New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-03
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.


at all In Liverpool only third o. the population,
about 20 600, attend any places of public worship
SrcTs IN AUSTRIA I'll. two Protestant commun-
- run Der in Au-ris $50 900 abb. rents Of whom
s21ss.s are in Hungary. Ofth.se Protestants ,rly
two thirds are Reformed, end the rest Lutherans The
Greeks are souewha, less numerous than the Protest
suts; they number l69, 900 souls to whom must be
added so, coo United Greeks. The non-Cathoc forms
a sixth part Of the population
Dr. MERLE DAuBiGSF This distinguished divine
presided a, the recent twenty fifth anniversary Of the
Evangelical Society Of Geneva, and delivered an ad-
dre.s Of great interest. covering comparative view
Of the religious state of Geneva twenty five years ago
and what il is now.
RrrIGIors LIBERTY OF THE Press IS SrAIN.-A
con mission, spponted by th- Cortes to prepare tho
drsG a. IN organic law for Il execis ot the religious
liberty Of tie press he's prt sented eight bases The
fourth clause prcyebtug the attacks by the press OF
the Catholic religion may, it IS thought, il adopted
b4 used a. a means Of checking altogether the free
e1pr, seion of oil religious opinions.
B,Prlsr TEYpTScIEs-The Rev. Dr. Wayiand. in
one of 81 RES Of articles which he is writing for me
n y Exominer on "Tbe Principles and Practice oil
the Baptist Churches" thus speaks ot posture IN
rra,er: According to our former custom, we stand
in prayer, ard lot in sill ging. Ot late we nave
" adopted in part the practice OF our EPl'copalan
brethren by standing in siDgng and sitting III pray
DER We do not profess to kneel, and the result Is
that our congregations sit for the most part, gazing
"about nrevertntly, while the minister onerng up
sole ND petitions and alterations La this respect We
"haye certainly suffered loss. The solemDty of our
,efyice is diminished The imitation is, at least, un'
successful. To kpee in prayer is exceedingly appro-
pirate. and wish it could be universally adopted.
EccIEsr.sTIcAL History By request of the Synod
Of Illinois the Rev. DR.. Bergen the oldest Minister OF
the Synod is at pre,en engaged in writing history o'
the Presbyterian Church. in that State.
The "IYpFx ExPuRsAToRIUs. The Pope has or
der,d Roman Catholic newspaper, published in
France. to be placed in the Index Expurgatonus.
among the books and periodicals which ''the faithful
are forbidden to read The newspaper was establish
ed TO re fute the errors OF the Uitramontanes
A1,yR.TIos OF WILLS BY PRIEsTs.--Three Roman
Catholic priests have lately been araigned in Dublin,
for altering the wills Of deceased persons 50 as to fall
10 the possession of large estates by defrauding the
rghtfu heirs.
SCIENCE AND THE CHURcH-Prof. UDger of the
Vienna University whose name is well known to stu
dents of botany and geology, aud some of whose bo'
London has been denounced by the Vienna Chnrch
Go :efee ss who brings forward doctrines "hch
GO not agree with the Holy Scriptures. The charge
has been brought under the notice of the Austrian
Minister OF Instruction.
The EyAsGKLIsT oS USIrARIASIsM The ". I.
EroneeIist, one of the most prominent Calvin'stic
journals in the country, says: "We think orthodox
ministers would be benefited by larger acquaintance
with Unitarian literature than for the most part wo
SUPPOSE them now to have. There certain fea.
lures of truth which it has developed more fully
"and just, than our own, fatally deficient as 1t has
been in profounder ana most essential views. We
could with for the Unitarian much more OF doctrnal
depth and earnest goodness, and for ourselves more
"of The amenities of the gospel
COLLEGE CHArEL AT CAMBRIDGE.-The model OF
the rew chapel to be erected with the funds provided
by the executors of the will OF tho late Hon. Samuel
Applcton of Boston-s50, coos said to be one OF
great be auty, and well suited to the purpose OF the
building The style is Norman in its general charac-
terstics and yet bears some resemblance 10 the BY
za,ipe: the oruamentatOa is generally simple. The
interior dimensie Ms Of the chapel fortytwo by hy-
fur feet There il to be tower about hundredfee
in hight. The material proposed for the building Is
prayish sandstone obtained in Nova Scotia and the
coffee will occupy some two yearo in construction.
TRAcT SOCIETY IsyEsTIGATIos.-Ihe Boston Pur'-
tan Recorder in reference TO the great question In
which the interests of the American Tract Society are
now involved makes motion which, II thinks, ought
TO be acceptable TO both sides of the house-that
large committee. say of thirteen or twenty five, en-
br,cro full representation OF the various views and
nterests be appointed by the Society at the coming
annual meeting TO invest gate the whole dongs OF the
Society for thity years touching all matters OF special
c,nplant and report at the succeeding annual meet
rc their judgment on the past, and their reccmnenda'
ton of apv changes that they think desirable in the
administration for the future. This course is similar to
that taken by The American Board in q some what SIM
liar case with which all parties seem fully satisfied.
B,sIsgnEsr OF A SPANISH CATHOLIC EDroR.-M.
Francosa director Of the Esrea, has just been ,on.
d.nned by the Spanish Government to seventeen years
TRANSPORTATION for inserting in hi, paper tho famous
Ercycica of Gregory XVI, issued in 1912, in which
document the Spanish Government was violently at
taked. The said Francosa stated to be one Of the
Old Community of Brazilian monks in Madrid, and
that he was once imprisoned under suspicion OF hay-
r murdered the Abbot. II that suspicion were just,
the laws Of retribution seem to be overtakmg the
furious sssalant of the present religious reformation
in Spain.
DISSENTING MISSIONARIES N THE CkiAEA.-lhe
C,imean correspondent OF The London Times recently
udolsed in tone Of oontemptuous iLuendo In refer
erce 10 some of the dissenting missionaries to the
amy, and more especisny the new Methodist NM
inter This has elected letter of expostuaton from
sh Ardrtw Agnew, N. p, who expresses his indisna
on at the de hdm en- Jds style in which large con
scencious, and most respectable portion of his en""
coultrym.n are .poken of by The most influential pa
per OF tie dsy The Times reoins that 1t does NOV
peces.ariy adopt the sentiments of tS Correspondence
thovgh it has very little doubt that the w'''''
"eIpre.sed the ee neral spiDicns of the camp; n,