The New York herald., 1874-09-20

mas gone 10 81. Stepnen'S, East IWenty-eigntu
street vice the Rev. Edward J. Flynn who is dis
charging the duties OF assistant pastor at st.
Andrews. CITY Hall place. Father Byron, OF
n. Y, have changed the scene OF their missionary
labors and are at present assisting Dr. McGlYnn In
the care OF the large mock that vorshps In st.
the Church OF the Holy Cross, West Forty. second
street has been promoted to the pastorsnip OF
Brady has been placed in charge OF the church at
Montgomery, N. Y. Father Fitzharris, lately or
dained at st. Joseph's Seminary, Troy. n. y, has
commenced his missionary laoors as assistant TO
Father Quinn, OF PermOnt, N. Y.
Ministerial and Church Movements.
EPIsCoPALIAN.
Rev. Phillips Brooks. OF Boston, has sailed from
Liverpool, on his return home.
The endowment for the proposed new see OF
Hamilton, Canada, Is understood to have been
cured. The following names mentioned as
those from which, in all probability. the new
bishop VIII be chosen: The Rev. J. G. Geddes, NJ.
A., rector OF Christ church, Hamilton the Rev.
Arthur Sweatman, M. A., Christ College, Cam
bridge, late rector OF BraDtlord, Ont, and now
Head Master OF Henmuth College, London, Ont,
and ArchdeacOn Fuller, OF Toronto. The contest
viii lie, 1t Is generally thought, between the last
two gentlemen.
Rev. J. S. Malone, who seeded from the Prot.
estant Episcopal Church and accepted cal to the
RcIOTmtQ EpSCOpul III GlIJSDuTS, Ia loT-
mery belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The death OF the Rev. J. 9. ChavaZ, at the Pres
bytery of 81. Michael's church, parish OF st.
James, New Orleans, La, is announced. Father
Chavaz was slxty-eight years Of age, and was one
Church known as the ''Society OF Mary.n
The Rev. Father O'Grady, OF Seton Hall College,
has been transferred TO the Cathedral Newark
% mn IL rah fn
Seton Hall from Europe. Father William Callan,
ofseton Hall, sailed lor Europe september 8.
Bishop Wood to-day.
Tne Catholic Church in Japan has two bishops,
about thirty priests and Is 600 converts
The corner stone OF the new building Of the Sis
ters Of the Poor on Tenth street, Troy N. Y, Will
be laid on September q, by Bishop McNerney.
The Cathofcs OF Centraa, ONO, about to
erect $1,000 house OF worship.
The Rev. John Fleming, OF Boston, has just re-
turned home from the Seminary of st. Sulpice,
Paris, where he was recently ordained priest.
sioner, Rev. Father Damen and his companlons.
viii open mission In ST. Gabriers church on the
1ltn OF October, at the conclusion OF which they
will proceed to the Church or st. John the Evan
gellst. They will also give one at the Cathedral.
the Pope has erected san Antonio, in the State
It's frst prelate the Very Rev Antonio Dominic
Pecier, hitherto Vicar General OF the diocese Of
Mobile The new diocese at present forms part OF
the Diocese OF Galveston. That portion OF the
State OF Texas adjacent to Mexico, and lying
along the Rio Grande, has, in addition, been formed
into vicarate apostolic, and the Holy Father
has appointed the Rev. Dominic Manucy, now
pastor OF ST. Peters, Montgomery, Ala, Diocese OF
Mobile TO be bishop OF see IN pdrtt6us ifatde-
liuna, and Apostolic Vicar Of Brownsville.
BAPTIST.
From London, by way OF Boston. comes pleas
ant incident connected with the visit OF Rev.
George +. Pentecost to the British capital. One
SUNDAY while there he conducted the women's
and on the following Sunday evening, beng
noticed In the congregation, was invited to seat
on n Mr. p the
preaching from the same text that he Spur
geon), would bave used. Though the American
preparation, IT is said, that he addressed that
large audience OF 1000 people, he reflected honor
on the American pulpit and on himself US con-
spiciOus representative OF IL.
The commodous new chapel of the Marcy ave-
nue. Baptist church, of Brooklyn, is nearly COM
pleted, and Will be ready for dedication on the
second Sunday IN October.
The Rev James Thorn has resigned the pastoral
county, n. j., and accepted call to become pastor
OF the church IN Snrivelton, Platte county, MO.
Rev. G. a. Johnson, OF Madrid, n: y, has &C &C.
Cepted a cali to Camden, n. j., and entered on his
Rev E. A. Lecompte, of Syracuse, has just been
church, Lowell, Mass.
the Philadelphia Baptist ministers are thus early
looking out for a seaside resort, like the Metno-
dists Tney nave appointed committee and iu-
vlred proposals from owners OF suitable locations.
Rev. E: A. Woods, Of Saratoga has s. been called
Baptist church, Greenpoint, L. i.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Presbyterians, whether ministers or laymen.
who expect to be passing over the Pacific Rail-
road about the 11th OF october, are invited to
celebrate the dedication OF the first Presby teran
church there.
The corner stone OF new church ediffce for the
Richmond Presbyterian church, tn Philadelphia,
was laid on the 7th inst. with appropriate services.
Rev John P. Hale, of milwaukee,. Wis, gradu::
ate OF the New York seminary, has accepted q call
to the paStOrate OF the ClaremOnt Presbyterian
church, Jersey city Heights.
Rev. II. II. Kellogg, Jr, late OF Evans Mills, has
accepted CAN to tue Presbyterian church Of Sen.
Rev. W. H. Morris has resigned his pastorate OF
the Plane street Presbyterian church. Newark.
Rev. +. II. Camp, OF Newark, has resigned his
charge and gone to a church in Avondaie near
Mn r. d. Scott, student at Auburn, has been
called to the pastorate OF the Presbyterian church
at Youngstown. Ohio. as soon as his studies are
the Presoyterians of Warsaw, N. Y, are about
to erect handsome and substantial brick church
In the Gothic style in that place.
METHODIST.
series of meetings in Thirty-ffth street Metho-
dist Episcopal church, this city, has resulted in
Park avenue Methodist Episcopal Mission church,
Brooklyn. was opened last Sunday and over s., 900
were received TO pay ior repairs made.
Professor Lacroix, OF the OHIO Wesleyan Univer.
Rev. Albert Atwood, q the New Jersey Confer
ence, has, after sixteen years. service in the East
removed Win MS family TO oregon.
Old Forsy yth street church is to be retained IN
pe,pet,to as place of worship. Arrangements
have been completed to occupy part OF the prem
ises by buildings, whose rental Will more than sus
tain the expenses Of the church. The translOrma-
tion has negun.
Tompkins avenue Methodist Episcopal church,
Brooklyn, was reopened last Sunday. Three thou
sand dollars have been expended IN repairing and
beautifying 1t.
The revival at Hibernla, near Morristown-W.
s. Galloway pastOr-COntlnues with unabated In
terest, seventy five conversions being reported,
most OF whom have joined on probation.
The Philadelphia preachers meeting last Mon
day discussed very sharply colored camp meet
ing recently held IN their neighborhood In the in
terest OF railroads and liquor dealers. This Is
new use for camp meetings.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rhode Island has TWENTY-FIVE Congregational
churches, which report 4,442 members, Of whom
about 400 united last pear. plan OF pastoral
visitation was carried out last year with consider
able success ana interest.
The Rev. DR.. William M. Taylor ID. D., pastor OF
the Broadway Tabernacle, now on his way home,
has been greatly enjoying his summers visit TO
England. Oxford with Its colleges, Bedford with
its memories OF Bunyan, and Cardington, Oney