The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-12-25

Religious Inssiiagence.
| SERVICES r0-DAy.
Asst. Ann's Free Kpsoopai church, Eighteenth street.
near Fifth avenue. the Few. Bsnsmin will preach
quarter eight A. NJ and the Rev. Or. Galau-
Diet at half past A. ~. and at three and hafpas,
O'Clock NJ tho ssrnoon service being for DEAF
mutes. 1t being Christmas Day, the communion will be
administered at both the morning services
"Do all Persons who Die in Infancy 60 to Heaven"
the subject Of Professor Smy sermon Clinton Hail.
under the Mercantile Library. kstor place. Broad
way, At half past seven O'Clock In the evening
The rector Of the Church OF the Holy Trinity she Rev.
Stephen IL Tying Jr will preach nthe Unitarian church,
Fortieth street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues this
evening" at ha.past seven O'Clock Morning aud even.
ing services with sermons, hold 10 the Rutgers
tute chapel Fifth avenue between Forty first Forty
second street. at half past O'Clock In the morning. and
at three O'Clock n tho afternoon.
Tho Rev. T. j. Sawyer d. D., will preach Christmas
sermon, In the Second Universaist church. Of
Second and Eleventh street, this morning. At
quarter past O'Clock Services 10 tho evening"
haif-psst seven O'Clock. Subjoct-"what 10 MANI"
At the First Free Will Baptist church. Twenty eighth
street. Broadway tho Rev. O. s. Perkins will preach
at hafpast ten O'Clock In tho morning and at hapast
scvsn In the evening Tho chldrens Christmas meeting
will b held at two o'clock in the afternoon.
At the Memorial church, Hammond street. corner Of
Waverlsy place. the Rev. John A. AspinwaM will preach
this evening. Services At hApAst 10 tho
morning hapast three the afternoon and at hspass
seven O'Clock in tho evening.
Thore will be services Ia the New Jerusalem (Swedsu.
bogen) church. Thirty first street oush sde,, bosweea
Fourth and Lexington avenues At halEpast ton tbis
orinG and a. halpast O'Clock In the evening.
This evening, the pastor Hsv Chauncey Giles, viii
ncace short Of Lectures the sIncarnatioa.
AtoDement and Redemption"
At the Church Of tho Holy Apostles Ninth and
Twenty street. Sunday evening service will be
held At haif.past seven O'Clock. Subject" The Word
Taketh Flesh"
At tho French Protestant Church du st. Esprit West
Tweny-second street. Fifth avenue. morning
10 French by rector the Rsv. DR.. verren.
commencing at hal. past ton O'Clock
The congregation Of Grace church. Harlem, Rev. VIM.
Mowbray. rector, worship every Sunday afternoon al
three O'Clock in the Methodist church, 10Th
| street. in Second avenue.
Welsh preaching, BY the Rev. Alfred Harris. Of Hobo.
KEN at the Baptist Tabernacle l4l Chryste street, this
Afternoon at three O'Clock. Seats free
Rev. Thomas Armage, DID,, will preach 10 the Madi-
this afternoon, at three O'Clock.
| A lecture by Row. A. J. Donnely, pastor of 81 M
chaes church will DO delivered at the Cooper Institute.
this Sunday evening, at hafpsst seven O'Clock. Sub
| ject-" My Tour in Europe"
In the Blocker street Unvcrsast church. corner OF
Downing street, Rev. R. f. Smith, DID, OF All Souls
| church, Canal street, win occupy the desk in the
morning.
At All Saints Protestant Episcopal church. corner q
Henry and SCANNED streets. the Rev. g. J. Cornes,
rector there will be service 1t half past ten O'Clock u
the morning.
the Church Of the Mediator Lexington avenue cor.
ner OF East Thrtieth street, services will commence 1t
half past ten In the morning and at Ia the
evening The Rev. Dr. Theodore Irving, rector elect,
| will preach ON both occasions.
AZ the Church q the Resurrecsion Thirty nth street,
fow doors east OF Sixth avenue the rector tho Rev
0. FIagg, will preach morning and evening
SUNDAY SCHOOL AHNIvsRsAxIss.
The Sunday School anniversary Of tho Memorial church,
Hammond street. corner Of University place. win be
held in the church on Monday evening, December &C. -
Tho anniversary concert with readings, reci.aous,
&C. BY the children Of the Greene street Methodist Ep
| nesday evening a. haif.past seven O'Clock.
! CATHOLIC EPISCOPAL VISITATION At BA LrIMORB.
On the feast OF 81 Francis Xavier the Most Rev. Arch
bishop administered the sacrament Of confirmation -
sixty tour persons In the Church OF ST. lgnatius Bal
more. W these several wero converts, including on
In the Union army and OF elevated position in
society The Archbishop also visited the Church OF So.
Francis Xavier, Baltimore and confirmed fytwo per.
sons, Of whom fourteen were converts This churoh,
for n s.S r
OF Loyoa College attend and all the the
church are performed therein with great regularity Tor
the benefit OF numerous and increasing cong
Many OF the descendants Of refugees from Hayu
returning TO the church OF their fathers. Tho Moss
Rev Archbishop has also visited the churches OF 81.
Dominic and s. Matthew Washington city, aud that OF
confirmed hundred aud two persons, OF whom sevea
converts. This church. though has boon recently
erected q ample proportions BY the Jealous DO.
miucao Fathers who have charge Of all tbs Catholics
"the island" AtSt. Matthew'S, after having privately
confirmed the lady Of OF principal foreign Minis
ers convert and preached ~ tho late mass, The Arch
several Al four O'Clock atternooa
eighty confirmed In the Church Of the Most
Papa Beoedcton was given the close Of the services
virtue Of recent letter addressed 10 the Archbishop
By his Holiness Pope Plus X-Bcnimove American.
| Dec. %.
| CLOSING CONVERTS IN POLAND.
/ ST.. PETERSBURG. Nov %, 1864.
An imperial decree has been issued closing certain
il orders that all Catholic monas,eros and converts
having less than eight members and also those whose
participation the late insurrection notorious
has since been proved. TO DO Immediately closed.
The inmates enter othcr religious establishments Or
| will DO allowed 70 20 abroad at the public expense.
The religious establishments which not suppressed
by this decree are forbidden to maintain relations with
either tho provinciais generals OF their Orders.
The confscated property Of the monasteres and
vouts will exclusively devoted TO ecclesiastical educa
| tonal and charitable purposes.
In pursuance OF this decree seventy monasterics
and four converts have been closed OF
possessing the requisite Humbcr OF inmates and thirty.
nine other religious houses account oil participation Ia
the Polish insurrection.
A NEW MAHoMEDAN MOSQUE AT cAPE TOWN.
| new Msbomedan mosque Is to DO erected Ia Cape
Town for one OF tho principal Malay congregations IL 10
expected to prove or the handsomest architectural
ornaments OF the city, and is TO cost several Thousand
/ pounds.
OPERA MATINEE The pleasant weather yesterday In :.
duced largo hear DON Sebasnan the Lass
time. The matinee well and fashonaby attended,
and the opera given with its usual and tho
same excellent before Zacchi and Massimi-
lan sang wethe latter rather better than usual with
the exception OF the introduction Of much bsolo In
| the romansa the second act, which NOT in.
| provemeut. The present will closs with the
coming week. Fra Diavolo win be sung for the third
| time tomorrow Monday night Norma viii also BE-
produced this week for Madame Zucchis benefit
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