The New York herald., 1875-11-21

The Gate Of Heaven parish, South Boston proposes
10 build new church on the corner Of Fourth and
streets
Rev. Jacob Karicher for some time past connected
with 81 James church, Baltimore, has been trans
erred 70 s. Marys church, New Orleans, and left for
ms new Geld OF labor Rev August Pingel or Chicago
oeen transferred TO Baltimore, and viii I'll Father
hariehers place az 81 James
band Of Paulist Fathers from New York are now
giving mission At Minneapolis from whence they will
proceed 70 Farioault, Wnona and Rochester
band Of Redomptorist Fathers under the Rev
Father Sauer, q IS r. have been recently giving a
very suocesslu series of missions at Warsaw, Pavilion
Right Rev. Thomas Foley, D d. Bishop Admnistra-
tor OF Chcago u making great preparations for the
early dedication OF his cathedral Of the Holy Name
IL Is said 10 be magnificent building
mission Will open to-day in tho Dominican church
In Sixty NTH street and Lexington avenue
religious revival Of great power and interest among
the Catholics Of Boston y reported from that city
Rev John Parkman Is leading on The Methodist
fashion Of getting the people who desire TO a reli-
gous life TO stand up Is resored to, OF their
persons stood up ana solemnly renounced the world,
the flesh and the devil
METHODIST.
Mrs Maggie Van Cott, the well known female evan
gelist is TO commence revival meetings IN ST. Johns
Methodist Episcopal church, Newburg. December 4.
This lady made quite SUR In religious circles in lon-
kers recently, where about 100 persons proiessed
version in her meetings
Free Tabernacle, New York city, j. Johns pastor
has received eighty persons into the Church since
Conference The spirit oi revival ID resting On the
congregation.
"A revival has commenced at Summit Twenty five
have professed conversion. wealthy gentleman has
given ST. 800 toward paying tho church debt and an
other friend 81 500 toward the parsonage, now build
4 remarkable revival has broken ont at Port Morrs
among tho employees Of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad. AS many as thirty have been
al the altar single evening Forty have joined on
probation II is conducted chiefly by railroad men.
Waters b. Day is particularly active.
One Of the questions be brought before
the next General Conference Will be that Of the cleo
ton OF presiding elders by the annual conferences in
stead Of their appointment by the bishops Moro than
half the annual conferences have already chosen their
\ delegates 10 the General Conference, and Rev W. H.
Pearne has made calculation a. TO the way they VIII
i vote on this question. HIS tables foot up:-Yeas
ministers, AZ; laymen ls-tota, go. Nays ministers
v 81; aymen, 43-total l07. OF the sixty yeas Mr.
Pearne believes he knows at least ten who will
vote Tor the measure when the time Of action
The eighth anniversary Of the Freedmen's Aid So
cety Of the Methodist Episcopal Church will oe ned
| at Metropolitan church, Washington, D. G., on Thurs
i day, December 2 1875.
The tenth anniversary OF the Board or Church Ex-
\ tension OF tho Methodist Episcopal Church held
/ in Camden, N j., on Friday evening last
/ The Methodist ministers Of Chicago have adopted
protest to the Board of Education Of that city against
the removal OF the Bible from the public schools and
request for its restoration.
The Paterson avenue church. Paterson has been
awarded ST. $50 damages by the city Tor injury 10 their
property by change in the grade Of the street a. the
point where the church Is situated
The Rev. DR.. Dean late Of the East Tennessee Cen
tra University, has returned from his European tour
in improved health
The Rev \. s Stein has resigned the position or
principal Of the Rocky Mountain Seminary, salt Lake
City, and returned TO the East
We report revvas at Plattsburg, n. Y. 100
verted Port Jervis, 100 acccsslons the church.
Green NJ Gait pastor, reports 60 conversions and the
pastor, 100 converted. Rockaway, N j., w. L.
Blakeslee pastor, 80 conversions. James chapel,
Vienna charge, p D. Day, pastor, 20 conversions
Hackettstown C f. Little pastor 20 forward for pray
last Sabbath the occasion Of the visit Of railroad
men TO that place Glendale N. Jl Conference NJ. ".
