The New York herald., 1875-12-12

He belonged 70 the order OF 81 Supice and was con-
nected with 81 Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, also
About hve years ago be was transferred 70 France
and at the time OF his death chaplain in hos
ptaL
The Carmelite monks who recently emgrated from
Germany TO Paterson, N. j., erecting very nne
monastery at Stony Road The Dimensions are 34x72
feet, two stories high including chapel, living and
school II win be built Of brick, Gothic in style,
and will cost about $4,000 Other buildings win be
erected hereafter wings to this as they shall be
needed.
very successful mission has just been concluded in
Chatham village, N. Y lof which the Rev J. j. Aori
arty pastorl, by the Rev Fathers Beaudevin and
Flynn, OF St Johns College, Fordham, N. Y,
N The Jesuit missionaries recently closed very sue
cessful mission at Archibald, Pa, and now giving
one at Matteawan, N. Y
The Passionists' mission at 81. Louis, Mo, which
closed recently gave twenty converts from Protestant
ism to the church therc. The same fathers
giving missions in Benton, Wis.
One OF the finest religious edices in the State OF Yer
mont is the Roman Catholic church at Rutland erected
by Rev. Father Boylan at cost OF $l20 0O0 In Bur-
ngton Vicar General Lynch is erecting convent for
the Sisters Of Mercy. Rev. r. o'Carroll has built
very neat church at Fairhaven at cost OF $45 00o
Rev. p Cunningham, pastor of Middlcbury, has in
vested about the amount in similar manner in
yergennes and Rev. Henry Lane OF Brateborough has
his hands full in providing school accommodation for
the youthful portion OF his flock who were expelled
from the public schools year ago for absence on
church festival
Boston Highlands is 10 be 200 feet long by IS feet
wde with walls 65 feet high. IT will seat 500 per-
sons when completed and estimated TO cost $500 000
II viii be one OF the finest churches In New England
In the diocese Of Fort Wayne Ind, new churches
arc being built al Fowler, Benton county, frame at
Decatur, brick at Loganspor brick at St Anthony's
Benton county and Albion, Noble county, frame; at
Chesterton and at Roanoke brick; at Blufton, Gil
rardets Settlement and Upton frame at New Haven,
brick, and at Remington and Bremen, frame.
As an evidence OF the rapid decadence OF Protestant
Ism in St. Louis, the Watchman OF that city reports
street. whore fifteen years ago there were thirteen
Protestant churches there Is not to-day One
turned into livery stable another converted into
low theatre, still another Is now an auction house
fourth is mammoth second hand furniture store five
others have been torn down. while has been bought
by the Italians for Catholic church The Protestant
poor have churches neither have they preachers.
The Catholic ReuteD rejoces that the Franciscans to
whom is largely due the discovery OF this continent
are building church at Boston which shall afford
seat for 900 persons This Order has grown won
derfully OF late in America
There are three white and two coiored Baptist
churches in Hampton Court House, Va, to accommo
date its 200 Inhabitants One Of the latter is SAID to
number 1000 church members, so that the other four
lefi with mere corporaps guard.
The Rev. @. A. Mofat, recently minister in the
Freewil connection, has become pastor OF the Baptist
church at East Birmingham, Pa.
The female members OF the Baptist churches in
Chicago have taken up the Bible In the schools ques-
ton with great deal OF earnestness and holding
meetings here and there among the churches and de-
manding the fu restoration OF tho good book TO the
schools The Baptist ministers OF the city divided
on the question OF its exclusion or retention
The Baptists OF North Carolina have 100, 900 men,
bers, white and colored $50 churches and 450 minis
ers Thirysix students Tor the ministry are in their
seminaries.
Johnsbury, VI The plot or ground on which the
church stood given to them by Mr. Fuller one OF
the celebrated firm of organ builders who also pre-
sented elegant organ for the use OF the society
There are 10 900 Baptists Florida and only self
supporting church So writes the pastor OF that church.
who complains of the support given to him
The Rev. G. K. Allen enters on his labors with the
North church, Jersey City, to-day.
