, 1870-05-01
RELIGIOUS fNTELL1GKNCE

Of South Csznlna shows that there
.rn but 8A white communicates Of the EFs-
.opal Church In South Ca1olins- Commuui-
:ants Cwhite) added during The year. 22s com.
uunicants lost, 1g1 thus showing an increase
Il only 81 during tho year,
-DT. A. q. Qaint gives in the congre9u-
tionol Quarterly tho statistics OF the Conere
rstional seminarics. We find that in tnsntn-
lions there arc 40 students, instructed 0y "
professors or tutors. Andover has u pupils;
Chicago, Is; Bangor, q; Yale, 80; Oberlin,
Is; Hntfosd, n; San Francisco,5 5. There 1e
II seniors
The BrAhmo-sa1nat, society Of Hindoo
1efrmers, who have renounced ldolatIy WIN,
one Of its prominent leaders, who recently
preached in 1oudoh before cong1 eg1don COM
posed Of members Of both Houses Of ParltA-
ment and Of men in eminence in science End |
literature. On this occasion the preliminary
James M.1tineau, the vet1-houn Unitarian
clergyman. and the Hindoo reiotrne1 then az
cended the pulpit and preached from the text,
=. In Him We live and. move and have our
aEsuipg tha. God Vas nsaE y; at hand IN
The Rev. Mewfn Gr1n&. one Of tho most
widely known Of the Dissenting ministers Of
England, has Joined the Established Church.
having been ordained hr the Archbishop Of
York.
-PnsMa wants the Pope to appoint Nun
clio at Berlin, and England etill Offers Malta as
= retreat for the Holy Father in the event OF
his expulsion from Rome.
Tie Vienna correspondent Of tho Bohemia
states thai, in consequence OF the decision OF
the Fope that Catholic officer in Austria can
only swear fidelity to the fundamental laFs OF
the State BY appending to his oath. as saving
clause, the words "excepGng the obedience
due to the laws Of God and the Church" the
Austrian Government has resolved to admit
| neither this nor any othes reservation, but
win regard such qualified oath II null and
vofd, and, therefore, virtually exclude the can-
| didate from Office.
| The Rev. q. r. Liddon, now the most COL
ebrated preacher in England, has been ap-
I pointed y Canon Of ST Paul Sidney Smith
held the same prefe.meut
| -Accordiug to the Itone correspondent Of
the Pail M0u Gdzette the Pope seems deter
mined that tho Garibaldian invasion shall
find him prepared, and early this month. he
took command in person Of detachment Of
balls Of the Vatican, and put them through
| some mAnnuvers with the precision OF Julius
II: The soldier" says the writer, might
take confidence from the powerful tones in
which the HOLY Father called ont, .portes
a5D,es! Prc*a1tz a,-nsest' In his address,
however, he said that he hoped these weapons
would never be called into service, ~ tie dark
clouds il the horizon Appeared to ba dispeEs.
ing. This opinion doca not seem to BIS slAred
b. the Roman pol3ise, Who ss1iiook uRon every
|
TN the anniversary Of tho birthday Of king
Victor Emanuel, the Italian Consul 1t Sal
onica, n. Ges.ari, requested The Abbe Bonnet
Il. priest Of the Catholic parish church. TO
latter asked for the opinion Of the French Con-
sui, who advised MIN 70 1efer TO the Archbishop
OF Constantinople. The cure autographed IA
know how he should act in this circur1stance,
and wna informed that, ~ the king o. 1tal.
was c1communicated By the Pope, no religious
I nnrorrcnv rerfI fa rnd in hHnHr Cf the
Eing. The Italian Consul. On learning of tEii
refusnI, applied TO the Greek Metropolitan anc
requested lin to celebrate the anniversary Il
his church. That Archbishop consented, ant
the Consul, with al his countrymcn, proceeded
TO the Orthodox church, whsro the cerernon!
-1Tofeysor Tour1eee system OF :. prais'
Mcetinsa" is being largely adopted 1t III
in winterset, Iowa, they have adopted
plan Of having women make addresses to tn
| Sabbath Schnuls-
, -Ame1ieAn sabbath School hymns, tram
> lated into Spanish, arc now hoard both IN tn
Sunday Schools and in tho streets Of Madrif
THO American Christian Commission, bt
Loving that the Evangelical Alliance cover
! their ground, will formally dissolve, May !.
r The Rhode Island Universalista hA,
, raised their full quota Of the Murray Fun
: bcrides several thousand dollars for local pm
poses.
