The New York herald., 1879-02-02
UNCONVENTIONAL NOTES.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.

Catholic churches are being built in the following
named places Medheld, Mass. Rev. Father Brcn-
nan, pastor; wallingford, Conn. Paterson. N. j..
for the Franciscans; Hartford, Conn., cost s25,0Oo.
convent in Jersey CITY, cost $4,000. blessed, and
church in Hoboken recently dedicated. cost Si50OJ0
and another in Jamesburg. ". j..
A college for the Christian Brothers is being built
in st. Louis. NO., cost $780, 900. and convent and
church in Philadelphia, cost Sll0.oOo; church in
Pittsburg Pa. to cost $s.00O and school house
attached. Also churches in Pawtucket. II. l.; in
Lancaster, Pa; a German Catholic hospital iii
Eaton, Ohio, and a church in Laramie CITY, wy.T.
In Baltimore. Nd. the Plus TX. Memorial Church
il progressing 1t will cost 100000. In Joliet,
ILL.,; in Mcchancsburg Ohio; Chcsterton Nd and
La Crescent, Mimi, handsome churches are under
way These manifest tokens of progress.
While the Dominicsns were giving their mission in
HaverhiI Mass. they found the crime of blasphemy
so common that they organized "Holy Name So
cicty," and got 1000 members to pledge themselves
TO give up the vulgar habit and to induce others to
refrain from 1t.
The number of Catholics in the United States"
says an exchange "who have lost the spirit of their
faith by tho indscriminate reading or secular trash
is legion. why Is it,. IL asks. "that Catholics not
more fcrvent moro jealous. moro united than they
are why is IL that a body they uninaucn-
tiai Why is IL that thcy accomplish little where
they could do much Why this apathy Simply
because truly Catholic spirit does not prevail and
because the means to promote II are neglected."
The Cdlsoic Heriew thinks Peters Pence could be
largely increased in amount la this country, without
interfering with any other charity, II collection
boxes Tor the purpose were put in the various
churches. II n trial made In two three
churches, the Rcrtcc is satisfied from tho opinions
IL has collected the subject that the of the
partial experiment would justify its extension TO al
most every church In tho land.
The Bishop Of Brooklyn has made the following
changes of clergymcn Rev. John Hogan from 81.
Paul's to st. Anthony's, Grccnpoint; Rev. William
NJ Giles st. Patrick's to st. Pauls; Rev. NJ. J.
Goodwin from ST. Vincent dc Paul's to st. Patrick's.
The new Cathedral Chapel IL attended from JAY
street Cathedral
Tho baptist Year Book for 1879 shows that during
the year the number of baptsms througho the
Church reached 102. 1856, and the membership is
2 IO2 G4-an increase of nearly $1,000 the pre-
ceding year, 1877. The population represented by
this membership il said to number 10.Otv.OO0.
The church at Jewett CITY, Conn, in addition to
its continuous revival, rcOices that 10 is free
from dcbt-the first time in twcnty-one years.
The women Of q large lumbcr of Ohio churches
including Dayton. Granville Paincsville and Akron
are trying TO help the American Baptist Home Mission
society to lift its burdens and do its work. The
women of the Cleveland churches unite in the support
of Miss Lucy NJ Keccr, missionary at Natchez.
Certain baptist brethren. thinking that the pres
ence of reporters in their Monday meetings induces
them TO say naughty things, applied to DR.. Bright Of
the Examiner and Chroncc the other day 10 know IL
they could make crooked things straight by cxcud
inp the press. The Doctor tells us in his paper that
he suggested better plan. and that was for the Con
foroncs never to discuss question that was not