The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-18

and arrangements are made FOR plan OF daily niais.
traons in Feeling and clthiug the poor BE appeals for
., 500 to CONF lete the building.
Peter Mclaughlin the Cath olic priest from Bath No.
has issued card through the columns Of the Tbaue
regard to ,hs recent dsgacefa riot In that city BY
stone Of church He says that good
the loyal the Peaceful citizens of vastly superior
Legally %osEay and physically to the ssOra s; and
majority can, they will defend him aud his In the per-
ormance any religious exercise on the y
city are he miserable minority they are but handful;
they are III dependent class Law Is OF no use to them
here but inssunch Is administered, executed
forced by th,r Protestant tulers-upou their American
Proestaat rulers they rely for security and pray for
protection in the future The writer il absolutely sure
that neither their confidence their prayer will un.
needed II a man throws himself would child upon
his mothers lap on The power aud majesty OF the Aeri
can people h. is safe The Catholic pastor AMI the ca
thoiic people # this city do throw themselves without
reserve the protection Of their Protestant brethren
rRoTEsrANrIsM IN FRANCS.
The Rev. tvsns iavies gives following account Of
the strength 81 professionalism in France
In Frsnce here four religious communions in i'm
mecate ecion Wit the state These areJudais A.
fapacy, AMEN, and the Reformed Gnu, ch or
Two former We ray nothing ut present. but in add
ion to the TWO iro'e iant establishment just mentioned
there is d.rsbie number Of churches that rspu-
oiate all AMI connection. The principal Of
these a.. Inv independents, Wescyans, AID Bapdsts.
TheI NAV be e, othsrs that 40 not come uader the
preceding de- gnain; but bsing few and uninHuentia
they have atae e3 to any extent the attention of
relig Gus the civil au horities rheSe not,
testantsm. negin viii
l. TIE REr CHURCH This community claims pri.
GRITTY IN account ut its numbers strength and general
diffusion over he n'ire country. Its members abound
most hoMe er, in he south in the vest, and in the
nor heasf It Las consistores in moro than forty de-
parments, witch. opnt including the c0nsistpry If
Algers, 10 hundred and Fix. These consist Of
than 200 lay membess, besides the pastors which
amour TO more ,naa 600 Pubic worship is coIduc ed
by his CHI rch Ia than 600 places including their
parish CHI rehes ano preaching ooms. This commun ~
has In composition NTH it more than three hundred
IL Inv aho fvatva
thoui1Ho ci'ttr. 81 their SUNDAY schools the avaa-
bic informal rs meagre and unsatisfactory II is, how
ever but Ght 80 lay that many OF the pasteIs promote
their ee'alb .,meDt with the most commeniable zeal,
and have sl.ady ed rich reward Besides normal
and scho 1t an advanced character, they have rheo
iogcaSo,s' Mop under the direction Of ssven
professors and tended by some Atty students. As the
French government ec.ives and gnizes the diplomas
ana certlhentes of tie stat Coego OF Geneva, many
young lfepenaen who conte mpate the ministry Of
reformed ehu CHI, resort ,hither for their literary and
ths ologicol ing II will BIO found, probably, that
the ecuta 81 III Las ors il about equally divided be-
tvs en- these 80 ins ! ations.
Time pace ill be allowed me to describe at
any lepgih Ii, constitution OF this church. wil there
fore only iae hat IL il the fanguage already
pSeo i''mes treshy'efian, but wltaout the right Of
meeting IL ypoo. there is indeed, a Central Council in
Pans, bu' i l. ii lie tha- medium of communIca-
ton be ween ~ church aud the government. Tho
Losers u '!h@" ne STATE h'ls wisa tenacious and
firm gasp hi many - the evangelical pastors deeply
feel, heir cnrrtxon with the state they depiorc a, u
dire calamity wie signing for freedom aud indepen-
dency 70, 'ie akc o their work they for The presen
least endure t.if letters
II. TIE luTiIx4N CHURCH This community is confined
principally me departments taat border on the Rnn no.
In ltsi, 4, is German THAI Freach. The
former Is or tie part the language they speak and
IL their Worship. 1t $50 pastors, occupy
ins than no ari,hes. There formed into
si~ores. Thee acan into inspections of which there
are SVEN. Ia ispec ion consists of five consistoies
The cbuc I Avr ne by superior consstory, by d.
recfory ard BY NC government 1t has under 1t, 'irec
dsn piilci,alls '-wetn 30 and 40 schools Of
Loprg s e S" Of minister under ths taorhp
Of PR Testers The confession OF Augsburg is its ecce
siastieal saatd IT. constitution is more full and
pete than its sister estab shnent the Reformed church
Both Tlee CHI iches cost the state some mllon ami
quarter .oncs per For this Of about $50 00o
thee two char hes practically consent to give up their
freedom, aud She icters of the STATE
III. CTHyR E1EsTA,r Iops lin this class shall only
mention ,hlse d,inct c.mmun''ies- Bap'ists, Wesley
and Ipde fenceus. There Is, believe, regularly
organised p,.sy body out Of the establishment In
France There doubtless pastors aud chu rches
thai hold pesby cry principle but DO not feel they
are III ositi IL III the oisposilon TO cary 1t out in
practical form he, CO such communities churches
under the cesgnaon ot Indepeudency; but then,
in such mears indeecndency Of the State This
Is the mea ing Of he re often ~ applied to cootinen'
tai churches i'll, Il Q Independent churches in
France a. wsll in ltincipe a. 10 practice.
]. Btpisla--i have not been able to obtain any
liable sa'hcs Of this hoey ies churches known
to exist In diff parts II the pire. They how
ever for II. part nissionary churches connected
with TIE tao,ists al America There is only cburcp
Immediately neced with The Baptists Of Great sri
tam
,. WItirYsss the followers Of Wesley began their
eyere heal ahors in ance ia he year 1890 Last year
The french had 100 chaDos and other places
osuoIsip III connection with It; 20 mis- j. evanee
hts, - heal p enco" 90 members ana q caaai
3aes tor tell waltz II sunday schools containing I5GZ
sch lars. ~ he ri cuits of this cunfg CAGE how
ever, J. in 81 re = "a
g. Iarfr,S fhtKuTs Including 10 this class. be
sides those chufche. fhat sesup pornr, the con
greGntops and oh riches gathered Dy thc Evangelical
Society q France he Fvs pgeical society Of Geneva
tvanreical church at Lyons, with other smallor
societies 81 ih eek The spiritual good Of France There
must Ne abeu 100 ehGi ches with many pastors that
repuoa'e In principle in practice all dependence IN
the Sae AND n called independent churches. This
is exclusive OF cclpor and evangelical schoomaters
canBo' venture even approximate calculation of
such age. ces. The number must he considerable. a
few years ago 1t found, after careful examination
there about $50 evangelical cororeurs in connec-
ton with vatious societies in fraace and class OF
lehoers they thai have very abnnauty blessed
o. Cod n thei' hare and self denying work.
From The preceding sketch find that there are
nearly thou.and ministers employed at the present
time in tho service Ut Professionalism in France.