New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-25
RELIGIOUS.


The Rev Father II. Smeddinck Of Chippewa
Fais Wis has suffered the amrutation of a finger which
was frozen while ho sitting in the Confessional
Europe, Mexico South America, Austria. and
the United States. contain 17S,3OO Roman Catholics
$3.50 OO Prorestans and 20 100000 Greeks aud Oretas
The Trustees of the N. +. Church at Lincoln
Station H. have sold their old church edce TO the Pres
byieras, and will soon commence the erection OF ne"
The Rev. j. 4. Sturgeon of Cornwallr road
Chapel Noting ln England Is to become nc cOIeasue
DaCle.
The Rev. Dr. Bellows who is writing charming
letters to The Liberal ohrsn vas ON the POINT OF ler
way of Naples, MesSina, and Alexandria
The Suffolk County Christian Convention
will assemble ia Rverhold on Wednesday next and con
time In session on Thursday The ministers ana p''i'
Oers OF all evangelical churches are invited.
The churches belonging 10 the Presbyterlans
Of Geneva. Geuesoe River, Caledonia, and On9I9 are
Church IN Caledonia on Tuesday, the 2eth inst
The Presbyterian Church is threatened with
disruption on the subject Of me use oi organs
these instruments, but even to sing modern ny uEs.
The late Levi Graves Of Springfield, Mass?
by his Will gave the income of lis T,l estate at Halhci.'
valued NJ $1,000 to the American Home Missionary 30
cety, the Board Of Foreign Missions and The American
Bible Society.
DIR. L. Gruenbraum, Rabbi at London, objects
TO The introduction Of lc organ into the Synagogue Tor
tho reason that tho Tamud prohibits H. and To sustain
his opinion lie quotes the following hortes: Sofa IS
a; Gtin e.; Main. OF the Fasts,' ~ l5 sen Chalhe
Or, chap. 500.
The Government grant to the illinois Indus
of Champaign County. where the University s situated,
completes the endowment by handsome addition 9i
100000 IN lands buildings ANA Do"d5' d. Jaies NJ
Gregory Is the principal.
The increase of the Baptist denomination in
this country during the last twenty five years has been
60 per cent churches r. per cent In ministers, ana ~
per cent in members The number received by baptism
during 1896, 1885, Mhoe NUMBER Oh McclEhous's
1880; OF members, lO4'sVo
The Anniversary of the Missionary Society
Of the NJ. h. Chuch - to be held in IWeedc Hail. Albany
on Monday evening next Gov. mon VIII l4',,,ue'
and lc-scs be made hy Bishop James the kew
Dr. scwa Of Brooklyn. the Rev: Geoise D9nsi's "a
Montreal and the Hon Caleb j. wright oil "HA''D"l'''
Penn.
! DR.. Payson's counsel to n minister was,
Paint Jesus CHRIST upon your canvas, and tLch hoh
Hin up TO TIC people bat 80 I"H mn ni una, no, Se
yOur htle finger can Dc seen Neihhls ~ HVlS usf.a
Ing The pous nearer IN the sanctuary than The sight OF
preacher IN the pulpit showing himself oi, ana 1Sh'e"
| lug tle Master. lINils""n ! russ
| The Rev. Newman Hall, on his return to his
/ home in London. made the recipient 0i hote on
$500 tho eit Of his congregation oi surrey Chapel iu
he remarked that during his american tour hr hid ot
received single dollar or any oi his sermons OF lee
furc Tbr proceeds ~ his Lectures. every case were
devoted 20 the sole benehi Of Tic n'Iiato" loi winch
| they were given.
In Hungary. new sect known ~ Naza-
renes ha. appeared. Almost the entire peasant poru"
ton IL attracted by H. and Is popular with them a.
Mclhodisin in Wales Ih'y have 40 priests 'uo no
religious rites. they refuse te nave their children hap
TIED ana Will swear oafh. They have cos' iycon-
!
and The private aGirs of individuals are arranged.
They gnict orderly, sober and ind"''r"u' ABOVE
their ncighbofs.
