New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-24
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.

TAH.PING-WANG's CHRIsTIASITY.-The Rev. MIR.
Maan has published an English version OF the docu'
ment that has given TO the Chinese Rebel Chief his
reputation as a semC Christian. Ii is entitled: 1.-The
"Thre6 fold Smtasekng; or, The Tn-litera Classics OF
"China as issued l. by Wang kesu, III. by Prot
"esant Missionaries in China, ILL., by the Rebel
"Chief Tee Ping-Wang." 1t is called tr-litera be-
ing written in lines of three letters. Mr.. Malan be.
eves that this Chief is nothing better than Chinese
Nahomet, and bis Christianity an mposture.
ARCHBISHOP CULLEN AND THE IRISH CHURCH.
According to Archbishop Cullen, the Roman Catholic
Church in Ireland is passing through perilous crisis
eighteen institutions" he says, care founded in
Dublin with the impious design of destroying the
faith and morals of the poor Catholics and " at
east five thousand every year sucuomb to their IT.
" huence;" and the eighteen establishments 10 all
appearance make up but third or fourth part ofthe
" organization formed for the same purpose.
RELIGIOUS ToLERArIoN IN GERAASY.-The discus
sion on religious freedom, opened by the celebrated
work of Chevaier Bunsen gains steadily in depth and
INTENSIVE and while some of the leaders like DR.. Stah,
incline to rigorous despotsm, the general current OF
public opinion tends in the opposite direction. Profess
sor Schenke of Heidelberg, has recently published
work advocating in the main, the views of Chevaler
Bnpsen and DR.. Krummscher. the court preacher al
Potsdarp insisting on liberation to all truly religious
bodies. however widely they may dissent from the
State Church. This publication has had an important
effect.
RtI1G1oVs CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE SANDWICH ISL.
.,prRs-The religious aud charitable contributions
of the Christian natives of the Sandwich Islands,
amounted during the last year to within fraction Of
$40 GOO. "The debt of the American Board, says
The Recorder, Gin August, 1855, was $-O,OOO III
August. 1856 $4,000 more had accumulated sc that
",he whole sum was then $50, lS9 20. Ii the Chris
"ans of this country contributed as largely, III pro-
"portion TO their number and means, as the Sindwca
Islanders that debt would be swept away in single
hour
Dp.I ysps OPINION OF TnE BIBLE.-ln speech
before the American Bible Union, at its recent anal
veysary the Rev. DR.. Lynd, of kentu KY made the
declaration that while it was true that these Scrip
stures (he received versiOnl contained truth enough
"to save souls il was also true that they contained
"error CROUCH to ruin sous
| Tur Jrws.-The Rev. DIR. Evald, one OF the ms
sonarits of the Jews Society, states that tlere are
row more Jews in Whitechapel, London, than IN Jefu
salem ard more Jews in London than IN the whoie OF
the Holy Land. The total number OF jews Ia the
metropolis is estimated at $4,000.
THE SHAxERS-This sect has still several prosperous
communities in the United States. The FIRST of these
was formed in l776, by Mother Ann Lee, al Water
| vlet about seven niles from Albany. The influence
Of Mother Lee secured upon her earliest follower
by the belief in her divine mission, snd tie claim ina
the "second Offering Of Christ had already be- fol
"fled in her," Since the Shakers hist or,apize
in New-York three other societies haye be estlh
lished in other parts Of the State, two in Conncc'ca
four in Massachusetts, two in New ,V p,hicc four
Ohio, aud two in Kentucky.