The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-13
Weekly Prayer Meeting.


Weekly Prayer Meeting.
II has been well suggested that we ought u have
In this city, at least once week, prayer meeting
In some central church, in which pastors and people
OF all denominations could meet and participate. IL
would bring together with accord In one place,
great many who are longing for such concert,
and whose faith and love would be qulckcned by
such communion. Among all the means OF grace
now enjoyed this would come TO be reckoned as one
OF the most useful and delightful. AT this season
creased activity In religious work, such d meeting
would be hailed with satisfaction by the Christian
community, and we are sure 1t would be attended
st. Andrews Sunday School.
The Right Rev. Bishop Potter was engaged yes
terday afternoon IN laying the corner stone OF new
Sunday School building. which is to be in conncc.
ton with st. Andrews church, Firth street and
Fourth avenue. The bishop arrived at the church
at three O'Clock in the afternoon, and was preceded
to the site OF the school by procession OF the
scholars OF the present school, carrying banners In
scrbed with various Scrptural embems, and sing
ing several hymns composed by the pastor Of the
church for the OCCASION Arrived ut the site the bishop
deposited q NUMBER oil written documents, bearing
his own ana the names OF the pastor congregation
OF the church, architects, builders, &c. several re
gious periodicals and three secular papers OF New
York OF yesterdays date, including copy OF the
HERALD, and then placed the corner stone over
them in its position. This being done the Bishop
large audience present, in which he exhortcd them
to go on with the good work they had begun, and
even TO endeavor to extend their field OF operations
beyond the confines OF their own parish. The build
ing, which is 10 be of brick, with stone trimmings,
scholars.
RELIGIOUS Notes-Personnl nud General.
A lecture will be delivered at Cooper Institute this
Sunday evening by Rev. d. Lynch, in aid OF the
funds for completing the splendid cathedral at
Queenstown, Cork harbor. The structure stands
prominently upon an eminence and looks down
upon the ocean, across which so many an emigrant
has taken his hopeful passage 10 this country Of
freedom for all men and prosperity for The indus
tri0us OF ill nations 1t IS thus an object Of historic
as well as religious interest The reverend lecturer
has been deputed by the Right Rev. DIR. Keane, the
venerable Bishop OF the diocese Of Cloync, to make
this appeal to the citizens OF New YORK. The subject
or the lecture s purely nationa! one, and we pre-
sumo that it will be very largely patronzed. The
cost OF the cathedral when completed will be
$2250OO. N
Let it be remembered by all sound Christians that
according to good john Wesley, "a church in debt
is in bondage to the world" Then let the congre-
cations of all churches that arc In arrears pay up"
The question now mooted by the Observer Is the
following:-"Is DR.. Ever a failures" That's all be-
cause Christ church has been sold for debt. cor
respondent OF the same paper wants to know
whether Dr. Cooke is O failure because ST. Barth0O-
news has been sods He might have put the ques-
ton more neatly thus "Y0u know how it is Ever
SELF"
Bishop Bayley, OF Newark, visits ST. Patrick's
church. Jersey City Qate Bergen City to-day to adj
minister the rite OF confirmation to 200 children and
to lay the corner stone OF the new st. Patrick's
church on Ocean ana Bramhall avenues, head OF
Grand street. Societies from New York, Jersey City,
Hudson, HOboken and ElizabethpOrt are to to ke
part in the ceremony.
correspondent Of the Boston Advertiser, writing
from Rome, October Q, says the Jesuts have nearly
ali left the city, and, what is the more remarkable,
according to the same authority they took all their
good clothes with them.
The Observer objects to the French Bazdr Nation
ale because 1t Is proposed to have lotteries raes
during the display. 1t might well object to drop
ping money IN collection boxes t0Spped the souls
OF sinners on their way toward salvation.
"Square your yards and bring out your big guns"
The Independent talks OF 1.-the Lord as a man-0f-
war"
The Tablet says:-The Right Rev. Dr. Ryan, Bishop
Of Buffalo; the Right Rev. Dr.. Goold Bishop OF Mel
bourne, Australia, and the Right Rev. DR.. Shiel,
Bishop Of Adelaide Australia, visited our city during
the past week. Bishops Goold and Shiel left for their
homes on Friday, November via San Francisco.
layman in New York offers to maintain for q
year q Methodist missionary at Havana, Cuba, to
preach in English and study the language OF the
people.
David COrry Of Sparta, N. j., recently deceased,
aged seventynne years, left S12,0c0 one-eighth Of
his fortune, to the Universalist denomination.
Rev. Rowell u. Smith has entered upon new
field of labor the bounds OF the Presbytery OF Jer
sey City.
Rev. U. B. Guischard has been installed pastor OF
the Baptist church on Union avenue. Brooklyn.
The King of Siam has committed to the Maha
Uparat, or second king Of Chiengma1, the care OF
charging him TO "assst, nourish and protect them,
that they shall 70 more suffer trouble and him
ORANGES from prosecutions like those through which
they have passed."
This is very kind In the King OF Siam. Now can
the ladies i'll some OF our churches get up grand
fair and present his Highness with some suitable
| testimonial for his kingy condescension2
A number Of Spanish Christians have obtained
license from the Portuguese Ministry to form them
selves Into an evangelical church, with the recogni
ton and under the protection OF the law In Lisbon.
| correspondent OF the London church Revte,o
says that the theological status of the Church OF
England clergy can be generally classified by their
neckgear. "There are parsons with collars and
| vats-these are, as rule, Low Church; there are
parsons with cravas and no collars-tnesc are, as
| rule, High Church, and there parsons with col
| lars and no cravats-these are as rule, Broad
| Church."
Rev. Charles 8. Robinson, d. D., formerly o
| Brooklyn, and now pastor OF the American chapel
In Paris. has been called to the Fifty fifth street
Presbyterian church In this city, from which Mr.
Kittridge was recently called TO Chicago.
Rev. Moses A. Hoge, ID. D., Of Cincinnati, Ohio
pastor Of the First Presbyterian church, sailed
Wednesday OF last week for Europe, for the benen
| of his health. His church have voted him years
leave Of absence, with continuance OF his salary.
The Southern Methodsts and Disciples have ar
ranged for grand debate to begin december ID, IL
Louisville, Ky and to last ten or twelve days. II
will be the greatest debate ever held between them
Rev. Jacob Ditzler is the champion OF the Metho
dists ana Rev. L. b. Wilkes OF the Disciples.