The New York herald., 1874-08-23
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Programme Of Services for Twelfth sunday
After Trinity August q.
MINISTERIAL And CHURCH MOVEMENTS.
Interesting Sketch Of the Late Arch
bishop de neutrality-suspicious.

Rev. Dr. Cordo, of Jersey City will occupy the
pulpit OF the South Baptist church this morning
The evening service is omitted.
Rev. W. n. Dunnen will preach In All Saints
Protestant Episcopal church this morning and
evening at the usual hours.
"Nothing Without Christ" will constitute the
basis OF DR.. Deems discourse this morning in the
Church OF the Strangers. Preaching service in
the same place also In the evening.
Elder James Bicknell viii preach this morning
and afternoon for the Beuah Particular Baptist
Church IN Greenwich Hall.
S. p. Andrews and others will address the Spirit
uallsts In Degarmo Han to-day.
"The Seven Lamps Before the Throner will be
described and their symbolism explained this
evening by Rev. James Kennedy in the Fourth Re-
formed Presbyterian church. He will preach also
this morning IN the same place.
Rev. F. c. Morgan Will occupy the pulpit OF Lex
ington avenue Methodist Episcopal church this
morning and evening.
Rev. j. r. Love, OF Georgia, will present the
claims and needs OF the freedmen OF the South be.
lore the Church OF the TRANSPORTATION this morn
Ing
Few. J. W. Barnhart will preach at the usual
hours this morning and evening in Forsyth street
Methodist Episcopal church.
Mrs. Catharine A. Soule will preach for the Uni
versalist Society, in Piimpton Hail. this morning.
Rev. Dr. Fuller, OF Baltimore, will preach morn
ing and evening in Madison avenue Baptist
church.
DR.. Hartzer will preach this morning in the Uni
versalist Church OF Our saviour
Rev. Thomas Mitchell Will preach morning and
evening in the central Park Baptist church.
DR.. Sprole Will occupy the pulpit OF the Forty
second street Presbyterian church this morning
Rev. J. W. Jackson. OF the Philadelphia Conler-
ence, will preach In seventh street Methodist
Episcopal church this morning and evening.
Rev. J. wllnams will preach this morning in
Second street Methodist Episcopal church. Rev.
W. McAlister in the evening.
Rev. George d. Mathews will preach in the West
minister Presbyterian church this morning and
evening at the usual hours.
Rev. DR.. Prime, OF New York. will occupy the
pulpit OF Tompkins avenue Presbyterian church,
Brooklyn, to-day at the usual hours.
False Culture OF the EmotiOns' and John the
Baptist" are the topics OF thought chosen by Rev.
H. o. Pentecost to-day ior the Church OF the
People, Brooklyn.
'.Tne Curer OF lncurablesr and "The New Birth"
will form the bases OF Rev. S. II. Platts discourses
this morning and evening in DeKalb avenue
Methodist Episcopal church, Brooklyn.
Rev. Mr.. Hagerman Will tell the congregation, in
Lenert's Park, Brooklyn, this afternoon ''Why He
anu Iuey OuSnI 10 Dt CilrlSIiduS.
Rev. S. Ii. Tying, Jr., D. d. will preach as usual,
to-day In the Church OF the Holy Trinity.
The Rev. W. T. Sabine Will preach to-day az the
usual hours in the First Reformed Episcopal
church.
DR.. bowling, the eminent Baptist minister, will
occupy the pulpit oil the Fifty third street Method
Isl Episcopal church this morning.
Preaching services this morning and evening at
the usual hours in All Souls Protestant Episcopal
church, Elm place, Brooklyn.
Preaching this morning and evening as usual in
the First Baptist church, Park avenue and Thirty
ninth street, Rev. Thomas D. Anderson, pastor.
'sThe Final Victory OF righteousness" will be
presented this morning and the condemnation OF
the Ungodly" this evening by Rev. NJ K. Bennett
in the Finy-tiird street Baptist church.
The Rev. DR.. Flagg will conduct the services this
morning in the Protestant Episcopal Church Of
the Resurrection. Eighty fifth street.
morning service will be held to-day in the
Protestant Episcopal Church OF the Atonement
Rev. c. c. Tiffany, rector.
Mgr. Xavier de MerOde-The Career OF
Remarkable Man.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
One OF the most conspicuous members Of the
Pontiflcal Court has been recently called to his
ong account. As have had the honor OF the per.
sonal acquaintance of Mgr. de Merode, Archbishop
OF Melytene, permit me to give you few details
concerning his life and career He was OF Belgian
birth, the son OF Count Gslain Marquis OF Wester-
loo, Prince OF Ruoempre and Everberg former
Minister to the King OF the Belgians, and was
directly descended from the celebrated Merodeur
. great warrior OF the sixteenth century, whose
maraudng habits evidently gave us the word ''to
maraud,n for says Menage in his genealogical
dictionary '.Marode or maraud is a word derived
a Flemish nobleman who served in the army OF
Ferdinand Ill.,, and who never encamped with his
troops, but always selected his quarters detached
from the camps and obliged the proprietors
thereof to entertain him free OF expense SO that
the Marshal de Luxemburgh used to tell his SOL
diers to DO Ike the Count and ''go en- Merode.n
Mgr. de Merode was born in 1920, and was the
eldest OF four or nve children. He leaves brother
still living, Count Werner, AMI sister, Nine. la
C0mtesse Anna de Montalembert. second sister
was the Princess Pozzo della Cisterna whose only
daughter, one OF the richest heiresses In Europe
married King Victor Emmanuel's youngest SON,
the Duke Of Aosta, who subsequently relgned for
KING OF sPAIS
From these two alliances it s easy to perceive
that the social position OF late prelate was ex-
ceedingly influential, and his death has thrown
several Of the great houses OF Europe, as well as
part OF the Italian Court. into mourning He
began his career as an officer in the
Belgian army, and served under Marshal Bugeaud,
who decorated him with the cross OF the Le-
9ion or Honor for special bravery in the field.
When still q young man he fell In love with
French lady, whose good fame was. 1t Is said, de-
MED BY one OF his brother officers A quarrel en-
sued, and duel, which proved fatal to his ad-
versary, resulted. This sad event cast gloom
over the mind OF the young Xavier, ana he
abruptly quilted the army and turned ecclesiastic
Almost the first place he went 10 after his entry
into holy orders was Rome and mere he was
cordially welcomed by Plus *, who eventually
became exceedingly attached to him. Both had
been soldiers, both were ecclesiastcs, both had
studied deeply and had visited foreign countries,
so that a mutual sympathy sprung mp between