The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-12

house In Fourteenth street. There are over twelve
hundred girls attached to these schools and the
ercfses promise more than the usual interest The
ladies who have charge belong to the Jealous Sisters
OF Charity, whose transformations zeal and patient
works are known throughout the world. The
Mother House OF this great branch OF the religious
institute OF St. Vincent de Paul is at Font Hill on the
Hudson, formerly the seat of Edwin Forrest,
but now part Of the well known Mount 81. Vincent
From this house some four hundred Sisters are
employed to do the work OF Catholic charity
Ia our midst, and the majority OF these find their
labors in the city proper. Two hospitals tone
in Eleventh street and one in Brooklyn, two large
industrial schools (Forty-second street aud Brooklyn
and three asylums zone IN Prince street, one in
Brooklyn and one on Fifth avenue TO which fourth,
now nearly complete on Madison avenue, Is soon to
be added form only small proportion OF their
visible work. The city institutions on Blackwell
and Wards Islands, the New York and Bellevue Hos
pitfalls, as well as the bedsides OF thousands not
among the poor and wretched only but among the
better classes of our citizens likewise, bear daily
testimony to the seli-denying devotion OF these faith
ful opponents OF the genius OF Christianity. Al the
different parish schools and III the various acade
mics and institutions under their charge from eigh-
teen TO twenty thousand children receive the dement's
OF sound, practical instruction, the thorough char
acter OF which is attested by the large number OF
Protestant families whose daughters participate
therein.
The recent exhibitions Of the various Catholic
boys schools at the close Of the scholastic year de-
mand a notice likewise OF another powerful means
used TO guide the studies and trHn the minds of the
young, without subJecng them TO the irregious i-
nuences OF the pubic schools. We refer 10 the
lthe venerable j. 3. de Ia Sale) nourished AT The
close OF the seventeenth century These jealous
laborers have some fifteen schools in the city con
Quoted by about ll5 Brothers and feeding The minds
OF nearly eight thousand boys.
Thus we see THAI ABOUT 20 OR 215 Sisters ana ll5
Brothers supply in our midst the educational wants
OF over twenty thousand children AZ an extra eX-
pense of many thousands Of dollars
The sermon at the conservation of Bishop McQuaid,
at ST. Parick's cathedral to-day Will be 10y the Rev.
Father Preston OF II. AIMS church
The Redemptorist fathers attached 10 ST. Alphon-
sus' church, in Thompson street. have acquired
possession OF the estate IN the rear OF the present
edlhce, ana they intend to enlarge and remodel the
building, which is wholly inadequate 10 the wants vi
their large parish.
Religious Notes.
The church at Port huron, Mich, has forfeited ts
ceiling in consequence OF battlement roof The
pastor says:-"Let others take warning New roof
and new ceiling at an expense OF So 600, church
completed but eight years ago not to be coveted by
any people, much less by those who have barely
struggled through the payment OF the house."
new church OF over twenty members was
gained at Clio, Mich, June %.
Rev. Dr. Adam Poe lately senior agent CT the
Western Methodist Book Concern, died on the 2eth of
June.
The ordination and installation Of G. w. Martin,
ahcentiate Of the Fourth Presbytery of New York
and graduate Of the last class at Union Theological
Seminary, as pastor OF the Congregational
church Of Saugertes, took place June rs. Rev. John
Reed installed pastor of the Presbyterian church
in Angelica June 80 1863, by the Genesee Valley
Presbytery. Thomas Tracey, who has Just com
pleted his theological studies In Princeton Seminary
was recently licensed to preach the Gospel by the
Presbytery of Louisville KY. and the l4th inst.
was ordained evangelist 10 labor In Brazil
Mr.. Samuel Holmes, of New York city, who has
heretofore manifested his interest in Yale College by
endowing scholarships TO the amount OF $4,000, has
recently offered $4,000 TO the theological depart
ment, in successive payments, on condition that the
subscription for the new theological hall and other
endowments be completed within the present year.
