, 1870-08-21
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riat,, nndtr tie enspirts OF Rev. Smith Nor
ION, who Lar been acting ra>tor for year.
Dls changing lis lHr,icy. it Immediately cousol-
i'l'te,l With the other Presbvtrr'an cllnrch.
Wild: tcuk possession If its Hew and ce'uiinn-
t.;ure lu,r,se Of worship. aud u,os2.l into it
,!l+i. !eli anl organ. Mr. Norton re.ires. AMI
si,t Presbyterian paa:or tak.s charge Of tie
I'll it'd church.
The Dut,l, Reformed t1,urcl. in Care Col
cny il in trouble, hastug expelled, four years
$50. two rationati.t members for teresT. The
t'o'ol.ial Court and privv Council hare or
Ssntxl has avoided the matter till this year,
Int will lie compelled next October to meet
the question. Four-tifths OF the members
"lsll the rationslists out Of the synod but
naior'sy may vote to receive them back under
lrotert-
There ie : controversy among tho Enives-
tnli-ts over the administration OF Lo1nhari
Ci,ssersity, which paralyzes their effort for its
endowment One party clamoza for the re-
nlosal OF DR.. WESTON from the Presidency bat
the Trustees e1p1ess tho highest confidence
in him.
Bishop wocl {1.oman catholic> dedicated
new church in Paterson. y. J.. recently.
t is saia TO be the finest church in that state
The estimated cost il S::Ol.00A.
The Rev. benjamin G. Paddock. OF the
CcEtr51 New 1n'k Conference, has re*isetl>
after sixty years' preaching, and lives with lis
cMi1Etll At ilctE.tsrn, y. J.
a new eln'.r!l las been f=@;anze'l III
Southern Tltas. U1asr t:1e lea .u.shis, of :.
late Baptist minister. He dcni. several of
The fundamental doctrines held By ortho1ox
l5aTtir'r. anl has carried away two or three
"chnrches af,c. him.
-rt"tertantism appears to be spreading
rapidly in Spain. LII, Lawrence writes from
Gospels hare been sold there. In Figueras
two priests purchased 4 parcel Of bibles sua
tessane1srs, and PILED them up in tho prb!i:
square. poured = bottle of spirits OF tuEpca-
tilo over them and set them Oil fire. i by-
standet rushed up aud kicked the books apart
and rescned some Of them. Ono Of them, .
Partially burned bible, is preserved ~ a NOM
oral. Upward Of = thousand copies wc,e sold
afterwa,1 in the place.
The King Of Sweden has vetoed tho bill
passed iii the Swedish Chambers. establishing
rItlEe religious liberty throughout the king
dem.
lit il suggested that all the persons the
in tie Episcopal Church contribute at least
ona dollar for the equipment Of the church
select school bearing his name, in Milwaukee.
-Rislsop Potter. ct the Protestant Epi=co-
pal Diocese Of New York. deposea from the
ministry, for caases not affecting their moral
character. the lev. Rowland H. Bourne aud
the Rev. John crannlish. The latter il oici-
ating ~ pastor of Methodist Church at
Huntington, Long Island,
The numerous colony Of czcchs, in st.
Petersburg, have resolved to unite with the
Greek Church il the infallibil:y dogma il
alol1ed.
The Brazilian Government has ordered
that all Cemeteries hereafter la1 n,,s tlal re-
scrse corner for the bnrial OF rsosc.tants.
uithap'txcd inta1'tt. suicides, entl other iu.i-
ticla; ai~u that. with the same Object. cor
ner il the psi,'cpat existing cemeteries shall
Dr rrbflned OF hnttersel.
During thlfty-tire years OF the contiuu-
ancc Of tle Mercer Street New York; rrer-
byierian Church tho plate collections have
amounted TO 800 .tpr0, and tue aggregate ef
| liz contributions has exceeded 4 m,llluu.
| at last VI have some eyplanstion Of the
| 2iscorti&nce between the two ynte. Of tile
Council en- infa'l,tilisy. On the Eth nlt.. ss
voted 10 the negative, and u the conditional
| affirmative "jHJt6 MfslaH.." Tie Pope wa+
aetoun,lr3. and il rail tn have nesrlv tainted
] when the numbers were rra,f- Cardinal An
t"nclli wsr not present. Cardinals Sc!iwart-
zellnrg. Eaus,.her. and Sfatthieu voted .No',
l,actf; while ti,l.li aud Silsestrc suted among
tlie jMrta 'st4tH,n party. The Archbishop Of
New York joined the maturity. Tie Arch.
hicl,cp ii Iuan, sDr. Mei1ale1 and bishops
willie l'r CR.kl.orne. l;cl.op Of birmingham,
voted Ei1ett jat1a n,uluns. TIE English
were pretty equally t1ivi.le,i and III.
