The New York herald., 1873-12-14

Rev J. D; wilson, pastor or the Presbyterian
church az Melville. N. j.. died last week OF scarlet
leVer contracted at the bedside OF child OF one OF
MS MS cnnreh members The First church. Whining
| Ton, ~. w., mas called Rev. Alexander Martin, OF
Danvllie, va. The Second church, of the same city
has has called the Rev. @ M. Payne, OF Madison, N. q.
Kew ~. o Sydenstricker OF Virginia, has removed
to White county Ark. where he will take charge on
the Searcy and searcy Valley charches. Rev. James
the church at Fernandina. Rev r NJ Mckay has
accepted % eau to to. Madison and Oakland Presby
accepted a call to the Presbyterian church at
Beemerville, N. J. Presbyterian Sunday school
A. B. simpson, OF Hamilton, Canada West. mas ac-
cepted call from the Chestnut street Presbyterian
| this church has been without pastor for a wear
and haf: the salary OF Mr.. simpson will be 5000
Rev. DIR. William A. McCOrkle has taken Charge OF
the Second Presby yteran church in Princeton n j.
EPIsCoPALAN.
Bishop Carks0n OF Nebraska, was in Baltimore
| last week. Dr. Lyman, Bishop-eect OF California,
was consecrated on the 1lth inst. The Maryland
Board OF Missions are to meet this week in Bati-
more. Rev. j. III. Barnard, OF Freehold, N j., has
resigned there, to take charge OF Trinity Church.
Hougnton, Mich. The American Protestant Eps-
copal Church is represented on the Continent OF
Europe by six organizations-at Paris, Rome,
Florence, Dresden, Nice and Geneva. The two lat
! ter are OF recent origin. AT Paris and Rome SUBJ
| stantlal eGilces have peen erected that at
| Rome. a handsome structure in the Lombard
| Gothic style, and capable OF seating 700 per-
| sons IS nearly ready for occupancy. It is in con-
| temptation to plant churches at other points
the Continent and with view to tins the Bishop
| OF Pennsylvania appointed by the General Con-
vention OF 1871 to visit Europe and authorized to
begin new enterprises. The Bishop Of Peterboro
| appears as an advocate OF using the lay element
Recently he ordained nine lay helpers in St Luke's
4 at Leicester England. He said that act was one
| and urged the desirability OF influential iaymen
setting themselves apart to assist the clergy in
their work. st. Paul's aud st. Peters churches in
Baltimore have opened soup houses in the neigh
borhood OF their churches Tor the poor of all de-
county, Nd. are about to erect memorial tablet
| to their late pastor, Rev. Alexander M. Marbury.
on Monday last at trinity church, Warrenton, Pa.
| Bishop Paddock. OF Massachusetts has issued an
appeal to the clergy and congregations o. ms dio
by himself, who shall occupy the vacant posts now
within reach OF the Church and thereby greatly IN
crease the efficiency OF the Church in that Common
| wealth Dean Stanley does not believe in apos-
toic succession. In a sermon recently preached
| by him in Edinburgh he showed that az matter
OF history there are successors to the apostles.
These died and appointed no one in their stead.
| Rev. George Howell, OF City Island, has received
and declined unanimous call to the rectorship of
ST Luke's church, Jersey City Heights. .
this city, is generally spoken of at Milwaukee as
the probable successor OF the late Bishop Armitass
IN the see of Wisconsin sst--s~' -
new church. dedicated to ST. Francis de Sales,
mas been recently opened IN Paris by the Arch
olsnop. sullac4 and La Cava two religious houses
ne lived, have been suppressed and closed by the
Italian government. The Jesuts have opened col
leges at Aries and Besancon, France, where they
nave not been seen since the great revolution.
| The Archbishop OF Avignon has invitedithe Vaam-
broslan monks, who have been turned out OF their
house IN Rome, to take up their abode in his do
cese. The Fathers have accepted. Monsignor
Salvador Fertilla, Bishop OF sarno, Italy is dead
Monslgnor was in his eighty seventh year. lie was
born at Cefalu on January le, 1856, and was
25, 1874. The Pope has sent Professor valaur, the
aanis 6 siget syer Ry meda h as
has aev heen m ecate sn o.
recovered now. The celebrated Jesuit preacher OF
Rome, Father Curci, Is going to preach IN Florence
\ etG
can convent OF st. francesca Rpa, in Rome, con-
tanned in 1870 $50 frars. In 1871 their number
reduced to so by the suppression or portion OF the
monastery by the Italian government; to-day there
are only three monks left to serve this fine old
Father Ceriani OF Milan, sufficient sum of money
to enable him to reproduce in pnotozncography
the oldest version OF the Scriptures in Europe
The Free,ndns Journal, OF this city. threw bomb
when 1t charged the German priests and people
there OF penuriousness and OF maintaining schools
and churches with the moneys OF their English
speaking neghbors Nine German priests hasten
to resent the lmputation and to show that they
and their people are quite as liberal in their Of
| ferings as any other class, and to deprecate the
Introduction OF the question OF nationality in the
Church. Fifty converts were received into St.
Peters church, Barclay street, during the mission
lately neld there by Father Damen, 5. j. The mis-
sion fathers are going TO Pennsylvania for lew
weeks, when they will return to this city. over
| 1000 communons were made at the late mission.
| of which 300 were first communions OF adults. The
| Roman Catholics are about establishing univer
sity IN England, with MonsignOr Capel as rector.
/ MISCELLANEOUS.
The Working church (Revs. Hepworth and Tyng)
thinks that Tweed in the Pententiary furnishes
pretty strong evidence OF the truth OF Christi
| anity. DR.. Robinson, President OF Brown Univer-
slty, has published sermon on ''The Lords Sup
PERI pronouncing it not strictly a church ordi-
nance. but a social FESTIVAL and thinks lit should
not be partaken OF with supersttious fear, nor
with regerential awe even, but with Joy aud exu
tatlon; and the believer should commemorate the
risen Christ rather than the dying Saviour" The
statistics of the "Chrstian" Church for 1873, COM
piled for their almanac for 1874, are as iollows:-
| NJ ad I
$50; churches, 124 chapels 635 members, ga, 760
increase for 1873, 1229; Sunday schools, 534
scholars, 33, 7S9. This Church has institutions of
learning at Merom, Ind. Eddytown, N. y;
Wolfborough NJ H., and LIE Grand Iowa. Rev.
Mr.. Fisher, late of Blue Bell, Pa, has ac-
cepted call from the Reformed church at
Winchester, Va. Rev. l.. Richter has LETT
the Presbyterian church and become pastor OF the
Reformed church in Fostoria, Ohio. Rev. L.
Herr OF Beaver Creek, Pa, began his pastoral
abors last Sunday with St. Marks German Lu-
theran church, Philadelphia. Rev. DR.. w. w.
Patton OF Chicago, has become temporary District
Secretary for the West under the American Home
Missionary Association.