The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-10

This table ia an interesting study Tho Roman Catho-
lies have more than doubled IN number Of churches the
trcbed tho Friends and Universalists and Congrega-
tionalsts have decreased the Baptss have gained SIX
churches the Mehodss less than Is generally supposed
the Episcopaians and Presbyerans had the same num-
Dor Of churches twenty years and now the former
have four than the latter.
Tho stated meeting Of the Board Of Managers Of the
American Bible Society held at the Bible House,
Aston place. on Thursday, the 1th inst M. James
Norman White, Frederick s. Winston, and James suy-
dam, vice presdents
nineteenth psalm and offered prayer.
Fourteen new auxilRries were recognized, OF which
there ono each In Vermont Indiana Missouri, Kaa.
sas Georgia aud Florida six In Kentucky and two IN
The Rev Isaac G. Bliss addressed the Board a. length
respecting tho proposed erection OF Bible House at
Communications received from tho Bible Society
the british Foreign Bible Society accepting the
posa OF this Society TO prepare duplicate plates OF the
Arabic n rom KEY 1.s,ins 70 o. The aa
trbution OF tho Scriptures IN the Italian army; from
Rev DR. Schaufier and other missionaries at Consan-
tnope as TO the revised edition OF the Hebrew Spanish
Scriptures with reports Of Bible work for missions In
North China, Persia, Koapoor, India; from Henry
Barley, Of Geneva Agent Milne, OF Buenos Ayres,
and Rev. d. Trumbul, OF Valparaiso
Grants OF books amounting to twenty-five thousand
nine hundred and twelve Volumes made chiefly for
the South and freedmen TO the American Sunday School
Unon and societies; also books TO the
value OF 81 725, OF which $500 are for the South
Western Bible Society
The Lutheran Theological Seminary recently estab-
lshed Philadelphia has secured, chiefly through the
mnnncencc of the Muhenburg family OF Reading, the
extensive and valuable library OF the late Rev. DR..
Dcmme.
Rev Dr. Francis Joseph Badenhcld an Austrian
Romish priest has renounced Romanism and is now
preaching in this country minister OF the Lutheran
Church
The health OF Bishop Stevens, OF Pennsylvania, Is 40
far shaken by his late attack-thc third OF the kind
within few years past-that his physicians have ORDERED
HIM upon foreign tour, In order TO insure the interrupt
ton of his wearing responsibilities
monkish rebellion on Mount Sinai Ia reported In q
letter quoted by the Levan Herald II appears
that Archbishop Cyril OF the Convent OF St Catherine,
having In way offended his monks, they mutin.ed
body seized the archbishop and shut him up In the
blackhole Of the convent News OF the affair sent
by an adhercnt OF the archbishop TO Cairo whereupon
the vceroy despatched company OF troops to release
the prclac and TO restore his authority There Is
thing rather comic in the idea OF n Paynm monarch
being called upon 10 restore the authority OF Christian
priest.
DR. Pussy still pursuing his plan Of union between
the Church OF England and Rome. He writes to the
London Gudrddn:-"what, trust, God the Holy Ghost
calling do, Is TO seek hcalthful reunion and In
teroommunion with other Catholics In east and west
Whatever Office may, In Gods good purpose have
towards the Protestants will be after not before
union with the rest Of Catholic Chrssendom."