New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-15
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Prepared for The Tribune. /

Bishop Chase of New Hampshire will
perform Episcopal duties in the Diocese of New
York until the Is. Of May next.
A profession of religion has been made
by three hundred persons in the congregation of
tie NJ Z. Church in Norfolk at. in this City, within
few weeks past.
The present number of students in An
dover Seminary is % divided into classes as
follows: II resident licentiates, 2G seniors, % in
the middle class, and 25 Juniors
The 1evivals in different Colleges of
the United States for years past we're st9ted as
follows at the recent meeting OF PRAYER Tor COl-
leges in Boston In the year $40, there were five
revivals in various institutions; and since l74l,
when the frstrovival occurred 10 Yale, there have
been about 100 revivsls in 81 different Colleges
and in Ia different States, but mostly in New
England. 81 COLLEGES have had no revival.
number have had but Bowdoin, 4 Nassau
Hal,4; Illinois, 8; Ami rst 7 Marietta, 7
Wabash, 8 Williams, Midiebury, 10 Yale,
o. The number ofColeges IN the United States
is l21 and thenumber Of students is about 900.
In cur archaeological Seminares, - Law Schools,
and A. Medical Schools we have about 6,OOO
more young men. In Great Britain there are 60
Colleges and 3si professors Oxford and Cam.
bridge have 81 Colleges and nearly $4,000 stu
dents and in the other Colleges one third more
in al. making 1000 training in these schools.
In the Universities Of Germany are 1900 STA
dents; in France, 600 students 1000 in p aris
alone; 10000 in the Spanish Universities and in
the European Universities are not far from 10000.
The City of Lyons, says correspond
ert Of the Neir. York Obsersr, is one of the most
important centers Of French egangeilzatloD -
Trere are low five chapels established in dilfer-
ert quarters Three pastors aud several evauge-
lists or colporters are constantly at work. Be
tween 600 and , 800 persons attend more or less
regularly tho religious services Most Of these
Individuals were Roman Catholics few years
ego.
The Missionary periodicals for March
contain an interesting series Of items from the
Missions. We extract few paragraphs
Maulmain.-Mr. Harris (Oct. lS) fur
pishes some informstion Of the schools in cOnnec-
ton with the Karen Mission. The Theological
Seminary has thirty four pupils, who have main
tanned a good character and shown commendsble
diligence in study Five viii coon enter on the
work of preaching the gospel The Normal
School had tbirty-eght pupils during the last term,
of whom one was added to the Church IL now
hes forty FIVE. -Four pupils Of the Sgau boarding
school were baptized during the last term, and
others offered themselves for the ordinance. The
whole number has averaged about fifty for I've
months, Of whom ten are not members oil the
Church. Nj Moore states that some of the pupils
fthe Pwo boarding school had asked baptism, but
il was thought best to defer It. There are twenty
five pupils.
.Sandotrau-Mr. Abbot writes (Oct. 49,
10 cheering tone. He expresses much encour'
sgeme1t Of feeling with reference 70 the progress
NJ the gospel through the agency Of native preach
eTs The churches are steadisst In the truth, and
here are q few BuTmess inquirers. one, an old
mar, who has protested bis faith for twelve years,
was recently baptized by Mr. Beecher The mls-
sion premises were considerably injured by Sc
we're storm in November.
Germdnv.-Mr. Oncken has been alb
SAINT for four months in Scotland, 20 gain assist
snce 70 liouidate debt Of $4,000 on four chap
els ia Hamburg and other stations. The effects
OF over exertion compelled nlm 20 return, after
collecting about $500, and be IS now obliged 70
refrain from labor. He says;
"Our work here, and in Germany generally, -
still greatly progressing but as | dare not write
/ long AZ present, will merely add that the Day
of our glorious liberty ia at an end, the spirit Of
persecution is even now revived and one OF oaI
/ brethren has been already banished from NECK
! lenburg No one ct distance can form any Juss
| idea how rapid has been the return OF desPo'sm
! .Jeirs Of Sdlonica.-Mr. DOdd's account
NJ the religious interest among the Jews az salon
| icais very interesting On the 4th ofJanqary' he
saws: About seventy persons were CROWDED iuYO
| our little pArlor. Mrs Dodd had thirty or iofsy
I women in another room and some forty were GUY
| side. who could not be admitted. We kno" ho'
whereunto this may grow. Anathenas may re-
duce our congregation to two or three next wees,
or We may continue TO have increasing cIo"q Is
The expected snsthema was pronounce Ie~
DAYS after by the Rabies it had 10 effect now
ever and they resorted to the expedient OF ses
tioning men in the street before the missionary
house who turned away large crowds from coming
m thu meeting