: 1T Is rrckoned that there are fifty Pzotestal
1 missionary societies in tho world. u7th 2, q
. missionaries, and expendiug G5,lGl, geo a
< nually. -..-
t when the rope summoned Tue Gcumen
z | cal Council he proposed reconciliation to th
I prclates Of the Greek Church, to the Protei
o tsnte, and other pon-Catholics. Now th,
t that august body has assembled, Bonae Of j
j, members suggest to tho Pope and council Il
r dceirability Of iesning N invitation to Il
y Jewr, c1horting them to abandon 'sthcir val
expectation OF Messiah, and to acknoHledt
. Christ Is the true Savior promised By Abr
= ham and announced By Noses" Ihis postul
i tuni has been signed 6y lao italian, e Amel
It can, II French, So Spanish, and q b1itl
I requent. What is most singular regarding t
It that it originated with two brothers, M
ia Lehman, now priests ct the Diocese OF
onR, bnt formerly believers in the ancient d
., 4 pensation.
i -Zion's Herald suggests tho p7opriety
;, thegslethopist Bishops appointing : day Of sc
re era1 mourning and Of fasting and prayer oE
1t the recent unspeakab1y sad be1eavemants
Of the Church.
Tho congregational! Quarterly for April
=. churches, tho ordination Of tventy-threo N
IN 1sters, tile reception Of seven from other I
nominations, and the death Of nineteen:
n The Nttsbugh Adrocdse estimates that
delegation will be carried with surplua Of c
II 1t is stated. In let.er from Ronu, Il
&C. Mgr Pluyua, the Pontinc1 envoy who '
e. sent 10 Constantinople to quell, II possit
sse the outbreak IN tho Catholic Armenian Chur
~ has forwarded report 70 the Propaganda
. il which he takes somewhat dcFpondinB E1eV
ii the prospects Of reconciliation. Ho sta
,le. "that Rns<iAn agents arc 1t work among
It schismxtica." 81 probable WIS action OF
snt kind considered from the fi1nt that tbs dan
, ,Re upon the echismatics waa distinctly pleaded
=" the French AMBASSADOR as justification
~ his interference on behalf Of tho clergy and b
hn whose indignation was reused by the aAe
snt surrender, on tho part Of the PatIiarch 3
~ soun, Of the ancient privileges Of The Chu3
rhe March 80 publishes tho following: ~
n.a Porto has definitely sanctioned the Armt
M Catholic secession from Rome, by anthoru
~ the anti -1Iassounites to employ new cor
~ eleca = spociA council to Professionally adj
y.ir lister their Affairs, pending the choice OF =
t- .hia arate spiritual and civil chief. The new c.
sor Gil wxs chosen at q meeting Of the sccec
- hold On Sunday, and consists Of twelve II
tesr. under the Presidency OF Dhran bay.
S, Sn N. Il , is now 1873 years old. In 1921 its n
and bcrehip had dxndled away to one, M
fena1e, but has Rinco revived The Sab
,ster School, now numbering 200, WAS founde
'ru1y the lato Dr. Goodell, fifty years ago.
!" "A Congregational pastor in Norfolk c
II, Nass-, preached, last year, 180 serrnone
lectures. made 81 pastoral calls, and atte
IS fune1als. Another preached 200 sen
and lectures, msdo $50 pastoral calls, an
tended SO funerals.
Professor Wm. J. Knapp, who rec
published an earnest appeal 70 the Chnrc
material aid in organizing baptist Chul
Madrid, S,atn, and who based his plea 0
fact that he could bo nothing but Ra
and must organize church Of that cre'
:. none. has suddenly changed bis views
given the fruits Of his missionary effort
who the keeping Of the First PIesb.teflan q
York, and Rev. Thomas H. Westrup. OF
co, 20 out to Spain this week to inrestiga
,r1n matter, .Thcre might be several thin
!. Madrid not go good As Presbyterian Chr
,iayes eavs the Eraminer and Chronicle, which
res fully suggests: 8. It may be these newly.
presbyteIlsns will soon come to repen
"a mAa and seek home in the true Church.
~ 1t ia reiterated in the Christidn
and denied in tho Co..gTe9dtiond2tst, II
diesr effort his been made IN his Church to c
the resignation Of Dr.. Nehemiah Adam
tn, Boston.
The Free Church Of Scotland thrcatc
Eupion On tho union question Dr: Ca
!: thee, SAYS that union between tho unestahlishe
les should tske place On the basis Of ths
mon Standard, leaving the dogma sbo,
Ks magistrates an open question Agslns
y, Drs. Bonar. Besg, Forbes, and othets
NJ protest that 1t is giving up eFe1ything
There arc in Scotland 8, 402 churches
one for about every 800 Of the popu1stie
these The Established Kirk has 1, ,as57, tt
Church 6i3, United Preabyteuans 600,
:. pal 1b7. Roman Catholic 49,, congreg
a6, and others still less-
Rev. Edward P. Hammond has clio
labor. in the West, for tho present.
TUNED to bis home 1t vernon, CT, for
cupetation Of his health.
Thu two GREAT Presbyterian bodies