The New York herald., 1876-11-26

United States since 1890 The Sisters of Mercy owe
their 10 the pIe,y aud zeal of Miss caiha
rine McAuey, OF Dublin, IN 1877.
The Little Sisters Of The Poor founded in France
IN ls4o by Rev. A. lie faleur, ana to the United
The School Sisters OF Noire Dame were also founded
IN France. They date from 1901. aud their founder
was Mother A. Lecerc They have many houses IN the
United States, and have been this country for thirty
years .
1851 by the venerable Joha Eudes
The Catholic Rerieio has hope for tho Republic be-
cause OF The success which the missionaries OF It's
church meeting with. .From Denver, Col, 10 the
Star Of tho Sea IN Brooklyn says sihe work OF tho
mission progresses with the tisactory results
Josuits aud Redemporsts Dominicans, Lazarists ana
fassioniss have crowds around their pups ard their
conessionals" The RcrieD thinks it impossible that
Cardinal McCioskey could have said, as be was re-
necessarily be Catholic TO go 10 heaven but IL Is i'm
perativc to have some religion" He could not have
thus placed his own on the same level with other
METHODIST
Dr. Rossvalley, tho converted Jew who has lately
made some STIR in these parts. is making
evangehs,ic tour through Baltimore and parts ad-
Jacent he Is a licensed cxhorter OF Fleet street
Methodist Epecopal Church, Brooklyn, and is meet
ing with better success further South than he did here
DIR. John +. Hurst, President oil tho Drew Thcolosi
cal seminary IN AN able article published ~ tho Chris
da 1drocdt gives the present ooook OF Christianity
in Europe IN Inc most hopeful manner. He shows
that ever since Neander wrote his e OF Christ" In
answer to strauss, the followers of the latter have
been acting on The defensive merely. and hardly
hold their own ground that the orthxdox colleges in
Central Europe are ihronged with students, while poor
sccptcal Heidelberg is almost deserted because she
has led her pupils husks instead Of the bread OF
life which they sought
Eleven years ago the Mcthodiss this city organ
lied City Missionary and Church Extension Society.
and last week. while the Missionary Committee
in session here tho society held its anniversary in tho
Central Methodist Episcopal church. Tho reports and
addresses then delivered snow that II maintains
sixteen churches and Sunday schools and has 500
church members and an average o 4.SSy persons at
tend It's sunday schools In spite OF the
economy, the society has floating debt of $40, 500
IL has expended over $500, 900 in It's work during
those years.
The anniversary OF the Church Extension Society or
the Methodist Episcopal Church was held in Whining
DR.. Arthur Edwards OF the Northwestern Christian
Advocate, and Rev. W. II. Kincaid, OF the PttsDurg
Advocate, the city last week. The former at;
the Hymn Book REVISION Committee. The last named
committee held two sessions here last week. but dId
nothing OF importance. From the correspondence
which they have invited and received they Will have
TO weed out tho old hymn book to make II acceptable
to the Church Less than 400 hymns sung in
worship, though the book contains l, 100
very marked revival 3 now in progress in Pen
nngton Seminary, Now Jersey. With the exception
OF two or three all the lady students are converted
Among the gentlemen the good work is almost
tensive
BAPTIST
Under the Rev. DR.. flsh's ministry In Newark,
y. j.. l.lOo persons have been gathered into tho
Church.
Rev 6. 5. Abbott has resigned his pastorate OF the
Baptist chur.h in Watertown, Mass, which he has
held for seven He is going Europe and the
Holy Land in tho spring, TO be absent Two years.
Rev. H. G. Do Witt OF canandaieua, n. ", has been
aiding the pastor in revival meetings IN Greenwich,
n. J and sixteen baptized last Sunday week.
At the same date five were baptized at Echo Lake,
Amer years labor the Rev. ~ M. Williams, ID. D.,
has resigned his charge at Wexford, Il. l.
PRESBYTERIAN
The Brooklyn Tabernacle, iustead of groaEing under
heavy financial burden OF $780, 900. reported has
less than $4,000 debt, ana property worth over
$500 0OO current expenses kept up Tho Lay College
debt IS $15. 0O0-provded Tor.
Rev. L. d. Bevan, Of London, who has been called to
~ Dras
has had call also become \ college president in
Melbourne, Australia. He has accepted the Brick
church pastoratc and will be here in q ew weeks
The Rev. Mr. Shaw, OF KeokuE, Iowa, who went 10
Engond short time ago TO lind wife, has returned
TO his pastoraie OF the First Presbyterian church IN
that city, having founa what he sought.
Rev. John C. Hill leaves Tayorvillc ILL.,, and takes
charge of the Presbyterian church at ADRIAN Mich.
Rev. VIM. Laurie has lett Watkins, N. r., and taken
charge Bellcontc Pa Rev b. Parsons has exchanged
Saline for Ann Harbor, Mich, and Rev. NJ. Lodge
has changed from Genesco, H., to Wyoming, Iowa.