, 1874-04-25

we're received By baptism last winter. The Sun
day-schoo1 is one Of the largest in the city, hav
ing over 500 enrolled
The Baptist Church in Brooklyn. N. Z, O.
which the Rev. ]. Hyatt Smith is pastor, has ro-
caiyed about 100 members since New Year.
Day
Baptist churches in Ohio hare given e1S, DOT
for foreign missions during the year ending
April !, 1874. This amount WAS given By 32<
churches.
An Eastern paper says: 1.-THE four cities ot
the United States in which the Baptists outnuul-
| Der other denominations are Richmond, Chicago,
Atlanta, and Raleigh.
The Baptists OF Fort Howard, Wis, are about
to build fine, new house OF worship. which will
seat 800 persons. The revival in tho church
during the past winter has stimulated the men,
bershlp to new enterprises.
| METHODIST.
| One Methodist missionary in India il reported
to preach ten sermons per weak and travail about
| l, 400 miles esch month.
| The Central Methodist Episcopal Church
South, OF Baltimore, are about to erect beauti-
| ful Gothic church edidca-
] The New York East Conference which asneE-
b1ed last week, reports IS 81 members, and
| 5,421 probationers, or total increase for tho
year Of 2.224.
The Methodists OF the IL E. Church are ba-
ginning to be little restive under the great e1-
pense incurred BY their system OF Bishops and
Presiding Elders- The total annual cost is said
to be half million dollars for the Presiding
Elders, aud from 100000 to $4,000 for the
Bishops.
1t is proposed by the students Of Mount St.
Vincent's Academy, with others, to erect in
Central Park statue to the late Archbishop
Hughes.
The Catholic Church in Orange, N. j., which
was about to bo sold for debt, has, through the
efforts Of Bishop Corrigan, been saved. He paid
$4,000 20 the creditors who then agreed to wait
until tho remainder could be raised-
The cornerstone Of the Few Chapel Of tho
House OF the Little Sisters Of the Poor. in Balti
more, Was laid few days ago. Tho foundation
of tho chapeI has already been built, and it is
expected that in = few months the entire edidce
will be completed.
The Freeman's Journal gives currency to
story Of cure Of q Miss McCarron, resident
near Ackley, Ia, by the water Of Lourdes. Sho
had had for eight years spinal disease by which
she was bowed together; but one application OF
the water restored her to uprightness and perfect
health.
complaining correspondent writes to tie New
York Herald that the Trustees Of st. Mary's Ro-
man Catholic Church, Grand street, for some
times (almost every Sunday keep 200 or 800 per-
than half the pews are empty. A host OF COL
1ecto1s, be says have been!out, and are still out
collecting 10 cents week from families to sup
port tho church and pay for its recent enlarge
ment. And the people pay hberally in propor-
ton to their means. He therefore thinks it high
ly csnsurablo in the church and the pastor to 20
on with the services and to leave those persons
Etanding-many OF them aged and in6rm-whose
only crime is that they cannot rent or own = pew
III St. Mary's.
The latest official statistics OF the Roman
Catholic Church furnishes. among much else,
fha fall fTf1 1a fa1 9tNfa
are divided into sevaral Catholic provinces, each
ruled by an Archbishop, namely, the province
Of Baltimore, Archbishop Bayley; Cincinnati,
Archbishop Purcell; New Orleans, Archbishop
gon, Archbishop Blanchet; st. Louis, Arch
bishop KendEick; and San Francisco, Archbishop
Aemany. All OF these prel:tes nre natives Of
the United States. There are 49 Bishops and 5
Vicars-Apostolic, each with district Of his own.
There are 4, Sic priests, Asst churches, besides
164 others in course OF erection; 1,4l5 chapels,
1859 schools, II ecclesiastical institutions for
the education Of priests, 500 converts OF men
and women, 309 seminaries and colleges, 98
hospitals, and 1863 asylums. The Roman Catholic
population OF the United States, according to the
atatistcs from which We are quoting, is
8,120, 1000"
England has thirteen dioceses. The Arch
bishop of Westminster, Dr.. Manning, has some
Catholic Archbishops and Bishops in England |
and Wales is seventeen. There are 1.662 priests |
and ,025 churches, chapeis, and stations; nine |
teen colleges, one seminary s25 converts, tlye
schools Scotland has small Catholic popnla- |
tion which is governed by three Prelates, acting
as Bishops in part,bus. Ireland is divided into |
he Wboe nnber o 4 Of 81 and
Bishops is thirty-two. The Archbishop Of Ar |
magh is the Roman Catholic Pnmate OF all t
Ireland. There are 1850 parishes, 993 Irish |
priests. 1,733 administrators and cuzates, and |
w. uL~t- oE
priests, including Archbishops, Bishops, private
chaplains, dc., is 8, 40; there are 304 converts,
one university, 2,349 chu1ches and chapels, |
seven hospitals, twenty-nine asylums, and more !
than z, 600 schools.
In tho English-speakin9c countries Of tho world, ]
which have an aggregate population OF about I
8s, 600, 900, thero are 1854, 800 Roman Catho-
lies; these worship in 9,746 churches, and have
II, POS priests their spiritual guides; they
have two universities, 1877 academies, 12 col I
loges, and 5.GG5 schools among them are 1873 |
religious communities Of men and women; and
they hare las hospitals and 2s1 asylums.
REFORMED EPISCOPAL
The latest recession from tho Protestant Epis- |
copal Church in Virginia is that OF the Rey. u. |
T. Mccormick, of Petersburg Va.
The Reformed Episcopal Church in Ottawa,
Canada, has chosen Mr. Alexander as delegate |
to the Council to be held in New York.
4 Reformed Episcopal church has been re-
Gently organized in Pittsburgh, with large menl-
bsrahip, composed principally Of peEsons from
Calvary P. Z. Church. OF that city.
4 strong Reformed Episcopal Society has been
formed in Schuylkil Falls, Pa. The members
sro seceders from the Church Of st. James the |
Less. The Re7. Walter Windeyer has become
Rector.
The Bishop OF Ontario has embarked in de-
bate with certain laymen OF the Episcopal
Church in Canada concerning q xeyiaion OF the
Prayer-book. The Bishop announces that those
Who join the Cuuamins movement cannot main
ain their places as members OF the Protestant
Episcopal Chu1ch. widespread agitation has
crown out OF correspondence in regard to the
natter the result Of which is likely to be large
to the Reformed Church.
The Examiner and Chronicle (Baptist) ssys
The Reformed Episcopal Church OF this city
New York) elected Bishop Cu1nmins as Rector,
which position he accepted. Last week he re-
'igned. to the great consternation Of the new
organization. It's success Was supposed to hinge
N the personal preaching and personal influence
II the bishop. The parish work il more onerous
han the Bishop carea to perform. The new So
ety without 3 Rector, Finding no one in Episco-
,al orders suitable, has fallen back on the Rev.