Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-07-14
Religious Intelligence.

FATE OF THE APOSTLES. Matthew was
supposed b. have suffered martyrdoIH, or was
put to death by the sword in the city of Ethi-
opia.
Mark was dragged through the streets of
Alexandria, in Egypt, till he expired.
Luke was hanged upon an Olive tree in
Greece
John was put in cauldron of burning oil,
at Rome, and escaped DEATH He afterwards
died natural death at Ephesus in Asia.
James the great, was bchcaded at Jerusa- :
lem.
James the less, was thrown from pima
Gle or wing Of the temple, and then beaten TO
death with fullers club.
Phiiip was hanged up against pillar at
HicrapoIis, city in Phrygia.
Bartholomew was flaycd alive iy the COM
mands of a barbarous king.
Andrew was bound 10 q cross, whence he
preached TO the people till he expired.
Thomas was ran through the body with
lance, near Maltipar, in the East Indies.
Jude was shot TO death with arrows.
Simeon Zelotes was crucfied in Persia.
Matthias was,frst stoned ard then bchcad-
cd.
Peter was crucificd with his head down
wards.
Paul the last and chief of the apostles al
so died by violence.
AUSTRIAN IsToLERAcE.-Thc Lutheran
and Reformed Consistories Of Vienna have
repeatedly pctitioncd the Austrian ministry
for having Art. 90 of the Civil Code, which
makes ordination for the priesthood aud sol.
emn monastic vows an obstacle 10 marriage,
changed as far rs those priests arc concerned
who have joined the Evangelical Church.
These petitions have been refused, by de-
cree Of January !, 1859, "bccause ordination
| is, according 10 Catholic institutions, a sacra-
ment and imprcsscs an indel!ible mark; be-
cause Art G3 Is a necessary consequence Of
the legal recognition which the Catholic
Church has always enjoyed in Austria, and
can therefore be abolished only if the Aus
trian government would either withdraw her
support from ecclesiastical questions on the
standpoint Of the Protestant denominations. "
| Austria is degradingy Romanistic, hence
the Papists went for the Tories in the late
English election, and hence Bishop Hughes
is out for Austria in his New York organ.
THE BIBLE ~ ScHooIs.-The friends of
the Bible have triumphed in our New York
Board Of Education. 1t is understood that
the question will go into the courts. to be IL
nally settled there. a stated meeting uf the
Board Of Education was held on Wednesday
evening, Abraham V. Williams, Esq, u2th
War,l,l III the chair, in the absence Uf the
president. On the clerk calling the roll.
| Mr.. Green stated that Mr. Benedict tl5 ih
| Wartll WAS suddenly called tp att nd case
in the Court Of Appeals, and that be U}ene-
/ dict) regretted that he would be compelled
10 be absent from the meeting. The special
order Of the meeting was then called up.
This order was the Bible question. upon
which majority Of the by law committee
last week reported bylaw, making it OBJ
ligatOry that every school should bc opened
by the reading oi a portion Of the Holy Scrip
tures, without note or comment. Various
motions to postpone the question were made
and lost, and at last it was taken with the
following result: ayes 25. nays Is.
Dr. TYsG.-A correspondent Of the Lon
don Record, writing from America, thus de-
preacher in this country is the Rev DR.. Tyng
Rector ri 81. Georges Church, New York.
DR. Tying Is now about sixty years Of age,
and has been in the ministry over thirty five
years His early training was under the
aPbJDfC anu sdlHtcI DlnHpp bfIsNpI
! While residing in his family he became
acquainted with the bishops mode Of con-
ductin. social services what now are styled
prayer mcetings-and learned how mnch a
faithful pastor could accomplish among bis
people by such informal services. After Ia
king orders Dr.. Tying was settled in rural
parish in Maryland for several years. lie
has often remarked that while there be learn
ed To preach the Gospel that as most of the
population in the parish were slaves. and
consequently very ignorant. he was obliged
to study the utmost simplicity Of style and
aptness Of ILLUSTRATION. 10 no other way
could be make his preaching Ineligible or
profitable to them.
In August last public meeting Of six
hundred native Hindoos was held TO organ
ise missionary association for the further
spread Of the Gospel in Tinnevelly, Southern
India. II was convened and conducted by
nstivs committee. " hose speeches were follow
cd By collection amounting 10 about 81 600;
thus marking the beginning Of new era.
when the Gospel has begun TO be self-sup-
porting and self-pn'pagating in that country.