The New York herald., 1876-01-02

TrosOVteTan cluTCn WI DO lY TOT OcClnancy carly
in February and wilitb tirciy free from debt
Madison avenue Reformed church IN this city, which
reoeny gave It's pastor, Dr Ganse 70 81 LOUIS, has
now invited the Res. A. YAndcrppe, OF that CITY,
their pulpit and with prospect OF hs accept
ance. DR. Ganse will be installed IN his new charge in
the West TO day.
People who build churches when they aro not needed
and with other folks money, are often put TO thei
wits end 20 ''raise the wind or the money TO keep
the enterprise OF the Shenn's hands In this EFFORT
they sometimes fail The latest and newest effort IN
this line Is one adopted by the ladies OF the Presby
terrain church Evanston H., who furnish religious
lunches 20 provide aoney 90 furnish their now house
worship The sosieiy was burned out last May, but
they have built neat ame house at cost OF SIS 900,
which they entered Tree OF debt last sabbath
Thore are many churches ON Brookyn Heights,
where in late trade has greatly encroached as
TO drive many wealthy families away and made il din
cult for those that remain 70 keep the same number
religious establishments as before that process Of
union and absorption seems 10 be going on all around
Tho Baptsts OF tho First and Pcrrepont street
churches united some time ago the First Prcsbyteran
church and the old church so long served by DR.
Spear have recently consolidated with Dr. Van Dyke
OF the former pastor OF the united body and now
is suggested 70 Consolidate the Presbyterian church Oh
Henry street With DR. IDglis Reformed church, and
the Second Presbyterian church Clinton street with
the Reformed church back OF the city Hall Any Of
these churches have for tho Others and there
moro oil the same sort around thorc. The South Con-
grcratona church and the Westminster ,Presbyterau
church might with equal pront and comfort be com
bIncd Nothing but hcnomnatiOnal pride keeps them
ms they now in a slckly dying condition.
The Presbyterian Hospital OF Phiiadelpha has treated
sduring tho year 454 patients within Tvs building and
1872 without The total expenditure 500 341. II
has endowment Of over S3OoOoo and offers bene-
nts 20 ALL
in orange, ~ j., on Christmas Day after long ILL
ness IN was born IN Bangor Me- IN 1901 For iorty
years he hedt the Office OF pastor OF church Bruns-
wick, No, which the chapel of r5owdoin College.
His health becoming somewhat cniccbcd, he removed
several years ago 10 Orange \. j., where tor three
months he hhcdihc pulpit Ot tho Brick church.
During thelast year and q ght months DR. Tanags
has received Into The membership OF his Brooklyn
Tabernacle el2 new members, number quite out Of all
revival
cxsIencc, without any special effort Tor over thirty
months
MErnoDrsr.
The missionary secretaries start from this city for
tho South TO morrow. Dr. NDashie will visit the
Louisiana and The three TcxasNConierenccs DIR. Reid
will visit the North Carolina south Carolina and Mis-
sissippi A
The Methodist Episcopal church at San Jose, Cal,
which recently added I50 sttings toihe main audeno
room, is stili pvercrowded with attendants second
church is greatly needed.
The Rev. s Il. Craven OF the Theological School Of
the Boston University, lc few days stncc for Mex
ico, whittier he goes 20 reinforce the Mexican mission
Rev George Hughes has become editor Of the Adco-
cate Of ChriSdn Holiness Philadeiphia in place Of
Rev. William Mcdonald who has retired from the
editorial office in order TO devote himself TO evange-
istic work.
A Methodist church in Newark has sent out cireu-
lar inviting concurrence IN motion TO reduce the
number OF the Presiding Elders districts from Ave TO
two, the former being the present number.
The church edinoe at Bondsvillc, Mass, will Be
dedicated January IL Rev. j NJ Buckley OF Stam-
ford will ofnciae. The new Methodist Episcopal
church at Cross Keys, Gloucester county, N j., will
be dedicated to-day by Bishop Scott
The Rev. H. 7. Turner OF Madison county Alabama,
while returning from the recent session OF the North
Alabama Conference, at Birmingham, was thrown from
a mule and killed almost instantly
The Rev. G. A. Hall, the efficient Secretary OF the
Young Mems Christian Association of Washington,
d. c. has resigned in order TO labor IN similar capacity
in Brooklyn n. y.
