The New York herald., 1871-01-08
Roman Catholic Intelligence.

The Tablet OF this week furnishes the following
items of ecclesiastical intelligence
AT the invitation Of the Archbishop OF New York,
the Rev. DR.. Arciga, Archbishop OF Michoacan,
Mexico, held an ordination in the Church OF st.
Francis Xavier, in this city, on the 1ith, 10th and
18th December. On the l4tn MIR. Peter o. Raccat,
s. j., ordained sub-deacon; on the 10th the
same reverend gentleman was ordained deacon,
and on the 18th he was promoted to the priest
hood.
on Monday. 18th OF December, the Archbishop of
New ork held an ordination in the Church OF st.
Paul, Ninth avenue and West Fifty street, and
Ordained ub-deacons:-Messrs. william j. Dwyer.
Francis A. Donah0e Benjamin d. Hill and George
NJ seare.
on Wednesday, 2lst December his Grace held in
the same church another ordination, at which the
above named reverend gentlemen were ordained
deacons AT the same time Messrs. Edward b.
Brady ana Andrew +. Byrne received tonsure and
Messrs Augustine M. Brady, Adrian Lewis Rose
Grams, Thomas Robinson and Walter Elliott received
minor orders.
the Archbishop administered the Sacrament OF
Confirmation on Friday, 23d December, In the chapel
OF the Convent of the Sacred Heart Mannatanville,
to forty persons, thirty ty-seven oil whom were pupils
Of the institution
On Wednesday, 21st December the Archbishop
SOlemnly blessed III st. AIMS church, Eighth street.
four new bells, which have been placed and are now
in use In the new 81. AIMS cnurcn, East Twelfth
street, near Fourth avenue
On Friuay, 3o5h December, the Archbishop conse-
Grated the alter OF the new church. His Grace was
assisted in these solemn ceremonies by several
clergymen.
4 Paipable Hit-Rorace Greeley and One OF
His Bad Habits.
The Observer relates the following humorous In
cident IN which the philosopher OF Printing House
square IS made to hgure:-
At a temperance meeting held In this city a few
DAYS ago Horace Greeley made an address IN which
he took occasion TO censure the clergy want OF
fathulness iii rebuklng the vice OF ntemperance.
He said they were often called upon To pronounce
funeral dscourses over the remains OF those who
had been addicted TO this vice. but Jney are always
slleut on this point while all the virtues
or the deceased are made the subject OF
eulogy. Rev. DR.. William Adams followed
with a brief speech in which he said that
he had read the Tribune often and had seen
obituary notices OF many eminent persons in IT, bu {
had never observed that tney were Oh the princint
prescribed by Mr.. Greeley for The clergy. And ne
could also bear witness that the clergy are not as
retcent the wees OF the departed as Mr. Greeiey
had intimated. tie knew ministers who ALWAYS
spoke out distinctly Oh such Occaslons-one IN par
ucular he could mention. Connecticut pastor, at
the funeral OF one of the prominent people OF The
town, remarked, ale was good citizen as you all
know lie was an honest, nprlgnt officer; but nay
friends, am sorry 10 cay he would swear.n This
palpabie but quite Enilltentlonal hiL was instantly
Appreciated by the audience and II Mr. treeley was
not asleep at the time he probably determined to let
the clergy alone until lie leaves OH swearing.
strength OF the Methodist Church In 1870
The following official Statistics represent the
strength OF The Methodist Episcopal Church IN this
country at the present time:In the North the total
number Of members is 1867, l34--an increase over
1869 OF S. 1876; number OF churches l3373-increase
1926 value Of edt6ces, S52Bl4, ,59l number or par
schools, $685. teachers ls9, ,2; scholars, l22l S99
The number OF members In the Southern States is
about l59, ,000an increase OF 10, 600. The increase
0f Aethoast churches u the country during 1870