Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-02-25

RELIGIOUS TOpICS.
Bishop Simpson has an article on Texas
in the current number of the Methodist.
of the Presbyterian theological semina
ries, Allegheny has 72 students, Princeton
1903, and Union 1877.
The American Bible Society printed
and sent forth from its publishing house
during last year 200, 900 copies of the Holy
Scriptures.
The Catholics claim in Pennsylvania Q
| population of 438,000, with 3 colleges, 81
female semnaries, 2G select schools, 10 par
ochial schools, 0 asylums, 34s churches, and
1852 priests.
Rev. DR. Rudde-, of st. Stephens
Church, Philadelphia, has accepted a call to
| the Rectorship of the Church Of the Epi.
phany, in Washington, d. G.
AT Dover. ii is reported that some oil
the Methodist converts have gone to Bap.
tist pastor, for immersion, deeming the usual
rite In their own church not sufficient.
"A circular has been addressed to all the
Presbyterian missionaries in India, looking
toward their union into single general as
sembly.
The NJ. f. church, at Snow Hill, Md,
IS having great revival. Mr.. White, the
pastor, has been assisted by Messrs. Kenney
and McCarter. Forty-eight proba,ioncrs
have been received.
The revival goes on in Green Hill Pres
byterian Church, Philadelphia, Rev. DR..
Wiswell, pastor, with great power. The
meetings OF inquiry are eagerly sought by a
large and interesting class of persons, and
conversions are numerous.
The Queen of Prussia attended the Ger
man meetings connected with the Week of
Prayer, and seemed to take Il profound in
terest. One of the prayers caused consider
able sensational as 1t seemed to anticipate a
speedy breaking up of the connection be-
tween church and state in Prussia.
= The church of England holds in fee sim
pie the right to property worth $780, ,00O,O 600
in gold, the annual income of which goes to
support the clergy. And yet not more than
half OF the population of England and Wales
is loyal to that church, and but 40 per cent.
in Scotland and l5 per cent. in Ireland
"A series of extra meetings commenced
In the Presbyterian church at Glasgow, in
this county, Rev. Edward W elb, pastor, on
Monday week. They have been largely at
tended, and about thirty persons profess in
terest. Rev. Chas. d. shaw, of this city,
has been preaching there, during the week.
The Smyrna Times has a report that
somebsdy is opposed to holding the APP
proachipg Wilmington M. E. Conference in
Wilmington FOR fear of some SORT of fever,
and wants it to meet in Smyrna. This is ali
stuff. This city has no epidemic, and has
had little more than its average of deaths.
The Methodist says that il has always
taken the ground that the Catholic Church
is declining, and that recent article in n
Roman Guthnli., mn .,f pl,tluI,.Ipl,i, tn.,
Universe, not only confirms thai view, but
calculates the annual loss of the Church at
200, 900 at least.
AN inqusiive stranger said 10 President
McCosh, the new President Qr,m Ircland)
of Princeton College: "You will not be
offended If put the same que.ii III 10 you
which Pharaoh put to Jacob, How old art
thou ?" DIR. McCoshs answer was: "If
you divide Jacobs age by two, ,and subtract
five, you will have my age" AS the stranger
didn't know jacobs age, he got little infor-
nation.
On Chincoteague Island, Eastern Shore
of Virginia, with 1900 people, there is no
church. The Methodist Protertant church
had an appointment, and Baptist preacher
lived there, but in time both abandoned the
ground. Some Of the people paid u visit to
Fredericksburg during the progress of a revi-
val meeting, and were converted. AT their
request, Mr.. Kenney, and Mr.. McCarter
went over there, and in four or five days
over thirty of the islanders were converted.
Bishop Simpson on his return from the
Texas Conference, preached in DIR. NcwMans
church in New Orleans, February 7th, to a
large congregation, among which was the
Governor ufthe State. On that occasion, al
most the entire Indebtedness of the church,
nnOuntinU N GsnDn mid .,R vi Ia,
Newman expects to raise the rest in few
days On Monday evening February sth,
and again on The llth, the Bishop addressed
large audiences. Last Sunday, he was ex-
pected TO preach in Pittsburg, and to arrive
at home on Tuesday.
The year before his DEATH John Wes-
ley wrote to Charles Atmore, an itinerant
preacher: II am glad you have set up
Sunday schools at New Castle. This is one
0fMe 6e8t institutions sOliich has been
seen IN Europe for some centuries." 1t
is an interesting fact in regard to the visit of
John Wesley to America that, in the years
173G-37, forty years before Raikess first
Sabbath-school, he set apart portion of the
Sabbath afternoon to meet the children be-
longing to his mission in Savannah, Ga, for
catechetical and scriptural instruction. Small
children, as well as large, were among his
pupils, and his manner was very engaging.
The Independent, of last week argues
against the proposed Religious Amendment
to the Constitution Of the United States.
1t would not constitute any man Chris
tian who is not one now. II would not add
to the authotity of the Christian religion.
1t would not show that majority or any
other specified proportion of the people are
real Christians. 1t would not bind the CON
science or control the faith or conduct of
those who are not Christians. Nor would it
curtail the civil rights of those non Christ
ians, save by palpable injustice. Let us do
all we can, as individuals, TO bring other in
diyiduals to accept the Gospel as their rule of
life. In exact proportion as We succeed in
this We shall bring all the acts and all the in
fluence Of the National Government into
with the laws of Christ, which is
tho thing we really want,