The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-04

sorption Of Methooism BY the Protestant episcopal
Church Is not pleasing one 20 contemplate. Inc ny,
Meth0dists as o sect are known 70 % stronS onion
people-'trooly l0il"
The Geneses Conference meets In Buffalo the
second week In October. There will also De
gathering OF about seven hundred delegates minls
This Convention is OF national character, and u TO
continue for week or more.
Mr.. James g. Dennis graduate Of Princeton Col
lege and ',eminary, who has for more than year
past been supplying the pulpit Of the Rev. cf. Poor.
In Newark, n j., has been accepted as missionary
Of the American Board, and expects to sail for Syria
the present month In company with the Rev. d.. N.
x. Jessup.
A call for National Christian Convention has Just
been Issued It Is to be held under the auspices OF
the American Christian Commission and will assem-
BILE In the Reformed Collegiate church in Fifth avenue,
on the forenoon OF November II. The call 70 signed
by George II. Stuart. Howard Crosby. D. D.. ana
Revs. Alfred O. Roo and +. g.. Ensign and 0fcers OF
the commission, and by nearly hundred OF our best
known and most influential clergy and laymen.
The Freeman's Journal is discussing the question,
ADO not dioceses support parishes 7" and concludes
its argument with the acknowledgements sub
tito be'efcf for parish priests or Wears apostolic
for preatesi The hierarchy are ons' the honor ,o
being settled would 1t not be well to review the In
qury which long since agttated the New YORK reli.
suppose zone Dennison" enlightens the pi0us com:
muntty on the subject
The Xavier Alumni Sodaty Will resume its regu.
Xavier College, West Sixteenth street This associar
ton has already succeeded In calling together
large number OF the most promising young men OF
this and the adjoining cities for the purpose OF
spiritual and intellectual advancement It's delibera
tions are presided over by the Rev. Father Dcaley,
j. and under his kind fostering the Sodality gives
promise of becoming ere long the model association
and organization OF the country.
The FTeensan's Journal says:-There Ia at the
present moment In New York COnfess0r Of the Faith
from the Orient. 1t Is Mgr. Michael Chaldany.
mitred abbot OF the ancient Order OF St. Anthony
or the Desert This Preate Is also ChOrepisc0pOs
and Vicar General Of the Archbishop (of the Marc
mite ritel OF Aleppo in syria. The Maronites are
people singular in their history and singular, above
ALL among all the Christians Of the Orient for fidelity
TO the Catholic Church and for the piety OF their
lives. The able R0hrbacker calls them 1.-THE model
nation OF the Orient" They take their name, per-
haps, from st. Marc, who lived at the beginning OF
the 1fth century.
An out-speaking clergyman, in an article in the
Christian Register, thus alludes to some Of his
cals:-"Once found four people about table, each
pretending to be busy at something. saw at
glance the truth. l looked about until discovered
the hidden pack and then drew 1t from its hiding
place, put 1t upon the table, and requested them to
finish their game; and once let mans hot punch
gloriOusly cool because he chose to put 1t behind
him where ne couldn't see II, but could, rather
than own up like man. Once, too, l detected
grmaces in truant glass; as came into the parlor,
and amused myself with the contrast between the
truth Of the looking glass and the lie OF the lip
never called apainu