Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-10
RELIGIOUS TOPICS.

The Baptists in this country have added
over Gi,o00 by baptism the present year.
Their number of communicates is over
100000.
The Declaration and Testimony SYNOD
Of kentucky has referred to its presbyieries
me question Of union with the Southern
fresbyterians. 1t is advocated by DIR. Stu
art Robinson.
The Congregationalists of Canada have
w churches, and u membership of 8, GS2, of
whom 800 have been received the past wear.
There are G7 Sabbath schools, with mem
bership of 5,SiS,
The success of the First Presbyterian
church of Cincinnati has been so marked
since II adopted the free-seat plan that the
Fifth church has followed its example. Both
attendance and church finances have been
Increased over one-third
--Rey. Mr.. Addison, Santa Clara, Cal. has
been expelled from the Baptist church of
ihal place forad administering and participating
ln the sacrament at the Presbyterian church.
The vote for expulsion stood eleven to eley-
rn, and the chairman gave the casting vote
against him.
"A new Unitarian Church, "The Church
ni the Rcdeemer," at New Brighton Staten
Island, N. Y, was dedicated last ,yednes-
h'N's -. ". loClloNS, ~. ~, Illuut
nc conservation prayer, Rev. w. II. Smell
en preached the sermon, and Rev. g. Z.
i'ail madc an address.
The Patriarch Of the Greek Church at
'onstantinoplc refused to accept the letter
g the Pope presented TO him by the Vicar
q Armenia, the Catholic Patriarch at Con-
Nahllnople The Vicar had to leave the
hilace without an answer; and the Greek
priests consider the text of the letter of the
fope an insult to the Oriental Church.
The New York Independent, the lead
w organ OF orthodox congregationalism in
WIS county, publishes John Stuart Mills
rtlcr recently published refusing as a candi-
Wy ior Parliament to reply to a charge of
Atheism brought against him with the fol-
lowing comment:
The above letter is so manly and honora-
he that it is worthy to be bound up with all
i.lurc editions of Mr.. Mills collected works.
What his religious views are we do not
snow, and have no curiosity to be told. We
my Know that, by long, useful, and noble
NE, he has proved himself to be one of the
very best Christians of the present age This
being the case, he can afford to entertain any
religious opinions he prefers. And as to
making these opinions (whatever they may
W u ban to his re-cntrance into Parliament,
.ne whole matter seems just as ridiculous as
'hp,WA hhsSdCnuScttS SHOultl uecllle 10
reject Mr. Sumner to the Senate because lie
y Unitarian. Mr.. Mills letter is a second
essay on Liberty.
The Queen lf England, as the head of
lhe English Church, has conferred the i'm
portant position OF the Archbishopric of
canterbury, vacated by the death of Arch
bishop Longley, on Bishop TAFT, of London.
The theological views of the new Archbish-
op widely differ from those of his predeces-
sor. Archbishop Longley was decided in
ms High-Church opinions; though extreme
Y cautious, timid, and vacillating in his acts
iie worked for preparing a total severance
between the Anglican and the Protestant
churches, for repressing and finally sup
pressing Low-Church and Broad Church
tendencies, and for bringing on a closer
union between all the branches of the An
slcan Church, and with the Oriental Com
munions. Archbishop TAFT is in favor of
acknowledging aKd welcoming the widest
ulilerences of creed, and, If he remains true
70 the policy pursued by him while Bishop
u London, no one will be better pleased
with him than the Broad Churchmen. He
IS determined champion of the connection
oelween Church and State, and will oppose
any movement for increasing selfgovern-
saslical He will make it his special sndea-
M yor to prevent any disruption of the Church,
put the strife of parties will undoubtedly re-
NAN as fierce as ever.
The Israelite, published at Cincinnati,
M's G series of articles upon the Sabbath,
winch take the ground that change OF the
aay Is lawful and expedient. Tue changes
VI INC last half century, the writer, gentle
man living in New Orleans, declares to have
rendered it impossible to observe properly
Iae seventh day of the week as the Sabbath.
/. might be proper in former times, hut SO
we're other observances which the Israelites
have Mi found it necessary to modify.
me commandment to keep the Shabbat,
VI sabbath, holy, the writer declares. does
Not instance the particular day of the week.
,, nor would 1t be possible, in all parts of the
s,oDe with the hours of sunset and sunrise
.nanglng with every degree of longitude,
W indicate by them any precise time which
Tt mould be always the same holy period. The
IJhrisiian world, outnumbering largely the
oeWs. have adopted another day, and it Is
'eiy inconvenient TO vary from their usage.
Inc writer also administers gentle re-
prooi to his co-religionists for their former
hlapiacable ha bitterness and persecution. Jesus
ra,: n1 declares, was a rctormer of the Jewish
aenSion, whom they caused to be executed
auu ai aiterward they compelled his disciples te
T,ehaie themselves from the Jewish church
,iiney were themselves to blame that Chris
'aiiily is now faith outside of judaism,