The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-04
RELIGIOUS INTELL1GENCE.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
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Progress Of tho Religious Elensnt-Religion
in q Rat Pm.
IL will be encouraging to our pious people to know
that although there Ia talk about John Allen being
ahypocrtte, Kit Burns scofer and Tom Hadden o
wag those wicked men themselves win be the only
sufferers by their back slidings. Az brother brim-
stone contemporary observes:-"Those notorious
men may DC making game OF the mem and
laughing the gospel to scorn. What OF thati II Is
not the missionary who is to be blamed. Religion
1t. II they laugh at the offers OF life
and despise the prayers OF those who would
save them, It Is their own lookout" we second
the wish that prayer meeting could be held every
day In each den OF sin and shame In this great city.
The bold bad men and women who live In and by
the rent OF their rooms but PRAYER has It's uses and
power And among the hundreds Of poor, lost,
wretched sinners to whom the voice OF sacred song
and OF kindness In the Christian message Is carried
some may be reached and rescued and saved. IL Is
q good thing. with oil the discount OF enthusiasm
we are not half so much afraid of religion being
damaged by being carried into the slums OF Water
street that 1t will die of respectability on
the avenue.
General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church.
The General Convention OF the Protestant EpiscO-
pal Church in the United States will assemble in
Trinity church, New York city, on Wednesday, Octo-
Der and In consideration OF the fact that there has
been since the year 1855, and that there will be
many OF the prelaes and OF the clergy and aity from
various sections that did not participate the de-
liberations at that time, as well as the presence
Of several Of the newly c0nsecrated bishops, and
also of able and prominent talent from the South
and Southwest, 1t promises to be event OF pecu-
ltnr m Nor Ia this assembly auticiOafed
with less interest and expectation from the fact OF
the ability, influence and power to De Welded In Its
sessions, always marked BY the highest order OF
conservatism, nationally and enthusiastically, and par
ticularly ut this time OF great political anxiety.
this ntry in their representatives Of the respec
tive dioceses and the free interchange OF sentiments,
marked by calmness and dspassion, Will doubtless
create most happy influence upon all surround
ings. There are, doubtless, many interesting ques-
lions to come up before the body. such Church Ex-
s ny Of christan Bodies Risaasm Marriage and
Divorce. and which, with other considerations OF
interest may prolon5 the session .or several weeks.
American Bible Society.
The stated meeting Of the Board OF Managers was
held at the Bible House, the 1st INST. Eight new
auxiliaries were recognized-one in each OF the
States OF Missouri. Kansas, Tennessee and Alabama,
Two in Georgia and two In Texas Communications
were received from agents Of the SOciety-ThOmas
NJ westrup, Monterey and Andrew M. Milne, Monte
video reporting the progress OF the work on their
fields; from Rev. !. G. Bliss Constantinople, with
several missionaries in Turkey requesting she cleo
troyping OF the octave reference Armenian Bible and
another sending an interesting account OF cop0rtaRe
In Persia; from Rev. d. Rood, Amanztmtote, request
Ing an appropriation for printing portions OF the scrip
lures In the Zulu language; from Rev. A. L. Blackford
Rio Janeiro, showing good prospects OF the work
IN Brazil; and from s. Wells Williams, IL. D., Pc
kin, sending ancient manuscript OF the Pentateuch
In Hebrew from China. Grants OF books were made
to the American Missionary Association; TO the
~ AfaciAn nf fhn Drnfn mi
Church, to the sunday School Union OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church; many grants to auxlliaries, sun
day schools and individuals at the South; with
Bibles and Testaments IN various languages, for dis
ributi0n among vessels sailing to foreign pors and
Ten volumes In raised letters for the blind. Be
sides these others to the amount Of $500 were granted
20 auxiliaries at the South. In funds 50, 40 were
appropriated for work abroad for printing Arabic
scriptures IN Beirut; for work In Italy, and for
printing Mlcrcneslan Scriptures Mt Honolulu. Rev.
Dr.. Martin OF Pekin, made some interesting state
nents as to the history OF che old MSS sent by MI;
J. w. Williams. memorial paper was presented
IND adopted on the decease OF Mr.. David Lowrcy
swain OF North Carolina OF the vice presidents
u this Society. The Rev. Andrew Hunter was up
pointed agent for southern Arkansas.
The American Trnct Society-Tho Split BE-
tween New York nnd Boston.
the American Tract Society Of Boston held an
Important meeting in that city few days since. We
learn that the meeting was very fairly attended, quite
a number OF members from the West being present,
luton proposed by the Executive Committee, decar
Ing the agreement OF union made last February
with the New York society rescinded. Some OF
the speakers thought that IL would be wen
could not do their work together and in harmony,
,nion had proved failure. and that the sooner
separation was decided upon the better. The reso-
q sne @
tom OF appealing to the churches for contributions
consideration OF the transfer OF the business me
n books &C., by the New York society in this city,
Was finally adopted, with only one or two negative
votes. This places the Boston society back where 1t
was before the AGREEMENT now Ie;indeu was entered
at take the necessary measures Tor carrying
On all the operations and business OF the society on
the old plan and basis.
Tho Withdrawal Of Rev. DIR. Cracraft from
the Protestant Episcopal CbErch.
The letter OF Rev. J. w. Cracraft ID. D., OF Ohio,
TO Bishop McIlvaine, asking to dissolve his .connec
ton with the Protestant Episcopal Churcl-already
published In the HERALD-has called forth many
comments from the Episcopal press. The Protest
ant Ch,rchman says:-.lt VIII be read with deep
interest by many Of his brethren OF the clergy
who have shared with him the same convic-
anu The c now s%a saysn I the rS
and honored, he plunges wllfully out II God takes
him at his word who shall describe the darkness OF
u
and the cyness that will settle around his heart
when exhausted and hopeless he shall 20 down I'M
the wavesY, The southern Churchmdn says:--"n
these brethren cannot conscientiously use the bap-
tisma service should rejoice II some rubrical
taxation were granted them. There IL no OF our
doing what the Church OF England did, and drove
away the Purtans.- The other papers speak
cordiDg TO their position as High or Low Church.
Tho Dominican Fathers.
On Wednesday. the 7th inst, grand fair wiz
open In the new Tammany Hall. East Fourteenth
street, in and OF the Catholic church In charge
Of the Dominican Fathers.
The Dominican order. styled by the Catholic Church
the order OF Preachers, founded by ST. Dominic,
n Spanlard, early In the thirteenth century. IL has