New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-31
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.

Cup1sTr.N CHARACTER OF THE KISG OF PRUSSIA.
AT the recent meeting sf the Evangelical Alliance,
th. Rev DIR. Kmmmacher defended the Christian
character of the King Of Prussia. In England tn"
monarch spoken of as al habtua drunkard but his
chaplain declared the charge tn be unf'undsd and
,landerous and that the Pussian king wa most
sincere and consistent Christian. At the close OF his
address this eminent divine in the name OF the King OF
Prussia. invited the Alliance to hold its next meeting
in Berlin and the royal invitation was accepted.
ABSENCE OF MIND ~ THE PuLPIr.-Ihs Merides
Conn Transcript says: "Tbe paragraph which we
publ-h, a week or two ago, giving an account OF q
remarkable of observation-disclosures which occurred
in this town-a minister having gone into the desk OF
neighboing vesry and conducted the services, sup
rosr that he was in bis own-bayng taxed the Gre
duity Of several of contemporaries, we take occa-
sion here to vouch for it, entire correctness Not only
was the rev rend gentleman he walked
into the wrong vestry and into the desk Of brother
Of different doctrinal faith, but he actually opened
the meeting and had proceeded some ways before he
discovered his error Meantime brother No ,, coming
in, found his desk occupied, and in apuszled mood
quietly took his seat with the congregation, determined
TO wait further developments. Aterward, brother No.
2 arose and said that be had with the eIpecta-
ton Of presiding over the meeting as usual, but was
happy TO see bis deck 80 well occupied, and that he
arose simply to indorse the remarks which his brother
had made"
EccLETAsTrcAL.-The Rev. j. s. Dennis hss been
installed as pastor Of the First Unverselst Church in
Melrose. The Rev. Augustus Woodbury. OF Lowell
has received call to the Westminster Unitarian
Church az Providence, X. /. The Rev. N. d.
blanchard has been ordained to the ministry in Edgar
town. The Rev. Augustus X. Pope Of Somervlle has
received call TO the Unitarian Church in Woburn, at
a salary Of g. coo. The Rev. T.. ID. Murphy, recently
of Brooklyn, has received pastoral call 10 Indian
Orchard, Macs.
MoEMosIsM ~ GREAT BRIrAIy.-An English
paper states that the Mornons are making numerous
converts in Great Britain by exaggerated pictures Of
lite in Utah. They teach openly their doctrine Of
polygtmy; but il seems impediment to converts
fIom the geptler sex. The annual emigration Of con-
vets 10 computed high as 5000
MoRE METHODIST DIvIsIos. 1t is well known that
the las General Conference Of the Methodist Protest
ant Church refused TO consider the paper published at
Baltimore, and called The Methodist PrOestaAt, any
longer General Conference paper. Its Pro-slavery
character was the cause-troubes having sprung up
in Illinois, and the West generally, about its trucking
10 the South. split has also occurred IN the Madison
College Pennsylvania, and new Pro-Slavery Method
let Protestant concern has been established at Lyhch-
burg. The leaven il working, and II Will not De ~os
ill the Methodist Protestant Church will be distinctly
divided into two div sons, ADti-Sayery aud FRO
Slavery.
Tuy CAR Ayp The PoPE.-The negotiations Of N.
a. Kis..leT have ended at Rome ~ favOrabiy ~ Tn
b,es Of the Jesus that they openly speak not only
of a Russian Concordat but Of an admission Of the
Car to the Psp,l Communion. Father Gagarn has
even put Sorh 1ealous pamphlet with the startling
title "wu Russia become Catholic :" in which the
Oriental Rite lie spoken Of with the utmost respect,
and the constituency of Russia reianinng much that
is distinctive in her religious system, together With
union with Rome.
CBRIsTIAyITY ~ TCREEY.-Since the publication u
the new liberation law in Turkey, 100 Christian
Churches have been repaired or constructed Iho
Sultan alone contributed coo 10 one building 10
fact everything is done by him and his Government '"
eoncilate bis subjects in this respect.
THE SARDrsrAy CLIRcY.-The Bshops Of the
Province Of Savoy have addressed protest 10 The
President Of the Council of Ministers against the recent
circulars Of the Minister of the Interior in which tho
Minister affirmed that the Sandman clergy split
into two parties and that Of these parties hos
tile to all those laws which were necessary TO carry
out the statutes.