The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-06
Religious Intelligence.

Religious intelligence.
The United Brethren, or Moravians, in Great
Britain, have only about 2 ZOO commitments one
in every twenty-five Of their active and talented
members being sent out missionaries. They
have forty-twO missionaries in the three Danish
West India Islands, having under their instruction
$3.50 negroes in Jamuica they have IS mission.
aries, instructing 1882 negroes; in Antigua 81
missionaries, and under their care 10022 negroes
in St Kits 10 missionaries, and 1911 negroes; in
Tobago, s missionaries, and ,243 negroes; among
the Greenlanders, d missionaries, instructing
1878 persons in Labrador, 80 missionaries, among
g. l67 Esquimaux ; North America, 10 missionaries,
among the Delaware and Cherokee Indians; in
Snrinam, South America, Al missionaries, laboring
among ii, 442 negroes; in South Africa, AZ mis-
sionaries, laboring among the Hottentots and Tam
bookies and Fingoes. They are about to establish
missions also in the Caffre country, South Africa,
among the Indians on the Mosquito Shore and to
New Holland. Total number of missionaries,
722; converts, 1858.
1t is said that in 1904 according to the best esti-
mate that can be obtained, there were in existence
only about 100000 copies of the Bible Now
there are more than 30 900. In 1904, the Bible
had been published in only As or 40 languages; in
l848 it existed in 1876. In 1904, it was accessible
in languages spoken by about 100000 goo of men,
in l847 it existed in tongues spoken by 600 000, COO
During the last year, AIS, 2S3 copies were issued
by the British and Foreign Bible Societies alone
100000 more than in any year before, except 1915.
1t is alleged that the subject of the State endow-
ment of the Romish priesthood in Ireland will
shortly be discussed by the Roman Catholic HER
archy. 1t is supposed that they will unequvocally
repudiate a stipendary State connexion, but that
the attachment Of house and glebe land to each
parish, as permanent endowment, will meet with
their approval
Six Jesuis have sailed for India, trained in the
Seminary of Foreign Missions, in France. The
commissions of the GaIician nation, and the disas
tiers which have threatened the Jesuit fellowship of
Loyola, have not sufced to distract their attention
from the moraiand religious condition of the Orien
tai world.
A commencement has been made with the work
of restoring Gloucester Cathedral, in England
The west front is undergoing restoration. In the
choir stone pulpit of great beauty has been erect
ed on the north side, in the room Of the wooden
pulpit, which occupied the centre the unsightly
pews, it is said, to be removed, and replaced by
kneelings, fronting the east, in conformity With the
style of the choir.
A new stained-g glass window, representing the
leading traits in the life of the venerable Bede, is
being put in Ely Cathedral.
The new Synagogue, in King street, Canterbury,
England, is being erected the site of the ancient
house of the redoubted Knight empars, once the
unreenting foes of the prosecuted Israelites, but
now themselves swept from the face of the earth,
together with their house, which has thus given
place in the lapse of ages, to singular reyerson.
The Right Rev. DIR. Meis, Bishop of Vancouver,
in Oregon, arrived on the 22d ult. at Dubuque,
Iowa. He is on his way to Europe, and left HValla,
the head of navigation on the Columbia river, on
the Goth of March last, crossing the Rocky Noun
tains on foot, the snow being, in many places,
twenty feet deep.
The Chinese Repository contains a list Of Pro-
testant Missionaries to the Chinese, 81 in number
of whom Is are stationed at Hong Kong, 18at Cam
ton, 9 at Annoy, at Puchau, at Ningpo, Is at
Shanghai, and in Siam. OF the whole number,
40 are supported by American Missionary So
ciety in China, two by Swiss, and two by Ger
man Missionary Society. In this list the families
of missionaries not included.
1t appears, from the Roman Catholic Directory,
that the total number of Roman Catholic churches
and chapels in England and Wales is 545 in Scot
land, So. OF Catholic. colleges, there are, in Eng
land, 10. Of Missionary priests, in England and
Wales, there are 707.
The American Baptist Board have now under
appointment six additional missionaries, one of
whom has gone to join the OJibwa missions and the
remaining five expect to sail the present fall for diff
ferent stations in Asia.
One of the Secretaries of the London Society for
the promotion of Christian knowledge stated at its
last meeting, that the issue of books tracts, &C.,
during the past year, had been as follows Bibles,
l20,242; New Testaments, 90, $50; Common Pray
ers, 287, 1872; other bound books, tracts, &C.,
3,646,934 Total, 4,l54, 42S.
The Baptist mission at Ningpo, China, distributed
in the year lS47, $1,000 pages of Tracts and Scrip
lures.
In 1902, Pittsburg contained log church and
few hus. Itnow has 100 churches, 125 clergy
men, and 100 Sabbath schools
The Synod of New Jersey will meet at Wilkes
barre, Pa, on the 18th Of October.
DIR. Pomeroy of Bangor, has been chosen Secre-
tary of the American Board of Missions, in the
place of the Rev. Mr.. Greene, resigned.