The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-20

totsss charge the church over whsh he is settled
that over which the Rev. Ar. haruh was pastor.
Rev. Dr. Bowling, foYne Iy pastor the Pine street
BAptt church, in Providence, r. ha tssen coarge Of
the Befean Baptist charsa In the city OF Nes York.
henry A. Wise, Jr., the Of the Governor Of Vr-
gina 10 about to be ordanee Episcopal minister
Az meeting Of tire proplietors OF the ne south Pa.
rh Boston, he sfrer ,vine service the 18th inst,
society, with of uniting both parishes the
pastoral charge of DR.. GsDnstt The unani-
NOUS. The coEmrtee consists of def Justice shaw,
Benjamin A. Gou ano Clement Willis, Esqs.
Rev. DAVID Breed late OF Ches en- is supplying the
shuIc Tn fis,on Conn, recently made BY the
death Of Rev. Levi Nelson.
The Harrisburg 7slqraph states that young Tug-lng
kaw brought to this country from CHINA ~ Rev Ja mes
Colder, templates returning home his week He in
missions Foo )hoo cevot- his hfs to the prOps
cation VI Gospel among his benghted brethren OF the
flowery Land.
The Third Presbytery of New York, at ia last meeting
licensed he following young gent-men MEMBER Of tue
senior class Of the Union Seminary Messrs
Lyman H. johnson, Herman c. Rigss. Isaac Beundase,
C. C. Wallace Alexander Mclean, Q. g.. Armstrong Jas.
b Bonsr an Q. Posell. The Fourth Presoytery bave
Frapeis F. Ford, from Newark Valley, N. j.; and G. l.
Hurd, rom Gaesburg, III.
Rev. Ebenezer Burt preached . his ninelieth
birthday, At AtnOl, Mass sunday before Last. He
borp at Taunton IN 1862 and was in the ministry
l1e4 to 1s4efty two yearsn which period he preach
cd 900 sermons and baptized 1877 persons
Aessrs Robert A. Bro w. John Heagrist J. Aspinwall
III dge Robert Gamble members the Princeton s.
ninafy, licensed py the D. g. Ptesbytsry OF Phila-
4elphia last week.
unanimously chosen President IT fngham Collegiate In
itute at Il Roy; N " and he has accented tbs .p-
pOn will deliver his inaugural address at the
next anniversary, June 25
ST. lawrence University which has been incorporated
BY the Legsture is to % located At Canton, st. Lay
theological school, under the patronage the Universat
denomination.
The last statement made concerning the health of Rev.
a Van Ntacop NJ Arat ns,n
was nos very encouraging He was still In Florida.
Rev. N. Smith, Of Brooklyn, has gone southward for
the improvement Of his health which has iupaire]
home in about two weeks
The Third Prssbytery of New York has chosen Rev.
George L. Prsntiss, D. D. and Raw Asa D. Smith: D. o.,
ministers, and Joseph B. Sheffield and Oliver a. Lee,
Esqrs elders, Commissioners to the General Assembly
The Fourth fresSy.4ry Of New York has chosen Rsv.
ers, J. W. Benedict and Treadweh Ketchum, Esqrs
Senator Douglass has conveyed to the Baptist dsnom
nation Of Chicago ILL., tsn acres Of landa
fully situated within the city limits, for the purpose Of
erecting thereon univsrsy-with condition that the
shall lay the foundation of the edfce durng the
ing S25 600 uat,l completed. Of land is
tmateo at $4,000 The Judge hiss q made baud
se%e donation new Tnir eenth Baptist church
I'm Washington city.
INTERESTING CEREMONIES OF THE ORDER OF THE
sIsrENs OF MERCY IN SAN FRANCIsc0.
