The New York herald., 1873-08-17

Paul, Mlnn, the former has resigned his pastoratt
red considerable debt in repairs and alterations tC
their building, which they wanted to pay OF before
any any benevolent collections were taken up. pr
trouble. Rev. George o. Little, OF Con
nersyille, Ind. has accepted the call to the nc
c., and will enter upon his labOrs the first o.
september. Rev. Daniel McGilvary, for fifteen
years missionary OF the Presbyterian Board, and
laDOring in Siam, has returned to this country 10
make arrangements for the education OF his ch,
dren. Rev. Albert Lyle has resigned the charge o
the Presbyterian church at Union Springs, \. T.,
First church at Greenbush, n. Y. Rev. Joseph M.
Gelston, recent graduate OF the Seminary IN new
Presbyterian, IL seems, has recently been accused
OF being IN sympathy with the Plymouth brethren,
and Is out in q disclaimer in the last number
OF the Christian Instructor. He repudiates all SYM
pathy with their views, and reasserts his loyalty
to the principles of the United Presbyterian Church
The Doctor has recently resigned his pastoral charge
OF the First United Presbyterian church OF keokuK
The Just published statistics OF the Presby terlan
Church, North and South, show that the former
has 472,023 communicates, 4,802 churches, 4Ss2
ministers and lcentiates and 4s2,762 members In
contributions for the last ecclesiastical year
amounted to $9,622, ,03O. The Presbyterian Church
South has 93,9O3 communicates, 1856 churches,
S3S ministers and lcentates and Sunday school
membership OF 54,7l0. They contributed for church
and benevolent purposes $1,126,42s
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
College Point, L. L. confirmed l22 Sabbath school
children IN ST. liuber's church. To-day the Bishop
OF Brooklyn Will dedicate the handsome new
church at Astoria, Long Island City, of which Rev..
Father Phean ls pastor. st. Cecilia's church. at
Flattery, viii be dedicated to-day by the Arch
bishop Of this diocese: The Rev. A. Canvin, OF St.
Mary's Roman Catholic church, Hoboken, who has
been twenty years IN the pastOrate in that town,
sailed for Europe on Saturday, the 9th inst Pre-
yous to his departure Father Canyln was pre-;
and other memorial Inv his
many friends. TWO new Catholic churches
are are in process Of eTect9n ion at o
J. V. Mcnamara, priest at Raleigh, N. g. The
Catholic community at Henderson is composed
in The diocese of Newark, on the feast of SIS.
Peter and Paul, amounted, as just announced by
Chancellor DOane, to $6,692 33. writer IN the
benevolent and reformatory societies OF this city
to show that the aim OF their managers Is the con
version or seduction of Catholic children from their
faith to that OF Professionalism. lie calls upon
Catholics, therefore to resist this purpose of their
enemies The health OF Bishop Foley, OF Chicago,
episcopal work in his diocese. The Pope has re-
ceived through the reverend General of the
in me al large offering Of gold from
The Rev. Father Deven. of Cape May
n. j., was recently presented with a
prehren guests que Of his at that avorte Seaside re
sort. Tomorrow retreat" for the clergy OF the
diocese Of Pttsburg, Pa, will be commenced in ST.
Francis Monastery, LOrettO. second ''retreat'
VIII be opened in the same place on the 25th inst,
each to continue one week: A pastoral ''retreat"
Md on the Goth inst, at which all the clergy OF the
diocese are expected to be present, unless spe-
cially ey excused BY the Archbishop. The "Associa-
tiOn OF Prayers for Deceased Priests will be in
charge Of Rev. Il. Didier. On July rs, the occasion
OF the Pope's allocution denouncing the spoilers OF
and eleven episcopal sees were dlied by transfers
or new creations Of preaes Eight other episco
Pal dloceses were hed 6y brief ncnm5ents:
September IL to ID, at Constance The order Of
proceeding is the same as last year at Cologne:
Invited invite guests The subscription list for for the the
National Church OF the Sacred Heart. TO be built
at Montmartre, Paris has already reached the high
OF St. Denis, and also the founding OF
the Society Of Jesus OF ST. Ignatius and his com.
ey e ha
appointed the Very Rev. +. M. Boff, rector Uf the
vicar general of the diocese OF Cleve-
land BE Is one OF the oldest and most esteemed
priests in the diocese.
BAPTISTs.
Rev. DR.. Knowlton Baptist missionary at NingpO,
China, writes home that new version OF the New
in the Mandarin dialect OF the Chinese
language, has been made and is being freely circu
lated. The spirit Of inquiry and desire TO read
foreign books, and especially the Word of
God, is increasing. The Doctor himself has COM
menced a translation OF the Book OF Proverbs In
and readily understood by the common people.
Three graduates of Surgeons College are labor
ing in Ohio, and are described as showing them
selves approved OF God and the Baptists." Five
more men OF the college are inquiring concerning
a radius or twelve miles from Strawberry Point,
Iowa, there are five Baptist churches, four OF
which are pastorless and IN feeble condition.
The fourteen Baptist churches In Chicago report
them have over 100, each, one over 500,
rum rum m'' rom 40 ~ TO anu 200 '' each. ANU Rev. . Mr. Mr..
Chandler has resigned his pastorate Of the
First Baptist church, indianapolis, to accept pro
Chi In npEl m nnI hoe
sumson has resigned the charge OF the Baptist
agency s c ss Sesn sson sSsep oa 9e
charge at Agawam, Mass, to take posi-.
Rev. J. Ager has exchanged the Pocasset pulpit for
Gay Head, Mass. Rev. A. b. White, OF East Sagi-
sake, and Rev. william Elgln, OF Knowlesvllle, N.
Y. goes to Prospect avenue Mission, Buffalo, N. Y.
Rev.. Rev: S. d; Ross, or Andalusia has gone to the
OF Falmouth, England, who has been temporarily
occupying the pulpit OF Bedford avenue (Brooklyn)
pastor, has accepted u call to the pas
torate OF the North Baptist church at Camden, N.
J! ,o The M Baptists OF Keene, n H., are building q
OF Webster, Mass, has accepted call to engage
in pastoral labor at Harlem, N. Y. Rev.
wrna 'ne to tae'ss aa sasr aG q on
icie OF this city, charges Secretary Fish
with setting the nti-Christian ball rolling in that
offended at Minister De Longs presentation to the
Emperor OF Bible in behalf OF the foreign mission
aries, and demanded his resignation. The Japanese
authorities looked upon this act as an evidence
that the United States government was opposed to
the propagation OF the Gospel aud hence the result
Is that hencefOrth foreign Christian teachers are
to be excluded rom the schools OF the Empire. An
Indirect census OF the people is being taken also to
ascertain the numbers that are favorable to or op
posed to Christianity and system OF petty perse.
cutlons OF Christians has already begun DR.. GOble
adds that the Catholic countries OF Europe are IN
sstng on full liberation for their missionaries, and
great surprise is manifested that Protestant
America should place herself as block to the
wheels OF progress in Japan DR.. Caldwell, OF the
First church, and Rev. p. b. Byram, OF the Broad
way Baptist church, Providence Il. l., have re-
signed their charges. The East Des Mones Baptist
church has called to its pastorate Rev. CIV. Smith,
OF Rochester Seminary.
METHODIST.
new sunday school, with eighty pupils and o
full force OF oflcers and teachers, was organized
in the great Tabernacle at Sea Clif on Sunday last
Charles II. Appcgate, Of Washington square
Methodist Episcopal church, New York, was chosen
superintendent. Rev. Il. G. Curtis, Agent Of Syra-
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