The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-20

peerage and hereditary royalty always saving the distinct
i've demands of commerce. aud the other great pursuits of
the kingdom. But whatever motive may have aetuaed
the immediate emancipation of her slaves in the West In
dies find the essened production Of these islands has
given rise to system bearing only different name but
having all the objections which African slavery is liable
We lind also existing in the East Indies system which,
however ustable with reference the condition of that
country and the aims of England 10 securing and extending
her dominion is totally variance with the sublimty
her benevoence in all that slavery in the United
States.
lro BE CONCLUDED NEXT
FACTS AND OPINIONS IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Carefully prepared, weekly, for this" Union u
CHRISTIANITY SANDWICH ISLANDS. -The Christian
natives OF the Sandwich islands said have contrbu
ted last year. about $4,000 for religious and charitable
purposes Their number is far from "a 900, aud the
average donation from their deep poverty is therefore
about eighty cents from each person Fifty
dered the usual average contributed to the great chart
ties of the churches of this country by each of their
bers.
HYAHoEH CHaIsTn-Mr. MacWhorer, in his recent work
entitled Yahoeh Christ or The Memorial Name, main.
ains that Jehovah, Jahoe--pronounced Yahoehas the
word is written by many of the best Hebrew scholars
is the Great Messanc OF the Old Testament, and
there represents the Divine person who afterwards
appeared in the worlds history under the of Christ
critic this point says that the word Yahoeh is the
third person singular of The future of old form of
the Hebrew verb to be-" or TO become" According
Mr.. MacWhorter it is prophetic name, "a proclamation
and promise of Christ" sgnying He who will be-" the
Coming One,n the Desired One the Delverer'-.he
last being the which he uses most frequently as its
equivalent.
THE CHURCH IN DESMARK-A work has been lately pub
shed in Germany by Rev. Mr. Petersen on the state Of
the Christian Church in Denmark The picture drawn by
the author of the Danish Church, is very unavorabe
The clergy he says with but very exceptions
bine English hghchurchism with shallow German ration
alism They have the riches and the arrogance of the
English Church, but without her orthodoxy. The itch
Danish bishops play at cards dance hunt drink aud BAN
que quite openly. Another author, Mr. Oueh the Prus-
sian consulgenera Copenhagen maintains Likewise in
a recent work on Denmark, that the State Church
whole has fallen into deep materasm and that her min
listers secular officers ecclesiastical robes He thinks
that the Roman Church has derived great from
the piifu state Of Lu,heransm aud that latter is in
great danger if the reorganization of the National Church
is postponed any longer.
MISSIONARY MENoRThe executors of the estate of the
late Mrs Emily O. Judson have released Rev Dr. Griswod
from his engagement to prepare history Of her life for
the pre account of the critical condition of his health
An arrangement has been made with Rev. Dr. Kendrick
of Rochester, New York, to perform the service
DEATH OF Rev. DIR. HARRIs--It is in,imated that Rev.
Dr. Harris, the eminent transatlantic divine and author
to his death from exposure in open
the funeral Of friend. Such events believed not to
such occasions.
VALUABLE DoNATioNs-Mr. Yandes OF the second Pres
byteran church. Indanapolisthat of which Rev. Thorn
ton Mills D. d. secretary of the general assemblys
mee ofeducaton recently pastorhas presented to the
publication bonds of the indianapolis Pitts
burg and Cleveland Railroad Company of $500 each they
second mortgage bonds payable in 1870 and bearing
per cent interest Mr. Y has also given $1,000 to the
American Board of Missions and $1,000 to the Education
Society.
CLERICAL DISLIKE OF ropuLARlrY-The following adver-
tsemen is of the abundant comcate in the clerical
line to be found in the English Ecclesiastical Gazette
ExcHASGE.-The advertiser, who dislikes popularity,
wishes to exchange his living in consequence of its rising
too rapidly into Importance for his TASTE 1t is perpetual
modern house and good garden Population about 500
Excellent schools both endowed and national Climate
healthy and bracing. Wanteda quiet agricultural vii
age The seacoast preferred Full particulars requested
This is what may be termed clerical quietis
METHODIST pRoGREss.--The Methodist Episcopal Church
North is of the yorganzed systems in the
world. In education, well publication it is very eff
Gent 1t has two theological Summaries, universities
twelve colleges, 6y6ve academies institutes and semna-
res of learning has 552 065 scholars in Sabbath schools
crculas each year 27e00o0 numbers of the Advocate
has O72s05 volumes in her Sabbath school libraries
The raised for her Sabbath School Union 1855
was $lOl7o aud for the missionary $23O0oo Her
book concern in New York publishes over 5000 bound
volumes per day.
THE Russo GREEK CHURoHThe Greek Church has four
paarchs To the patriarch of Consantinope is
by courtesy not by prerogatve the highest dignity. His
jurisdiction extends what called the Asian Thra
eap and Ponic dioceses He is acknowledged through
Greece in the islands of the Archipelago and oil
lesser ASIA with the exception of two of the easery
provinces which border upon Syria. Walachia and Mol
davia still retain his authority. His title is Archbishop of
New Rome. second patriarch supervses Egypt and the
deserts of Lydia and Ethiopia third patriarch holds
for his title the great city of Antioch and holds sway
Syria The fourth is the patriarch of Jerusalem he super
vses Palestine and Arabia These four patriarchs are
prayed for according their titles in the urges Of the
Greeks,
EXPENSES OF PREAcHse-The following estimate has
been made founded upon the last United States census of
the probable amount which it costs the individual
bers of the different churches in the United States sus
tain their respective churches: Baptist or Methodist
So 40; Presbyterian ST; Congrogationalst $40; al
Roman Catholic, IL an Bpscopalsn, SIS; Reformed
Dutch, $50; Unitarian, 500.
CATHOLICISM IN IspIA--Roman Catholics in India are
much more numerous than Is generally supposed; and
their church is perfectly organized than any other
Christian church there They have archbishops bishops
pries and deacons and great part of southern India
divided into diocees and regular parishes Ia addition to
the native Catholic population three-fouths of the British
troops in India Roman Csthoics The Indian govern
men holds equal bearing towards all Christian churches
cooperating with them in their schools and providing
places and pecunay aid for public service for the reg