The New York herald., 1868-05-17
Foreign Religious Notes.

The correspondent of the London Post at Rome
writes:-"A striking instance of u purely religious
vocation in its most austere monastic form is
afforded by the withdrawing from the brilliant exist
ence of fashionable London life adopted by the
Hon. q. Lane Fox, who now wears the garb and
adheres 10 the strictly penltenary rules OF u Dom-
nican novice In the monastery of Santa Sabina
voluntarily inflicting upon himself severcr penancc
understand that this conscientious converts ultimate
intentions are to embrace the sricest rules Of
nastic life, as presented by the Carthusian or Trap
pst ORDERS
says:-"Bishop Williams, L.L. d., and the Rev. Mr..
Nelson, of the American church, Shanghae, arrived
at this port by Thursdays steamer As these gentle
men are connected with the American Protestant
Episcopal Church they may he supposed TO mediate
the establishment OF mission at this port. such
step we should hal with the greatest pleasure a.
representing the activity OF American missions In the
East now happily become q matter OF history"
The Liberation Society Of Great Britain announce
that the present state Of the Church OF England viii
Ike treated upon at their annual conference, to take
place next month.
The Paris Unire,.s in late number, cited an extract
from article published ny the Able Corblet In the
Rerue De rtrf CbretfeH, concerning new light sup
posed to be thrown on the words OF our saviour In the
sentence, at IL easier for camel TO go through the
eye OF needle than for rich man To enter into the
kingdom of God- lie states that traveller recently
Una ina. there Nv, was . : 90 nd 20
low that camel laden with goods could with dim
Guilty get through by crouching on its knees. ~ Is,
occurs IN Lain treatise on aims written by Jesuit
named DreXeus and published al Antwerp In 1871,
or more than two hundred years ago Ihe abbe
above mentioned says:--"The Greek word cdn,HoS
also signifies cable fti,fs no,acus, probably made
oi Gamers hair; and although one may more naturally
thnk of the difficulty OF passing caDc than camel
through the eye OF needle yet the existence VI
low gate ~ Jerusalem bearing that designation
/ settles the question In a more satisfactory manner
The Bishop OF Derry and Raphoe Rev. DR.. Alex
amer, spoke recently the subject OF religious en-
dowmenis AZ the reopenipg OF the Macosquin parish
church. ON ascending the pulpit he stated that it
hau peeii Ms intention, In view OF the calamitous
cIls. which had come upon the Church, 10 address
| lne lfHc congregation on the subject. but, on re.
nectton " occurred To him that the pace-the house
| W 1ou-anu tne seasOA--Passion wcek--wcre not
sutapie. ~ would state, however. that he ex-
pfesseu ,e ueepesi conviction OF his heart when he
what they peased-the Church in ireland would not
| be destroyed II was deathless and immortal
body, ana would stand en firmly that not even the
gates OF hell could prevail against i, He then pro.
ceeded with ms sermon. -,
The London Church Missionary Society Is estah.
fishing seminary In India 10 train native pastors
and teachers with view to qualifying snch persons
as are to be employed IN spiritual WORK Tor lpeerig
difficulties and obJecnons made Nv educated Noh am.
medans and Hindoos against Christianity.
near Muscatine, Iowa, few days since Ngor Chan.
man found several stalks OF ground cherries In his
orchard the leaves green the buds yellow aud frui,
perfectly rpe. This stage OF the plant Is nj least
our months ahead OF that latitude, and Is IN advance
Of the Southern states, and " IL thonght tina,
| the berries must have been brought from the West
| India islands, where the tornado "riginnted