The New York herald., 1877-10-07

''tnat christianity Is superstition, q fancy. an
imagination, ana In not founded In history, In
law or In reason" II no do not reply tho public may
be assured that no cannot prove his position and his
words emanatc from frantic brain. II he do reply
propose 10 take him his ground-"with stones
from the brook" JAMES BOYD BRADY,
Methodist Episcopal Tabernacle, Hoboken, N. J.
CATHOLICISM IN NEW ENGLAND.
The growth OF Catholicism in the uncong genial soil
OF Now England IS something remarkable. In 1913
the cross first erected NJ Mount Desert, at the
mouth OF the Penobscot, by tho French, and two
Jesuit Fathers landed hcrcFathers Bard and Masse.
The settlement was soon destroyed Dy the Vrgnans.
This was seven years before the Plymouth settlement
In 1850 the French Canadians tho Jesuit Father
Druiletes 10 Boston and othor points and to labor
among the Indians on tho Kcnnebcc River. In 1724
the English and the Indians killed tho Rev. Hale,
missionary who was laborng at Norridgcwock among
the AbcnaKis Indians OF Maine In 1855 the Acadiars
who were French Catholic settlers OF Nova Scotia,
were driven from their homes by the English govern
ment, and many oil them were scattered through Mas
Eacnusetts.
When Washington took command Of tho American
army in lI75 he issued order against tho
Of the eunpowdcr plot and thereby is said gave the
first blow 10 religious intolerance in New England. Tho
Catholic Indian, Abenakis, who had long bccn without
priest, joined the American fsrccs, and hts chief.
0rono. was ever faithful to his religion. Cathoicity
In Boston was founded by convert, and native New
Englander Rev. John Tnaycr, who joined tho church
s sn'orSa ~ Supcs III p rars Was Ro ordained
containing $4,000 souls, OF whom the Catholics mum.
bercd lou They occupied . little church in school
street
When tho French Revolution broke out two priests
landed in Baltimore, DIR. Matignon being one VINO
to Name In 1896 Rev. Jonn n. Chevcrus arrived from
France. Tho first Catholic church erected IN Boston
was that OF OF the r. Holy Cross, dedicated BY Bishop
Chcverus was consccrated IN 1Sl0 but was aitcrward
transferred 10 Montanban, and thence TO Bordeaux,
where he was made cardinal He ded In 1886 HIS
successor IN Boston, Bsnop Fenwick, consecratcd
1925, and by slow degrees churches gathered
and built until in IS41 the Diocese oi Hartford was
set OF that OF Boston, tho Rev. William Tyler
q convert was consccratcd It's first bishop. The do-
comprised Connecticut and Rhode island and had
thcn Catholic population Oi 1000, eight churches
and six priests. In 1S43 the stone oil tho first
Catholic college IN New England was laid ut wor.
ccster Mass and In 1855 was chartered and placed
under the control Of the Jcsuts In 1926 there
only three priests in Now England; In l846 there
churches In 1S46 tnero wore about nifty In Conneo-
ticut the hrst mass celebrated by French chap
LAIN OF the troops who came Ia America, ut Weathers
ncd. The hrst congregation was formed at Hartford,
Office Of tho Catholic Press, whore Bishop Fem
wick SAID mass, July r. 1929 The first church, that
OF the Holy Trinity, WINS opened IN 1880.
In tho Of Connecticut and Diocese OF Hartford
eighty priests ana 150 900 Catholics In
the State ot Vermont and Diocese OF Burlington are
now thirty priests and $4,000 Catholics In Rhode
Island the nrst Catholic Church was erected ut New
port, II s truo that tho Norwegans are to be cred
century and with the construction tho anoen. edit
nco there Al any rate the French chaplain attached
10 Count D'Es,ain celebrated mass there. Father
Woodiey, however has the honor Of fitting up the
church at Newport In 1880. The Diocese OF Provi-
dencc was created out OF that OF Hartford. The State
OF Rhode Island 10 comprised In tho Diocese OF Prov
donco which also contains n part OF Massachusetts.
