The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-05
RELIGEOUs.

McCloskeg..
The New York District Methodist Con.
ference will meet In White Plains or
June 8 and 10.
A fund is being raised for Protestant
church in Acpulco, Mexico, where the
recent riot occurred.
New Methodist Churches will be dedi.
Gated at Grand Lodge, Mich, June 6; al
North Batavia, June TO-
Archbishop Wood, of Philadelphia, is
to be installed on July IL, the anniyer'
sary of Plus IX's Popedom.
Cardinal Manning is suffering from
overexertion, and has been ordered to
abstain from public duties for a time.
The Reformed Episcopal Church OF the
Incarnation, Brooklyn, started about a
year ago with five members; it has now
eighty.
DR.. Rambants new Tabernacle church,
Brooklyn, is nearly completed, and will
be dedicated In September or October.
II is OF brown stone, and cost, complete,
$30, 900.
DR.. Thomas congregation are raising
funds Tor their new church in Pierrepont
street, Brooklyn, in 70 subscriptions.
They expect to 20 forward with the work
next month.
Tue Crawford, N. j., Methodist Epis.
copal Church is likely to be sold by the
Sheriff, under foreclosure of a mortgage
for 80, 500, unless its friends come for
ward to help it.
A meeting of the Board OF Managers
of Woodlawn Camp Meeting met on the
grounds in Cecil county, Md, on last
Wednesday, and fixed August the Sd for
the opening of the camp.
A camp.meeting will be held at Wise's
Point, Accomac county, Va, beginning
August 12. II will be held under the
auspices of the Onancock M. Z. Church,
Rev. r. G. Jones, pastor.
The Board of Foreign Missions of the
Presbyterian Church reports the entire
receipts of the year have been $45s.-
1882. 600 less than last year. The debt
OF the Board, May l, was $3S,2S2.
Rev. A. Damen. S. j.. and companions
have concluded a mission in St. Johns
church, Paterson, N. j., during. which
10000 persons received communion, and
about forty, young and old, Joined the
church.
The Central Pennsylvania Conference
has by resolution at its late session
asked the General Conference to make
the Presiding Eldership elective. Other
conferences are requested to take SINH
lar action.
Father Byrne and Hoban are engaged
In providing Dominican monastery and
church in Newark, N. j., and last Sum
day the enterprise took shape in the
opening of a rented house on Bank street
as the foundation.
Some wealthy IsraeIites in Rome are
discussing the feasibility of erecting q
Rabbinical Seminary in that city, and
the indications are that soon. in the vi
cnity of the Vatican, college for jew
ish ministers will be established.
Cardinal Ranseher, Archbishop of Vi
emma, has published pastoral against
the Old Catholics. He calls upon the
Upper House of the Reichsrath to reject
the bill passed by the Lower House
which gives the Old Catholics legal
status.
The monastery at West Hoboken will
be dedicated early in July. with impos-
ing ceremonies. Cardinal McCloskev
will preside. This buildidg occupies the
most elevated position south OF the Pali-
sades, aud commands view as far as
Sandy Hook.
The annual camp meeting ON the Cum
berland Valley Associations ground,
near Oakville, on the Cumberland Val
lev railroad. thirty five miles from Har-
Pa. J, will commence on Wednes.
day, August 4, and close on Friday, the
18th. There are indications that this
meeting will be larger than any held
An agent of the English Government
is engaged in collecting materials for
English history from the secret archives
of the Vatican. After the consent of
the Pope had been obtained to the
scheme, official obstacles were raised,
which were removed through the exer.
tions OF Cardinal Manning during his
late visit to Rome.
Rev. DR.. Cooper, formerly Of Chicago,
but for few years missionary in Mex
leo, having returned to his home, has ac-
eepted the pastorate of the Emanuel
Church, and with it has gone into the
Reformed Episcopal fold. The church
had previously seeded from the Prot
estant Episcopal Church, and held an
independent position with feeble sue
cess.
The annual conferences of the Method
ist Episcopal Church South, having yo-
ted ON a provision OF. their discipline
which was intended to exclude manu-
facturers and yenders, as well as drink
ers, OF spirituous liquors from church
fellowship, have just decided by ma
jority of 35S votes that the former are
good enough for the church, while the
latter are not.
The friends of the Sunday.school in
New England are to hold convention
on the Lake Winnipesaukee Camp
Grounds, at Weirs, N. H., beginning on
Monday, the 14th Of June, and closing on
the following Saturday morning. The
Rev. j. FL. Vincent, d. D., of New York,
will have charge of the convention, and
be assisted by the following persons,
who will give elaborate addresses: Rev.
w. FL. II. Murray, Rev. George q. Lori.
mer, d. D., and Rev. Bishop I. q. Wiley,
u. D., Of Boston; Rev. Bishop e. ). James,
d. D., of New York; Rev. B. K. Pierce, d.
D.. and Rev. j. W. Hamilton, of Boston;
Miss Sarah j. Smiley. of Brooklyn, N.
Y; Rev. W. +. Crafts and vile, OF New
Bedford, Mass, and others. DIR. Eben
Tourjee, Of Boston, 10 organizing large
chorus OF singers, made. up from the
choirs Of the churches In the State, on
the plan of the National Jubilee, to do
the singing.
Catholicism In Mexico is said by a
correspondent, writing from the Capital
Of that Republic. to be oEerthrown CON-
pietely, all connection between Church
and State severed, and the Protestant