The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17
UNCONVENTIONAL NOTES.

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him.
UNCONVENTIONAL NOTES.
BAPTIST
The Rev. W. c. Van Meter is at work among tho
Baptist churches Of Massachusetts, raising money for
the Vatican mission at Rome With society be-
hind him and organization to which he is respon
sibe he is still working most faithfully and success
fully and the money comes often from sources from
which there was little reason to expect it,
The Rev. L. A. Lecompte pastor Of Worthen Street
Baptist Church. Lowell. Mass. lies at his home
dangerously i'll of hemorrhage of the lungs His
death or disablement would be sad blow to the
church to which he has ministered.
The Baptist church in Foxboro. Mass. has called
to its pulpit Mr.. NJ. L. Johnson. graduate of the
last class at Newton.
There is such lack of poetic and musical talent in
the Baptist denomination that they have been obliged
take the Presbyterian hymn book and adapt it to
Baptist uses by expungng from it everything that
relates to infant baptism, NC, and now offer it to
the Church ut large. But the UNCONVENTIONAL papers
kicking against this Presbyterian Baptist produc
ton.
The Fifth Baptist Church, Of Washington. D. c..
has obtained Judgment against the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad for $4,000. for putting an engine
house yard or two from its house OF worship.
EPIsCoPAIIAN.
Mr. Thomas WILKINS OF Cheltenham. England.
married his deceased wife's sister. and recently.
when the lady presented herself in the parish church
to receive communion the vicar fatty refused to ad-
minister it to her. Mr.. wilkins appealed to the
Bishop, who sustained the vicar as acting according
to law. The result is that the dissenters gain
another family from the Church.
Alterations are being made i'll st. Paul Church,
Broadway and Vesey street. which will greatly i'm
prove its interior appearance The pulpit and read
desk, which have heretofore stood i'll the centre
of the church, have been removed The pulpit will
be placed the north side, near the chance arch,
ana the on absne Ss as 4
The seats either side OF the pulpit, which hith
faced each other, will be made the altar.
The new prayer and ltany desks and lectN'n will
be constructed Of carved oak, in keeping with the
rest of the work. These changes are being made at
the expense of Mr.. Charles H. Contoit. They will
be completed about the LIST of September. until
which time the church will be closed.
Holy Trinity Church, Greenport and st. Marys
Church. Shelter Island. l.. l., now pastorless the
Rev. Il. II. Saunders having resigned The conare-
cations of both small and there is an indebted
of $500 on the Grcenport church which the peo-
pie find it hard to remove.
Grace church, West Farms, n ". has much i'm
proved in appearance of late through the efforts of
the Rev. DR.. Edward G. Flagg. the rector i'll raising
funds for its external and internal decoration.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Rev. Z. NJ Richardson, of Memphis, has been
elected Secretary of Education in the Southern Pres
byteran Church.
The Reformed Presbyterans of the United States
about to establish mission in India and possibly
also Italy this year. They also purpose to found
seminary here 1or the training OF young men for
the Churcn.
The Rev. Charles symington has resigned his pas
torate of the church at Roslyn l.. l.. and the Rev.
cal Seminary in this city, has been ordained and
installed pastor of the church at Greenawn, L. l.
With the acceptance by the Rev. DR.. Eels of the
Sacred Rhetoric Pastoral Theol-
ogy in Lane Theological Seminary all the professor
ships in the theological seminaries of the Presbyte
rian Church filed.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
Lack of funds to carry 1t on has compelled Arch
bishop Purcell to close the diocesan Seminary Of
Mount ST. Msry's of the West for year at least.
There besides. he says pressing need of priests
Tor the missions OF the diocese.
Boston.
efforts were being made to build the Cathedral on
contributed $194S, while the sum of IS ,433 sub
scribed by Professionals, the subscription paper being
headed by John Quincy Adams. President Of the
The Church Of the Holy Cross ut Santa Cruz CAL,
served by Father Adam and his assistant. Rev.
cruchx carved in wood. which is described -
perfect gem of art The cross is twelve feet long,
and the figure of oul Lord six feet. The agonized
expression of the face, 1t said il striking to
move the beholder to tears.
Cardinal Won Schwarzenberg is now tho last of all
the Cardinals crea ed by Pope Gregory XVI.
The Catholic knights of America have seventy
three branches aud 800 members.
Bishop Blanchet of jacksonville, Oregon, recently
received six converts into the Catholic Church.
The rectorshp of st. Michaes parish, Baltimore,
which became vacant through the transfer OF Very
Rev. NJ. a. Walsh, " g., to st. Paui's Church that
city. has been filled by the appointment to it Of
Very Rev. Charles 7. oConnor, d. d.. late of st.
Charles Seminary. This change is IN many respects
very pleasant one to DIR. O'Connor. For many
years he has occupied responsible and important
pOs1tiOns connected with theological BemlnAr1es,
rst that of rector OF the American College at
Rome, and subsequently that of rector of the Semi
nary of ST. Charles Borromeo Of the Archdiocese Of
Philadelphia.
The corner stone of new Roman Catholic hos
ptal will be laid by Bishop Loughlin, assisted
by number OF the clergy ana more prominent laity
OF the diocese. on the lots bounded by st. Marks
avenue. Buffalo and Rochester avenues, and Warren
street, Prospect place, covering space of some
200 feet between the and $50 feet the other
way. This region Is being gradually monopolized
by Roman Catholic institutions, the managers OF
Nyl,t fle ADJ tf I'm
Not far from the lots In question. and the
side of Atlantic avenue, H. the well known House
of the Good Shepherd. which IL used by the local
authorities to some extent as sort OF penal
rcformatory institution, and on the other side,
north OF Fulton street. Is the House OF st. Francis
institutions viii be pretty near Reghbors to each
other.
METHODIST
Bishop Peck is now making tour through North
Minnesota and Dakota to look after Metho-
dist churches forming ana about to be formed in
that growing region. A very large immigration IL
going forward to that section, and the Methodists
want to plant their stakes among the newcomers.
The Rev. j. II. Bayliss. ID. d.. OF Roberts Chapel,
indianapolis, is to become pastor of the Central
Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit. Mich, in Sep
tcmber.
The Methodists OF Gaien. Mich. are building q
new church. 81 200 church has just been COM
pleted at Goodlanu, Mich, aud ut Homer Mich. q
church costing $1,000 will be dedicated about tho
middle of September early In October.
The McthodIsts OF Port Huron, Mich having had
series OF disasters to their church buildings are
about to rebuild again. the Rev. j. =. Smart,
former pastor. has East socIt aid for them.
The citizens OF the town have already raised g. 800
for them.
The colored members of the Asbury Methodist
neat church ut Bartonsville Frederick county, Nd.
The members OF the church furnish all the mechan-
ca labor out Of their own ranks free OF charge The
Rev. M. Spriddle IL the pastor.
The Titan Methodist Annui II Conference. consisting