The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-17

aConsresaiona Cnurcn, OF wncn ne IL 70 % the pas
REroRAED Durcn.
The First Reformed Church a. Schenectady has Of
fored csll TO Mr. William L. Grinis graduate OF
Union Theologica Seminary AND the author Of the "h-
The Rev. John MccTclland Holmes d. D., OF Hudson.
who has just accepted the OF the State Street
Presbyterian Church become its minister, Is son
Of the late Rev Edwin Holiness anu Is ono Of the
earnest and eloquent cergvmen Of the Reformed
Church. He Is graduate Of Williams College aud OF
the Reformed Theological Seminary at New Bruins
WICK, y. ). His pasorates over the Lee Avenue
Church, OF Brooklyn, aud especially over the First
Church, OF Hudson have been greatly blessed. He
was the President of the Reformed Synod for 1851
but had left the denomination before It's late meeting
in this ciiy.
The Chassis OF Albany few days ago ordained Mr..
e. Krckard to the Gospel ministry and then Installed
him pastor OF the Holland Reformed Church IN that
Tho Rev +. NJ Bsgsrdus has removed from Mo-
hawk. ~ ", TO Brookneld, Conn, and Rev. J. II.
Kcrshaw iron Gaopvile to Sharon Centre, Schoharie
county, N Y
noNAS CATHOLIC
Father Ward. OF ST. rheresa's Church, New York,
has boon transferred TO assist Father Hughes At 81
Jeromcis, Mott Haven. As variation aud recreation
TO tho people OF this parish in the reduction OF their
immense deut, an excursion or SAIL up the Hudson
River has been arranged for Tomorrow.
VI the r SITS VINO occupied tho position Of pastor In
Brooklyn, upward OF thirty years ago, Father Malone
is the sole survivor He the rst priest ever ordained
by HIS Eminence the Cardinal Archbishop while he
was stil coaJJu,or to Bishop Hughes.
The Rev. Father d. Comm, who has been travel-
ling and laborng among the Sioux Indians In Dakota
has forwarded ~ the editor OF the FreeW0ns Journal
ny whom IL uas Dcen sent 10 Rome, o pox OF lnuau
trnke,s for the Pope, the best Offering the req con-
vcrts could make.
Bishop scarorck, o. ). b., OF Port Louis, Maurtus,
and hts Secretary, Rev Peter Cox have presented the
Pope the SUN OF ESQ In gold, being tho third Offering
from his diocese within short time. The Catholic
population OF the diocese is about one hundred thou
sand the Crsolcs being al Catholics except those who
are In the government, employ. The Indian population
Ii about Two hundred thousand.
There are TO- 900 Titon Indians and about - 600 Man
dams (PadunD who live IN the Standing Rock region,
and who are exceedingly dcsirous that Catholic ms
ha gar In hnf lnAn f he nrrn
sent ny Sitting Bull travelled 700 miles TO Duluth,
Mimi TO request that Rev. j. b. NJ. Genin should visit
them or sent some one else In hts stead He there
fore maxcs appeal in their behalf tor Christian
tcachors The sum OF SAL has been raised tor this
object.
The forty hours devotion Of the Blessed Sacrament
viii commence to-day, tho least OF our Lady OF por
pctua Help, IN b. Alphonsus Church. South Fifth
avenue at the end OF the socmn high ut live
o'clock
Row. Thomas oGorman, late pastor Of st. Johns
Church, Rochester MIMI has resigned his parish and
/ otned. the Paust Fathers.
UNivxRsALsr.
The Kew. j. Z. Davenport resigns his pastorate In
| The Rev. Mr.. Smith was holding services at Rights
town. N j. with tho design OF building up univer-
salist church, but the death OF Mrs. T. H. Nortou
OF the most active helpers In tho work. has caused
| suspension OF the services.
The Rev. Dr. Miner has completed and commemor.
ated the twenty ninth year OF bis settlement pastor
Of the Second Universaiist Church, Boston The
aion o. the church is perhaps without parallel
worship. with the grounds cost 100000 and the cur
rent receipts for last year exceeded the expenditures
by $4,000 or 1000, that the assessments Tor the
present year have been made y reduced rental OF
only $5oo oo And yet this is church where the poor
can worship with perfect freedom, being
| cluded Tor want OF ability TO pay.
| The Genessoe Association OF Unyersalist Churches
will have their annual meeting at Nunda, n X, next
The Rev. Richard Eddy will close his psstorato with
the Unversalst Church At Gloucester Mass, on tho
| LIST OF september next.
