The New York herald., 1869-04-11

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Sparta In August Following, TO inquire into his ere
dcntals and II possible drive him from the ministry.
lie was distinctly charged with beng 'thef' and
'libertinc" and committee was appointed 10
give him special hearing AMI trial. The Elder, deny
ing the authority OF the conference and committee,
refused to comply with their proposal, and turned
squarelv upon his accusers, by bringing an action OF
slander against Mr.. Remington In the Circuit Court
at Sparta. Which has just been decided in his favor
by verdict for 81, 900 damages.
Movements in the Catholic Church.
From the Tablet tsoman Cathoc,, April 1ol
DHDIC ArIoN.-0n Sunday, 4th INST, the Most Rev.
Archbishop blessed the temporary Church OF
st. Bernard, West Thirteenth street, and preached
ON the occasion.
GoNFIRaArfoN.-On Sunday next, 1lth inst, the
sacrament OF confirmation will be administered by
the Most Rev. Archbishop in the Church Of our Lady
RELIGIOUS PROFESSION AND REcErrroS.-rhe
solemn and imposing ceremonies OF profession and
re- took in he chanel p q the ass 49, Of
the Feast Of st. Joseph Right Rev. Bishop Mcouaid
oniciatlng. The yonng lady professor was Sister
Mary Paul Grey. Also on the same day Miss LIZZIE
Cprcoran, OF Canandaigua N ", IN religion Sister
Mary de Sales, and Miss Powers OF Canandaigua in
religion Sister Mary Teresa, received the religious
habit.
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN Ca RrsrrAv UNIoN.-rhis
association is organized and sustained for the pur-
pose OF concentrating what remains at home AMI
abroad OF Protestant zeal, bigotry, fanaticisn,
malice, hatred AMI hypocrisy and directInS u
against the Catholic Church. 1t probably has as
little principle and scrupu,oasneSs as association
that exists even among PIotestantS. lts managers,
having made up bnetr minus tHtt bne Cntrcu Is laSe
at least IN the way OF Protestant domination
would seem TO act on The principle that all means
and all modes OF warfare, the more savage ana
brutal the better, are lawful, that pro'nsse to be
successful in detachilg or seeDiny the people de-
tached from her communion, in destroying or dimn-
ishtny her influence
A "Wiae sprcnd National Calamity"
From the New York Observer (Old School PresDyte-
RAM, April 81
The committee OF the House OF Representatives OF
the Fortieri Congress On Labor and Elacatton in
their report, say
Up to this time more than one-t third of the States
have failed to adopt an7 syste n OF common school
education. The astondn! fact appears from the
census of 1900 that nearly 100000 OF our adult pop
1126,575 were whites, and S7l41S were native bDru
Even this alarming aggregate, there are good
reasons for believing. below the fact. These
nerate whites over twenty yeats OF age,
were found North ana East as well as South and
West or these three millions 9l,726 were free
coored Adults aud l653 800 were adult slaves Since
that census these have become free. That to
large proportion Of our adult population written
constitution Is blank tie committee declare Ia "a
widespread national calamity" How much
greater calamity to them tnat they cannot read
rights and privlcges-abie to make them wise unto
salvatIoni This calamity the American sunday
School Union seeks to avert from the coming genera
ton. and 10 remove, as far rs possible, from the
present.
Incidents of the Late Mr.. James Harper.
From the Presbyterian tOld SchooD Observer
April ST.
Several interesting aud some curious facts are
worthy OF being mentioned In connection with the
sudden death, by accident, Of Mr.. james Harper,
which we noticed last week.
just before the accident he had renewed the policy
tsl0oool OF insurance on his life against death BY
accident.
for his Photographic likeness, which Is now precious
few months ago he said to his family that ne
would no longer pray, as lie had been won't, to lie
delivered from sudden DEATH he had ceased TO
aafd II as an evil II we live in a state Of habitual
preparation. And from that time onward he omitted
such petitions IRON his prayers In the family
ing WIN W hsO O1 , 2, s as, eRoy VINO eM
get place In st. Luke's Hospital; II anything hap
pens TO me IN riding, l would Ike to be carried
there"
that occurred In the immediate vicinity OF the nos
pital. into which he was taken and where he died.
Religion In tho Observation-Disclosures III.
stuart from n baptist Standpoint.
From the National Baptist, Philadelphia, April 81
GEoRgE II. STUART.
Whether Mr.. stuart was offered place I'm Presi-
dent Grants Cabinet has become q question OF no
irle interest to his personal friends aud tie CHRIS.
tan public, especially because OF the continued ex-
presslons, Of doubt or denial BY some persons and
Mr.. stuart that the exact facts should be known.
The facts are fully IN accordance with n, general
at Mr. stuart's disposal. Besides other posi-
tive evidence, we have been permitted to see
an autograph let er EFT from % the Pre niea. to Mr..
which fully confirms our assertion. Tue whole
transaction IL alike honorable TO 30 h the dstin-
guIshed gentlemen concerned, and the only real
regret any have IL that Mr.. Stuart FELT com
PEELED, account or the precarOus condition OF his
health 10 decline the Presidents oyertures As his
friends are aware, Mr. stuart has for years been
afflicted with spa3molic asthma lt Is peculiarly
gratifying TO know tna the Pres ient is "lover OF
good men," and that he heartily respects the
Christian ssltiment oil the country.
Progress OF Religion in the United STATS.
We have 10 report this week nearly 1900 access
sons and conversons the result OF revvals all over
the country. OF these 4,i7e among the Method
ists 1. 500 among the Baptists go amoag the Con-
gregaiionasls 52j amony the United Brethren aud
500 among the Presby Revivas are reported
among the Congregntonalists IN Buxton, Me-, where
the membership mas been doubled; In Corinih, ~.
H.. where 100 arc converts; IN swanton, Weybridge
as convcrisl Windsor ij accessionsl ald Vershire,
W; I'm Snrridsc, 80 converts and IN Holden Mass,
100 converts. The remarkable interest In the resby
eran an1 other churches or Bunalo n. Y, stil con-
Locsport, N. Y, before Mr.. iIamnoni went there,
and this interest IS increasing The Presbyterians
ne af ey W %hea aaps bssan na aoSa u"1e the
Mcthodss In North Granville. n. ", In Troy Con-
ference. his srre1f into adjoining towns TIL over
| 500 nave been added 10 the various chnrche' OF
whom 100 have joined the Methotsts IN North Gran
vile MY me raplists aud twenty tue Presbyerans.
la whitehall the Ne ho1sts have received 400 and
Hartford tue Blptists AMI Mchodisis each 100. In
| Hamilton, \. H., large number OF hopeful converts
| have peen the Irus Of tine preaching or the Rev.
| Jacob Knapp. aud union meetings are now Kept up
by the touGreFatiOnliiss ana Methcdists. In Col.
| lamcr UhlD trongre,atioDal andPrcsbyterianl We
hear ofsixtv conversions, .,lanll0O nINakeman, ohio.
in Three i;yers. Mich, 200 nave joined the Metho-
dist church, ant ~ many converts are reported
/ among tue dethOdists o, Parma, Mich.
Religious Notes.
| The consistory OF ST. Piurs Reformed Dutch
church, Rev. Alex II. Thompson, D.D., pastor, who
for the past year have occupied Lyric iIai', have