The New York herald., 1878-10-20

renounced the Protestant Episcopal Church, and
gone over to Roman Catholicism.
The Reformed Episcopal Church has organized
fourteen coored congregations In and around
Charleston, s. G.. some OF them meeting In log
buildings
Bishop cheney dedicated a new Reformed Epis-
S0pa, Church building las. sunday Tor Christ Church.
opened IN 81. Georges, Bermuda.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
bshop Grace, OF ST. Paul. Minp., makes an urgent
appeal the faithful IN hts diocese TO sustain he North
Wesfefn Chronicle, The organ OF the Roman Cathonc
Churcn IA the diocese It's debts have accumulated SO
that " not sustained better than IL has its pub
iication must be- su- p rnded.
Inc Church Of the Holy Rosary at South Mime
apos, Num-. was opened Tor worship and blessed by
Bsgop Grace last sunday week. Ii Is PLAN, substan-
tial structure. 50xl25 feeI puilt by the Dom cans.
aud VIII easily accommodate 500 persons. Rev T. l..
Power IS pastor OF the new church, and mission is
now In progress IN
The old Catholics have organized parishes IN eight
oi ms twenty-five city cantons OF Swiiz.rlsnd .he
number OF parishes is sIxty-two ana the Catholic
population 4l0, 762 or more than two-nhs Of The
TIRE Cathoiic population OF Switzerland. Among tho
fourteen cantons IN which no old Catholic songrcga-
tion has yet beeu organized there i've hall
IN which The Protestant population predomiuates.
lh eeht ana nall cantons tue Roman Catholics con-
stute the large majority OF the population and also
bold the cantona government.
The Society for the Propagation OF the Faith has
issued It's annual report Tor lSI7S wnicn shows It's
receipts to havc been 6.li2, 926i, an increase OF
2ll,eI6l over the previous year. Tn.s increase IL
due entreiy however, TO the abundant aims contrib
uted 10 reiievc the terrible distress IN the East.
France gives than e. O00 000i. OF this sum; bat
land. Scandinavia, Asia. Africa, North America and
0ceanca contributed III 7llL less than ne previous
year. spain contributed 10 this great missionary
cety only 4546L; Russian POLAND, l,04iL Northern
Europe, 455i. and Central America, l26i. VI sixty
eight dtoceses or apostolic vcariates III the United
States twentyseven have given nothing TO lie work.
Tho diocesan celebration OF Bishop Loughlns
Twenty-Five years eplscopae soon TO take place in
brooklyn. Last Sunday, at preparatory meeting in
ST. Johns College, comnittee consisting OF one from
each parish was appointed 10 make arrangements.
This committee Will report 10 q meeting IN the same
place THIS evening
MISCELLANEOUS
The big de0t OF the Cuurcu oi the Messiah In this
city or something else must irghier the away
as soon AS hey are apparently comfortably settled.
The church has given one pastor TO the Epscopaans
and another 10 the Congrogatonas,s, and now Mr.
Agcr going 10 take The late Horace Grsesys advice
and 60 WesL
The new minutes OF tho General Associatiou OF Hi.
nois give the membership IN May at22,7l Bcnsvo-
lent contrbutons s54 O44 or less than $240 TO
member There are hity-lvs parsonages and 241
salaries. $159, ,679 II.
christianity 10 evidently net losing It's hold the
hearts and the purses oi tho scottish people. Last
year So $40 700 werc raised in voluntary
ny the three cniei Presbyterian demon nations IN
scotland.
Tho Norm Reformed Chassis OF Long Island At its
session in iiamsburg last week decided alb olisn
Inc alphabetical orders OF electing modsrAtors and
also nual elections Hereafter the moderator
VIII be elected annually and by ballot