, 1870-05-22
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE,

made in 1854, and is still : good old blade. Il
vas the request, i, seems. Of Hiahap ABhburr
that this sazur should be presented TO tie old
est presiding Biston at the General Conference
IN 1870, and his wish was carried out At Mem
phis, the other dav. BY Rev. George ]. Clark
presenting it to Bishor Andrew, the eldest
Rishop althe conference and in the Methodist
Church.
1T is said that one Of the Bishop Of Lin
coins daughters has gone through course Of
training TO lit herself I nurse to the sick
poor, and is now engaged in one Of the Lon
don Eospitals.
The Frankfort Gazette reports TINT the
Archbishop OF Munich, having received an Or
der from the Holy See to forbid stadents in
theology to attend the lectures Of II. Dollin-
sequently, no prelase Of the country, except
the bishop OF itatisbon, has taken any netion
Of tie kind.
The Berlin Wasp contained tho other
day. aricatu1e which represented the Pope
/ building card castle of HID infslGpi!ity on
table Surrounded by Bishops. Under ii stand
the words: Canon XAI--n any one shakes
the table OF blows. 0ndtsena MIR
DR.. Chapin, Of New York, before proceed
ing With his regular services on the sth inst,
remarked to hls congregation that be nlways
preferred being wet down by thunder
was small debt remaining upon his church
at elo,S COO, which caused 4 leak Of 500 per
anrun. he desired to have it stopped. The
box went round, and when the contents were
counted, it wAs found that the desired sum
had been obtained The leak was stopped!
says: ;. Mrs. Maggie Van Cott,' or AS she is
more familiArly termed, The Widow Van
Colt, does an immense amount Of work As
female reviEalist- During the last seventeen
days she has spent uincty-Hi1 hours in the
church, on her feet, talking necessarily, held
fnFtC-SiT
vcEting forty.si1 touls, written dtty-three let
tess, received twenty calls, and received IL
compensation for her work only 25S, Sho
says ale cannot but smile 1T these figures
when she thinks Of Anna Dickinson. who for
one hrlef hours talk receives S125. She says,
however, that she snpposes it is ali right, and
adde, b1ess God that am able to endure
the severe toll ~
AT the annual diuuer'o tue Scottish Wine
and Spirit Merchants Benevolent Institution,
Glasgow, the Rev. DR.. Pollok, in responding
to the toast Of = The Clergy" says he never
felt e himself in better company. He held
ever teetotauer to be al idolatcr."
A few months since, there we're queer
charges made against the management Of the
Book Concern OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church North: !. now appsszs that the Book
also under 4 cloud. DIR. Hugh L. Bond, Of
Baltimore, asserts that the Southern Book
Concern ie = rotten old hulk" and that its
Affairs Will not bear Investigation
The Eastern Dutt]et says it is stated on
good authority that Bishop Strossmayer hAs
! cen called upon By tho Vatican to recall the
words he spoke in defence Of Professionalism
during the debate On the Schema IL, Eide in the
Ecumenical Council, aud tlAt he has been
threatened with arrest in the event Of his re-
fusing to comply. The Austrian Government
Bishop, who ia an Austrian subject, should
tlis threat 80 nut into execution.
The Pol -Mnu Gdzefke sayb: 1.-THE lrdi-
crous difficulties which the English country
larson sometimes experienced under tho old
1.-THE sSstein must be ~ nothing compared
With What his brother in the States bus nov te
endure from what n1e called donation parties.
We resd that in Illinois congregation lately
| expressed it's satisfaction in the peculiar form
| OF q present OF cighty.nin dozen eggs, ar
amount which even French cure, well yenet
| i'll the mysteries Of omelettes and fixtures
might have despaiEed Of consuming in tht
course OF an entiro Lent. Tho position Of i
| minister in Maine, who is reported 10 have re
| ceiyed from the same source 'thir1y-one BUSH
| els Of potatoes, beef tongue, seventeen
n,incc ries, and pair Of guinea pigs MUS
hsve been embarrassing as that Of Sidney
Smiths curntc. who, after his tirss sermon, hae
l three ofYcre Of nlar1iagc--two from the nortt
| aisle and one from the gallery
I The London organ OF the Roman Catholic
| Church declares that tho EcumenlcA Counci
c,nno, complete its work under year.
-lhe 1'resbytcry Of Western District, Ten
ucssec, recommends all its members to cult
yn,e tic habit OF preaching without rendlng
! their sermons.
