New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-07
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.

QrAKERs II THE UNTED SrArEs.-The oii,iA sta
tis,ics Of the Friends Quakers in the Cnited States
show that they have rs meeting With an az
gegate membership Of 2s3,o2J. In Maryland, they
have % meeting houses and :, 100 members in the
District Of Columbia, meeting house and 200 mem-
bers; in Virginia, IA meeting houses and $500 mem-
bers: and in Pennsylvania, their favorite state, al
meetir c. houses and 6O,97i members.
THILAw ~ REGARD TO PEW OwsERs-The Mas
sachusetts Legislature at its last session. passed an
act making pews in al houses OF public worship per-
sonal property-the act no. TO affect any existing right
of dover in any pew In this city it has been decided
recently that the property in pew is an inccrporeal
hereditamtnt which passes to the heir al law, and not
to the personal representative.
TURKISH RELIGIOUS ToLERArIoS.-The Turkish
Government has just given distinguished proof Of its
liberation Of other forms Of worship beside the Ose
man. Three Catholic monks OF Bosnia lstey murder
ed Turk and the more effecually 70 conceal their
crime burned the body in the kitchen of the convent.
They all three tried found guilty, and sentenced
TO death; but the Government ha. ordered the
cution TO be suspended until the Pope, informed of the
circumstances shall have had time TO deprive the
criminals Of their flee, that the punishment may be
inflicted on the man. and not the priest. The Arme
mans and Greeks it appears have protested against
The Greek petition is directed especially against the
articles relating TO the clergy.
RrLIGIoUs AyD BENEVOLENT CosrRIBUrIoSs The
voluntary contributions Of the people Of the United
States TO religious and benevolent institutions,
among the most gratifying evidences of moral enght
emmett The receipts Of nineteen Of the great Chris
an organizations for the year ending in April last were
sis s23 4s being an increase of s2O7,9i- 81 upon
the receipts Of the previous year.
SABBATH OBSERVANCE IL GERAANr.-The States Of
Gutenberg have agreed TO law for the better coserv
ance of the Sabbath. According to this, all outdoor
labor ali noisy nn-door labor and all places Of public
recreation are forbidden until after the termination of
morning divine service, that Is, until about midday.
An attempt was made to extend the restriction until
after evening service but il was rejected.
CLERICAL DRUSKEssE,..-The Bishop of Durham
recently caused writ TO be affixed to the doors OF the
parish church Of Darlington, suspendDg the curate,
the Rev. 4. j. Howell from his clerical position .or
two wears on account of drunkenness.
Suit AGAINST A CLERGYsAs The Rev. Mr.. Quinn
Of Merden Come ctcut, has been called to answer
in the sum of slO 600 for having told one OF his
parishioners who sought his advice to leave the bed
and beard OF man wNh whom she had been living as
a wife while he had lawful wife still living. The
lnGlNlCual WIN wnom ele hhu COnholteu was eoue
time since divorced from his wife The other unfortu
nate woman being moved TO repentance sought the
advice and dire ton of her pastor aud equenty
abandoned her sinful state. Toe sui, i brought
against the pastor for having intelfe!ed with the
domestic matters Of the husband.
EPISCOPAL ORDISATIOS.-The point Of Apostolic
succession Is sording considerable staple for Discus
sion in the Episcopal journals growing out of the dec
lsration made recently by Bishop Davis OF South
Carolina adverse to the commonly entertained idea
amorg Episcopsllars TIE Protestant CkHretmaa Of
his city sides with Bishop Davis and argues strong
" IN favor Of the " Low Church view II ssys:
Wien We look &, the cumulative argument for the
ministry, We may eknos Wedge that there is moral
probability doubtless that ordination has been con-
"tIu,d in an uLbrvken line. II would always be
more likely that il sbould be continued and that
" "a,kIowledgtd minister, should orda.n Minister
' than that the connection should b. severed bN
Epi.copal ordination without rresbyters uniting mas
never been scknoY Yledsed IN the visible oAurcIes
Of the Lord And il mus; remain On unsettled ques-
top. 10 saw the least whether tie SUCCESSION Is IL
the preseuc. Of the element OF the on- order or us
other one cla- may az u-ty assert the in!eprud-
eo,e oftbe pe,bytery the other it indispensable
dominance Of tie EpRc'pate
EJ1rclors CosDIrIOS or DNi,ors - The
Christians arc divided into nine df,ient sect
The Catholics are those who have seeded ron
The Gent Oriental churches and have ackn sedged
III. SUPREMACY OF Rome. 1h.y It'll r.tau their Own
forms of prayer their own fasts and iea-ts and their
married cersy I've patliachs reside permanently ia
the sity-the Greek and the Grt~k Catholic There
az ten churches AID nine converts. There are also
several schools s;tend,d BY large number OF bOy-
bu, they ell elementary Th. bes' : that Of the
Gretk ps'ri"T"h wbrh e supported by Ras..4n