The Morning herald., 1875-10-23
Reltgious Notes.

During the existence OF the Rehobot
Beach Association, over 100000 hav
been expended upon its grounds.
!. Bishop Vail, of Kansas, has depose
! from the ministay Rev. T. L. Smith, VIII
= went over to the Reformed Episcopa
!. Church about a year ago.
t The Inauguration of Rev. Cyrus D
Foss, D. D., as President of Wesleyan
: University, will take place at Niddletown
t Conn, on Tuesday next, at 230 p. m, ii
e the Mutual Chapel.
1t is announced that His Holiness tn,
Pope will send to the Centennial Exhibi
tion two magnificent works of art. They
are Mosaics rep. esenling = Madonna By
Raphael, and St. Agnes by Gentili.
Owing to continued ill health, DR.. AL
exander Reed will be obliged to RI main
in Europe for some time and he will
therefore resign the pastoral charge of the
South Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn
NY.
Bishop Cummins said lately that one Of
the most prominent and successful clergy.
men Of the protestant Episcopal Church in
California, had expressed willingness to
inaugurate the Reformed Episcopal
Church in San Francisco.
The Macedonian Baptist Mission, origi-
by Mr.. Taylor, and located at Twelfth and
Mexican streets, Philadelphia, has great
promise Of good. A plain building has
been erected, and Sunday School, num-
bering 2l0 pupils has been gathered.
!. The Friends Tract societyshas donated
$4,000 English and $4,000 German tracts,
four pages, Repentance towards God and
Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ for gratu-
itous distribution over the city by. the
Philadelphia Tract and Mission Society.
Very Rev. Ignatius Borgazzi, Vicar
General of the Very Reverend Apostolic
Of Hong Kong, is in Philadelphia, guest
OF the Redemptionist Fathers, at Fifth and
Girard Avenue. Father Borgazzi is en-.
gagged in collecting funds for the repair of
church property in Hong Kong recently
destroyed by destructive typhoon.
The Rev. Gavin Langmuir has recently
entered upon the pas,orate Of the Ameri-
can Chapel in Rome. He had very sue
cessful ministry in ono of the leading
Presbyterian churches of New Jersey,
until failing health compelled him to re-
sign, and his many friends will be pleased
to learn that he is permitted to resume his
labors in Rome.
The Grove Presbyterian Church Of Dan.
vile, Pa, WILDE dedicated on Sunday, 24th
inst, at halt-past 10 o'clock, A. M. The
Rev. W. P. Breed, D. D., Of Philadelphia,
will preach the sermon. At 8 o'clock. P.
NJ, DR.. Breed will deliver discourse on
"Presbyterianism and the Revolution"
This is one of the handsomest churche. in
Central Pennsylvania.
The corner stone Of the Reformed Epis.
copal Church Of the Redeemer, Rev. VIM
Postlethvaite, late of Chicago, rector, was
laid in Baltimore, Thursday afternoon,
with appropriate ceremonies. Bishop Cum
minis oHciated. The church will be built
Of marble, and the first Of the Reformed
Episcopal denomination erected in that
city. 1t will cost $4,000.
The Rev. Alexanders S. Healy, for long
time pastor Of St. James Catholic Church,
in Boston, died in that city yesterday after
lingering illness. He was born in 1886
at Macon, Ca, the youngest Of four broth.
erS, three Of whom have attained to emf.
nence in the ranks of the Catholic Church.
VI the three, one became bishop Of Port
land and one president of the college at
Georgetown, d. c. His loss will be
deeply felt.
Tho location in Fairmount Park asked
for, and granted for the proposed Wither.
spoon Monument, is the most beautiful and
conspicuous that could be chosen. The
statue may be seen from Georpe'a Hill
Belmont Mansion, Rockland, the south
side OF nearly every Centennial Exhibition
building, and from the boats on the river.
1t is on Landsdowne drive, east Of Memo
rial Hall, where the drive curves around q
large lawn. The laying Of the foundation
will soon be commenced.
On Wednesday evening, at Boston High.
lands Wendell Phillips delivered his new
lecture "The RalaN;on AZ ~, n..~.