The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-11-17

religious awakening was manifested throughout
awide extent Of the then far West 1t was resolved TO
employ men OF piety and talent although without
By the General Assembly 0ui But the rres
ers and seeded from the main body. The Cumber-
land Presbyterians have progressed in q wonderful
community in Kentucky, tennessee and other
/ southwestern states. Tho disruption oil the Pres
nyteran Church in 1898 Is one Of the most interest
% i grew gu. q diaeTenses as 70 ne
to faith and discipline Two bodies were formed
one called the Old School, the other New school
tiOns until reun ON, to the great JOY OF both par
ties, was effected In 1870. Memorial churches have
been erected in New York and other cities to cele
brate the event The best feeling has always ex-
listed between the Congregational churches OF New
England and che Presbyterians, as they nearly
| agree In doctrine ana government. me bona OF
union Is strengthened BY the fact that ministers OF
both denominations arc received as authorized
| preachers In their respective churches and ex-
| changes regularly take place.
/ PRESENT STATISTICS OF THE CHURCH.
| The Reformed Dutch and the German Reformed
Churches in the United States are Presbyterian
and Calyinisc. The Reformed Presbyterlans, or
Covenanters the Associate Church ana the Associ,
smaller denominations though rom various causes
they are arranged in separate bodies with the two
great bodies IN the North and south compose the
| immense Presbyterian family IN the United States,
comprehendng population OF over ,our millions
associated with them. At the eighty third General
Assembly, held in 1871 in Chicago there were re-
ported thirty-dve Synods, 1877 Presbyt cres, 43i6
ministers, 1915 churches and A5,378 members. At
the General Assembly OF the Southern churches
there were reported eleven Synods, $50 ministers,
| 151s churches and $3.50 members. The United
Presbyterans reported nine Synods, 500 minister's
| 73i churches and II, S04 members The Cumberland
bership Of 4o,sIs The establishment Of the first
| Preshytery at WandswOrtn three hundred years
ago. has always been looked upon as an event OF
| tary Ia TO be- made national anniversary by the
Church.
Aid for Southern Mission Church.
A. G. Kaufman OF Charleston, $. c., is in city
and will be pleased to receive donations in aid OF
| Christ Church Mission, located In the suburbs OF
that city. The touching appeal from the vestry OF
| this church, OF which Mr.. kaufman Is q member,
appeared IN our religious columns on the 18th OF
September last. New York city has never been
we do not believe that she will prove SO in this
instance. A few thousands will enable the neces-
sary repairs to be made to this church ana set it
on sound financial basis and certainly this small
amount can be contributed by this great metrOpO-
lis without being felt. and an approving conscience
will bless the donors to this necessitOus and worthy
mission. Mr.. Kaufman is stopping at the st.
Nicholas Hotel, and will be pleased to any per-
sons who may be disposed to aid in this worthy and
| religious work.
| An English Church In Jeddo, Japan.
| Among the late improvements in Tsukidji
Japan, is the new Union Church. which was
substantial structure. having an audience room
thirty-six by twenty-eight feet, with two small
rooms In the rear and porch in front. neat
railing and gate 'front.' the edihce. small but
graceful white spire, surmOunted by Saxon Cross
Is new and striking feature in Jeddo architecture
Stained glass and pointed archcd windows add to
the ecclesiastical appearance OF the church. 1t
will be open every sunday at ten O'Clock A. NJ. for
divine service. 1t is intended Tor the use ard
benefit OF the Engllsh-speaking people of Jeddo
and has been built by their voluntary offerings.
Roman Catholic Church in Tien-tsin,
China.
letter from Ten-tsln, China reports: 1.-THE
new Roman Catholic church ct this place was
opened for public worship on the morning of tho
25th OF August His Excellency M. Genroy the
French Minister, was present on the OCCASION"
Plus TX. and the "Syllabus."
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The Syllabus issued few years ago by the Holy
Father was, perhaps, the most remarkable docu
ment that has been written for a thousand years.
1t condemned in an unsparing manner all the most
| prominent errors in the world-errors that
! dermining and subverting the sacredness OF the
marriage relations of life-err0rs that have led TO
rapine and murder, perpetrated in the most fend-
! ish like manner-errOrs that are sappng the foun-
dalton and stability of all governments and cutting
asunder the ties OF human sOcety-and finally err
rOrs that have engendered such supreme selfish
ness and greed that unless cOunteracted by the
benign principles of the Sermon on the Mount"
VIII cause this earth to become a pandemonium
And the issuing OF this Syllabus 1t has arrayed
against the Pope hundreds of millions through
out the world who belong to the lragmentary sects
denominations schisms, heresies and secret
orders condemned in that document Yes they
have not only become his most inveterate enemies
put kings, queens and emperors have deserted
him, and he has been, in the must ruthless manner,
deprived of all his temporal possessions and been
made o comparative prisoner within his own do
minions. Yet, amid all these trials, troubles ana
tribulatlons, is it not sight that angels arch
angels, cherubim and seraph1n, might gaze upon
with sweet Satisfaction on account OF ms ambcilke
Yet is he not as bold as lion In his adherence TO
the syllabus, without any retractong What sub
| liner sight can be conceived by the human mind
than to behold to-day Plus the Ninth, a man over
eighty years OF age, standing erect and like ada
ter and faith in God, bidding defiance to the
world, the flesh and the devilr When the writer
thought It was too unsparing in its condemnation
and 1t crossed his prejudces and chagrned his
pride; yet he thought he beheld sublime truths in
II. The second time he read 1t his pride became
somewhat uprooted and his prcjudices Graduated;
but upon the third perusa OF If he did not become
friend to the Holy Father he at least became neu
trail Now let me, as an American convert to that
faith which has captivated my reason, engrossed
my understanding and enamored my moral affec-
lions, make an appeal to all inhabitants Of this
fast. growing Republic. wish yon ALL indepen--
IDENTIFY OF your former nationalities or present
creeds, to become imbued with the thought COM
patible with the words of Otheo, Nothing extern
ate or aught set down in malice" Fellow citizens,
as a lover OF my native country (only next to God
and His Church, will say that l firmly and con.
centre truths of the Catholic Church made to
permeate our Jurisprudence our municipal, State
and national legislative halls, and our domestic
and business relations Of life, that this
republic will be more premature and
its downfall as inevitable as that
OF the Grecian, Carthagenan and Roman Republics.
Just commensurate with the love have for the
Republic is my excrucatng anxiety that 1t will not
suffer such fate but that we may avert such a
sad catastrophe. Because II we, by our recreancy
truth and justice the great central truths of the
Catholic Church, cause the premature downfall OF
this Republic we will be the most guilty and repre-
hensible people in the world; our guilt and moral
turpitude would only be excelled by Lucier and
the fallen angels. Does not the student OF univer
sal history its pages in vain TO find more au-
gust and disnerested land OF patriotic heroes than