The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-11

work received the sanction Of the Bishop in 1858,
when the house IN Vine street was opened There
were but SIX boys then who entered the Home.
Nov there are So inmates and many applications TO
enier The Vine street house has been connected
with the present house. No. Poplar street, at an
outlay Of 81. 5O0 No aid whatever is received from
when 10 Of vital interest to The community.
Minister1si Movements and Changes.
METHODIST.
Dr. Whedon, OF this olty, has gone to Jackson
vile, Fla,, to spend the balance of the winter Rev.
G. w. woodruff, D. D.. OF New Rochelle, N Y, who
has been sick for few months ana unable to supply
his pulpit. writes from DaDvllle, N. Y that though
he is fast regaining his wonted health strength
lie will not resume work until the meeting OF the
Annual Conference in April The venerable Dr..
Lovick Pierce, OF the South Georgia Conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South has been
elected delegate 10 the General Conference to be
held in Louisville in May next He leads the dele
CATION. Since MS election the Doctor has become
seriously Ill, anu fears are entertained by his
friends that he may not rally again. He has passed
the allotted fourscOre years OF human life. Rev. J.
II. Patterson, M. D.. o superannuated member OF
Troy Conference, and residing at Glenn's Falls, n
r., fell dead from his chair December "a, aged
90 years. He was q minister 80 years. At the
late session OF the South Carolina Conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church South a
son OF Bishop Wlghtman was admitted trial.
The sons OF three other ministers were also ad-
mitted on trial. Rev. o. p. Brewer, OF Eastern
Oregon and Washington Conference, has been ap-
pointed as farmer IN charge on the Chehalis Indian
Reservation; also Rev. DR.: J: W. Turner, OF the
reservation as physician. The lecture room OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. Cedarvilie, Pa, J. J.
walls not only continue but they are Increasingly
successful throughout the entire Church. From
Greencastle Ind we have a report OF 81 CONVEX
N " frOU
burg, n. Y, 40; from Cuba, ILL.,, e5; from stod-
dardsyllle. Pa. 80; from Pleasant Unity charge,
last, N. Y, 80; from Volcano Station. W. Va, I6o
AlnityviIe, L. l., 40; from White Plains Memorial
church so joined, OIL probation and Z by letter.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The London Hour pro eSSeS to have good author
have united upon Cardinal Pecci. Archbishop OF
Perugia as the successor to Plus TX. in the Papal
made Cardinal in 1858, having been made bishop
five years earlier. He Is said to be an UltramOn-
tame, yet OF very concillatOry spirit Cardinal
Pecci has dedicated his diocese. that OF Peruga,
Italy, to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Another
series OF cardinals will be created and the Sacred
College completed. Since October 20, 1873, there
have been no less than Is converts closed In Rome.
On December six of these institutions were sup
pressed. The Catholic ReDfe,c Is revlving It's idea
OF an American pilgrimage with greater zeal than
ever. 1t has letters from England, France and
this country heartily advocating the enterprise,
which now needs only the blessing OF the preIates
81 the CsurGa this t. make It
population OF Japan in relation with the
missionaries number from $4,000 to $4,000.
to the prosecutions pracriSed toward many OF the
native converts The Catholic population OF the
United States, according I'm to the latest Church
archdoceses or provinces, each presided over by an
archbishop; SIS dloceses and vicariates apostolic,
containing SO bishops and Wears, $40 priests, 1887
churches not including l54 in process Of erection,
some of which will be dedicated at an early day
hdpss and 1T ass s sna
schools connected with 0syiums and other institu-
tons. Four dioceses contain upwards Of 200
from to 90 each. The diocese OF New YORK con-
talns 2s7 priests, 70 more than any other diocese
PRESBYTERIAN.
Eight months ago Rev. Mr.. Newkirk organized
Presoy terrain church OF "a members In Philadelphia.
