The New York herald., 1879-08-03

seems not remote. much of the responsibility will
rest upon the German element that forms so large
The Rev. Mr.. Nye. of Brooklyn. it is said. is be-
coming so saturated with the spirit OF Unitariansm
because OF his being the pro tenn. pastor of Uni
tartan church, that he doesn't care to recognize ms
poor universaist relations, and has ever since ms
temporary elevation ignored the ministers meet
ings
vited to deliver the Russell Lecture at Tufts Col
lege on the third Sunday in September and has ac-
casional sermon at the New York state Convention
at its next session. Mr.. Pullman will spend his va
cation IN Eastern Massachusetts, and the White
Mountains
The Rev George w. Giles has resigned as pastor
He has been six years with the church. Mr. Giles
goes to Pittshed in the fall and until then the Rev.
=. a. whittier. evangelist. will supply the church
The Rev. James A. spurgeon. brother of the great
London preacher and copastor of the Tabernacle.
will visit this country during the present month.
There does not appear to DO any good reason, out
side OF denominatonai bigotry for the outcry that
has been raised in Baptist journals against the Rev.
W. w. Boyd. Of St Louis. for uniting recently in
service with DR.. Sonneschein and the Jewish con-
gregation. The Baptists lost their building by fre
last winter. and their Jewish neighbors promptly
offered the use OF their synagogue The Baptists
recently tney moved to their edifce they
and their hosts united in farewell service To the
mind of the orthodox Baptist this act was an
objectionable denominatonal sin the part of DR..
Boyd and his congregation. Fortunately, however.
Baptist Church They are independent Of all outside
authority. The two clergymen led In prayer. hymns
were sung from their two hymn books. sermon
preached by Mr. Boyd from text in the Psalms, ana
at the close of it silver service presented in the
of the Baptist congregation to the jewish min.
lister, who responded. drawing graphic picture OF
"brotherhood of all nations and creeds travelling
the great hereafter with tEeir hearts and atiec-
tons fxed on the same God and regarding each as
the children of the same parent"
The Rev. Dr. H. c. Mills has been elected secretary
of the Northern Baptist Education Society," in place
Of nr W n
years of service in this position.
MIR. Spurgeon's Pastors College in London con-
tains 100 students and is in the receipt of rs app
cations for about 20 vacancies 1t has sent out 42s
students in the past IA years. who have baptized
49, 900 Its object Is to produce preacners
rather than scholars
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The University OF Vienna is strong Roman Cath.
olic institution. but evidently not very ultramon-
tane it has just chosen its rector Professor
Bruck, Protestant and as its dean OF the Jurist
faculty Professor Grunhut, Hebrew. The latter is
the first instance of Jew holding any honorary or
other position in that institution since its founding
moves with it.
The Roman Catholics the first religious body to
take possession of Coney Island for church pur-
has. besides that place. Parkvule Sheepshead Bay
anc Coney Island as missions, and is arranging for
a church building on the island. Meantime services
will be held there temporarily. The Rev. William
Doherty. of the Brooklyn Cathedral has heen sent
assistant to Father McKiverken.
Archbishop Lynch. Of Toronto. sailed from this
port on Wednesday last for Europe. His Vicar Gem
the Rev. r. +. Rauey, Will ADMINISTER the a.
fairs OF the diocese during the Archbishop's alb
There are from two to three thousand Catholics
among the British forces in Zululand. To assist in
providing for the spiritual wants of these men,
Father Walsh sent by Bishop Jolivet from Pre-
toria and was attached to the army chaplain. He
shared in the fatisues of the campaign and was it is
said with Colonel Parsons force ut Ekowe.
The decree for the introduction of the cause of
Nine. Bara, foundress of the Ladies OF the Sacred
Heart, has been signed by the Holy Father. Rag-
ious education now menaced. says the treeman's
E,,1 Mnth Rnr
other and powerful protectress i'll heaven
There 1000 colored Catholics in one ward Of
Father Ryan the poet priest. has been returned at
his request, to st. Mary's Church. Mobile Ala.
EPIsCoPALIAN.
The-diocese of West Virginia has been divided into
two conversations. to be known as the Northern and
the Kanawha.
The Rev. r. H. Mason is building church at
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. The congregation at
Fairmont. W. Va are also building new church,
and meantime they worship in a hall.
The Rev. 4. H. Lacey, who mas labored for some
years past at Point Pleasant and parts adjacent, has
been called to the churches Lewisburg Hinton
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. W. Va
The Rev. John +. Woods has resigned the rector
ship of Clarksbnrg. W. Va The Rev. J. X. Mason
has accepted the rectorship of the churches at
Weston and Grafton in the same State.
Recent excavations in st. Pauls churchyard. Lon
don. have revealed foundations which show that the
old st. Paul's extended nearly one hundred feet
further west than the present building. Six feet
below the surface the old st. Paus foundation
was discovered 1t outside preaching sta
tion in the days OF the Tudors and Stuarts SOW
ereigns
The Episcopal clergymen of Syracuse are taking
active steps toward suppressing the Oneida Com
munity for unlawful practices.
St. Johns Church. North Adams. Mass, which
has been established many years and grown into
very fair strength. has invited Rev. W. NJ Geer son
OF Rev. DIR. Geer. of New York. to become the
tor. The present church edihce is handsome
stone building, erected at the expense OF Mrs.
Hiram sibley. Of Rochester. N: X, costing $4,000
Mr.. Gccr is TO assume charge of the parish to-day.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has conferred the
degree of Doctor in Divinity on the Rey. Joseph
Phelps Gardiner, late OF Manitoba. and now OF
| Bishop Ryder's vicarage. Birmingham, on the
| ground OF his successful labors in the missionary
cause in the diocese OF Rupertsland. British Amer