The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-11

Was nlty-one years OF age ana naa been twenty
Rev. X. p. CHRISTOPHER, pastor OF the Broadway
Methodist Episcopal church, Brooklyn, 4. D., has
himself for life 10 MIS- T. A. LoveJoy. OF this city
The United Methodist free churcnes oil Great
Britain have now 6Soi9 members and 5000 prooa-
TONERS Tnelr net increase OF members during
the last Conference year was l.37S.
According 10 the latest English statistics there
are l4000,OOO Methodists throughout the world.
Twelve years ago, In London, there were but
$1,000 sitt1ngs in the Methodist churches There
are now 81, 0O0 And within thas period forty-lour
large churches, capable OF seating 1000 persons
eacn, have been built
The Rev. Professor Bennett, OF Syracuse Uni-
versity, sailed Tor Europe last Saturday on a
three months vacation.
EPIscOPALIAN.
The Anglican congregation IN Rome, Italy, are
about TO enlarge their church edlnce, and have
ialsed $4,000 Tor That purpose.
The EplscopalianS have established mission
among he Germans In this city. services held
every SUNDAY evening 10 the Church OF the An
nuncIauon, West Fourteenth street, and are well
attended. A shortened praYe book is used.
Tne ministers OF Mount Calvary church, Balti-
the standing Committee OF the diocese for Onering
prayers or the dead at a funeral service a few
months ago, and which case IS now under investt-
CATION by the committee, have deDed the power OF
their superiors, and complied book OF prayers
Tor the dead. winch they have placed in the book
stores OF the city ana Distributed among their con-
gregation. II the Bishop and Standing Committee
can stand tins they can submit TO anything else
that may come along by and by.
The Rev. 5. j. J. Scherescnew OF the Ameri-
can Episcopal MISSION In China. having translated
the entire OLD Testament into the cooqulal Ian
guaRe of the chinese, is about to return to this
country TO seek much needed rest after fifteen
years OF continuous missionary labor.
The 'Churcn OF Jesus" IN Moxico, founded BY
Rev. Henry O. Riley, now NUMBERS fifty cenRre-
cations, some OF them seli-suppurtIns.
The Rev. InOmas Hooker Eddy, NJ. d., and Mrs.
E1dy late OF Plttsned, M. and the Rev. william
Alien Far GATE OF the diocese OF New Yoikj, mis-
slon4ries Of me Board OF the Protestant EpIsco-
pal Church, sailed Tor Africa from New York on
thursday, July l. DR.. and Mrs. Eddy expect 10
land at Sionrovia and Mr.. Far AT Cape PaImas.
The Rev JuliuS Sans. rector of Meade MAmOrtal
church, Manchester, Va. has been called TO Hen
shaw Memorial chapel, Baltimore.
Inc Rev William A. Coale, WHO for two years
has mad charge OF the chapel OF st. Mary the Vir-
gin, At FranKliutown, Nd. has accepted q cali to
tue rectorsnip Of st. MlchaePs church, Genesee,
Western New York.
Tne Rev. p L. stevens OF South Carolina, has
joined the Cummlns movement, ana Will preach
To the coiored peo lie In Charleston.
The Kcv. Cornelius II. DUNE, ID. d., OF this city,
isspenaing the summer at Litchneld Conn.
rial. warren, Pa, sailed for England yesterday,
to be absent from three 70 four months. The
Rev. Hugh q Miller Will have charge OF the parish
while the rector l. away.
The Rev. b. K. clifford has resigned Trinity
parish, Bridgewxser, Mass, and has accepted 81.
Paups, Natlck, Mass.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
On Sunday, July 25, BlshOp Ryan, OF st. Louis.
will lay the corner stone oil new church to be
erected III Kansas CITY, Mo.
st. PETERS church at Kirkwood, No., was dedi
Gated last Sundai.
The CatnOnc bishops OF Polish Russia exiled at
Siberia have been liberated, conditioned ON their
they mad previously administered. The Archbishop
OF warsaw, who has been an exile for thirteen
Bishop KAN. OF wheeling, Va mas Just issued
pastoral to the clergy OF bis diocese on the bene-
f1ts oil the Jubilee.
The German ecclesiastical exiles who arrived
here last week, are stopping ut the Fifth street
hospital ana among catholic friends In the city.
Je wish gentleman lt 10 said. Is caring Tor forty
OF the ninety who have come hither TO escape BIS
marcks laws.
