New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-22
Religious Infelligence.

Than l.iz9 prosecutions had been directed AGAINST the
journals In the name Of hns Louis Philippe Eno had in
augurlet hs accession % ne throne BY formal promise
ha; prosecution should he IN iuture Instituted against
that press during that period s. journals were oosei 70
uspeut their pC6csOr in oonse 91ence Of the severity
the penalties The writers were sentenced 70 3sl years
AID months imprisonment, ard the journals 70 7il0-
| 500f hne.
The SABBATH-A Convention Of the friends OF
the sabbath has been called TO Meet In CAAnbersburyh
Pa on The Z6tn inst several elsrgymen Of
exrectef 20 be prcsent-aong them Prof Allen, Of Dick
ils1u College and Dr. Schm1eker; 50 TIA. meeting Of
| interest may be expected
CATHOLIC PRIESTS The Semsnr, a religious
paper Paris gives statistical table showing that 10
% the states OF Europe, thee hAs been imnuiion Of
les than $4,000 Ronish Priests, Monks Or Nuns within
fly years.
TEMPERANCE The Ser-York City Temperance
Socetv an oryanizliion Christian principles have s-
: sued circular. ealing Tor simultaneous Temperance
meetings throughout the DATED states on the pad Of Feb
| ruary.
CoLPoRrAGE FOR MsxIcO The American Mss-
saesr sas-Besie the generous donations previously
announces, Anonymous contributor has sent 10 the
treasury S210 and EpiseopAlian "a LADY, has sent
$780, 70 AID In sending coporteurs TO Mexico or any
destitute portion Of the United states
TEACHING BY PRoxT-Rev. John Angel James
Eco o. Birmingham, supports Chinese eolporieur At
Shsnshs as his representative IN the seors or
sezins China. Beside this one. the London Tract soc
ely have nov one coPores At Canton ana one At Hong
| Kong.
The American Baptist Missionary Society. a few
months since, had IN Chinese coporteuTs successfully dis
,rbuung books among their counymen. partly al the ex
/ pensc Of the American Tract Society.
/ LIsERIA-A letter from Capt Carlton of the bark
Nehemiah Rch OF this port al New-Orieans states that
the bark bad been taken up by the Colonization Society,
f1r The purpose Of Transporting $50 manumiied slaves TO
| Liberia
REDUCTION % PosrAcE.--The American Mes
senser says "only let the people, rich ard poor cores
pond reasonable rates and communications will By
millions between parents and children friend and friend
throughout the Land binding society together fostering
kindly eeIisgs the diffusion Of knowIedgc and tho bes
interests of morality and religion. is well known that
the stem Of cheap postage In England was urged upon
| the public attention BY Rowland Hill, with primary
view 70 the moral and religious Interests Of the county
We look for further reductions In this country, with
! consequent increase Of the blessings enjoyed.
! BAPrIsTs Is CoSSEcriour.-There are seven
Associations nnoty.sx pastors and stated supplies, ard
| eighteen Thousand and sixty-one communicates
| fNew-York Recorder.
THE UsIoS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF NEW
Y0RR, a. appears from us Catalogue has 100 members
Juniors IS Mitdisrs 81 Seniors By Resident Licenu-
ates3
| The BRooKLry TRACT SOCIETY. has distributed
during the past year through the voluntary Efforts OF ind
vduas l25 In number. $1,000 tracts, zoe Bibles and $50
Tes,aments. The agent Of the Society, Rev. Mr. Row.
land has ascerained the number Of places IN Brooklyn
where intoxicating liquors sold 70 be over 100, or one
every 70; famles-a fact strongly indicative OF the
need OF the Society.
The NEW TESTAMENT has. for the first time,
Qeen translated into the Servan language 1t iom the
ancient scayo alan vers!sn, compared with the Greek
BAPIIsrs-A correspondent of the N. y. Re-
cordr says powerful revival Of religion 10 in progress
within the limits Of the Baptist Church at estrhilsie
phia Dr. Fuller Of Baltimore last sabbath received to
his Church forty, making in all over one hundred In five
months
lis WESTERN Missouri writes a coporteur
there has been extensiye interes; manifested
the subject Of religion This season, than for many years
past Reviyas have been in progress, different places
almost continually since the latter part Of July.
