The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-03


priests IN Cologne have just been accommodated
for joining 1t. But the new sect grows steadily In
numbers, and has recently shown the weight Of its
ond church for its use. The Able Hurtault canon
Tours has Joined Father Hyacinthe in his mission
spiritual fayors and ndulgences to all the faithful
VINO may nave ss n prayed earnestly every gay
Christian princes for the extirpation Of neresies,
for the conversion OF sinners and for the triumph
OF our holy Mother the Church, and having been
munion, and have visited their several parish
churches or, In cases usually excepted some other
sSs Do e ts
substituted works" st. Peters church in Rome
requires ,,,d for It's erection ITO years, and
ia years Its cost was s5o,ooOOOO in
gold, and to keep it in repairs requires
mensiOns, perhaps the best idea is conveyed by
the statement that II covers eight acres OF ground.
The Archbishop Of Paris has been granted the
heights OF Montmartre, where he intends to erect
a church to the Sacred Heart The first retreat for
held In ST. Francis monastery, Loretto, August Is,
and the second on the 25th. The collection for
far as the returns have been made, amount TO
81, 4Ss eighteen churches having been heard from.
In st. Joseph's parish there is permanent society
for The purpose OF sending aid to the Holy Father,
which has sent over seven thousand dollars within
the last Jour years.
modest donor, who declines to have his name
published, has left his check for $4,000 with the
Treasurer OF the American Baptist Home Mission
Society for the promotion OF education among the
man, Dr. II. F. smith, OF Amherst county, Virginia,
dwelling house and sixty acres of land, and has
sent religious UNCONVENTIONAL paper to Ave other
preachers for 9 year free: That little Baptist
church at Rockville, L.. l., whose PASTOR Rev Mr..
Pentecost, obliged to resign on account Of his
open communion tendencies has found itself
divided In consequence. Those members who
sympathized with Mr.. Pentecosts liberal views
have withdrawn, organized new church and
Joined the Dutch Reformed body, leaving the Bap-
fist church quite behind ii in point OF numbers The
Rev. q. T. bowling OF Providence, r. l., has accepted
q call to the Central Baptist church, Syracuse
/. The Baptists Of the United States have II, 100
churches and only IL 1892 ordained ministers. The
Rev A. G. Lyon, Of Newark n: j.; has been called
vile, N. Y. Rev. M. r. Freeman has resigned his
gastorate Of the NictauX church st. John, n b.
Baptist College in Mississippi. The Mennonites or
Baptsts, of Russia, originally Germans, are pre-
parlng to emigrate in large numbers to this coun-
try, and are taxing means to settle certain por-
lions OF the West in compact colonies. This
step is provoked by the tyranny of c! Rus
Church. The Herkmer street church. of
BROOKLYN, lately minlstered to by Rev. Dr.
Henry Henry B. a Warna, Of Canilus, w. to become ONE
their pastor. The Baptist church and society In
Plymouth Mass, have extended unanimous call
become their pastor Rev. ]. ID. Pope. or Norwich,
has received call to become pastor of the Baptist
church in ST. John, N. b.
EPIsCOPALIAN.
Rev. Mr.. Peterson (NorwegIan) late Roman
Catholic priest IN Minnesota has concerned to the
Episcopal Church, and applied to be received INTO
its ministry, with view to its exercise among his
w.countrymen. Rev Ethelbert Talbot, lately
immediately in Macon city, Mo. Rev. Erastus p.
Smith, late of Whitewater Wis, has entered upon
sndp ss d s York 9 e.
mas mas Rev w. samuel i. smith has resigned tho
phis Pa. Rev. w. Abel Leonard recently or
dained, ts to enter upon work Immediately At
Of western New YORK dedicated ne
church at Palmyra. 1t makes the fourth church,
occupying the four corners Of Main ana Canaan
was dedicated free OF debt The Right Rev: Bishop
GObat is about W make over to the Church Mission
the ancient Ram0th Gilead which viii be occupied
at once by the Rev. F. Beliamy. The Niger (Afrca)
mission OF the Church Missionary Society has dur
ing the past year taken up new station Osamare,
twenty miles south OF Onitsha. At present this
mission includes three inland stations on the
Niger and three coast stations on the Delta of the
Niger In Ibadon (Yoruba Country, to the west of
the Niger. which in years past has been success
European missionaries Tor Jour years, owing the
wars between fbadOn and other African towns.
There are three stations at lbadon, taken charge
| OF by native clergyman and two catechlsts.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Established Church of scotland has 1900 900
Presbyterian 100000. The entire Persian mission,
with forty missionaries and sixty teachers, now
under the care OF TN the "a Board
city churches By the will of Anna $. Gerhard. OF
Philadelphia, lately deceased, the sum OF $4,000 Is
bequeathed to the Board OF Foreign Missions OF the
Presbyterian Church and 1000 to the Board Of
Home Missions. The Second Presbyterian church,
indianapolis, have called Rev. John L. wthrow
become pastor, and offer HIM salary of $4,000.
The Presbytery Of western Africa has sent
he m 70
be prepared Tor the ministry and returned,
as preachers to their native land. they are now
Whitaker resigned his pastorate OF the Presbyte.
rian church at Jefferson, No. July 81, and assumed
that Of the church at RollA, Mo- The Second Pres
byteran church Of Richmond, ministered to by
Rev. Dr. Hoge, formerly of this city, have deter
mined to enlarge their house OF worship to the ex
tent Of 400 additional seats and ut cost Of 500 OO0
Mr. Henry Day OF this city writes to the Observer
from BeyrOut that wealthy Greek in that city has
offered $500 toward the erection Of Protestant
church on an emnenCe in tue eastern end Of the
city, provided other friends OF the enterprise can
raise $1,000 more. DIR. Jessup, the Presbyterian
the ground and haye the deeds vested in the Pres.
byteran Mission Board. Seventy-fve thousand
one hundred and sixteen dollars have already been
terrain church toward liquidating its debt OF
$12s,0oo. Rev. David Mitchell, pastor of the
hr
place whose house has been closed for some
ycdio pdSI iOI VI pdSboi iCooy 1ci
seem to be getting the best pr0porti0nate share OF
religious growth III England. In eightyfour OF the
largest towns IL Is found that they have increased
at the rate of 100 per cent while the highest ratio
any other church Is I0s per cent. Dr. X W. Clark,
OF Albany, N. Y, Is taking vacation In Chicago.
supplying Or. r. w. Pattersons church there
during the latter's vacation. The pastor OF the
Fort Greene Presbyterian church, Brooklyn. Will be
absent during August, but the church will be kept
open NOR ling and evening The Rev. Albert Bush
NELL Of Connecticut will, supply the pulpit.
Rev. DR.. LOOMS has retired from the Presidency
Of Allegheny College. Rev. w. II. Ten Eyck, who
has been Tor twenty years pastor Of the Dutch Re-
formed church OF Astoria, has severed his c0nncc-
ton with that congregation. An American church
was organized the last OF June In Geneva, Swift
zerand, of which Rev. Henry II. Waite, OF the
chapel In Rome, has temporary charge. DR.. Hea-
cock, OF Buffao, and Dr. Shaw OF Rochester, aided
in the organization. Rev. Alexander Topp, ID. d.,
q distinguished minister OF Scotland. who several
years since accepted a call to Toronto, in Canada,
Is to supply the Dutch church on Brooklyn
Heights, in the absence Of the pastor. DR.. Ingls,
for his Summer vacation. The Boston Music Hall
Society QJntarian) are trying to raise $4,000 for