New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-04

TIE SCHOOLS.
Grants we're made ofbooks 10 the Seamen's Friend
Society for San Francisco to the Society for Me-
ioratIng the ConGliion of the Jews 10 the PTeSby-
terrain Board of Missions for their mission al Saag
hai various grants for destitute regions of our own
country ana some 10 Individuals, lnclu Ing Two
copies ofthe Tes;amen. and Psalms for the bind.
Rev Samuel l.. Tutte. formerly AGENT for the
Stale OF Connecticut was appointed agent OF me
Society for the city of New-Nork. this city being
constituted distinct field Mr.. Tutte Is also 10
render such assistance as may be required by the
Secretaries IN the Bible House, particularly pre-
parng and publishing the Bible Society Record.
DEDICATION OF A CHURcH.-The new
Methodist Episcopal Church IN i3d st.. near ,fh-ay
waS dedicated for Divine worship on wednesday
afternoon. Rev. Bishop James preached an excellent
sermon on the occasion. TIC cost OF the caurch
ard lot Is SAID TO be sl5lO0 of which SIC $50 re-
maired unpaid previous TO the dedication
CANADIAN REFuGEEs-A numerous Con-
ventlon held on the llth ut. at Toronto. com.
posed OF The fugitive slaves resident IN canada and
their friends there and from the States. Delegates
were present from Buffalo. Burlington tYtl Utica. Al
bany, Syracuse. Pittsburgh. Jamaica, W l. anu Ing
land. Henry Rbb an escaped slave, was president IN
the course ofthe proceedings resolution was oerei
which after strongly cOndemnng the Fugitive Slave
Law earnestly entreatS" the colOTed men IN the
Northern and Southern States. bond ana Tree, -
" come out from under the jurisdiction oi Ihose
wicked laws, from the power OF goYernnentWhOSe
tender merces toward the cOlOred people are cruel
protest was sent in to this signed BY four OF the
delegates from the Sta IS, declaring u to be impo
lite and adverse TO their professed policy, to invite
the COlored people to leave the states. Among the
delegates present was Daniel, the Buffalo fugitive,
who showed no symptoms OF desire TO return to
a Slave state
different places IN Canada, IN company win henry
BIB.
FREE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.-ThlS body.
composed of seceders from the TWO branches OF the
Pre- >bvtcrian Church. the ground of slavery held
It's meeting IN Ripley Ohio, recently. The synod
was formed about four years ago. and consisted OF
eleven ministers II now numbers between thirty
and ,orty ministers and from forty TO fifty churches.
Among the business OF the meeting. an overture was
sent down to the Presbyteries proposing an atera-
ton of the form of government, so as 10 authorize
the election of temporary elders. ms IS SUBJECT
also much agtated in the New School Church. and
will probably be adopted by the Free synod. decla-
ration and testimony adopted against the Fugl-
tive Slave law IN the form of a covenant, pedgns
all who subscribe it dlsobey the unjust and tyran-
nical mandates of the Fugitive BILL and, If need be,
to sufer,ts penalties"
WELSH RELIGIOUS PAPERs.-Rey. Mr..
Chldlaw. agent for the American sundayscho9l
Union who is a WeiShman, stated recently that the
number of Welsh emlgrants IN this country IS about
100000 Among them circulate the following reli-
pious PAPERS published IN their own strange tongue
The GvfaiU, (friend) a Calylnlshc. or Whitehead
Methodist paper published in New York TIE Cen
hadror Missionary COngregatlonaist, published IN
RPmSGn. o.,
a general newspaper called The DethOiydd Eclectic
The Seren Orif,rin0. western STAR Baptist pub
lished at Potsville, Pa. The Drych, (Mlrror) n I.
