, 1870-03-20
RELIGIOUS IHTEIL1GEHCE
March 2oLTha the third Sunday in Lnt

RELIGIOUS rnrE1L1dEHCE
March ao-Ths the third sundsy in Lene.
In the Lower House OF Oonvocstdon, tho
new su1ragzn HAhop Of Nottingham Intro
dueed L Recommendation to the Hshops to i'd
drtes iotaar to the AbounA, OF PatIiArh Of
the Ahsn6tnian Church. inviting him to iutsr-
communion between theselong sevored church;
e. On tie basis Of TO Apost es Creed. Dean
Stanley seconded the motion with speech that
must h1ve shocked tho Buft1agan, saying that
be wns tn favor OF tho motion, ~ It Wou}d be
fit cont12diction Of the Athanaaian creed, IA
the AbytNnians are Mcuophysita hsretics, snd
are euch, therefore, ~ the English C11u1ch de-
in8ly." He shn<ed also that the Abyssi,dsns
know "a little Of the 'tApostles' Cresd" which
was to be the basis Of communion, - Of tbs
Ttirtx-nine Articles The motion YVES carried,
notwithstanding.
tend to fellow the example Of the Archbishop
OF Canterbury, and apray for euh1asan' Bfsh-
The American Unitarian Coutc-encs, has
made arrangements with John k1ixar hs5op
Of the Unitarian ConsiBtosy Of Hungary, ohz1e
parts Of Channiogs works translated Into Hun
Garian-
erection in the Presbyterian Church are urging
that, as the money ia given Tor the Jubilee
Memorial of Eve millions, oue milion b gwen
to build houses Of worship for feehle chrHches.
The last catalogue ot the Chicago Theologi
cal Seminary (Qon81gaaorzl) shows pro
essors and As sts1deuxs, Of whom are IN the
special cou1se. Tho HenniuHzy Of tho North
west tPresb<terianl, Of Chicaset has profess
so,s md IS students, Of whom arB not in the
The municipal COUNCIL OF Bolnauc has de-
creed the suppression Of religious instruction
in the public schools, a1A The demand has
bacn made uron them to hare tho images OF
it IT, qnite number Of images Of :exints and OF
the Madonna have been DESTROYED by unknown
hanas.
There are q Roman Catholic Peers in the
\ House Of Lords, Of whom 8 are recent coz
] vezts- Most Of thcm are Euglish77 and arc
/ The publishers OF ZioH'B Herald? hxve been
engaged for sometime in erecting s-buudinG in
D1oYntield street, Boston, for Methodist head
quarters, At An expense Of $50 Its IN.
Gene, ~ soon aa tue debt is paid; MiN be paid
to the support Of feeble chuIcheb-
The Bishop Of London proposed noare time
ago to raise "a 900, COO for city evangehIdon-
There have been received E325 GO, and tho
failure to securn all that Was designed has pre-
vented the building Of chApe]s, rather than ds-
rect mission work.
Jews and Ill diseenters will probable ere long
be permitted to hold eeats in the Swedish Reich
stag, and also to occupy ministerial Offices. The
report Of the Committee on the Constitution,
which provides for the eligibility Of surh can
didxtee, was, On the 18th ult-, adopted BY =
The HptSts Of Massachusetts during tho
past ten yea}s have lost a churches and gained
3,C01 members. OF this gain, ,478 has been
| in the Boston churches. The5a are in the State
! 266 Baptist churches, and 1851 members.
| There has been an annual average gain 70 each
l L. %ySl
The Rev. T. H. Tying, Jr.'s church lately took
! up a contribution of about "a, 600 in aid Of the
| House Of tho Evangelist, new Theological
school, to educate young men to preach TIC
Gospel to the neglected in this great city, This
is said to BE- the largest collection evsE taken
oIvet College, Michigan, cesses to be DAT
nite1y under Congregational control IT.
Board Of Trustees has passed resolutions thai
4 majority Of that body ought not to belong e
ahy one denomination, and thst the college If
to be a Christina and not Becta1iAn. It is ut
de1rtbod that the Presbyterian e1ergJmen Of
Detroit arc to have the nomination OF the pro
feseor Of mental philosophy
The Declaration aud Testimony Of Presby'
te1ians Of MISSOURI have 70. ninas
ters, us churches, 4so Members. IAN ~ and ! 10: 10
Of contributions for society and missionary ex
penees was e141,oa2 Tho Prcabyterians O
Missouri, who arc dissa6shed with the uniot
between the two wings, change the name O.
the Missouri Presbyterian to tho OM Schoo
! Presbyterian.