A correspondent OF the Catholic Reute,1 makes
appeal TO Its readers In behalf OF an institution
for Catholic blind people, many o. whom will leave
the ate institution here in anew days or weeks
most.
rhe Rev. N. A. Rlviere, assistant priest in the
Frehch cnurcn, Woonsocket, h j., has been ap
pointed assistant priest in the Cathedral Of Provi-
dence.
Clergy OF the diocese OF Newark Will commence
tomorrow, at Seton Hall College, and be con-
cuded on Friday. The Right Rev. Bishop will
ST. Pasrick's church, Long Island City, will be
dedicated to-day by Bishop Lougnlin, OF BROOKLYN.
over ~ the Ripn mt Rev Dr. U,Reitly has decided
that all Gregorlan nusic Is TO DE used in Catholic
churches; mat the services Of female chorIsters
are 10 be dispensed with, ana all theatrical and
sensational music 10 be excluded from The Church
service. 1t has also been decided that in future
no advertisements respecting the service oil the
Churcn are TO issued ana the priests are
strictly FORBIDDEN TO par icipae in any way in tre
management of bazdars, excursions of young
mems societies and kindred associations
ihe Roman Catholic priest at Sarnia, Ont,
last sunday denounced all secret societies as an
tagonIstIc TO The Roman Caurcn and warned the
members OF mis- congregation not TO assist at or
patronize the Odd Fellows JeteS about TO be held
tnere on PAIN oil the inicLlon OF the usual penal
ties for disobedience.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. S. I. Clarke has entered upon his duties as
pastor OF The Lake street Presby terrain church,
Elmra.
The First Presbyterian church people at Water
loo, N Y, are raising money Tor q chapel to be
erected across the river on the site lately occu.
pied by the Baptist chuI ca, destro Dyed ny nre.
The elegant church edIhce whicn has been in
- fla IN
Albion, Orleans county, was dedicated on Wednes-
day OF last week. The occasion brought together
OF the members Of Niagara Presoytery several or
Rochester, and representatives iiom nearly all
the towns IN the county.
MurlreesDorO church Tennessee, has called Rev.
Henry Ycrger, Of Memphis.
Early on Monday last the Rev. Robert c. YER
miIye, u. d., LOT eignteen years Professor OF
Theology In Hartford Seminary, departed thIs life
amid the regrets OF ms friends.
Rev. Davla Mitchell, OF this city, has accepted
call 10 the passionate OF the Central Presbyterian
church OF Toronto, Canlda.
Tue relation between the Weodside Presbyterian
church, New Jersey, and the Rev. Clarence Eddy
has been dissolved, to enable him to accept call
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rhe church and society OF Ltchneld, Conn.,, have
extenoed to REV. ID. ". Teller, Of Rldgeheld.
Conn. call to settle with them In the ministry.
Mr.. o. ID. Fisner, or the last class at Yale Sem
mary. accepts a call TO the Madison avenue
rus, accepts a Call TO the Welsh church at Long
Creek, Iowa, anu Rev. 5. W. Dickinson, OF Edger-
ton, 10 JeHCfSOn.
Tne Presbyterian church at Conshohocken, Pa.
has gwen call 10 the Rev. William Fulton, OF
Catasauqna, Pa.
Rev. H. >. Sumner has been dismissed from thc
pastorate OF the Lincoln Park church In Chicago
and Will soon start on a trlo to Europe.
Mr. j. II. JACOBS, llCentatc OF tbc Presbytery
or south Carolina was ordained on the Atm INST.
TO the mll WORK OF the Gospel ministry, and In
stalled at New Harmony cnurch.
MISCELLANEOUS.
MesSrs. j. Rudolph and +. h. NOegellin were Or
daIned ministers on thursday evening, In the
First Presbyterian church, Newark, N ]. They
are'Dotn graduates OF bloomfield Theological Sem
mary. Mr.. Voegellin goes 10 q mission chapel and
Mr.. Rudolph Will De engaged In general MISSION
work IN Newark.
ON Wednesday Mr.. Hans Richaelscn, a gradu-
ate OF Bloomfield seminary, was ordained OF
the PresbI terry OF Morris and Orange. Mr.. Rich
aclsen Will take charge OF the German Presby-
terrain churcaes OF Morrlstown and Myersvle,
n. j.
Mr.. II. W. Hand, a graduate OF Tufts College,
was ordained and installed pastor OF The Univer.
sails parish In Marlboro, n. H., juno rs.
lev. J. ". Pontus, lately from the theological
seminary at Lancaster, Pa, has accepted a call