The New York herald., 1876-07-16
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.


York has only fifty five.
Tie Rev. 5. B. Smith, for twenty eight years a rest
dent missionary in Bangkok, Siam, and carrying
extensive printing establishment also, by which he
has supported his family, and, IN part, his mission
also, with his wife recuperatng in this country
The English Baplists have in operation a scheme to
provide anIuites tor ministers who renqush office
the age OF sixyGve By paying an annual sum rang
ing from 81 to f3 3s the minister becomes entitled to
annuity OF els or s75. In similar way he secures
GlO or $50 annually for his widow and family But
these Inadequate, aud it Is proposed to
raise fund of $50 Ooo $3.50 OOO be invested as
guarantee Tor the payment of Gas and ESQ respectively
1925 and Sl5o-n the stated 1t assumed
that the income the fund will be augmented by annual
collections and subscriptions. The proposal meets
with favorable responses.
Mr.. George A. Smith, graduate Of Hamilton Theo
logical Seminary has accepted call to the First Bap
tist church, Saratoga Springs
Rev John Mostyn has resigned his charge at Phila-
deIpnia and gone to Troy, n. Y
Mr. A. ". Cady, OF Hamilton Seminary has received
a call to Clayton. N Y.
Rev. A. j. Adams has exchanged his pulpit in Star
rucca, Pa. for one in Roscndae. n. Y.
PRESBYTERIAN.
There are no fewer than 229 Protestant churches In
Glasgow apart from mission halls or these 1S9 are.
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into territorial districts there would be 2 400 people,
or 500 families to each church
Ebcnezer church, Charleston, has been organized
with twenty members, two ruling elders and two dea-
cons.
The Rev Dr. Cuyler says that the pulpit ia more in
Aucntial in this country than in any other.
Rev. G. $. Koudebush has resigned the charge Of the
church at Crystal Springs, Mss
There Will be uhion OF the Presby OF Western
Pennsylvania at Shifts Grove, Wa gon, August 81
While IN Calcutta, the Rev DR.. 'enry NJ. Field,
editor OF the Evangelist, addressed Bengal stu
dents at the Bhawampore College. The audience was
composed Of Bengali gentlemen exclusively, who
listened with great attention The incident is an IN
tcrcsting marking the progress ana degree of
freedom OF Christianity in that lar of and important
field.
OF the Prcsbyterans OF Canada in uniting their forces
under banner followed by the Presby teran bodies
IN the mother country, and there is Tor in
dulsng tue hope that N few years all the Presby
terrain churches In the world VIII be church,
separated from each other only by the material OBJ
staces which nature has placed between thcm and not
divided as they now, by doctrnal standards and
questions OF church government
METHODIST
The Wesleyan Church in Great Britain is about 10
admit laympn into their conferences delegates. in
cqu.l number with ministers. but not exactly with
parity Of rights aud privileges for ministers to bo
tired disciplined by the clergy alone. The qualifca-
tons to cn'nle lay to n conference that
continuous standing at the time OF their nomination.
and hold the ONCE OF chapel trustee, leader circuk
The Metho lists have IN Italy twenty one preachers
twelve oil whom are native Italians
The camp meeting at Newied, n. j., will begin July
26 and continue ten days.
During the week the Methodsts dedicated a mouu-
men 10 Rev. Jesse Lee the pioneer preacher of Metho
dlsm in New England On July H. 1890, he stood
under the old elm tree Boston Common and
preached his first sermon He held there until
Mcthodism had taken root, SO that It could not be-
gansaid Last Tuesday the eighty sixth anniver-
sary Of this event
ROWAN CATHOLIC.
Sloy..
the Pope his religion have TO the political
test gong forward between Hayes and Iidcn and
their respective parties. And yet 1t says thcro
men who will insist on making the Pope a democrat
and an advocate OF Tiden's election.
Four Roman Catholic parish churches in Switzer-
land have lately been transferred by the
to priests who have become Old Catholics and who are,
alleged, OF bad character These transfers
made, too, In the face OF protests from 1000
Catholics in each parish TO whom the church property
belonged whiIe hall dozeu Old Catholics constituted
the membership OF tho new parishes
The Eighth Annual Convention OF the Irish Catholic
Benevolent Union OF the United States will at
Cleveland, Ohio. on Wednesday, September 2G
Tho Sacred Congregation OF Rites has publishe do
relative to the bcatidcation and canonizauon OF
the venerable Elizabeth Canoa Mora tertiary OF tho
Order OF Trintarans Tor the redemption OF captive
Christians IRON the hands OF the inades THIS holy
woman lived Rome IN the beginning OF tho present
century anu sanctihcd herself IN the married STATE
The decree states that this venerable of God
IN accordance with the decisions OF Pope Urban ILL.,
has not been, up to the present. the object OF public
worship, and tnat consequently, the OF be-
atilcation can be followed OUT
The Bishop OF Brooklyn administered the sacrament
of confirmation TO ioryour Candidates at ST. LOUIS
church, Brooklyn. on last sunday, 9Th July.
The resignation of bishop Bourgct, OF Montreal
been accepted by the Pope.
DIR. Ciaughton. OF Rochester, takes the bishop
ric Of ST. Adams soon as II shall be formally consti-
tuted.
Rev Brother Arnold director OF the La sallc Ipsti-
tuc, has been appointed Brother Superior OF loo
gregatIou OF La Sale (Cnristan Brohcrs) which has
IT'S chici bureau at Paris aud has recently separated
ontario from the OF Brush America and author
lied the formation Ui novitate Tor the training OF
the Curlsian Brothers The novitiac will be opened
ia Toronto forthwith, and large number OF brothers
will be turned out of the institution every year. IL ID
expected that IN few years NIL the separate schoos
the province Will be under the management, ol tho
Christian Brothers
The Very Rev James o'Connor, OF tho Diocese of
Philadelphia. has been named by the Holy See Bishop
in pdrfi6us and Vicar Apostolic OF Nebraska The
has two years been vacant, Right Rev. Dr. Ireland
having refused IL
Father James Quan, OF webster, Mass, sailed for
Rev Father Hcnnessy, OF the Cathedral, Dubuque,
Iowa has been appointed pastor OF the West Dubuque
and ~ Phiomcns's parishes
The Catholics OF this city have surcrcd a loss
in the sudden death last Sundey evening, oi the Row.
James A. Boyce, pastor OF 81 Thcresa's church. Hc
had been IN the priesthood twenty-five years. He
celebrated mass on Sunday morning, and IN the oven
Ing died from overwork- He was iaborious priest
aud was about iorty six years OF age.
The Rev. Michael Hart, Of 81. Parick's church, New
Raven, Conn, died also during the week
The late Dr. Bronson Is TO have monument erected
to his memory IN Boston by Catholics OF that and
other cities OF tho Union.
inc kcv. James a. MARSHALL o. T., pastor OF ST.
BcrDards church, Rarnan, " j., bought about eight
acres Of ground 'or n plrochiai cemetery at that
place Four acres were fenced in. aud blessed by au.
thorzaton of the Bishop by the Very Rev. Father
Lilly, superior OF the pominicans OF New York. on
sunday, the 18th ult The Very Rev Father preached
in The forenoon in St, Bernards church on the last
resting pincc OF man. Al the ceremonies of the
blessing there were, besides the ncghDorng clergy
about 600 peopc--Caihocs ana Procstants--present
The cemetery H. most convenient Tor the congregation
and nicely situated on tho Somcrvilic Pike road.
The Rev. NcwlaEd Maynard rector Of ~ Pau.s