The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-21
ROMAN CATHOLIC,

ST. Catharne, OF Sienna, has been elected
co.protectress of Rome. A greater Italian saint.
says the UnIoerSe, there is not in heaven. "a
grand triduo took place in her honor on the
occasion OF her election"
The new Church of the Immaculate Concep.
tion, at Broadway and Market streets, Camden.
will be opened for divine service on Sunday. by
Right Rev. s. II. Bayley Bishop of Newark.
There will be service three times during the
day.
"A recent number of the Catholic World. COM
menting upon the rapid growth of the Catholic
Church in the United States, has the follow
ing:-
Nowhere has the Catholic Church increased
so plosperously within the last tifty wears as IN
the United states OF America. About two thou
sand churches and Chapels built: an increase of
one thousand and eight hundred clergymen. one
hundred and sixty schools established for the
Calhollc training OF $4,000 boys and 81, 900 girls
moreover, there existed, IN 1857, sixty-sX asy-
iums, win 1865 orphans, of both sexes: twenty
slX hospitals, with 5000 beds; four insane asy.
lums. besides many other charitable institutions
an supported by the private charity of Catho-
lics."
DOCTORS OF DIVINITY.
As usual, large number of our most proml-
nent diVines have been honored with the title
OF sd. D." at the College Commencements
which are now taking place in quick succession
throughout the country. The following are
some of the favored ones:-
amherst College, M0Ss.-The degree conferred
in this institution is that of rs. T. d." eauiva-
lent to I'D. d." and was bestowed upon Rev.
William Rees, of Liverpool, England; Rev. 3D.
mund X. Alden, Of South Boston; and Rev. Eli
Thurston, of Fall river.
dickinson College, Pd.-Doctor of Divinity ON
the Rev, John F. Hurst, of Staten Island: the
Rev. G. D. Carrow, of Philadelphia; and the
Rev. Henry NJ. Harmon, of Baltimore.
Wesleyan University, ohio. Rev. William
Goodiellow, Missionary to Buenos Ayres; Rev.
Robert NJ. Hatfield, Pastor of Wabash Avenue
NJ. E. Church, Chicago; and Rev. John McEl.
downey, President Of Adrian College, Mich.
Rochester University, N. Y.-Rev. j. Ryland
Kendrick, Of New York; Rev. Galusha Ander-
son, OF ST. Louis, Mo-; Rev. George w. North
rop, OF Rochester Theological Seminary.
HthSdate College, Mich.-Rev. James Colder, OF
Pennsylvania; Rev. Frederick r Gallagher, of
Michigan; Rev. William Underwood. President
OF Chilwell College, England.
Chicago Unioersity, Illinois. Sumner R.
Mason, of Cambridgeport.
HnoG College, Uiinois.-Rev. Mr.. LOOMS, one
of the Secretaries OF the American Seamen's
Friends Society.
Marietta College, Ohio.-Rev. William Rees, of
Liverpool, England, and Rev. Daniel Rice, of
Lafayette, Indiana.
Kenyon College, OhiO.-Rev. S. D. Denison,
Secretary Foreign Committee Board of Mis-.
sions; Rev. Francis Wharton, LII. D.; Rev.
John Boyd, st. Lukes, Marietta, Ohio.
UndUerSity Of PenrSyLoania.-Re j. Indor
Mombert, Rector or ST. James Church, Ian.
caster.
Hamilton College, Ne,o Yort.-Rev. George F.
Wiseirell, of st. Catharine's, G. W.; Rev. Charles
s. Robinson, of Brooklyn, NJ Y.
AMERICAN BIBLE SoCIETY.-At the last meeting
of the American Bible Society," books were
granted to the amount of l5,l03 volumes.
Sixty-two auxilisries were recognized, of which
fity-three were in Minnesota. George II. Stuart
Esq, of this city, and now in Ireland, has
accepted the Vlce-PresiGencY of the American
Bible Society.
CHAPI4INs IN THE NAvY.-The National Bap-
t,a and the Methodist Advocate call attention to
the inequality in the distribution of naval
chaplaincies among the several denominations.
The latter paper says;-
There have been twenty. eight naya chan.
lains appointed since l84l, including those on
the retired list, three of the latter having been
appointed somewhat earher. Out of all these
the Baptlsts have had four, the Methodists fve,
and the Protestant Episcopalans t,OeEoe."
The Presbyterians have three chaplains in
active service, and three retired. 1t does not
appear from this statement that the Congrega.
tlonalists have any at all.
THB EvANGELleAL ALLIANCE.-0n Monday,
the 9th instant, the organization of the Ame.
rican Branch of the Evangelical Alliance was
perfected at the meeting held in DR.. Adams
Lecture Room, Madison Square, New York city.
This Branch" sit Is called, Is rathar 'graft'
on the American churches, from which 1t draws