to the order Of Deacons
Hochuly, VIM. +. Lloyd and B. X. Maltby. The Lat
ter gentleman is OF Cleveland, and formerly was
Methodist clergyman.
The New Haven Register says that the rapid
growth of Episcopacy in New England, s In great
degree owing to the fact that the church avoids the
proyerbal for preaching the Gospel according to St.
Paul than that Of Kansas and Nebraska. Other
churches would do well to follow the example Of
their Episcopal brethren OF Connecticut.
Maryland, the first State where the Roman Catho.
lie church gained o footing, now contains eight
hundred and seven Protestant churches, and only
sixty-fve Catholic congregations. In Florida the
Catholics early made settlement. Now there are
one hundred and seventy Protestant and only five
Catholic churches! Louisiana was settled by the
Catholics who now have fifty-fve churches in the
State, while the Professionals have two hundred and
forty-seven congregations. In Texas. the Catholics
were the first sect in point Of time; they now have
thirteen churches but the Protestants report three
hundred ond seven societies in the State. The num-
Der Of Episcopal, Lutheran and Roman Catholic
churches are nearly the same throughout the c0un-
try but each Of the three denominations have about
one-eeventh Of the number OF the Mcth0dsts,
scarcely oneeighth that of the Baptists, and not
one-fourth that Of the Presbyterians. The entire
Protestant population OF the country, compared with
that of the Catholic, is about as twelve to one"
The following named gentlemen have been chosen
delegates from the Episcopal churches Of Buffalo to
the Convention Of the Diocess of Western New
York, to be held at Binghamton on Wednesday.
August 16:--St- Pauls Church--R. H. Haywood,
Lester Brace, Samuel G. Cornell. Trinity Church
Jerry Radclff, Henry Daw. Henry w. Rogers. Sub
stitutes-H. l.. Lassn, j. G. Damn, j. M. Smith.
st. Johns Church--JOseph G.. Masten, Hamilton
Rainey, Wm.sA. Seaver Standardization. S. Ha-
zard, joseph +. Hill, DIR. James =. White. The de-
legates from st. James Church and the Church OF
the Ascension have net yet been chosen.
Rev. Eleazer Williams, the lost. Bourbon, oficated
as clergyman in st. Pauls Church. Troy. last Sun
day. He was collecting funds for projected church
among the Indians Of Northern New York, where
be proposes now to labor.