The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-07

Fathers are to give series OF missions through.
out the diocese during the Jubilee.
the Rev. Patrick Byrne, OF Trenton, N. j.. advo.
Gates the dir use vi the present methods OF cee-
brating 81. Palrck's pay ana tne substitution OF
accordance with rhe progress OF the age. he
characterizes the annual parades on that day as
the PATRIOTISM OF sentlment-loud, demonstrative
and empty. Other clergymen also favor differ.
ent ce eDration, and the forthcoming one Will
probably be the last OF Its kind.
Tae snrnes and relics when Rev. Father Deaiy
secu red while IN Rome last summer have arrived,
ana are now IN st. Francis Aaviers church. IN
this CITY.
George I. Downing IN q letter to the Boston
Plot. touching the relation OF the Roman Catholic
church 10 the cOlored race, writes as fo0ws:-
The Catholic Church has to-day IN It's schools over
900 colored children. II is educating colored
youth AT home Ior It's missionary work In America
and Africa. In the West Indies, Central America
and south America nearly 100000 Africans
rrodden blacks OF the United States have to DO, is
to fellowship" with TINS strong, courageous,
well-.isciphned Church. and they thereby become,
not only part of her power, 0ut AID to the power
whoa Will protect tnem"
SIX Domln can Fathers Byron. Iilly. McKenna.
sion OF two weeks. to-day IN 81. Paul's church,
corner OF Court and Congress streets, BroOklyn II.
large NUMBER OF non-Cath0lcs Will doubtless
attend tbs mission, as the distinctive doctrines
OF the Ca holic Churcn VIII be July brought out
The dtoceses OF Indiana virginia and Ke ntucky
have relu. ed consent to the conservation OF Or.
De Kove. Bishop OF Illinois because OF ''errors
Inc Rev. j. W. Bonham, the Evangelist is con-
duct ny ''mlssionn in Grace church, Louisville.
A mission will be opened In st. AIMS Protestant
Episcopal church this evening by Rev. p. b, Nor
gan. Evangelist.
me Rev. 4. 3. Lee, of Little Rock, Ark, has &C
cepted me rectorshp OF ST. David's church, Aus
tin, Texas.
the Rev. S. Muir M. D. formerly resident at
Antwerp, n. ". has accepted an election to Grace
cnurcn. Carthage, N. y, and has entered upon mis-
dutIes at the latter place.
The diOceses OF Name and Alabama have con-
seuted to the conservation OF Dr. De KOven as
bishop Tor Illinois.
IL is sald Dr. DIX is candidatdfor asslstant
bishop OF New York, as the weight oil years and
Episcopal duties are beginning to tell upon Blsho p
Potter.
MISCELLANEOUS
Mr.. George H. Stuart, OIL Philadelphia, estimates
the NUMBER OF conversions In Great Brian,
through the instrumentAltty Of Messrs. Moody and
Sankey, OF Chicago. at Is, 600 or 10000. Another
pair OF evangelists, sent out by the Young Mems
CHRISTIAN Association OF Chicago, are toillng In
the different towns or Illinois, and an additional
twain are IN Louisville. KY, meeting with great
success.
the Rev. Charles Fluhrer, OF Harlem, is recov-
ering rom MS recent accident, but he expects to
be confined to his room Tor a month longer and be
q cripple lOr several months
Three converts from Romanism have connected
themselves with the Rev. J. NJ. Puman's Unlver-
salst church, in this city.
The semi-centennlal anniversary OF the settle
ment OF the Rev. DR.. Leonard Bacon as pastor
over the Centre caurch, NeG Haven, will be cele-
DRAFTED next Tuesday.