The New York herald., 1878-03-03

Tiffany Rev. Z. j. HAYNES. II Brooklyn are anhounceu
TO deliver addresses and Dr. Bridgman who mas just
begun his with tho Madison Avenue baptist
Church, Ia also expected 10 speak
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
There are So 900 Protestant girls IN Roman Catholic
schools and the Romansts claim that ono out OF every
ten OF these girls converted their fath and that
three OF taught Professionalism. Tho
Christian at Work has doubt that twothirds oi the
whole number lost to the Protestant Church.
The Catholic Church in the United States lost two
bishops during the past year, but no vacancies exist
on that account The dioceses have been unitcd. II
also closed sold LOST OF It's chapcs and stations
and 13 of Its theological seminares The number Of
academies and select schools was diminished by 81,
aud the number of ecclesiastical students by 96.
There was however, an increase OF PSI priests, 342
churches II colleges, 543 parish schools 30 asyums
and seven hospitals. The total number OF clergymen
OF all orders Church here 5.6l3 OF churches.
S6s4 OF chapels and stations 1777 of colleges semi
naries, academies and parish schools 74S, OF thco
ogica students ,l21 Of asylums z4S and hospitals
102
The Rev. Father Everett, of the Church OF the Ma
tivty In this city, has completed twenty-five years OF
ministerial service, and ho and his church suit
ably remembered the event with reception and pres
ontation OF purse of 81 200.
The Church of the Most Holy Redeemer in this city,
in process Of restoration, under tho OF Rev.
y. Thaddeus Anwander, rector. 1t will have new and
elegant stained glass windows. tho gifts of wealthy
parishioners The church Will DO repanted outside and
In and will be finished by Easter Sunday. It prom
ises to be Of the finest churches in the city.
At Chickering Hall a tow Sundays ago Colonel In
gerso gave credit to tho churches for the coldncss
aud indclity of their professions which gavo him
right speak. On this the Catholic Revie0 remarks
that doubt the arms OF many od-ashioned Prot
estant ache get hold of Colonel Bob and teach HIM
by tho lesson OF solitary confinement that oven Gu
forced silence s golden In tho case OF asses whose
brayng disturbs tho public peaca II the blasphomy
which thor children and their neghbors SO eagerly
flock to hear, and which tho daily papers find 1t pay
Ing business 10 report disgusts and irrates them,
they will perhaps understand how 1t happens that the
kecner faith and moro reverental feelings of Catholic
people occasionally end in breaking tho bones OF tho
evangelical inhdcls who go among them TO defame tho
mother Of God and rail against His holy Church
The membership of the Baptist churches of Nova
Scotia, Now Brunswick and Prince Edward Island IN
1851 was 10, 600 1t is now se69l: There were 1913
churches in 1851; now there are 344 Tho bsptsms
during the past year were l, $50
The Rev. J. K Manning Of Keyport. NJ, has been
unanimously calledto the past0rate Of the Gethssm-
The Rev. d. Van Fradenburgh resigns his position
pastor OF the Baptist Church Of Unadilia, Oswego
county, TO take effect April l. .
The revival in Strong Place Church, Brooklyn, Is
assuming large proportions. About sixty persons
pastor OF Trinity Baptist Church, Brooklyn, Is being
greatly blessed in his work. He recently baptiscd
in the Sabbath school and throughout the congrega-
ton. Revival meetings continue also In tho Twenty
fifth Street Baptist church OF this city. Rev. A.
Stewart Walsh preaches nearly every week evening
well Sabbaths. A large number have been
vcrted since the meetings began.
The Canadian Baptists have 734 churches, OF which
800 in the Provinces Of Ontario and Quebec The
IN the Maritime Provinces. In tho attcr, how
q total OF 63 i53 The Baptists have doubled their
membership In tho Lower Provinces In twenty years.
and have dono the sano in Ontario and Quebec In less
time
METHODIST
The Methodist Church ut Ocean Beach, N. J., has
past Two months. Tho meetings have been under the
charge OF J. Garrison, pastor Soventy-one had been
converted last reperts, Of whom forty-sev have
unitod with the church on probation.