We copy the following from the San Francisco Herald
Of the 7th OF March The interesting and impressive
ceremonies Of the reception and Of he 'profesi,n
Of the ss,ers Of our Lady Of Mercy were performed
yesterday in the chapel the City Hos pta, which in
stution Is At presens under the supervision of the
hgious order named. very large company OF st
esteemed citizens present occasion. The first
ceremony the profession Of Sylvia Brown whose
vtiats Of two years had just expired At this peri the
ma ns S hsT OF TIM and
the administration OF the sacrament in this ce emooal,
were of Character to impress every beholder with
deep Of the holy obligations incurred. When these
were concluded, the NOVICE pronounced VOWS FOL
6ws-"In the name Of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
ther, Ma y virgin, Sylvia s-wn, called in religion
IA Gabriel, do Wv and promise to God poverty,
ck and ignorant; and psrsevere until death 10 this
Institute OF our Lady Of Mercy according to approved
presence of you, Lord and most Reverend Father in
6cd Joseph Alemany, Archbishop of this Diocsss and
Of our reversd mother, Mary Russell called in religion
San Francisco this 9th day Of March In the Of
Lord 1867 The candidates for reception Wlnfrea
place after the first period of the noviatesix ontn,
The povce puts aside the secular dress and
habit Of the the white VEIL which Is during
the probationary period of two years. The novice kaee
ug st the foot Of The altar the Archbishop n,errogstss
CnznRAST-My child, what do you dsmand9
PosruLAST-Tae mercy Of God and the holy habit Of
CMInRAsT-Isit with your own free win you demand
the holy habit of religion?
PosTULANT-Yes my Lord
CMEBRANT. Reverend Mother, have you made the ne.
cetsary inquiries and are You satisfied
suPERIoREss-Yes my Lord
peevere in religion to the your lfe2 And do you
hope to have sufficient strength carry constantly the
sweet oke Of LORD Jesus Christ solely for the love
ano fear OF Gcd?
PosTu1ASr-Relyirg the mercy of God, hope to BIO
In this ceremonial required of the novice
and she withdraw from the order at any inc daring
the succeeong years of her noviiae. The title of Sis
ter Mary Vincent conferred upon Mss OBren, and
the tiAe of Sister Aagdalens conferred spon Miss
Murray
BURNING OF CHRIST CHURCH IN RICHMOND.
ChYieh eayst he maudIA nic was
destroyed by fire the 18th inst ouiit about the
year 1915 or 1916 by the Presbyterian congregation uo-
der the pastoral charge Of the Rev. John a. Rice which,
up to this period had been by the courtesy of the Free
Aasons, using the hail in their building on Franklin
sent ed and occupied by Mr.. VIM. Greaner for par
soDsge and believe Mr.. Rice pied It to the time
the Rev. VIM J. Armstrong, (who after wards persisted in
the wreck OF the Atlantic In Long Island Scum tais
terrain church occupied until about the year 1929 Up
to this period the section of the city in which 1T located
the residences Of many Of wealth and
numerous and fashionable audience. There build
ing except the old warehouse the opposite side
of the street The whole Of the neghborhood presented
neat and clearly APPEARANCE which contrased strange
N with is present state bright stream Of spring
water rolled along the side and one e the nohest
let. The situation retired from the busy Of
@ and yet accessible S TO large porasn Of the city and
we'll situated lis to the enjoyment of the sacred
teachings delivered from ts desk by the excellent gen
te whose ve exhibited the beauty teach nzs
In 1929 the building kr wn as the Metropolitan
Hall was nihed and dedicated to the uses of the
gregAtion under M Armstrong and the chu in the
valley sold to the Protestant Episcopahaas who
shipped under the ministry of the Rev. Wm f. Lee Up
to this time the church has borne the of the Pine
apple church, in common parIsnce. deriving the
from beautifully carved resemblance Of this fruit with
which the taste Of the architect had apex
Of the steepe Those who superintended the
which 1t underwent before being used the Epissopa-
ans TOOK down this handsome and bsttuted
plain gilded ball. The house thoroughly renovated
within AID without and fine toned organ placed in