TRUE HERoIsM-The North american, of the
18Th inst; has Al able article on the subject Of heroism
from which the following Is extract Is there no
herosm in the statesman who against the torrent Of
popular nfatuation, still stands by his country shere
no heroism IN the missionary and neutrality-suspicious.
preacher seeks the heather In the dens ofthe
and the physician who the pers Of pestence
and all the bloody minstrauons Of his art a, which even
the brave turn pale Undoubtedly the uesi examples Of
herOsm dispayed-Or, rather, they concealed
every day and every night, by men-ay and by women
Of ali classes and under all circumstances In the common
est duties Of life The broken merchant the ruined man
ufacturer the widow who tolls for her children and the
wife who watches by the death bedthese and thousand
others may exhibit in the performance OF duty under
adversely examples OF foriItude truly heroic than
are witnessed fields Of victory. Courage and wounds
are the merits Of soldier but there wounds Of the
spirit harder to bear than that are ever struck upon
the body, and there moral religious courage need
ing greater heart sustain II than Is required for the
! struggle on the field Of battle
TRACT MEErISGs-The Managers OF the New.
York City Tract Society have apart Monday, Jan a.
day Of special devotion; aud while they hope that DO
Trac, viser will be unmRdful Of H. they cordially invite
all other Christians who sympathze with them to mings
their assemblies In the morning, AT l0oclock prayer
meetings be held at the Baptist Church In Twelfth
and at the Presbyterian Churches In Allen and Spring
SITS In the afternoon. at y O'Clock, meeting Is 10 be
held the Central Church, Broome ST. and IN the even
Ing at "a o'clock when Reports will be read, and an At
dress may be expected from Rev. DR.. Adams.
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS ISIEREsT-The Boston
Trareusr after noticing REVEALS In NewEngland, says;
eve have reports also Of the existence OF unusual reg-
ous interest In lows Wisconsin, Illinois Tennessee, lnii
ana and Mississippi Indeed from nearly every section Of the
country receiving ntmaons OF the existence mere
and there OF special religious interest at the present ue
and this confined any particular sect or denomina
ton and would appear not generally the result OF any
special exerons bat Of the blessing Of heaven on tns or
binary means Of religious improvement.
PROGRESS or "DIssESTLRs." The London Pa
riot speaking Of the " dissenting" denominations says;
There are well nigh 1900 places Of public worship In
Engand exclusive Of the churches Of the Establishment,
IN which the Gospel proclaimed and the scriptures are
rxpounted every Lords Day One % the best proofs that
IL Is Of GOD" who has thus pat honor upon his cwn IN
sttuiOns. Is that these Protestant denominations
which covered faherlsnd with simple structures
apart for Divine worship and Christian teaching have
also enciTcled the globe itself with a zone Of Hna0ndV
stations and achieved by the instrumentaty they have
sustained the TRANSLATION OF the Word Of COB into al the
Languages Of earth.
IMPORTANT DEPOr or RELIGIOUS BooKs.-Rev.
Mr. Dsmon seAmens Chaplain At the sandwich Islands,
requesting from the American Tract Society supply OF
books IN German, French Spanish Portuguese, Danish
and Swedsh relates the interesting circumstances OF
visit Of Russian vessel engaged IN the fur trade. the SUI
percarg0 OF which, ocer Of the Russian Fnr Comps-
ny manifested deep interest 10 religion, and asked for
German and English books. Csving him Pilgrims Pro
gress English he nexl day expressed great delight with
the book and inquired for others, when ne proceeded 70
select the most strictly evangelical books, 70 the smouut
OF $40.
Conversion OF Protestant DnsESTERs To
RoNASrsxln The Lat Of converts 70 the Church
of Rome published in the Roman Ca.0lc Directory iof
$50 are the names OF Rev. s :. Wilson. pastor Of
dependeuf congregation; Rev. J. Bell, Presbyterian
minister. ard J. 81 Gibson, Esq member Of the Society
u Friends
TRASsLArIONs NIOLATIoN OF CoPrRiGHT.-The
imoottzpt question whether the translation of work