greater inIpor. iol, Of the Irish wer,' 'ceinii
| tlnhailstr. 4 large rroIsuifiun uf tine Utient.
ale. to The general alrl'riee..,a A"" itttst>t
| 4 lir: Of tlIt e,glty-eight D4shv,,s wtso voted
directly against the ihfalibiiity ting1lia. shows
that II e,hy-liye l.lung to Austria aa,l the
| saE!t. ltlll'cr 10 france, eleven IL t.er1nAAs
eight tntl,e l:riti-tt Dnniot.r, Biz to Itslr. -t>
to HE Oriental t,;ea at Turkey. ami u.ls fo;,l
10 sls tincd atat-s. Relatively tie s;rouE..-
| Opposition came from GelmAny. ahaat. ,u,es
half nf alt The ia,1rEe voting III tt- lIe:4,lvr
Anrtr.a sud EEat,ce also Eayca rtr,sE negative
yn:e. With. huwrveT. fell colsi.ieIar,lt -iltI:
OF ut-haf cf the total Episcopal sott. OF tlle-,
e.ss,i't1i.r: fl'ir the ,,s" tiosms ha- tho nh
j"1isy u lieltuls iii every cunn;Es except Ter
many. II. ilo"tser, Hungry il considered III
t;eetu.els o the rrl4 .i,l.ler OF Austria. ,:r nl.
I&eisiot. IL much ,uoee eoml lar. tha,I eyen lsll
ef Germany.
In urvEor. Illinois. the 1;ou.au t'Athuiir,
l;s:c 4 c1isiscI'. hut aso ltsiflrui lti--t. lii.
cilll Ut catholic parent lied there tue othc,
..aE. and. il. the al>sllrc Ut the priest, Rcv
ira. ". trtttr, Ir,':t+tat,s Minister, ufiiria.
.c.. lv ft4uces. in the Cathpic church. ant
pronounce d a t'eneGsc'i3n ut the grave. ILL.,
evIv,tet, a4'I remarks were sely acceptable II
tue Catholic 3.utte.
The 18th uf .tugu,t wae celebrated by tl,t
i:ousan tatlUiic thllrtl! ar tie fta-t OF the
Assumption u tue Elete'L Virgin Tut.
Heaven. For Very long }t.risHl the belief
has prevailed in that Cl,,rcls that the body, a:
viii At The eoni. Ut tile Mother ot Chr1at was
| 1thuLctl or translated to Heaven. Ills
hoWtyct, t,as lever been HI rnjuinetl article
1t tailh. aasl"Augl. there Is g. urebA'liity .ha
II will Ler..1ne nl,e. jl3et AZ the IMuac,ilat,
Conception war. at comparatively rcecu
ttasS. n:nde Eli ar:iels of faith. Que~tlai
Il ta:l:u.te .iirinr 01. the -iihiect anil ht vii
merely :+ii yan that very little ir known Of tn
earlier lii. of tft Virgin Mary. ~xettI Tint eli
uaE scion Ut 1lf lio'1S+s Of 'u,l AZ. that sll
early col-erratea a,ersrlf to. the service u
tod: that stit. wae A constant attendant il
thu. Ictupfe. art. that tbs slrity uf her life
devotion "eEe lonose,l BY tile annonnceuae,
rLth ttlt angel Gabriel male to her sclativ
, ! III her htca1ning the mother Ut th+, MeasiAl
Tie ne:a:ivc evidence ot her assumption co.
sstii1g N the fact that the final resting Itse
Vi her remains war nelcF Known, is III
mich relied on in proof OF her ttanslaiio
ts,to Heaven. Ils@re is 10 positive eviae,lt
nne way or tic other: argument more tha
| fAetn se relied IN tn establish the position
| lur example. i. il held to liz known that I'll
; bodies OF rertain favored servants Of (ie
: were assumed iutn Heaven. aud as the Moths
: Of Uur saviour VA INFINITELY more AoaoEe
tlan they. on arcs,nnt Of the ext1aoFSina'
I ,siyiiege accorded to her. it il nsxo' that II
Almighty woul,1 not allow her remains to i
ca. ii, the ground like common mortal. \
though NJ, III Article Of faith. it is mora tia
j: t:rbaE IL shat III. eu!ject Of makisis i: sill
has teen t'e%a,et. in the Hcumcnital Counc
: or 1,rivs;,; IS by many Of the attendant Dis
= u;s. T>n Cn,I:.il If mt dissolved: i: i. o.,
: 1rs I, gued 80 that. ea,oull It rsas-emale. Il
G,e=:is;n mentioned NAV be mostel.