The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-29

Il. l.. Carpenter. OF Wabash, Ind. fhe Port
a. = Baptist @rch have q Esaast
Association, and henceforth hold an independents
position. The treatment or the church and their
last two annual meetings Is assigned as furnishing
the occasion LOT breaking up the relation The
Rey G. O. whitney pastor Of the Baptist church
typhoid fever and passed into the unknown land.
ana su Su q n ne charge aO Rs
Manning \; Decker, ordained pastor Of the Baptist
Church e pots Pa two month"; mas inst
passionate Of the Rev. A. ]. Colwel. has just COM
fifteen to the church membership since July last.
Rev. Miller Jones. OF Bridgeport, Pa, reports
that on the 18Th instant ne baptized
were very many and the impression deeply solemn.
There is delightful work Of grace IN progress
cali OF the Harvard street church, Boston Rev. B.
W. Barrows, OF Ecponset, suburb OF Boston, goes
TO the pulpit OF the First Church OF Middletown,
Conn. Next to DIR. Neale. though young man, he
was the oldest Baptist pastor OF the Hub. Rev.
Isaac W: Lamb, the knitting machine inventor, has
His salary is pledged to him with notes payable
iach has resigned the. passionate Of the
nearly 1--we Years.. REV. THOMAS Wright s late
Philadelphia, has received an invitation to the
his labors as pastor or the Baptist church In W0-
Mas US We're oa
va. Rev. w. B. Tolan, Of Columbus, N. j., has ac-
copied call Of tho Ang0ra church, West Pliadel-
the new year. Rev. A. ]. Rowland. of the Tenth
church, Philadelphia baptized two candidates last
the saviour Rev. d. W. Bliss, Of Ptttston' reports
glorious revival Four have INDUCED hope and
twenty-five are inquirlng the way OF salvation.
Rev. Dr. Eggcston has been engaged to write
the life Of the late Peter Cartwright the eccentric
Western pioneer Methodist preacher. The writer
and his subject are said To be perfectly compatible.
The Rev. 8. N Mudrows, Wesleyan minister at
Scarborough, England, has the original ordination
parchment received by DR.. Coke from Wesley when
the Doctor was created bishop and sent over here
to organize the American Methodist Church. The
parchment Is now sought TO pc obtained as me,
from Tutcha, members OF the day and Sunday
school OF the Rev. Mr.. Focken, Methodist mission
in our colleges. They have spent a few months in
the country earning money enough to pay
the expenses expenses Of r, couple OF terms .' IN
tianity in Madagascar is attracting attention.
During the last year the increase to the Christian
church members. In three years the total add
ton has been about two hundred and ffty-eight
IN ~s M
in Des Moines, Iowa. In the Spring he will go for
ward to his home in Omaha, Neb, or Council
Bluffs, Iowa, rs he may determine. Bishop Wiley
and DR.. Rust are making an extensive tour in the
South and Southwest in the interest OF the freed
men They win spend Large part Of the winter
SOIL Canada, for fifteen years Jewish rabbi but
for the last twelve years connected with the Wes-
eyan ministry, man OF extensive learning, ardent
piety and tlreless ZEAL made brief visit to this
city last week, and delivered an interesting lecture
in the First Methodist Episcopal church, Green
point on "The Customs and Manners OF the
Jews" The Rev. s. McKean of Troy Conference,
has retired from the editorial management OF the
Watcltnedn, temperance paper published in Alba
v. resumed pastoral
Methodist Episcopal church. Albany. Rev. DR..
Cobleigh OF Atlanta. Ga, who addressed the edu-
home soon after. Rev. J. L. Walker pastor OF
Trinity, st. Lonis, has been appointed BY Bishop
Louis Conference to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the transfer OF the Rev. DR.. George to Emira, N Y
Rev. DR.. Q. Holiday, OF Indianapolis, has been
seriously ILL., and doubts are entertained OF his
c0very The Board Of Education Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church have 100000 invested and the
sum Of 500 interest is at its disposal to assist
suitable young men in procuring theological edu-
cation. Bishop Peck has appointed Rev. j. G.
