New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-04
yORAL AND RELIGIOUS.


.ior Of Congregational Ministers of New-Hampshire,
>, their late meeting Exeter took to erect
monument to the memory of Wbitefeld who, nearly
ninety years ago, closed Ls earthly abors by the
preaching Of his last sermon in that town.
WESLEYAN BESTyOLTSCT.-The English Wesleyan
denomination contributed last year 5000 900 for the
cause oi foreign missions; home missions, 10000;
chaId debit and new chapel- 500 900; theological
training Of students, 81 900; education Of ministers
children, $500; day -choos for the poor, s32O)O;
sabbath schools so coo, Tract society, $4,000 be-
side Contributions for minor objects.
MiyIsTERIAL HEAL1H.-An article in the last NeE-
Engandcr treating Of the power the ministry, men
tons Of It's elements physical strength. "As
general rule saws the writer no mans throat fails
until the rest Of his body becomes weakened. And
no mans nervous system becomes unable to bear
the strain of study until the whole Dbystque has been
reduced to the condition Of hot-house plant The
frs, second and third thing necessary to give
the preacher body, through which he can
preach to tie purpose, l. open-ar exercise.
Why are our Methodist brethren able TO perform
such an amount Of senioran preaching with safety
Because they I've more horseback, and less in
the study than is among the settled pastors
" under other systems Of chnrch order.
4 PRoTE,TANT COSyEST.-Prof. Stahl j. about to
establish Protestant convent in Prussia The project
affords matter for very animated conversation in many
Of tie Berlin circles, this being institution which
has heretofore belonged exclusively TO the Catholic
Church. The convent in question il to be called
"TEe BeacoLagc and i 10 BE- At once refuge aud
kind Of seminary for youth.
HyRIsY + TIE BAPTIsT CHURCH.-An Ecclesias-
ticaI Council was recently convened in Bath Maine,
IL h.. an tatyar I'd he
DR. Sheldon pastor Of Baptist church in that place,
and well known as the author of an ably written work
On Sin and Redemption, deemed by his brethren to
contain sentiments at variance with Baptist orthodoxy
The Council after careful consideration Of the points
involved in the case came to the conclusion that they
could no longer regard him as a Christian minister on
account of his holding and promulgatng doctrines
utterly at variance with the cherished belief Of the
Baptist denominations in reference to the hereditary
depravity of race, and their recovery to Gods
favor and TO righteousness through the vicarious
sufferngs of our Lord AMI Savior Jesus Christ"
The Baptist church in Bath has also excluded Dr.
Sheldon from its fellowship, and the case is exciting
much interest in theological circles.
MoRMoSs ~ ENGLAHD.-Thc Manche1cr Examiner
says that at the present time considerable excitement
exists among the Mormon saints Of that town, in
quence Of the large number Of persons who have
Gently renowned ther principles. One reason of this
reaction is said 10 be the revelation dem ,nding
tenth Of the earnings of the saints throughout Europe
for the good Of the Church in Salt Lake City. Those
who 90 not pay are TO be cut off from the Church
P.INIRsTOS's ECCLESIASTICAL PATRONAGE
Lord Pamcston is said to have, at present, in his gift
mbestowed ecclesiastical patronage to the extent Of
upward Of $50 900 year. The bishopric of London,
which he has at his disposal, is worth under the
10000 a year; and the bshopric Of
Durham, $4,000. Two bishops of smaller sees, it is
thought will be translated TO these, which will give
increased patronage of 10000 year. Then the
noble Lord has vacant the deanery of Westminster,
worth 1900 year; and there is the bishOpric OF
Graham's Town, over which he will have some
tro, worth $500 year. So large an amount of
Church patronage seldom falls at one time to the gift
Of the Prime Minister.
RELIGION IN AMERICA-It is estimated by the Rev.
Dr. Baird that, including the Roman Catholic priests
4" aud the Unitarian UniyciSast and other hcterOdox
preachers, there is in the United States preacher
e. for every SO souls. The average salary of these
Ircachcs 500 per year. More than 600 new church
edicc- are erected every year. Dr. Baird also cSti-
mates that is coo COG OF the % 800 eco people in the
United States in 1870 under the instruction and
influence of the Evangelical" churches; and 1000
Geo or 1000 CcC under the influence of the nom
Evangelical" bodies Of which the Roman Catholic is
low far the most numerous. Tie total cost Of public
worship in tie United States annually is set down at
$250OO 600.
CoNoREGArIoNALI>M. - There are in Canada Il
Congregational churches, o. minister's 2,sOj communl-
cans amount contributed, last year for religious aud
missionary objects, IS, 400. In Massachusetts, the
number of Congregational Churches is i5 with 6S39l
members; during the year, from June, 1872 to juno,
1856 90 pastors have been dismissed, Il settled, and