All these are evangelical III their religious influence,
plre in morals, and elevatlng IN sentiment. That
such number of periodicals IS sustained IS an EVIL
dence of the taste, and the desire Tor hiorIh@ioh
among our Welsh population
The WESTERN INDIANS. I'm thirteen of
the tribes OF the Indians in the West Missionaries OF
the various regular denominations are residlng ana
iabormg The Sacs and Foxes are as yet without nem
the latter tribe having repeatedly repealed all MIS-
sionary attempts. The Shawnees have three Mis-
sions-one BY the Baptists, one by the Methodlsts,
and one by the Friends the Wyandots nave
Methodist Missionary; the Deiawares, Methodist
and a Baptist the Muncies one Moravlan the
StockbTidges one Methodist the Pottawatamles,
one Baptist and one Roman Catholic the kanzas,
(or Caws) one Methodist the Peorlas and kaskas-
kias one Baptist the Weas and Piankashaws, one
BAPTIST Sacs and Foxes, none.
THE RAILROAD JUBILEE.-Ihe late Kali
road celebration in Boston was very generally I'M
moved by the clergy of that city, on the succeeding
Sabbath, some of whose dscouTses have transplred
Rev Dr. Edw. BeecheT preached from Danlels pro-
phecv, " MANY shall run TO and fro, making the pas
sage indicate the following suspicious results pre-
dIcts-l. Universal religious liberty 2 tnNessi
brotherhood 3. Universal commerce A. The full
development of the laws powers and resources OF
the material world 5 The cessation of violent,
wasting and destruction by war g. A joyful sense
of the presence and favor Of God and recognition
OF his law and claims.
Ono BAPrIsTs. REV. Mr.. Stevens,
agent Of the Baptist Missionary Union IN the West,
states the number Of Baptlss IN OHIO to De 2S,oos,
and the number of Baptist churches, 43S. These
churches have contributed for Foreign Missions IN
1880 $4,000. In fsis, the sum contributed for TINS
purpose was $6.26j The number of churches that
contributed something, was l4I-leaVlng 2sl thdt
contributed nothing. The number of members IN the
contributing churches is 3,793-an average OF 81 IN
each church.
LurHERANs AND GERMAN REFORMED
Indications are multiplying of more cordial relations
between the two principal denominations OF Protest
ant Germans IN this country. The last Lutheran
SYNOD appointed a commute TO confer with the Ger
man Reformed SYNOD upon the eXpedlency OF publish
ing Jointly Union Sunday School hymn Book "a
German TO which il expected the latter BODY VIII
agree The Lutheran Synod also resolved to raise
$1,000 for the endowment OF proisssor,mp OF
German IN Pennsylvania College.
METHODIST CONFERENCE IN CALIFORNIA.
The Methodist journals propose that after the close
of the wear 1851 California shall cease to be regarded
as missionary ground that thirteen missionaries De
sent out who with those Oh the ground, VIII De SUM-
Gent 10 organize a Conference, which shall become
an integral part of the General Conference. IL Is
also proposed that each of those thirteen mission
aries shall collect $1,000, so that when ORGANIZED 'he
Conference shall be independent OF future mission
aTy aid
PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS. The :" hTd
Church" IN ,he old town of Plymouth. Mass, the
house of the Pilgrims, celebrated the fiteth Ami
yersary on the 18th inst, having been founded In
lsOI This Church was secession from the ola m,
orim Church. on the ground of untarlansm, and
was one of the frs, that series OF separations
which divided The original Congregatonaltsm OF
Massachusetts into two distinct religious denonlna-
mons A sermon was preached by the pastor. Rev.
CharlesS Porter, formerly of this City.
RETURN OF Dr.. BAcoN.-Rev. DIR. Ba-
con Of New.Hayen. whose perllous adventures m
the Mountains of kurdIstan have excited so much
sympathy, arrived few days since, after an absence
of wear and a half from his pulpit. He was warmly
recei, ed BY the NewHayen people, who have Just
respe Ct for the talents and character OF their most
eminent Clergyman.
Bishop McILvAINE's CHARGE.--The
thirty fourth Diocesan Convention OF ONO IS 10 taAe
MACE AZ Cleveland the present month II expected
mai the charge OF the eloquent and decided bishop
viii furnish some matter for interested attention.
tn, Western EpiScoDahan says Many VINO pur-
nose 70 attend our coming Convention VIII De happ5
=, Isarn that a charge NAV be expected from the