Tbs London Baptist Union inc1udes 10s
churches in and around London, with owe
q, 900 members. They make It i chief aim t
build one or more church edidcea each yea1
besides paying Of debts on old churches, ant
hclrinS the feebler ones to support their pas
tons. The union includes Close Communion
Eartis:s, General Bapists, and those which
allow membership Of somc who have been bsp
tized only by spTinkling md there seems Il
be no iifi:culty Of their fatetnizing together
A commission las been appointed in ths
Austrian Reiclsrath to coneider the question
of tho complete separation Of Church and State
obligatory civil marriage, and the entire rcpea
Of tic Concorlat- The Ministry Of tho Granf
Duehy OF Baden have proposed to the Cham
lers ILL for the virtual separation Of Churcl
md State. It takes out Of the hands Of th'
cation and To relief Of be poor. Il is oppoae'
by The Roman Catholics and the Lutheran con
Histories.
Nj, Spurgeon's withdrawal from tho ErAr
| gclical Alliance was not because the Lnndo
l branch had requested his withdrawal, hut
copAequence of an unofficial letter from u
. Secretary. Without waiting TO hear whethe
the Executive Board authorized the letter, N
Spurgcon instantly withdrew. The board II
g1ctted the Withdrawal, and would have c:
preesed their disayowM Of their Secretary
letter, had not Mr.. sPurgeon been 80 pteclp
tato.
The Baltimore Methodist Conference at Il
Last meeting appointed q delegation to Wis
> fraterually he Southern Methodist Conference
then u session Tho lsttsT ' conference -, :
tires Of the body which, they asserted, ha
done them gro1t wrong in robbing them {
| churrh property through the South, and ha
never expressed repentance. They were ri
ling to receive tho delegation IS individual
Northern Methodists withdrew.
A minister in Knox County, NJ. told h
0 congregation, the other day, that tho first Etc
to ruin was yard Of gay colored nbbons-
The following eingula1 letter has been a
dressed BY tho bishop of Laval to the Se7udl'
Resigieu:e, AID published in that journal:
"Hy DtGr " Dtaedrs: People are aIwaJs tai
Ing h the Diocese OF Laval Of tMonsetgnenr Dupa
IF lour4 Wen there must be an end Of that
judgement, ihst would raihef die-fall dead
once-than follow the Bishop Of Orleans In
paths which be u now waking. and aad i Int n vi h
some member Of ny doees e., f93 90 aos sns
ses % sns So aGeS Sefer e fnG~ e. Is ~ sssa
hand to these destgnsto these untnstina y
mannuG1es- say tt, and would maintain it VI
~ tSss III these ines MAJ be Inserted ii their
s. In your earliest number. Insist upon II ant
assume the whole reponsihtlttr upon myself aIol
T s'f 1e s hees sRsos sest e assf s'a Il
of deaT u DcscuIs May these words ootain
al DO not trouble myself beyond lts limits nor
there need that should do 81. Adfeu, n God q
nj forever. CAss1AEE-AIEx1s, Bishop Of Laval
is Ast Petersburg paper publishes petite
re signed by l29 EngliAh rrotestants, IN VIII
O. they express desire to Join the Russian Gre
1e Church
:, The Rev. J. D. Harrison, Of Blooningtc
ii Ill.,, leaves that city for New York to assur
Al editorial charge OF the Lioercl Christian:
70 A Eondout, n T., minister has, within
d past ten mouths. married . couple, been
i'll strumentA in their conversion, baptized tn
w cLid. administered to them the Lords Supp
D. and admitted them to the church.
al The Rev. Nr. Dc1lew (eui 1.omen really
10 Higgins}-a distinguished clergyman Of
e. EngGRh Church. once, and not long since,
a most fashionable preacher in London, and v
ID combined With his ecclesiastical duties
It teaching Of elocution, writing Of novels, a
I acting Is correspondent for the Morning Pos
to Las lately found new vocation. He has be
II playing Hamlet after q quite novel fashi<
1e entirely his own invention Tho reverend 81
20 Org accompany him With gestures, they. fro
Id ing the audience and he sitting behind 7
9, effect is said to be decidedly odd. This yer
ts tile minister Of religion waa Fechter's instr
sp tor in e1ocutiou-
i'd Tho Chaplain Of the Cslifornia State SenA
be in the course Of recent morning prayer
patiated on the beauty Of come national 4,
manufactured cut Of California silk, vh
we're on exhibition in the stata House.
A novel enterprise in church matters Is
erection Of neat union church ediae4
North Paris, Maine, to be occunied every th
Sabbath by three difs-s,:: T. tzniuation
Baptist, Methodist, and GnisetsAliat.
The email feet question II being agitated
the miseion circles Of China Can 3 small Il