The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-14
GARDEN CITY CATHEDRAL ORGAN.
UNCONVENTIONAL NOTES.


DR.. w. j. r. Taylor has been ten years pastor Of
the Clinton Avenue Reformed Church. Newark and
his people appropriately observed the event o few
days ago. During that time he has received into
the church fellowship 1853 persons. The present
membership IL 500. Dr. Taylor has baptized 1877
persons married "a couples and buried 80 persons
His church has contributed s25O.673. of which
s35 900 raised during the past six months. The
contributions for benevolent purposes reached
S12,336.
The Rev. w. W. Schomp was recently ordained by
the Chassis of Poughkeepsie and installed over the
church ut Glenham. NY.
METHODIST.
The new Methodist Episcopal church at Stott-
vile. N. Y, will be dedicated Christmas Eve by
the Rev. A. K Sanford. presiding elder the pough.
keepsie district. new and beautiful church, we'll
located and well appointed. will BIO dedicated to-day
at Montclair, Nd.
Bishop Simpson will be in this city to-day, and in
tho afternoon will address the Cornell Memorial
Sunday School, and in the morning will preach in
the Seventeenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
Bishop Foster to visit Garrettson Station, near
Albany. N " to-day and to preach in the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Bishop Daggett, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. Is seriously i'll ut his
home in Richmond. Va.
i'll tor couple OF weeks. has had surgical opera.
ton performed ana is rapidly improving.
communications are withheld from him. His assoc
ciate Dr. Reed. is attending to the entire interests
OF the mission Office.
CONGREGATIONAL
Mr.. Moody and Mr.. Sankey are to spend tho winter
at ST. Louis. The city been divided into five dis
tricts and details OF the work placed in the hands
OF u committee OF laymen composed OF one from
each evangelical denomination.
About one hundred persons have taken letters
from the First Congregational Church, Plainheld
n. j., and wish TO be organized into new church.
council called for the purpose found that the n-
da of ha irstE q nm
mostly secured by mortgage. 1t was decided that
no great injustice would DC done by leaving the
mortgage, but that the Council could not recon-
mend withdrawalof 80 large portion OF the con-
grcration until the unsecured debt OF 81 or more
was paid. Aud thus the matter rests.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
Three Catholic cures OF France have abandoned
the Roman Catholic faith and become Protestants.
The movement toward Professionalism is growing rap
IDLY.
st. Marks Episcopal Church. Islip, was sold to
tho Catholic Society tor S5lO. 1t was found that tho
sum OF $780, placed in the corner stone July ls4.
had been stolen.
On last sunday morning st. John the Baptist's |
Church. wiiloughby and Lewis avenues. Brooklyn.
under tho charge of the Lazarist Fathers. was re-
opened for divine worship. ana at the time the
forty hours alteration was soemnly inaugiirated
with the appropriate ceremonies. st. John sOhurch
Is now very beautiful The whole OF the interior
has been handsomely frescoed aud done in neat and
becoming colors, and new and fine stained glass
windows. the gifts OF different individuals aud So
ciciies. now take the place OF the former plain
The Right Rev. Mgr. Timothy O'Mahones, late
Bishop or Armidae, has been appointed Auxiliary
Bishop TO Dr. Lynch. Archbishop OF Toronto.
The corner stone OF the first house of the Mission
of the Immaculate Virgin, at the corner OF Lafayette
place and Great Jones street, New York. will DO laid
this afternoon by the Very Rev. Father Quinn, " o.
mission viii be preached in the French Church
of st. Vincent do Paul, Twenty third street, near
Sixth avenue. this week aud the following until
Cbiistmas. Ivy Rev. p. Cazeneure, OF the Fathers of
Mercy. Instructions in French every night ut eight
o'clock except Fridays and saturdays. reserved to
hear confessions
The Rev. ID. ODonaghue, chancellor of the diocese
OF Vincenncs, Ind. sailed tor Europe yesterday to
visit Rome and other places Of interest and pay his
respects to tho Pope.
PRESBYTERIAN
Tho Mission Chapel connected with DIR. Hastings
church ia this city Is on the way toward sclfsup-
port under the able ministry of the Rev. James II.
Hoadey. IL has 400 members, 40 OF whom
were added during the Year. More than 300 were