The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-12
MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
EPIsCoPALIAy.

The English rituasts have started another organi-
zaton with aims and methods substantially akin to
tho Society OF tho Holy Cross the Coairaernty OF
tho Blessed Sacrament, both OF which, having been
exposed, have been condemned by the public. Tho
new called tho ordcr OF Corporate Reunion"
IL recognizes tho orders and secraments OF tho
Church OF England and hopes, this basis. pro-
mote and ultimately 70 effect organic union between
tho Roman, tho Creek and the Anglican churches.
Rev. Dr.. DE Kovcn. OF Racine, WIS.,, who has been
frequently defeated as candidate Tor the Eplscopato
because Of his .high churchinanship, has been To-
ved by Dr. DIX become assistant OF TRINITY
PARISH New YORK; Ia tho stead Of the late D.. Osilby,
deceased. Dr. DeKoven was cIassmatc with DR..
Dix in the seminary and Is personal friend OF his
.aiso. He will probably accept the call.
Tho Rev. Mr. SatonstalI, formerly n broker In
Wall street, Now York, recently ordained ana an
stitutcd rector OF ST. Mary's Protestant Episcopal
Chureh, dorchester. Mass
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The Row. Father Farreiiy, assistant pastor OF St
Vincent de Paars Church, Brooklyn, Il. D., sailed
Tor Europe on Wednesday last lie escorted by
several OF the local Clergy. He will DO absent nvo
sened him win purse Of 81 400 previous 90 his do
parturc.
churches, including catbedrais IL, $50 chapes ana
oralories Is. Ss7 archpriests, priests aeacons
prceontors, and 56, 500, 900 members, OF whom
20 900, 900 women ana ~, 500 900 men, Tho
received by the Church during The year amounted 70
about 81. 500 600
Fathers Boyle ana De wuIf, OF 81 Peters and ST.
Matthew's parishes, Washington, nave been trans
fcrred tho one TO the other, somewhat TO the amaze
ment Of their respective parishioncrs.
Right Rev. Bishop Heaiy, Of Portland, Nc, Is ex-
pccied home IRON Europe about the Isl Of June and
tho young ladies oil the 81 Teresa Literary society IN
Portland are renearsing Tor tho reception they
propose 10 give him.
The corner stone OF tho Plus Memorial Church Bal.
tmore, was laid last sunday with imposing cere-
monies. IL wi, cost $1,000 and will be ready Tor
occupancy In November, 1879
he PA has a n N auOs n a
clergy and iaithiui OF the diocese OF Newark N j..
In to tncr letter Of devotion aud greeting to
his person.
BAPTIST
Rev. J.. r. Hornberger, Of Getnsemane Baptist
Church, Philadelphia, VINO has been Tor some time out
bcuitb, sailed Tor Europe last montn, IN company
with Mr. J. Eugene Reed, lato assistant editor OF tho
berger the pulpit will be suppedby President Weston
OF Crczcr seminary.
he Row. j. B English. lately Of Quincy, Ill, mas
become pastor OF the First Church, saien, N. J.
The Rev. A. 1. Wilkinson, late OF Springfield, Obin
has settled as pastor at lie Roy, n Y.
THIS year tho bi-centenary OF the publication OF
Bunyan's ''Pigrm's Progress" which, curing those
200 years, has been translated into all tho languages Of
Europe and somc OF those oil Asia. In c0mmcmora-
ton OF the event cheap edition OF tho work, exactly
representing IN form, language AMI appearance the
nrsi copy which John Bunyan looked upon" will 10
published IN London.
Since tho death OF fatncr Bonem. who CROSSED the
centennial ine the Rev. George Harmon OF he Gen.
trail New York Conference, has been supposed 10 be
the oldest Methodist minister IN ths world Mr.. Har-
has departed TINS iie at the ago OF ninety.
SIX years, and DR.. Lovick Pierce, OF Georgia.
recently cscbrated his ninety fourth birthday Is the
next the Methodist apostolic Succession. When Mr..
Harmon entered the itincranoy OF the Mcth~tiist
Church there were only 400 ministers In IL md loss
than 10000 members Hc served IN the ranks iorty
one years. rcsirng IRON active DUTY shr,ytwo years
ago.
Tho Metaoda givcs sly rap Al the perfection sts
In the statement that gets an insulting lctter about
once a month which IL always consigns TO the waste
basket (which tells no tales except when the writer
IN known To be promoter OF holiness, and then
editor knows that "thc Indignation must have good,
though invisible, foundssion.t
Rev DR.. Sims, OF Brooklyn, will deliver the ami
vcrsary address before the Wyoming Seminary,
June 20.
Tue venerable Rev. Elbcrt Osborn has returned
from his winter home la Florida as fuii OF good cheer
and as ready Tor .'cvery GOOD word and WORK" as
ever.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Tho Prssbytery OF Boston and vicinity includes
1isesn churches. Rev. M. Dunn. the pastor Of che