The New York herald., 1877-01-14

The Rev. Phillips Brooks church IN Boston u
TO be finished about February l.
The designations announced OF Rev. H. L.
Phillips at ST. Thomas church, Philadeiphia; OF Rev.
u. H. Newton at Ascension church. Ipswich, Mass OF
Rev. w. c. Dawson at Calvary church, Columbus, No.
and his acceptance OF the rcctorship OF ST Thomas
church, Hanover; N. H.; and of Rev. II. C Miller as
ST. Philips church, wiscasscts, Me-, and his accept
ance OF a charge at Ellsworth, Nc. Rev J. W. Clark,
OF Putnam. Conn, has gone 10 Washington TO pas
torate Tue Rev. Or. Pelham Williams has resigned
his pastorate OF the Church OF the Messiah. Boston,
after ten years. service there
Rltuaism dies hard death England n II dies at
all Tho Rev. Thomas p. Bell having beon suspended
from tho curacy Of ST. Andrews church, Ivesey, has
continued TO preach and oic.lts regardless Of bis
bishops Inhibition.
The Rev. T. b. Lamson, d. D.. has resigned hts
charge at Nashville, Tenn. and gone TO Sherman,
Texas The clergy OF the diocese Of OHIO have held u
meeting and expressed their sorrow Tor the untimely
death OF Dr. washburn, who lost his life by the Ashta
Dula disaster
Quite notable religious event has taken place in
the diocese Of Central New York A German English
Catholic congregation III Rome, Oneida county quar-
relied about the location Off church The result
was thcy div ided, ana two churches grew out IT,
The Catholic Bishop sided with the English speaking
party and refused to recognizes tho German element
lhc latter hcrcupon made overtures " tho Episcopal
Bishop Huntingdon and alter proper instruction The
entire congregation was received and Is now a duly
recognized Protestant Episcopal church.
PRESBYTERIAN
The Rev. Dr. Wells, of Brooklyn, Is IN the South
trying 10 recuperatc from nervous exhaustion but
latest advces held out very little hope OF Gnal rv-
covery.
Rev. ". Howell Taylor, lately OF Brooklyn is also
N he ulA Aik 4 inn pad hoalt
and hopes OF his ultimate recovery, which were aban-
doned IA year ago, are now entertained.
Dr. Alexander Reid, also recently or BROOKLYN
writes from Denver Col, where he after he left
this vicinity. to say that his health Ii good now
that nc can do aud Is doing full pastoral work again
The Rov. John Henderson, of Cookbridgc, Scotland.
has been released from his pastorate accept pro-
fcssorshp the College OF tho Free Church Italy
ut Rome.
The Rev. DR.. Labaree assumes tho duties OF profcs.
OF mental ana moral philosophy in Mddleburg Col
lege Vermont. tor the present term alter which tho
Rev. d. McGrcgor Means, OF the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, Baltimore viii take the position prrma-
nen,ly Dr. Labarcc Is cxprcsidcnt the insti,u-
ton which he Is nov temporarily serving.
The Rev. ". H. Henderson, of Strcator, Ill., has ac-
copied call to the Presby tcrau church ut Danvue
KY, and entered upon his duties there. Tho Rev /R
s. Underw ood, evangelist OF Brooklyn, has removed
10 Irvington, ~ J.
Tho elders OF tho Presbyterian churches In ST.
LOUIS are organizing associu,,on Tor weekly
conferences like the ministers. Tho Rev j.
Abbott French, OF N"rr'stown. N j., has
accepted call 20 the Fourth rresDyseran
than year. The Rev. a. &. Becbco OF orccscr mas
gone 10 stephentown, Y, ana Rey. A. II. Elder, OF
Mckccsport, Pa, to New Lisbon Old United Prcsby.
tcriun church.
Rev. ". Q. Nicholson has succeeded Rev. J. Y
Mitchell IN Franklin street Presbyterian church. Phu.
dcpbia and Rev. q. ii. s. Campbell has taken Or g.
Missouri; Rev s. H. Keir has rcsrned his charge At At
College Springs, Iowa; aud Rev g. w. Crolts has lett
Oregon and gone to Sandwich. III.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
The Indian Territory, o which Dom lsidore Robert
has become Vicar Apostolic, contains 900 and
~, 600 Indians, 5000 OF whom are Catholics aud yet
they hadn't single church. priest school until he
went there, and now oniy such he may organize
appoint.
