The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-09

now however, and expects to be at work again very
soon.
Or. A. NJ osbon, the oldest effective minister In the
New York Annual Conference will preach the centen-
NAL before that body at its next session. In
this city. Bishop Foster invited to perform this
service but declined because OF other engagements
Drs DashieI and Reid the missionary secretaries.
LEFT this city last week TO attend the Southern and
Southwestern Conferences and to plead the OF
missions before them.
Mr. o. H. p. Archer. Of this city, has erected memo
rial church to his father in Allendale N J. The build
ing said to be Of the most imposing in the State
2sx5O feet with spre 27 feet high Its cost is $4,000
II will be ready for dedication this month.
Tho Rev. J. r. Wood, of tho Rev DR.. Aaron
Wood leaves Baltimore January is for South America
neat chapel in West NOrristown, built by the
Oak church, dedicated last Sunday by Bishop
Simpson.
The following are the Methodist numerical returns
for 1875 Episcopal Mehodists in the United States
3025 42T non-Episcopal l47 S02; Aethodsts in other
The total number Of tinerant preachers is 59l and
of local preachers 81 474 increase during the year
OF 8, S25 nerant ministers, and decrease OF l,651
local preachers
Mr. Peter Herdic, millionaire OF Williamsport,
Penn, made the Protestant Episcopal church OF that
place a Christmas present OF new edihce fully fur
nished with organ and other requisites the value OF
which is said TO be over $500, 600.
Tho Rev. II. n Powers, d. D., late rector OF st.
Johns church. leaves Chicago having accepted call
from the Episcopal church in Bridgeport Conn Dr.
Powers is an able preacher and most accomplished
scholar.
The Bishop of California has organized three new
mission parishes in his diocese in San Gabriel Central
Santa Barbara City and San Francisco.
The Rev 4. O. Flagg has resigned the rectorship OF
the Church OF the Resurrection New York city, and is
residing in North New York.
The Rev g. Zabrskc Gray, rector Of Trinity church,
Bergen Point n j., has accepted the position OF Dean
OF the Episcopal Theological Seminary at Cambridge
Mass.
The Rev William Chauncy Langdon, D. D., has been
elected rector Of Christ church, Cam ridge, Mass and
The Rev william P Tucker, late principal OF St Au-
gustine's College, Benica Cal has accepted The rec
torship OF Trinity church, Claremont N. H.
DR.. Matson Mer-Smith Of ST. Johns Episcopal
church. Hartford. has been elected to chair in the
Philadelphia Divinity School
PRESBYTERIAN
After six months travel and sight seeing in Europe
Dr. Field OF this city has gone into Asia intending TO
spend few months more there, and then he will make
brief visit to interesting parts OF Africa His letsers
from Europe to the Evangelist have been OF great in
terest extracts from OF them have been pub
lished the HERALD Tho Doctor a clear and force
full writer and doubt his future letters will be as in
teresting as the past
charge in Utica The Rev G. L. Hamilton of Roches
tes New York. has gone to charge in Niagara Presby
terry
The Rev. William B Waller, of Norrstown, has
ceived and accepted unanimous call to the Green
Ridge avenue Presbyte church in Scranton, Pa,
entering upon his duties last Sabbath
In Union theological Seminary, in this city, are six
Of foreign missionaries, all born on foreign soil
and retaining in their vernacuar the languages OF the
several countries from which they came and TO which
they intend TO return. This knowledge of Arabic,
Turkish Hindostanee and Tamul will give immense
advantage TO these young in taking the work at
the hands Of their honored fathers hopeful sign for
missions There eight others in the seminary who,
in addition to their knowledge of English, speak Ger
man, Spanish, Welsh and Greek in their vernacular
Rev, William Durant, pastor OF the Sixth Presbyte-
rian church, Albany has, at the request OF large
number of gentlemen published discourse reviewing
a Romsh priests views OF what the public schools
should be He shows, with decided vigor OF reasoning
and copous illustration that the education given by
the priests is bad education and for political pur
poses worse than none at all 1t units the children to
be citizens OF the United States
Rev. A. Templeton, OF Murfreesboro, Tenn, has been
called to the pastorate of the Cumberland Presby terrain
church, Of Pittsburg Pa, IN place Of Dr. SQuier, re-
signed.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Last Thursday the feast of The Epiphany and as
such religiously observed in all the Catholic
churches In this city and Brooklyn and in many Prot
estant Episcopal churches.
