The New York herald., 1874-08-30

the prnciple OF uyitas In necesSdy1fs side by side
national Churches in regard to those pechfiafYsIes
of doctrine ana constitution which DO not touch
the substance OF the faith as II Was proiessed and
taught 10y the undivided Church. =
Ministerial and Church NIovements.
EPIscOPALIAN.
st. James, church, Atlantic c.tty, has been re-.
Gently undergoing extenl-.v we repairs, ana the au.
dience room ls nearly twice the size It was for
merly, II will hereafter afford more room for the
large number OF persons who congregate at the
seashore during the heated term.
Bishop Howe. OF Central Pennsylvania, has ad-
dressed a circular letter to all the clergy OF bis
diocese, asking their moral and material support
for the diocesan college-the Leh'sh University.
The congregation OF ST. Luke's Episcopal church,
Germantown, hasln contemplation the erection OF
new stone church, at an expense OF about
100000.
The division OF the diocese Of Michigan VIII De
consummated by the nrst OF the new year.
The Rev. John Gemley, q prominent Canadian
Methodist preacher, has seeded to the Estab-
lished Church
The vestry OF st. Paul's church. OF Glen Cove,
have appointed committee to arrange for max
ing the church free one Rev. John Z. Middle
ton, OF New Britain, Conn.,, has accepted call TO
the rectorshlp OF the parish. He VIII commence
his pastorate on the second Sunday in september.
Bishop James spent part Of this last week at
Canaan tConn) camp meeting, and on Friday
started on q western tour to attend the fail con.
lerences. The Bishop Is In excellent health and
mas attended eight camp meetings this summer.
Rev. J. W.: Jackson, OF Philadelphia, spent last
Rev. DR.. 5. M. Vail. late United States Consul for
Rhenlsh Bavaria, has returned TO this country and
DR.. q. b. Foss Of this city, spent last week at ST.
Louis, visiting his brotherin-law, Bishop Robert
sop, a.. OF II the = Protestant Episcopal Church. va.
conference has been elected Principal OF Nunday
Rev. Dr. Antlir Secretary OF the British prlmi.
tive Wesleyan Society, now in this city en- route
TO visit the missions OF his Church IN Australia and
preaching for the Primitive Metnodsts there. He
Is to preach at Sea Chm one day this week.
Rev. DR.. Newman writes to the Christian AdUo-
Christians In Turkey, with the connivance, If not
by the actual authority, Of the government author
tiles.
Rev. DR.. Tiffany. Of Washington. is taking vaca.
tion at Marthas Vineyard.
Rev. E. Wiman, OF western New York Confer
ence, has entered the realm OF welded lie in
pany with Miss Jennie NJ Smallwood, OF Warsaw,
DR.. j. A. M. Chapman's health has SO far recov-
ered that he Will assume his pastoral duties in St.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal church, OF this city,
The General Conference OF the Methodist Episco-
pal Church n Cana'ia met in session IN Napanee
on "Wednesday last. One or two bishops are TO be
elected and the names OF some eminent American
Methodists are mentioned lor the positions.
The camp meeting at Philiipsport' N. ~ opened
The Washington ID. C.) District camp meeting,
which closed on the 18th inst resulted In the con-
version OF $50 souls.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
A mission will shortly be opened at st. PETERS
church, Baltimore, by Father Wayrich assisted by
order.
There are twenty Catholic churches IN Montreal
Canada, and TWO more are IN process OF erection.
Father Rogers of New Brunswick, N. j., Is recov-
erlng from his recent severe illness.
The Rev. George W; Corrigan was ordained to
the priesthood by the Right Rev. Bishop COrrigan
on August 49, at Seton Hail. For the present Fa-
ther Corrigan Will remain at Seton Hall as one OF
The French government pays for it's religious
teachings e n, ana PRIVILEGES an aggregate sum OF
ceives $1,000, 1881, the several Protestant denoml-
nations get 500f, the Jewish Church 239 900I,
and the rest goes lOr expenses OF distribution.
Nice, IN the south of France, Tor Jerusalem ana
the Holy Land. 1t Will go by the way OF Loreto
Tne church of Maestricht, Holland, contains
some very precious relics OF the Passion aud OF
some Of the most illusrlous saints. These have
been recently exposed to the veneration OF the
faithful in new and splendid reliquary. over
one hundred thousand pilgrims visited the shrine
There was splendid pilgrimage the other day
at Clery, France. over twenty thousand pilgrims
were present, and seven bishops presided at the
There are fourteen priests eight churches, forty.
nine chapeis, one convent and several boarding
minister, British Columbia These missions are
under the care OF the Oblate Fathers, who have
been very successful among the red men. There
was grand reunion OF Indians recently at st.
Mary'S. on Frazer River.
the Right Rev Bishop of Burlington, VT. dedi.
Gated new church at East Dorset on the 18th
inst.
Ground for the new Catholic church at New Bed.
ford, Mass, was broken on the 18th.
The Archbishop OF Muncn has delivered to the
King OF Bavaria protest against the administra-
ton OF the sacraments by the old Catholic Bishop
Miss Hales, of nales place. Canterbury, England,
has gwen to the Beneuictine monks OF Rams
beautiful and commanding position, for the site
and grounds OF novitiate. The foundations OF
the future abbey are already laid.
The corner stone for the first Catholic church in
Meshoppen, Pa, was laid on Sunday, August 16,
by Right Rev. Bishop O'Hara OF scranton.
The Rev. Thomas English, p. p, Clonmel, has
Just given up the important parish OF st. Mary'S,
Clonme county fipperary, Ireland, to proceed to
Australia a missionary,
Rev. A. J. verberk, formerly OF Baraboo, sauK
county, WIS. mas removed TO Eagle Point, Chip
Rev. Stephen II. Camp of Brooklyn. N. Y, has
returned from his recent visit to the East in good
health and spirits.
PRESBYTERIAN
The Presbyterl1ns have about one hundred
churches among the freedmen at the South.
rue COngregattonaltst chronicles the union OF
Congregational and Presbyterian church at Bur-
llngane. Kansas. as a triumph OF Christian union.
"Ine saratoga Convention OF Young Presbyte.
rians" Is not to be held at saratoga after all. 1t
will be called Eat more central lOcalityn little
later in the season.
supplementary return OF the number OF COM
municants in the Established Church OF Scotland
brings up the total NUMBER TO 46O, 566, or whom
1877, 592 are male and 262974 female communicants.
The London United Presbytery has passed resO.
lut0ns declaring that, the bill for the abolition
OF patronage in the Church Of ScOrland will prODa-
bly become law, 1t is in the interest OF the Free
Churches TO call Or the further measure OF dlsen-
dOwment and disestablshment.
- the Rev. o. Green, Presbyterian missionary to
Yokohama, denies that the government of Japan
gives unlimited freedom TO the Christian mission
tianity has not been abrorated, Tnere is no rell.
gious liberation. The people are somewhat
strained by fear OF the law from resOrtng to mis-
slonares to be taught, and the missionaries are
prohlhted from going among the people,"
BAPTIST.
Rev. Preston Gurney has accepted the call to
the pastOrate OF the church at Central Falls X. |.
Rev. b. V. Patterson has resigned his pastOrate
at Hermon, N. Y. and accepted call TO Almond,
Allegheny county.
Mr. b. F. Leipsner, OF Madison University, has
received q call TO the pastOrate OF the Baptist
Clurch at Rhinebeck. NJ Y