Texas, has erected churches ut Binsiy, HaiieItsvc
Cuero, Victoria. Mulberry and Bandcry. his diocese
aud has laid the another at Hostcoba
He hus also established several converts within di-
oceso during tho same period
Tho Rev. Father White, ot GOdsbor0, N. C., Is try.
ing raise SlOU 100 10 purchase ecclesiastical prop
erly IN that place which originally cost $40 but
now offered tor half that sum. A church 10 ST.
Maluchy was recently dedicated at Ottawa III
Archbishop Purcell, oi Cincinnati, was recently pre-
sented with magnificent gold watch, which lie has
donated 10 the orphan Asylum At Cummi gs VILE 10
be disposed OF for lis benefit
Rev. n. j. Holland has been transferred from ST.
Joscph's Church. Jersey City, 10 ST. Mary's church,
Trenton N j. lie Is succeeded in Jersey city by Rev.
f. URcIllv.
The Dominican Fathers will begin "A mission in Now
brunswick, n. j., to-day. rhs Rev. NJ. q. OFarrcIl
has within iour months past these hard
duced the debt OF 81 Teresas church in this CITY, OF
which ho Is pastor, $4,000.
There ure $40 n,onasicrcs and converts In Russia
the revenues OF which amount altogether u 800 900
annually. The cost Of maintaining each monk or nun
year averages $li0 In Scrvx there forty -one
convcnts, and the manufacture OF monks has been
prohibited while the State II discussing propos
TO convert those religious houses into schools agr
culture and forestry.
A largo number tho Jesuits expelled IRON Germany
have eono TO lnda aud opened college at Bombay,
into which they have already gathered 800 pupils.
Canadian Roman Catholics viii celebrate the popc's
golden jubilee next summer w pilgrimage to Rome.
Tho Catholics ot Alsburg. Me- have opened q new
church for worship, aud those OF Lcandro, Cal. have
enlarged and rededicaicd their church.
Tho Rev @. Z; Merrill OF springfield. is called 70
n r.. has been called to Moline, ill.,. and tho Rev j.
Marshall, OF Kent, N. ". 10 Eatontown. n. j.
Daring the four years. pastorate OF Dr. A. W. Minor
at Oshkosh, Wis, his church has Increased from IS
10 20s members, l05 Of whom have been added Dy
merson and q py experience Tho soc,cty has also
and they have now tho best church property IN the
city, valued at s25 000
Baptist church at Westerly, r. l.; at sewicky, Pa
150 at Dallas, Texas; IL at Nushua n. H., and 20 at
Frccdsburg, ". Y.
Baptist churches arc not generally as long lived as
those OF otLcr demon nlnations. Hence IL Is
pleasant to recod one that has Just celebrated the
hitieth year its existence, the North Baptist
church Of this city last Sunday. The Rev. j. W.
Gibbs, the first pastor Of the church, and Rev. j.
Brouncr, The present PASTOR whose father also minis.
tered TO the sOc .cty took part In the exercises.
TRINITY Baptist church brooklyn, have commenced
TO bud So. 900 house of worship Tor themselves
Greene aud ratchen avenues. rho Rev. o. H. Cox Is
their pastor
DR. Lormcr. Of Boston, is very likely be branded as
an open communion hereto In "a late sermon o his he
said that ~ brother holds open communion In "A
B,piist church sncrcu opinion We would not have
him denounced a sentimcutaiist or excluded as "a
hcrctc" This liberal statement has drawn upon him
the OF correspondents OF the Examiner anil Chroni-
cir and may lead TO his ''excIusou as hcrctic ut-
less, one correspondent Intimates "hc will do bet
ter IN tho iuturc."
The Rev Dr. Parker. OF Hartford, has raised little
breeze about his by refusing read notices Of
concerts, fairs and exhibitions from his pulpit lIo
declares that his pulpit shall no longer be made
advertising agency.
METHODIST.
II 10 often the lot OF IA minister to spend half
century the pastorac. But the ncrancy seems 10
agree with Row j. NJ. Fuller presiding elder OF Detroit,