! A Presbyterian church Las been organized
| at Anahzim, California, 4U0 miles south Of SAr
francisco. 1t is about tho tirst country Pres-
hytcrian church established in the State.
| The CongreGa,iu.a1ists arc adopting tht
principle that a deacon may be votol OUT oi
l e
Whenever change il regarded desirable 10
tie coed Of tho congregation.
| The proposition TO hava the synods in
stead Of the prcs.ytcries choose tho member
Of the iene1al Assembly, is meeting with dc
cided opposition. 1t is denounced al q move
ment ia the direction Of church atistocra
cy.
Two Jesuit priests a1o holding missio
services in the principal churches i'll the cit.
of SeE York, wlllch are attended hy grea
multitudcs. Their sermons are said to b.
thoroughly practical, earnest, and largely evan
| gelical in the Protestant eeusc.
! The regular Baptiats are more nuuerou
| in Sirgi1.in tlan in any other State. Ther,
they have 76i churches and 1O7 ,5s4 members
In Georgia they report greater number o
churches than in Virginia, but less member
ship by i.12l.
The Rev. Robert ball, the grcat Baptis
I minister Of England, when asked low man
sermons = preacher could conveniently prepar
in week. replied - II be is man OF pre-
eminent ability, one !: If he is 3 man OF or1ina
r. ability, two il he is an asa, six.
| "a correspondent OF the Co.Ftl Ncsse1ge
mentions that Of the tventy-six recently cor
flrmed in the Episcopal cEurA at Syracuse
T., one WIS AL OnondaEa 1uJian, who WAS
thorough pagan until lew months past. Q
the day of the confirmation he walked li
tancc Of eight miles, and, for fear 81 being to
late to receive the rite, ha made the joutue
before breakfast.
Tho Mouroc (llich.) rreshytery has bee
discussing the question whether Metlodil
shall be received to church privileges simp1
on his letter Of Dismissal, without assenting
the Confession Of Faith. The result was to d
firm the practice Of receiving members fro
:" churches in correspondence with US who u
lieve the fundamental doctrines Of Chri
tianity."
| The First Congregational Church in Nj
slfeipEi has lately been organlzet In TongalC
By tho American Missionary Association.
Las sixteen members, Of whom ten are co
| cred.
Tile Rev. A. J. Rich asked council TO d.
miss him from the Congregational chuzch
Westminster, Mass, on the ground that be Ia
adopted broader views Of truth than arc hel
by orthodox churches. The council did 81
recommending him ~ An able minister. All
calculated to do good il preaching the trut
according to orthodox views"
"A friend OF Allegheny seminary Gresl.
tcHan) offers one-qua1tcr Of any sum up I
s1o0, 600 which the friends Of that institutio
will subscribe for its support. Twenty str
Ients graduated this year.
The Reformed (DutcLl Church has GO. .0t
members, Its Foreign Board received :G0. .0C
last year, and il eJU, 600 III debt. 1ts Board c
DON'T etic Missions is $4,000 in debt. Il
Church Building Fund receives $4,000 pt
| year. and itE Loard Of Education S13, ,UD0 Ia:
! Year.
-Isstgezs College. belonging to the n
formed Dutch Church, is netr her ceutenni
anniversary, and efforts are beng made to prs
l vide for an increased and Hbcral endowmtu
The college has now $50 students, and II
grammar school. under ita new rector, no
sends to the college 10 or 30 young men yea
II. About $4,000 has already been sui
tcsited. aud it il expected that the cndowme,
fund will reach s125,000 to $50, 900.
The Rev. J. D. Durham. baptist, Of Q!
denssrrsh, $; G, reports th.s: 4so within els.
of whom had belonged to the Method
Church.
: Twelve persons we're recently baptized
! immersion Ly the Rev. O. S. HaIten, 9. q
rector Of Christ Chu1ch, Norfolk, Va. the pa
ties wishing to Join the Episcopal Church. Al
prefetrinE immersion to any other mode
; Tho Greeucastlo Gnliana) Ban,l<r sa
tie P1esbytetians have taken defuite action
regard to the establishment Of = fecaale eollcf
| III t1ht CITY "A BQAfu 01 DIeCLOlS Oh5 Dee
chosen, Al follows: Add. Da8gy. II. a. Osbor
| h. ". Jones, J. D. Stevenson, md Conr,
J Cook. and these gentlemen will at oace pr
coed to carry on tho wishes Of the ctu1cl
The Second Church building and grolal
worth a.ont 600, have been doa.ted f
the purpcsc, leaving Gully about 712, COZ to
raised to put tho college uudcr sacsesstul O
, Grafton next September, ID proposed
Last week the Philadelphia Episcop
Convention met, aud tie main question di
|. crssed WAS one that has caused conslderab
discussion in church circles there. For se
; eral yeara efforts have Leen made to dirit
the diocese. The conditions made Last year
the convention, allowing tue division, have nj