The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-18

OF New YORK city nave Subscribed $4,000 each 70
help Bishop Cummins. An extr aOrdnary revival
According 10 the fr3masus xetaodiss DIST, thousand
have become reliable; .swearers have learned
to pray; drunkards have been found at
Sauns eus sn 81 Sss
formed; hundreds who month ago would have
laughed outright at the very idea or their being
present Saviour. This revival. 1t appears has come
about through the lnstrumentaiity, humanity
church IN Derby. the Rev. Mr.. Douglas, a iervent
young ScOtchman. For the last year he has been
preaching like John the Baptist. and now he is
reaplng the fruits OF his labOrs.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
colony Ia to be formed in Arizona to which only
rSom st. Louis in February. The schools Kent by
Roman Catholics at Faenza. Italy have all been
closed within the last month. 1t seems that the
the vast church OF St. Ignatius into public library.
The sixth centenary OF St. Thomas Aquinas is to
emSity in Rome, itss, where The dominican R Order
has been 80 cruelty prosecuted and the mother
house OF the Order suppressed. The Catholic pa
pers report list OF l. l52 miracles obtained by Our
Lady or Lumeres In the church devoted TO her
name in Marseilles. These miracles include 10
dead persons raised to life, 1877 blind restored TO
sight, aud other diseases and accidents In
proportion-a number IN any single case
aT the and Sass
lection of wonderful and precious relics gath
cred from Venice and Rome and other parts OF
lies in the Church OF the Most Holy Redeemer
Third street, near avenue b. They consist oi por
ton OF the true cross. thorn from the crown OF
Blessed Virgin Mary and OF the apostles and saints
me Pope made Father Tarquini . cardinal to
show TO the world his esteem and affection for the
prosecuted order OF Jesuts, to which Father Tar
quni belongs. The collections made In this do
0n % o5 d. hSys neSena
litigation between Father Slack, Of Wiikesbarre,
and Bishop O'Hara is about coming to close.
mo hos ha nf htct ncf
1t IS said that he relies chiefly on the testimony
ofexperts, as against the statute or canon laws
CT Pniaaelpna Kew. Dr. corcoran ana ' Rev
DIR. Keeran, priest OF the Cathedral, Philadelphia
have testified as experts In behalf OF Bishop
O'Hara The case Is one OF great interest, and the
decision OF the Judge will have important cOnse-
quences. In 1872 there were 1862 Roman Catholic
priests OF all ranks in Great Britain. There are
now 1913. Sixty priests have been ordained, OF
whom IL were Jesuts but as there were 80 deaths,
the net gain is only ~ In 1879 there were 245 pub
lie churches and cnapes. There are now 1853. There
are Il colleges So monasteries and 26S converts.
OF the priests 81 are MISUNDERSTANDING, Domini-
cans, FranciScanS PassiOnistS and RedemptO-
r!sts, &C., and the remaining LISP are seculars."
In England alone there are 1852 secular priests and
47O regulars 20 colleges rs monasteres and 247 con
vents. There are 20 archbishOps and bishops in
Great Britain but OF these one archbishop and one
bishop are retired and TWO others are auxiliary
bishops. There are Is Roman Catholic chap
lalns to the forces In addition TO the 1883 public
churches and chapels there are 247 private chapes
in converts or IN the houses Of Roman Catholic no.
biemen or gentry, making a total OF exactly 1,5OO
places in England and Scotland where mass Is
sald. To-day the Pauilst Fathers under Father
DeshOn will open mission in the Church OF Our
Lady OF the Assumption, IN East Boston. They
have just closed similar services IN Arlington and
Lexington, Mass.
Bishop Haven win preside over Judicial Con-
ference in Chattanooga, Tenn, February 49, to try
the appeal OF Rev. n stevens Of the Tennessee
January 3, and on Wednesday the 18th opened the
Louisiana Conference at Baton Rouge. The Bishop
to open the Mississippi Conference on the 21st
inst. Bishop Bowman opened the Texas Confer.
ence a. Marshall, on the 7th inst On the ed inst
he will open the West Texas conference at san
Antonio and last Thursday ne presided over the
Southern German Conference at Industry DIR. T.
