Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-09-22
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.

Bishop Coke, of the Protestant Episcopal |
Church of Western New York, publishes in the
Colonial Church Chronicle, of London, Eng
land, remonstrance against revision of the
Bible by one convocation Of the Church Of Eng
land. He says, 1--WE are threatened with
great evil, and nothing but the timely action of
the Episcopate, and Of Diocesan Synods, can
effectually meet and avert it. By Gods blessing
such action may be found equal to the emer-
gency. We can give worldwide check to q
worldwide peril and mischief"
Bishop Tuttle, of Utah, resides in Salt Lake
City, and presides over mission there. Con-
fnected with it is grammar school in successful
operation, taught by ladies' from New York city,
and attended by from fifty to one hundred pu-
pills, of whom quite number are the children
of Mormon parents. On the 30th of July the
cornerstone Of church was laid, which is to
be built of stone. 1t is to be called st. Marks
Protestant Episcopal Church, and will be OPEN
ed on the free seat principle.
The Board of the "Society for Promoting
Christian Knowledge" England, has not only
refused the grant proposed in aid of the revision
of the Bible, but has censured its standing COM
mittee for lending its rooms for the use of the
revising body. The Bishop of LANDAU and his
company have, therefore, been compelled to
meet elsewhere.
The English Methodist Conference has been
in session. and its late President offered reso-
luton in favor of multiplying Wesleyan day
schools, but under the leadershipof Rev. William
Arthur they refused to give their support to any
religious schools, even though they were Wes-
| leyan, that should accept State aid.
| The Illinois Lutheran Synod is tending to the
Missouri PLATFORM 1t has passed resolution
| calling on the General Council, at its next ses-
sion, to pronounce distinctly on the four points
Of = lchiiiasm," exchange of pnlpits," open
| communion" and secret societies."
| The Mercer Street Presbyterian Church, OF
| New York city, was recently purchased by Com
modore Vanderbilt, and presented to Dr.Deems,
| pastor of the " Church of the Strangers" for
| his eyangestic labols. DR.. Deems is of the
Southern Methodist Church, but is doing good
work in New York city among strangers visiting
/ the city. He is a man of marked ability and
| without permanent societyo over one hundred
BY late rule no student can remain in the
General Theological Seminary of New York I'M
less he is pledged to prepare himself for the
ministry Of the Protestant Episcopal Church:
The recent action of the Southern Methodsts
in establishing colored NJ. E. Church, South,
has led the colored members of the Northern
Methodist Church in New Orleans to publish
circular reminding those who receive it that be-
fore Dr. Newman was sent to New Orleans the
Southern Methodists controlled the negro popu-
ation, but did not allow them to hold property,
govern their own churches, or ordain their minis
ters They were told that it was honor enough
to be made local preacners anu sto"aieo, anu
that no bishops hand would be laid in consecra-
ton on a woolly head. On Christmas Day, 1863.
Bishop Thompson organized the mississippi
Mission Conference, including Louisiana, and
ordained fourteen colored preachers, with the
same rights as the whites. These churches have
prospered and they appeal to the colored people
not to be enticed by the alluring words OF the
enyious Southern Methodsts.
A majority of the Bishops of the " Eastern
| churches" who attended the Roman Council, were
decided opponents of infallibility to the last, ,ant
il is expected that their separation from Kom'
i ali attempts made by the Turkish Government
t to compromise wsth that part OF the Armenian
Church, which had refused to acknowledge tht
+ authority of the Patriarch Hassoun. Healsor re
t fused to repeal the bull Revursurus. This bul
has been translated for the benefit of the Turk
. sh Government. As the infallibility dogma ha
t now been proclaimed, and there can be no appea
from the decision of the Pope, the governmen
q | refused to acknowledge the new order OF things
0 The Armenian Church is by its authority res
i tored to the rights and privileges it enjoyed be
fore the promulgation of the bill Revurs'irlis, an
9 the Pope and the Patriarch Hassoun are set
t naught.
1 | ALBANY. held in State street church, New ior
!" city, the Rev. George O. Hickman, ID. u, wa
s granted permission to resign the pastoral car
y Of the State Street Presbyterian Church,
d Hanover College, Indiana. The resolutions {
! regret at parting from their pastor, by the Stat
j. Street Society, were backed up in substant
a manner with purse Of five hundred dollars.
Is The Rev. Daniel March, D. D., of Philade
n phia, writes home from Trandjem town
II Norway, within three degrees of the Arctic crcl
1t saving he crossed the Arctic circle in steame
le July Sth the light of day lingering so long tn
t. at midnight he was able with ease, to read fro
Y, q small Bible, without artificial light