The New York herald., 1876-09-17
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
EPISCOPALIAN


EPIscoPALIAN.
call comes from Washington, d. c., for money to
build large church colored people in that CITY, At
least $40 900 needed and St. Mary's church (col.
ored in the capital, have gvcn will give s., 900 of
this sum The rector, Rev. Alexander Crummell says
the common schools Of Washington have raised up a
generation Of colored youth who have ougrown the
Crude and tumultuous religious systems OF former
day. Hence he thinks IL is nothing but an act OF
mercy for Protestant Episcopal Church TO step In
front now with her chase, SOBER yet warm and ee-
vat,ng SYSTEM to meet the needs and to satisfy the
stimulated cravings of these trained and anxious
minds.
Rev Spencer NJ. Roche, OF Brooklyn has gonc for a
tour in Europe and the Holy Land.
Rev H. W. Nelson, Jr., has resigned the rectorship
OF the Church OF the Good shepherd, Hartford, Conn
accept that OF Trinity church, Geneva, N. Y Rev.
+. /. Norton will exchange the Church Of Our Saviour
Longwood, Mass, for ST. Johns, Troy, n. Y, Novem
ber !.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Madison square church and mission stand at tho
head of the denominatona statistical table this year
for church membership They report 1884; Lafayette
avenue church, Brooklyn comos next with 1850,
though It has 1850 its rolls, 100 OF whom however,
can't DO traced The Tabernacle. Brooklyn has nearly
j, 500 members, aud ranks third IN the list
Bethany Presbyterian church, Philadelphia, added
$50 TO its membership last year.
The presbytercs constituting the synods Of Albany
Central New York Geneva and Western New York,
have appointed large and influential committee to
operate with the faculty and trustees OF Auburn Tho
illogical Seminary in founding lay college in Auburn
1t is designed to train layman preachers to
perform any kind of public paid official labor; but
lit them to become moro efficient workers in the
common walks of life in the session, the Sabbath
school, the benevolent association, &c.
UNivEgsALisr.
The Universalists OF this state gained last year !
church. 400 church members, 10 Sunday schools and
9s2 Sunday school members, ~ ministers ana $50 900
worth OF church property. There are now In this
State ~ UniversaIist churches. with asa memoers
OF less than 81 to eash church, 104 Sunday
schools with $50 members 12l meeting Eouses, Ill
MINISTERS and church property valued at 81 5i9 g7I
There Al churchess parishes Of the denomination
ana State missionary to be elm TO help found
churches Tor them and TO organize parishes whore
| there are none now.
The Universniist church in Albany, N Y, has been
for years a comatose state, scarcely knowing
whether breathcd NOT because of the pressure OF
heavy debt upon it, which has frightened away moro
than pastor The State Convention at Its late
SION in Uuca resolved pay the interest So 600 OF
the debt of this church, and to give The church the
aas ,s 20 Of oo preyded a." ,ne
OF tho church property reinquish $4,000 OF their
church itself $4,000 in the city OF
Albany before the next Convention meets. Liberal,
isn't 1t?
! METHODIST
The Rev. c. s Williams Is building the hnndsomest
! church ia the town OF Waterbury, Conn II is the
Akron Ohio) plan whereby the sunday school
be thrown into the audience room by the opening of
folding doors. h will contain all the modern appli.
aud Improvements for social as well ms religious
! culture. 1t will be finished next year. Mr.. Williams
has built mission chapcls also during his stay
that place. Not bad record Tor short pastorate OF
less than three and besides the spiritual fruit Of
his labors has been $50 souls converted last year.
l. Bishop James still very sick and unable
his engagements with the Western Conference. Bishop
| Haven will take his place.
church at Grcensborough ~ ", will 30 laid next
day.
Bishop Simpson has gone to Grecnsburgh to meet
! the Sou .heasi Indiana Conference the goth inst
Bishop Foster Will dedicate new church at Red Oaks,
Iowa, To-day, ana next Wednesday Will open the Upper
/ Iowa Conference at Magnoqueio
! DR.. Robert Crook has returned from his tour in
/ Europe greatly invigorntcd He was warmly received
! by his church (sixtv-6rst strcet week ago Rev.
Charles f. Harris, OF Allen street church. who also
| In Europe, has returned home.
| Bishop kavanaugh will offciatc at tho dedication OF
tho southern Methodist church, at Bellevilc, W. va
October l.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
The Catholic Rcr'ew saws the Bible Is not the central
point OF Christian worship according to the Catholic
idea lhat book, no doubt says The Rer,em, lis the
most venerable and authoritative volume Of the
ten traditions OF the Catholic Church, which vouches
Tor its inspiration and which explains IL but Catholics
have always their altars the God whose servants
wrote that most venerable and sacred book"
whilc Italy and France dismiss theirs Protestant
England has been modifying her army regulations SO
as TO increase the number OF Catholic chapains and TO
augment the salary Of those already existing Two
thirds l6 0O0) o.. the officers and men OF the United
States Army profess the Catholic religion. There
the United States Army list thrty-four military
chapains. only of whom-Rcv. I. McspIic Of Boiso
/ City, ldaho--is Roman Catnonc-
Rev. Fathers Creighton and Fagan OF Brooklyn,
have returned from Europe and arc as work IN their
respective fields.
The distinguished missionary, Rev. Arnold Damen,
s. j., will open mss on In the church OF tho Sacred
Heart, Brooklyn. next sunday.
Another religious order has been recently introduced
into the archdiocese of Philadelphia Two sisters of
the order OF Poor Carcs have been authorized 10 esta
Iish house In West Philadelphia The order oil Poor
Clarcs is clostcrcd ana contemplativc order under
the rule OF ~ Francis subject tho
perior General OF the Franciscans at Rome
The old Court House in Rappahannock, Va, In which
John Waller Robert Ware John Shackeiord and James
Greenwood were In IVA arraigned tor preaching tho
Gospel to the law OF the colony has been pur
chased and is TO be converted into Baptist house OF
worship
The Centennial movement 10 Texas has resulted In
the raising, thus far. OF $25 900 Tor Baylor univer-
sity.
Dr. c. G. Biting, recently OF the Second Baptist
church. Richmond, Va, entered upon his pastoral
work at Franklin square Baptist church, Baltimore,
last sabbath under hopeful ana cheering circum-
stances
The Baptists OF Baltimore have paid of the debt on
the colorcd church in LcsGcnhail street ana that
society have property worth $4,000 iree OF
debt
The Rev T. W wilkinson has accepted the pastcrats
Of the Baptist church a. Berln ~ ~ an interest or