The New York herald., 1871-11-05
t1n the end Of the wortd." end that seven the pow
ers of hell shall not prevail against her,"
Nxw YORK. Nov. 2, l8yl n. GREB


tsn the end Of the world. :. end that seven the pow
ers of hell snail not prevail against her."
Nxw YORK. Nov. 2, is7L y. GREb.
Paying for Seats in Churches.
To THE EDITOR OF rHE HERALD:- II
Can you tell me why most OF the Catholic churches
in tins city insist upon worshipper paying a GER
tain sum OF money before he can get seat in pew
at the halfpast ten O'Clock massesa I am good
Catholic-at least trust do my duty as Catholic
10 the best OF my abinty aided by the grace OF God
Owing TO a great many circumstances ! am not
able to attend the early masses. Wnen I 90.
as ! generally 40, to St Stephens church,
m 1wenty-eignth street ! am mel mel, at tho tho
cont rbute something toward paying for the cxten.
sve repairs and embellshng OF the church. hadn't
although told the man so did not get IN ana had
10 miss mass Now tins collecting at the door OF
my own knowledge and / think. as good many
Catholics think, It Is time man could go into the
threshold as though it were theatre. Where does
all the money 20 TO 81 francis Aavler's
sanple OF wni thus coieonS business has this
advantage over st. stephens, that you can go IN
without being asked for contribution at the door;
cents for It, Last Sunday l counted no less tnan
ten pews IN this church with only one person
III OF them, and no one ut all in the other nine,
and yet the aises either side Of the church were
crowded with men and women. One woman had
~
OF the fatigue OF standing ana yet the nearest pew
TO her was an empty one! Can this KIND Of thing
The pews are rented. II the people who rent pews
don't t TO attend before the Gospel Is read why
hand. and Who give their mite for the support OF
the church, CATH0LlCUS
The Russian Chapel.
Last sunday we mad opportunity to attend service
in the little neat Russian chapel s5 Second avenue,
between Fiflieh and Fifty first streets. Among those
present we saw Bishops Young, from Florida, and
Quintard, from Tennessee, both bishops Of the
Episcopal Churcn. As we near there are many
churches, and the Russian priest here excrts him.
self much TO bring about union OF the two
or classes OF society, and admission is granted 20
every one SO Tar As the room allows.
Sunday and Holy Day at half-past ten o'dock A. nj.
there is service IN the English and Russian Ian
guages
New Catholic Purish in Brooklyn.
new parish has been formed in the diocese OF
Brooklyn, embracing the district bounded by Can
ton street, Flushing avenue, Ryerson street and
Myrtle avenue, TO which the Rev. I. j. McGTern
has been assigned pastor. A meeting OF the lead
ing Catholics residing IN the new parish WILL be held
this evening AT half-past seven O'Clock, al No III
North oxford street, TO further the organization OF
The parish Nine lots nave already been purchased,
at cost OF $15.300 as site Tor church, between
Flushing and Park avenues. extending from Cler-
rick the most active lay promoter or the movement,
expects that a handsome Catholic church Will be
completed there before Christmas Day. 1873.
Reform i'm the Baptist Chnrcb.
The Rev. J. Hyatt Smith replies to several qucs-
fions OF Wisconsin brother, the purpor, OF which
may be sufficiently inferred. He says:
1. give no invitation to the communion table. :
simply rs the LORDS servant announce .'rhe LOlu's
supper" Christ left no invitation, no form. An
Invitation Is the assumption q Irority Of night It
ciple | have . right 10 II, and am responsible to
the Lord for the act OF partaking.
cation The great majority OF nv church. n forced
to vote would vote open Communion. ! should
open communion as condition OF member
ship Is as proscrlptlve as one which makes
s0e 'in would not '0IHt'O nut over r. the door ci
my church Freewn Baptist or Bondwl Baptist,
OF Les US cosa nn the 90.
the grand army OF the Lord and "fGht' not battle
1or MINOR points OF creed and distinctive Titles. but
ship to every soldieror Christ whatever may be
special yscrip,lon upon his banner or the cut ana
). healthy spirit OF gospe, rberality Ia da,y
growing in the Bapls. Church, aud before blgotry
Will ny Ike the shadows OF the night before the
Baptism by Enumeration.
The overture ''Is 1t right or proper for minister
OF our Church 10 administer the rite OF baptism
by immersion was presented 10 the Prcsbytery OF
Lafayette The Committee on Bills and Oyerturcs
returned for answer ''Emphatically no.
National IN, shodtst) Camp Meeting.
The committee having control OF these meetings
decided their late council to hold six the coming
summer. The favored localities are Oaks Corners.
Central New York. Sea ClIffs Grove new place on
Long Island shore; kennepec Me-; Vrbana, Ohio;
williamsvie. H.. and al some promhcn, aud cen
tran point in the South.
Temperance Sermons.
This course OF sermons by seven distinguished
preachers-Beecher, Cuyler. Tamage. Dunn, New
,uan and Professor Mears-wll be concluded ON
Sabbath next, when the Rev. John Hall, d. H., will
preach at his own Fifth avenue Presbyterian
churcn, corner OF Nineteenth street at the usual
hour Of afternoon service. His theme. ''rhe Active
Piety of Queen" will include an appeal TO the
queens OF society and specially adapted 10 clrct.
latlon before New ears Day.
Bnpfim Proxress in New York Siut~.
The Erdn.iner publishes interesting paper,
read by Rev. Lyman Wright, as chairman OF COM
mtee, before the state Pastors Conference at
Ithaca, octoper, 1874, from which we make ex-
tract
the iates, denomina,ional statistics give us In
the state loi Ia4 members, composing s4i churches,
with ,a2 ordained AMI So unordaincd preachers.
Inese churches are gathered INTO ~ associations.
and We nnd ~ ,Ss bs Gopar,ona ol re-
lost and twenty.sx reported gains IN the year imme-
dutely preceding the current one The baptlsns
reported last year were 565. small increase over
the pre- ious year. Seven churches have been reOr
ganlzed thirty ministers orualncd twentysix meet
Ing houses dedicated, sixteen OF which are
new ones, aud two have been purchased
Of other denominations. Many are Just
now undergoing repairs more or less extensive, and
some twenty more are being erected. Several OF
these well as OF those already dedicated are OF
the first class 10 size and value. In the depart.
ment OF building and improving places OF worship
the current year believed TO he without its paral-
lei IN our history. Improvement has seemed 10 be
The order both the city and country all the
sta.e. The or some oil the more feeble
churches in erecting and dedicatng TO Goa, free
rom debt, really beautiful and even costly
dInicuties may be overcome by united and per-
sistent cndeavor, and gives moreover, very
hopeful aspect TO the future OF these sacrificing
churches anu cong egations Nor Is this ALL More
scripural ideas or the Christian stewardship are