The Clinton avenue Baptist church, Trenton, N. j.,
will soon dedicate fine stone edihce for worship.
The Brooklyn Baptist Social Union will hold cen
tennial meeting in the First church, Perrepont
street. next Thursday afternoon
The genial and versatile bishop Gilbert Haven, is
ceving from his brethren and the church pews on
every side the pipcrs wagcs-"nore kicks than
hapencen He has written article for the press to
provo that the Methodist Epscopacy Is In the regular
apostolic succession from Paul. through Titus, Eras-
mus Wesley and thence downward The editor Of the
Christian Advocate demolished the good bishops theory
by publishing essay OF his he editors written as
long ago 1874 Then the real apostolic successors Of
1.-THE American church have looked into the mat
ter and discovered that the Methodist succession Is
"a sham episcopacy which IS worse than none al
all. II would never do 70 have two regular F." sue
cessons In country. Now an Episcopal confrere
OF Bishop Haven's is 80 delighted with his new ex-
aatlon by the timely discovery OF the Bishop that he
proposes to sell cheapy Powe the Apostoical Sue
cession !" which had been text book with him. and
other works In line and take his brother Havens
article in lieu Of all But while all those brethren
tearing their hair over this matter Bishop Haven pre-
sides at Woman's Suffrage Association meeting IN
New York leaving one of his critics declares, " his
high vocation and consorting with inhdcls and free
thinkers to bring about questionable reform" So
the plot hckons around the Bishop, and he Is advised
to go an ordination tour among the British
weseyans and show them the advantages of apostocal
succession. Will he go2
Rev j Van CIeye OF the General Missionary Com
mittee who has been for some time Ill at st Luke's
Hospital in this CITY, Ia still very low His wife IS with
him and he is tendcrly cared for
few weeks ago the Christian Advocate OF this city
published an article derogatory TO the holiness move
ment which the Rev. John s. lnskp is leading on That
gentleman took II up personal matter and sailed
into Dr. Curry who for his Official relation to the
paper named, was innocent OF any knowledge OF or
participation in the article But he now accepts the
full responsibility and utters some very plain and
pungent truths to Brother lnskip, who, though not
bad man, says and does bad things And his present
Holiness Associatona scheme DR.. Curry thinks means
another from the Methodist Episcopal Church
and is violation OF ministerial vows and su6yersion OF
The hfty seventh anniversary OF the Missionary So
cety OF the Methodist Episcopal Church viii be beld
indianapolis, commencing on Saturday next
Rev. $. ?. Craven, under appointment oil tho Method.
ist Episcopal Missionary Society TO Mexico, VIII sail
from New Orleans January for his post OF labor Mr.
Craven alumnus Of the Boston Theological school
Rev. g. W. seberts graduate Of the same institution,
ia also under appointment for the same mission, ana
will sail carly IN the spring.
great love feast ia which six Methodist Episcopal
churches unite, is TO be held in old John street
church tomorrow evening.
Sunday November 2s, was devoted to tho interests
Of missions in this city and collections taken up
in the churches twenty Of which report an aggre-
gate Of SO, SO 62 thus raised
BPIsCoPALIAN
Tho Abbe Michaud has very little faith In tho work
OF the Bonn Conference They began al the wrong end
and he advises the readers OF the Ch1rcdn Ihere
arc the Abbe saws about fifteen questions OF differ
ence between the Protestants Anghcans Orthodox and
Old Catholics these scparatlss wish to unite upon
the faith and teachings Of the undivided Church In
stead however OF going to the writings OF the Greek
and Latin fathers ascertain what they taught during
OF the eighth century and hope by concedng point
of faith TO one Church, 10 obtain from II concession
of some other point So that when their work 10 done
n this way mono but themselves will be satisfied The
Abbe Michaud says tho writings OF those fathers arc
contained In 146 volumes and he proposes that each OF
the four Christian bodies named above appoint sixteen
ar seventeen of their abest DOCTORS vino shall study
three volumes year, and give the teachings Of the