The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-11
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posed to having instrumental music in the church.
che conservation of the church of Saint Isaac, in
st. Petersburg, already mentioned was very splen-
did affair. The metropolitan Bishop and not fewer
than six hundred priests and deacons, all in splendid
robes decked in gold and silver embroidery carrying
banners and the images Of saints went to the church
of Our Lady of Kazan for the relics; and on the
way they chanted psalms AT hafpast ten, the En-
peror, in full uniform wearing the blue ribbon of the
Order of st. Andrew, and mounted on white horse,
went from the palace to the church between two
lines of troops The Empress, and the Empress DOW
ager and the Princesses of the Imperial family fol
lowed in carriages. The Emperor was accompanied
by the Grand Dukes, the Prince Royal of Wurtem-
berg, the Duke of Mecklenberg Strelitz, numerous
dignitaries OF the Crown, and splendid stall M.
de Montferrand the architect OF the church. has re-
ceived present of 1000 silver r0ubes, gold me-
dallion ornamented with diamonds, and pension of
5000 roubles year. He has also been raised to the
rank Of Councillor OF State.
The Palmyra, NY, Courier gives the particulars
of a novel suit which came off on Tuesday of last
week, before Justice Fuller of Ontario, Wayne
county. 1t appears that the Episcopalians and Me-
thodists of Putneyvie occupy one and the same
church, alternate. Two Sundays ago, rumor says
the right of use Of said church. as per agreement
was with the Episcopaians, and the Sabbath schoo
of that congregation proceeded to occupy the same
But whether from misunderstanding or otherwise,
the Methodist clergyman persisted in holding u
meeting at the same time, and as the young ladies
withdraw some little confusion ensued. The result
was that on Monday following, at the instance OF
the Methodist clergyman. the young ladies were ar
rested for disturbing religious meeting.
There are only twenty-sx towns in Massachusetts,
without Congregational church. The remaining
have from one to fourteen each Boston has the last
number: and several other cities, such as Lowell,
Worcester and Salem, have four or five churches
each. There has been gain of ,606 members in
the churches the past year. The gain next year will
be larger as a majority of the recent converts have
not yet become connected with the churches
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY
The regular monthly board meeting of this socie-
ty was held on Thursday, July the sth, at the Bible
House, ll5 and III Nassau street-Rev. d. I. WEIGH,
D. D., President, in the chair.
After the usual preliminary services, a large num-
Der Of letters were presented and read-a few Of
plying for, or acknowledging the reception of Scrip
lures for gratuitous distribution among the coored
population in that section of our common country.
communication from the Rev. DIR. Mason, of the
Toungoo Baptist Mission, India, asking for funds to
print l0C0 copies of the four Evangests and the
Acts of the Apostles in the "Bghai" language, was
read and the board at once appropriated the amount
necessary. Several appropriations of Scriptures
were made, few changes in the agency department
effected, supplies of scriptures to be ordered for
the depository, and the reading of reports from
the societies Bible readers, making known the
results of such labor during the preceding month
reporting 3,948 visits to families distributing 382
copies OF scriptures. $40 persons induced to attend
church, lS children carried to Sunday school, 1861
vessels visited, so converted and 33 baptized. The
Socety's annual report for 1858, just from the
press, was brought in and copy presented to EACH
from the examination OF which it affords much
pleasure to state that nearly 100000 copies of the
"Word of Life" have been put into circulation by
this society since its organization in 1888. few
items of business were attended to and the board
adjourned.