The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-28
FACTS AND OPINIONS IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.

ARMENIANs IN IuREEr.-Rey. Dr. Dwight, Congrega.
tiona missionary at Constannople states that recently
the Armenian bishop Of district in that city having or
dered his priests to obtain the of all who would NOT
come to confession ascertaned that the number Of such
were fifteen hundred all of whom said they confessed To
God and not to man. The bishop greatly irritated
and was about to excommunicate them, when the pat
arch inerfered justly thinking that the number too
frighfully great"
REv Dr. SPRING on scIusAs.--The Nestor of New York
dvines Dr. Spring. recently preached sermon to his peo-
Pile in which he took occasion to mention of tho
chief obstacles the spread of the Gospel the divisions
the Church ITSELF Nothing he said is inexplcabe
and distressing than these thousand division, into which
the Church is rent see said Dr. s., one Gospel SIM
pie and sufficient and cannot understand the reason that
leads who receive it to adopt many and such con.
cting views. Alas for this spirit of sectarianismp
MORTALITY AMONG cLRRaYNsN--We notice the decesse.
within short time, Of the foowng-named cergymen in
different parts Of the country In Lowell Massachusetts
Rev. Joseph Merrill, Methodist 60; in Cato, New York
Rev Abraham Hoffman, Reformed Dutch rs; in Beeher-
town. Massachusetts, Rev. Francis Braman Methodist GA.
in Painfeld Vermont Rev. Joel Fisk Congregational So
in Andover, Maine, Rev. William Gregg 80; in Phadsl-
phia Rev. A. Langford Methodist 80 in Louisville Ken
lucky, Rev. Charles H. Norton "a in Sherman, Connects
cut Rev. Maltby Geston, at Stafford Springs Connec
ticut Rev. Levi Packard Congregational 63 at Mount
Holly, New Jersey Rev. iona G. COLON; in Gaesburg IL
lnois Rev. Francis Leonard 49, in Canton Centre Con-
necicu Rev. Jairus Burt Congregational 81 at Orange
Springs, Florida Rev. j. b. Stiteler Baptist Of Savannah
in Curwinsvle Pennsy Rev. John W. Elliot Metho.
dist 39 in Turner, Maine, Rev. Martin Leonard rs AZ
College Hill Ohio, Rev. Lorenzo Cary, Presbyterian In
Oxford, Ohio Rev. j. Holiness 26 in Charlotte New York
Rev. Archibald Ferguson, Presbyterian; in Hamilton.
Canada West Bishop Reynolds of the Methodist Episcopal
church, III in Center, Wisconsin, Rev. T. G. Cole, a.
CHURCHES PHmADELPHIA--Rev. DIR. Stevens stated &C
- nLty
Episcopal churches which, together seat tweDty-eighs
thousand persons If the whole number of sittngs ali
the other churches be added to these and the usual allow
be made for children, invalids &C. it is then
found that there hundred and sixty thousand adults
able to attend church. who entirely unprovided with
any kind of church accommodations.
PASTORAL GIFTThe California papers mention the pre-
sentaton Rev. j. L. Shuck pastor of the First Baptist
Church in Sacramento California of gold-headed cane
with English inscrpton"Tbe Rev. J. Lewis Shueka
token of esteem from his Sacramento Chinese frends
and Chinese inscription-@The united, weldisposed
with high compliments to the Instructor Shucks Five or
six Baptist ministers said to be wanted in Cali
fornia.
The METHODIST cHURoH--The Christian Advocate and
Journal says that the recent from the churchee
refreshing enough to set every odshioned Methodist in
the land to shouting, and every good newashoned one
also. "The proposition says the Advocate uof some Of
correspondence that we should have faith for gem
era revival in the year 1857 in hopeful way be
ECCLESIASTICAL AND pERsosAL--The Bishop OF Gibra-
tar has lately held ordination in the church of ST Paus
Yaletta at which candidate was admitted into priests
and three into deacons orders of the latter belonged
to the Protestant College in Malta another was resident in
Marsees, aud the third In Constantinople
Mr. George Andrews, leader of the Tabernacle choir
New York. has sued William G. West libel and SANDER
n say hat And was M fart tho Ia
laid at $4,000.
In New York and Brooklyn there 90 Episcopal lOl
Presby eran IA Dutch Reformed 81 Baptist aud "a Con-
gregaona clergymen' These FIVE denominations number
325 clergymen in TIE two Cities and it is estimated that
the number in the other denominations is about the same
Rev. DR.. Brainerd, of Philadelphia, lately preached his
twentieth anniversary sermon He stated that in those
twenty years he had admitted 78l to the communion Of
his church, baptized 74O adults and children attended 74
funerals and united $40 couples in marriage
Rev. Horace Bushne d. D., has resumed his pupit Ia
bors pastor Of the North Congregational church. in
Hartford Connecticut He has become somewhat bronzd
by exposure to tropical and ocean winds but is in
much better health than when he left for California year
ago.
Rev. r. X Meade has resigned the rectorship of Christ
Church. Charlottesville Virginia Rev. Paul Trape has
resigned the charge Of Calvary Church. Charleston South
Carolina and Rev. H. f. Olmstead has become rector Of
the church at Sandy Hill, South Carolina.
The two Protestant Lutheran and Cavinist) churches
Of Hungary have received the imperial permission to meet
next May, in general synods
Rev. George G. Charming has been appointed home
of the American Unitarian Association.
The donations for the Morning STAR missionary packet
have reached nearly thirty thousand dollars or more than
double the amount necessary for her construction and
equipment Toward the special effort to meet the $4,000
debt Of the American board over $4,000 have been con-
tributed.
The San Francisco papers speak of extensive movements
that city in order to procure the closing up all places Of
business and amusements on the Sabbath
The religious papers from all quarters contain interest,"
ing accounts of religious REVEALS One of them publishes
whole column of such intelligence in which the number
of additions to the churches to over 5000 In
small town, Pitsfeld, Massachusetts, the number Of
versions is stated to be some five hundred.
splendid church ediice is now being erected in the
West End Park, Glasgow, Scotland, and tho society has
invited Rev Mr.. Card, the well-known preacherathe
Queens favorte-to become their pastor Mr. Card has
accepted the charge and Is to receive f6oo per annum
According to the Koran there in the heaven Of Mo-
damned an angel whose eyes are 10000 days journey
apart
~ Marriott who has just been appointed by Louis Napo
con Archbishop of Paris is sxybree years Of age and
,as had eighteen of preature He was made Bishop
If Orleans in 1882 Archbishop Of Tours in 1872 and
ed cardinal in 1883 As cardinal he is senator OF France
Ind draws his pay as such.
handsome Yaudos church has Just been erected in
vice. Sardinia, mainly by the contributions of English
christians with some aid from other quarters especially
rom Prussia, by the Chevalier Bnnsen and the King who
lone contributed over hundred dollars The ssa
les OF the pastors one French and Italian 500