The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-12
UNCONVENTIONAL NOTES.

The year Just past. according to the Hebrew cal
endsr $685. remarkable for tho number Of deaths
among the Jewish ministry. Among them were
those of Rev. DIR. Artom, Rabbi Bamberger. Rev.
Ansel Leo. Rev. s. Hofimng. Rev. G. Poznanski.
Rev. N. Streisand. Rev. DIR. Trcuenfels. Rev. Dr.
Lazarus. Rabbi Treweles. Rev. Professor Isaacs.
Rabbi Weinberg Rabbi Landsberg. Rev. DR.. Henry
and Rev. s. Epstein.
Rev. Marx Moses. late Of Providence, II. l., has
been elected minister Of tho Jewish congregation Of
Madison. Ind. He has already entered upon his new
field OF duty.
The Rev. George s. Teller has resigned the rector
ship Of st. Johns Church. Mount Morris, N. Y. to
take effect on November 1.
The Rev. Father Murphy. for nearly seven years
away. has been transferrod by bishop Laughlin to
st. Anthony's Church, Brooklyn.
Bishop Laughlin will lay the foundation of q new
st. Mary's Hospital. in Brooklyn. to-day, large
enough to admit all classes OF patients. which. tor
want of room. the present hospital cannot do.
The Catholic Church has sixty -four cardinals
thirty-two Italians. ten Frenchmen. TOUR Spaniards.
four Austrians. three Hungarians. three English
men. two portuguese. one American, ono Belgian.
ono Pole, one Bavarian. one Corsican and one Ger
man.
Father Kavanarh. president OF tho Seminary OF
Our Lady of ANGELS. suspension Bridge N. y. paid
u short visit to Brooklyn last week.
Next Sunday the st. Jacoous Society Of the Church
OF the Most Holy Rcdccmer, in this city, will ceie-
brate its twenty fifth anniversary morning aud even
ing. and in the afternoon Cardinal McCoskey will i'd
minister continuation TO the children Of the parish.
tn. society acting as hts guard OF honor.
The Baptist Missionary Union has received from
Mr. John u. Trevor. OF New York. 5000 to establish
in Paris training school tor theological students.
The Rev. DIR. Fulton writes to say that his ch urch
has nobly sustained and cooperatcd with him his
Rink movement; but in the efforts to gather tho
people who do not attend the means Of grace else.
where he stands almost alone. In other words, Inc
does the work and his congregation pay tho bills
Ills has been sufficient to warrant the pur
chase Of TINT hall as house OF worship for the
masses.
The Presbytcr Of Asbury Park, N. j. have
deserted their summer tabernacle and gone into WIN
ter quarters In Park Hall. The summer services
very fruitful. both spiritually aud financially
The preaching was of very high order and the coll
lectons and subscriptions amounted to Si,02s 10.
or more than 500 a Sunday. Besides paying cur
rent expenses the debt has boon reduced less than
$780, IL IL proposed to enlarge the building before
tho next summer. that one may DO turned
away for want OF room.
Rev. J. d. Pomroy, Of Union Theological Seminary,
New York. who has been supplying the pulpit IN the
Prcsby terian Church. Woodhaven. for some time
past. will continue to oficiae until May next when
he will be called ~ their pastor.
The Rev II. A. Jcssup. d. D., moderator Of the
Prosby terrain General Assembly, sailed for Syria yes
terday, together with several othor missionaries for
Tho American Missionary Association will hold it's
thirty-third annual session In Chicago the 18th
inst and following days. DR.. Storrs, of Brooklyn,
10 expected to preach the opening sermon.
An organization is coming into form and favor
among the Mcthodsts of Cleveland for the promo
ton OF church building. and also to aid feeble
churches already existing 1t will settle upon loca
tions. time aud plans for commencing aud prosecut-
Ing new enterprises. and thereby save from some OF
the sad mistakes OF the past The Methodists of
Brooklyn appointed Q committee two or three years
ago to attend to q like work IN that city. but its
effort In tho reunion in the Academy of Music ex-
hausted its energy that 1t has boon practically
dead since.
The ROY. A. Hamilton, of Butlcrvillo Circuit Ohio
Conference. found twenty-five Methodists ut Blan-
chester, Clinton county Ohio end recently organ
ized them into church. They have already under