Dawson and Rev. julius Soper, members Of the
Seminary, as missionaries to Japan to accompany
Dr. Maclay. They win probably leave tor their dts
Wiley has also selected and appointed Rev. Irwin
II. Correa, Probatoner Of the Philadelphia Con-
ference, as q missionary reinforcement for the
Methodist Episcopal mission In F0OchOw, China.
Rev. DR.. Eddy, Of the Mission House In this city,
has Just returned from missionary tour among
the churches Of the West. The new mission in
Mexico found a lay champion in New Albany. Ind.
who has pledged SIS, 900 toward the purchase OF
church property for that mission AT last the
Wesleys are to have monument in the world
renowned Westminster Abbey. Rev. DR.. Cummings
OF Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn, has
seen the model and writes home in It's praise The
Methodist Episcopal church in Chcmung, N. Y.
has been reconstructed at cost Of $1,000, Rev.
r. L. Stillwel, pastor Churches have been ded
Gated recently IN Phiimont, n. r., In Johnstown,
N. u, In Whitehall, ILL.,, in York, Pa Duke street
chapel, in Riverside, Pa; IN Neosho, Mo-, on sun
town, n j., and in South Berne Troy Conference
N. Y; also at Gridey and Prairie College, ILL.,, and
at Elmsgrove Ind. The Baltimore Methodist COM
mentng on certain radical semi-religious editors
in the North for certain notions put forth by them
touching laughter In heaven. remarks that If the
heaven il Will be no laughing matter to any one
who has to keep company with them.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The basilicas and churches in the city and
province OF Rome Italy yield revenue OF l36 $3.50
francs The aggregate Of income from converts,
9in me nsa ee s @c francs
held in the chapel OF the seminary OF st. Sulpice,
Baltimore, by the Right Rev. Thomas Becker, d. d.,
OF those who were ordained priests Rev. Caspard
Schmidt Rev. John I. Delaney, Rev. Bernard A.
Baitimore Rev Michael Fcrhan. Of the diocese OF OF
Of BROOKLYN, and Rev. Frederic Holland,
Patrick Gleason, Rev. Renigius Charter Rev.
Roman ]. Verschaffe, OF the Society OF Jesus.
pn EDor nsSon III ~ lanes cathedral
hood the deacons Rev. Francis 5. Gardner and
Rev. Henry thinner. Father thinner has been cdu-
Gated in ST. Francis Xavier's, New York and the
Seminary, Niagara. Father Gardner has studied in
Rome. he is brother OF the late Rev. DR.. Gard
ner, whose premature death deprived the diocese
OF an accomplished and gifted priest. The SENT
annual ordination at the Provincial Seminary,
Troy, took place on Friday and Saturday,
December 20 and 81. Right Rev. Francis
McNierny ID. d., Coadjutor Bishop OF Albany
0ficated. The following were ordained PRIESTS
Rev. Cornelius T. Donovan, Rev. Joseph Campbell
Rev. Daniel j. Coskery, Rev. Anthony Malloy, Rev.
Joseph J. Powers, Rev Joseph I. Westerman
Archdiocese OF New York Rev. Patrick Becchan
Rev. VIM. A. Drum, Rev. Charles A. Reilly Diocese
OF Albany. Besides, there were ordained deacons
Is; subdeacOns, o; promoted 10 minor orders II:
promoted TO tonsure, 2. Total, IS. The recent
death OF the Rev. Father Burke's father
In Galway has so affected the famous Do
minican's health that he has been obliged to post
pone some OF his lecturng engagements Mr.. Burke
was over eighty years OF age at the time OF his
death. Mgr. Matteo Agostino Mengacci, Bishop Of
Civita Castellana, is dead. He was cghty-seven
years OF age The coming sixth centenary Of the
death of Thomas AuuinAs WI he cola tad