New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-18

Communication to one Of the religious Journals in
which be attributes this disease TO non.use Of the
vocal organs on week DAYS and Their double uses on
Sunday, to mental anxiety TO support, and to the
! u,e Ct tobacco. He recommends to the preacher to
read aloud at least half an hour each day, to quit
| smoking and chewing and the meinbershp he en-
joins more lbernl support Of the ministry az the only
sensible WY of curing the disease
LEsGTHY SERnOs.-Thc Rev. DR.. Bemsn Of
Troy, n. u, preached last Thanksgiving Day one Of
his characteristic sermons, occupying three hours and
holding his large audience enraneed to the end The
topic Of bis discourse was the comparative influence
OF the Protestant and Catholic systems founded on
the text :" BY their fruits you shall know them"
LONG PAsToRATEs.-Within the past century the
pasoiates Of only twentyseven Of the Boston clergy
men who have died within that period, or who now
survive have exceeded twenty five years in length
The ministries those of Mr. Foxcraft, SO years;
the Rev. Dr. Chauncey 50, and DIR. rockingham, 30
Of the First Church, the Rev. Dr. Lathrop of the Sec
ond Church. As Rev Dr. Stiman Of the First Baptist
Church. 40; the Rev. DR.. Sewall, So, and the Rev.
DR.. Eckey, so, Of the Old South the Rev. Dr. Free
man, Of the Kings Chapel So; the Rev. s. Cooper, of
the Bratle square Church, 81 the Rev. DIR. A. Eliot,
80; the Rev Dr. j. Eliot 81, and the Rev. DR.. Park
inson So Of the New North; the Rev. Mr. Checkley,
so land the Rev. DIR. Young, 2s of the New South; and
the Others are the Rev. Messrs Charming, Gannett,
Byles Perpont Parker, Gardiner, Baldwin, Street
or, Sharp Baou, Worcester, Barrett and Lowel-the
latter having just completed the 50h year Of bis pas
torate.
AUSTRIA AND ROsE.-The new Concordat will set
aside less than 81 900 Aulic DEGREES which have
been issued at various times to complete explain the
application Of the civil code in matters relating to the
Roman Catholic Church.
A GIN FROM CHARLES KIsGsLEY.-Says Kingsley:
Did you remark, my friends, that the Bible
says hardly anything about religion-that it never
praises religious people, This is very curious Would
to God we would all remember it The Bible speaks
of religious man only once, and Of religion only
twice, except where it speaks of the Jews religion,
TO condemn it, and shows what an empty, blind, USE
less thing it was What does this Bible talk of then
1t talks of God not of religion, but of God. IL tells
us not to be religious but to be cody. II Jesus
Christ come to you in The shape Of poor man
~h0m nobody knee, should you know him
THEOLOGICAL RAFFLIsG.--A venerable and worthy
Roman Catholic priest of Dublin, the Very Rev. Dr.
Yore has given his theological library of over two
thousand volumes, to be raied for the support of
charitable institution for the deaf and dumb.
The PLAcARD BiBLE.-Ihe British Banner states
that proposal has been set foot for posting pac
ards all over the city containing passages from the
Bible printed in the largest characters so as to at
tract attention. Each placard to contain only one
verse, and sometimes only one sentence; and to be
renewed as frequently as the funds obtained will
permit society is to be organized for carrying out
this idea.
THy MARQuEsAS MIssIoS.-The Rev. Mr.. Mills,
who came to this country about two years ago. with
his wife to obtain missionaries to go to the Marquesas
Islands, and who started his return last August
with the Rev. Mr.. Seymour and wife, has, it is re-
ported pursued such course since the death of his
wife in California, to destroy all confidence in him
by the American Missionary Association, and they
have refused to allow their missionaries to proceed
any further in his company The hope Of establish
ing mission on the Islands is not abandoned, but the
missionaries have been advised to visit other parts
of that ocean, whence they can explore the Mar
quesas Islands.
AspovER THEOLOGICAL SEaNARY.-By the cata
loeue of this institution, just pubsbed it appears
that there are in the three classes 90 students Of
these, are graduates of Harvard College, 10 OF
Yale "a of Dartmouth IA of Williams IL OF Amherst
and Of Brown University.
REFORMED CHURCH OF FRAScE.-The Reformed
Chureh of France has loo consstories; over 800 pas
tors and places of worship; 300 schools, attended by
~ 600 children, beside normal and other advanced
schools and theological college, having professors
and 80 students. About as many more students Tor
the ministry study at Genoa
ECCLESIASTICAL DEcIsIoY-An important decision
has recently been given in the English Ecclesiastical
Court in the case of Westerton against Liddeil The
Rev. Mr. Liddell is Puseyite," and has adorned
his altar with candlestcks, his church with fowers
pictures and large cross and has erected credence
table and uses handsomely decorated and various coll
ored cloths for the altar all OF which gave oense to
Mr. WestertOn, the churchwarden, who having with
out effect applied to the Bishop of London, appealed
to the Consstory Court The decision occupied sew
ersl hours in the delivery and takes up several col
umns in The Times; and is to the effect that tho
crosses and candlescks to be removed, the Gre
dence table TO be substituted by movable and OF
wood and the various colored cloths to be changeG
for one of pure white. An appeal against the decision
has been lodged in the proper quarter and not "a
yersed it is thought the decision will occasion largo
| secession from the Church Of England
SALARIES OF METHODIST MiSIsrERs.-The average
salaries of New England Methodist Preachers are
| found "a calculation, to be about 5000 a year.
DIR WAYLAsD ON THEOLOGICAL SEMIsARIE s.-A
SERIES Of articles has recently appeared in The En-
omirer attributed to the Rev. DR.. Wayland, In which
that distinguished divine takes occasion to express, as
| his opinion. that the present method of educating
Young men for the ministry, in the Baptist Church, Is
failure; and that copying of the plans OF the
Andover Theological Seminary will meet the wants OF
| the Baptist body. DIR. D. deals very severely WITH
| the JSactice of preaching from manuscript.
| METHODIST MIssIoSs.-The Board OF Managers OK
the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal
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