M. Eddy one OF the missionary secretaries is visit
ing those Conferences. Revs. lnskip and Mcdonald
on Tuesday OF last week series OF
services in fremont street Methodist Episcopal
Conference, whose health has been very poorly for
some time Is so far recovered that he win be able
Thurston, OF the New Hampshire Conference,
has been appointed Inspector OF Customs at
Dover. his health not being firm enough Tor
Ciarksvllle. Ark, leading member OF the Arkan-
sas Conference Methodist Episcopal Church South,
has been appointed by Governor Baxter Circuit
Judge. to fill the vacancy caused by the assassna-
ton OF Judge Mears. He was lawyer before he
the ministry. One OF Bishop Cheneys first
Official acts to certify to the orders OF and
transfer Rev. DIR. VIM. ii. Cooper to the Methodist
Church. Dr. Cooper, who received his orders from
shipwrecK years ago. He has been engaged in the
thodisc missions in Mexico and by this transfer
becomes q regular minister OF that Church. There
Is reported to be scarcity OF Methodist minister's In
Maine. church i'll South Paris has been pastOrless
Tor many months. F1ty-dve circuits OF the New
Connection Methodists OF CANADA have voted for
union with the Wesleyans and only eighteen
against it, The Methodist Episcopal Church
south In Texas numbers five conferences about
$50 travelling preachers, 5l5 local preachers and
Il 900 lay members. The Methodist Episcopal
Church since 1866 has grown to three conferences
inch eIu
local preachers and over l5,OO0 lay members. The
colored Methodist organizations not included
above report about $4,000 more. These make up
total OF $4,000 Methodiss, about onetwellth Of the
OF the State. Rev. Messrs. inskip and
Will open a series ohollness and revival
meetings to-day in Town street Methodist Episcopal
Church, Columbus, OHIO The too-Chow, Chlna,
mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church
has seven Protestant Episcopal districts, 81
circuits, IL ordained and 10 unordained preachers,
besides III preachers trial and Is local preachers
employed, and 20 eXhorters. The members num-
Der l,025 and the probationers 595. Three hundred
and one children were baptized by the mission
aries during the past year. The conference prop
bath SO persons united with the Memorial church,
White Plains, n. y, on probation. revival still
IN IN progress IN Hope chapel, Harlem, Rev. N. B:
church. Al Amity vile, l.. l., 40 have been added;
at Durham Bridge, \: w. 50 have entered into
peace; AT Van Ettenviie, N, Y, 80 converts are
reported. The Brooklyn Young Mems Praying
Band, W. C. 0'Donnen leader, will conduct the SER
wees to-day in st. Pauls Methodist Episcopal
dist Episcopal church, Newark, last sunday even
ing, persons at the altar seeking salvation,
So OF whom prOIessed laith In Christ. OAK street
church. NOrrIsr0wn, Pa. has received 40 converts.
PRESBYTERIAN.
DR.. McCOsh addressed representatives of various
Presbyterian bodies last week In Philadelphia in
favor Of federal union OF Presbyterian churches.
The proposition was favoraply received The pas
tors of New York, without distinction OF denOmi
nation, and representing various Evangelical
churches, have united in letter to DR.. Adams,
expressing TO him their sincere affection Tor him
personally their high sense OF his usefulness, the
brightness OF his example and their best wishes
and earnest prayers for his continued health and
happiness. Rev. Francis A.. Horton, Of the Re-
formed church, OF Catskill, has accepted call
from the Memorial Presbyterian church, Cleve-
land, OHIO. Rev. H. Il. Rose. OF Clear Branch, Va,
Is about TO remove to Texas TO take charge of the
church at GEORGETOWN. Texas During the past
year the Fourth United Presbyterian church OF
Philadelphia, Rev. w. G. Jackson PASTOR
has received au accession Of nnety-one per-
sons to IFS membership. Last sabbath
twenty-four persons were received into the Allen
street Presbyterian church, New York. BY the un-
solicited and UNANIMOUS action o; the Presbyterian