The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-09
A New Catholic Pa tor.

appointed pastor Of the Church OF the Holy Cross,
Salem New York, is Of the senior priests Of the
archdiocese. He was ordained in this city in 1s47
by Archbishop McCloskey, who was then coad-
jutor to the late Archbishop Hughes, previous to
He served in the Albany diocese under the Arch
bishop for period OF eighteen years, and enjoyed
MS utmost connaence and esteem: He prefers
ment OF city parish, and In difference to this de-
sire on his part the authorities have temporarily
acceded to his wishes
Ministerisl Movements and Changes.
METHODIST.
Bishop Foster Is making arrangements to en-
bark for Europe May 81 Bishop Harris made the
following transfers from the Virginia Conference
at its late session Isaac NJ Foster to the Central
New York Conference; william F. Hemenway, to
the Northern New York Conference and Charles
King to the Kansas Conference Rev. Mr.. McClel-
Ian has resigned the pastorate OF the Wabash
avenue church In Chicago reason, impaired
health. 1t is said Rev. J. l.. G. McKown, OF Rock
ford late President of Albion College, will be ap-
pointed in his place. Rev. DIR, Punshon is now on
tour in the south. He expects to be in WASH
ngton Il. c.. to-day. Rev. DR.. Slicer, of Baltimore
is not much better He Will not be able to attend the
conference which opens this week in Hagerstown
Md. Bishop Quinn, senior Bishop Of the African
at his residence in Richmond, Ind. Rev. Caleb Dus-
tin, formerly OF the New Hampshire Conference but
for the last twcnty-three years local preacher,
died a few days ago at his residence in Derry, N.
ii. He was In his seventy seventh year. Rev. 4.
L. Prentice OF the New York Conference, died. after
brief illness, on Friday morning last at the par
sonage in Warwick, aged forty seven years. Anxiety
and overwOrk to promote a revival among his peo-
pie produced brain fever, which carried him or in
forty-eight hours. The New York Preachers
Meeting sent . telegram OF coincidence TO
his family last Monday and appointed COM
mittee to prepare suitable resolutions. Rev. s.
Kristeller, OF the SayviIe Charge mas O. sanized
new Methodist Episcopal church at Bayport.
The intention Is to erect place OF worship there
next Spring. More than half the m oney necessary
for that purpose has already zen subscribed.
William Collier d: D., J. II. Huh and DR.. Ale KAN
der Clark, OF the Pittsburg Conference OF the
Methodist (Protestann Church. nave been an.
pointed fraternal delegates to the Maryland Con-
ference OF the Methodist Protestant Church. to
meet In Baltimore March IL. Clark street Metho-
dist Episcopal church,, Chicago, is the only one of
the churches OF the burned district which has been
far rebuilt as open as yet for religious SER
vices This service is now held In the chanel. but
will early be transferred to the man audience
room. Methodist headquarters is to te
Tract Depository. which proposes to enlarge
Its sphere OF usefulness DR.. lie Roy N.
Vernon superintendent 1ts Of the Methodist
abused for denying the rose-coored reports Of
Father GavaxZ concerning the progress OF Protest
ant evangclizausn IN that Kingdom, sends the
statistics, condensed rom the annual reports OF
the several evangelical denominations and
churches operating there. He finds that the Wal
densians head the list, with 2,0l9 communicates;
the Free church comes next. with Lilo; the Wes-
leyans have sos and the Baptsts l75, or total Of
4,01i, instead OF the 10000 reported The hearers
number less than eight thousand instead Of 80 600.
The two branches OF Episcopal Mcthodsm, North
and South, fraternize grandly in Kingsport, Tenn.
Tue pastors preach alternately In the same house
TO separate congregations, representing both
wings Lately they went In unitedly Tor revival,
with the mutual understanding that they should
try TO make converts TO Christianity rather than to
Methodism. The result was scventysix CONVEX
sions, twenty-siX OF whom joined the Methodist
Episcopal Church, seventeen tile Church south and
the rest went where they pleased Twenty pupils
in the Pittsburg Female College have recently been
converted. The Christian Adrocdte OF this CITY,
collating its revival statistics for the last two
weeks, shows an aggregate OF $500 conversions.
The Hanson place Methodist church, In Brooklyn,
have decided to rebuild their house OF WORSHIP ut
cost OF sac 0OC, and TO enlarge capacity The Hal
stead Praying Band Will conduct the services to-day
10th street, Second avenue Last Sabbath evening
fourteen were at the altar 1--we OF whom were con-
yerted. The Brooklyn Praying Band ID. W. Price
leader, viii spend this day with the Forsyth street
church Rev. Dr. curry, OF this city, now recruit
ing his health In Florfia writes to his paper here
that Jacksonville Fla, with population OF 1900
souls, has n Northern and Southern Methodist
Episcopal church. Northern and a southern Pres
byterlan church, an Episcopal, Roman Catholic
and two Baptist churches for the white people,
together with two Methodist and one or two Bap-
fist churches for the colored people. This number
OF churches ought certainly to be able TO take care
OF the morals oil Jacksonville.
UNCONVENTIONAL
Rev. Dr. John Il. Ceaveland, formerly pastor Of
the Tabernacle Congregational church In salem,
WAS attacked with paralysis on Tuesday evening OF