The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-21


tine vicar Apostolic Tor o part OF Minnesota.
me Oblate Fathers. from Lowell have Just
Drought TO o close most successful mission OF
two weeks In St. Luke's church. WestbOro, Mass.
AL the request or the Rev. Father Patterson these
same ,a.ners opened mission on last sunday IN
81. Jonn's church Ohnton. From thence they will
go to ST. AIMS church, Worcester or which the
Rev Father scannell Is pastor.
Rev. b. j. McManus, OF st. Johns church, Balt
more, VINO Is travelling in Europe Tor his nealth's
sake. Is at Nice, Italy, greatly improved.
The new Church or ST. James, in Boston, will
stand almost unique and unrivaed In the whole
country as q pure classical basilica. Unfinished
churches in the State OF MASSACHUSETTS, Its length
Is ll2 eet and Its width so feet.
The recently arrived missionaries to the colored
people nave gone to their respective fields Of
labor. Revs schmidt and Murphy have gone
South. to replace Father Tocnl, who returns TO
Rev. Richard Gore, of Baltimore. has gone to
Louisville, KY VT; TO labor and Father homan re-
Francis Xavier's church. in that city.
Rev. Father Kelly, the first priest to organize
pointed to the pastorate OF St. Brennan church.
The Presbyterian church at Middleport, Niagara
county. N. Y, has been sold to the Catholics for
special despatch from the Rev. Charles Muir
day, February 49, OF the Right Rev. Dr. Rvran, late
Bishop OF Kingston, In Canada West.
Dr. Fulton. of Brooklyn, now travelling In the
South, writes to the Examiner ana Chronicle OF
this city that Dr. Thomas ID. Anderson, OF the
Was recently announced, Is to succeed DR.. Parker
In proiessorshlp In Wayland Seminary WASH
. the Rev. Dr. Wilson has resigned the pastors ate
OF Grace street Baptist cnurch, Richmond, Va.
The Rev. James McWhnnie, OF New York. has
just settled as pastor over the Free street Baptist
A new Baptist church was organized in Dem
Council Will take place on the 22d inst.
The Baptist Pastors Conference last Monday
discussed the practcability Of the free pew system
In the churches. and the majority Slomad 10
the Rev. B. B. Gibbs. OF Spencer, N. Y, Will as
sumo the duties OF pastor of the Melrose Baptist
church, New York city, lately vacated by Rev. F.
+. Osborne, OF Hoboken. Fifteen converts have
numbers seveniy-1ve
THIRTY recent converts are reported In the First
Baptist church OF Newburg, Rev. J. O. Adams.
Rev. E. A. Francis. who has lahored as an Evan
Sickness since the close OF his meetings at KetcS
umviile in November. He is now reported con-
valescenJ but there Is little prospect Of his being
A powerful revival is progressing In the church
at Norwich Rev. l. NJ. S. Haynes, pastor. There
are now about 100 converts, among whom are
thirty young men.
the Crolon church, in Pennington, N. j., is en-
labors OF Rev. G. F. Love, OF Deckertown. some
twenty-five have prOlessed conversion. Mr.. Love
has just accepted call to the pastorate OF this
church.
Rev. A. r. Esley resigns at Marlborough, Mass,
and Rev. E. H. smith At Plalnneld, N: II.
signed his pastoral charge.
the First Baptist society of woourn Mass, has
extended call to Rev. Edward Mills, OF Rutland,
me Greenwood Baptist church. Brooklyn, ex.
pect 70 1edlcate their new church home on Mon
1t is understood that the Rev. J. L. Hodge, D.
D., Will take charge OF the new church lately
formed at Bowronvllle, Brooklyn, NJ Y.
the First Baptist church. Elizabeth, N. j., have
abolished pew rents and ventured on weekly of.
lerlngs instead. The Change, at the start, GER
tainiy promises well.
me Rev. T. R. Hewlett has rendered his restg.
nation, to the Second Baptist church. Plain
DR.. Goodspeed, Of Chicago, has received from his
churcn one years vacation, with salary paid, to
The Baptists are to mold their anniversaries in
Philadelphia next May.
