New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-22
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.

CoNyFRsfoSs AT THE NORTH ASD SoUTH.-The
Rev. Dr. Stiles, Secretary of the Southern Aid Society
says that the church records show that there are
more conversions in the Slave States than in the Free
compared with their respective population. II is ex
planned by the fact thinks correspondent of The In
dependen that in the slave States colored men do not
take letter from church to another, but are re-
ceved as on original profession.
AMERICAN TRACT SocKTY.-The receipts of this
Society for the last month s56,6o3, including
s22 53s in donations making total for ten months of
s3O4 Gil. The donations exceed those Of the CORE.
spending period of the previous year by the sum of
SIC, ,oOO Grants of publication for the same period
over 49, 600 900 of pages. The proposed appropria-
tons for the support of the Tract press in Pagan
and Papal countries for the year ending April |,
amount to sls OOo or 900 in advance of the previ
ous year. Twenty-four additional colporteurs have
Just been commissioned, and important plans are ma
turing for giving efficiency To the SOcetys labors at
the South and West The increase noted above, in the
Societys receipts doubtless owing 10 the extra ef.
forts put forth by the special friends of the Society to
save it from the deficiency which its treasury would
otherwise probably have exhibited in consequence Of
so many churches having declined their usual contn-
buttons, on account of the Societys inconsistent
course in regard TO Slavery.
METHODIST CHURCH SoUTH.-Judge Tyler, in the
Circuit Court of Stafford County, Va, has decided the
suit for Ebenezer Church in favor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South and has appointed trustees
10 hold the church and lot of land This decision s an
important one settling the question of the right Of
the Methodist Church South to eccesiaical property
in their domain.
NOVEL CosvERsIos OF PLACE or WoRsHIP.-
The Israelies of Hartford have bought the meeting
house formerly occupied by the North Baptist Church,
with the s. 900 given by the late Judah Touro, and
have fitted up the edifce, and named it in honor OF
their benefsctOr Touro Hail." thus converting q
Christian temple into Jewish synagogue.
The PALLIus-The Pope recently gave his bene-
detjon TO the lambs which TO be afterward shorn
in order TO furnish wool for the pailium which Rome
serds 10 each Of the new bishops. The palum con-
,ists of white wooden band or fllet, over the
sacerdotal vestments. 1t ia made By the nuns Of St.
Agnes in Rome, from the wool Of sheep thus conse-
Grated The pslum has been used as means Of
increasing the revenues Of the church in times past
bgh az sl4 900 have sometimes been paid 70 the Pope
for il.
RELIGION AMONG THE CHIyEsE Religion would
anpesr 70 be al low ebb among the Chinese. The
prest sits down in front of altar with small taper
burning. and with small niallet in one hand and a
string OF beads in the other he begins to hum half
sing number of words; this appears TO be all the
worship they have, and their belief is that the priest
can and must do all the praying. In this latter partic
uar the Chinese not alone; there il large class
of regioniss in country who look to the MN
istsrs to do all the praying.
THz scoTcH FREE CHURCH The Rsv. Dr' begg
says That probably there Is DO corporation Britain 60
despotically Governed as the Free Church Of Scot
ard"-a limited number Of men VIGOROUSLY manage