The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-15

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ourishing church and society there and the Baptists
have scattered 70 other denominations
EPIscoPALIAM
The Episcopaians of this city are bestirrinV them
selves In the matter Of open air preaching Last Sunday
the Rev J. w. Benham and number Of students from
the House Evangelsts held outdoor services the
intersection of Second and Houston streets in avenue D.
at the OF Sheriff and Stanton streets OF
Wiett and Stanton corner Of Ridge and Stanton Ridge
street between Stanton and Houston at the junction Of
Houston and Suffolk streets and at the corner Of Hous-
ton street and second avenue Each meeting largely
attended and several addresses were deveredb the lay
The publication of Church and State is discontinued
This adds another 70 the number OF newspapers which
has ceased TO be during the past twelve months
The Rev. Stephen A. MeNulty OF St Marks Mission.
rompkns square, New York, has retuHned from Europe
The Rev. +. N. Maury resigned his charge at Middle
ourg, Loudon county Va, on Saturday, TN INST, and
declined even TO oiaoate Sunday His resignation -
not merely severance Of hrs pastoral relations with the
Mddeourg parish, but is complete and final with
drawa nom the Episcopal Church
Rev Theodore Babcock, D. d., of Hudson, NJ Y, has
resigned his charge at that place take the super
tendence ofSt Johns school at MaRius n Y
The corner stone Of Episcopal church was laid in
Bergenwood avenue Jersey City, on Wednesday, by
Rev Mr.. Parsons, Of Hoboken.
Rev, George Zabrisie Gray rector OF Trinity parish
Bergen Point j., has declined the chair Of theology
In the Philadelphia Divinity School
The troubles that have long existed between Rev Mr.
Battin, Of the Claremont Episcopal church in Jersey
City and his congregation came 70 close last Sunday
when the pastor resigned His pastoral charge extended
eleven years at annual salary Of $3.50 He goes
now to take charge Of church and seminary at Ane-
ghany, Pa Mr. Battin poor but honest, ear
nest outspoken preacher who frequently told ye
disagroeabe truths 10 his people
II is reported that DR. Do Koven the thrice defeaed
candidate for the Illinois epscopate, recommends FORA
election TO that vacant Office the Rev Orlando Wher-
spoon d. D. formerly rector OF Christ church. Buffalo,
bat present resident Of Cincinnati Ohio He was,
and probably still is member Of the Confraternity on
the Blessed Sacrament but is quiet, unobtrusvo and
genial gentleman, and successful rector His name
will come before tho Illinois Diocesan Convention next
month
Bishop Simpson, OF Philadelphia, and DIT. Curry or
this city, travelling in Europe expected TO eave
Liverpool on their return voyage August II
Bishop Foster Is to dedicate new Methodist Epsco-
pal church at Bethany, Ohio, today
The venerable Rev Henry Boehm Is now in excenens
health again. His eyesight has also returned he LIZ
spending the summer with friends on Staten Island
Tho venerable Dr. Lovick Pierce, now nearly half way
In his centennial decade, Is again at work he preacne
one of his able sermons few days ago at the Rome DIS
trict Meeting Georgia
Rev. C w Bonner, OF the Southern Illinois Confer
ence has become almost totally blind He is at present
at 0tterville He viii visit Cincinnati in tho fall for
medical treatment
Rev. Dr. c. E. FELTON, has resigned the pastoral charge
OF Grace church, Chicago and, with his invalid wife,
sailed yesterday for Europe
Rev J. W. Lee thrown from buggy at Morgan
ton Ca, a few days had and his right broken
just above the wrist He was spending couple OF
weeks IN the mountains in rest
The Methodist congregation OF Harrison, j. having
gone beyond their means IN building $40 600 church.,
became embarrassed that but for the beraity of the
other congregations in Newark who have offered TO pay
two-thirds of the liabilities, tho church would come
under the hammer Only $500 of tho debt is TO boz
raised by the congregation.
Tho new church erected for the Methodsts at Cross
", N =,
Rev. John Foote, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
onuTen @s DHaOh"ooo1oWn, ~. d. uieu suuueny tASo
Saturday afternoon, at his residence In the ffyeghth
year OF his age
Ths degree of D. d has been conferred on tho Rev.
J. NJ Freeman, late pastor Of the Heddng church, in
! Jersey City.
The Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada by it's
latest reports has 247 minister's 230l2 church mem
bers aS2 Sunday schools with so teachers and 654
scholars ns and Church PToperty valued at $ssS 500
| Tuesday a.
monument OF the fraternity that exists between North
! ern and Southern Methodists by whose gifts it Isl
reared, as well as memorial of Wesleys abors in that
| region.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Rev William C Poole late assistant at St. Annx
church. this city has been transferred to the PASTORAL
charge Of the Church Of St Rose Of Lima, West
Right Rev William Mccloskey, D. D., Bishop OF
Louisville KY has returned from his visit to Europe
much improved in health He has already reached his
homo IN the West and has entered upon the discharges
| Of his duties.
Car1nelite convent Is soon TO be established at
Paterson n. j., by community OF fathers recently
| exiled from Germany. They have purchased largo
plot containing eighteen city lots at West Paterson,
for the purpose of erecting monastery church and
| schools
The German Catholics OF St Demands parish, South
| Brooklyn. with the consent Of Right Rev Bishop
Loughn have recently purchased for $12 900 the build
ling and lots occupied by the Baptist Tabernacle congre
ton Rev. DR.. RaInbaut corner of Hicks and Rapelye9
streets The BaptLss viii go out the second Sunday
Of september and the Catholics will dedicate it tha
1t has been decided TO erect new diocese in this
State TO be known the diocese OF Syracuse Very
Rev William Gleason, Vicar General Of the diocese of
Buffalo, has been named for the bishopric Of the
Rev. DR.. Brann Of Washington Heights who delivered
tho address 70 the Papa ablegates behalf Of the
graduates of the American College in Rome, has been
invited by the Jesuit Fathers to deliver the sermon ON
the Immaculate Conception at St. Peters church.,
Jersey City, this forenoon, at hafpast ten o'clock.
Bishop McNierney, OF Albany, dedicated churches at
North Creek and Weavortown during the past month Ha
also laid the stone Of church al warrensburg
The erection Of church. under the patronage OF
Yaf of afr1u1I hon-
fremont street. Boston. The edihce viii not be COM
pleted for two years and viii DO of the largest
Row r D. Ward has been transferred from St John's
church, Syracuse, 10 St Mary's, Troy
Nine ladies' of the Sisters or Mercy will leave Pitts
burg next month for the diocese Of Scranton.
The Sisters of the House of the Good Shepherd will in
Hopkins avenue, Brooklyn This institution is one OF
the largest of the kind in tho world.
Archbishop MacHale, Of Tuam, Ireland recently re-
marked to party Of gentlemen including four Ameri-
who called 10 him. that no has for years har-
bored the wish 10 be able TO visit the United States
which he styled "your noble country where people
find that warm and prosperous homo which is denied
them here"
The Rev William G. Poole OF St Ann,s church. New
York, has been transferred to Staten Island
Tho Dominican Fathers Byron, Daily and Hoban fin
shed most successful mission at St Mary's church,
Newport 10 l., on Sunday last There were about 1900
communicates
mscEnASEous
Mr.. r Pearsau Smith, the evangelist who has created
such stir in Germany has arrived at his home in Pha
dephs in feeble health but he writes so badly
broken down as he was in 1871.
Centennial anniversaries being now in order the Sec
ond Congregational church Of Berlin, Conn, win
the Tooth year of its existence on the 25th
inst There viii be sermon by Rev W. W. Wood
worth, OF Grinnel Iowa, with collation. in tho town
hail. 10 be followed with addresses by Rev. DR. McDon-
aid, Of Princeton, N J. Professor North of Hamilton
College; Rev. Dr. Love, Of East Saginaw, Mich, and
others
Rev. Edward ". Bacon has completed his four months
engagement at Orange, N j., and, declining to settle
there accepts a call TO Springfield, Ill.
Rev. George Putnam has resigned his pastorate oftho
First church in Milbury, Mass, and Will so Europe
in the fall for the benefit Of his health.
Rev W. 7. Sproe, D. D., late OF Newburg, N. Y, has
been called to tho Woodward avenue Congregational
church, in Detroit
MINISTER'S GOLDEN WEDDING.
It Is not often that Minister'S and especially Method
list ministers in the active Of the itnerancy live