Beaver county, Pa, and goes to the First cnurch.
Hubbard, Ohlo In the three years OF his pastorate
at Providence about , 100 were added.
The host OF friends and ADMIRERS OF Rev. S. Fl.
Tying. Jr., d. D.. Win be glad to learn that he Is
congestion, caused by overwork in his various
church enterprises.
the number OF ministers on the sick list seems
to increase. Blsnop Helmuth, OF Huron Canaca
the Rev. w. Davis OF Wlngham, and the rector OF
Wakerton, IN the same diocese, are OF duty on &C
The Rev. William A. Hitchcock has resigned bis
passionate OF Christ church, Bipghampion, N. Y,
Pa, on which he will enter on March l.
the Rev. II. X. Mason resigns at st. James,
Cross cnurca, near Baltimore, whose pupt the the
Rev. F. o., Durham resigns, to take charge in
The Rev. william S. spiers has resigned the rec.
torship OF Grace church, Canton, Mss, and &C.
cepted an election to Christ church, ottawa, ILL.,,
and has entered upon his duties at the latter
place.
From February 81 to February 2s a mission Is to
be held at rhonaston, and from March to Mar en-
one another at these missions, and the results. so
far as this system has been carried on, have been
oil hat nn I'M
An extreme rIuallst the Rev. Alfred Newde-
gate, vicar OF Kirk Halam, Derbyshire, Eng, has
Secretary DOR the diocese OF Lchfield) OF the So
cety Tor the Propagation of the Gospel also Of the
The Rev. Henry FORESTER, SUPERINTENDENT of
ST. Paul's Associate Mission, Terry, Miss, has
been invited by the Bishop elect OF Arizona aud
New Mexico to accompany him to his new field Of
the Rev. Mr.. CathelI. OF Baltimore, is still In
Georgetown, d. G.. quite Ill with Inflammation Of
There are two Episcopal churches In maine with
out pastors-0ne at Camden and another at
Good work is being done and is to be done BY
Bishop Steere. OF the Church OF England. who sue
ceeded Bishop Tozer In the diocese OF Zanzibar. He
intends TO estaDlish missions on the shores OF
Lake Nyassa. He desires also to erect church.
on the site OF the slave market. The education and
care Of released slaves will form part Of MS work.
METHODIST.
Graham avenue Methodist church, Brooklyn, F.
D., over which Brother KOnkia Is pastor. Is en-
Toying very precious revival Twenty-six con-
verts we're enrolled last Lords dav.
The MethOdists OF Bathurst. N b., British North
America, erecting church building which
they expect TO nave ready IN the early spring
time.
The next session OF the Jersey City District Con.
ference Will pc held at Hackensack. in the new
church, on February % and "a X VanhOrne pre-
siding.
AT the time OF the breaking out OF the late civil
war bOtn the Presbyterian and Methodist churches
separated into North and South branches respect
lively, and eacn has been looking at It's neghbor
askance with o view to union. And now the
Methodist CHURCHES, North and South, have ap-
pointed o commission or nine from each body with
power to submit the terms OF union to general
convention. The convention Will meet In Abng
don, Va, on the FIRST Monday in May, 1875.
According to the Rev. DR.. J. p. Newman, who
has travelled around the world, and spent little
time China the state religion OF that empire ID
Journalism, Confucianism Is idoatry, Tanlsm Is
superstition and buddhism Is fanaticism. The
ialth OF the people Is protean. China IS vast
Pantheon wherein are all the gods.
Carroll Park Methodist Episcopal church, Brook.
Ign, organized two years ago with five members,
mas now q membership of 1855 and church property
yaued S35. O0O--0ll paid for.