New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-16
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.

States OF Germany the highest ecc!e-lasca COUNCILS
have decreed that yearly on the Sunday after Epiph
any, shall be preached in all Protestant
churches foreign Missions, and collection be taken
up, the proceeds Of which wil be sent to the Mission
airy Society Of BOret. This plan, it is expected, will
soon be introduced INTO all the Protestant State
churches Of Germany. How fast the interest in the
missionary has grown within the last few years
and how universally it is now shown throughout Ger
many is a-o proved from the circumstance that from
twenty to thirty periodicals are exclusively devoted TO
! this cause.
Az USUsrAL GIFT.-The Rev. Israel W. Putnam,
D. D., Of marlborough, Mas has recently presented
b. auiful silver cup to the North Church in Ports
mouth, n. H., Of which church he was the pastor for
the twenty years between 1915 and l5a-.
A HAPPY RFTURS.-Under this caption Tie Church
Journal Of this city chronicles the return to the Epis
copal fold Of young man who recently-atter only
few weeks sCjourn at the General Theological Semi
nary-in a remarkably sudden manner joined the
Church Of Rome. His public remuneration Of Catho-
lcis took place in the Church OF the Advent Boston.
RIv DIR. LowELLs SHORT SERMoSs.-Some years
ago, countrynan, wandering hopelessly through the
streets Of Boston, was accosted by stranger, who
asked him what no wanted. Il want, said he, " to
find the man who breaches short sermons" The
stranger had no hesitation in pointing out the road
that led TO the West Church the Rev. DR.. LOwels;
but anxious TO ascertain what peculiar hold that pas
for had taken Of this mans mind, he suggested that
the sermons at the West Church very short i'll
deed, and that perhaps the great city might Offer to
one who seldom entered it Others more worthy of con-
s;deration. Not they" replied the warm-heared
rustic 81 heard him preach but once, and that
was before the convention the other day; but re-
membered every word of his sermon, as if | had
preached it myself and my wife and had something
TO talk Of for week after. tell YOU stranger, that
after he has preached his short sermon there is not
much more to be said on the same subject"
PROTESTANT Missions IN IsDIA.-Conneced with
the Protestant Missions in India there are ii3 mis-
siOraries ls 40 communicates, and H. l9l proessed
IrotestaDts showing that to each missionary there is
an average Of 253 protested Protestants and Il COM
muncants In the Pacific, the average is 900 pro-
fessed Protestants and 3s5 communicates TO each
missionary.
ROMAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY FOR IRELAND
From a statement Of accounts published by the Roman
Catholic University, it appears that that Institution
has already obtained funds amounting to about 45 900
Of which 427 600 was contributed in Ireland 81 100
in England and Scotland, and GIG, 200 in the United
States OF this amount nearly t47 900 is LODGED in
Government stock and other funds, and the remainder
las been expended in establishing the University.
DEATH AND THE INTERMEDIATE STATE, A.
VIEWED BY NE IRyISGHTs.-The Iryingtes deny
that death is the natural end OF human existence;
they hold that it never intended for man to die,
but that Ike Elisha he should be translated from
mortality TO Immortality. They also oppose the idea
that mans soul at finds resting-pace IN the
mansions OF bliss They hold that the soul, passing
from the body, finds me resting place to await the
first restrictions in this state they look for the sensl
bty OF the soul and its full conyersance with the
course Of destruction which ensues to the mortal
parts.
NERsIoYs OF THE BIBLE-The version Of the Bible
known as the Latin Nulgate was chiefly prepared by
Jerome under the supervision OF Bishop OF Rome,
about the close of the fourth century. With slight
variations, this is the Romnn Catholic Bible rs at
present read The first translation of the Bible into
English worth speaking Of was that Of Wckf, about
the wear 1850; it was made from the Latin Vugate,
but was not printed Tyndae's translation from the
original languages followed and was published be-
tween the wears 1926 and 1887. The entire English
Bible was first printed at Zurich in 1885, by Cover
dale; il was taken from the Dutch and Latin. The
Geneva Bible was printed in 1860 prepared by English
Refcmers living in exile at Geneva and the first
version in any language that was broken up into
} verses. Inc DI7l'pH i"iNj Ii'P"4NN "N@N' s''N
supel vision Of the Church OF England, appeared in
| 1863; ard in 1904 King James, version was begun
PROTESTANT WoRsHIP IL TURKEY.-A correspond
ent at Constantinope states that on every Sabbath
there is public worship in Bekek, Peru, Han-Keng
Yen Kapo and Scutari. The services are conducted
in the same manner a. in the United States. The
senior missionary, the Rev. Mr. Goodel, breaches IN
the Turkish language Beside the native churches,
Il 4 Al 81
sionaiies.
| CoSGRrGArIoSALI,M.-7T Tie independent states that
! tie number of members in the Congrcg ational
| Churches Of New-Yoik and Brooklyn has increased
! in ten years from mere cipher to 2,6sl, of which
,5.9 are il the four principal churches in the two
cities.
A NEW RELIGIOUS PAPER N NIRGISIA.-The Gem
trial PRESBYTERIAN is the title of religious weekly
journal which has just made its appearance, edited by
! the Rev. Drs. Moore and Iioge
THE CATHOLIC PARTY IN PRUssIA-In tie Second
Chamber the new Prussnn Parliament there nine
teen Catholic priests and four Protestant clergymen
Tie Catholic party is again strongly represented, and
will hold again in the last Parliament the balance OF
power between the two great political parties In the
! war question the Catholics side almost unanimously
/ with the Allies.
PoIrTs OF DIFFERENCE BETwEFS ORTHODOXY AND
UsITARIAsIss.-The Rev. DR.. Ellis, in The Chrraiar
Examiner edited by him, is giving review Of Uni
taiiantm during the last half century lie says that
Unitariansm opposes Orthodoxy on three points:
FIST that human beings do not inherit from Adam a
ruined nature-that there is transfer from his guilt
made TO US, iDficting upon moral inabilty-that
our relation TO God has not been prejudiced By his
fall; second, that whatever be the ratk of Jesus
Christ in the scale of being, and whatever be hi.
rnnr he IA mt r,resented IN rs IN the Scrnfrrei As