New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23
RELIGIOUS.
RESULT OF THE METHODIST CENTENARY or
EERING.


Partial returns from the various conferences
IN the country show result Of the effort made to coa
In this country by offerings for religious charitable
purposes been successful beyond the expectation
Of the sangune OF the &C conferences in the
try the as already heard from have contributed for al
purposes ?J Sc The argeSt an0Sat IRON one Con-
second by NewYorS East, <607,2O2 So Ere subscribed
o 90, a% oS SS S RtoTe Conference e
scrbcd 10 the Educational Fund 500 2j to the
Dickinson College. s3o959 CO.. and to the Methodist
Historical Society S665 So The total contributions Of this
Conference amount to iS5 49, The East Genesee Con-
New-York Mission House, s3ol 20: for the Irish Fund
$3.50 % for Biblical School at Bremen 49, ana Tor the
Baker Theological Institute, $40 Total contributions,
$4,000 The East Maine Conference donated $4,000 70
the Bucsport seminary Among te offerings OF me M
Garrett Biblical Institute. ssh 2O New-York Mission
House. S3l 40; irish Fund, $29G; Biblical Institute at
nos Female College. slO03s Il, and Quincy College,
s46Os20 The Maine Conference donated 70 the General
Sl27; to the Irish Fund, s2e to the Biblical
School at Bremen, 81, 10 tho Maine ,Eesley,an
si6 Is The NewYork Conference gave TO the Educs
tonal Fund $40 S5 to the Garrett Biblical institute nu
Theological Seminary 100000; NewYor Mission House,
S s9s S TO the Irish Fund $3.50 IS; aud tie Biblical
School at Bremen, 1924 So Among the New-York East
Conference offerings were, 10 the Educational, 1854 90;
to the Garrett Biblical Institute, el to The General BIB
heal Institute $780, to tho EewYork Mission House,
$3.50 TO the Irish Fund, s4sS9 4o TO the Biblical
School at Bremen, slS5 50 to wesleyan Un,.erst3'
!73O6 81 to be appropriated as follows Uncondnonai,
S3734S co. Odel Above S3,3T5 s2 memorial Chapei'
$3.50 COZ Endowment Fund, slo20 80 to Dickinson Col
lege $780, to Lawrence University 500 TO Maine Nes
leyan Seminary a7' German Mission 0'i House,
New-Yofk, Fl,GI4 80; Freedmen's AID Society,
iGr e SSD 5 49, for the Garrett Bin
cal Institute, from ten Conferences so2 ~ Tor tho
en- ".e % for the Drew Theological Institute, from two
Conferences, s5oo0is Ne%f9rk Mission h9Ssei IRON
in GeTmaSy from twelve COME 1896 the
| ChidrenS
s27,so - for Dickinson Coege from Two Conferences
$54O95 OF at is thought that te Centenary
to this Institution will reach $4,000 and TO other coll
eges schools, from thirteen Conferences, tiG u.s.
| THE AMERICAN FREEDMANS UNION COMMISSION.
| The following is a table OF the number OF
teachers now teaching freedmens schools under five Of
the branches Of the American Freedman Union COmns
sion of which ChiefJustice Chase Is President; New
YORK branch the Rev. Crammond Kennedy, Secretary.
I2f teachers New gland branch the Rev j. H. Chaplin.
Secretary, So teachers; Maryland branch, Richard NJ
branch Robert CosOn esq Secretary 80 teaches Della
branch new, the Rev. John e. Furey, secretary
teachers Total 325 About 80 under appoint
ment and en- route The Northwestern branch has just
been organized by James Miller Mcklm, esq CORE
spending secretary Of the Parent Commsson ana 6ids
fair 20 be very successful The Commission mas normal
schools the education OF c0Orcd teachers at WHINING
Ton Del Baltimore Md. Richmond, Va, Columbus, Pa,
and Jacksonville, Fla The Hey-YSrt branch has Just
! all Christian churches aud people
MISCELLANEOUS.
