The New York herald., 1877-12-16
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
ROMAN cATHoI

H MINISTERIAL MOVEMENIS.
M4tg ROMAN CATHOLIC. fa
In England and Wales the Roman Catholics number
onetwentletn Of the population.
For five years past tho Catholic mission aries In
China ana in India have baptized 1e5, ,522 heathens,
and Of this number Il, 800 were atulta
The Cathode Telegraph gives the nationality OF the
bishops, priests and lay OF It's Church as ioows:-ln
the United States, Of the ten archbshops four are
Irish, and OF the nty-six living bishops twcnty-nine
Of the nationality while OF the 200 priests
In the United States less than 1000 belong to the
Irish The same proportion Is manifested in the
aity, who officially returned at q, 50U O0O and Of
these 1000 600 have been supplied by ireland.
The Catholics Of Cape May, N. j., rejoice that
Is celebrated every Sunday and holy day Of ob
gatiop Right Rev Bishop Corrigan has given to Rev.
T. Degcn, the jealous pastor, an assistant lor Bdge-
ton, which will enable Fa,ner Degen give Cape May
his entire attention.
ST. Jossphs Society, Of which DR.. Vaughan, Bishop
OF saliord England, rs Superior General "a specially
designed to evangeze the colored people OF the South
to the Catholic faith 1t has sent out q great many
missionaries already and planted schools and hurches
in needy sections OF the South lew days ago two
more mss onaries-F Fathers Slattery and Proth-
arrived here. A curious complaint, however comes
from the south IL is that the colored converts TO
Catholicism hold fast until they como within rach OF
a MethOulst camp meeting Theu thoy return TO their
first love and the process VI conversion to The Roman
Catholic church must De done over again.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Presbyterian Church Gfoveland, whose pulpit
has been vacant or some time. has gwen call
Rev. J. v. z. NeiI,s, OF Gowanas, N. Y. Rev. IA. H.
N0Iy;-n' fwA'sr'own' mas removed to SvAn'' Mis-
A Presbyterian church was organized u couple of
weeks ago ago a. beimore, l. l. The Union Tabernacle
wil PROBABLY purchase its building. beIm0re Is
twenty i've miles out on the Southern Long Island
nis
IN the vicnuy except this Ihe nearest Presbyterian
church ls at Frecport iour miles distant
Rev. d. W. Fisher, y. D., mas Resigned his pasto-
rate at Wheeling, Ind, and gone 10 Madison, sane
state Rev. j. Brownioe has lott Newton and gone 70
c.rroLo1, H., aud Rev. n. M'ilard, D. D., Of syra-
rne Rev. J,mcs B.. Dunn, formerly OF this city,
but Tor The last nae years pastor o. the Columbus Av
euus Presbyterian Church, Boston, uas resigned his
pastorate, owing 70 sreaty impaired health The
congregation were 10 act upon The resignation last
Friuay, wnen. IL was believed, they would grant Mr
Dunn an extended vacation rather than accept q Is
Tho First presby ter,an Church OF Rochester have
cal ed Rev !. NJ ColtciI OF PniIadepnia os their
pastor. He has declined e Nn@
The Rev. q. l.. cordo mas resigned his pastora,o or
thu First Church at salem. N. j., and gone Merl-
aen, Conn. Rev, A. g. Thomas has also resigned at
JacoUstown, n. j., TO accept q cali to Chester, Pa
Rev. N. b. Sim leaves Mouilon, N j., next month.
The North baptist Cnurcn OF Camden N. j., has
pad on $4,000 deot on 'her properly uuing the past
hall years, 81, 900 OF II lew days ago.
The 'Christian" Cnurcn, which h his larger follow
ing IN Kentucky aud TcnDessue tnan perhaps any
wnere else IN the States, received during III mouth
OF November by confession of iaith immersion
2 III persons Oy letter A. and IRON ueuomna-
B5 OF whom 80 Methodists and % Baptiss.
council the otner DAY recognized lie Newioupo-
laDd IN. j. Baptist Church. anu o uainea Mr.. Conrad
vrecland 10 bc Their pastor. The new church num-
Ders thirty seven members, set OF from Echo Lake
Church.
Ine Rev. O. c Pope late editor OF tho Baptsa Re.
Gector, has assumed the pastoral charge vi Central
Chqrch, Nashville. Rev. Dr. l.. j. Madison OF roy
has gone " pas.orate IN Cortland n. X, and Rev.
Nr Ray, OF hamilton, n. T., has been called 10 the
church at Lltle Fans, N Y. NNH
Rev. Is. N sprng. after three years. pasiorate with
che church al Bonneville n. u. has resigned, owing
to falling health
English rituaism shows no signs of abatement II
Is taxing new developments "A special requiem SER
for the souls Of the iailhu departed uuring
past year" hold At all the rtuaslic churches In
st Johns Churcn, Portsmouth, N H. contains an
organ which 10 probably he oldest IN this country
was 9ui, 10 L.npon ana p,9sen.eu m 20 oueens
manned unpackcu ior seven yeara, being Considered
wicked instrument. but was dnay set up ana used
untd l756 when was sold ~. Paui's Cnurch.
Newuur! port Mass, where II was made do
untn ls3G Il wus then purchased by ST. Johns
CnnrcD, where u still remails, uong elective
Bishop Odenheiuer has lately oeen presented with
beautiful silver Iomnunion servlQr, 70 We used IN
destitute ss'onary sta Ions In me document ac-
ing tue presentation t - said TO ''for the
vi Bisnop Odenhoiner and his successors In ofcc
and an expression OF our reverence io his person.
w desire tnat the name Vi the present Bishop OF
Northern Now Jersey may be engraved upon the sew
erai pieces OF tne 81, As showing TO whom Tho gilt
was originally made"
Tue Rev Luc,as vogt has resigned the rector
ship o the Church of b. Luxe the Beloved Disciple,
Bustletoa, Pa, ana become assistant rector oi the
Churcn OF the Advent, PhilaaclpniA The Rev Edwin
H. Bishop resisuea o1co associate secretary
OF the ocluy Tor the Increase Of the N .nistry and
accepted tue lrectorship OF 81 PauPs Church, Mar
QuetIe, Mich.
The Rev Dr. Samuel Benedict has resigned the rec
torsnip of 81. Johns Oaurcn, savannah. Ga, ana az
ceptcd tue rector ship ol PsuIs Churcn. CincInnat
ono, 10 take effect today.
Tho Rev. DR.. a. n. Viuton has resigned the rcctSf
SHIP OF Emanuel Church, Boston, which he has ucId
ior several years. Ho mas gone TO Pomfrst, Conn A
OF the church 10 now cooking Tor u successor
The conservative dIocesc OF Connecticut has caught
the prevalent injection, and 10 10 hold miniature
Church Congress. unuer the name oi tho Diocesan
Church Conference to be he'd AT the Athsn4u In New
Haven on tuesday, January 5. There viii % essays
anu addresses several practcai topics rec discus
sion Will bc allowed sud no vote viii be taken ON any
topic dscassed. The Bishop vii preside.
METHODIST.
The Rev. w }. Parkinson, pastor OF the Methodist
Episcopal Cnurcn, SheUurn Falls, Mass, mas retired
IRON tne charge. having married y wealthy young
widow OF seventy -nvo years vi age.
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