The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-12
Religious Intellige nee.

cAhrsnAs;- November y: 2lstSundsy after Trni-
ty. 10 ga Sunday after Trinity 20 2sd Sunday af-
The Rev. DE- Ryder, of the College Of the Holy Cross,
Worcester Mass, will lecture in ST. Peters Church,
e1.sng Collection VIII be taken eG'n on thas S.s IN
aid Of the poor of the church.
Ropge is preaching his new doctrines in Vienna
with unabated zeal, nd with slight success, his
dors In the Odeon being every time he lectures eight
nine thousond strong He de nounces the doctrine
Of the Trinity confession the Pope the calendar Of
saints, converts and monasteres, celibacy Of tho
clergy, and praying in an unknown tongue
The Pope hs established two telegraphic lines in his
icgpa, another from Rome to Cvit. veOchia credit
of 70 600 francs is opened to the Minister of Public
Works for the purpose.
The Rev. J. Brinton Smith has accepted . cau to
ST. James Church Nngsessing.
The Rev. H. M. Denisoa has removed to Williams
burg. Va.
The Rev. Edward Mages has accepted call to the
parish Of st. Marys, Delphi, Indiana.
The Rev. T. nj. Benedict has accepted call to
WateIvile, Oneida county.
From the Gaboon mission, Mr.. Walker, the only
missionary that station writes, in letter dated
July 2lst, that the schools are prosperous and the
general aspect OF the mission favorable.
Mr. whiting writes from Abeik Sept 5th, that the
cholera has made fearful havoc at Damascus carrying
Of from 5000 to 10000 souls 1t has also made Its
appeara nee Beirout but the missionaries upon
Mount Lebanon. His accounts from Aleppo aud
Aintab are favorable.
letter from Mr. Laid, dated Broosa, Sept 49, con-
tans the intelligence that church was organized in
that place, with seven members and . prospect OF q
speedy increase.
report Of the Armenian Female Boarding School
at Constantinople, prepared by Mr.. Goode has just
been received. This institution appears to be very
prosperous and its influence is already felt not only
in the csptsl but in other parts Of the empire The
present number of pupils is twenty. one.
Recent communications from the HISTORIAN mission
furnish additional evidence OF the zeal and
Of the native preachers among that people. Deacon
Gerrgis, known as the Mountain Evangelist" had
been treated with considerable indgpity, however,
while on tour through the dscele of Mar Yohannan,
had threat. ned to deprive him of his and lips
he continued to preach as he had done.
Another letter, from MIR. Winslow. written at Ma
dras in August last contains some striking testimony
eDce and horrors Of idolatry 1t says India is slowly
improving, and symptoms of the progress of truth
visible in many directions though the number Of con-
versions Is doubtless small and the Christian expert
of the native church very defective Idolatry Is
still maintained The swinging festival had recently
been celebrated for four or FIVE successive Sundays
Efforts had been made to induce the governme mt to
prohibit this disgusting festival not required by the
Shssters or openly countenanced by the Brahmins.
but in vain.
We find the following strange queries in the Protss
t0ni Chuychnan. What can they mean
SECRET Socmry-Mr Editor Il wish to place in
your columns the following queries and should be hap
py TO have light afforded by the initiated -
IL there secret society in existence under Of
Bishcps as head, aud having for its members
young clergymen and Others who have bound them
selves for ten years. by Of obedience poverty and
celibscy?
Is 1t fact that deacon of the diocese of Connec-
tcut, when called upon by his Bishop to enter
field, discharge duty, replied, that before he
could obey his own Bishop he bound FIRST to
cult the Bishop Head Of the above Society OF which
he was q member!
Your readers may be surprised ct such questions
They put In sober earnest and If the initiated love
light rather than darkness we may expect some
revelations N. C.