The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-19
miscellaneous.


The Right Rev. Bishop Wood has issued the following
circular
plocsss OF PHLADrLpnrA-Reverend and Dear Sr.-
The Second Plenary Council Of the Catholic Church in
the United States conyoked by the authority OF the Holy
Soc, will be opened IN the Cathedral Of Baltimore on the
nrst Sunday IN October under inc PRESIDENCY Of we
You Will please announce this most important event
10 the faithful committed to your care Immediately after
the receipt of this circular
Questions OF great weight and interest touching the
performance and progress OF Holy Faith this
trv will he presented TO the Right Reverend proates
ihere to be assembled for their elaboration and decision
II cannot be doubted that the action OF this council
will largely influence tie destnes OF onr Holy Religion
In these United States. And Every best gift aud
every perfect gift Is from above coming down from the
Father OF lights n-sst James L. 1T."--there could
BE- occasion more imperavey demanding the eSer-
sise both part and that OF our people, Of con.
Let us, therefore, during the period preceding the
OPENING OF the Council az well as Throughout. its sessions
mite in earnest sunpIcatlons 10 the Father OF lights
that He shed His divine influence the assembled
pre,stes and imbue them with that spirit OF wisdom
counsel md forude essential TO the happy issue Of
their deliberations. You will announce tho Friday i'm
meda,ey preceding the opening OF the Council friday
the 9th OF October, day Of fasting for this inten
Virgin Mary and all Sundays following until the end
Of the Council will reclte with the people, after the
Parochla mass the itany OF the Saints, and eyhort
them to approach the sacraments during this time and
their public and private devotlons most earnestly TO
recommend this matter TO God.
And NAV the peace of God which surpasscth all un
dersandng keep our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus
Amen.
Gi,en at Phi adeiphia Sunday, the 18th Of AUGUST
I JAMES FREDERIC, Bishop OF Philadelphia.
BY order Of the Rirht Reverend Bishop.
Aus. J. MCoyoNY, Secretary.
Sins n Chds, OF Utica deceased has left to the Re
formed Dutch church in that city $4,000 70 be expended
in procuring and maintaining good music IN said church
Rev. Matthew Davenport. only four days less than
hundred years old, died at Okoona, Miss, recently. He
born Prince George county, Va, july II, f79s
He had been member Of the Baptist church since he
WINS nineteen years old and for upwards OF seventy
years minister OF the Gospel OF that dcnonina-
lion.
THs AMnsraS CoSGRFG ArosAL ASSOCIATION siate Con-
gregaiionai Lbrarvl at Boston, Mas gives notice that
the full sum Of $50 o00 which needed TO make the
amounts suDscrib for erecting building Boston
Corgre atonnl Home binding, has been pledged and Is
now being collected, which secures the conditional sao-
sscriptons
The CoRSxs sroSE HFcx HAIL tho first Of the Ccn-
ennry buildings projected monumental OF the Metho-
DIST Csnenn mo was .a On I@y
sity. Chicago At the close ~ the University Com
mencement exercises a tho church tho people gathered
q thousand stressz, about the foundation. Dr. Kdder
presided.
A London papar says that discussion has grown out
u Vie assertion u the Rev H. b. Ir.nram, vicar OF
Grnrtharn that Mr. Miller had uttered "a foul, delibcr
ate ard malicious SANDER in stating that these priests
Of the State church teach that married
By Dissenting mnist1fstheir own minisiers-are not
married all. but living in fornication In reply
Mr. Miller has furnished the facts connected with the
va. declared to be sianderous is really true He has
aiAo Sharply rebuked the vicar for his wholesale con-
@ ass ssn r. eoaS s.ra during snc e
he was I the room. The Rev Thomas cardwell.
who signs himself as "T,.e minister Of the chapel
In which above parties were first married" gives
che followisg additional esse:,In The county ~
Bedrordshire there IS place called Mani.
chapel, licensed for the soiemnization Of mar
rsages Less than twelve months ago couple was
married in that place. After MARRIAGE that couple was
met by o cergymsA OF the ~ nose, who " rector
or Eoughton Conquest. Bedfordshre. This Mr. hose
laid 20 the ncwly married pair, Have you been 20
ala nj N m %.
unmarried still and you arc determined 70 i've 10
Esher wtont being married al the Church Of ENGLAND,
gou viii be living In state Of iornhcaion Ne iu,ther
nd "If you will como TO church 20 be married by
me will give you good marriage dinner TOT Know
Yer s We'll They Consented Sec remarked
partook Of good marriage dinner provided b. Parson
Rose and when the bridegroom wss afterwards asked
he had been remarked his reply was "los, and J
would be married 9, cry day in the week II Rose would
give me a good marriage dinner"
The French WESLEYAN Conference recently In session at
Andrzc, reported tho following siatistics:-
fbapels and other preaching places, ~
Ministers -
Colpor,eurs and school teachers 16
Local preachers .................. ............ ri
Church mcmhers ~
Do on prcba'lon .....................s. ",
Sunday schools. ~
Iea.hers -.
Sunday scholars. s5I
Average hes'sls i".i,xi ~ go ''0so
Tie General Conference Of ihc Methodist Episcopal
Church, Canada meets 10 0rono cas-, Of TORONTO,
"Wednesday, August p
= Tie n,,enerai synod of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church In the Confederate States has been recently 10
session in North Carolina u was acudeh ~ rcpresen-
teiives from yn0ds-Nirslha, North Carolina sopin
Carolina and Georria.
Ono OF he earliest Of the synod after "a organza
t0n 70 change the name from that aboie gwen 70
The aEvangelca Lutheran General Synod Of North Anne.
rca The majority took ~ IN former years decidedly
High Church Ground, and horcs IN the course Of time 10
ererta union win the pcnnsy lyani, synoi when has