, 1867-10-25
RELIGION. Items.

hehgions in the Brifisk Empire-Queen Victo.
riA has many more Pagan and Mobamme edau n
seen ynristian subjects. In fact, a census of the
Britlsh Empire would give this curious result /:
Ine greatest number of British subjects are Pas
gans, tbe next most numerous class is composed
OF Aohammedans, next are the Roman Catholics
the protestants being the fourth and leas; nu>
merous class; aud il these are divided, the
Cnnrch OF England will be still in the minority,
showing the remarkable fact of the smallest re-
llgious division governing all the rest. This
statement will startle many people, and none
more than Englishmen but q reference to the
hgures will prove its verify.
Frolestantisn N Nsrieo The late Rev. Mr..
Hickey, agent Of the American Able Society in
Mexico, organized a Protestant Church in Mon
terey. The church now numbers about thirty
converted Mtxicans, who worship in a private
house lot has been purchased, and q few
thousand dollars are now very much needed to
put up suitable building. Miss Matilda Rams
kin, connected with the American and FOREIGN
Christian Union, TO whom, it has been said
Mexico is more indebted for what it has of evan.
gelieal truth than to all other sources combined.
has raised ten thousand dollars and purchased
building for female seminary in Monterey.
The Jews.-The Christian Intelli0eneer of New
York, in its last weeks issue says: "The meet,
ing of the Hebrew Christians, an account of
which appeared in the columns of this paper a
few days ago, are continued every Sunday even
ing at room No. Is, Cooper Institute. We were
present at the last meeting, and we confess that
we have been so much pleased with the able
arguments the Jewish converts brought forward,
proving 10 the Jews, some eight or ten of them
present, that their long expected Messiah is none
else but Jesus of Nazareths whereby our mind
was carried back to the time when the disciples
OF Jesus was reasoning with the Jews, that we
can cordially recommend these meetings to the
sympathy and cooperation of ChristianI"
Progress in Tarkey.-The work in Turkey
makes wonderful progress. A missionary writes |
ot village where there is an increasing sale for
ue Scriptures in various Languages ait seems |
a. IT the whole village had acquired a relish for
tae Word of God. Opposition has entirely
ceased, God having made those our friends who
were formerly our bitter enemies. In one place,
the head men of the town, when they see that
all their friends have not come to attend the
Protestant preaching on the Sabbath, make the
ministers wait until they 20 into the streets
and the market places and bring them in. Two
old men exhibit great love for the truth, and
Wo1ld have the meetings last all day. Three
young men, accustomed to meet to play at cards,
have thrown away their cards and substituted
the New Testament. Many former opposers come
and confess and ask forgiveness"
Church Iadcpendence- synod of the dio.
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2ractica! step toward the assertion of its iudes
'eudence Of the Established Church OF England,
md toward its self. government as an Episeopa>
,,hgrch, AT a. special meeting il formally ~
bishops in British colonies should receive their
mission from the see of Canterbury, and take
the oth of canonical obedience to the Arch
bishol.' This resolution was carried by twenty
four . seven. By another resolution it was de-
cided, by eighteen to seven, that it was desira>
BILE that future bishops of the diocese should be
slectel by the church of the diocese.
Whn Comes Of Church Rates.-The London
Spectator says; "Our modern apostles, it seems,
preach their doctrines by the help of the law.
Their tight hand is now the jailer. For relu>
sing 10 pay the sum of l5s. 3D. levied as a
church rate, Mr.. Forster, dissenter, of North
Curry Somersetshire, now lies a prisoner in
Taunton Jail. Mr. Carlyle should take heart.
The church, at all event, will not hear of CO.'S .
science. We cannot burn people for their opins
ions, but we can do what is far more profitable
in these money. making days-mulce them with
heavy costs, and then, as last resort, imprson
them until they or tdeir friends pay"