The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-05

Services To-Day.

The Rev. George r. Seymour viii preach this evening
In St. Johns church. Brooklyn, corner Of Washington
and johnson Streets the second and last part OF the SER
mon on The History Of the English Translation Of the
Bible" Services commence at halfpas O'Clock.
Al st. Anns Free church, Eighteenth street, Fifth
avenue, The Rev. BENJAMIN will preach at quarter 70
eight M, the rector at half ten A. NJ and three
+. M-he latter service for deaf mutes-and tho Rev.
Dr. Leonard at haifpast seven p. NJ feff
AT the Church Of the Resurrection Episcopa-Thirty-
nth street. few doors Of Sixth avenue the rector
the Rev. Edward Q. Flags, viii preach morning and
evening, services commencing at half past ten A. NJ
and half past seven p. M -
At the English Lutheran church Of st. James, Fiji
tecnth street. between Second and Third avenues the
Rev. W. A. Passavant ID. D., OF Pittsburg, Pa, will
preach at halfpast ten A. NJ and half past seven r M
The sixth of the Of prophetic lectures Daniel
by John Williams, will be given at University Buiidns
Washington square, this evening, at halfpast scven
O'Clock Subcct-sThe History and Doom OF Anti
Christi
'The Prophet Snow will preach in Clinton Hall, Astor
place, at thrce p. NJ Nft
At tho spirituaIIsis Society," Dodworh Hail. SOC Broad
way Mr. Willis will speak, at halfpass ten O'Clock,
The Doaihlessness Of tho Soul" AT half past sovcn,
lecture to young ana women Conference Mt three
o'clock Question--'What Constitutes Human Soul,
and what are It's Rcations2''
Al Clinton Upper Hail. Eighth street. Broadway, this
afternoon, spirit manifestations will DO given through
Elizabeth Finnly a1f4
Al the Church Of the Holy Apostles, Twenty -eghth
street. Ninth avenue third service every Sunday at half
past seven r. NJ Seats Free
Rev Chauncey Giles VIII lecture, In the New Jerusalem
tswcdenborgan) church, Thirty6f,h street, between
Fourth and Lexington avenues this evening" at hapast
O'Clock subcct-"Thc Now Jerusalem New
Dispensauon"
American Bible Society.
The stated meeting Of the Board Of Managers was held
at the Bbla House. Astor place. on Thursday, tho I'd
inst The death Of William Forrest, Esq, Of the
oldest members Of the Board, announced -Four
auxraries recognized-of which two are in
West Virginia one in Michigan, and one in Wisconsin
Communications were received from Mr.. Thomas NJ
Westrup Monterey, stating TINT permission has been
granted to agent in Mexico 70 sell Bibles and Tesla
ments from the Rev David Trumbu in regard 10 Bible
distribution In Valparaiso and Santiago from the Rev.
Dr. Van Dyck, Beirut, accepting the appointment TO
and from the ,' Row H. Wilder Untsalume Africa
asking funds 70 print the Scriptures in the Zulu language
volumes Many OF tho books granted were TO the Ua.ed
States Christian Commission TO tho agents Of tho Society
the American Seamcn's Friend Society, with some
smaller grants including six volumes in raised letters,
for the blind The books granted are Ia various Ian
Italian and Danish Appropriations were made for the
foreign work, amounting 70 $4,000 The Rev Bishop
tend the anniversary Of the british and Foreign Bible
Society, in May next
Relation or the Fenian brotherhood to
the Catholic Church.
TO THE EDITORS OF THE PUBLIC LEDGER.
DIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA, CATHEDRAL, LOGAN SQUARE,
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. ~, 1865.
You will oblige by publishing the enclosed card
Cincinnati 1t is an authoritative declaration by that
venerable prclatc OF the relation Of the Fenan Brother
hood 10 the Catholic Church.
take this opportun ~ TO state that the assertion or
nsnuaton contained in the Univere Of January a. that
letter had been received from Rome, announcing the
decision concerning the Fenias In the words, "Ftdni
inquetandi Qhe Fenans not to be disturbedl
IL both fasshocd ard forgery no such letter having
We think OF association who INSCRIPTIONS in
the choice Of TO further their impactcable pro-
am, gentlemen most respectfully, your obcdient
servant, JAMES FREDERIC,
Bishop OF Philadelphia
is THE ARCHBISHOP OF CINCINNATI the CHAMPION
OF THE FESIANs?
CARD.
The undersigned In Ocorrect present future
OF his views on Feniansm takes this
cason 10 refer what he has said this subject in pub
lie addresses IN tho Cathedral and in the st. Xayier's
church, in ths city, within the last twelve months
lie also desires TO remind all whom II may concern
thai he long since published In the Cincinnati CdthoLc
Tetgaph the constitution by laws and oath Of said socie-
ty attstcd and circulated By the late Rev OFlaherty,
proving said society have been at the time Of the cir
culaton OF those documents oath bound secret So
cey and as such TO be Stunned and avoided ~ every
sincere and loyal Catholic.
Ii is claimed that the oath is no longer enforced
and that the Fcnan Brotherhood Is therefore longer
liable 70 condemnation dsirus as an oath-bound SO
ccty But this regard simply evasion Tor IN the
proceedings Of the First National Convention OF the
Eenian brotherhood, held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1868,
and published the same year by James Gibbons, Phila-
delpiia read what regard as an equivalent 10 the
strongest kind Of OATH the following pledge Of member
ship
Il, selemny pledge my sacred word Of honor, az
truthful honest that win implicitly obey the COM
my superior officers In the Fenian Brotherhood
T. Furthermore, In tho eighteenth resolution adopted
in said convention read Of the monstrous arbitrary
power conferred the head centre to confirm or annu
the election Of all tho State and centres of cir
cles and that through this despotc monsrchica chief
salone shall tho Brotherhood receive communication
from any party whatsoever"
If this does not constitute supreme, irresponsible
tribunal and bind the members, hand and foot 10 It's
belcsts know not where such tribunal and such en-
slavernent be found on earth.
Finally, love Ireland desire its independence, de-
pore LIS sad fate for the last three hundred years. epe
ciay under the CALLING yoke OF Englands injustice, in
humanity and tyranny; but / have no faith that the
Fcnian head centres State centres could govern her
they had the chance On the contrary believe thcy
don than II is at present And therefore con-
jurc every who has any respect for my Judgment
and advice to have nothing 10 do with the Fcnians
~. b. PURCELL Archbishop OF Cincinnati.
The Pope's Encyclica1.
EXTRACT FROM TVS PASTORAL LETTER OF THE
BIsn9P or BALTIMORE.
To stretch the words Of the Pont evidently intended
for the standpoint OF European radicals and hde's SO 9
20 make them include the state Of things established IN
this country by noble constitution, In regard to the
liberty of CONSCIENCE OF worship and the prcse were