The New York herald., 1874-09-13
HERALD SUNDAY B 1s74-ouADRUPLE SHEET

has just been be7d, The diocese contains twenty
one parishes and thrty-seven ministers, thirteen
OF wnOm only responded to the opening roll call:
The clerical reports, by Ignoring the presence ana
laDors Ol the CONGRATULATIONS and representing thelr
own as tue sole evanRelizing agency IN tne oute,
snow SAD state OF religious desttutlon. IT'S not
so PAD, however, when we consider that many an
Individual Baptist or Methodist churcn has added
TO It's membership during the year more than the
entire Episcopal diocese together.
MISS Catharine L. Wolfe. OF this city, has under
taken to build the tower of ST. Paul's American
chprch, Rome, which, 1t Is estimated, Will cost
$1,000.
A lady has just given to the Episcopalians at
Enenvllle, N. Y, costly church edldce complete
IN all its parts with everything essential for the
nturgical service OF tnat brotherhood.
The Rev. Thomas l.. Beam, or Pittsburg, Pa,
has accepted the rectorship Of Jarvis Hail. Golden,
Col.
Rev. Mr.. Bush, rector OF the Church OF the AS
censlon, west Brighton, s. l., reached hone IN
excellent health on Tuesday, after nearly four
months absence in California and South Anne erica.
Mr.. Bush wall resume MS duties on sunday next.
The Rev. Mr.. Latane, who withdrew rom the
Protestant Episcopal Church a few months ago,
communed with number Of Methodist ana other
ministers at Shepherds Church, Va, a lew days
ago.
Bishop Whipple, OF Minnesota in his annual ad-
dress, states that curing tue fifteen years of ms
episcOpate 1iitythree churches have been built III
his diocese and twelve rebuilt ana en- larged There
has oeen an Increase OF thirtyhve cergymen, 4,ll6
lnGs amount to 1851, 1856.
The Rev. Anselan Buchanan has resigned the
rectorsnlp OF Trinity church. Cincinnati, and re-
The Rev. William ii. Van Antwerp, late rector OF
81. Paups, Evansville. Ind, has accepted call to
st. Paurs, Railway, n. }.
The Rev. r. G. Hutton, or Oyster Bay L. l., has
resigned MS charge and removed to Brookvlile,
Montgomery county, Md.
Following the example OF the Roman Catholic
clergy, some clergy OF the Episcopal Church have
arranRed aIR clerical retreat to be he'd az ST.
ing on tuesday evening IN the September Ember
week. The Rev: Q. 9. Grafton, ol the Cnurcn Of
the Advent, conducts the retreat.
ROMAN
The corner stone OF the new st. Mary's Acad.
emy, Newark, Will be laid to-day by the Very Rev.
the Rev. Dr. McGlynn OF New YORK.
,,a On august 20 new church was dedicated in the
Grated to the Sacred Heart OF Jesus by Blsnop
Borgess. of Detroit.
Blanchet, recently confirmed over TOUR hundred
Indians In Coville and number more at Walla
A new Catholic church is beng erected at
Lapwai Greek, about eight miles rom Fort Lap
wal, oregon and Will be feadyfor dedication about
the 1st OF October
A new Cathoc church is being erected at Nc
Mlnnvllle, Oregon, to be under the cnalge OF Rev.
Father Croquet OF Grand Ronde
The Catholics Of Wheeling, Va, are to erect
monument chapel over the late Bishop Whelan, OF
Last sunday the Forty Hours Alteration was in
augurated at ST. Pairlcks churcn, In huntingdon.
lhe Rev Father McCullum, OF ST. Patrck's
church, Brooklyn, Will lecture there next sunoay
evening on "The First Amt rcan Pllgrlmage,n ior
the benefit OF the schools OF the sisters OF Mere,
grlms. ana Will therefore relate his own personal
experience, lend. great interest to the lecture.
Father Danen's band OF missionaries WIN open a
mission IN 81. Gabrieps church on the Ilth or DC.
tober, at the conclusion OF which they viii pro-
They viii also give one at st. Patrck's Cathedral,
and perhaps otner churches. At present they are
hard at work III Michigan. Fathers Van Gocn and
koopmans are preaching in Iowa.
The Bishop OF Brooklyn will to-day bless the bell
OF Father Zeller's church, Winfield, l.. l. Next
Sunday he will bless the bell OF the handsome lit
tie cnurcn which has raised by the zeal OF the
Rey. Father Kearney, of Riyernead, l.
~ Inc papers nave lately chronicied the death at
Taos, Mo-, OF venerable man, Father Heas the
first Roman Catholic priest who celebrated mass
west OF ST. Louis. The deceased was tue last sur
vlvor but one OF band OF Jesuit missionaries,
who, over hall century ago, came TO America
from Belgium, under the leadership OF Father DE
Smet, and devoted themselves to the conversion
OF the western Indians. For tnIrty.hve years this
good man and his associates bore privatiOn, danger
Master. and the success which has crowned their
sel-sacrilIclng efforts will be denied by no gener-
Many Catholic taxpayers of Lynchburg. Va.
have peitloned Tor public free school under the
supervision of Fathers McGurk and Murry anu
| open TO all religious denominations or none The
proposition was lavorably considered by the school
board, but several Protestant ministers have on-
| jected ana protested and threaten to make siml-
lar demands upon the school board.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
tendence OF tne Howard s Msso ne s"pern
| owing to falling health A change OF iOcatlon 40
| to East Twelfth street for this mission is ta kcd
about.
| James Armstrong, Quaker was recently re-
ceved into the jewish CnufcE at Oakland Cal
by circumcision. He took thereat the name OF
Isaac Armstrong. -
| When. IN 1869, The Reformed Dutch Church
struck out the word "Dutchu from It's title there
was ne minister, the Rev. Mr.. West OF Lodi, N j.,
VINO dld not like the cnange. He thenceiorward
ignored the church authorities, and never an
peared IN any OF their CLASSICAL or synodica gath
erlngs unless when cited to appear. The Chassis
OF Paramus, OF which his church was a member
suspended him: but, sustained by u part OF his
membership he continued to minister. Sixty
seven memoefs subsequently retired ana reorgan-
lzed. and they nave now commenced an action in
the Bergen County Court, before Judge Bede, to
recover tne cnurch property from their late asso-
ciates ana pastor. The case is strangely mixed
On Thursday afternoon OF last week the corner
stone OF the First Holland Reformed church OF
Passaic (N J) was laid with appropriate cere-
There are 127 Universalist societies In the State
OF New York; over these there are 70 settled pas
s0rs Seventy-s1x have reported an aggregate
membership or $3.50. There are 80 sunday schools
belonging to the denomination, 81 OF which re-
port 6393 scholars and s5l teachers Value of
hnr oh nrnn 8 C,ySD