The New York herald., 1876-02-27


fthor living and reduced almost TO a Of beggary
Tho Society OF 81. John the Baptist Woonsocket r.
L. has voted $500 for the rebuilding Of the French
church that was wrecked by the storm few weeks
ago.
A new Catholic church is to bo built at Green Isle,
Rev, p. A. McKenoa, OF Marlboro. Mass, has been
appointed TO take charge OF Hudson. Mass.
Twenty-Five Sisters of Charity banish0d from Ger
many have settled at Washington Iowa.
fbe Rev. Father Vogtman Of the Church OF the Holy
Cross, Baltimore is expecting an assistant from Ger
many who IS on his way ihther.
The new Church OF the Sacred Heart, at Darrytown,
was formally opened for divine service Sunday the
6tn inst, by the Rev>Jamcs Ftzsimmons, the pastor
10 whose untiring zeal and energy its erection aud
completion chiefly due
Tho iov. James A. Rooney, Dominican missionary,
attached 10 the Church Of 81 Louis Bertrand, LOUIS
vile Ky has sailed for Europe TO be absent year for
his hooths sake The Rev. f. Dufard for eight years
missionary priest In Texas, has obtained an eight
mouths leave ofabscncc TO visit his aged parents still
ItSln2 near Lyons, in France. He lon this por.
The now Paulis church. now iu process o. erection,
VIII Nhen completed, be but LITTLE smaller and less
slaoolate than tue cathedral on Firth avenue II VIII
nave 'front.' running from Iiftynlnth Sixticth street
anu Nhth avenue II Will require three years TO finish
H. ana work VIII be pushed forward as rapidly and
Judiciously as possible The Paust community hero
now numbers neen priests and thirteen ecclesiastical
Rev John Craven has boen transferred from Clayton
JEFFERSON county, \. T., TO Constabevile, Lewis
The mission opened by Father Damen at the Church
OF the TRANSPORTATION, Brooklyn last sunday has had a
very successful week The Jesuit FATHERS fydm BuaIo
10 open mission In st. Benedicts church 10 day
Rev. II. J. thinner, pastor
Archbishop Williams OF Boston has received
81 OPS so for Mr. Donahoe of the Pu0t
Rev. John Barry, pastor OF Rossville Staten Island
who has just recovered from Illness sailed on
Friday for Bermuda, whore he will remain two months
Before leaving he presented with purse contain
ing $1,000 the gilt OF his frlcnds in this city and
Staten Island He was escorted to tho steamer bJ
large delegation OF clergymen and laymcn.
Rev, Father Roando, OF Hackensack, n. j., having
obtained leave OF absence from Bishop Corrgln, sailed
the forty hours exposition of the Blessed
snc'a%snt spc w commence Fa,h tno Uoorcn
morning, aud continue until Tuesday evening, when
there Will be the grand procession in which the mill
tary company attached to the church will tako part
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Wtherspoon Memorial Committee have received
from the First Presbyterian church, New York Or
Paxton'sl, 81, 625 including 81 600 irom Mr. James
Lenox Ten thousand dollars more will set the statue
upon the pedestal
worSmcn arc now taking down the ch urch odiGco
on the corner of Nineteenth street and Fifth avonuo
once the house of worshp for DR. John Halls people
1t Is TO be removed and rebuilt Fifty street.
for the Central church. Of which Rev. j. ID. Wilson IL
pastor Each stone is numbered, from turret to base,
and in its order is 10 be laid again by the side OF it's
fellow, the same, yet new building for the worship OF
The First Presbyterian church of Cranberry, N j.,
during the present month has received 1itytvc
vcrts, tho fruit OF revival st in progress there
the pastorats OF the Third Presbyterian church. Eliza
beth. n j., and will assume the charge to-day This
church was organized In 1851, has had only pas
tors and has membership numbering $50 souls.
The Rev Ed. B. Bruen has accepted the pastorate OF
the South Street presbyterian church. Philadelphia.
Rcv. d. r. Fostor bas resignod at Pennington, N T.,
Fostor, OF Andover, N. Y. has resigned
The Presbytery Of Champain has given a negative to
the Assembly, overture on representation.
An English Presbyterian has given S125 900 for de-
noninatonal church extension in England by way Of
marking his satisfaction the concentration OF Pres
byterian union which is to take place next May.
DIR. Ii. c. Wcstwood, who has been pastor OF the
Presbyterian church, Lancaster Pa, has accepted al
urgent call TO the Chambers Presbyterian church. Phia-
deiphia
METHODIST
East Fifty fifth street, beyond Second avenue, ID 70
have a church for German Iethodists Lots have boon
purchased for SIS, 000 and the whole enterprise Will
cost S6000o, which sum the pastor Rev. Christian
Blnn, proposes TO furnish himself and present tho
new church and site as free gilt to the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
After forty years ministry in the Methodist Episcopal
Church. the Rev. Dr. Goodwin, OF Dryden, \. Y, went
to reward last Thursday He OF the Regents
OF the state Board OF Instruction at the time OF his
decease, and bad becn for several years before.
For several weeks past powerful work Of grace has
been ia progress in tue Methodist Episcopal churchet
200 persons snS hays eaay
into membership and the past week closed with from
forty to sixty seekers at the altar.
Rev. w. H. Milburn, 'the Blind Man Eloquent, Is to
sail for Europe on ecturng tour about the middle oi
March.
The Methodist publishing houses at Now York and
Cincinnati and their repositories sold year OF booka
and periodicals. $l,577, l26 "a worth
Rev D. Copeland, Ph; D., President Of Wyoming
Conference Seminary and Rev. Philip Krohn, pastor Of
the Methodist Episcopal church, Kingston, Pa spent
two or three days In this city during the past week
ST. James Methodist Episcopal church. Harlem, last
Sunday raised 81 25O the Missionary Society s72s
of this sum wcro contributed by the Sunday school
Washington street Methodist Episcopal church, Brook
lyn, took up $3.50 for the same society last Sunday
Dr. Chapman has taken thirty converts into st
Paus Methodist Episcopal church in tins CITY, and ro-
vival services continued Seven O'Clock prayer
meetings held every morning last week
In Bedford street Methodist Episcopal church IL this
city the beginning ofhe year more than sixty
have been brought into tho church; scvonty-.wo
have united with Carroll Park Methodist Episcopal
church. Brooklyn, 207 with the church at honncelo,
n. " and twenty-two at Dix Hills, l. l.
MISCELLANEOUS
The attendance upon the several places OF worship
Sabbath last largely increased, instead of be-
ing diminished, many feared would DO the effect OF
tho revival meetings
Rev. DR. Bchreuds late OF tho Baptist church. Clevc-
land has accepted call to the pasorate OF Uron Con-
gregatonal church, Providence, H. l.
Olcial steps have been taken to foreciose the mort
sage on tho Church OF the Disciples New York, aud II
Is be sold under the hammer II tho property brings
500 600 under the parish will buy IL n III II runs
over this the bidder will the properly. Ia
the latter the society will for itself probz
bly, the vicinity OF Union square, a church edaes
better suited 10 iis necessities.