The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-27
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY a. ls6a-TRPIE


mended for the beginning OF January by the Evan
ee'ical Alliance promises to be failure.
Az the general meeting of the congregation Bal
Jeshufun In this city, Rev. DR.. Vdaver was elected
as preacher for the year al a salary OF $4,000.
SOC ETY. called the "Universalist women's Asso-
ciason' mas been formed In Illinois, and will give
It's attention TO educational ana missionary work
Rev Dr. zeigier. Professor OF Theology in the
Lutnefan Mission Institute Selinsgrove. Pa, has
lately finished several houses which are To he &C.
cnped by INDECENT students.
The United Presbyterian Board having charge or
the frcedmen's work in the South, report that there
has not been time In the last i've years there
was so much or promise as at the present.
The Reformed Presbyterian church at Herman
near New Castle, Pennsylvania, has changed Ms
Presbytey OF the Old SCHOOL Presbyterians.
The proposition TO make all general conference
officers IA The Methodist episcopal Church, including
bishops, subject to reelection every four years 1nds
great many advocates, especially In the West.
The American Catholics are asked to contribute
s250O00 Il the College OF the Propaganda at Rome,
and they will make 1t half million Twelve
wealthy Catholics Of Baltimore have given ST. 0O0
to this object.
The Franciscan Fathers have just closed "a mis-
son'' IN new brunswick, N. j., at which over 1000
communicates received the communion. on last
sunday evening the Fathers commenced new mis-
sion IN Williamsburg, which VIII last about u Tort
night.
The Firt Congregational (Unitarian) church In
Boston has just dedicated Of the finest ednces in
the county. The church was founded in 1910. the
tnodoA wing OF the Unitarian body.
The Rev Charles Lyman, lately Of Canton Centre,
lakes charge o. the crurch at Dunlap on the Pacific
road fifty miles east of the Missouri. lie finds u
settlementof Connecticut people, with house OF
worship, and also with parsonage under way.
iransc,ndenta preacher took for his text, Feed
my lambs' plain farmer very quantity remarked
To him, on coming out OF the church, "A very good
text sir bit you should take care not to put the hay
so nigh IN le rack that the lambs can't reach it,"
Rev. Henry N. Hudson, formerly rector OF -.
In lFp IN .l,A. nhnnt pif
at swor!'sponis with General Butler, Is now one OF
the faculty OF The wesleyan unlversity-his ONCE
being That If Lecturer on Shakespeare"
The first Methodist church in Massachusetts was
established in 1871, and there 27l churches
III 207 cities or towns. There are 2iS church bnild-
ngs and IL, parsonages. In l2s towns there are no
churches. The value OF the 2i8 churches Is ST. $780,
ana ol the Nl8 parsonages S26590O.
The Presbyterian 10. 81 Board OF Church En-
tension reports that in the last thirteen and half
years II has received little over 100000 and has
aided In the erection OF 900 churches, capable Of
commodatag about 100000 worshippcrs. The
average coa OF the sanctuares Is less than So, 600.
Much religious interest exists in Oberlin. Onio. At
the close a Il sermon by Professor Finney few
weeks ago, in response to a request that all who
were wiling 70 come TO Christ should signify it by
taking seats in front OF the pulpit nearly all the
body OF the church was tiled. several conversions
in the advanced college classes are reported.
The Dover Gdzette states that orders have been
issued of the most sklful and tasty architects
In Boston TO draw suitable plans for new Catholic
cathedral IN that city, which IL TO be leo feet III
icn9tD ny w III WIdt, AT proposed cost OF SJoOOu
The choice OF lots has not been determined upon,
although the ground Will be broken early IN the
spring.
The Catholic papers publish an appeal to the
Weather among the Catholics VI the United States,
signed ny Archbishop Spauldng, OF Mary land call
Ing for funds in behalf OF the American College In
Rome winch IL IN immediate danger OF beng closed.
Those who contribute $500 VIII share u The holy
sacrifices and prayers Of the college and Of the stu
den.a.
The PresbyterIans and Methodsts united In build
ing church IN Little Iork, jefferson county, Pa AT
the dedication minister OF each denomination
preacnedone in the morning and the other at night.
By singular coincidence both preached from the
same text--''but we preach Christ crucned, to the
Jews a stumbling block, and 10 the Greek foolish
ness.o
Rev. A. III. Plumb, in q communication 10 the
CDHOreydtfon1t.t refutcs the ISLANDERS or Chicago
paper IN reference 10 the Congrcgat onai church IN
New Orleans. lie shows That. so lar from endeayor
ing to proptate Southern favor 10y unfair treatment
OF the negro II welcomes coored members TO the
sabbath schools, besides sustaining three or four
mission schools among the colored population.
Dr. 0sgood, pastor Of the Churca Of the Messiah
(Unitaran), with9raws his letter OF resignation. lie
has been pastor for twenty years. The church Is
deeply In debt aud their new church Is In advance OF
their need in size and cost; but ut late meeting OF
the socety So 003 quarter OF the whole ueDl, was
subscribed ana nope was expressed that the re-
mainder could be liquidated or successfully Iunded
The alleged sympathy or the Prince OF Wales with
the ritualiss IS creating anxiety IN the minds ot
some Church people. Various circumstances are
referred to us calculated 10 excite uneasiness. The
pie, president OF the English Church Union the
Prince gave handsome check TO Dr. Lee Tor "lni-
PROVINCE All Saints (riualisic) church; the Prince,
furthermore, has given superb pair oi altar candle
tcSs 10 the church nj SandrIngham and the Prince,
ina ~, was u frequent atender during the year III
the aforementioned All Saints.