The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-02
PROGRAMME OF SERVICES TO-DAY.
Dedication Of a Church in
Brooklyn.
Taking the Veil at the Catholic
~ Convent at Peekskill.
MOVEMENTS OF THE CLERGY.
Services To-Day.

Rev. f. G. Sweetser breaches in the Blocker
street Universalist church at the morning and
evening services.
Bishop Snow at an afternoon service in the
University, tells what he thinks about ''The Staying
OF the Great Roman Dragon"
Rev. william H. Pendleton conducts morning
and evening services in the Baptist church, Fifty
third street and Seventh avenue.
Rev. Frederick Evans discourses at the morning
and evening services the Central Baptist church.
Rev. Henry Powers speaks on Experimental
Religion" at the morning service in the Church OF
the Messiah. tstkl
In the Christian church Rev. G. w. Hall breaches
at the morning service, and Rev. w. G. Dawson at
the evening service.
Rev. J. M. Pullman lectures at the rooms of the
Young Mems Universalist Association at half-past
ten O'Clock A. M, and at Lyric Hall at halfpast
seven O'Clock P. M.
Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, d. D., breaches at
Christ church at the morning, afternoon and even
ing services.
Rev. A. A. Reinke presides at the morning SER
vice in the Moravian church.
Rev. @. s. Robinson, d. D., breaches in the Me.
mortal Presbyterian church at the morning and
evening services
Rev. A. d. Gilotte D. D., discourses, morning
and evening, in the Plymouth Baptist church.
Rev. DR.. Cheever breaches this evening in the
University chapel.
Rev. John J. Brouner breaches his fourth annual
sermon as pastor Of the North Baptist church this
morning
Rev. O. 8. narrower breaches at the morning and
evening services in st. Luke's Methodist Episcopal
church.
Dr. Holme will show, at the morning service in
the Trinity Baptist church, how "Religion is Per-
manent Investment ana not Speculation"
Dr in han, chu hOJ do onr.
vices peculiar to Candlemas Day, beginning at
eight O'Clock A. M.
Rev. DR.. B. II. Paddock breaches the evening SER
mon In ST. Thomas church.
Rev. DR.. Cotton Smith discourses at the evening
service in St. Peters church.
Rev. DR.. Bell breaches at the morning service in
the Sixth avenue Reformed church.
Professor Roberts breaches at the morning SER
vice in st. Thomas chapel; Rev. DR.. Osgood al the
evening service.
The publication of the Blessed Virgin will be
grandy commemorated at tho Church Of st. Mary
the Virgin to-day.
evening services at Union Hall, Jersey City
Rev. Stephen H. Tying, Jr., will lecture on 'The
Wind" at the Church OF the Holy Trinity this even
Ing.
Services will be held in Forsyth street Methodist
Episcopal church, morning and evening" by Rev.
J. w. Barnhart.
At Berean Baptist church, the pastor, Rev. p. L
Davis, will preach morning and evening"
Rev. william N. Dunnell, the rector will oflciate
morning and evening at All Saints Episcopal
church.
Rev. r. Heber Newton will discourse on "wo-
mans Sphere" ut Anthem Memorial church in the
morning Rev. DR.. Haght will fill the pulpit in the
evening.
Rev. DR.. Talmage Of the Brooklyn Tabernacle,
will preach to his congregation in the Academy of
Music to-day
Rev. George II. Hepworth will discourse about
''The Best Argument for Christ" in the morning,
and 'Talk with Young Men about Money and Re-
ugion" In the evening at Steinway Hall.
Preachingat Laight street Baptist Mission, morn
ang and evening" by Rev. Halsey W. Knapp.
Rev. q. Z. Blake, former pastor, Will fill the
pulpit OF Seventeenth street Baptist church morn
ing and evening
Services at st. Thomas church morning, after.
noon and evening. Evening" sermon by Rev. DR..
Paddock.
Four services at st. Ignatlus' church to-day.
Lecture in the evening en- "st. Ignatus" by Rev.
DIR. Ever.
Rev. stephen Paxson and Rev. Dr. Thomas
Hastings will address the Sunday School Mission.
airy Association OF West Presbyterian church this
evening.
Dedication OF Church In Brooklyn.
The services to-day at the Church OF Our Lady Of
Mercy, In Debevose street, Brooklyn, will be In
commemoration Of the dedication Of the edince. A
grand high mass will be celebrated. Mozarts
.''Twelith Mass will be rendered by the choir, in
creased by a number oil volunteer singers, and &C.
companed by the orchestra OF the Philharmonic
Society The musical services will be conducted
by Professor Costado, the talented organist OF the
church.
Taking the veil-Four Young Ladies
Received I'm the Catholic Convent at
Peckskill.
PEEKsKILL, Jan. 80, 1873.
A very interesting event to the Catholic com.
immunity OF this town took place here yesterday in
the reception of four young ladies into the order OF
Rhe Missionary Sisters OF st. Francis.
The ceremonies at st. Francis church were wit
messed by large and attentive congregation. The
names OF the young ladies' who were received into
the order were Miss Annie Ryan, Sister NJ.
Pnllomena; Miss Mathilda lsler, Sister NJ Salesia;
Miss Mary Doherty, Sister NJ. Veronica; Miss Annie
Casey, Sister NJ Philippine.
Rev. MIR. Griffin, Of Peekskill, officiated, and
preached an eloquent and impressive sermon He
was assisted by Rev. DR.. McSweeney, OF Pough-
keepsie; Rev. N. Bernadine, OF West noboken, ana
Rev. M. Russo Chaplain OF the convent. Last month
witnessed the profession OF SIX young noyices -
Sister M, Antonio, OF New York city, formerly Miss
Margaret Dobbns; Sister NJ Ignatius OF Albany
formerly Miss Mary Warsched; Mister M. Gabriel
OF New York city, formerly Miss Lizzie Grant; Sis.
IA. u,
Jenny O'Brien; sister NJ Cecilia, OF Rochester N
u, formerly Miss Margaret Reed Sister NJ. Ann,
OF Rondout, N. Y, formerly Miss Elizabeth Cara.
thy.
About seven years ago this convent establish
ment was started by three Sisters from the
mother house in Italy. At the end OF three years
the number multiplied to thirteen. The close con.
1nement OF the school. the small and low apart
ments OF the little c0nvent-which was half occu-
pied with children-soon impaired the health OF
the Sisters. Seeing this, and also the necessity OF
place OF retreat for the young members, the
tharG rnru W. n fnrQA Y
1858, the present appropriate Home at Peekski.
Depending Providence alone, poor and desti-
tute OF funds, they contracted the heavy debt OF
$4,000. In May OF the same year they opened an
academy In this building. Part OF the debt has