The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-13
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


The secular press Of New York is undertaking to sfy
the public by the structures religious matters, and
more especially the spirit OF the religious press " Its
influence says the Courier and Enquirer, instead Of lib
ealizing and eevating and refining is narrowing and
embittering and vugarizing. '-
The Marriage Szrice Sir John Bowling, the British
ambassador To China who by the way, wrote watch
man. tell of the night, well many other charm
ing pieces Of church psamody is said TO be not only
very eccentric but very opinionaed man On one oeca
sion he COMMUNICATING upon the " wickedness a.
he expressed it, of the marriage service prescribed by
the Church of England 'Look at it, said he, with
this ring thee wedthat soroery with my body thee
worshpthats idolaty and with all my worldly goods
| / thee endow-thatsa lie "
A Gall Aeoeted The Rev Arthur f. N Rolie, of Upper
Marlboro Maryland has been called to the rectorship of
St. Andrews Episcopal Church, in Baltimore. The
Planters Advocate states that he has accepted the call
and will terminate his connection there early in July,
the great regret of the congregation he has accepa
bly, served. The Marlboro Gazette says .'Mr Role
has been with the congregation Of Trinity church nearly
our years and his departure will be sincerely regretted
by his devoted parishiones He carries with him the
best wishes Of large concouse of friends for his future
welfare and happiness in the extensive field of la
bors to which he has been called. ~ W eaisitN
Conservation cfAe Bishop Of Calcutta on the 18th ult
the Rev George Edward Lynch Cotton, Of Trinity COLI
ege Cambridge, late headmaster of Marlborough Col
ege consecrated Bishop of Calcutta and in virtue of
that Office will become Metropolitan of India There
will be change ut present In the diocese Of Calcutta
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Of the previous administration not to the adi-
| tional bshoprcks recommended by the Archbishop,
bishops and laymen who in the executive commit
of the society for the propagation of the gospel in
| foreign parts. FiRt. Hi W ~ lalAgs
| Inhalation -4On Monday evening MAY 24th Rev
Gurdon w. Noyes installed pastor of the South
| Congregational church in New Haven Sermon by the
the Roy. j. @. Stiles, d. D., late senior pastor. The
other parts performed by Rev Messrs. Atwater,
Cleveland, Dutton Hamilton, and Eusts, all of New
Haven This church gathered in the southern su-
bubs of the city five six years ago by Rev. DIR Stiles
and organized with only twenty nine members, in
November 1862. DR. Stiles continued to be connected
with sole pastor senior pastor for the period of
five years when he retired that he might devote his whole
time the Southern Aid Society The church COM
prses 200 members including about thirty that
to unite with 1t at its next communion.
The Catholic Diocese Of Boston, which comprises the whole
State was established in 1908 by Pope Plus VII The
first Bishop John Cheverus who in 1924 trans
ferred to Bordeaux in France Archbishop and
finally became CARDINAL dying in 1886. Bishop Cheyerus
oficiated at Damariscotta Mills Me-, for many years
previous to his becoming Bishop of Boston He known
and is remembered by the people in that vicinity as a
truly Catholic and pious Christian. He loved the
people of God without distinction of 1t is sup
posed had he lived he would have been elevated to tho
papal throne The secoI bishop Benedict Fenwick
who held the Office from 1925 till his death in 1886
when he succeeded by John Bernard Fitzpatrick the
present Bishop The diocese contains 100 churches and
has 10 cergymen also college, four female semnaries
five free schools and an orphan asylum for each
The Rev. Mr.. Bliss has been turned out of his post
secretary of the Boston Tract Society which he has
filled for ferentyise years He has been faithful servant
neglect of duty want of ability, lack of integ
rity is imputed to him but he entertans views on a
subject which he has CONTROL differing from the
abolitionss Of New England and therefore he is turned
out of Office in his advancing years The act is unbe
coming good men, but in perfect harmony with the
doings Of the who sought to revoutoze the Amer
lean Tract Society in perfect harmony with the works
of modern abolihonsn. But the deed will be source
of calm comes To have made man suffer for q
little season will be comfort to with conscences
when they review their conduct in future years. Mr.
Bliss will be useful In the service of Christ perhaps
far happier in another work than in that from which he
has oeeh uii'eh' fAALlSt
British Tract Society The annual meeting held on
the second Monday in May at London Mr. Maslam in
the chair After heightened address from the chair
man. the secretary read the annual report which stated
that during the past year the society had issued ID 0l8
4S4 tracts and that the circulation of the society period
cas 10 909 $50. The grants made by the societies
to various libraries at home and abroad amounted to
f3 5I6 As. 3d. Numerous tracts and books had been dis
tributed among the soldiers proceeding india and aso
among the natives of that country in the vernacular
tongue and instances not uncommon in which the
found to possess highly beneficial influence
on the native mind. The receipts of the year were For
sales f75 1856; the benevolent fund, f12 ,S74 total,
fss 73O, being larger amount than any previous year.
ana exceeding the receipts of last year by 1854 The
total circulation of tracts and books by the society during
the SO years of its existence less 1882 900 600
The report was unanimously adopted.
Cardinal Mzzya 1T is stated in recenty-published
Biography of this distinguished Roman Catholic that he
acquainted with serenfypo languages popularity If
not scientifically regarded distinct Some have called
this 'empty word knowledge yet it must never be for
gotten-even though should be content Judge its
value by the selfish standard Of utilitythat for
himself one of its earliest and most attractive ms well as
most endearng of interest lay in the opportu
nifty which it afforded him for the exercise of his sacred
ministry and tho only less sacred offices of charity and
humanity that many Of its most precious acquisitions
gathered in these very exercises of religion and of
that his usual text books in each new Lam
guage were the Catechsm and the Bible and that his
favoc theatre for the display Of his gifts the sick
wards of the hospitals of Bologna the Santo Spirito
the House of Catechumens, at Rome and the halls and
Camrae of the great Missionary College of the Propa-
ganda. n f los+ Aa t&
Rev. W. H. Breinidge has resigned his pastoral charge
at Louisville Kentucky, account of his health He
says " You know that could not come to this con-
cusion without serious and prayeru reflection and that
could not announce it to you without deep sorrow But
ings account of it, to say in explanation of the
of 1t than to refer you to the state of my health
concerning which you ignorant that it has mpe
ded my work among you for long time and that
gives promise of Improvement while the present cir
cumstances last There scarcely be sufficient
for struggling any longer against which seems in
evitable and which could be kept off only few years at
most 7" The Presbyterian Herald Justly remarks that
the removal of one who has gone in and out before the
community for nearly quarter of century and gained
| their entire confidence in him. of unfinching
integrity and high toned Christian character will be
calamity TO the whole city DR. B. IA by far the old