! The Rev. Henry b. Smith writes us as FOL
lows IN your number Of Nov ~ Dr. attsoh Gruc] o
- the EyanEecai Alliance OF which an incomplete
nay e qP P en- tho Churches in tie United States
and Territories with their value as 1ouna IN the census
OF 1900 viz Methodist churches 1855; Roman Catholic,
1850 mot 2442 as DR. b. has it, etc. The statement TO
which he objects, as TO the number OF e Metuy1iss
copal Church. North (p 81 Of report and these figures
were when the report was made, though am
glad 70 see that they 70 be enlarged TO Lbs
also state that the total Methodist Church membership
is over 2oOoGO" Dr. Madison puts II at 25OOOCV oas
have seen no statistics which warrant 30 large num-
Der. lie seems to imply that underestimate inc Setno-
dss ana exaggerate The Roman Catohcs Sa a99sso
MIN that my synpahies rather with the aethodstsi
wish they outnumbered the Roman CathOilcs TWO 70
gave tie census report VI sCO, aud aftetward on So
tue statement made by the Roman Cathoies them
selves dn The Catholic World and other journalist oow
ing my nol LT sea for Itself The number Of
3T95 seemed large, compared WITH tie eel'
Gus; possibly its should be y Ou gave the ttdIe-
ment As foundit. did not say that the Roman Catho
iie "communcants" numbered 4,0o0OO0j but that the
| whole number OF Roman Catholics a. e., the population
seems To- me to be fair estimate though it i only
estimator for the Roman Catholics have never gwen an
exact statement; probably they cannot DE- MattsOns
statement OF the probable number Of the adult Roman
Catholic population, viz million and hail. Should
! Judge " DO near the truth.
The beautiful meeting house erected by the
Presbyterian congregation OF Ewing. " j., was opened
r iyre yorship on Wednesday last, with appropriate
services in which clergymen took part The hrss
frame, in l726; the third Cbricl1 IL 1875. Ihe iass
edcated is stone edce o. feet in length and IS feet IL
width, with tower and Spe rs rect IL hS lhV totah
s23OOO nearly the whole OF which has been subscribed
one gentleman in New.York contributed Sl5oY ana tue
organ beside. More than $1,000 was given by iormes
members Of the old congregation, now Fes4ulhS ID
Trenton.
! On Thursday evening, the Union VI. T. Church
OF Phade pha celebrated the second anniversary VI tie
Church Extension Society. The house nled Ia over
Having ana several Bishops assisted in tho services
The report the Treasurer showed the amount received
during the year $6ll5 IS, and the surplus on hand
aler dohuing tho peculiar work whcn the Methodiss
Church Is called do. reviewed the history Of the de-
nomination in this country. aud related Interesting
|
| aud Missionary labor ~ the Rocky Mountains
! The Rev. Clay McCauley of Chicago was not
tscause OF unsoundness in doctrine lie thereupon
summoned before the Chicago Presbytery and after az
tuIa views. six months time was offered MIN IN which
| TO revise and correct, he meanwhile TO refrain from
preaching bat no declined 10 give assent and was re-
cordngly deprived OF his License.
| The Young Mems Christian Association, the
Christian Union QAberaD. and the Citizens Relief Assoc
citation OF Chicago have concluded that me rue lhe.esa
Of public charity may be better suOserved ~ JOINT thah
Win powert 10 hold property the amount Oh sIoJOO tue
| work to be strictly eieemosynary'
At the recent meeting in Chicago of the Uni.
versalst Conference OF the Northwest the subject Of
Church extension discussed at length. FOR wnleh
thought $4,000 should be obtained during the commas
! year. resolution OF sympathy ana cooperation VIII
| the FTeedmen's Union Commission was adopted
Mrs Jennie NJ, wife of the Rev. j. b. Jones.
missionary among the Indians, died recently enc va
! born IN ROdmap n. /. she married IN 1856, and
went with her husband among the Cherokees IN taa
Autumn Of that year In lsSo me TWO were 0see9 20 Ss
| holders. They however returned IN 1850.
At the meeting Of the Trustees of the Pen.
nington seminary held in Trenton on the 18TH INST, 10
was voted TO enlarge the budag by erecting al addl
tional wing at an expense OF $4,000 The prosperity OF
the Seminary renders this work necessary there pelng
ls7 students and every room III the man building pelns
| occupied.
| The Rev. Mr.. Salt, late Episcopal missionary
at SOdus renOuuced Professionalism and united Wtn
| the Church OF Rome. The reasons assigned ior hs
change Dissatisfaction with the Articles soNeny
services ia many OF the churches the Opposition 70 h
| ualiso advance; ana the manifesto OF TIE BISHOPS