Nearly two years AGO the writer expressed IN
print thc opinion that yest he.d W, about to se
opened IN The so1ih for proc. ..lns effort am9ns ,lo
cstcd future IN which control ctr Che coorod rice IN
That section should be uaIu aimed bJ shat tuic almost
ProgTc-. Eai direction Jas been clover tHn Wa, ~
first anticipated. but the fact ra Catholic church hhs
just been con-cclacd n Car,.ton Tor .oocd conSie
Cation. 10 not without significance. lCommerci'L
The American Tract Society of this city has
pushed lis missionary coportcur work since he close 81
the year Win great vigor sud success ~ The 7"th Hhy
ccgfteHrs wore employed tiie lnei year iil thef N',c
Tor ne instruction oi l25OCu pIYis Zach scLUoi is
Souh FOR grants are daily urged upon the committee
beyond the present resources Of tie society to supply
me bcuc,olent expenditure, II Tie society, daring Ae
"a months just pI,t. have edcd s benevolent fc
! ccccipts by more than $4,000
| The Chicago AdrdHcc, speaking Of a chess
room which about 10 he started 81 that city, under the
care Of the Dung Mems Library Association. says: We
nieni room Of ,onc knd should be added the arrange
mens OF the Young Mou's Christian Association. To
reach those under temptation and them, must
use varied ncais-nrcad for the hungry clohcs for the
naked and place OF innocent recreation for those WHO
live IN boarding houses, aud haNo no place N which to
p ass Hys2"I sr .or, 70 rc ne Alliances vIi"
was So recently religious paper IN opposition
To The H,dpcdcni which y does not regard a. possess
Ing that character, taking tl,e position 10 does
BishOp Morris wisely advised the General
Conference years ago 10 change HE year 81 - meeting
50 thai il should not hold IT. meeting IN the Presidential
= u
the meeting " the National party AZ me same pace am
time Of the Conference. Chicago Will be ovtrcowded
next May. Did not Republicans aud Methodist. love
each other well. there would be eas OF collision
But az the party meet 10 nomrae Methodist fo fres
meniary crowding Of teir quarters sti agree with
Bishop that another year wond be preferable ara We
We should make it, session trenial or even NOR" ne
queDt would be too often for ne increasing needs
of great and greatly growing chnrch'-lLionh Herald
The Rev. John Hannah, ID. d., of the British
Wesleyan Conference died at Ddsbury, England tho
2gih of December 1851. In the 9th year Of hi. age lie
born i'm Lincoln. England IN lf2 ana lOntd me
iinerant ministry ia 1914 rolhng on lho ereults un
Ill 1884. when ne became ueoI1gcn lul0f az 'he Mes
eyau Training Institution at HoA'"D tben just estap
shed IN 1912 he removed to the college At Dlds
bury and in that also elected President OF tho
London Conference, receiving similar honor ~ 1851
when the Conference assembled al hcwcastlcupon Tyne
He eight times secretary OF the Conference For -
wears he was chief instructor Of thc young WESLEYAN
ministry and during thst time trained nearly 800 preach
American General Conference as The companion OF
the Rev. Richard Reece, and the second time chief
psnon Being unable 10 sustain longer me onefous dn
continued reside at Didsbuiy under arrangements
made by prominent Wesleyan laymen. He died OF con
| gesti0n Of the lungs, aIt6l bnef Illness.
The Examiner and Chronicle, quoting an
Episcopal cergymans remark that union of Christians
must be effected, OF The next generation Will witness the
Episcopal Chmoh Itself has had no power to shut out
the widest variations u doctrine. or to preserve inyio
isc. ywith Protestant PARTICLES aud ritual retaining
Ronish elements prepared Itself for ending IN
II never had any real spiritual unity. The old English
infdeity which assumed the responsibility Of rank and
learning is product aud would have overcome tho
Church itself. but Tor Evangelical movements which she
did not support The mort powerful rationalsn OF to-
ministers nurture Of the English
Church and that church has not been able 20
rians Congr.satonaii,ts Bspsts Methodist ali sprung
from II. taking their share OF comnon Theology pre-
lifting their portion Of the common Inheritance 10
trer place leaving the Eugsh Church 10 the woIk OF
! nlended."