The Rev. B. L, Sayer, OF the Providence Conference,
whose sickness has been announced still very feebe
with no prospect Of resumng ministerial work Tor tho
present.
The Southern Methodist Church recently established
a mission in Key West Fla, for the benent OF the
Cuban four thousand OF whom are said to have sought
a home there The mission Promises TO achieve much.
Among those who have been brought TO Christ two
young of talent and education who desire To be
useful by entering the ministry
During the recent session Of the Methodist Episcopal
South Board Of Missions in Louisville, KY plans
Of the church The board seemed to think tho Catholic
church in fair way to do this, and immediate ac
on necessary for the success OF Professionalism in
that object
The church ut Thirty fifth and Spring Garden streets
West Philadelphia which professcd to be Methodist
Episcopal church. has Withdrawn from the denomina-
ton. There difficulty regard TO thcir
ocia recognition. Tho corporators won't into court
and had their charter amended as to make the enter.
A Methodist minister Of the Church South recently
visited the Hon. A. II. stephens at his home Craw-
fcrdsviIle Ga. He found HIM reading Sunday school
book and perfectly resigned, quietly awaiting his end
Though not Methodist Mr. stephens has gwen a lot
and several hundred dollars TO that church and they
have built neat house of worship near his residence
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Rev Father Qunn's Church OF the Sacred
Heart. PHILADELPHIA. Is said 10 be one OF the gems Of
the diocese in architectural deslgn.
Rev Father Cartan, of the Nativity church,
Chicago H. has lust closed a most successful mission
and is intending to build new church next
summer
There is Catholic priest in Kansas-Fathei
Pongeloncof the Usage Mission, who is distant rcla
tive Of Victor Emanuel He was once lawyer ID
Turin.
Europe with his health considerably improved
There two nnc Catholic churches in Augusta, Ga,
convent and school for young ladies', in charge
OF the Sisters OF Mercy and another for both sexes and
they are building one more for boys, and expect 10
build q second also for boys Al Macon,
Ga the Catholics have the finest college in the state
for boys and savannah they have in OF
ton beautiful calhodral-all duo to the energy and
zeal of Bishop Gross.
AZ the Catholic Cathedral Hong Kong China, re-
Gently the Rev W. J. Cullen ordained 10 tho
priesthood by the Bishop of Victoria, Most Rev DR..
Raimondi Tho local press, which notices the event,
informs MS that lrishman or Englishman had been
previously ordained in Hong Kong. Rev. Mr.. Cullen
rs a native OF tho county Kilkenny.
Tho anti-scctaran appropriationists OF Baltimoro
have enjoned the Mayor and City Council thereof from
paying out their usual donations to the coemosynary
institutions Of that city. The Catholic institutions,
schools hospitals, orphan asylums &c receive about
SIS 00O and all others little over S4S 900 The civil
courts have the matter under roylew.
The Pope has extended tho time for obtaining the
indugcnces OF tho Jubilee the Sunday after Easter,
1876, in the discretion Of the chief pastors OF the
Church. Bishop Loughln, OF Brooklyn has announcod
the fact to his diocese.
Yesterday holiday OF obligation in the Catholic
Church, and the early masses were wei aItchoed
The Rev Father -, pastor Of st. Augustinca
church. Brooklyn is confined to his room by sickness
The Rev Robert Mcclure OF ST Pauls church, Brook
lyn recovered from his sickness as TO be aba
10 ofliciatc.
Catholicism in Minnesota which in the boyhood Of
It's recently consecraed Bsnop Ireland consisted of
few missionaries mnistcring IN log cabins TO tho po-
neer settlers aud the Indians has grown TO magnih
cent hierarchy Of three bishops, mtred abbot and
an army secular and religious clergy, monastery,
Jesuit and Bcncdictinc College, score OF converts,
with their schools and charitable nsttutions magnia-
cent church eddccs dotted all the STATE with
parochia schools attached and Catholic population Of
10000
The receipts OF ST. Mary's Asylum Newark, for the
year Just coded, Sl3 9J3 and the expenditures
3l4.44S Two hundred aud forty children at pres
ent the institution A Is offered up .
month for the benelactors OF the asylum, living and
dead 1t IS conducted by the Sisters OF Charity. ST
Parck's congregation, Newark have contributed dur
ing the past year OLE for the support OF the children
in 81. Mary's Asylum and the Protcctory al Donvlo
Father Walsh OF Hoboken has been appointed