Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-20
RELIGIOUS TOPICS.

| Bishop Lee will visit Smyrna on Sun
| pay, May Both, aud confirm candidates fol
| confirmation.
The Jewish rite of circumcision was adj
ministered to Solomon, infant son of Mr. l.
X. Shortman, of Smyrna, last week, when
s days old.
The utmost seating capacity of all the
churches OF San Francisco is 40,So0. The
population is 100000. AT least 5000 chill.
drcn are not in the Sabbath schools.
The Young Mems Christian Association
in Chicago keeps its reading room open all
day Sunday. 1t is stocked with all the
leading religious and secular papers and
magazines.
KEY. James Freeman Clark, in recent
lecture in Boston on George Fox, said near
ly every reformation of the present day had
been anticipated by the Quakers, and gave
instances to prove it.
The Methodists of Smyrna, ON Sunday,
9th inst, celebrated the semi centennial an
niversary of the mission work of that de-
nomination, Rev. Mr.. Rittenhouse, the pas
tor, preaching highly appreciated sermon
on the occasion.
The Old South church of Boston cclc-
brates its 2OOth Anniversary the last week
in May. There is talk of turning the Old
South church INTO mission station, while
the people build new house in the south
part of the city.
"A Baptist Church of % members was
constituted ut Lincoln, Del, on the 2Sth
ult There were IA other Baptisis not pre-
sent, who were expected to become identi-
fed with the organization. The church
coHtemplates calling pastor and building
house of worship.
The motion offered in the N. Y. NJ. L.
Conference disappearing of the action of tho
presiding elder and local conference in the
Ellenville District, who gave Mrs. Van Colt
license as local preacher, was laid over for
consideration next year. They probably
wish to sec how it answers.
The N. Y. Independent says il appears
probable that there will he scant majority
Of the New School Presbyteiies in favor Of
the reunion ON the plan last presented. They
are getting "a little netilrd a. the coainued
assumption of superior orthodoxy by the
Old School The prospects OF reunion This
month are not very bright now.
Twelve years ago DR.. Low. OF Bowman
vile, Canada, m0rtgagctl all his private prop
erty to pny off the Indebtedness, OF his cturch,
under solemn promise of ipaymeit. He died
Two years ago; and now the Mortgages are
being forccosed, and his wife and children
turned out to starve, the ctutch refusing TO
make good their claims.
Mr.. II. A. Burncl ir successful lay
preacher of Wisconsin,, is to spend four
months preaching on the line of The Pacific
Railroad. His headqulr crs for May are at
Council Bluff for June AT Denver and Salt
Lake City, and for July and August at San
francisco. He labors under the auspices of
the Young Mems Christian Association
"A gentleman in Beverly. Mass, offered
to pay $50 extra per annum provided the
church doors are locked from the beginning
OF the services to the announcement of the
text. He said those who lived furthest from
the church were the first to be found in their
seats, while some within stones throw
were ordinarily from tweni, TO thirty min
utcs late. The offer was not accepted.
While Others are waiting for an opening
IN Salt Lake City, an Episcopal missionary,
Mr. Foote, has begun successful work He
reports, within the last lG months, ''Confir-
nations, 8 ; communicates, a.; Sunday
school scholars, $50; teachers, l3 gram
mar-school scholars, 100 teachers, 6 /; con-
tributions for church purposes, So, 80 G2.
We have built commodiOus Tcctory, in
which all the clergy and their families are
living. We are vigorously pushing on paro-
chial and school work"
The Advocate (MethodisDof San Fran
cisco, speaking of the church in San Jose,
whose building was burned because they
taught the Chinese, says: Anomalous as Is
the seeming,it is nevertheless true that those
who claim to represent Christianity in its best
type are most hostile to this work Of Chinese
evangelization. The school in San Jose,
though without good accommodations is the
largest in the state, having 100 Chinese pupils
The superintendent has been compelled to
keep night watchman 10 prevent his house
and barn from being burnt down.