1t has now 116 communicates ana 3S united at
the last communion. Rev. Mr.. Ledyard, OF Ron
dout, N. Y, has resigned bis charge as pastor OF
the Presbyterian church at that place. w. H.
ACCEPTS s ca 70 tG ne west street.
at Toms River has felt the revival influence and Is
were admitted to the church az q late communion.
church at Cumberland Md, last Sunday. The
Rev. John Hussey has removed from Loveland to
hoGSa me- county td ONO: Rev samuel j. Baird;
pastor OF the Third Presbyterian church, Rich
mond, Va Rev. DR.. Marshall, wen known
United Presby terrain minister or COupar Angus,
England, declines to pay the school rate along
with his taxes Tor the support Of the poor unless
that part Of it Will be spent on religious
education. and the committee OF the parochial
board have given instructions to prosecute MIN for
payment; Three thousand persons arose last sun
day evening In the Academy OF Music, Brooklyn, in
response to DR.. Talmage's request that all who
were Christians or desired to De should do SO.
Rev. A. NJ Prentice. Of the Rninebeck Baptist
church, has rendered his resignation. He will re-
move to BrattebSr0, w. Rev. Rev. J; Henry Cunning,
torate OF the Baptist church at AorrlstOwD, N. J.
The Madison avenue Baptist church subscribed and
paid over TO their pastor, Rev. J. F. Elder, as a
holiday present. purse of $1,000 generous glft,
kindly given. The Baptist Publication Society have
secured their gilt OF $4,000 from Mir. Bucknan by
fulfilling the conditions and raising 100000. The
society Will therefore shortly have new building.
The Baptist Pastors Conference last Monday re-
persons thus received by the First German church
were formerly Roman Catholics. Meetings at Sum-
init, n y, s1ll In progress, have resulted IN the
has resigned the Presidency of the University OF
chicago. owing to the bad financial condition Of
the Rev. W. c. Wright has resigned the pastorate
OF the same. Rev. George P. 1urnbull resigns at
Rev J Eewi Hssey goes from
W Taylor resigns at DeGran Ohio. Rev. J. G.
Portman OF Benton Harbor, Mich, goes to Goshen,
n. j.. will dedicate their new house Of worship on
Tuesday, 18th. Rev. Wayland Hoyt Will preach
the sermon: The Baptist Church Of Hinsdale, n.
H.. will dedicate their new house OF worship on
Tuesday next. The New York Missionary Union
recently received 1850 by collection IN Madison
avenue Baptist church.
EPIsCOPALIAN.
DR.. Spaulding, the newly elected bishop OF Col
orado, Wyoming and New Mexico, was consecrated
at Erie, Pa, Oh the LIST inst Bishop SpauIding will
proceed Immediately to the West and will settle
permanently at Denver, Col Rev. Thomas J. Nc
Fadden, rector OF ST. Paus Protestant Episcopal
church, LittletOn, near Denver, Col, has an
hounced his adhesion to the Reformed Episcopal
Church. The ritualisfs OF England have been re-
fused the privilege OF erecting 'Daidacchnos' over
their affairs. The congregation OF the Church Of
the Redeemer, New Haven, made their pastor
Rev. DE-. John E. Todd Christmas present Of
$500.
MISCELLANEOUS.
new Protestant church Is now In process of
erection In the Avenue de la Grande Armee Paris,
and Will De iDaugurated by NJ. de Pressense, the
Protestant deputy, early this year. The building
ground included. will cost about $40 600. and viii
seat nearly 1000 persons. The funds have been
raised by committee under the presidency OF M.
Guizot. colony OF some 700 Norwegians are pro-
posing, with their Lutheran pastor and leaoer, to
locate themselves in or near Vineland, N J. Inc
Reformed Church Chassis OF Philadelphia have by
resolution deposed Rev. DR.. Wadsworth pastor of
the Third Reformed church, from the ministry of
the church, and MIR. Henry j. Fox was removed
from the clerkship Of the church. The reason for