= METHODIST.
Rev. d. G. Jacokes, u. D., will supply for the bal
ance OF the difference year the pulpit OF the Jefferson
Avenue Church. Detroit, made vacant BY the resgna-
tion and removal from the city OF DR.. Pitcher.
Tho resignation OF Dr. De Hass United States Con-
| sui at Jerusalem has been reported
Bishop bowman has gone on An Official visit to New
| Mexico.
To Bishop Wiley has been assigned The supervision
ent year He IS to preside at the North China Confer
whose sessions Will DO hold In the city OF Pekng
on October TO- On his way TO San Francisco, where no
will embark Tor China the Bishop will preside NJ tho
Colorado Conference, at Denver. August l. and at tho
| Utah Conferences, At Salt Lake CITY, August To- lie
/ will snil ny the steamer Ut September / from San
| Francisco. Bishop Wiley was oncc resident superin-
Ing visit that work in tho Celestial Empire will
enable him 10 note with the eye OF veteran observer
the progress OF that work during the last few ycar
| He expects TO return by way OF India.
| EPsCoPAIIAS.
The Rev. John Flanagan, deacon OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the diocese Of Indiana, having
lett the ministry of that churcn has boon formally dc.
| posed by the Bishop Tho Rev. +. h. Hariin having
also left the ministry 81 that church IN the diocese Of
Iowa, and Joined the "lrvnaites has also been de-
posed by the Bishop OF shat diocese. Rcv. Aonzo NJ
May having sccularzcd himself has also been dcposed
| by Bishop Perry Mr. Harln had not boon actively
| engaged IN the ministry since 1871
Bsnop Wng1eld, OF Northern California, has issued
an appeal 20 tho church general TO raise $ll, 900 to
the buildings and grounds OF St. Mary OF the
Paci1c from the hands OF the Sheriff Tho property,
no says has already swallowed up S4oO 600, years
OF labor have boon expended upon this church school
| by tho late DR. Brock, It's founder.
The Rov. j. X. Sharp has accepted the rcctorship Of
| ST. LuKc's Church. RossviIle, ). l.. tho Rev. j. L.
4 in n In
Evangelist Philadepha; the Rev. j. J. Landers has
become rector Of Trinity Church, Fredonia, y. Y.
| Tho Rev. Dr. w. i. Morgan, OF ST Thomas Church,
this city, VIII deliver the university sermon Lnigh
| University, Pennsylvania, to-day. Dr. Frost will de-
liver the Daccaaurcatc sermon at Delaware College,
The Rev d. VI. McCafircy. lately defendant success
fully ia scandal SUIT here has resigned tho rector.
ship OF tho Church OF Our Saviour
Tho church IN course Of construction at Garden City
by Mrs. a. l. Stewart having been accepted the
Episcopal Cathedral OF the Incarnation Bishop Lutte
INST
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fifty ministers In the last ny years have left the
Lutheran Church 10 join other denominations, and
iorty-l have done just the reverse.
George Muller, Of Bristol, England lot orphanage
notorcty) Is anxious TO VISIT America and his vile
writes to Professor Thury, OF Brooklyn, that he wo
like to be invited here. Let him MS our people
30 TO England ION their own hook and stay long
as he pIeases but this fishing for hospitality and
tribulions Is hardly the way for do who pro-
claims to the world that he and his orphans live by
faith or look God Tor their sustenancc day by day
a now church has been opened Genoa, Italy,
under the auspices OF the Free Church Of Scotland
The corner stone OF ST. Matthew's Evangelical Lu-
thcrAn church, Hoboken viii DO laid this afternoon
three o'clock.
At the Junction Of Hudson and Eighth streets ad.
dresses Will DO made In German by Rev. H. Hafcr-
man aud Rev Dr. Moldehnke, and IN English by the
Rev. Dr. KroteL
AMBITION AND HUMILITY.
SERMON PREACHED BY Rlv. HENRY r. xENDEs