Ayres pastor, 70 conversions.
n4PTIaT
Tho ooiored Baptist church IN williamsburg Va has
contributed during the year in addition to the salary Of
its pastor, $500 for mission purposes This il
than has been given by all the other churches
the town.
The Baptist churches OF Mount Hope Melrose and
North New YORK holding union prayer meetings
each week-Wednesday evenings at Mount Hope
Thursday at North New York, and Friday at Merose
The meetings are greatly blessed and promising
rich harvest Tor the Master
Tho North Baptist chnrch in New Bedford has ex-
tended call to Rev. Charles \ SNOW, OF Taunton,
Masa
The Baptist Union meetings looking to a revival are
held weekly every Thursday afternoon. The attend
ance IS large, with an increasing interest.
The Rov. J. b. Hawthorne, OF the Tabernacle church,
New York has been at the gates OF death For several
4 days last week council OF physicians despared Of
his life but hopes are entertained Of his recovery.
i The Rev. J. &. Shrive, formerly a Methodist
minister, but who Was baptized few months ago
/ by Rev John Quincy Adams OF Newburg, has
| accepted q call from the Baptist church at North
VILE Fulton county y and has entered on his labors
In most of the Baptist churches in this vicinity there
cheering tokens OF revival The solemn attention
\ given 10 the Word by increasing congregations, the
prevailing spirit of prayer and the appearance OF
anxious nquirers indicate the beginning Of "times OF
ay,
''that rsvivals may be enjoyed throughout the land
| Never was there more need.n
The new chapel on the lots belonging 10 the first
/ Bapust church, Harlem, was opened for worship
Sunday. II cost $S 600, and is nearly paid Ii
AZ feet wide and 6S feet in length and viii scat
about 450 persons. The sermon was preached by Rev.
| DR.. Samson pastor.
| DR.. Ellis, OF Michigan church. Chicago, last
\ Monday ecured against the retention OF the Bible ia
/ the public schools The Board of Education en-
boldened by the diversity of opinion among the minis
ters, has decided to expurgate from the singing books
In fhn chanic tnf,
Hail. Columbia happy land
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rev. j. f. Thompson recently ordained and
installed pastor Of the Unyersalst Society Church
/ vile, N. Y.
Whatever may be the extent OF the good done by
Moody and Sankey among the unrepentant of Brook
lyn there be doubt, says tho Christian Union
that the evangeliss are awakening the religious and
the churches The motives under which the unta-
rams, Universalists and Epscopaians sup
4 piled directly by hr, Moody. They may in some
4 come from higher source than sectarian jealousy
but the results are what most concern the world and
4 these are good
Tho new chapel OF All Souls Universalist church
| Brooklyn, Is rooted and the s!lcrs at work The
chapel will be very fine building when completed
The Rev. b. i. Snook assisted by other ministers or
the West dedicated the Unversalst church in Webster
\ City, Iowa, on November IL.
AT Pittsied, Mass last Sunday morning. the Rev.
MT bsrtiett OF the Coneresatlohai ohGreh invited a
to the Lords Supper who love the Lord, whether
bors Of churches not AT the celebration the af
terncon the general invitation was modified, in
quence OF dissatisfaction in the church, and only
bcrs of evangelical churches welcomed to the table
The pastor is likely to resign because OF this dis
i agreement Himself and the deacons had a
I thorough Disagreement AS harmony was out OF the
question he advised to resign He took the natter
into the pulpit and retorted by advising deacons to
resign. church meeting was called and a majority
| sustained the pastor The officials and strong men
OF the parish were in the minority. The pastor ac-
\ cepted the vote Of the majority as he will Of the
\ church. and resolved TO stay.
| oliver Johnson has decided TO step down and out
OF the management OF the Christians Union at the close
Of this year.
Bishop Schweintz has appointed this day a day OF
| prayer among tho Moravans for their theological
seminary and its students
THE LONDON REVIVAL.
The Couenanter Of LONDONDERRY presents the follow