ST Pauls Church. Ocean Grove, Is enjoying quito
extensive revival, with evidences OF It's Increasing In
extent aud power Sixteen converts were added last
week
Tho Mcthodists are making active preparations for
O great ecumcnical conference. IL viii probably be
held in New York. Somo OF the veterans North and
South have written letters IN favor oi IT. and the
Methodist, OF tins CITY, strongly advocates u
remarkable revival Is IN progress In South Third
Streot Church. Williamsburg. Over fifty persons hayo
pr0iess0d religion
ports over hity conversions. and Tho altar crowded
daily with seekers.
COulerenCe MetnO0St
pal Church, South, meets in Baltimore March q
Bishop Mcryiore rs to preside
Row Dr. Nelson, Treasurer OF tho Missionary Soci-
ETY. OF the Methodist Church. has received ST. 900 from
an Unknown Friend OF Mss,ons"
The average salary of Methodist ministers In the
Two New York and two New Jersey conferences Is
$9OS per annum, and the average cost per member
10 sustain Methodism in the bounds OF those four
ierences Is IS 90, or taking the church generally
throughout the land, the pastoral salaries average
S751 OF and the contributions 81 O5 per member.
Thoro many southern aud Western conferences
that average less than $500 year salary and little
moro than 81 pcr member
PRESBYTERIAN
rho Presbytery OF Now York ut Its late meeting
dained Mr.. John g. Brady as IN evangelist he has
been commissioned and sent by tho Board VI Missions
tho pioneer OF the Prcsby church to Alaska
Tho Rev. T. snyder lato Of Clarence Contrc, has re-
moved to Liverpool, N. Y. Tho Rev. J. y. Stone
cpher recently ordained and installed pastor OF
the First PresDy tcrian Church at Mercer. Pa.
Tho Prcsbytery OF st. Louis has had very serious
discussion the qualifications needed for Tho minis
Try. II began the session last all and bus just
closed. 1t gecms Mr. A. b. Martin, formerly OF Now
York, applied for license 10 preach. He had had
experience IN New York city and In other places
In missionary work, but ''has NO college much
academic training OF any kind Nor has he made any
systematic study OF theology In private or IN any Of
knows and apt 70 learn what he may not happen
know" He has also good aud popular address and
has endsarea himself 10 the people among whom he
In district OF country "n0ted tor It's many failures
to support live church OF any kind and Mr. Martns
success IN that place was tho chief argument Tor
granting him license" Moved by this Ihe Prcsby-
terry licensed him, but II was with ''some tears OF
opening door that would not be easily shut"
There arc nearly seven hundred unom ployed Pres
bytoran ministers in the country, aud is becoming
q serious question whether the church ought to odu
cato other hundreds for like non -emp mpoymenL Some
has gone the statistics and THINKS has re
duced this number to onethrd
EPisCOPALIAS
The evangelical party in the Protestant Episcopal
Church having virtually gone out Of existence and
lett the neld clcar 70 the rualis, the organ of tho
party the Church Journal, has done likewise, aud
allowed itself TO be swallowed by its ne.ghbor and
rival tho Chuychndn, whose Office hero Is branch Of
tho establishment Hartford SO that roay the old
aud strong Church has not papor OF its this
city
Rev. 7. j. Mellish, for many years member Of the
only g0spol church, in the land, has Joined QUE OF
tho 'secLs and is now candidate ior orders IN the
diocese OF Southern OHIO. lie has changed his views
touching the necessity OF Immersion Tor ssvati0n.
The Rev. Dr. Henry W. Spaulding, rector OF st.
Petcrs Church, Pitsburg, Pa, has accepted an eec-