Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.


As result Of the recent intercourse of Japan
with the outside world great changes have been
introduced on the Island. Colleges have been
established at Japan and Jeddo, in which the
Bible and Paley's evidences are used as text
books. A missionary reports that great numbers
would embrace Christianity if personal safety
was insured by general federation, but as yet the
temper of the people in general toward Christi
anty is most malign. as shown in outrages
recently perpetrated.
Recently strange pundt has appeared at
Benares India, who breaches to immense as
semblies maintaining that the sacred books of
the country give no sanction to dolatry, and
that those that do sanction it are not worth a
pice. Thousands visit him daily and the learned
find it difficult to hold an argument with him. A
wealthy hindoo who recently listened to him,
returned home and destroyed his idols and tenn
pie on his own ground. Thus much of the reli-
gious faith of that country is being re-cxamined
and very many are turning away from their
ilolatry who are not yet adopting Christianity.
The Christian churches established on the
Sandwich Islands contributed, during the past
year, 100000 for benevolent objects. They have
sent five foreign missionaries to the regions be-
yond, and employ native Chinese to labor
among his countrymen living on the Island.
There are in India 600 missionaries and 1000
native preachers. About 81 900 is expended
annually in this field alone, by twenty-five
socotios.
Rev. s. j. Cristen recent graduate of Lane
Seminary, Cincinnati, has been appointed by the
American and Foreign Christian Unions to the
mission in Chill. He will be stationed in
Santiago.
Rev Titus Coan, the veteran Missionary of the
Sandwich Islands, il now visiting among his
friends in western New York. This is his first
visit to this country after an absence of 80
years.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
The Conference of Germany and Switzerland
met at Carlsrule on June 23rd. Bishop Simpson,
of Philadelphia, presiding. The last of the con-
ferences to vote on the lay delegation question
cast unanimous vote in its favor on Friday,
the Oath thirty-nine persons voting. This makes
the total ministerial vote.
For Lay Delegation. n..................... .1.46
Against Lay Delegation n.....t............1.5 .1.5S9
The affirmative vote prevails by constitll-
| tional majority of forty-four.
| 1t only now remains to be confirmed by the
| general conference of 1872, to which body lay
men will be elected and take their seats on the
passage of the required vote.
l INC lAHelRn EUtStDlHU -NfHDutSt IotiiThs tuil-
corning the late general conference of the church
south, They seemed astonislied at the effect
| of their action, in 1866, our class meeting
| system. 1t asserts that in expunging the rule
| which made attendance upon class meeting a
/ test of membership, it did not intend to ignore
or discourage class meetings, much less abolish
| them. 1t now requires that the Presiding Elders
| and Pastors shall see that they are kept up.
| We hope the most self sacrificing and earnest
| efforts will be made by them to revive the class
| that ha plurrb has
I lost ground in experimental personal pety be-
cause of the neglect of the class-meetng
The Smyrna circuit camp meeting commencing
| August 2Sth, promises to be of more than usual
| interest. The members of the station this yeai
unite with the circuit and with members from
/ Middleton and Odessa in the effort. The meet
ing is under the Charge of the Pastor, Rev. VIM
| Uiro, who is a veteran i'll years and experience
| in these religious campaigns.
The National Camp Meeting ut Hamilton
| Mass, closed Thursday night, June 30th. Rev
| J. s. Inskip, of Baltimore preached the closing
sermon,-subject, christian Purity" The
meeting was n great success in every particular
the weather was fine, preaching able and eifec-
tive, and the social exercises exceedingly inter
esting and profitable.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Presbytery of Louisville has ordained two
licentiates to the full work of the ministry :--R
W. Cleland, of the last class of Princeton, N j..
and j. II. Riley They were both installed ove
new enterprises Ill TIC CITY OF LOUISVILLE, NV.
the Warren and Green street churches.
A new church has just been dedicated n
Marlborough, N. Y. The old church was des
troyed by fire about year and half ago, ant
the new building, beautiful and commodious
structure, has just been completed at cost o
$4,000. Rev. G. $. Bishop of Newburgh
preached the dedication sermon. In the eve
ming Rev. Chas. W. Cooper was installed pastor
The property known as the Blair Academy, a
Blairstown Warren county, n j. with ali it,
| bn;I and ucIn mt hos ra
Gently been decided by Mr.. John j. Blair, it
founder, to the Newton Presbytery.
A donation of 42,5OO, by NJ, X. Jesup ESD.
of New York, has been made to the Columbii
Is. O. Theological Seminary, to be employed il
founding scholarship to be called, in honor o
his father THE Charles Jesup scholarship"
The Rev. William Stenett d. D., of the Secont
Reformed Presbyterian Church, of Philadelphia
sailed few weeks ago for Europe, by the advice
of his physician.
new church edifce has just been finise,
and dedicated at Lewisburg Pa. 1t cost $50, ,00
and is built of stone. Its pastor is the Rev
Robert Lowry, recently pastor of one of thu
: DIR. Castle, of West Philadelphia, preached oil
the occasion, selecting as his theme, "Th
golden age of the chnrch not yet passed"
The American Baptista are unwilling to aban
don the idea of establishing their own mission ii
| Spain, because their own missionary in Madrid
Professor Knapp, has cannected himself wit
the Presbyterians. The executive committee o
I the Missionary Uuion have decided to take i'm
mediate steps to establish a Baptist mission il
Spain.
RoMAN CATHOLIC.
The new doctrine of Infalibility was not pro
miilgated as was expected June 29th, but TIL
discussion is said to be nearly closed. An iul
mense majority of the Bishops ARE in favor of
r and tho Pope insists that il be promulgated.
few weeks at most will settle this vexed questio
| tne result of tS announcement will be nxtpuSiy
:. secessons from the Church in all quarters. 1h
! oriental churches, which are at present in con
munion with tho Pope are said to be almos
= unanimously determined TO leave in ease til
+ doctrine il declared
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