Mr.. John H. Sprague an elder OF the Mercer street
Presbyterian church, and well known in TINS city for
the liberal and efficient personal interest he took in
religious and benevolent institutions, died suddenly
at his residence the afternoon Of tie LIST inst. His
departure was instantaneous, and while ne was sit
ting In chair IN conversation with u friend. His
about fifty, and ne was apparently yet IN the
full Vigor or manhood.
At the late meeting OF the Board OF Trustees OF the
Centre College at Danville the honorary degree OF
Doctor OF Divinity was conferred on the following
persons:-Rev. Thomas IL. Cleand, Lebanon, KY;
Rev. j. G. Reason, Leavenworth, Kansas; Rev. Il.
Erskine editor OF the northeastern Presby terton
and Rev. Henry Neil, Pitsned, Mass.
Rev. Reuben Hill, pastor of the Lutheran church
sylvania synod 10 the Franklin Proiessorship in
Pennsylvania College, made vacant by the resigna-
ton OF Professor Muhlenberg.
The Old School Assembly have just erected new
Synod within the bounds Of the Southern States It
is composed OF three fresby eres-to wit, Calawba,
Atlantic and Knox. The latter is composed eXclu-
ministers set apart 10 their work by OF the
Southern Presbyteres. The Assembly also erected
two new PresbyteTies in the far NaSt-the Presby-
terry oi Santa re- In New Mexico and the Presby terry
OF Colorado, IN the Territory Of that name.
Mr. NJ Hughes was ,, ordained as an eyangelist by
braska, GA sunday morning, June u.
During the past thirteen years the Old School Pres
byterian Board OF Church Extension has received
nearly Ss5sOOo and made grants in AID OF the erection
of eight hundred and hlty churches. or this amount
$4,000 was received the past year and has been
pended in aid OF one hundred and twenty 1.-TWO houses
OF worship These churches average cost
Of $500, Of which the Board gives not quite one
nfth. II Is said that sixteen hundred churches of
that order took up no contribution last year IN aid
OF this important object or the l22 churches aided
last year 20 In North Carolina Ia III Iowa. ~ in
Illinois, each in South Carolina and Pennsylv ania
and In Indiana.
The church OF the Dutch Reformed order on
Twentynrst street, In this city, has just been incor
porated, under the title Of the est. Paul Dutch Re-
formed Church." Its pastor voted with the minority
against dropping the name dutch" from the title
OF the denomination, and, IL will be seen, adheres to
IL ia the designation Of his own church. But he is
not 40 opposed TO all innovation as TO prevent him
from following the example Of Roman Catholics and
Episcopaans and giving It also the name or one OF
the saints This is the first case In which one Of the
canonized saints has been adopted by the Dutch.
The Congregational church In Richland n. Y, one
OF those churches which In 1901 were united with
presbyteries according TO the plan OF union. has
cepted the advice OF the General Assemblies that
such churches should perfect their organza-
ton and has become thoroughly PRESBYTERIAN. The
independent thinks that the present indication Is
that most of these churches will perfect their organ
cation In the other way, by becoming thoroughly
Congregational.
The recent anniversary exercises OF Rockford Fe-
male Seminary gave much satisfaction TO its friends
Sixteen young ladies' received diplomas. eleven In
the collegiate AMI five in the normal department.
Rev. G. d. Helmer, OF Chicago, gave the address
There are 2lS on the seminary catalogue this
year and about 500 have In years past shared its
educational privileges. An effort il being made
for more thorough endowment OF the institution.
,nttt af tha Of tbo
must not be taken after eating In the Romish Church.
The Rituasts now add reading newspapers TO the
disqualincations In London the Rev. G. J. lie Geyt
issued the following singular announcement:-''The
incumbent begs to express the hope that strangers
who nave breakfasted and done the Standard or
Times will abstain from communicating at the cele.
braton OF the festival"
Rev. DR.. Hornblower, OF Paterson, ". ", with
whose people We had the pleasure resently OF wor.
shipping spoke TO them OF the necessity OF forming
a new church the outskirts Of the present congre
CATION GAN OF you who live beyond - street.