The diocese has seventy-thrce priests and lS6, 900
Tho state Of Massachusetts, contains two dioceses
that Of tho Archdiocese OF Boston ana that Of the
Diocese Of 1Spriosacld. Tho former contains 200
priests and 15O 900 Catholics. Tho whole State has
nearly 800 priests and nearly 500, 900 Catholics The
IN 1870. and Right Rev. P. T. OReiiey, D. D., conse-
Grated It's hrst bishop, September 25, 1870. Tho
Diocese Of Portland, which comprises tho States Of
Maine and New Hampshire, was formed out OF Boston
in 1885. II nus sixty-one priests. In 1919 Samuel de
Champain, Frcnchman and a Catholic, discovered
erected by French on Isle Ia Mott and Catholic
chaplains served that station. We boar more Of
Cathol,city in Vermont till 1915 when Dr. Ma.ignon
Burlington where Rev. Father OCal aghan built tho
arst church In 1882 In 1858 Vermont was erected
Zion's Herald had article recently in which IL ad-
mtted that Methodist churches had recently disap
replaced them. Tho fact is that thcrc Is scarcely o
city In the country which can show finer lot of
Catholic religious ednces than Boston.
There are in New England, according to the last
Catholic directory 539 Catholic press, sos churches
167 chapols and stations IN Catholic population OF
about $4,000 souls, and 1t s evident IRON cxami.
nation OF tho list of tho churches that large proper
tion OF them arc In the small towns aud districts
OF the States. Nearly twonty-ave per cent Of the
present population oil New England Is composed Of
Catholics, aud nearly seyonty cent OF the births In
New England are those in Catholic families
NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.
The Synod OF Now York will moot in the First Pros
by,erian Church, at Nowburg, Tuesday, October 10,
and will be oponed by tho Moderator with sermon.
In the evening there will be IN address by Rev. DR..
Hall upon tho Edinburgh Council DR.. Cyrus Dick.
son will make an address upon "Home Missionsn and
DR.. Booth will speak upon "Womans Work in the
Church." On "Wednesday there VIII be discussion
upon ''Pcrmanoncy In tho Pastoral Relation opened
by Wilson Phraner OF Sing Sing. Dr. Bevan will then
make an address upon 'Evangclistic WORK." aud
"Foreign Missions" will bo presented by Dr. Ellin-
wood rho narrative of 'Relgionn Will be presented
by Rev. Dr.. Aarling, OF this city.
RETURN TO APOSTOLIC PRINCIPLES.
The Rev. Edward Hungcrford, pastor or Centre Con.
grcgatona Church, In Mcrden owing to the pressure
OF tho times and the hindranccs 10 his caused by
annual deficiency In receipts, has offered to his
grcgaton IL they will 30 back the lree pew system
to his labors In the church without any stipu
lated salary. Ho proposes TO release tho society from
It's contract with him pay him S. 900 year. and In
lieu OF IT, whatever is lcit OF FREQ will Of
ferngs OF the pcopo after the many expenses are paid
In consideration OF this tho society," such rs to have
further voice In the management OF tho internal
affairs OF The church, tho church running and appro-
priatng money IN It's own way. During the SIX years
OF the pastoratc tho congregation has
tho church at cost Of $4,000, which has all been
paid Tho whole dcbt OF the church, which is now
only $4,000, IL somewhat less than 1t was at the
beginning Of the pastoratc. The church Is growing,
It's membership having risen from 2l3 1872 10 2S6
the present tmc Tho pastor declares that he
felt the embarrassncnts brought TO tho ministry OF
tho gospel by tho present system OF bargain and sae
TO be SO great that he hopes never again 10
u stipulated salary In Congregational, Baptist and
other religious bodies tho society and church. that
tho stated congre cation well the communicates. IS.
constitute one body for tho management OF hnan.
cla secular interests Of the church. II often Ina
pens that the society ouv0tes tho church
questions, which leads 10 embarrassmcns oi various
kinds A return 10 apostolic principles would keep
the management OF the church's affairs exclusively in
the hands OF believers and COMMITMENTS, whore Mr.
Hungeriord now wants II placed
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCI-
ALTON.
The advantages which New York affords . young
for soll. advancement neither tow nor small
Hundreds Of young men with very vague notions OF