Five Dominican Fathers open mission OF two weeks
in St Peters church, South Brooklyn. Rev. Father
Fransioli pastor, to-day.
In St Cecilias church, Brooklyn temperance
cety has been organized, with 200 members, one OF
the fruits of the Passonst mission which closed there
last Sunday.
on Tuesday, January a. Fathers Taane and McElroy
OF Brooklyn, left Tor Cuba Neither Of these reverend
gentlemen is in very good health Father Taade will
Father McMeels place at St stephens church. Brook
lyn has been oiled by Rev. Father Bren who for up
ward OF five years discharged the duties of assistant
Gallagher takes Father 0'Brien's place
The Rev Father Penney, of ST James church, New
York has been promoted to the charge OF the parish OF
Permont New York, as the successor Of the late
Father Quinn.
The Rev Father Brophy, having purchased the Bap-
tst church West Fifty-nrst street, is about to
establish new parish in that vicinity
One of the hnest religious edices in the State OF
Vermont is the Catholic church at Rutland erected by
Rev. Father Boylan at a cost of $120000
Vicar General Lynch Is erecting a convent for the
Sisters OF Mercy in Burlington, VI
Tha Raw Eaflav nf riv Mass has
three churches TO attend OF which is ten miles and
the other nine miles distant from Beverly He cee-
brates mass in two OF the churches every Sunday.
Rev. p Cunningham, pastor OF Middehury VT, has
built handsome church in Vergennes, Vt, for about
$45, 600
Rev p De Frame OF Louisville, has been sent to
Bardstown, KY
Rev P. A. Tuohey has been appointed chaplain of
the Penitentiary at Kingston, Canada
Rev. John Reed has been appointed pastor of ST.
Johns church, Louisville KY
Rev T. O'Carroll has built church at Fairhaven,
VI, at a cost of $4,000
Rev. Michael Cavanaugh c. NJ, the popular treasu-
rer Of the Niagara Seminary, has been an invalid at
the Sisters Hospital the past two weeks
A building is to be erected Tor the Catholic Orphan
Asylum the Boland Farm. Peekskil, ~ Y,
where various trades will be taught
The Dominican Fathers will begin a mission in St
Peters church. Brooklyn, to-day.
Rev Louis orengo, o. S d., for many years so well
known in the Dominican missions OF Ohio, Kentucky
and Tennessee, but who has for some time past been
Castel Yittora Italy has been transferred
from the latter place TO the House OF San Domenco di
Taggia, Ligrria, Italy.
Rev. Fathers Fenger and Kreutzer and Brother En-
colbert OF the Congregation OF the Holy Ghost and the
Sacred Heart OF Mary recently left Havre France, for
the American missions.
The collections the Cathedral, Newark, December
rs and %, amounted to So 800 or this sum $500
given 10 the poor and the remainder 10 ST. Mary's
Asylum
There 900 converts and monasteries, Inhabited
by 81 900 monks and nuns, IN Belgium. The income
OF the religious orders in that kingdom is 500 600 600
Rev Charles J. Gallagher late professor in Mount
St Mary's College, Emmittsburg, Md, has been ap-
pointed assistant pastor OF the Church of the Assump
ton, Brooklyn.
BAPTIST
The First Baptist church Graniteville has extended
q call to the Rev. Mr. Garrone OF Perth Amboy, NJ j..
to become their pastor, and he has accepted.
Rev. Mr. Kelsey, Of the Sixth avenue Baptist church.
Brooklyn, opens the year with the baptism OF Eve
verts and the addition of fifteen members TO the
church, very fair months work proposal has
been made to have tho Sunday school back in
body, which went out from this church under Mr.
Cleaver